Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Bicycle kick/archive2

The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was archived by Ian Rose via FACBot (talk) 05:01, 30 October 2016 [1].

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Bicycle kick

Nominator(s): MarshalN20 ^Talk 20:47, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

Association football's notable acrobatic move, the bicycle kick. A prior FAC did not receive enough support. The improvements made since this FAC have clarified (and condensed) the move's history, nicely integrated the origin dispute into the popular culture section, and also made better use of the images. This article is ready for a FAC promotion; of course, any further feedback to suit any of your specific FAC requirements would be welcome and I have a growing track record (see my past FAC nominations on Peru national football team, Falkland Islands, and Pisco sour) in making sure that articles are of the highest standard for Wikipedia, its contributors and readers. Thank you!--MarshalN20 ^Talk 20:47, 23 September 2016 (UTC)

A few comments

I'm not a football aficionado, but I glanced through this – it looks like a well-prepared and well-presented article. I have a few suggestions:

• Please add date details to image captions, mostly missing at present. These would be very helpful to readers.
• I think the "Origin controversy" section is oddly placed at the end of the article, and is also somewhat overdetailed. In my view the disputed origins of the kick would be better dealt with in a couple of crisp sentences at the start of the "History" section.
• I'd consider renaming the "In popular culture" section; there's very little "popular" culture here (football culture, certainly), and popular culture sections are in my experience somewhat frowned on at FAC. Apart from a bit of trivia concerning TV adds, which I'd advise you drop, the section mainly summarises the iconic status of the bicycle kick in football, and perhaps a title such as "Iconic status" might be suitable?

I hope you get some decent comments from the football experts, and wish the article well. Brianboulton (talk) 22:42, 24 September 2016 (UTC)

Thank you Brian! I am currently suffocating on work, mostly checking a few papers from my students. I'll reply again sometime during the weekend. Best.--MarshalN20 ^Talk 15:59, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

@Brianboulton:. Hi! Thanks again for the review, Brian. Sorry for the delay; all of your points should now be addressed. "Iconic status" does seem like an appropriate title; although it can certainly be changed later if a better subtitle comes up. I left in the TV ad as it is meant to reflect a connection with the popular video game franchise. Ads for association football do tend to highlight this particular skill, so this bit of information is also a nod to them. Please do let me know if you have any further improvement ideas. Sincerely.--MarshalN20 ^Talk 22:05, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

• Support: It's well written and seems to provide a thorough coverage of the topic. There look to be enough citations and they are in a proper format. I'd say it satisfies the FA criteria, so I'm lending my support. Nice work. Praemonitus (talk) 22:22, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

Thank you very much!--MarshalN20 ^Talk 16:00, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

Closing comment -- sorry but with no reviews for a month this nom has well and truly stalled; given the minimal commentary I don't mind waiving the usual two-week waiting period before a renomination, maybe putting it back at the top of the list will draw more comments next time. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 05:00, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

• Closing note: This candidate has been archived, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FAC/ar, and leave the {{featured article candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Ian Rose (talk) 05:01, 30 October 2016 (UTC)

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