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The list was not promoted by The Rambling Man 10:01, 6 July 2013 (UTC) [1].[reply]

2,000-yard club[edit]

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Nominator(s): Toa Nidhiki05 17:19, 8 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This list is on the seven NFL running backs who have rushed for 2,000 yards in a single season. This is considered a significant achievement for running backs, and the article has meets all criteria by defining the subject, having a strong list table, and giving a fair description of each subject.

For full disclosure, I have another nomination up at the moment - Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of NFL tied games/archive1. It has been up for months now, has achieved a good amount of support, and will probably be closed soon. I think this new nomination fits the rules of WP:FLC. Toa Nidhiki05 17:19, 8 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oppose – Sorry, but I think that this list has 3b issues, as most seven-item lists do. I have a hard time believing that this information couldn't be incorporated into another list of larger scope, such as highlighting relevant entries at List of National Football League season rushing yards leaders. In fact, a bullet-point list is already in that article, and I see no reason why this table couldn't be inserted there. Giants2008 (Talk) 01:12, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I respectfully disagree - I don't think the list of season rushing yards leaders is a good place to put this information at all. That article is a list of individuals rushing leader by season, while this article is a list of 2,000 yard rushers. That is two different things - that is focused on rushing in the aspect of a league-best achievement, while this article is focused entirely on the highest individual achievements in rushing yardage. Additionally, how is a list being small necessarily a bad thing? This list isn't massive because the achievement is rare - there are 84 1,5000 yard rushers and well over 250 1,000 yard rushers, which is a major part of the reason why this achievement is so notable. In a purely historical context, you don't hear anybody talking about how great Earl Campbell's 1980 season (1,934 yards) was, or how Ahman Green and Barry Sanders both had seasons with 1,883 yards. I think the lead's length alone is proof enough that this can stand as a stand-alone list. Toa Nidhiki05 02:01, 16 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

  • The "No." abbreviation is explained in the key AND it uses the {{Abbr}} template. I don't understand this. Why does it need a tooltip if it's in the key? What good is the tooltip anyway, isn't it just an easter egg? Also, the definition in the key, is the use of "nth" there appropriate? Doesn't that mean "last" or "utmost"? Why not just say "number"?
  • References 6, 7, and 8 are cited on every line. Since they are global references can they be cited just once in the table, maybe in the caption text? Please disregard. Rejectwater (talk) 01:40, 12 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Pictures: in my opinion there are one too many images on this page and the captions are not succinct. I don't see how when the picture was taken is relevant. Cheers, Rejectwater (talk) 04:01, 26 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
First off I want to apologize for the delay in responding; I did not realize anything had happened here. As to the first issue, I (think) I have corrected it. To the third, I am not aware of any free use in-game pictures of the players from their 2,000 yard season. I need more clear advice on how to correct this issue. Toa Nidhiki05 03:03, 13 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
There are two issues I have with the images: the number of images and their captions. I will explain these two issues separately below.
  • The number of images: I believe the page has too many images. It's a small article; four images is too much clutter. My two cents is to use no more than three images. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Images addresses Wikipedia policies regarding image use- there is no set maximum that I am aware of, but I think "You should always be watchful not to overwhelm an article with images by adding more just because you can" applies here.
  • Captions should be succint. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Captions. An example of a succinct caption in this article would be something like "O.J. Simpson was the first player to rush for 2.000 yards in a single season." The way the captions are now, they introduce material better left to the article and/or give irrelevant information about the image.
Regards, Rejectwater (talk) 11:21, 13 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, I believe I have fixed those issues now. Toa Nidhiki05 14:54, 13 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 16:51, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Comments share similar concerns to Giants re:3b, but if the article he pointed at could be cleaned up a little, and expanded, then this could just about swing a fork. So, some comments on the list, should the community decide the 3b issue isn't really an issue.
  • Certainly seems to be enough 3rd-party evidence to support this as a stand-alone concept (i.e. a quick "2000-yard club" Google search has many positive results...)
  • Could be worth linking "yard" as this Imperial unit may not mean much to the majority of the Metricated world!
  • "These seven rushing seasons rank as the seven highest single-season rushing totals" no need to repeat seven here.
  • "first 2,000 yard season" you have "The 2,000-yard club", why not "first 2,000-yard season" etc?
    • Modified to do that with all singular uses of the phrase.
  • Link running back.
  • "back O.J. Simpson. Simpson " Don't repeat his name so quickly.
  • Link carry.
  • " an NFL record" perhaps "the current NFL rushing record".
  • "2,097 yards rushing, just eight yards" strictly, per MOS:NUM this should be "just 8 yards".
  • How can I reference "active" players?
    • I didn't think it would need to be cited, but I've found the NFL active players database and have cited them in a 'general citations' section. Toa Nidhiki05 15:53, 15 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Why repeat the refs 6, 7 and 8 each time? These are more general refs.
    • Done, added to a 'general references' section. Toa Nidhiki05 15:53, 15 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man (talk) 15:15, 15 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If it would help, I'd certainly be willing to clean up the other article. Much of the other article seems to be random information, or information that could easily be incorporated into a table. Toa Nidhiki05 15:53, 15 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Well it's outside the remit of this process, I just felt that to counter 3b complaints, if the main article was beefed up and better written, this fork would be a perfectly acceptable standalone list. Just my opinion mind you. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:13, 15 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Of course, but if it counters concerns I'm all for it. I could easily work that article up to decent or FL-status; I've already got a sandbox and template ready for it here. Toa Nidhiki05 20:50, 15 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Suits me fine. Just hope we can get more reviewers here. Have you tried the various relevant Wikiprojects? The Rambling Man (talk) 20:53, 15 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I can't recall if I did when I started this nomination, but I'll go ahead and post a message at the NFL and American football Wikiprojects. Toa Nidhiki05 21:07, 15 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
For the record here, I have completed a massive upgrade to the article in question (List of National Football League rushing champions). Hopefully it should be very clear why this list is warranted and needed, as the focus in this article is entirely different from the latter. Toa Nidhiki05 17:32, 27 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose while this list might not be a 3.b violation, I really do think that this article would be much better suited as an article (perhaps with a section on each entry) than a list. the 1000-yard club though might be an appropriate list. Nergaal (talk) 04:50, 1 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Closing note: This candidate has been unsuccessful, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FLC/ar, and leave the {{featured list candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through.
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