Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Canadian provinces and territories by population/archive1

List of Canadian provinces and territories by population[edit]

I thought I'd get a more ordinary sort of a list featured. It presents the most recent data available, and is referenced. It will have to be updated as more data comes in, but it is accurate up to now. This is partially a self-nomination, as I rewrote it to use wikisyntax updated the values, and provided a little more background and information, but it is largely the work of others. Thank you to them. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 20:20, 17 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: The province/terr name should come first. The table presentation looks ugly. =Nichalp «Talk»= 10:04, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline

why shouldn't the ranking come first? I liked it better that way. Rmhermen 05:20, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

it can come now. There were two columns at first. The table looks bland. See some jazzy featured lists for ideas. =Nichalp «Talk»= 09:03, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Rankings are now first. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 19:19, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: While I understand what you mean by "this is due to most of Canada being difficult to inhabit by large numbers of persons" (I guess by Canada being so large) it probably wouldn't be immediatly obvious to readers. That paragraph could use a rewrite. In general I think the article could use a bit more commentary on the statistics, and probably a mention of the oft-repeated fact that a large percentage of the Canadian population live close to the US border anyway. -- Run e Welsh | ταλκ 12:44, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the paragraph on population density. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 19:19, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I dislike the redundant rankings. Couldn't we just have one column and use a footnote to show the rankings of the three territories among themselves? Rmhermen 16:42, 18 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There is now only one ranking column. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline

Comment: Perhaps a distinguishing color should be added to the table header. Rmhermen 05:20, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 19:19, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: I would support merging it with List of Canadian provinces and territories by area. Renata 05:24, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The U.S. has separate lists for population, population density, area and a number of other qualities. The UK has an even more complex set of separate lists. Why shouldn't Canada? Rmhermen 05:31, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

IMHO, that's pretty dumb. But that was a comment, suggestion, something to think about and not a vote in any way. So you can feel free to ignore it. Renata 05:37, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Nice, simple list. -- Run e Welsh | ταλκ 13:09, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. "The three territories, which together are an appreciable percentage of Canada's area, are very empty of people". I know absolutely zilch about Canadian geography, so which are the three teritories? OK, I worked it out by clicking on the links, but it needs to be a bit more obvious to simpleton's like me. -- Ian ≡ talk 14:05, 23 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I rewrote the paragraph in question to include the names of the territories. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 20:44, 24 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and Support. I added a map which might help other non-Canadians also. A nice list - -- Ian ≡ talk 01:19, 25 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support - although I see that the province and territory templates are up for deletion. I'm not sure it makes much sense to "subst" them, though. -- ALoan (Talk) 10:51, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Fixed that. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 18:49, 28 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Extending nomination for two more days until March 1st. -- Run e Welsh | ταλκ 22:29, 27 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]