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

The list was not promoted by User:Scorpion0422 01:11, 24 September 2008 [1].

List of micronations[edit]

After starting a flag column, adding references and making general improvements to the list, I think this list can be nominated for featured list status. Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 19:35, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 17:40, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

The Rambling Man (talk) 19:42, 12 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from Gary King (talk) 18:19, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

  • Place the table under its own section.
  • A lot of references are missing publishers and access dates, which they should have per WP:CITE/ES.
    • They all have access dates and publishers where necessary, there is no need to repeat Lonely Planet several times (two exceptions, but I will try to fix those). Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 20:38, 13 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • "See also" goes before "References" per WP:LAYOUT
  • Why is the table of contents below the table?
    • Fixed, this was because the first section at the time was "references", so the column began just before that section. Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 20:38, 13 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • A lot of the text in Description column is not actually full sentences, so those shouldn't have periods at the end.
    • They are sentences - They are short sentences, the description boxes are too short for paragraphs with full sentences. The boxes were only ever intended as a summary of the micronation's description - even short sentences have full stops. Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 20:41, 13 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
      • They aren't all sentences. "Global sovereignty group based in Sydney." is not a sentence. Where's the subject of the sentence? Gary King (talk) 19:01, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Gary King (talk) 18:10, 13 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

        • Could you please tell me if there is any policy or guideline on full stops? I want to keep the description column consistent and I don't think having some boxes with full stops and some without is consistent within the list - any suggestions? Thanks - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 19:21, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
          • I understand what you're saying, but English dictates that only full sentences must have full stops. I don't think it's in the Manual of Style; it's pretty much up to common sense on this one. In your point of view, you'd like to keep it for its aesthetic value, but sometimes English doesn't look pretty but it still reads well. Gary King (talk) 19:23, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
            • What do you think about reorganising the boxes so that they each contain a set of bullet points? Anything against the MOS with this suggestion? - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 19:27, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
              • I'm not sure; I've done that before with previous lists I believe and I didn't have much success with them. Gary King (talk) 19:31, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think each box needs one sentence describing (very briefly) the location and founder of the micronation (one full sentence) - I'll see what improvements I can make, thanks for your comments. - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 19:37, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Your best bet is to check current FLs and recently promoted ones to find lists that match this one, to get ideas on how to improve it. Gary King (talk) 19:40, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have simplified the sentences and have attempted to create better, more complete sentences. It is not easy - I didn't want to repeat the micronations' names too often, so I replaced names with pronouns where I could, but other than that it is an overall improvement. - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 22:27, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It definitely looks a lot better. I realize the difficulty in making these into sentences as I've had to do that myself for some of my earlier lists. Thanks for addressing my concern! Gary King (talk) 22:35, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, thanks for your comments and contributions. - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 22:45, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved issues, Dabomb87 (talk)

Comments from Dabomb87 (talk · contribs):

  • "This article is intended as a comprehensive list of micronations whose existence is verifiable in multiple, non-trivial third-party reference sources." What is the purpose of this sentence in the lead? People reading this article will assume that it is verifiable and comprehensive, why does need to be spelled out?
  • "Some micronations have managed to extend some of their operations into the physical world by issuing coins, flags, postage stamps, passports, medals, and other items." Repetition of the word "some".
  • "They can also exist in various forms, including in the physical world (on land, at sea and in outer space), online, in the minds of their creators - or some combination of these." MOS breach; hyphen needs to be em dash.
  • "Motivations for the creation of micronations can include theoretical experimentation, political protest, artistic expression, personal entertainment or the conduct of criminal activity."
  • "Claimed various properties owned by its founder in New South Wales as its territory." Unclear sentence; is "claimed" used as a verb or an adjective? "Various" is vague" and should be deleted.
    • Done - various is deleted, but claimed clearly is a verb, though it wouldn't matter if it was considered an adjective because the meaning is the same. - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 10:03, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • "A group claiming tongue–in–cheek independence from the US in protest at a blockade established by the United States Border Patrol at the upper end of the Florida Keys." Hyphens instead of en dashes in the phrase tongue-and-cheek.
  • The BjornSocialist Republic row needs cleanup.
  • "An 50 m2 area in a forest located at Posio, Finland, founded by Ari Peltonen as a joke. Radio Helsinki and Helsingin Sanomat follows what happens in the state." Should be 50 meters2 (use <sup></sup> tags).
  • Page ranges in references should use en dashes, not em dashes.
  • One more thing: Date linking is now deprecated by the MOS.

Dabomb87 (talk) 02:00, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dabomb87 (talk) 16:32, 14 September 2008 (UTC)))[reply]
  • Oppose my main concerns from PR are still not resolved. (1) isn't there a reference stating that this is the complete list? what is the point of featuring the list if there is no reason to believe that the list is complete? (2) I still believe that adding a column with the location would help. even if ~20% have unknown locations, then the others at least can be ordered by some geographic coordinate. Nergaal (talk) 22:05, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Disregarding opposition - The reasons why your main concerns were not resolved was because they can't be resolved. Firstly the above are not good reasons for opposition, it would be better to use the title comment and even then this does not benefit the article itself. You won't ever get a complete list of micronations in the same way you will never get a complete list of stars with confirmed extrasolar planets - we nominate lists as featured because they represent the best lists on Wikipedia whether they are complete or not.
And I have already explained why we don't have a location column - micronations don't necessarily exist on land. How can a micronation have an unknown location? It either exists or it doesn't. Micronations can exist in so many ways - this isn't the list of sovereign states. - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 22:44, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose—Not nearly good enough. Threadbare.

  • Hyphens and en dashes—There are a number of mistakes. Please read about them at MOS. "1990's"—also see MOS.
  • Year range not supplied for entities that clearly no longer exist.
  • Fails the requirement for comprehensiveness: e.g., Neue Slwenische Kunst—where the hell is it? Who were these artists?
  • I think "Victoria, Australia", not just the state-name. Farmer's name?

These are just odd examples; god knows what the rest is like. What about a more sectionalised table, with column for location, one for the instigator, etc.? Tony (talk) 08:40, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    • Vague response, disregarding majority of it - unlike the comments above, the vast majority of this paragraph is just a repetition of Nergaal's comment. I'll check the "1990s" MOS problem, however stating that there are problems with the dashes does not help - you need to be more specific, because so far you are the only editor claiming that there is still a problem. This is a list of micronations, not their founders (we already have a list for that) and the description box itself is just a summary - for detail, read the main article. I have already explained, several times, why we can't have a location column. It is a list of micronations, it gives basic information for the entities as well as its flag, therefore it has passed the "requirement" (Policy or guideline for this? Again, you need to be specific) for comprehensiveness. The "founded" column refers to the year of foundation, because micronations are ephemeral. The year of foundation is generally the only accurate information we have for the timeline of micronations. - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 15:38, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
      • Fixed problems - I have fixed the 1990's problem by removing the apostrophe. I have looked at past comments, and the page itself, and I have found some minor errors in the references (fixed), however the rest of the dashes/hyphens seem to be correct. - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 22:11, 16 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Question: What criteria is being used for inclusion onto this list? Looking at the reference I see some micronations, like Grand Duchy of Elsanor, that are not listed here. Criteria #3 of WP:FL? requires the list to "comprehensively cover the defined scope". --maclean 19:05, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • Inclusion generally includes reliable references or an article on the subject. As for whether the list can include all micronations, it can't because it won't. There are literally thousands of micronations, with only a few that can be mentioned on Wikipedia. You are correct, Elsanor could be added, but the list will only ever contain the vast majority of micronations, never all of them - we just don't know of all the micronations that exist as we do with sovereign states or unrecognised states. Asking editors to complete the list would be an impossible task, however this list does contain a high amount of the notable micronations - so the list will never be complete, but very close. - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 21:17, 17 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
      • Why do some of the listed micronations have no Wikipedia article? Are they not notable enough to have one? If so, then why are they listed here? Perhaps only list the micronations that have Wikipedia articles as we can be reasonably certain that those are notable. Gary King (talk) 02:36, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
        • An article does not establish notability, references do. The reason why they don't have articles might be because there is just not enough information for a single article so they have been "merged" with the list. - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 15:01, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

Issues resolved, Ealdgyth - Talk 19:14, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Otherwise sources look okay, links checked out with the link checker tool. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:26, 18 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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