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Audie Murphy
5 articles
Honors and awards
Military career
Film career
Songwriting career

I am nominating Audie Murphy as a Good Featured Topic. He was a Medal of Honor recipient and one of the most decorated soldiers in the United States. He had a lengthy second career as a film actor. The lead article is currently GA, but is also FAC. He an important figure in American history. — Maile (talk) 20:56, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • Comment What about Discography of Audie Murphy? Criterion 1(d) states: "There are no obvious gaps (missing or low quality articles) in the topic. A topic must not cherry pick only the best articles to become featured together."--十八 21:09, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Clarify for me, please. This is my first time around with GT. The Discography is just a list-class split from the main article. Do I have to get that one GA also to put this up for GT? Actually, it can't be GA, because they don't do lists. — Maile (talk) 21:21, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
A list-class article can be a Featured List, like Audie Murphy honors and awards. Hawkeye7 (talk) 22:14, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Have you by chance looked at the discography? I don't know if it's something that could be FLC or not. What say you? — Maile (talk) 22:18, 9 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
As long as Discography of Audie Murphy exists, presumably it should be included on a topic on Audie Murphy, as not doing so would be an example of cherry picking per the criterion I quoted above. I do think it is possible for the article to become a featured list with some work, however. Since the article is more of a song list than a traditional discography, take a look at WP:FL#Songs recorded by artists for some similar articles. I'm not sure if the article should be moved to List of songs written by Audie Murphy or not, though.--十八 00:13, 10 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • The topic is neat but please have the discography part covered. Nergaal (talk) 11:02, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, I'm working on the idea. I need time to think about this. There is such scant information available, pretty much what I've already listed in the references of the discography article. — Maile (talk) 12:33, 17 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I think that should suffice. Nergaal (talk) 09:00, 20 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, that's good to know. I'll work on expanding the prose a bit. — Maile (talk) 11:54, 20 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I have just nominated the discography for FLC. Thank you for nudging. — Maile (talk) 20:11, 20 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
With that in mind, I'm going to put this nomination on hold. If the discography fails its FLC, this nomination will close as fail. GamerPro64 18:15, 21 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
OK. Just a note that the main article of Audie Murphy was just promoted to FA status. — Maile (talk) 14:22, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

With that new detail, I am moving this to the FTC section. GamerPro64 15:47, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Disruptive IP edit
  • Inappropriate mischaracterization: "Murphy had been plagued since his military service with insomnia and bouts of depression, and slept with a loaded pistol under his pillow." Lots of people without PTSD sleep with a loaded pistol under their pillows. Associating the two is inappropriate and grossly misleading, unfair both to those suffering from PTSD as well as those who lawfully keep and bear arms in accordance with our Constitution, "the supreme Law of the Land." This line needs serious attention to remove the serious and unwarranted disservice to both groups. Someone who has access, please dive in and make it happen. Thanks. - A Veteran. 06:10, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
  • This is not the place for this, but it is one of the reasons we've often protected the main article. This is Disruptive editing re sourced prose in the main article which just reached FA. The subject matter has been thoroughly vetted and sourced, over and over again. This is a pattern by a sometimes blocked editor, known to use IPs not limited to one area, and also a history of prodding others to disrupt likewise. Not limited to PTSD issues or Audie Murphy, but otherwise a pattern that spans military history articles. However, this grind about the PTSD is one of the key tactics of this editor. Not a new subject and not a new tactic, except it does not belong here. 12:05, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
  • Because when I opened this, I wasn't aware it had to be. See discussion above. This FTC is on hold while the discography is at FLC. — Maile (talk) 11:56, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, now that the discography is FL. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:53, 23 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  • Closed with a consensus to promote to Featured Topic. - GamerPro64 13:47, 1 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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