Wikipedia:Articles for improvement/Archives/Successful Nominations/February – March 2013

This page lists the TAFI nominations that were closed as successful in February – March 2013.

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Ancient music – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Nominator: Coin945 (talk) 10:57, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Emigration – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

A C-class article about the act of permanently leaving one's country or region to settle in another. Northamerica1000^(talk) 09:03, 20 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Henri Nestlé – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Founder of Nestlé.--Coin945 (talk) 02:40, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Infinity – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Refers to something without any limit. In mathematics, "infinity" is often treated as if it were a number.--Coin945 (talk) 03:36, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mario Kart – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - Picture available

Subset of the Mario franchise, and a hugely successful series of games in its own right.--Coin945 (talk) 15:35, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 06:03, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Horai 551 08:55, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Zappa O Mati 04:33, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nontheism – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

This start-class article is about a term that has (per the article, unsourced) "become an umbrella term..." Northamerica1000^(talk) 09:19, 20 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ozone layer – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Nom. Northamerica1000^(talk) 02:16, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Coin945 (talk) 09:39, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 06:03, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Ushau97 ^{talk contribs} 10:33, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Radio frequency – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Rated at start class (beginning to border on C-class), this article about a significant topic related to technology may appeal to a diverse variety of editors and readers. Northamerica1000^(talk) 02:52, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Southern Africa – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Start-class article about a notable geographic and cultural topic. Northamerica1000^(talk) 11:32, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support Coin945 (talk) 14:59, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 06:03, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support -Horai 551 09:12, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Speakeasy – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Rated at start-class, likely due to having only 5 inline citations and 3 bibliography entries, this article about an historic type of establishment could stand to be improved. Northamerica1000^(talk) 04:31, 22 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Portal (doorway) – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

This article is a huge mess. Horai 551 08:55, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support because this is relevant to my interests. - HectorAE (talk) 19:18, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 19:23, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Coin945 (talk) 19:24, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Electronic media – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Start-class article primarily in list format; unsourced. Northamerica1000^(talk) 02:48, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Would be interesting as an overview of the history of both analog and digital media. - HectorAE (talk)

Coin945 (talk) 02:23, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
--Horai 551 09:24, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
- HectorAE (talk) 19:24, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pecan pie – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Nom. Northamerica1000^(talk) 11:38, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Equator – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Nom. Coin945 (talk) 04:22, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Culture of Asia – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

The article has only one source and several empty sections, yet has a developed format which can be easily improved upon. Northamerica1000^(talk) 11:42, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 06:03, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Coin945 (talk) 19:24, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Ushau97 ^{talk contribs} 12:50, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hero – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Nom. Coin945 (talk) 04:55, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Venn diagram – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Nom. Northamerica1000^(talk) 02:40, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Great Blizzard of 1899 – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Blizzard that gave Florida snow, froze crops in Cuba. Needs a great deal of expansion. --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 19:50, 9 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support A lot of work needed, not too complicated to work on. Moswento ^talky 16:00, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Coin945 (talk) 19:24, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Northamerica1000^(talk) 20:25, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Imhotep – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

An Egyptian polymath, considered to be the first architect and engineer and physician in early history.--Coin945 (talk) 02:40, 30 January 2013 (UTC) Coin945 (talk) 11:34, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Social change – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Rated at start-class, this article about a notable sociological topic may interest Wikipedia's editors and readers. Northamerica1000^(talk) 09:41, 20 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Central America – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Nom --Coin945 (talk) 05:12, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: different from Mesoamerica.--Coin945 (talk) 05:12, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support Northamerica1000^(talk) 10:59, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 06:03, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Ushau97 ^{talk contribs} 10:32, 15 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dentist – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

A well-known topic with significant potential for improvements. Northamerica1000^(talk) 15:55, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 19:23, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Horai 551 07:54, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:03, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fast food restaurant – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Rated on it's talk page as start-class, this topic is familiar to many people globally. Northamerica1000^(talk) 11:58, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 06:03, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Coin945 (talk) 19:24, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Moswento ^talky 09:38, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hyperbole – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

If this article gets selected, then I suggest we also nominate Hyperbola, so we can place both of them on the same week. Along with homophone. :P TheOriginalSoni (talk) 14:46, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I was going to nominate this, but you beat me... :PHorai 551 08:32, 31 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Java Man – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

One of the first known specimens of Homo erectus. An important topic--Coin945 (talk) 11:20, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support--Nick Penguin_(contribs) 18:30, 14 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Moswento ^talky 08:43, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Northamerica1000^(talk) 03:26, 1 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Lowest common denominator – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

(Mathematics). Coin945 (talk) 02:50, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Lunch box – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Nom. Coin945 (talk) 16:43, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Major religious groups – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Nom. Northamerica1000^(talk) 02:27, 3 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Coin945 (talk) 09:44, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 06:03, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support -- accessible/broad Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:59, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Motion (physics) – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 1200 daily hits

Nom. --Coin945 (talk) 04:36, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 06:03, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Horai 551 11:01, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support -—Kvng 19:45, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Venice International Film Festival – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - Picture available

Apparently the 'oldest international film festival in the world', according the the unsourced article. --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 05:30, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support--Coin945 (talk) 06:53, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Moswento ^talky 16:26, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Theopolisme (talk) 02:50, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Northamerica1000^(talk) 17:42, 10 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Approximation – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Start-class article related to mathematics and other academic disciplines. Northamerica1000^(talk) 11:33, 23 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Consumer electronics – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 600 daily hits

Pretty much includes any electrical device: TVs, phones, microwaves, you name it. A very common term, and a very common article...--Coin945 (talk) 15:01, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 06:03, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support--Horai 551 07:54, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support -—Kvng 19:33, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Gulf of Alaska – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 650 daily hits

A highly-viewed high importance stub. Moswento ^talky 10:23, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support Northamerica1000^(talk) 02:01, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Horai 551 07:34, 24 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Coin945 (talk) 11:40, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

History of West Africa – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Start-class article about a notable topic. Northamerica1000^(talk) 11:29, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 06:03, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Ushau97 ^{talk contribs} 12:50, 19 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Moswento ^talky 10:55, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Industry – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Start class, 5 sources, needs expansion in virtually every section. Bonus: already has an extensive to-do list. Nick Penguin_(contribs) 16:36, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mario Party – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - Picture available

Subset of the Mario franchise, and a hugely successful series of games in its own right.--Coin945 (talk) 15:35, 1 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 06:03, 7 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Zappa O Mati 04:33, 8 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]
'Support-Horai 551 00:17, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pinocchio – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 2820 daily hits

The main character of The Adventures of Pinocchio, he is just a stub, while The Fox and the Cat, Mister Geppetto, Mangiafuoco, and other characters in the book are more developed. Horai 551 06:25, 2 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support Moswento ^talky 10:57, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support Definitely. Great find, Horai. There are no more great topics out there for people to work on my ass. This is a brilliant stub for newbies to collaborate on. Hurray for Horai!!--Coin945 (talk) 15:21, 4 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 18:43, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Q.E.D. – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

A Latin phrase traditionally placed at the end of a mathematical proof or philosophical argument.--Coin945 (talk) 03:36, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ranch dressing – (page view stats • edit • talk • history)

Nominator: Northamerica1000^(talk) 11:31, 30 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yom Ha'atzmaut – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 10000 (today) daily hits

Major Israeli holiday. Can't believe it's such a bare article. Not much better in the Hebrew version.--Coin945 (talk) 16:08, 16 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Support Moswento ^talky 09:22, 23 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Northamerica1000^(talk) 14:37, 29 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Nigellwh (talk) 06:34, 11 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.