Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Arecaceae/archive1

Arecaceae

I have worked many hours to expand this article greatly. It seems to meet the featured article criteria and is quite exhaustive, especially for an article on a plant family. I have cited over 20 sources with proper footnote referencing and included pictures for each section. Although some of it is a little technical, it should be understandable to the average reader without sacrificing accuracy. --SCHZMO ✍ 01:57, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

• Object -- 1. Lead needs to be expanded 2. List information be converted to prose. 3. Remove subsection 1.2.1 (either promote or merge with another) 4. a) Why is there US specific information? In the United States..., while only the names of other countries mentioned? None of the countries mentioned are in the tropics, the predominant area for the growth. Why? b) Palm Canyon, California etc -- name the country 5. What about the uses of the plant? Fruit, wood, flower, coir, toddy etc? =Nichalp «Talk»= 02:10, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I was debating whether to remove the US and Europe-specific information. However, I don't mention specific countries in the tropics because palms are everywhere in the tropics. Also, I did list the uses of palm under section "Uses and cultivation". SCHZMO ✍ 02:24, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Oops, I don't know how that slipped my attention. But you'd need to include toddy, coir etc. As far as the countries are concerned, all should be treated at par since the audience is universal, not specific. =Nichalp «Talk»= 02:39, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

• Comment Nice layout. Where is your criteria for "Economically important" coming from? Jkelly 02:11, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
• Object per Nichalp. — Wackymacs 06:01, 10 June 2006 (UTC)