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

The article was archived by Buidhe via FACBot (talk) 20 June 2022 [1].


Nominator(s): Krisgabwoosh (talk) 19:20, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about...Carlos Mesa, the former president, vice president, and active opposition leader in Bolivia. Notable for his work as a historian and journalist, was elected vice president in 2002 only to succeed to the presidency just over a year later following the Bolivian gas conflict. An independent politician, his tumultuous presidency attempted to appease left-wing calls for the nationalization of hydrocarbons and right-wing demands for regional autonomy, though unrest ultimately resulted in his resignation. Mesa's return to prominence as the spokesmen of Bolivia's Maritime Demand against Chile led him to challenge Evo Morales for the presidency, and he was a primary leader in the protests that followed the election. Unsuccessful in his second presidential bid, he is now the leader of the opposition in the legislature. Krisgabwoosh (talk) 19:20, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Image review

  • Captions that aren't complete sentences shouldn't end in periods
  • Don't use fixed px size
  • Avoid sandwiching text between images
  • File:Signature_of_Carlos_Mesa.svg: where is this licensing coming from?
  • File:Carlos_Mesa_-_Family_(1965_photograph)_Biblioteca_Virtual_Carlos_D._Mesa.jpg: when and where was this first published? Ditto File:Carlos_Mesa_-_Student_(1971_photograph)_Biblioteca_Virtual_Carlos_D._Mesa.jpg
  • Both appear to be personal photographs so it never would have been published by a media outlet and the like. Would their appearance on the sourced website count as the date of first publication? Krisgabwoosh (talk) 05:43, 18 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  • File:National_Cockade_of_Bolivia.svg: why is the uploader believed to hold copyright? Ditto File:BOL_Order_of_Condor_of_the_Andes_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png, File:OPMM-gc.svg, File:PER_Order_of_the_Sun_of_Peru_-_Grand_Cross_BAR.png, *File:Order_of_San_Carlos_-_Grand_Cross_(Colombia)_-_ribbon_bar.png, File:MEX_Order_of_the_Aztec_Eagle_1Class_BAR.png
  • File:Pope_johnpaul_funeral_politics.jpeg: source link is dead
  • File:2019_Bolivian_elections_map.png and File:Mapa_Electoral_de_Bolivia_2020_Bolivia.svg are missing sources for the data presented, and see MOS:COLOUR

Oppose from Gog the Mild

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Recusing to review.

This is the first FAC nomination from this editor. I am unsure if the advice on the main FAC page - "Editors considering their first nomination, and any subsequent nomination before their first FA promotion, are strongly advised to seek the involvement of a mentor" - has been followed. In any event the article is far too long and is not written in the summary style expected at FAC. (FA criterion 4.) Almost every section needs boiling down to a more succinct presentation of the facts. The article may also benefit from a visit to GoCER. I recommend that the nomination is withdrawn for the nominator to obtain a/consult their mentor about rewriting the article with a view to renomination. Gog the Mild (talk) 15:12, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Valid points. I'll withdraw the nomination and look into having it peer reviewed first. Cheers! Krisgabwoosh (talk) 22:38, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.