Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Leicester/archive1

Leicester[edit]

As a resident of Leicester, I must profess a slight bias in my nomination of this article, but I have done little if any work to this article, none of it substantial. I believe this article is concise, well written, and provides in depth, encyclopedic information about the city without being too long or developing a multitude of 'tumour' paragraphs editted into certain sections which are irrelevant or boring. --Ivesfreak 11:51, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Object. The lead is too short (see WP:LEAD), it lacks citations, and it contains too many lists. --Maitch 12:13, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Object Ditto Maitch + too many lists. --Oldak Quill 12:31, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Object - incomplete article, too many lists, no citations (just short list of outside sources);

Support - Seen worse articles make it to the main page, give me a week or so to try and make it better would love to see it on the main page. (Plus no disrespect but would't hurt some Americans to see that there are other places in England outside London)Jimmmmmmmmm 10:27 13th July 2006

Object. This article reads more like a sales brochure for Leicester rather then a critical description. For example it says that's "The city centre is mainly Victorian with some later developments, which have usually been integrated in smoothly." Is this true? Having lived there I certainly wouldn't agree. While this might just by my POV, the last time I looked at Leicester's entry in the English Lonely Planet guide it agreed with me. The history section is also very light (is this a space restriction?). For example, nowhere does it say that King Richard III set out from Leicester to fight the Battle of Bosworth Field, no reference is made to Lady Jane Grey, who was England's shortest serving monarch. I could go on.... StormCloud 12:18, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]