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

The list was promoted by Dabomb87 22:09, 20 April 2010 [1].

List of San Diego Padres first-round draft picks[edit]

List of San Diego Padres first-round draft picks (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Nominator(s): Staxringold talkcontribs 05:54, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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It's the return of the draft pick lists!!! :) Built in the model of the many others, now includes sortability from the start. Staxringold talkcontribs 05:54, 28 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments
  • Why the distinction for the one center fielder? Why not group him into the rest of the outfielders?
  • 5 third basemen - should be five third basemen.
  • in the states of California while Georgia follows with six players - I don't like the word while here. Seems like an incorrect usage of the word although maybe I'm wrong and somebody who knows grammar/syntax better than I can correct me. Maybe replace it with a semicolon or full sentence stop.
  • No Padres first-round picks - Again, doesn't sound right to me. Maybe None of the Padres first-round picks. Same thing with the sentence after this one. Also, despite starting the two sentences with the same wording, one uses has and the other have.
  • 12 All-Star teams, won 7 Gold Gloves and 6 Silver Sluggers - The numbers here should probably be spelled out like you did earlier in the lead.

Overall, a good article with just a few issues that I could find.—NMajdan•talk 21:49, 29 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • This isn't enough of an issue to prevent my support, but I want to push back so I get this right in my future articles. I'm not familiar with your link, however I am familiar with WP:MOSNUM and while it does say consistency is the most important thing, it does say you can spell out numbers that are one word (like eighteen or twelve). While you're consistent with this instance it is inconsistent when the other set of numbers earlier in the lead is considered. But maybe that is going beyond the scope of the guideline. Also, still curious why the center fielder is listed separately from the other outfielders.—NMajdan•talk 13:40, 30 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • As for numbers, I've always understood the style to be that numbers > 10 should be done with numbers and not spelled out and then all numbers in a sentence should be of the same format. As for the CF it's because the B-Ref page notes his specific outfield position (they almost always just say OF), and I didn't think we should throw that information away. Staxringold talkcontribs 15:30, 30 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - I'd still prefer them to be spelled out, but this isn't a big enough issue to prevent my support.—NMajdan•talk 13:35, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 21:22, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • "Three different states are tied with 5 players:" per what you're saying above, because you start with "Three" I would expect 5 to be consistent and hence five.
  • "22 season career" 22-season career I think.
  • "the prior off-season" preceding? previous? not keen on prior...
  • Greene's second place in ROTY, is that cited anywhere?

The Rambling Man (talk) 07:38, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Giants2008 (27 and counting) 20:06, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comments –
  • "Nine of the players came from high schools or universities in the states of California and Georgia follows with six players." Should "states" be "state" here? Also, I think a comma should come before "and".
  • "None of the Padres first-round picks...". Apostrophe needed at end of Padres.
  • Can the schools/colleges be made sortable as well?
  • Could be, but it was purposefully left unsorted given that there would be no satisfactory way to sort (both locations and schools, eg). Staxringold talkcontribs 19:28, 9 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The Khalil Greene and Cesar Ramos images are cutting into the right edge of the table.
  • What size is your monitor? I see a huge gaping whitespace between them, and neither has a fixed size parameter so should adjust. Staxringold talkcontribs 19:28, 9 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • Figured out why this happens from another FLC. I have a widescreen monitor, but the resolution is lower than default (makes text larger). With default settings, I see the same whitespace you do. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 20:06, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • The publisher of reference 50 (USA Today) should be italicized as a printed publication. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 19:18, 9 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Meets FL standards. Giants2008 (27 and counting) 20:06, 15 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]


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