Portal:London/Articles/Vote

VOTE for this month's Showcase Article of the London Portal:

'''If nominating a new article, please add PL showcase article to the said article's talk page. '''

N.B. The showcase article for the London Portal does not have to be a Wikipedia featured article. For a list of London-related featured articles, click here.

''Any unobjected nominees for a given month will automatically be entered for the next month. ''

Example 1
(Reason) - (Signed)


 * Support - (reason) - (signed)
 * Oppose - (reason) - (signed)

etc.

Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
How many record breaking tennis matches are there? Simply south (talk) 14:19, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Uxbridge Lido
Kbthompson suggested some time ago that I nominate any articles on lidos that merit showcasing. Grade II Listed Uxbridge Lido is interesting as it was closed for many years, but is reopening as part of a larger sports complex on 23 March this year. Perhaps showcasing should wait until after the opening when there are photographs of the renovated lido.--Lidos (talk) 10:10, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) Support - why not? Simply south (talk) 14:19, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

Docklands Light Railway

 * provisionally selected for November 2009

A fine article on its way to featured status. Showcasing this would also begin to redress an imbalance, as I don't think any articles on East London have appeared on the Portal as yet. [talk to the] H AM 17:39, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Support The DLR will be a key feature of London for the 2012 olympics. Tbo 157   talk  22:29, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Support There is so much well-written information about a now-vital transport artery in the article; it should be recognised. Geoking 66 talk 05:00, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Support –  iride scent  15:22, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment Definitely, not an oppose but it's still at GA status; probably should go with Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway, next time. It's FA, and that puts this back for a couple of months as too close a topic. Would give this an opportunity for a quality drive. Kbthompson (talk) 17:08, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

University College London

 * An education article is provisionally timetabled for August 2009; as this is just prior to the start of the academic year. Further suggestions are welcomed.

There's been no coverage of higher education in London on the portal as yet, so I suggest showcasing this Good Article. Ham 18:31, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment I like the idea of having an education article, but the UCL article seems to consist of a few paragraphs of text and a lot of very long lists (plus, almost everything seems to be sourced from their own website, rather than independent sources). On a skim through the various London education articles, it looks to me like the best in Wikipedia terms are London School of Economics and Imperial College London (London Metropolitan University is quite well written, but is horribly unstable & has spent the last few months engulfed in a permanent edit-war so I'd be reluctant to use it as a showcase) —  iride scent   (talk to me!)  18:42, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

London congestion charge
Just re-promoted to featured article, it would be nice to see it on the portal. I obviously have a self interest in this one. Regan123 (talk) 18:01, 2 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Belated support although Regan's long-retired –  iride scent  15:22, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support This FA presents one of London's sustainable transport initiatives that became a worldwide model, a truly landmark on urban transport policy that has inspired other cities to follow suit. Therefore, there no doubt it deserves to be showcased in the portal.--Mariordo (talk) 05:15, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment This has already been a selected article back in January 2007.--DavidCane (talk) 22:05, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Bruce Castle
A grade I listed building, used as the museum and archive for Haringey. Kbthompson (talk) 18:21, 18 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support but not immediately; at the moment this is still undergoing a lot of reconstruction. –  iride scent  15:22, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Now at GA - congrats! Kbthompson (talk) 10:10, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Serpentine (lake)
A central London landmark with an interesting history, most of which is ignored by the thousands who pass it every day. (Disclaimer: I wrote most of this) – iride scent   17:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Tower Subway
A lengthy, well-written article on an almost totally-forgotten piece of engineering history. – iride scent   17:55, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway
This is a brand new companion article to the Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway above. I am the author of both and I have just put this up as a Featured Article Candidate. --DavidCane (talk) 02:24, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Support, but maybe not if we're going to have the CCEHR and DLR as well, and Edgar Speyer goes in the bio page – it's possible to be too train-heavy. (Personally I'd remove the DLR from October and replace it with Baden Powell House, given the 50th anniversary that month). – > iride scent 03:01, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * feel free, chomper ... There's a good argument for delaying the DLR until its quality is upped a bit. If this article achieves FA, that makes it a better choice. Ultimately, we need a good mix of buildings, infrastructure, engineering - there's not been a bridge yet, canals. We're now officially backlogged with nearly all the slots filled for the year! Kbthompson (talk) 15:05, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Hold off on bridges unless you can find a good example, as large-scale revamps of Richmond Lock and Footbridge and Putney Bridge are currently half-finished and sitting offline, with more to (probably) follow. At the moment, most of our bridge articles are quite shoddy. –  iride scent  16:23, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I hadn't seen that Edgar Speyer has also been selected for April; I agree with Iridescent that there shouldn't be too many tube articles close together. This one can easily wait for a free slot next year, as there are no pressing anniversaries that would present a strong argument for a particular month.--DavidCane (talk) 17:07, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Why do i feel suddenly that this is a "we will only take the best among you" situation? Regardless of the above noms it seems in this discussion that we are to focus on FAs, despite what it says at the top. Simply south (talk) 18:57, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Popular acclamation should determine; but quality does have an impact on the argument; maybe we should discuss this on the talk page and lay down a few guidelines for me. Kbthompson (talk) 19:28, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Looking down the list, the only FAs are Chelsea FC, the two rail lines and Baden-Powell House. The current portal article, Broadwater Farm, isn't even a GA, much less an FA. I nominated most of those above, to try to provide a mix of articles to choose from, and was just going by topics I thought were interesting, rather than any GA/FA status (although I did avoid anything with maintenance templates or obvious issues). There are only about a dozen London-related FA, many of which have already been on the portal, so even if we did stick to an "FA only" rule we'd run out fairly quickly if it's going to be updated each month. –  iride [[User talk:Iridescent| scent  19:39, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

Proposed timetable

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