Wikipedia:Articles for improvement/Nominations/Archives/2023/11

Warren Weaver
Utopes (talk / cont) 23:01, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
 * The article on Warren Weaver has a lot of room for improvement. He is one of the most important people who came up with the principles for machine translation. I believe this could be a Level 4, maybe even a Level 3, article. I'm certainly not that great at editing, but I tried to make some of my own changes. Although, I made the reference to my source repeat too much. GoutComplex (talk) 02:00, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose, article looks fine. SVcode ( Talk ) 00:43, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Oppose, significantly too low hits.  Brachy 08  (Talk) 02:05, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Oppose as not needed due to low-ish hits, no tags, and nothing jumping out as problematic. Utopes (talk / cont) 22:59, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Counterfeit money
✅ Utopes (talk / cont) 22:59, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
 * A major economy/crime topic with high hits, yet the article is orange-tagged. Needs a lot more citations and copyediting. BorgQueen (talk) 18:49, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support per nom; an important article that would benefit from AFI. Utopes (talk / cont) 19:49, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support, yet another important article in need of help. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:18, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support important and surprisingly under maintained article - Wil540 art (talk) 13:19, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Wire
✅ Utopes (talk / cont) 08:20, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * This is a level 4 vital article in Technology, yet it is Start-class and uses a lot of outdated sources. Equalwidth (talk) 11:01, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support Wire is everywhere. The article gets decent traffic and needs work. –Wil540 art (talk) 20:06, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Please leave a reason for supporting my AFI nomination Equalwidth (talk) 09:06, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Per me? See WP:PERX for why you should not vote per nom. Equalwidth (talk) 03:52, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
 * The page you linked is for rationale to avoid in deletion discussions. This is not a deletion discussion. "Per nom" is a perfectly valid rationale in the AfI venue if the nom has said everything that needed to be said; there's nothing wrong with any of the supports here. Utopes (talk / cont) 22:58, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I do know that, but I still consider nominating per nom as invalid for the AFI nominations that I make. Equalwidth (C) 04:35, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support, per above. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:42, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:25, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support per everything. Utopes (talk / cont) 08:20, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Tertiary source

 * Even though it has low hits, this article is a level-5 vital article in need of expansion.  SVcode ( Talk ) 22:42, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

✅ Utopes (talk / cont) 08:21, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Neutral, low hits, but it is also a level-5 vital article.  Brachy 08  (Talk)  (Contribs)  02:40, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support, especially with Wikipedia's sourcing policies, improving this page seems worthwhile to the project. Utopes (talk / cont) 07:38, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support as per Utopes --Wil540 art (talk) 18:02, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 4) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:27, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Microsoft Edge
Utopes (talk / cont) 08:22, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * This article, although being B-rated, should still be an AFI because it is now considered vital at level 5, its New Edge release history is outdated, and the infobox does not show the newest stable release version and date at all. --RekishiEJ (talk) 07:54, 22 December 2022 (UTC) added the statement that it is now considered vital 10:01, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose, sure that section may need updating but the article in the whole seems fine. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:52, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) oppose - per above.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:30, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Oppose looks fine enough. Utopes (talk / cont) 08:22, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Philosopher
Skipping the song and dance as this is no longer an article for "articles for improvement". Utopes (talk / cont) 08:22, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * As with the article Poet with respect to WikiProject Poetry, the article Philosopher is somewhat vital to WikiProject Philosophy. Iskandar323 (talk) 14:40, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Support, per above. SVcode ( Talk ) 22:23, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) Support, per above. --Wil540 art (talk) 03:36, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 3) Comment, philosopher now redirects to philosophy.--RekishiEJ (talk) 16:00, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
 * 4) Oppose, as this title is a redirect. Utopes (talk / cont) 19:48, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 5) Oppose, page has been WP:BLAR'd. Rotideypoc41352 (talk · contribs) 03:52, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 6) oppose - per redirect.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:29, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

School spirit
✅ Utopes (talk / cont) 08:24, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * A general topic article that is in truly terrible shape (see all the tags). Also presumably needs better integration into the encyclopedia, as its low pageview count is likely a result of underlinking from other articles. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 18:41, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support, a perennial topic which is shockingly undersourced in its current state, that can definitely use more incoming links and general improvements. Utopes (talk / cont) 07:24, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support, per above. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:18, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:28, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Economy of Texas
✅ Utopes (talk / cont) 23:18, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
 * This article definitely needs to be an AFI, because it is tagged with Update and widely read on the Internet. I discovered the issue after trying to confirm my impression that Texas is economically more equal than California by reading the article (by the way, I finally knew that my impression is true by reading List of U.S. states and territories by income inequality, yet confused because one article in HK01 says that America's Gini index (after governmental intervention) is lower (lower than 0.4) than Hong Kong's (higher than 0.4)). --RekishiEJ (talk) 15:46, 12 December 2022 (UTC) altered diction a little 09:32, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose, Interesting topic but too regional for AFI. --Wil540 art (talk) 03:38, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) Comment Not too regional for AFI, since Texas is the 2nd-most populous state in the U.S.A, a very strong economy and is now a popular destination for people that emigrate from California, Illinois and New York.--RekishiEJ (talk) 16:02, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support RekishiEJ you make good points about the significance of Texas's Economy that I did not consider. I've changed my mind and I now support this nomination. --Wil540 art (talk) 20:20, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 4) Support, an article with lots of hits and is very important that needs our help. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:39, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * 5) Support per above. Utopes (talk / cont) 23:18, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Suede
✅ SVcode ( Talk ) 19:39, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Level 5 vital article in technology, which happens to be a stub with 3 sources, and one of the sources is the dictionary. Seems to need a boost. Utopes (talk / cont) 08:31, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support, important article in need of improvement. SVcode ( Talk ) 22:51, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 15:23, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support Easily overlooked subject here that could use AFI attention -Wil540 art (talk) 15:46, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Drone warfare
✅ Utopes (talk / cont) 22:15, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * This article, though is C-class, is an important article that needs to have it's lead rewritten and more expansion. SVcode ( Talk ) 22:50, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support as per nom. Wil540 art (talk) 05:46, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support, highly prevalent topic which needs a good chunk of work done. Utopes (talk / cont) 07:33, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:24, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Role-playing game system

 * This Article is of High importance to the lone WikiProject it is in and only has a lone source to go with it. We can definitely improve the article. Danubeball (talk) 03:19, 4 May 2022 (UTC)


 * 1) Neutral, Even though article doesn't have high hits and is not vital article, it does seem important. SVcode ( Talk ) 00:13, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) Support – Important topic not just for analog gaming but later video game design and programming. Lots of cultural resonance too. — LumonRedacts 14:28, 7 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 3) Neutral as per . Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 11:59, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 4) Support as per . Wil540 art (talk) 17:16, 26 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 5) Oppose although important, but it doesn't have a high daily hit. The person who loves reading (talk) 02:55, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
 * 6) Support, as per LumonRedacts  Brachy 08  (Talk)  (Contribs)  12:14, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
 * 7) Oppose, firmly. RPGs are really not the area we need to be giving extra attention to to combat Wikipedia's systemic bias. This is a niche sub-article of Tabletop role-playing game, which is a well-developed B-class article. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 18:36, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
 * 8) Support, an article that has been in a rocky state for a while, and is entirely based on one source that isn't reflective of the entire topic. Utopes (talk / cont) 07:31, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 9) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:25, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

✅ Utopes (talk / cont) 22:15, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
✅ SVcode ( Talk ) 22:18, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Incredibly influential & notable film (and a level-5 vital article) that needs expanding. B3251 (talk) 14:12, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support as per nom. Wil540 art (talk) 05:47, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support per nom. SVcode ( Talk ) 22:56, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:25, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Cape (geography)

 * Level 5 vital article with 7000 views this month. However, the article only has one source, one paragraph of prose, and 9 pictures of capes (with more pictures regularly added, for reasons which I can only imagine has something to do with search engine image results). Most of the article had formerly been a list of "some well-known capes", a list which had no inclusion criteria and no citations. Most of the entries made no claims to significance in the column intended for a claim to significance. Could use a major rework. Utopes (talk / cont) 17:10, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

✅ SVcode ( Talk ) 22:19, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support, a lot of capes, promotories, headlands etc are usually neglected and are mostly stubs and starts (e.g Cabo da Roca, Punta Pariñas, Cape Reinga, Cape Agulhas) 115.188.140.167 (talk) 05:03, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support, an important article that needs more expansion and sources. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:25, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:25, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Magnesium
✅ SVcode ( Talk ) 22:21, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Level 4 vital article about an element that is literally everywhere.  Brachy 08  (Talk) 03:50, 11 August 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support Sure! The article definitely needs improvement, especially due to the severe lack of citations throughout the page. Oltrepier (talk) 16:15, 24 August 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support, per above. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:12, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:27, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Bic (company)
✅ SVcode ( Talk ) 22:22, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * major manufacturing corporation, widely known for manufacturing stationery products such as ballpoint pens & lighters. in need of quite a bit of rework and translation from its french article counterpart. article is notable enough and receives enough views. B3251 (talk) 00:40, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support. Definitely agree that the article is in need of clean-up, and for a world-defining product / company, the refinement seems pertinent. Utopes (talk / cont) 02:19, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support, per above. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:16, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:27, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
✅ Utopes (talk / cont) 22:14, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * This is a Level 4 article that needs improvement because of poor citation, a lack of elaboration, and the huge cultural importance and impact of the myths and figures involved. GoutComplex (talk) 02:04, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support, level 4 vital article with lots of hits needing expansion and other help. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:52, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support as important, and definitely needs work. Utopes (talk / cont) 19:48, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:28, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Agriculture in Haiti
✅ SVcode ( Talk ) 22:23, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Very complex and interesting topic with global implications. The article needs attention, specifically copy editing and additional sources. --Wil540 art (talk) 17:28, 11 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support, per AFI. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:39, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support, looks to need general, much-needed improvements. Utopes (talk / cont) 07:54, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:29, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Subsidiary
✅ Utopes (talk / cont) 06:15, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Article with lots of hits that needs expansion and citations. SVcode ( Talk ) 22:40, 21 May 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support - The project could really improve this article. After reviewBabbaQ (talk) 22:55, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support — The numbers don’t lie.  Brachy 08  (Talk) 06:44, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support per above. Utopes (talk / cont) 06:15, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Ipomoea alba
due to more opposes than supports for a 2021 nomination that has only been opposed since 2022. WP:SNOW is here. Utopes (talk / cont) 05:13, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
 * This article needs more citations and expanding. SVcode ( Talk ) 15:05, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
 * 1) Support needs the help of the project.--BabbaQ (talk) 23:04, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
 * 2) Support Article can be approved Varedev2 (talk) 15:03, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
 * 3) Oppose Low vital-ness / importance. — PerfectSoundWhatever  (t; c) 18:39, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
 * 4) Oppose Article looks pretty good, what do you want from AFI on it? --Wil540 art (talk) 03:29, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 5) Oppose, looks pretty okay all things considered for a flower with quality citations. Definitely could be better but I don't think AFI would be all that game-changing for this page. Utopes (talk / cont) 16:44, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Shovel

 * An article which has been tagged as needing more citations since 2011. And, that would be putting it lightly for this Level 4 vital article in technology, as this page only has 3 citations, and 67% of them are the dictionary. Almost the entire history section is ref-less currently, and could certainly use more work. Utopes (talk / cont) 08:06, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

✅ SVcode ( Talk ) 00:48, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support Surprisingly underworked article. Good match for AFI. --Wil540 art (talk) 17:24, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support, needs more expansion, and sources. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:04, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 22:49, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Mesh

 * A level 5 vital article in technology which is in a pretty sorry state all across the board, having been orange tagged since 2009. Of the very minimal references present, one is a circular reference to Wikipedia itself that points at the page Fiberglass mesh... which is a page without ANY references at the time of writing. Utopes (talk / cont) 04:52, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

✅ SVcode ( Talk ) 00:49, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support Very common and interesting subject matter. Article needs work. --Wil540 art (talk) 17:24, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support, important article in need of expansion and improvement. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:05, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - could need the projects help.--BabbaQ (talk) 22:50, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Chain

 * A level 4 vital article in technology which has been orange tagged since 2012. It only has one source in its current state, and needs a good amount of work still. Utopes (talk / cont) 04:47, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

✅ SVcode ( Talk ) 00:49, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support Surprisingly underworked article. Good match for AFI. --Wil540 art (talk) 17:25, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support, another important article in need of help. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:05, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 22:48, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Kunqu
✅ SVcode ( Talk ) 00:50, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
 * A form of Chinese opera listed as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. Sourcing is very poor and article is overall strongly in need of improvement. &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 22:17, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support, it needs plenty of improvement and is an important article. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:43, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support per above, would benefit from work here. Utopes (talk / cont) 08:51, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - the project could help with this one.--BabbaQ (talk) 22:50, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

New Providence
✅ SVcode ( Talk ) 00:50, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
 * The most populated island of The Bahamas also containing its capital, Nassau, tourist destination, and level 5 article. 115.188.140.167 (talk) 05:02, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support, needs more expansion. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:23, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support per above. Utopes (talk / cont) 15:48, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - project could help with this one.--BabbaQ (talk) 22:51, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Monorchism
SVcode ( Talk ) 00:51, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
 * This article isn't unimportant and can be even crucial for many readers, and users can easily access it even if they haven't encountered this word before by viewing the hatnote of monarchism (my experience), yet its lead is too short, the section "Causes" lacks inline citations, and the sub-section "Due to testicular cancer" lacks adequate citations.--RekishiEJ (talk) 08:32, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose, article doesn't have enough hits even though it needs improvement. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:53, 27 October 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) Oppose, while the article may not be in the best shape, it seems to be a pretty niche topic matter and not one that would lend itself to AFI. Utopes (talk / cont) 18:14, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Oppose - nominate in a while again. But for now, it really does not need our help.--BabbaQ (talk) 22:53, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Abdalá Bucaram
✅ Utopes (talk / cont) 08:56, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
 * This is a level 5 vital article and has needed significant attention since 2009. I've tried to do some work on it, but it needs a team effort to become good. The subject has also been in the news in the last six months. -Jmjosh90    22:46, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support, article in need of help that is important. SVcode ( Talk ) 00:40, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support, would be a good article to fix up. Utopes (talk / cont) 15:50, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 07:58, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Natural resource
✅ Utopes (talk / cont) 08:56, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Article is common for reference and is a popular page. It is about a subject many people want to learn the bare minimum about, so it only makes since to serve them with a quality and encyclopedic article. Fails to meet many quality standards, and sentences are unclear or meandering.Mebigrouxboy (talk) 03:18, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
 * 1) Neutral, it can do with more expansion but I think that about it. SVcode ( Talk ) 00:13, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
 * 2) Support Relevant topic and could use a scientific tune up. --Wil540 art (talk) 03:25, 31 December 2022 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - relevant and in need of the projects help.--BabbaQ (talk) 22:53, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 4) Support per the above. Utopes (talk / cont) 08:55, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Precedent
✅ SVcode ( Talk ) 01:52, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Vital article with high hits in need of more citations and more expansion. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:16, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Support A major legal topic with high hits. BorgQueen (talk) 11:44, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Support, would be good to cover. Utopes (talk / cont) 10:06, 18 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 19:13, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Calgary
Seems like a pretty decent article but the history section of it is severely lacking I mean there are entire series of books and 500 Page Long books that are dedicated to the history of the city which are hard to find. so it's history and culture section would need Improvement and expansion. Upgrading it to be a b class or even a class article would be a good idea. Easyrider291 (talk) 11:02, 9 October 2023 (UTC) SVcode ( Talk ) 00:01, 29 November 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) Oppose, the article is already quite lengthy and is B-class at that. Utopes (talk / cont) 02:13, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 2) Oppose, though some other sections (military) need help, the article generally looks good. SVcode ( Talk ) 23:08, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
 * 3) Oppose. Article seems to almost meet GA criteria. Equalwidth (C) 04:30, 28 November 2023 (UTC)