Wikipedia:Collaboration of the week/Removed/2004/Archive 4

This page contains nominations from the main Collaboration of the week page which have been removed due to lack of votes or because they're unsuitable nominations from August 7 to September 4, 2004.

Furniture (3 votes over 1 week)
Support
 * 1) Joyous 00:08, Jul 30, 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) User:Krik 01:36, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) Paranoid 08:55, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Just a list of definitions. Could include development of modern furniture, style movements.  Joyous 00:08, Jul 30, 2004 (UTC)
 * Yes, it needs a lot, lot more. I can think of a lot of things and analysis to add given the research I did for all the desk articles I created (cabinets, beds, etc. kept whizzing by) but right now I am determined to at last finish putting in the references in these articles on desks after delaying for so long and getting distracted by military, space, and bibliographical articles and modifications.  AlainV 04:45, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Reasons for removal:
 * Lack of support after one week. --Conti|✉ 00:26, Aug 8, 2004 (UTC)

Culture of Hungary (8 votes over 3 weeks)
Support:
 * 1) PFHLai 18:42, 2004 Jul 18 (UTC)
 * 2) Sarge Baldy 21:03, Jul 18, 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) TPK 10:06, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 4) Secretlondon
 * 5) Matthewmayer 12:28, 28 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 6) Warofdreams 11:09, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 7) Peregrine981 14:38, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 8) FZ 13:49, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * User:SargeBaldy requested this topic at 'Opentask', and I thought this topic would make a good AOTW. Hence the nomination of this 'red' topic.  Think about the food, the clothes, the dances, the music, the architecture ... loads to write about ....  A Google search for 'Culture'+'Hungary' yields 1,400,000 hits ! :-)  -- PFHLai 18:42, 2004 Jul 18 (UTC)
 * It's no longer a red link. Culture of Hungary was created this morning...  -- PFHLai 21:21, 2004 Jul 31 (UTC)
 * Hungary is a very unique country from other nations in Europe in a lot of ways and I think this could turn into a very interesting article. Sarge Baldy 21:03, Jul 18, 2004 (UTC)

Reasons for removal:
 * Lack of support after 3 weeks. -- PFHLai 04:04, 2004 Aug 9 (UTC)

Horseback riding (5 votes over 2 weeks)
Support
 * 1)  &mdash; siro  χ  o  07:13, Jul 26, 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 18:51, 2004 Jul 26 (UTC)
 * 3) Peregrine981 14:36, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 4) Paranoid 08:55, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 5) KNewman, 3 Aug 2004

Comments:
 * Ugly (ugly!) dicdef substub vastly in need of improvement for what seems like an important topic considering its history, and even modern sports. Seems a very viable AOTW.  &mdash; siro  χ  o  07:13, Jul 26, 2004 (UTC)
 * There's quite a bit of material at horse about riding, which could be moved to this article. By the way, I think "horse riding" is the international term; "horseback riding" is American in flavor. Gdr 09:24, 2004 Jul 26 (UTC)
 * Well, policy would dictate that we go with whatever is most widely used; I get roughly the same # of google hits for either variation (1.04 million vs. 1.1 million). Thus, we go with the original usage, as per the Manual of Style.
 * Note that Horseback riding seems to redirect to horse now. However my nomination still stands, since this should be expanded as an article in its own right.  &mdash; siro  χ  o  02:19, Jul 31, 2004 (UTC)

Reasons for removal:
 * Lack of support after 2 weeks. -- ALoan (Talk) 13:17, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)

J. R. Bob Dobbs (2 votes over 1 week)
Support
 * 1) Sam [Spade] 06:33, 2 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) I've done my best to improve this one. Support. --Modemac 11:22, 4 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Stub with massive potential Sam [Spade] 06:34, 2 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reasons for removal:
 * Lack of support after 1 week. -- ALoan (Talk) 13:17, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Babylonia (11 votes over 3 weeks)
Support:
 * 1) Sarge Baldy 18:40, Jul 20, 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) PFHLai 21:57, 2004 Jul 20 (UTC)
 * 3) Neutrality 23:05, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 4) &mdash; siro  χ  o  08:30, Jul 21, 2004 (UTC)
 * 5) Peregrine981 14:31, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 6) FZ 13:50, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 7) UtherSRG 12:51, 3 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 8) Pedant 20:21, 3 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 9) Satori 02:15, Aug 10, 2004 (UTC)
 * 10) Lockeownzj00 04:55, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 11) [[User:Sverdrup|❝Sverdrup❞ ]] 09:30, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * This article seems ridiculously weak for such an important civilization. Sarge Baldy 18:40, Jul 20, 2004 (UTC)
 * what Sarge said. Neutrality 23:05, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * I was going to support, but there is actually lots of 1911 Encyclopedia material (geography, history, culture, etc) on the pages linked to in Babylonia and Assyria. -- ALoan (Talk) 11:16, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Yeah, lots of related good content are already in Wikipedia. But this also means good content is easily accessible for merging and reorganizing to give Babylonia a makeover, and hopefully turn it into a nice 'featured article'. Two lines and 4 internal links are just too skimpy. -- PFHLai 10:00, 2004 Jul 22 (UTC)
 * Considering the wiki is constructed using characters in part derived from Babylonian cuneiform symbols, and that Babylonia was for the most part located between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers (the present day site of Iraq)I think it absolutely behooves us to flesh this one out. Pedant 20:21, 3 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reasons for removal:
 * Lack of support after 3 weeks. -- ALoan (Talk) 10:28, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Storm (2 votes over 1 week)
Support
 * 1) grendel|khan 08:02, 2004 Aug 4 (UTC)
 * 2) Lockeownzj00 04:56, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * This is a pretty basic topic. I don't know much about it, but I do know that it should be bigger than this. How do storms form? What kinds of damage do they do? How do people in different places deal with them? grendel|khan 08:02, 2004 Aug 4 (UTC)
 * "Storm" is a very broad term. I think the best way to write a storm article is to make a comprehensive list of all storm types (dust storm, thunderstorm, hurricane, etc.), and link to each article. That's pretty much the direction the page is already headed. In any case, I don't think the Storm article is destined to be anything more than a well-organized disambig. --Benc 20:18, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * "A storm is a kind of severe weather" is not really an encyclopedia definition.

A definition of storm as in excess of weather to open the paragraph, and then as Benc suggests.

Jackiespeel 16:02, 6 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reasons for removal:
 * Lack of support after 1 week. -- ALoan (Talk) 10:28, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Wildlife (9 votes over 3 weeks)
Support
 * 1) Neutrality 01:31, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) ALoan (Talk) 09:18, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) Andy Mabbett 10:17, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 4) Conti|✉ 01:53, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 5) Burgundavia 09:03, Jul 23, 2004 (UTC)
 * 6) Benc 03:35, Jul 24, 2004 (UTC)
 * 7) Paranoid 08:55, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 8) UtherSRG 12:51, 3 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 9) Lyellin 10:08, Aug 12, 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * One of the Most wanted stubs. Neutrality 03:22, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Not a stub any more, but still pitifully short. -- ALoan (Talk) 09:18, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Reasons for removal:
 * Lack of support after 3 weeks. -- ALoan (Talk) 10:39, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Cocoa butter (6 votes over 2 weeks)
Support
 * 1) Gentgeen 17:41, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) Taxman 21:13, Jul 29, 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) JamesTeterenko 22:10, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 4) Paranoid 08:55, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 5) Sam [Spade] 22:34, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 6) UtherSRG 12:51, 3 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Important food and cosmetic product that doesn't yet have an article. Gentgeen 17:41, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Very widespread and important item. Come on, it's in chocolate people! Also pretty easy to research. - Taxman 21:13, Jul 29, 2004 (UTC)


 * I'm trying to learn how to cook with it myself... Sam [Spade] 22:34, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reasons for removal:
 * Lack of support after 2 weeks. -- ALoan (Talk) 19:06, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Soviet Red Banner Northern Fleet (not a stub)
Support
 * 1) KNewman 00:12, Aug 15, 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * It's probably very impolite to nominate my own article, but it's just that this is my first serious attempt at creating a complicated article. It took me a couple of weeks to gather the material and put everything in place and a few more days to translate it into English. I would really like the Wikipedia community to be the judge. Thanks! KNewman 00:20, Aug 15, 2004 (UTC)
 * Not sure AotW is the right place for this. Message left in KNewman's talk page. -- ALoan (Talk) 00:53, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reasons for removal:
 * Not a stub. Messages left on user's talk page. • Benc • 02:06, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit (1 vote over 1 week)
Support
 * 1) Historie Pete 19:24, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * A classic of 1990's cinema on a par with Pulp Fiction, Schindler's List, Fargo and perhaps even Ghost Dad. It's disgusting that Wikipedians have shunned this comedy hit. Whoopi Goldberg would be turning in her grave. This kind of treatment reminds me of Nazi Germany.Historie Pete 19:24, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Nice bit of trolling. RickK 21:50, Aug 9, 2004 (UTC)
 * Should we cut this one early or let it run its course? It is one of the few nominations that actually meets the criteria (stub or red link) even if it is a troll.  I suppose we should not pre-judge whether it will receive an avalanche of votes from the vast numbers of other Sister Act afficionados out there.-- ALoan (Talk) 02:37, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Trolls feed on our reactions..... ~
 * I don't, Stgeorge

Reasons for removal:
 * Lack of support after one week. --Conti|✉ 00:05, Aug 17, 2004 (UTC)

Alan Keyes (not a stub)
Support
 * 1) JamesMLane 16:26, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * This nomination blatantly violates the rule that nominated articles should be nonexistent or stubs. I nominate it anyway because Keyes is in a contested U.S. Senate race, and the article on his opponent, Barack Obama, is being featured.  On Talk:Barack Obama, several people have expressed concern about the appearance of partisanship on the part of Wikipedia.  I think it would be advisable for us to feature the article on Obama's opponent, and a period of intense review seems to be the best way to make sure it's worthy of being featured in its own right, not just for the sake of balance. JamesMLane 16:26, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * If you know it violates the guidelines, then why nominate it here? List it at peer review or FAC.  - Taxman 19:02, Aug 18, 2004 (UTC)
 * This is clearly not an appropriate article for AotW. From a quick skim of Alan Keyes, it looks close to being ready for featured article candidates, so why not nominate it there instead?  Alternatively, peer review would give it some polish if it needs some.  Barack Obama managed to get featured without being an AotW.  (And before I am accused of partisanship, I am in the UK and know next to nothing about either of the gentlemen concerned: however, just because one of them has a featured article does not mean that the other has to as well.) -- ALoan (Talk) 17:43, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * The only expansion it needs is in the areas of his UN service, Maryland Senate runs, and possibly presidential runs. Unfortunately, these are the areas I'm least equipped to research, at least w/o finding a decent biography of him--and school starts soon, so I doubt I'd have time anyway. Anybody? [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 18:10, 2004 Aug 18 (UTC)

Reasons for removal:
 * Not a stub. -- ALoan (Talk) 19:17, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Stoner (4 votes after 2 weeks)
Support
 * 1) [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 18:51, 2004 Aug 8 (UTC)
 * 2) TPK 08:36, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) Lockeownzj00 04:54, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 4)  &mdash; siro  χ  o  12:22, Aug 10, 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * It's currently a redirect to cannabis, but there's a very legitimate article about the subculture to be written, covering everything from patchouli to beard. [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 18:51, 2004 Aug 8 (UTC)
 * I think this could be a sub-section of drug culture. Sounds good. Lockeownzj00 04:54, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reason for removal:
 * Lack of support after 2 weeks. -- PFHLai 12:12, 2004 Aug 23 (UTC)

Business (3 votes after 1 week)
Support
 * 1) &mdash; siro  χ  o  06:12, Aug 16, 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) Farside 19:59, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) zoney  █ █ █  talk 19:48, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments
 * A pretty unsubstantial article, mainy a list of topics, could be much better. &mdash; siro  χ  o  06:12, Aug 16, 2004 (UTC)
 * Way too general, imo. --Tothebarricades.tk 03:54, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reason for removal:
 * Lack of support after 1 week. -- PFHLai 02:42, 2004 Aug 24 (UTC)

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (3 votes after 1 week)
Support
 * 1) Amcaja 14:42, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) PlasmaDragon 17:49, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) Lyellin 09:32, Aug 18, 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Such an important piece of Americana, and right now it's just a mention in Santa Claus parade. A longshot, probably, but I know I used to watch it every year as a kid . . . . Amcaja 14:44, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reason for removal:
 * Lack of support after 1 week. -- PFHLai 02:42, 2004 Aug 24 (UTC)

Inauguration Day (2 votes after 1 week)
Comments
 * 1) Neutrality 21:58, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) • Benc • 22:10, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments
 * An important part of American political culture &mdash; would be nice to have featured on January 20 next year, Neutrality 21:58, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reason for removal:
 * Lack of support after 1 week. -- PFHLai 02:42, 2004 Aug 24 (UTC)

Grozny (6 votes after 2 weeks)
Support
 * 1) Zoney 14:50, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) Sarge Baldy 20:31, Aug 11, 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 13:42, 2004 Aug 12 (UTC)
 * 4) TPK 07:12, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 5) Ian 08:19, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 6) Austin Hair 09:49, Aug 23, 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * This article is pathetic, for a city probably more ruined than Baghdad. Nomination after seeing a program on BBC last night about it all. I know some of the details on Chechen war etc. are in other articles, but the city (if what remains can be called such) deserves a decent article. Zoney 14:50, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Having attempted to add to articles on similar cities in the region, such as Sukhumi and Tiraspol, I'd question how much we could find on this. I agree that it'd be an interesting topic, but I'm not sure that AOTW would be able to give it much help. On the other hand, this is one atrocious stub. Ambi 23:24, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * There's plenty more to be found - I managed to add a fair bit with just a couple of minutes research. Because of the war, there's much more information in English on Grozny than on other cities in the region.  But as we've had two cities recently, I'm not voting for it just yet. Warofdreams 10:18, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reason for removal:
 * Lack of support after 2 weeks. --Conti|✉ 19:17, Aug 24, 2004 (UTC)

Service pack (2 votes after 1 week)
Support
 * 1) Donar Reiskoffer 06:29, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) TPK 06:36, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Substub for a very common subject.

Reason for removal:
 * Lack of support after 1 week. --Conti|✉ 19:21, Aug 24, 2004 (UTC)

British military history (18 votes after 5 weeks)
Support 
 * 1) SimonP 00:08, Jul 21, 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) Gerald Farinas 00:27, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) ALoan (Talk) 11:18, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 4) Tothebarricades.tk 04:56, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 5) PlatinumX 07:11, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 6) Vasile 19:33, 28 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 7) →Raul654 01:23, Jul 29, 2004 (UTC)
 * 8) Peregrine981 14:32, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 9) FZ 13:50, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * 10) Average Earthman 20:06, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 11) UtherSRG 11:21, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 12) Dmn 19:16, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 13) Lockeownzj00
 * 14) PlasmaDragon 16:48, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 15) Lyellin 09:23, Aug 18, 2004 (UTC)
 * 16) Tuf-Kat 22:45, Aug 21, 2004 (UTC)
 * 17) Cyopardi 23:49, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 18) PFHLai 22:28, 2004 Aug 25 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Is currently just a long list of see also topics. It would be nice to have something comparable to military history of Canada.
 * I agree. It's a pity that an institution with such a history should be summarized as a mere list of lists. --Gerald Farinas 00:22, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Not a single paragraph on that page ??? Sigh .... -- PFHLai

Reason for removal:
 * Lack of support after 5 weeks. -- PFHLai 00:38, 2004 Aug 26 (UTC)

Rat (4 votes after 2 weeks)
Support
 * 1) EastNile 03:06, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) Sam [Spade] 06:02, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) Neutrality 04:55, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 4) PlasmaDragon 23:39, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Pretty slim info for a significant animal, historically and cultrually, esp when compared to other common animals such as dogs and cats. # EastNile 03:06, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Important animal, but not a stub and not totally lacking. Tom- 16:45, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * This is hardly a stub. There are certainly articles more lacking. --Tothebarricades.tk 23:57, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Fancy rat needs a lot more work than this, and this already has quite a lot info (there could be more, of course). --Farside 19:00, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reason for removal:
 * Lack of support after 2 weeks. -- PFHLai 08:10, 2004 Aug 28 (UTC)

Olympic mascots (7 votes after 2 weeks)
Support
 * 1) • Benc • 01:05, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) Ambi 04:38, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) Neutrality 04:53, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 4) PlasmaDragon 23:37, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 5) PFHLai 16:55, 2004 Aug 23 (UTC)
 * 6) james_anatidae 00:24, 2004 Aug 25 (UTC)
 * 7) Lockeownzj00 19:20, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Now's the perfect time to work on Olympic articles, and this one would be a fun one. According to 2004 Summer Olympics, every Olympics since the 1968 Winter Olympics has had a mascot. The current official mascots are Athena and Phevos, and they have drawn controversy from some who feel they disrespect Ancient Greek culture. There's even more colorful history out there, such as the unofficial but highly popular mascot of the 2000 Summer Olympics, Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat. Should be a fun article to collaborate on. • Benc • 01:05, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * For fans of this nomination I would agree that NOW is the time to work on it... as opposed to when it reaches the top of the pile. --[[User:Bodnotbod| bodnotbod »  .....TALK Q uietly  )  ]] 00:32, Aug 25, 2004 (UTC)
 * Yeah there's plenty of stuff to write about, like the disaster that was Izzy in 1996. -james_anatidae 00:24, 2004 Aug 25 (UTC)
 * I know a little about this...good ol' Kobi. So much better than the tripe they have now. Lockeownzj00 19:20, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reason for removal:
 * Lack of support after 2 weeks. -- PFHLai 03:37, 2004 Aug 29 (UTC)

Western Front (WWII) (15 votes over 4 weeks)
Support
 * 1) A pathetic stub on a major topic that most people can contribute to. Doubly important since it's part of the World War II wikireader project now. →Raul654 07:06, Aug 4, 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) ALoan (Talk) 10:17, 4 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) Conti|✉ 15:55, Aug 4, 2004 (UTC)
 * 4) Ambi 07:47, 5 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 5) mav 05:18, 7 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 6) Neutrality 05:36, 7 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 7) Gregb 05:18, 8 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 8) Sayeth 21:56, Aug 9, 2004 (UTC)
 * 9) Lyellin 10:03, Aug 12, 2004 (UTC)
 * 10) Dmn / Դմն 18:10, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 11) Farside 19:59, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 12) Frazzydee 05:24, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 13) Waddypak 12:37, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 14) RJH 16:03, 26 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 15) Cyopardi 23:34, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * I'm surprised that this is so short - there are lots of other articles about specific operations (see Category:World War II operations and battles of the Western Front) but, unless I have overlooked it, something overarching seems to be missing. Quite timely too, as the 60th anniversary of these events is passing, and of general interest.  -- ALoan (Talk) 10:17, 4 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reason for removal:
 * Lack of support after 4 weeks. -- ALoan (Talk) 13:59, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Vasco da Gama (1 vote after 1 week)
Support
 * 1) Lockeownzj00 19:25, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Needs something more for such an important and historic person. 212.113.164.98 04:34, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * This is not a stub. "Requests for expansion" would be more appropriate. -- PFHLai 06:46, 2004 Aug 25 (UTC)

Reason for removal:
 * Lack of support after 1 week. -- ALoan (Talk) 13:59, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Christian art (2 votes after 1 week)
Support
 * 1) Isomorphic 00:57, 26 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) [[User:Aranel|Aranel ("Sarah")]] 01:31, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * A short stub for a giant topic. One of the many holes in our humanities coverage. (Note that the article is about Christian art as a phase in the art history of Europe, not about contemporary Christian art.) Isomorphic 00:57, 26 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reason for removal:
 * Lack of support after 1 week. -- ALoan (Talk) 13:59, 1 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Mediterranean (not a stub)
Support
 * 1) Tom- 20:28, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) PlasmaDragon 22:40, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) [[User:OldakQuill|Oldak Quill]] 23:55, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 4) Yono 06:03, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 5) [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality (talk)]] 01:27, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 6) ALoan (Talk) 13:41, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 7) Farside 14:30, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * A two-paragraph stub. I think there's a little bit more to be said about the Mediterranean. Tom- 20:28, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Shouldn't this be a disambig with the climate, the sea, the architecture, the cuisine, and a bunch of other things I'm forgetting? "Mediterranean" alone seems too broad for an article. [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 05:08, 2004 Sep 1 (UTC)
 * There's an existing article at Mediterranean Sea, which contains almost all the content one would expect. I put merge notes on the two the other day; I might just perform that merge sometime soon. &mdash; OwenBlacker 00:37, Sep 2, 2004 (UTC)
 * I have deleted your opposition because COTW uses is Approval voting. However, I also note that you have done the merger, so Mediterranean now redirects to Mediterranean Sea, and on the basis that this is pretty good, I have removed my vote above. -- ALoan (Talk) 09:50, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Reason for removal:
 * Combined with another article, no longer a stub. Tom- 12:51, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Human (3 votes after 1 week)
Support
 * 1) Needs lots more on culture, whilst maintaining NPOV. Tricky, but possible. Dunc_Harris|☺ 20:55, 26 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) [[User:OldakQuill|Oldak Quill]] 23:55, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) Not a stub, except in the sense that it lacks POV balance.  It is deceptive by being overwhelmingly weighted to the biological POV of humans, without developing the common traditional and religious views of the word human. Tom 18:52, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Comments
 * This article is not a stub, so I don't know if it's really eligible for AotW. Also, shouldn't culture be separated into its nations (eg Culture of Spain and Russia above)?
 * No, there are cultural matters that transcend borders --[[User:OldakQuill|Oldak Quill]] 23:55, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reason for removal:
 * Lack of votes after one week. -- PFHLai 00:10, 2004 Sep 3 (UTC)

Palace of the Vatican (6 votes after 2 weeks)
Support
 * 1) Lockeownzj00 13:13, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) FZ 21:31, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) Mpolo 08:08, Aug 21, 2004 (UTC)
 * 4) Farside 09:45, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 5) Djadek 13:54, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 6) PlasmaDragon 13:19, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments
 * Uh. Featured article + stub? Does not compute. Does not compute...
 * No, the featured article was papal election. Neutrality 03:50, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * The link to Palace of the Vatican was on the MainPage when papal election was featured that day. -- PFHLai 08:25, 2004 Aug 22 (UTC)


 * This is embarrassing. FZ

Reason for removal:
 * Lack of votes after two weeks. -- ALoan (Talk) 14:01, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Culture of the Vatican City (3 votes after 1 week)
Support
 * 1) Lockeownzj00 21:49, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 2) [[User:OldakQuill|Oldak Quill]] 23:55, 29 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * 3) PlasmaDragon 17:46, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Why don't we just have a Vatican spree? Lockeownzj00 21:49, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Reason for removal:
 * Lack of votes after one week. --Conti|✉ 00:48, Sep 4, 2004 (UTC)