Wikipedia:Collaboration of the week/Removed/2005/Archive 5

The followinf failed WP:COTW between March 28 and Feb 24 2005

Civil rights history (8 votes in 2 weeks)

 * Nominated March 30 2005; needs 10 votes by April 13 2005

Support:
 * 1) Dmcdevit 23:50, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Bremen 06:08, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Puget Sound 20:49, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Darwinek 14:48, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) --Wonderfool t(c)e) 15:49, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC) Only cos I like dmcdevit
 * 6) Spikeballs 15:56, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Melaen 19:36, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) --Peacenik 01:33, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * We definitely need to have a proper article in place; it's a shameful article for such a momentous topic. Lots of potential, let's make it great!--Dmcdevit 23:50, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * The article is completely blank!! This is a good candidate for the project. Bremen 06:08, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Is this supposed to be global and all-encompassing in scope? It seems a bit over-ambitious. Additionally, whose definition of "civil rights" are we going with? It seems like a minefield for POV disputes (i.e. people who think that the fight for abortion rights is a civil rights issue for women, against those who think that a fight for the outlawing of abortion is a civil rights issue for fetuses)... I think having a dozen editors on the page at one time might be a problematic endeavor. --Fastfission 03:01, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I've never understood why people bring up varying defintions to counter a nomination. This is a neutral encyclopedia, so if there is disagreement that will be represented in the article. Also, of course it is global, are you suggesting Wikipedia should discriminate?--Dmcdevit 08:20, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

The Killing Fields (9 votes in 2 weeks)

 * Nominated 24 March 2005; needs 10 votes by 7 April 2005

Support:
 * 1) Mondhir 01:10, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) gren 01:17, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)  :(
 * 3) Dmcdevit 22:09, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Missmarple 21:54 Mar 2005 (CET)
 * 5) Hippalus 08:36, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) 64.228.69.117 13:52, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Puget Sound 20:46, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Dhartung | Talk 19:50, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) Ganymead 03:20, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * An important human tragedy in the history of the world, that deserves attention.
 * Particularly since this is in the Important stub category. (How does one link to a category page?) --Dhartung | Talk 19:50, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Use a colon before the word "category": ( Important stub ) Important stub.--Dmcdevit 23:20, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Printing shop or Print shop (1 vote in 1 week)

 * Nominated March 31 2005; needs 5 votes by April 7 2005

Support:
 * 1) Mikkalai 01:23, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * It is amazing that until 2 minutes ago there wasn't even a redirect! Mikkalai 01:23, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Print shop is the term much more frequently used (according to Google), so I suggest that the COTW candidate is renamed. However, I'm not a native English speaker. --Eleassar777 13:10, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Road from Varangians to Greeks (2 votes in 1 week)

 * Nominated March 31 2005; needs 5 votes by April 7 2005

Support:
 * 1) KNewman 03:00, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * This was an important trade route from Scandinavia through Kievan Rus' to Byzantium, and there's no article on it. I believe, it is also called The Viking Road to Byzantium, so I'm not sure which name is more correct. KNewman 03:00, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)
 * It looks interesting, but from what I can tell the major scholarship comes down to two rare books. I don't see this expanding much beyond a stub. --Dhartung | Talk 23:04, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Is De Administrando Imperio among them? Mikkalai 23:20, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Social history of France (4 votes in 1 week)

 * Nominated 24 March 2005; needs 5 votes by 31 March 2005

Support:
 * 1) Wonderfool (talk) (contribs) (email) 13:38, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Dmcdevit 21:12, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Bogdan | Talk 21:22, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Hippalus 08:35, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * We did well with military history

Reason for removal:
 * not enough votes--kaal 20:19, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Model car (2 votes in 1 week)

 * Nominated 26 March 2005; needs 5 votes by 2 April 2005

Support:
 * 1) violet/riga (t) 09:50, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) WB 02:45, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)

Comments: Loads could be said about the subject, including their development over the years, major producers and the influence they've had and international differences. With the number of collectors out there I reckon there should be plenty of reference material. violet/riga (t) 09:50, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Reason for removal:
 * not enough votes--kaal 20:22, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Military history of Japan (1 vote in 1 week)

 * Nominated 26 March 2005; needs 5 votes by 2 April 2005

Support:
 * 1) Gavin (t) 15:36, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Japan has one of the richest military histories in existence. World War II, the Russo-Japanese War, the Sino-Japanese Wars, its role in the Cold War, more recent actions in Iraq and in Asian peacekeeping missions (like the elections in Cambodia), the occupation of Korea, the Boshin War and the turmoil of the Meiji Restoration, the First World War actions against Germany, and all of this emerging so fast from a technologically backward and voluntarily isolated empire on the eastern edge of Asia. Also, there were many other internal wars in Japan before the modern ones I have mentioned, in the feudal period, and that those employed incredibly advanced weaponry for the time period, such as the samurai sword. There is a great deal to be said, and while this article briefly touches on much, it should say much, much more. - Gavin (t) 15:36, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I have removed my vote. It is a cool topic, however it is certainly not a stub. I suggest that you nominate it for the Article improvement drive.

Reason for removal:
 * not enough votes--kaal 20:22, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Bloomberg Tower (1vote in 1 week)

 * Nominated March 28 2005; needs 5 votes by April 4 2005

Support:
 * 1) Circeus 15:56, Mar 28, 2005 (UTC)

Comments: One of the 10 tallest building in New York doesn't even have a stub. Shame on all skyscraper lovers. Circeus 15:56, Mar 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * Perhaps, but such a narrow subject would be a poor candidate for COTW. --Dhartung | Talk 08:06, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Not enough votes --Wonderfool t(c)e) 08:52, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Polarization in astronomy (2 votes in 1 week)

 * Nominated March 28 2005; needs 5 votes by April 4 2005

Support:
 * 1) The Anome 17:11, Mar 28, 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) gren 04:55, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments: A seriously important topic in astronomy, which is currently more-or-less a stub. Not enough votes--Wonderfool t(c)e) 08:52, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

History of Greece (7 votes in 2 weeks)

 * Nominated 22 March 2005; needs 10 votes by 5 April 2005

Support:
 * 1) Eleassar777 13:18, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Circeus 14:11, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Dmcdevit 18:08, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Junes 20:24, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Hippalus 20:07, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Missmarple 21:54 Mar 2005 (CET)
 * 7) Ganymead 01:53, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Greece influenced the culture of the west enormously. Its history is well covered in subarticles, however the article that should give an overall picture of it is...almost nonexistant. Have a look: History of Greece. --Eleassar777 13:18, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)

History of philosophy (7 votes in 2 weeks)

 * Nominated 22 March 2005; needs 10 votes by 5 April 2005

Support:
 * 1) Circeus 20:16, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Dmcdevit 01:41, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Junes 09:23, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Missmarple 21:54 Mar 2005 (CET)
 * 5) Tothebarricades.tk 06:41, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 6)   &mdash;  Adam Conover &dagger; 07:49, Apr 2, 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Ganymead 03:07, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * While History of western philosophy is well-develloped, this is in an unacceptable state. Circeus 20:16, Mar 22, 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm glad someone agrees. -- Cyrius|&#9998; 21:30, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I agree as well. Is the plan to get this thing nominated by enough people so that someone will actually write the article? WhiteC 09:12, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Amusement Ride (2 votes in 1 week)

 * Nominated March 29 2005; needs 5 votes by April 5 2005

Support:
 * 1) Circeus 16:23, Mar 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Jacoplane 21:41, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Comments: Currently an improperly named list, yet has a great potential as COTW. Circeus 16:23, Mar 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * This'll be fun! Jacoplane 21:41, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Greenland Sea (2 votes in 1 week)

 * Nominated March 29 2005; needs 5 votes by April 5 2005

Support:
 * 1) KNewman 21:39, Mar 29, 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) 500LL 20:26, Mar 30, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Hmm, I wonder if it's the only sea we forgot about. KNewman 21:39, Mar 29, 2005 (UTC)

Military history of European toilet paper holder (1 vote in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 1 2005; needs 5 votes by April 8 2005

Support:
 * 1) Wonderfool t(c)e) 10:29, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * LMAO --Eleassar777 10:51, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Necessary now more than ever.  &mdash;thames 17:28, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

List of people and nation stereotypes (1 vote in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 1 2005; needs 5 votes by April 8 2005

Support: Comments:
 * 1) User: Kevino7 16:40, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I have just started this article and I need help expanding it User:Kevino7 10:42, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Unencyclopedic. This should be a candidate for deletion rather than one for COTW. AndyL 06:14, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Perhaps another april fools suggestion? &mdash; RJH 21:25, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Tacoma, Washington (1 vote in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 1 2005; needs 5 votes by April 8 2005

Support:
 * 1) Puget Sound 21:01, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Why does the second-largest city in the state of Washington have an article that is only a fifth as long as Seattle? Puget Sound 21:02, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * This should be on the article improvement drive page, not COTW...it's too long. Bremen 18:43, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language (3 votes in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 2 2005; needs 5 votes by April 9 2005

Support:
 * 1) Cormaggio 20:36, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Ganymead 01:55, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Shimmin 22:44, Apr 4, 2005 (UTC)

Comments: This is Samuel Johnson's famous work, which celebrates its 250th anniversary on April 15. It might be nice to have a top article for that day. Cormaggio 20:36, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * It is unlikely that it has won the nomination by that time. That may very well take something like a month. Junes 08:36, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * This is already a decent article, about as good as a COTW can normally achieve (i.e. coherent presentation of easily googled facts). This should be nominated for Article Improvement Drive instead, and eventually Peer Review. --Dhartung | Talk 22:51, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Good points above - I've nominated it for Article Improvement Drive. Cormaggio 07:17, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Reason for removal Lack of votes

Culture of Africa (10 votes in 3 weeks)

 * Nominated 21 March 2005; needs 15 votes by 11 April 2005

Support:
 * 1) Darwinek 08:45, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Eleassar777 08:55, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Dmcdevit 16:17, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Melaen 22:37, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) Hippalus 22:51, Mar 21, 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Ganymead 23:03, 22 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Junes 09:31, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) 500LL 09:38, Mar 24, 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) Missmarple 21:54 Mar 2005 (CET)
 * 10) Puget Sound 20:42, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * No article on culture of Africa? SHAME! -- Darwinek 08:45, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * No, the real shame would be writing about Africa as if it had a single unified culture, which the title of this article automatically implies. Africa is not monolithic; it is a continent with many diverse cultures. &mdash;Lowellian (talk) 07:05, Apr 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * This should be added to CSB Open tasks.--Dmcdevit 16:17, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure about this as an article -- just as I can't imagine what whould we put in Culture of Asia or Culture of North America article. The continent is so large and disparate, it's hard to come up with common cultural elements, and there isn't the same sort of history (e.g., the Roman Empire and World War I and II) as exists as the basis for the Culture of Europe article -- or even a hypothetical Culture of South America article. BCorr | &#1041;&#1088;&#1072;&#1081;&#1077;&#1085; 17:26, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose - What exactly is the "culture of Africa"? See my comments below. BCorr | &#1041;&#1088;&#1072;&#1081;&#1077;&#1085; 17:26, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I think you have it backwards here, there is less commonality in Europe because of its history of developing nation-states of like ethnic group, culture and language. Many of the African borders are arbitrary and not based on ethnic and language borders. So it is difficult to cover a culture by only focusing on a single country, and easier if we can encompass the commonality across borders between similar historical ethnicities and language groups. Also, even if there are important differences, does this mean we cannot discuss it at all? Should there be no Political parties of the United States because there is inherently no commonality?--Dmcdevit 18:36, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * White people seem to assume that Africa is a monolithic thing with a unified culture and history, which is untrue. What you said about countries is correct because the borders are mostly artificial, artifacts of European imperialism. Should probably concentrate on ethnicities, seems like the easiest way to go about it. --Tothebarricades.tk 06:40, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * That's what I was thinking...--Dmcdevit 23:24, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Africa is not monolithic; it is a continent with many diverse cultures and does not contain a single unified culture. &mdash;Lowellian (talk) 07:03, Apr 5, 2005 (UTC)
 * Why do you think it needs to have unified culture? The article title is only "Culture of Africa," not "unified culture of Africa". Are you going to list Culture of Europe and Western culture for deletion? Anyway, this is meant to be a general article to introduce and link to the culture articles of African countries, like Culture of the United Kingdom does for Wales, England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.--Dmcdevit 19:07, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Oppose - I don't think this should be deleted, I have no aversion to nice fat link pages. But as an idea for a substantive article on cultural context in the continent the poor title renders it useless (Culture of Europe is an example of a mostly useless article). Maybe I'm missing the intent here but in any case collaborations would be better put to effect in the many individual ethnicities, cultures, and tribes of the continent that have very poor articles.--Ian 03:21, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * First of all, this is approval voting so there is no need to keep "voting" oppose. And I think you should go back and look at the pages chosen for COTW; it would never be something so narrow and inaccessable to the writer as the hundreds (thousands?) of individual tribes' cultures. The COTW is usually meant for general overviews, like this one should be. --Dmcdevit 17:05, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I think this is a well-intentioned nomination, but one that is not needed. As has been stated by others, there is no "African culture". However, I think a Culture of Africa page could serve as a category that includes links to cultural pages about individual ethnic groups or countries. - Rjhatl 22:46, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Reason for removal Lack of votesAndyL 19:18, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Protest literature (2 votes in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 4 2005; needs 5 votes by April 11 2005

Support:
 * 1) jacobolus (t) 08:35, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Melaen 19:36, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

From the ancient Greeks, on through Thoreau, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King (among countless others), protest literature has been an important part of society, with a huge impact on public opinion and policy. It's surprising that there isn't even a stub here. --jacobolus (t) 08:35, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * No offense, but the name of the article reminds of the COTWs like History of Historiography, History of South America and the like. Then people will nominate Protest cinema, Protest songs, History of protest, Culture of protest and so on. I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but that's the way I see it. KNewman 15:16, Apr 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * Wow, one of them already exists :). KNewman 15:17, Apr 4, 2005 (UTC)
 * Protest literature can be more easily defined than something like History of South America. Not every piece of protest literature ever written would need to be delved into, but some of the common characteristics can be given. I believe it is specific enough to merit a COTW, especially compared to some that I've seen. What worries me is that a general audience might not be able to contribute to it as easily as something like History of Music. Perhaps it would be better to use this to revive the Literature Collaboration of the Week. Leyanese 16:06, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * What exactly do you have in mind under this term? Whose protest? Protest against what? Is revolutionary literature protest one? Is critique protest? If it is easily defined, why don't you write a stub? Mikkalai 02:17, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Reason for removal Lack of votesAndyL 19:18, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Greco-Persian Wars (1 vote in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 4 2005; needs 5 votes by April 11 2005

Support:
 * 1) Melaen 19:36, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * A very interesting time in western history; considering the importance of these battles between Greece and Persia, the article could use some detailed expansion and added info.
 * Not a stub. Junes 08:37, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Reason for removal Lack of votesAndyL 19:18, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Self knowledge or Self-knowledge (2 votes in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 6 2005; needs 5 votes by April 13 2005

Support:
 * 1) ChrisG 21:14, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Melaen 19:36, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments: Reason for removal Lack of votes. Mikkalai 23:46, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 38,200,000 Google references for self knowledge suggest it might be worth covering. It was fair to say I was a touch surprised we haven't got an article. :ChrisG 21:14, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I suspect you typed "self -knowledge" in google search. "Self-knowledge" gives "only" 599,000 hits. Mikkalai 01:10, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Try "self knowledge" as that is the most popular term. :ChrisG 07:35, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * If I don't put quotes, I get 43 millions of hits, but with quotes, i.e., as a single term, I still have the same 600,000. Mikkalai 02:41, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

World Health Day (3 votes in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 7 2005; needs 5 votes by April 14 2005

Support:
 * 1) Eleassar777 14:55, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) 500LL 19:59, Apr 7, 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Melaen 19:36, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Melaen 19:36, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Today is the annual World Health Day. - 199.71.174.100 10:48, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, yay, but this isn't really something that would be much more than a stub. --Dhartung | Talk 17:57, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Reason for removal Lack of votes. Mikkalai 23:46, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Lake (11 votes in 3 weeks)

 * Nominated 25 March 2005; needs 15 votes by 15 April 2005

Support:
 * 1) Tony Jin 04:50, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * 2)   &#1090;&#601; z&#1108; &#1090;&#1110;  19:06, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) RJH 19:40, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Junes 10:57, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) 500LL 12:21, Mar 26, 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Missmarple 21:54 Mar 2005 (CET)
 * 7) Jacoplane 23:18, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Wonderfool t(c)e)
 * 9) Darwinek 14:46, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Eleassar777 19:13, 5 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Burgundavia 11:40, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Such a common topic as a lake should have a pretty good article on it, yet it doesn't even have 300 words. It's a shame, since most other online encyclopedias have pages and pages on the topic. Tony Jin 04:50, Mar 25, 2005 (UTC)
 * I agree that "Lake" should have much more information. I put this up for Requests for Expansion in December, however no one has expanded it.  &#1090;&#601; z&#1108; &#1090;&#1110;
 * Lake should at least have as much information as a specific lake, such as Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, or Great Salt Lake. -- Tony Jin 03:07, Apr 1, 2005 (UTC)

Reason for removal Lack of votes. Mikkalai 01:06, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

History of technology (12 votes in 3 weeks)

 * Nominated 27 March 2005; needs 15 votes by 17 April 2005

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Dmcdevit 03:23, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Eleassar777 13:12, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Missmarple 21:54 Mar 2005 (CET)
 * 4) Tothebarricades.tk 06:43, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) kaal 21:11, 30 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * 6) Fastfission 02:34, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 7) Wackymacs 17:26, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 8) Apwoolrich14.38, 7 April 2005 (UTC)
 * 9) Spikeballs 08:50, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)
 * 10) Ancheta Wis 12:08, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 11) Fredrik | talk 12:19, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 12) Allen3 talk 13:16, Apr 11, 2005 (UTC)
 * History of science was tremendously successful. This has the potential to be great.--Dmcdevit 03:23, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * I really enjoyed editing "History of science" and am eagerly waiting to work on this one as COTW. --Eleassar777 13:13, 28 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Most important topic - needs doing well, though Apwoolrich 13:39, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Yes, this belongs to the sort of articles that makes people smarter. Spikeballs 08:50, Apr 9, 2005 (UTC)

World politics (1 vote in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 9 2005; needs 5 votes by April 16 2005

Support: Comments: Reason of removal: Lack of votes. Mikkalai 01:12, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Eleassar777 19:21, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Culture of Asia (1 vote in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 10 2005; needs 5 votes by April 17 2005

Support:
 * 1) Darwinek 20:04, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * 1) The culture of Asia is so diverted. Can it become an independant article?
 * This sounds a lot like the "Culture of Africa" proposal. It's way too broad- there are too many cultures in Asia to make for a good article. I think this page should point to individual culture pages for various countries/ethnic groups in Asia rather than becoming a separate entry. Rjhatl 20:37, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Reason for removal: not enough votes --Wonderfool t(c)e) 14:47, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Theater (structure) (2 votes in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 11 2005; needs 5 votes by April 18 2005

Support:
 * 1) Ganymead 17:45, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Nobbie 12:33, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * This article was recently split off from the article on Theatre. It needs a major reorganization as well as expansion. Ganymead 17:45, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Invalid nomination; it's not a stub. -- Tony Jin | (talk) 04:46, Apr 12, 2005 (UTC)
 * While not technically a stub, a majority of the articles on here are not technically (1 paragraph or less) stubs either. I should also point out that the article on Lake that you nominated, while marked as a stub, is not technically one.Ganymead 05:20, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Both articles are good nominations, as they have less than 1,000 characters. --Eleassar777 10:55, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Wht is that Theatre, but Theater (structure)? Kind of "equal opportunity" or what? Mikkalai 17:06, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * The reason the articles were split was so that the article on Theatre would refer to the art and institution of theatre while Theater (structure) is strictly about buildings and structures where theatre is performed. Ganymead 19:07, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * I was asking not about split, but about "*tre" vs. "*ter" (En/Am) Mikkalai 06:51, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Reason for removal: not enough votes. Mikkalai 20:28, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * The practical problem with nominating non-stubs is that they usually already contain the rough outline and first-draft collation of easily googled data, which is what COTW generally achieves. This article is in need of cleanup, perhaps, and expert attention (peer review), rather than fast assembly by amateurs. --Dhartung | Talk 18:01, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

German minority in Russia and Soviet Union (1 vote in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 12 2005; needs 5 votes by April 19 2005

Support:
 * 1) Mikkalai 23:09, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments: Reason for removal: not enough votes. Mikkalai 21:53, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Returnig to the artile in a year I was surprised to see it replaced with a redirect to Volga German. The topic is much wider than that. I scrambled a stub, but I am far from being an expert in the topic. Mikkalai 23:09, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * This has been impressively expanded by User:Diderot in the last day and no longer belongs here, if I might say so. Circeus 15:22, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * Well, formally when it was nominated it did not exist at all (not counting my pitiful substub I created an hour before the nomination). Besides, the author himself admits at the talk page that there is still much to be said. Mikkalai 16:45, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Friedrich Engels (3 votes in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 12 2005; needs 5 votes by April 19 2005

Support:
 * 1) KNewman 01:26, Apr 12, 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) AndyL 13:14, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Sarge Baldy 22:33, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Speaking of Germans :). Is this really all we can say about one of the fathers of Communism? I mean, compared to Karl Marx, this article looks tiny. KNewman 01:26, Apr 12, 2005 (UTC)
 * This is probably because 80% of marx article is actually about Marxism. On the other hand, there is no Engelsism article yet :-). Mikkalai 12:22, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Reason for removal: not enough votes. Mikkalai 21:53, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Westward movement (1 vote in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 13 2005; needs 5 votes by April 20 2005

Support:
 * 1) Lotsofissues 06:01, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * A moderate sized entry on Britannica - we don't compare well. Closest other overview entry to this subject on site is Manifest Destiny (which Westward expansion also redirects to) so it might be a noticeable coverage hole too.

Reason for removal:Not enough votes. -- Tony Jin | (talk) 01:40, Apr 21, 2005 (UTC)

Infraction (1 vote in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 13 2005; needs 5 votes by April 20 2005

Support:
 * 1) Circeus 15:25, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:


 * Saved from deletion by User:Mikkalai, but could use a major expansion, if only for the legal definition of the word in various judiciary systems. Circeus 15:25, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * While the topic is narrow by itseld, but indeed, it could benefit from international cooperation. I suspect that in various jurisdictions the classification of misdeeds may be different. Like, in mongol empire, from what I read in wukipedia article there were no infractions: either you were good or you were executed :-). And yes, the development of the notion thru history could be interesting. Mikkalai 14:51, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Reason for removal:Not enough votes -- Tony Jin | (talk) 01:40, Apr 21, 2005 (UTC)

Separatism in the post-Soviet space (3 votes in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 13 2005; needs 5 votes by April 20 2005

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Aris Katsaris 19:57, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)
 * 2)   &mdash;thames 20:41, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Jelloyeti 17:56, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * While I was editing the article about the Post-Soviet states, I added a section there about Separatist conflicts. I realized that this section could quite easily be enlarged to an article 20 times the size and more. Half the active secessionist movements in the world may be taking place within the boundaries of the former Soviet Union. There's quite a lot to talk about: the way the republic-carving in the Soviet era and USSR structure (with the "Autonomous Soviet Republics" and so forther) may have influenced the future separatist movements -- the way abortive separatism that didn't lead anywhere has existed also (e.g. in Crimea, or Nakhichevan, or the threat about the eastern regions of Ukraine seceding after the last elections) -- the way some states or regional organizations have reacted to separatism (e.g. Putin passing that law that has him now appoint the local governors) -- the separatist conflicts that may yet take place e.g. in Fergana Valley. In general the topic seems so rich that it daunts me to write it by myself -- so here I'm suggesting it to be written as a collaboration. "Separatism in the post-Soviet space". Aris Katsaris 19:57, Apr 13, 2005 (UTC)


 * I'd prefer the title "Separatism in post-Soviet states". Post-Soviet space makes me think of cosmonauts getting divorced. AndyL 22:37, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Reason for removal:Not enough votes. -- Tony Jin | (talk) 01:40, Apr 21, 2005 (UTC)

Culture of Oceania (4 votes in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 14 2005; needs 5 votes by April 21 2005

Support:
 * 1) Darwinek 10:30, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Puget Sound 18:37, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Ganymead 02:40, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) gren 01:45, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Requested and needed article about very rich and diverse culture of Oceania. -- Darwinek 10:30, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * This is a huge undertaking because it mandates going and filling in information for each country. gren 01:45, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Culture of South America (4 votes in 1 week)

 * Nominated April 14 2005; needs 5 votes by April 21 2005

Support:
 * 1) Darwinek 22:00, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Ganymead 02:45, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Puget Sound 21:28, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) gadfium 23:17, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Requested and needed article about interesting and rich culture of South America. -- Darwinek 22:00, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Consumer goods (April 23)

 * Nominated April 16 2005; needs 5 votes by April 23 2005

Support:
 * 1) KNewman 06:50, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Burgundavia 11:39, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

Hopefully, this will be one of those COTW, where everyone can contribute. KNewman 06:50, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC) Not enough votes

Flavouring (April 23)

 * Nominated April 16 2005; needs 5 votes by April 23 2005

Support:
 * 1) Tony Jin | (talk) 23:52, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)

Comments: Flavorings can be used to enhance the taste of food, but much more information is needed on this article. -- Tony Jin | (talk) 23:52, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)

Spanish Literature (April 23)

 * Nominated April 16 2005; needs 5 votes by April 23 2005

Support: Comments: Major literary topic that is really just a long list of links now.Ganymead 02:54, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) Ganymead 02:54, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Tothebarricades.tk 03:01, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Junes 09:49, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) --Newnoise 16:05, 21 Apr 2005 (UTC)