Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Augustus/archive 1

Caesar Augustus
I nominate this page because it is a comprehensive article, detailing the life of Rome's first, and (traditionally) greatest, Emperor. It covers, in great detail, aspects of his life before, during, and after his rise in power from his life as the boy Octavian to the reign of Emperor Augustus. I believe this article desives to be prompted to the rank of Featured Article. Roman Emperor July 11, 2005 05:39 (UTC)
 * Object, could do without Chronology section, though that could be turned into a EasyTimeline, also the websources need retrieval dates. Secondly, such a major historical figure should have a few book sources. - Mgm|(talk) 11:53, July 11, 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak object. Thought it was a good article, but there aren't any print references listed. Once that's fixed, I'd love to support. --Scimitar 14:10, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Object. It's certainly long and apparently comprehensive.  However, it's difficult to tell which sources are used for what, and the lack of print references is not good.  At times, the language veers toward POV; I think this could be fixed by better attributing statements to their sources.  (The article's diction is also sometimes florid and "unencyclopedic".  I personally don't care too much&mdash;better florid and factual than dry, proper and wrong.  Still, saying things like "fate had different plans" is not quite cricket.) Anville 19:09, 11 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Object. A history article that long needs better referencing. --malathion talk 11:18, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Weak Object It is a little on the POV side and is a bit thin on sources.Dejvid 12:59, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Comment I'm undecisive about this one; I don't know whether I should support or object. This is quite a thorough article, I'll agree to that, but the Chronology section isn't really necessary (it simply summarises the history sections), plus I think, if any can be found, some references to Augustus in literature, maybe. --JB Adder | Talk 00:12, July 18, 2005 (UTC)