Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Backgammon/archive2


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was not promoted 03:52, 21 April 2007.

Backgammon
Nomination reset Raul654 01:09, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

So, any remaining issues or comments? I believe all of the items discussed prior to the reset have been addressed. &mdash;ptk✰fgs 20:01, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Still some stubby paragraphs, which should be merged, and severe writing problems. I suggest contacting individual WP:LoCE members. Michaelas10Respect my authoritah 20:46, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

&mdash; Deckiller 07:52, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose&mdash;1a. Some examples:
 * "The winner is the first to remove all of her own pieces from the board." Males don't play? Sexist language should always be removed, although this is usually an issue with "he" (first time I've seen sexist language with "her" or "she"). In doing so, try avoiding the singular "they".
 * There are a lot of sentences in the article that simply can't be written efficiently without using personal pronouns. "They" here would be vague and informal. Try "he" and the article will get changed around to "they" and "he/she" and so forth. Try "she" and the same thing happens. Even try with a mix of "he" and "she" and they'll be flipped back and forth and changed to "they" over and over and over again. There does not appear to be any solution which satisfies enough people enough that it can be left alone. I am no longer interested in finding a solution to this problem and until there's a remarkable change in the discussion of and edits to this article I see no value in continuing to discuss the matter. Thanks. &mdash;ptk✰fgs 20:39, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Some reudndancy, such as "in order" to and excessive "also"s.
 * Other issues have been mentioned by editors; please take a time to give the article another copy-edit. It's getting there.
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.