Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Bankers' Toadies incident/archive1


 * 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 by Ian Rose 23:37, 1 May 2012.

Bankers' Toadies incident

 * Nominator(s): Steve Smith (talk) 01:49, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

This is my first time here in a while, and I'm nominating an article on which most of the work was done a couple of years ago. It's short, but I believe it's comprehensive; about the only area that could be significantly expanded from reliable secondary sources if the background to the incident, and I've deliberately kept that fairly short to avoid just repeating material found in other articles. I also happen to believe that it's interesting, which makes it a pleasant change from most of the drek I submit. It's received good article and peer reviews, both of which significantly informed the article's content.

The obvious sourcing question is about my use of the Alberta Online Encyclopedia. It was published by the Alberta Heritage Community Foundation (though it's now been taken over by the University of Alberta, the pages that I'm citing don't yet seem to be online at the U of A's version), which partners with a wide variety of academic and archival institutions. While where possible I have preferred work by named, academic sources, I believe that the AOE is suitable as a source for the purposes for which I have used it. Steve Smith (talk) 01:49, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Additional point: I note that the linkchecker claims that the link to the audio of Unwin's account of the incident is dead; I have just confirmed that it is not. Steve Smith (talk) 01:54, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Source review - spotchecks not done. Welcome back! Nikkimaria (talk) 16:09, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review.


 * References should be after Notes
 * Done.


 * Don't italicize archive dates
 * That's the template - I'll raise the possibility of changing it on the template talk page.


 * Check for minor glitches like doubled periods
 * Fixed the one instance of that. Had a quick scan and didn't see any other issues.


 * Why link Toronto twice in References but not link Edmonton at all? Nikkimaria (talk) 16:09, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Because Toronto is a World Class City, and Edmonton is a clapboard outhouse. Steve Smith (talk) 17:21, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Images are unproblematic, captions are fine. Nikkimaria (talk) 17:18, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Support with nitpicks. Nikkimaria (talk) 22:31, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Are the Social Credit Party and the Social Credit League the same thing?
 * "He also recommended that he be deported following his sentence" - where to?
 * Where is the Fort Saskatchewan Penitentiary?
 * Did the Order in Council dismissing Gibson come from the provincial or federal government? Nikkimaria (talk) 22:31, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the review. The answers to your questions, in order:
 * Yes.
 * To the UK; I clarified this.
 * Wikilinked Fort Saskatchewan.
 * Provincial - clarified.
 * Thanks again. Steve Smith (talk) 00:00, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Support with one minor comment: (Dana boomer (talk) 14:08, 23 April 2012 (UTC)) Otherwise, a very nice little article on an intriguing incident. Good to see you back at FAC! Dana boomer (talk) 14:08, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Aftermath, why is Criminal Code of Canada italicized?

Spotchecks - Everything looks fine, no concerns. These are just of web refs, as I don't have access to the book refs. Dana boomer (talk) 14:08, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

I'd like to withdraw this, if I could; I've found some issues with the sourcing. My thanks and apologies to those who have offered their reviews so far. Steve Smith (talk) 01:52, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry to hear that when it seemed to be going well; hope to see you back here with it when you've resolved those concerns -- and thanks to Dana for alerting me to your request. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 23:28, 1 May 2012 (UTC)


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