Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Frost Bank Tower/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 by SandyGeorgia 22:37, 18 March 2011.

Frost Bank Tower

 * Nominator(s): TheAustinMan (talk) 17:56, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

I am nominating this for featured article because it meets all of the requirements. All statements included in the GA nomination and peer reviews have been fixed, according to those statements. If the article is close to FA, I can fix things as the nomination continues. By the way, I'm only 11, so please, not too harsh. TheAustinMan (talk) 17:56, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Oppose - welcome to FAC! I don't mean to be discouraging, but I don't feel this article is yet at FA standards, although I'm open to changing my mind if you're able to resolve my concerns. If you need something below to be further explained, please let me know
 * You use quite a few commercial sites as references, which can be a problem in terms of reliability - they tend not to be the type of high-quality references preferred for FA articles. Can you briefly explain your reasoning?
 * This video - couple of problems with this. First off, when citing something to a video, it's a good idea to include a time - when does Jones mention the Bohemian Club? What makes Jones qualified to opine on the inspiration of the building - is he an expert in architecture, an arts critic...? Finally, why cite this to a mocking YouTube video instead of a more direct source like a newspaper article, or even an excerpt from a radio show? Also, the titles don't seem to match
 * This source appears to be a student-written blog - what makes this a reliable source?
 * Check formatting in references. Will you use a website name or an actual publisher name as a publisher? Check spelling ("allbuisness"?), consistency ("Retrieved" or "Accessed"?), etc
 * Don't include things in See also that are linked in article text
 * Some copy-editing needed for clarity and flow. Try reading the article out loud, as this often helps to identify problem areas. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:30, 16 March 2011 (UTC)

Comments – Hello! Welcome to FAC! I took a look at the article. I agree with Nikkimaria. I'm not saying the article is bad. It's very good. Here are some errors (not big) I found: Good luck.—Novice7 (talk) 10:09, 16 March 2011 (UTC)
 * As Nikki said, references need a check. Some are formatted using cite web, while others are not formatted using the template. Be consistent.
 * Again, as Nikki said, the video from youtube, is it official? Videos can be cited. Please take a look at WP:ELPEREN. A direct source is preferred.
 * Insted of filling in publisher as Austinchronicle.com, can you expand it to The Austin Chronicle? (For refs 19–23).

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Comments (contd..)
 * Sorry, but I don't think Ref 7 says anything about January 2004 being the building's opening date.
 * Ref 8 is a dead-end (broken).
 * Ref 19 (Life123) seems like a question-answer website (like Yahoo! Answers). I don't think it's reliable. Also, it does not say anything about the club.
 * Expand IALD (IALD Award)
 * I meant expand the abbreviation to International Association of Lighting Designers and add IALD in brackets. —Novice7 (talk) 12:24, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

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Please read the FAC instructions and do not add template hidden headers to FAC noms. Sandy Georgia (Talk) 22:34, 18 March 2011 (UTC)


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