Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/I Ching/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 archived by Ian Rose via FACBot (talk) 11:07, 21 May 2015.

I Ching

 * Nominator(s): Shii (tock) 02:13, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

Last month I nominated this article for FA and made a number of suggested tweaks. The only remaining issue at the end of that FAC was that one of the sources used, Redmond & Hon 2014 (published by Oxford University Press), had not yet been the subject of any academic reviews. There now is at least one academic review, here. I hope this article is now clear of anything that might stand in the way of FA. Shii (tock) 02:13, 16 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Comment: This article is looking good, but I can't help feeling that it is a little thin; both the "Divination" and "Influence" sections are for instance each only a paragraph long. I'm really no expert in this subject but on those grounds I fear that it might not be as comprehensive as it could be. Midnightblueowl (talk) 20:39, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
 * The reason those sections are so short is because they are lead-ins to other articles, I Ching divination and I Ching's influence. Although certainly, if there's more info from those articles that could be included in summary style, I'd be happy to help do that. Shii (tock) 23:11, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Leaning towards support, since most of the problems have already been addressed in the previous FAC. The only remaining issue is the length of the "Divination" and "Influence" sections. The influence of the text is already partially covered in the "Interpretation" section, so would it be possible to merge the two as "Interpretation and influence"? For example, the Carl Jung quote could be moved next to the line: The psychologist Carl Jung took interest in the possible universal nature of the imagery of the I Ching, and he introduced an influential German translation by Richard Wilhelm by discussing his theories of archetypes and synchronicity.--Khanate General ☪ talk project mongol conquests 18:10, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
 * You're right, they do cover a lot of the same territory. I have attempted a smooth merge. If anyone has suggestions for what information might be added to the Divination section, I will be happy to seek out a source to back it up. I already had to remove the claim that the I Ching is "widely used in divination" because it was called into question and I couldn't find a source for it. Shii (tock) 00:03, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
 * I decided to simply merge the Divination section into influence the "usage" section, which allowed me to remove some duplicate info. Shii (tock) 11:31, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Support. Excellent article. I have no further objections.--Khanate General ☪ talk project mongol conquests 17:37, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

Closing comment -- sorry but this review has been open well over a month and despite being listed among the FAC "urgents", it seems to have stalled so I'll be archiving it shortly. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 11:03, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

Ian Rose (talk) 11:07, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.