Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo


 * 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 promoted 02:18, 9 September 2007.

Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This article on a less covered military topic has just passed an A-class review by WPMILHIST, and it may well be ready for FA status. There is very little coherent comprehensive information available on the topic, so I've done the best with what there is. Would very much appreciate your consideration, and if this has to go round for a second FAC nomination after necessary changes, that's no problem. Buckshot06 13:56, 27 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Could you provide sources for the detailed list of equipment? Thank you. Wandalstouring 16:16, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Clarified: there was a note saying 'figures are from the IISS', now says 'figures below are from the IISS Military Balance 2007'. Buckshot06 07:06, 29 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Comment The first sentence of the lead should probably give an overview of the subject instead of an update on its status. 69.202.63.165 20:01, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * User:Nick Dowling and I have now done some revisions. Buckshot06 13:29, 31 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Support I should confess that I've made a significant number of contributions to this article, but I believe that it easily meets the FA criteria. Meeting criteria 1 ('well written, comprehensive, factually accurate, neutral and stable') represents a significant achievement for an article on such a chaotic institution. --Nick Dowling 11:41, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Due to User:Buckshot06's hard work, this article easily meets all the FA class requirements in my opinion. It is a great article, on a quite delicate subject! --Eurocopter tigre 22:26, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Outstanding piece of work. -- R OGER D AVIES  TALK 08:08, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose lack of attribution and concerns over the diction in the first few paragraphs. Perspicacite 08:47, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Could you give some examples of the "diction issues", please? -- R OGER D AVIES  TALK 10:58, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Also, would it be possible to mark where you feel the first paragraphs are under-attributed? This is the introduction, after all, and many areas are ref'd in the sister paragraphes further on. Buckshot06 15:29, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 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.