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 * 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 04:34, 30 March 2007.

The Ballad of the White Horse
This is a brilliant modern-day epic poem that is essentially unknown outside of a few Catholic circles. I think it deserved more recognition. This is the first section of the article:

The Ballad of the White Horse is a poem by G K Chesterton about the exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great, published in 1911 AD. Written in ballad form, the work is usually considered an epic poem. The poem narrates how Alfred was able to defeat the invading Danes at the Battle of Ethandune with the aid of the Virgin Mary, and by extension the Christian God. In addition to being a narration of Alfred's military and political accomplishments, it is also considered a Catholic allegory.

(self-nomination) APAULCH 20:55, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose 0 in-line cites, 0 pictures, each section is short and stubby, while it may be a good poem, i do not believe it meets the Featured article criteria - refer to Peer review. M3tal H3ad 12:23, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose per M3tal H3ad. Quadzilla99 12:50, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose per M3tal H3ad. TimVickers 18:14, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose needs major work, especially in references. -  An as  talk? 22:40, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. Per precedent, simple plot summaries of fiction do not *necessarily* require citations, except for quotations. Analysis however does involve citations, and the analysis section here is far too short. If a critical edition has been published, there must surely be more to say about it. Gimmetrow 01:20, 28 March 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.