Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/The Temple at Thatch/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 promoted by Karanacs 21:36, 6 July 2010.

The Temple at Thatch

 * Nominator(s): Brianboulton (talk) 21:29, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

Not much is known about this lost Evelyn Waugh novel, partly because Waugh said nothing about it for 40 years. Most of the details have been pieced together from diaries, letters and the recollections of friends. This makes for a shortish article, but it's interesting to find that Waugh's writing career started so hesitantly. There is also speculation as to how much of the lost book found its way into his early fiction. An intriguing footnote for the Waugh-mongers, and my first endeavour in this field. Brianboulton (talk) 21:29, 29 June 2010 (UTC)

Source check All sources seem reliable, and everything checks out. I've added a couple of (subscription required) tags and corrected a title. All looks good.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:39, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Support One of the most difficult things to do on Wikipedia is to write an FA when the sources are thin and really concentrating on something else. Brian's done it seamlessly, as far as I can see. I gave the article a peer review, but frankly it didn't need much. Well done as usual.--Wehwalt (talk) 19:39, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the tweaks and support. Brianboulton (talk) 21:57, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

Support Nothing I can fault. I'm surprised that a few jellyfish stings seemed worse than death by drowning!  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  06:07, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I suppose it's like the chap who storms out of the house shouting "I'M LEAVING YOU!", and returns a minute later, saying "It's raining!" Anyhow, thank you for the support. Brianboulton (talk) 21:57, 3 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment—no dab links, no dead external links. Ucucha 19:02, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Brianboulton (talk) 21:57, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Image check both images are properly licensed and free. I also found no dab links, Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 21:35, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

Support nicely done and meets all the FAC creiteria - my only question is what does the title refer to (is that known)? My guess is that the folly was a temple of some sort and so he was living in "The Temple at Thatch". Just curious, but assume it is not known or it would be in the article. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 21:35, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
 * "Thatch" is, or was, a country house of which only a ruined folly remains. The protagonist intends to set up his black magic "temple" in the folly - that's all that Waugh reveals. In the follow-up story "The Balance", "Thatch" is a functioning country pile. Thanks for the checks and for the support.
 * Sorry to be unclear - I understood what Thatch was from the article, just was not sure what the Temple was. Although it is German, I was thinking of something like this for the folly/temple. Ruhrfisch &gt;&lt;&gt; &deg; &deg; 22:36, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
 * I imagine that Evelyn probably had in mind something more like this, in a ruined state. Brianboulton (talk) 00:00, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Support. An enjoyable read. I tried hard to find something useful to contribute but settled for changing one letter, "R" to "r" in a head. Bonus points for the jellyfish story and for mentioning Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, in a footnote. Finetooth (talk) 16:50, 4 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the tweak, and the support. Brianboulton (talk) 19:09, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Support this strong article. All appears clear and correct. My only suggestion (and a very minor one) to improve the article's clarity is to refer to Alexander by a single name throughout. --Wragge (talk) 16:40, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
 * "Alex" was a typo for "Alec". Evelyn's older brother, though formally christened "Alexander, was known as "Alec" privately and professionally all his life. Thank you for your comments and support. Brianboulton (talk) 19:09, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Support. I think it remarkable how much Brianboulton has found – and documented –  about a lost work. This article, in my judgment, satisfies all FA criteria, and indeed is a credit to its creator – and moreover to Wikipedia. – Tim riley (talk) 17:11, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the kind comments and for your support. Brianboulton (talk) 19:09, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
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