Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal/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 not promoted 15:17, 8 May 2008.

Tower Building of the Little Rock Arsenal
I have been working on this article for quite a while and I think it's ready to be featured. --The_stuart (talk) 15:03, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Comment Tony is correct, one FAC at a time. Please pick one to go forward with. Ealdgyth - Talk 15:49, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Comments Budding Journalist 22:13, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
 * What makes the following reliable sources?
 * http://users.aristotle.net/~russjohn/warriors/macpark.html
 * The fact that he has a whole website devoted to Arkansas history, plus that article has three citations at the bottom. --The_stuart (talk) 21:27, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
 * No, that does not make it a reliable source. I can create a website devoted to Arkansas history and write some articles with citations, too, but that doesn't make it reliable. Is he a noted scholar of Arkansas history? If not, this doesn't appear to be a reliable source; use the sources he provides instead.
 * I've removed this source. --The_stuart (talk) 19:21, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Current ref 2 "From Turbulence to Tranquility .." is lacking publisher information. Also current refs 6, 7 and 12 which are the same website, different parts.
 * Fixed --The_stuart (talk) 21:27, 29 April 2008 (UTC)


 * http://www.oldstatehouse.com/educational_Programs/classroom/arkansas_news/detail.asp?id=974&issue_id=45&page=6 is lacking a publisher Current ref 12
 * Fixed --The_stuart (talk) 21:27, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
 * All other links checked out okay. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:57, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Oppose. Interesting topic, but numerous MOS issues and the prose should be improved to allow better flow within paragraphs. There are also some referencing issues. Karanacs (talk) 14:29, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Need metric conversion for all standard units: acres should also include hectares and ft should include m
 * the first paragraph doesn't seem to be organized that well; should be rewritten for better flow
 * Reworded, hope it's better. --The_stuart (talk) 19:21, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Better, but still not great. The prose is not very good and it still doesn't flow that well. Karanacs (talk) 13:41, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
 * need a citation immediately after a quotation even if the next citation covers that (just in case someone later inserts text)
 * The first paragraph in the Civil War section needs better transition between thoughts; I understand why the telegraph message is important to the section but it seems to be just dropped into the paragrpah.
 * The first part of this sentence does not make much sense "The item was intended simply as a piece of news, but telegraph lines quickly spread the news through out the state, fueling procession sentiment" (and do you mean "procession" or "pro-secession"?)
 * I'd like to see a sentence or two about the standoff between the governor and the troops added to the lead
 * I think this sentence is missing a word or two "The building was drastically altered the inside and outside"
 * There is no publisher listed for ref 2 (From Turbulence to Tranquility: The Little Rock Arsenal Part 1. ) I see now that several other of the refs come from this site and none have publishers listed
 * No publisher listed for ref 12 ("Bernie Babcock Gained Fame as Author")
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.