Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia


 * 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 18:31, 7 February 2008.

Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia


Taking a lesson from A bastard's guide to writing a featured article this is a cookie cutter subject - a run-of-the-mill town near to another previously FA'ed place. Actually, it is located between two FA'd places, Dawson Creek and Chetwynd. The difference is that this town has dinosaurs! maclean 07:53, 26 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Support. Very nice article. Karanacs (talk) 16:29, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Support. Can't see any problems. Epbr123 (talk) 23:23, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Support. Sumoeagle179 (talk) 13:48, 2 February 2008 (UTC)


 * There is a disconnect between the way Notes and References are organized, making it hard to locate the Ref that matches each Note. Sample edit left. Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 00:41, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Fixed. That was a good point, I never saw that. And 'Thank you' to those above who read the article, I appreciate it. --maclean 04:23, 4 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Unlike a few other BC articles, which were pretty bad, this is quite well-written. But why not polish it? Here are very random examples:
 * "Population projections made in 1977 estimated there to be 3,568 residents in 1981,..."—"Population projections in 1977 were for 3,568 residents in 1981,..."
 * "Population level in T" --> Population of T
 * "an English only mother tongue"—bizarre.
 * The "with" connective, poor at the best of times, appears here twice in a row, without even preceding commas: "The town experiences a continental climate with arctic air masses moving predominantly southwestly from the Mackenzie Valley towards the Rocky Mountains.[37] These southwesterly winds move through the mountains north of town. Much of the precipitation is lost in the mountains with the town itself in a rain shadow behind Mount Bergeron."

And more. Recruit someone new to run through it, and make it a great article ... Tony  (talk)  09:08, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the input, Tony. I did your "How to satisfy Criterion 1a exercises" a few months ago. I believe my writing has improved over the years thanks to writing WP articles. Since your second point deals with an image, that point will take a day or two to fix. --maclean 19:59, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Please doublecheck the dead links returned by Check external links. Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 18:09, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * The links do appear to work, despite the report. Epbr123 (talk) 18:27, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Epbr, struck. Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 19:03, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Support well written and tightly knit. Just a suggestion: could the town hall image be moved in the infbox (or some other picture of the town be inserted in the infobox)?--Qyd (talk) 20:15, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
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