Wikipedia:Featured article removal candidates/Isaac Asimov/archive 1

Isaac Asimov

 * Article is still a featured article.

As much as I love his writing, this seems like a relic from the brilliant prose days. If it would appear on FAC, I'd say: 1) no references 2) move quotes to wikiquote 3) merge trivia into the article 4) to many red linked lists, move to another article 5) a bit too many sections. Hopefully we can fix it while it is here, but if it is not improved, I am afraid it is not up to our standards anymore... --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 17:50, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)


 * Keep, with caveats. I agree that the quotations should be moved to wikiquote, or worked more thoroughly into the main text.  The same goes for the "Trivia" section&mdash;I loathe trivia lists and consider them the bastard children of the factoid generation.  Anyhoo, though, I don't think these are lethal problems, just slapdash organization.  As for the lack of references, the majority of the article seems to cite its sources.  What we really need is a concise bibliography at the end, listing the printed works by Asimov and others which cover his life and work.  I'll get to work on this momentarily.  Anville 20:47, 26 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * Keep. Wikiquote, references established; well-organized, in my view; the red links I don't see as too significant, especially since the number that exist which are not red is greater. Fine for featured, as I see it. --DanielNuyu 08:34, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)
 * Remove. Everyking 07:12, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)