Wikipedia:Featured article review/Dundee/archive1


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured article review. Please do not modify it. Further comments should be made on the article's talk page or at Wikipedia talk:Featured article review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was removed by Joelr31 02:45, 9 March 2009.

Review commentary

 * Ydam, Adambisset, Friedfish, Citizensmith, WP:Cities, WP:Scotland, WP:UK Geography notified.

The article, as it stands, does not meet many of the criteria of Good Article status, let alone Featured Article status, and could do with improvement.

A major problem is in referencing. A number of claims throughout the article are unsourced. Some claims in the article have dubious neutrality. In addition, the lead is insufficiently concise. Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 13:49, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The notifications have not been completed; please add to each page listed above.  Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 22:22, 2 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I took care of it. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:47, 2 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks! I'm trying to improve the article as I go, but there's a lot to do. Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 11:59, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

I had another look at the article this morning, with a view to improve it more. It will take a long time (months) to bring it up to GA status, and there doesn't appear to be any appetite amongst previous contributors to improve it. I suggest it's removed as a featured article until it can again be put through FA nomination. Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 11:04, 26 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Actually hold that thought... I may be able to knock it into shape quicker than that. --Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 17:32, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

FARC commentary

 * Suggested FA criteria concerns are citations, lead, and NPOV.Joelito (talk) 19:03, 17 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Delist 1c - also has accretions of advertising from driveybys who have added all manner of NN and undue info on random schools and radio stations, among others.  YellowMonkey  ( click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model! ) 02:13, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Remove per our resident expert, User:Catfish Jim and the soapdish! DrKiernan (talk) 12:12, 6 March 2009 (UTC) Some improvement, but not for the last ten days. Still tagged for citation or clarification in multiple places. DrKiernan (talk) 14:04, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
 * I'll hold off for the moment, as Catfish may be working on it. DrKiernan (talk) 15:11, 27 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Remove A lot of uncited and contested statements (including statements not verified by the source cited). Xasodfuih (talk) 13:34, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Remove - Referencing issues and unsourced material abounds. Cirt (talk) 16:53, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Hold for the moment I should be able to knock it into shape. Give me a week or so. --Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 17:34, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Delist Too many problems to deal with in the short term. I will continue to upgrade it and re-nominate it once it's up to scratch. --Catfish Jim and the soapdish (talk) 16:30, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
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