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

The list was promoted by Matthewedwards 07:12, 11 April 2009.

2008 NBA Draft

 * Nominator(s): — Chris!  c t 

Another NBA list— Chris!  c t 01:58, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

 Oppose  - Criterion 1. I was looking forward to reading this one, but quickly found some questionable prose. There are more simple mistakes than I would expect in our best work, at least for now. In addition to fixing these, please consider finding to find someone in the NBA project to read through this carefully.
 * Would it be possible to have pictures of drafted players to the right of the tables? That would be a nice touch.
 * Done— Chris!  c t 05:40, 1 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I'm having a problem with the Notable undrafted players section. Is this meant to give the undrafted players who played in the NBA? If so, perhaps the section should be re-named accordingly. I'm sure there were plenty of undrafted college players who have Wikipedia articles; why wouldn't they be considered notable?
 * I will removed "notable" and try to add other undrafted players.— Chris!  c t 23:15, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
 * In a way, I think that section is out of scope of this article. I mean, this is about the draft and the players drafted. You say yourself the other players were excluded from the draft, so why should they be in the article? Noble Story (talk • contributions) 00:58, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * The only reason I have this section is b/c the other NBA draft FLs have it. I can removed if it is decided that it is out of scope.— Chris!  c t 19:34, 31 March 2009 (UTC)


 * "and other first-time eligible players, such as players from non-North American leagues." There is a redundancy with "players", seeing as there are two uses here and three in the entire sentence. How about changing the last part to "such as those from non-North American leagues."?
 * "The draft was broadcast on ESPN at 7:00 PM (EDT)." This is only in the U.S.
 * "The NBA announced that 91 players, including 69 players from U.S. colleges and institutions and 22 international players, have filed as early entry candidates for the 2008 NBA Draft." "have filed"? The draft was nine months ago.
 * "The Bulls winning of the lottery..." Apostrophe for Bulls, please. Also, would a result in the lottery technically be considered an upset?
 * Two NBA Draft Lottery links.
 * Also duplicate links for the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, and Minnesota Timberwolves.
 * "It marked the first time in draft history that three freshmen were taken with the first three picks." Remove the first "three".
 * "With five players taken in the draft, the Kansas...". Grammar error after the comma.
 * "the franchise would relocated". Remove "would".  Giants2008  ( 17-14 ) 22:33, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I fixed all the prose issues you pointed out. I will get someone to look at the prose again.— Chris!  c t 23:41, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
 * One note from the changes above: now that it says University of Kansas, "the" can be put back. It was different when I reviewed it. I struck the oppose above due to the good work that has been done in the last work; here are a few more issues that I want to bring up before I support.
 * "Another record was also set, with ten freshmen being drafted in the first round and twelve in total." In addition to the struck word, the part after the comma is a noun plus -ing sentence structure that needs fixing.
 * "22 are forward". Last word should be plural.
 * A few notes from the school column: Memphis Tigers basketball redirects to the men's program, which is what you want linked for Derrick Rose's column. Rider Broncs could replace the generic Rider University link.
 * The note in the Team column for D. J. White should be moved next to the team name to match the other similar notes.
 * Undrafted players: "The following lists players who went unndrafted...". Typo.
 * Haven't looked at the trades yet, but I may polish that up myself if time permits.  Giants2008  ( 17-14 ) 23:32, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Done all except for the D. J. White one. I am not sure if that is a good idea. The note is about Seattle SuperSonics. Moving it next to Detroit Pistons might confuse reader.— Chris!  c t 00:51, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * In that case, it should be moved outside the parenthesis.  Giants2008  ( 17-14 ) 23:04, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Done— Chris!  c t 00:04, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Support - Has been substantially improved during the course of this FLC, and now meets the standards.  Giants2008  ( 17-14 ) 21:29, 6 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Review by 
 * General
 * Fix the disambiguation links of the article, as found with the links checker tool in the toolbox.
 * Fixed after I removed the links to junior and senior. There are no articles existed for college junior/senior.— Chris!  c t 20:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * How about wikitionary linking the terms? junior/senior.--Best,  ₮ RU  C Ө   23:08, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Done— Chris!  c t 00:04, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Lead
 * Per MOS:NUM, do not start sentences with numbers
 * Fixed— Chris!  c t 20:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Be consistent with the use of acronyms. You spell out Kansas State but use USC for South Car.
 * Fixed— Chris!  c t 20:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, another record was set with ten freshmen being drafted in the first round and twelve in total. --> Another record was also set, with ten freshmen being drafted in the first round and twelve in total.
 * Fixed— Chris!  c t 20:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I would expand the lead to summarize the list a bit more, at least adding something on the positions of the players.
 * Added— Chris!  c t 20:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Tables
 * What does the 1998 next entry # 6 refer to (in the last column)?
 * It is the birth year— Chris!  c t 20:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * You should clarify this in the article.--Best,  ₮ RU  C Ө   21:20, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Added— Chris!  c t 05:40, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I would place the Sr. (and etc.) within parenthesis.
 * Done— Chris!  c t 20:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Why isn't senior linked?--Best,  ₮ RU  C Ө   21:20, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * See my reply on disambiguation links.— Chris!  c t 05:40, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
 * For entries in the position that have more than one position, the most used position is placed first right?
 * Yes. Added a note to clarify— Chris!  c t 20:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Note A is not a complete sentence, remove the full stop.
 * Done— Chris!  c t 20:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Undrafted players
 * Is it possible to get the date of the signing?
 * See above. There is a discussion about the relevance of the section. I will probably removed it.— Chris!  c t 19:42, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * So what is going to comeabout on this?--Best,  ₮ RU  C Ө   00:29, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I am still waiting for User:Noble Story's reply. If he doesn't reply, then I will try to look for the dates.— Chris!  c t 05:03, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Draft-day trades
 * In a three-team trade, Portland acquired the draft rights to 25th pick Nicolas Batum from Houston; Houston acquired the draft rights to 28th pick Donté Greene, a second-round selection in 2009 from Memphis and 33rd pick Joey Dorsey from Portland; and Memphis acquired the draft rights to 27th pick Darrell Arthur from Portland. -- the semi colons should be commas
 * In a three-team trade, Chicago acquired the rights to 36th pick Ömer Aşık from Portland; Portland acquired a second-round pick in 2009 from Denver and two future second-round picks from Chicago; and Denver acquired the draft rights to 39th pick Sonny Weems from Chicago. -- Same thing here
 * San Antonio acquired the draft rights to 48th pick Malik Hairston, a second-round pick in 2009 and cash considerations from Phoenix in exchange for the draft rights to 45th pick Goran Dragić. -- Comma after 2009
 * Fixed all— Chris!  c t 20:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Traded picks
 * The in at trade involving is really repetitive, is there other ways to state this?
 * Fixed— Chris!  c t 20:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * References
 * For the Sl.com ref, that's the work, but the publisher is the Time Inc.
 * Fixed— Chris!  c t 20:22, 31 March 2009 (UTC)

--Best,  ₮ RU  C Ө   00:29, 31 March 2009 (UTC)


 * In general the article meets WP:WIAFL standards, but I would like to see the outcome of the undrafted players before giving my final decision. I will check back, if I don't you may notify me for the result. --Best,  ₮ RU  C Ө   20:28, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Support -- Previous issues resolved; article now meets WP:WIAFL, and it still checks out to the new criteria.-- T ru  c o   01:47, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

Support My concerns have been fixed. Noble Story (talk • contributions) 04:53, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 01:17, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

Source look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:10, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Most of the hard work is done, just need to make it easier to use, that's all!-- Crzycheetah 02:58, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Oppose
 * Since you've already mentioned that the first three were freshmen, remove the redundant ", a freshman" part after each name in that second paragraph. It will become "...Rose from the U of Memphis".
 * A note should be added next to the third and fifth picks. As a reader, I just read that Minnesota traded that pick to Memphis, but I need details! Make it easy to navigate, please!
 * Same thing with the 11th and 13th picks.
 * The 15th pick needs a note to click on, as well. Plus, I suggest removing the "as part of the XX trade" part when you add that clickable note because it's kinda unfair to the third pick along with others.
 * ^Same thing with the 17th pick.
 * I need more details about the 20th pick.
 * What Jason Kidd trade gave the Nets the 21st pick?
 * There are many trades that need more notes if you need me to continue listing them, just ask.
 * "Franchise would relocate to become..." - huh? Sounds weird
 * Under Traded picks whenever you mention the "second-round draft pick", can you add what pick exactly they received.
 * No need to oppose b/c most of these are pretty easy to fix. :) I have done several trades and will probably finished them tomorrow.— Chris!  c t 06:10, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I think I fixed all all of them.— Chris!  c t 02:27, 8 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment Why exactly are you not removing the "as part of the XX trade" part? I think it's too much info for the table. It's no deal-breaker, of course. I am just wondering.-- Crzycheetah 05:29, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Another editor removed it.— Chris!  c t 01:02, 10 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Support Great work!-- Crzycheetah 04:04, 10 April 2009 (UTC)

I confirm my support after the criteria changes. Dabomb87 (talk) 12:21, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
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