Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps/archive1


 * 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 08:08, 18 July 2009.

Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps

 * Nominator(s): Kumioko (talk) 03:14, 4 July 2009 (UTC)

I am nominating this for featured list because I believe it meets all the criteria. Unfortunately there are limited sources for this article and limited information known or printed about it so the referencs are a little lean. Other than that I think its good.Kumioko (talk) 03:14, 4 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Oppose from
 * General
 * Dabs, external links check out fine.
 * Lead
 * Because ref#1 verifies the entire first paragraph, I would just have it cited once at the end of the paragraph instead of numerous times. (Alt. you can make ref#1 a general reference)
 * Done. --Kumioko (talk) 03:21, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * The lead needs to be expanded to summarize the list itself. (Eg. First ACMC, most AMCMCs of a certain ranking, etc.) Yes each section has a prose about the list, but the lead needs to have a brief summary of that.
 * Done.  bahamut0013  words deeds   05:27, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Assistants to the Commandant of the Marine Corps
 * Before the official title of "Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps" was adopted in 1946 the title of the position was known as the Assistant to the Commandant and prior to 1918, only a billet "Duty in the office of the Commandant". -- 1)Comma after 1946 2)Per consistency, add quotes around Assistant to the Commandant 3)the last part seems a bit awkward, wouldn't it be only a billet known as the "Duty in the office of the Commandant"
 * Done.  bahamut0013  words deeds   05:27, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * The first of the Assistants to the Commandant was Lieutenant Colonel Eli K. Cole who assumed the position April 29, 1911.  -- 1)Comma before who 2)+on before the date
 * Done.  bahamut0013  words deeds   05:27, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * You need to be consistent with the formatting of the dates, either (Day Month, Year) or (Month Day, Year)
 * Template:dts automatically sorts the dates in the tables to (month day year), while the only dates in the prose are all (month day year), except for the one in the lead that I have fixed.  bahamut0013  words deeds   05:27, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * From April 29, 1911 to October 16, l946 19 men were assigned to assist the commandant including 5 that eventually went on to become commandant themselves; John A. Lejeune, Wendell C. Neville, Ben H. Fuller, John H. Russell, Jr. and Alexander A. Vandegrift. -- 1)Comma before 19 men 2)The semicolon should be a colon.
 * Done.  bahamut0013  words deeds   05:27, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Assistant Commandants of the Marine Corps
 * In 1946 Congress established the position of "Assistant Commandants of the Marine Corps" and since then 31 men have held the position.  -- 1)Comma after 1946 2)Comma before 31 men
 * Done.  bahamut0013  words deeds   05:27, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Four other as well as 4 others; Randolph M. Pate, Leonard F. Chapman, Jr., Robert H. Barrow and Paul X. Kelley. -- Four others as well as 4 others (I think you can spot the error)
 * Done. lol.  bahamut0013  words deeds   05:27, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * As with the Commandant the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps is appointed by the President based on advice and consent of the Senate and once appointed will received the grade of General.  -- 1)Comma after As with the Commandant 2)Comma before and after and once appointed 3)received -> receive
 * Done. An officer doesn't recieve a new rank anyway, so I changed that to "promoted".  bahamut0013  words deeds   05:27, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * When there is a vacancy in the office of Commandant of the Marine Corps, or during the absence or disability of the Commandant the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps shall perform the duties of the Commandant until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases. -- Comma before shall
 * Sure about that? I figured the comma went between "disibility of the Commandant, the Assistant shall..." in this case.  bahamut0013  words deeds   05:27, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * References
 * Generally, most lists have the General ref first and the inline citations afterwards.-- T ru  c o   503 02:40, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Done --Kumioko (talk) 03:21, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I didn't know that. The convention for articles is cites, then list... strange that lists were the opposite.  bahamut0013  words deeds   05:27, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment -- The list meets WP:WIAFL, but before I fully support, I would like to see the last Assistant Commandant listed in the lead.-- T ru  c o   503 15:31, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
 * James F. Amos is already listed in the lead. but if you meant Assistant to the Commandant, then I have added Allen H. Turnage o the lead.  bahamut0013  words deeds   16:04, 9 July 2009 (UTC)
 * That's what I meant =]-- T ru  c o   503 03:02, 10 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Support -- Previous issues resolved/clarified; list meets WP:WIAFL.-- T ru  c o   503 03:02, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 16:30, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Sources look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 01:42, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
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