Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Ballon d'Or


 * 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 User:Matthewedwards 05:16, 4 January 2009.

Ballon d'Or
The list has gone through a major revamping and I now believe it meets all the criteria necessary to become featured. Thanks in advance for your comments. NapHit (talk) 19:19, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Cheers. --Jameboy (talk) 00:17, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Comments from Jameboy
 * "The "Ballon d'Or", often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year"... isn't the Ballon d'Or the trophy and the European Footballer of the Year the recipient? Should it be changed to the European Footballer of the Year award?
 * Footnote A should have a comma after "Despite being born in Argentina"
 * In the "by player" section, I don't see the point of regurgitating all the players who have won it just once. Can we just mention that it has been won once "by 34 players" (if my count-up is correct)?
 * "over the previous year" - can we clarify whether this is calendar year or football season? I assume the former, but it should be clarified due to many people using "year" and "season" interchangeably. Also I think "during" sounds better than "over".
 * "players at European clubs; meaning" comma not semi-colon (or change second half to "this meant that")
 * "This changed in 1995 when there was a change" - repetitive phrasing
 * "Germany has produced the most winners" - German players or players from German clubs?
 * Thanks for the comments I have addressed them all. NapHit (talk) 17:09, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * My comments resolved. Support. Jameboy (talk) 20:38, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Comment from Toon05 Support
 * ✅ Good job on the article. One think I am wondering about is why the most recent winner of the award (Cristiano Ronaldo, as you undoubtedly know) isn't mentioned in the text, only in the table. It would seem prudent to include the information in the text, as it would undoubtedly be one of the most sought-after pieces of information to readers - they currently need to scroll down to the bottom of the table, or figure out that the table is, in fact sortable. Best (and Merry Christmas), – Toon (talk)  00:37, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I'd be tempted to disagree there on grounds of recentism: we don't want to be constantly updating the leads of articles or lists to mention the most recent event related to the subject. Ballon d'Or 2008 has all the info on this year's award. --Jameboy (talk) 01:01, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Well the article is updated at least every year due to the nature of the award, the list of winners needs to be updated, so really WP:RECENTISM isn't an issue. It makes sense to have the reigning European Footballer of the Year mentioned in the text. – Toon (talk)  14:45, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
 * added reference to cristiano ronaldo in lead. NapHit (talk) 17:09, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Support - After my comments, and those of the other reviewers, were addressed, I think this meets FL standards.  Giants2008  ( 17-14 ) 17:50, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 20:11, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Sources look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 20:11, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Spell out lesser-known abbreviations such as RSSSF and UEFA.
 * What makes http://www.laureus.com/ a reliable source? Dabomb87 (talk) 02:30, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
 * A quick look at their article and you'll see hy it's a reliable source, they have a famous award for sports people and are a famous sports organisation. NapHit (talk) 19:09, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Images look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 20:11, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
 * File:Jc ajax belle photo 01.jpg Who are the "personnel"? Dabomb87 (talk) 02:30, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
 * replced with image of Kevin Keegan, no idea who "personnel" are. NapHit (talk) 19:09, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Comments by --  SRE.K.A nnoyomous .L. 24 [c]
 * "..., meaning that players like Diego Maradona and Pelé were ineligible for the award." Why do you need to point out name?
 * "Three men..." Does it say that the award can only be awarded to men, and not women?
 * I don't think that needs to be made explicit, it is pretty obvious. NapHit (talk) 20:04, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * But do you have a reference that only men are allowed to win the award? The word "obvious" relates to WP:Original research. -- signed by  SRE.K.A nnoyomous .L. 24  (spell my name backwards) at 02:58, 4 January 2009 (UTC)


 * "Ronaldo became the first Brazilian to win the award in 1997, after non-Europeans were made eligible." Why does this also need to be pointed out?
 * What are the years wikilinked to? Tell the readers that by note or by key.
 * The years are wikilinked to the relevant year of the award, a note is not needed for that it's just overkill. NapHit (talk) 20:04, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I know that somewhere on WP:MOS, it says not to pipelink years (ie. 1982) That is why you need to tell the readers first about what the years wikilink to. -- signed by  SRE.K.A nnoyomous .L. 24  (spell my name backwards) at 02:58, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
 * That's not what it says. The MOS is rather obsolete on this detail; the latest consensus (i.e. Date Linking RfC) suggests that when articles are piped through single-year links, it is better to be explicit about where the links go so as to not confuse the reader. Most of the basketball and baseball lists use this method, see List of Washington Wizards head coaches as an example. Also, all the years should be linked because the tables are sortable. Dabomb87 (talk) 04:59, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

-- signed by  SRE.K.A nnoyomous .L. 24  (spell my name backwards) at 07:18, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * With regard to the section about Maradona and Pele, I think it's important to highlight that the two players who are almost universally regarded as the best footballers of all time were ineligible - it is not a minor detail IMHO. We could rustle up a large amount of sources to demonstrate this if required. Best, – Toon (talk)  16:53, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I've addressed all your comments. NapHit (talk) 20:04, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Toon05 stated, "I think it's important to highlight that the two players who are almost universally regarded as the best footballers of all time were ineligible" This is called original research. According to WP:Original research, it is not allowed. I still believe that pointing out players have no use. For example, why do you need to point out the first Brazilian, but not the first Czech? -- signed by  SRE.K.A nnoyomous .L. 24  (spell my name backwards) at 02:58, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Closing note: This candidate has been promoted, but there may be a delay in the bot processing the close. Please see WP:FLC/ar, and leave the FLC template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Matthewedwards (talk • contribs • email) 06:02, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
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