Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Charlotte Bobcats all-time roster/archive2


 * 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 Dabomb87 17:31, 16 January 2010.

Charlotte Bobcats all-time roster

 * Nominator(s): — Chris! c / t, Geologik 

I am nominating this for featured list because I think it fulfills the FL criteria. I am not the major contributor, but have permission from contributor to nominate. — Chris! c / t 01:39, 7 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Support.—NMajdan &bull;talk 18:16, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Comments –
 * I think the table would be much stronger and more interesting if some basic statistics were included. Items like points, rebounds and assists per game would make great use of the sorting, and a few facts from these categories could also help spice up the lead.
 * What is citing the part about the Hornets relocating to New Orleans?
 * "The Bobcats are the only team to have never advanced into the playoffs." This is true regarding the 30 current teams, but there are defunct teams that never made a playoff appearance. The reference confirms this.
 * "with Alexis Ajinca, drafted in 2008, being the first foreign-born player to be drafted by the Bobcats." The "with... being" structure isn't great, and "drafted" is used in a repetitive way. How about "; Alexis Ajinca, drafted in 2008, was the first foreign-born player to be selected by the Bobcats."
 * Looking at my sentence proposal above, it still might be confusing to non-NBA fans who don't know what the NBA Draft is. In addition to improving the structure, I'd like to see a specific mention of the NBA Draft for clarity's sake.
 * In the table headings, decapitalize Club as a non-proper noun.  Giants2008  ( 27 and counting ) 22:32, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Done all— Chris! c / t 05:53, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

Question Why is Raja Bell listed as 2009-2010, and others are listed as 2009-present? Also some players are listed as having joined the team in 2010. --Pgp688 (talk) 10:34, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Well, this is based on the source. And it listed the year as the last year for a season. Since Bell was traded in November 2009, which is the 2009/10 season, the year is listed as 2010. I will add a note about this.— Chris! c / t 20:39, 29 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments
 * Can you remove the "width=80%" part from the table? It messes up the layout in my browser.
 * Done— Chris! c / t 21:39, 4 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Statistics should be as of the last day of the previous season. the way it is now, it requires constant updating.
 * I agree, but this is almost impossible for me to change since the source used is constantly updated and I add the stats during the middle of the season.— Chris! c / t 21:39, 4 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Have you used the latest media guide? Starting page 133, it gives you stats as of the last day of last season.-- Cheetah  (talk)  06:10, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Done— Chris! c / t 20:13, 5 January 2010 (UTC)


 * The years in the "from" and "to" columns are confusing. It's better to use the two-year format(ex. 2005-06) or just link the years to the season it indicates(ex. 2005).
 * Done— Chris! c / t 21:39, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

-- Cheetah  (talk)  01:03, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Good work. Awaiting an answer to Wizardman's question. Support from KV5  ( Talk  •  Phils ) 16:30, 11 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Support with one question. Might it be worth mentioning the 2004 NBA Expansion Draft that initially filled their roster? Staxringold talkcontribs 23:27, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Done.— Chris! c / t 04:57, 14 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment: I find the use of defaulting to the end of the season for the purpose of the list confusing. Mainly, if someone doesn't check the footnotes, then they're thinking that the team started in 2005 and had no players in 2004. It doesn't have a good feel to me. Wizardman  Operation Big Bear 16:16, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Fixed.— Chris! c / t 18:57, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks better. Ideally the first and last games would be an exact date, but that would be very difficult to find and modify, so I won't ask for that. For the purposes of whether or not to promote, this can be considered a support. Wizardman  Operation Big Bear 16:43, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
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