Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Aurealis Award winners and nominees for best fantasy novel/archive1


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The list was promoted by Giants2008 20:24, 29 December 2009.

List of Aurealis Award winners and nominees for best fantasy novel

 * Nominator(s): Salavat (talk) 16:51, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

Very loosely based on two other featured lists about books (List of Lambda Literary Awards winners and nominees for science fiction, fantasy and horror, List of Gaylactic Spectrum Award winners and nominees for best novel) and using the style as seen on BAFTA Award for Best Film, i believe this list covers the subject to the full. I opted for the BAFTA style list because i feel it identifies the seperate years more clearly, however i am open to changing the format to the Gaylactic and Lambda styles if table sorting is an issue. Salavat (talk) 16:51, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

Comment — Chris! c / t 19:10, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Citations should be behind punctuations
 * Fixed this one. Dabomb87 (talk) 01:24, 16 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Color need to be accompanied with symbol; see recently promoted featured lists for example
 * Done. Salavat (talk) 03:55, 16 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Might be a good idea to add Template:Infobox Award— Chris! c / t 23:01, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. Salavat (talk) 03:21, 25 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Support — Chris! c / t 06:46, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Quick comments –
 * In reference 3, The Courier-Mail should be presented in italics. The work parameter of the cite templates is the easiest way to accomplish this.
 * Ok i changed the publisher parameter to work. Would i need to list News.com.au as the publisher or is it good as it is? Salavat (talk) 13:37, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * I actually didn't notice before that the link came from that site. Yes, it should be mentioned in the citation.  Giants2008  ( 27 and counting ) 15:33, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. Salavat (talk) 15:38, 21 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Reference 4 is to an mp3 of a radio show. To maximize ease of fact-checking, would it be possible to note the time at which the cited part is said during the show? This is a common arrangement for when videos/TV shows are cited.  Giants2008  ( 27 and counting ) 02:16, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. Salavat (talk) 13:37, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Support Mm40 (talk) 01:47, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

 Comments Support
 * Would "creation" be more widely understood by readers than "inception"? Just a thought, I wouldn't object if "inception" was kept.
 * Changed. Salavat (talk) 13:20, 27 December 2009 (UTC)


 * "Categories currently include science fiction, fantasy, horror, young-adult fiction, children's literature, with separate awards for novels and short fiction, collections and anthologies, and illustrative works or graphic novels": do separate awards for novels, short fiction, etc apply to every category?
 * No not for collections and anthologies, and illustrative works or graphic novels. It reads right for me but if im missing a comma to make it more clear please tell. Ive also added some more information, does it read alright? Salavat (talk) 13:20, 27 December 2009 (UTC)


 * "Multi-time winners of the award include Sara Douglass (three wins), Juliet Marillier (three wins), Garth Nix (two wins), Jane Routley (two wins), and Sean Williams (two wins)": there's a bit of repetition there, how about something like "Of the [x number of winners], two people have won the award three time – Sara Douglass and Juliet Marillier – and three have won it twice – Garth Nix, Jane Routley, and Sean Williams."
 * Done. Salavat (talk) 13:20, 27 December 2009 (UTC)


 * The lead should mention that it's possible for more than one winner per year.
 * I added a sentence in the second paragraph, not sure of the positioning and if it disrupts anything else though.


 * For the 1998 row, should Jane Routley have an asterisk next to her name as she won?
 * Fixed. Salavat (talk) 13:20, 27 December 2009 (UTC)


 * "Honourable mention and highly commended novels" needs some explanation. When was it introduced and (if possible) why?
 * well i found a document stating that they can be awarded in "no award" and "Unable to Reach Agreement" situations however they dont state why they are listed in addition to years which have winners, instead just saying that they are submitted by the judges, so i opted to leave it out because those options arent relavent for these awards, but can be added if needed. Sentences have been added to the bottom of the second paragraph. Salavat (talk) 13:20, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, I'm fine with leaving it as it is rather than confusing the situation.

I like the lead, it reads well and the sources are appropriate (ie: the awards website for the technicalities, outside sources for praise). The tables are straightforward and user friendly. Once these issues are addressed, I'll be happy to support. Nev1 (talk) 22:16, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
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