Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Governors of Indiana


 * 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.

List of Governors of Indiana
User:Golbez, User:Charles Edward, and I have collaborated on bringing this list up to FL quality. It is based on other Governor FLs, and I believe it is finally ready to be promoted. Reywas92 Talk 17:07, 20 December 2008 (UTC)

I will co-nominate this article since I have also spent considerable time on it and have access the book sources that were used and a fairly extensive knowledge of Indiana history :) Charles Edward (Talk) 02:23, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

I co-nominate with but reservations; I'm unhappy with the 'days' column and the party chart at the top. I think the days column is a bit too much (It gives a different view of the date data without really adding any information, IMO, that isn't readily visible with the more abstract terms column; such information, since it requires constant tending, should be in its own list IMO), and the party table gives undue weight to people who were elected once over those who were re-elected, and doesn't really enhance one's knowledge of the subject. Furthermore, it's simply counting certain rows in the table, so it's not new information at all. I'm also unsure about the terms, adding parts of a term together with +, etc, as I think it complicates what is already not an entirely intuitive column; but others would disagree, saying it simplifies it. To each his own. :) --Golbez (talk) 08:35, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I do get your point about the party table. I don't understand why the days would need constant tending. I added a template that automatically updates the current governor. It's nice to be able to sort them by length of time in office; that can't be done with terms. For Morton's terms, it shows how he only served one full term with some on both sides rather than two terms when added. Reywas92 Talk  15:49, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I see that, I'm still used to the old days. :P As for the "served part a term, then was elected, then served part a term" problem, I brought up the Clinton/Tucker/Huckabee part of the Arkansas table. It's not great, but I still think it's better than all the addition. --Golbez (talk) 17:15, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * I have removed the party table. Reywas92 Talk  16:46, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 19:42, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

I think this article is ready for featured status    World    tcs 20:01, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Comments from Kensplanet
 * It is recommended that you have atleast one map of Indiana at least for people outside the US. Kensplanet TC 09:48, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. Reywas92 Talk  16:46, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I have to disagree strongly with this suggestion; should we include a map of every area that we have a list of executives for? A map of Nepal for its kings? A map of Bavaria for its list of minister-presidents? I think the link to the location is 100% sufficient to find out just where it is. It adds no real information for a list of governors. --Golbez (talk) 20:21, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree, there is no need for it here when there is a link. The important thing is that readers know that Indiana is a state in the US; its location in the country itself is not important enough for this article to warrant adding an extra image. Dabomb87 (talk) 20:43, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I had thought the same, but I added it because of his suggestion. It is now removed. The capitol photo's okay though, right? Reywas92 Talk  23:34, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Disagree: It need not be a recent map of Indiana. Maybe a map of the 1800s will work. Kensplanet TC 05:02, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * But Kensplanet, why is a map necessary? Dabomb87 (talk) 16:37, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * If we only had a map from the 1800s... Indiana is linked to in the lead. Reywas92 Talk  18:11, 3 January 2009 (UTC)


 * What do you mean by the Days in Office in each Table? How did you consider this. Are they exact? Kensplanet T</b><b style="color:green;">C</b> 17:07, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Yes they are exact. It is the number of days that passed from taking office to leaving office, exclusive.


 * What is Gubernatorial term? Kensplanet <b style="color:black;">T</b><b style="color:green;">C</b> 17:11, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
 * It's just referring back to the years he was governor. Reywas92 <sup style="color:#45E03A;">Talk  23:34, 2 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Support, great work! <b style="font-family:Neuropol; color:#003366;">HoosierState</b><sup style="font-family:Latha; color:#003366;">Talk 00:20, 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) 06:03, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.