Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches/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 not promoted 23:18, 14 May 2008.

List of Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches
Nominated because I feel that it meets the FL criteria. Statements made in the intro paragraphs, which are unsourced (ie. highest win percentage), can be confirmed by looking at the list itself. I will gladly make any improvments needed.  Black ngold29  02:47, 27 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Support, Looks much better, I made a few changes and removed the talkheader from the talk page.  If you can find a source about the 2 coaches for that many years, it would be great, but it is not a must. Good work!  « Gonzo fan2007  (talk ♦ contribs) @  '' 18:16, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Support Some minor problems with WP:COLORS, but took care of it. Well done.  Milk’s Favorite Cookie  (Talk)  22:29, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

That's all I have, so mild oppose right now. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:02, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Comments from
 * "...Pittsburgh Pirates, in 1933..." no need for the comma in my opinion.
 * "city's heritage" - can you expand this just a little for those of us unaware of Pittsburgh's heritage?
 * "Joe Bach served two separate terms as head coach; and Walt Kiesling served three separate terms. " - not overwhelmed by "served x separate terms" twice in quick succession and not sure of the use of the semi-colon here.
 * "...due to the amount of players who fought in World War II,..." - due to the number of players fighting in World War II?
 * "...the Steelers combined their teams..." how many teams did the Steelers have?
 * "...Steelers' coach Walt Kiesling shared coaching duties with Greasy Neale and Phil Handler,..." needs citation.
 * "Struggling for much of their early years, their first winning season..." New paragraph so you need to reassert who you mean when you say "their". Plus, isn't the franchise singular?
 * To non NFLers, it's unclear what a "winning season" is.
 * "Twelve of the 16 head coaches spent their entire professional coaching careers with the franchise. Including..." - no need for the new sentence here.
 * "one of only four men to coach the same team for 23 years" exactly 23 years? Or over 23 years?
 * "Chuck Noll became one of only four men to coach the same team for 23 years, when he retired in 1991" - surely he didn't become that "when he retired"?
 * Expand NFL before using it as an abbreviation.
 * Link the appropriate Super Bowl for 2005.
 * External Links section should be External links per WP:HEAD.
 * Regular Season in the table should just be Regular season.

Reply to Rambling Man:
 * Did I miss anything? The only think I didn't change was the "winning season"; I understand where you're coming from, but it is used in reference to all sports, and I can't think of a better way to word it, Any thoughts? Thanks!  Black ngold29  16:57, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I disagree - for example, I would never use that phrase in football (soccer) - my team won 18 and lost 13 this season, but it's never going to be called a "winning season". The Rambling Man (talk) 06:46, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I meant "first season with a winning record." Either way, I changed it to "first season with more wins than losses" is that OK?  Black ngold29  16:02, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Also, avoid that hideous "scrolling reference" box. Just reflist maybe piped with 2 will be fine. The Rambling Man (talk) 06:49, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
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