Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of UAB Blazers players in the NFL Draft/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 archived by Crisco 1492 00:37, 26 August 2015.

List of UAB Blazers players in the NFL Draft

 * Nominator(s): A Texas Historian (Impromptu collaboration?) 05:24, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

A team that existed for less than 25 years is already taking a year-long break. UAB is one of several infant teams of college football, and is now the poster child for getting money out of college sports. During the program's short existence, it has produced twelve players who have been drafted into the NFL, and surprisingly, has two first-round picks. While only one player has had a long-lasting and successful career in the NFL, UAB still has done a better job producing players than several older schools. And I actually am neither a supporter or detractor of UAB. This was a spur-of-the-moment expansion by me, and most of the tedious, repetitive stat work on this list goes to User:Patriarca12. This will hopefully be followed by another list or two about UAB football. Thanks to everyone (anyone?) who reviews, - A Texas Historian (Impromptu collaboration?) 05:24, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
 * This list has twelve occupants... why can't you merge this to UAB Blazers football? Seattle (talk) 18:16, 18 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Oppose - Fails 3b "In length and/or topic, it...does not largely duplicate material from another article, and could not reasonably be included as part of a related article." I see absolutely no reason why this cannot be incorporated into UAB Blazers football, which already contains a table with 7 of the 12 players that are in the candidate article. Besides that, the key section is unnecessary, the references are not complete and not properly formatted, and the fourth paragraph of the lead is unnecessary. AHeneen (talk) 09:24, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I believe the unofficial rule is that ten items is necessary for notability. UAB Blazers football right now is a mess that I hope to fix soon. The list of seven will eventually become a paragraph or two that incorporates all twelve people at this list. When the article is properly finished, having this list there will give undue weight to this topic. I don't think the key is unnecessary. It provides purpose and is standard for these type of lists. And although the referencing is not like my usual over-the-top detail, I tried to keep it like other formatting for UAB articles, which has previously been found to be fine. If you could point out something that you think is improperly formatted, I'll be glad to fix it. And I agree that I went overboard in the fourth paragraph, although it is not entirely unnecessary. I'll shorten it and add it to another one. Thanks for the comments, - A Texas Historian (Impromptu collaboration?) 17:34, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Any evidence of this unofficial rule? Even if it is a guideline supported by a WikiProject, it must still comply with Wikipedia content guidelines. The UAB football article is just 11kB and could be significantly expanded without the need for a separate list article for NFL players (see WP:SIZERULE). The list article is just 1.8kB! It can easily be integrated into the UAB football article without any problems.
 * The key has far more items than are used in the table. It should also not be in a separate section. The terms "general" and "specific" for the references are unusual. I see now that it is supposed to be short citations, but the "specific" references should be before the general references. However, the formatting is not as much of a concern as the length is. AHeneen (talk) 18:21, 4 August 2015 (UTC)


 * — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:29, 26 August 2015 (UTC)


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