Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of United States Military Academy alumni (academics)/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 promoted by Matthewedwards 04:57, 8 July 2009.

List of United States Military Academy alumni (academics)

 * Nominator(s):  — Rlevse • Talk  • 22:13, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

I am nominating this for featured list because it's next in my series of USMA alumni lists. — Rlevse • Talk  • 22:13, 23 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Support. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:49, 5 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Comments from 
 * General
 * Dabs, external links check out fine.
 * Lead
 * 'A few graduates each year are given the option of entering the United States Air Force, United States Navy, or United States Marine Corps.' -- Wouldn't it be A select few graduates..?
 * No, that implies a select process but it's mostly a matter of personal choice.  — Rlevse • Talk  • 01:08, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 'Before the founding of the United States Air Force Academy in 1955, the Academy was a major source of officers for the Air Force and its predecessors.' -- Is 'The Academy' an official title for the USMA, why not use USMA instead?
 * Consistency throughout not only this list but the whole series of lists. There are several nicks for them and it's best to stay with one instead of flip flopping. — Rlevse • Talk  • 01:08, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 'Other notable graduates include 2 Presidents of the United States, 18 astronauts, 4 additional heads of state, 74 Medal of Honor recipients,[6] 70 Rhodes Scholars, and 3 Heisman Trophy winners..' -- 1)What do you mean by 'additional heads of state'? The 'additional' is throwing me off. 2)Remove the extra period.
 * Fixed both. — Rlevse • Talk  • 01:08, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 'Among American universities, the academy is fourth on the list of total winners for Rhodes Scholarships, seventh for Marshall Scholarships and fourth for Hertz Fellowships.' -- Inconsistency, is it the academy? or the Academy (capitalized or not)?
 * UC'd it to match all the others as it's a specific one.<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 01:08, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
 * References
 * If you are going to link one publisher, you either need to link all that can be linked or just remove the link.
 * if you meant USDeptEdu, I unlinked it.<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 01:08, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

-- T ru  c o   503 00:46, 26 June 2009 (UTC)


 * Support -- Previous issues resolved/clarified; list meets WP:WIAFL.-- T ru  c o   503 01:42, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 20:18, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

Sources look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 20:18, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Is ref 37 a magazine, newspaper or journal? If so, it should be italicized.
 * An online mag. To me that's a web ref, not a journal ref.<span style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"> — <b style="color:#060;">Rlevse</b> • Talk  • 01:19, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * I asked about this. Dabomb87 (talk) 01:34, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
 * She hasn't replied. This is hardly a major issue, so I don't mind letting it go. Also, I've seen other webzine Wikipedia articles that don't italicize, so I'll go with that. Dabomb87 (talk) 20:18, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
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