Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of camouflage methods/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 10:01, 15 March 2013 (UTC).

List of camouflage methods

 * Nominator(s): Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:07, 22 February 2013 (UTC)

I am nominating this for featured list because it lists a substantial number of methods of camouflage, showing how each is applied in different contexts in zoological and military usage, with images and citations for each instance. The main camouflage article describes the theory of these methods but does not have space for so many images, nor for such a long list with its detailed classification of methods and contexts. The two articles together, however, provide encyclopedic coverage of the topic. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:07, 22 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Comment: I didn't do a thorough review of the article yet, but the problem I had at first glance was that there are no explanations on the camouflage methods. The name and images are not always sufficient for a non-expert to understand what they are talking about. For example, I can't readily tell the difference between "aggressive mimicry" and "special aggressive resemblance". In fact, when looking at the examples for special aggressive resemblance, I get the feeling that this method is about concealing the danger you present (or trying to "look innocent") but the name suggests otherwise. If you could add another column to the table that gives a brief explanation on each method (especially since most of them don't have individual articles the reader could look at), that would be great. I'm not asking for lengthy and detailed explanations, but at least a line or two. This deals with camouflage methods after all and not only examples of camouflage, so I think as a stand-alone list it should be more self-explanatory. Chamal T •C 15:21, 22 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Certainly, done. I wasn't sure that so much text was permitted in a list but have gladly supplied brief explanations. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:53, 22 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Support: No other issues from me. It's a bit different from most FLs, but I think it is of FL quality. Chamal T •C 02:36, 2 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Support--Tomcat (7) 19:31, 27 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Support - it's a pretty cool list, and I'm almost ready to support, except... what are the last three columns sorting on? I can't tell if it's actually sorting on the image's file name or what, but it doesn't seem helpful. -- Pres N  20:00, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Done - names placed before images to permit sorting on last 3 columns. Chiswick Chap (talk) 21:56, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Alright, flipped to Support. -- Pres N  04:35, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
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