Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of micronations/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 by User:Scorpion0422 01:11, 24 September 2008.

List of micronations
After starting a flag column, adding references and making general improvements to the list, I think this list can be nominated for featured list status. Onecanadasquarebishopsgate 19:35, 12 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Oppose my main concerns from PR are still not resolved. (1) isn't there a reference stating that this is the complete list? what is the point of featuring the list if there is no reason to believe that the list is complete? (2) I still believe that adding a column with the location would help. even if ~20% have unknown locations, then the others at least can be ordered by some geographic coordinate. Nergaal (talk) 22:05, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Disregarding opposition - The reasons why your main concerns were not resolved was because they can't be resolved. Firstly the above are not good reasons for opposition, it would be better to use the title comment and even then this does not benefit the article itself. You won't ever get a complete list of micronations in the same way you will never get a complete list of stars with confirmed extrasolar planets - we nominate lists as featured because they represent the best lists on Wikipedia whether they are complete or not.
 * And I have already explained why we don't have a location column - micronations don't necessarily exist on land. How can a micronation have an unknown location? It either exists or it doesn't. Micronations can exist in so many ways - this isn't the list of sovereign states. - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate  22:44, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Oppose—Not nearly good enough. Threadbare.
 * Hyphens and en dashes—There are a number of mistakes. Please read about them at MOS. "1990's"—also see MOS.
 * Year range not supplied for entities that clearly no longer exist.
 * Fails the requirement for comprehensiveness: e.g., Neue Slwenische Kunst—where the hell is it? Who were these artists?
 * I think "Victoria, Australia", not just the state-name. Farmer's name?

These are just odd examples; god knows what the rest is like. What about a more sectionalised table, with column for location, one for the instigator, etc.? Tony  (talk)  08:40, 16 September 2008 (UTC) Comments
 * Vague response, disregarding majority of it - unlike the comments above, the vast majority of this paragraph is just a repetition of Nergaal's comment. I'll check the "1990s" MOS problem, however stating that there are problems with the dashes does not help - you need to be more specific, because so far you are the only editor claiming that there is still a problem. This is a list of micronations, not their founders (we already have a list for that) and the description box itself is just a summary - for detail, read the main article. I have already explained, several times, why we can't have a location column. It is a list of micronations, it gives basic information for the entities as well as its flag, therefore it has passed the "requirement" (Policy or guideline for this? Again, you need to be specific) for comprehensiveness. The "founded" column refers to the year of foundation, because micronations are ephemeral. The year of foundation is generally the only accurate information we have for the timeline of micronations. - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate  15:38, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Fixed problems - I have fixed the 1990's problem by removing the apostrophe. I have looked at past comments, and the page itself, and I have found some minor errors in the references (fixed), however the rest of the dashes/hyphens seem to be correct. - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate  22:11, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Question: What criteria is being used for inclusion onto this list? Looking at the reference I see some micronations, like Grand Duchy of Elsanor, that are not listed here. Criteria #3 of WP:FL? requires the list to "comprehensively cover the defined scope". --maclean 19:05, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Inclusion generally includes reliable references or an article on the subject. As for whether the list can include all micronations, it can't because it won't. There are literally thousands of micronations, with only a few that can be mentioned on Wikipedia. You are correct, Elsanor could be added, but the list will only ever contain the vast majority of micronations, never all of them - we just don't know of all the micronations that exist as we do with sovereign states or unrecognised states. Asking editors to complete the list would be an impossible task, however this list does contain a high amount of the notable micronations - so the list will never be complete, but very close. - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate  21:17, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * Why do some of the listed micronations have no Wikipedia article? Are they not notable enough to have one? If so, then why are they listed here? Perhaps only list the micronations that have Wikipedia articles as we can be reasonably certain that those are notable. Gary King ( talk ) 02:36, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
 * An article does not establish notability, references do. The reason why they don't have articles might be because there is just not enough information for a single article so they have been "merged" with the list. - Onecanadasquarebishopsgate  15:01, 18 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Otherwise sources look okay, links checked out with the link checker tool. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:26, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
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