Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/New England Patriots seasons/archive1

New England Patriots seasons
I created this list using two other featured lists as a model: Chicago Bears seasons and Minnesota Vikings seasons. I think it meets the precedent set by those two lists. As a self-nomination, I of course support this as a featured list. Please feel free to make any suggestions for improvements, and if not, I would appreciate your support. --Jayron32| talk | contribs 04:24, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Boy, it's going to be quite a chore creating articles for all the past seasons for every team. Support nonetheless, though some might see the redlinks as an issue. -Phoenix 04:59, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I plan to get on stubbing those redlinks for the Pats soon. However, there are some good sources out there.  It will just take time.  We shouldn't hold up this article, however, merely for the inadequacies elsewhere at Wikipedia.  The redlink problem can easily be explained away, however, and shouldn't make this article any less well referenced, less well written, less well organized, or less adherent to already established FL formats for NFL team seasons (see above).--Jayron32| talk | contribs  05:32, 11 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Support An good list...followed just like the template article. Yet another NFL article that will become featured. --Happyman22 21:01, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Once I get the Browns list done, it'll be up, too. All these articles should be featured. 01:26, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 *  Support . As creator of the Minnesota Vikings seasons article, this looks excellent!  Yeah, the red links are an eye sore, but those can be taken care of quickly with some stubs. RyguyMN 01:33, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Reply: Yeah, I am getting the season articles done slowly. I have finished 1960 Boston Patriots season and 1961 Boston Patriots season. Rather than quick stubs, I am working on a whole article.  Check these out, as they may be useful as a prototype format to use for other team season articles.  Also, check out the refs for each of them.  If you hadn't found it yet, the JT-SW site is a WEALTH of statistical resources.  Very helpful in writing these lists and articles.--Jayron32| talk | contribs  02:41, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. It's looking good Jayron32.  I've also started full articles for the Minnesota Vikings such as the 1961 Minnesota Vikings season and 1962 Minnesota Vikings season.  I think NFL Draft info is important to include on season pages.  Not to be too biased, but I like the schedule on the Vikings page better.  I've changed my vote to conditional for now due to redlinks and duplicated wikis for teams that need to be removed in the playoffs column on your Patriots seasons list.  A featured list is one that should be complete and needs little additional work/cleanup.  RyguyMN 05:57, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Reply: Fixed the multiple wikilink problem. For the record, I think the redlink issue is misplaced.  The redlinks in this article indicate an inadequacy in other articles at wikipedia (that is, they don't exist!), not in this one.  I could correct the redlinks, by say, linking all current redlinks to History of the New England Patriots, but that doesn't lead to the creation of needed articles, and instead hides a problem that can be corrected.  I won't do that simply to have blue links.  However, and I must say this again, the problem is not with this article.--Jayron32| talk | contribs  20:49, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. It looks just as good as the Chicago Bears seasons and the Minnesota Vikings seasons. The only thing is that the red links should be taken off. --Pinkkeith 03:45, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Reply:Redlinks should be an invitation for others to improve articles. I am working on creating the individual season pages here, but it is a slow process.  Anyone can jump in a create an article themselves to fix a redlink.  I see no reason why they should be a problem.--Jayron32| talk | contribs  04:13, 12 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Support the redlinks are to Team articles, and this is a list of seasons, so I don't feel the redlinks prevent this list from being featured. Tom pw (talk) 12:20, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Commment Damn,I got hideously confused with this and the Browns' nomination. The vast majority of the "team" links (which are of the form 1960 New England Patriots season) should be blue, not red, for this to become a FL. Tom pw (talk) 22:46, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Support now redlinks sorted :-) Tom pw (talk) 00:22, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Strong Oppose until the team season articles can be blue linked. If it could be done for the Bears and the Vikings, it can be done here before this is promoted. Circeus 19:55, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I have made articles for 1960-1987. I am presently working on 1988-2005.  2006 is done.  1960-61 are fairly complete; 1962-87 are stubs now, but it will solve the redlink problem.  I will let you know when they are all done. --Jayron32| talk | contribs  00:44, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Individual team season article stubbing is complete. All redlinks have been fixed.--Jayron32| talk | contribs  00:17, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Okay, Support Circeus 11:56, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Support List looks great Jayron23, nice job! RyguyMN 04:57, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Looks great, Jayeon23. Clean, organized, clear. Love it. Pats1 13:08, 21 April 2007 (UTC)