Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Timeline of the 1987 Atlantic hurricane season/archive2


 * 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 IMatthew 16:47, 7 November 2009.

Timeline of the 1987 Atlantic hurricane season

 * Nominator(s): Cyclonebiskit (talk) 20:38, 2 October 2009 (UTC) Jason Rees (talk) 20:44, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

I am re-nominating this for featured list because it meets all FL criteria and all concerns from the previous nomination have been addressed. In regards to the discussion on the HURDAT source, there is an article available on reading it located here. All comments are welcome. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 20:38, 2 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment - What's the point of the "preceded by" and "followed by" box at the bottom of the page if it does not list to the preceding and following articles? Geraldk (talk) 18:09, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
 * It generally does link to the preceeding and following years timeline, and there is talk of 1988 AHS getting a timeline though i believe nothings been done yet.Jason Rees (talk) 12:28, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
 * The 1988 AHS does have a timeline, I've linked it in the box Cyclonebiskit (talk) 16:30, 10 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Also, where in the article is the explanation of HURDAT data listed or linked? From a readers perspective, it would make sense for the references that use it to have a note explaining what the data is that they will see and a wikilink to an explanation of it. Geraldk (talk) 18:58, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I believe it is linked to the references using Hurdat though ill doublecheck that later.Jason Rees (talk) 12:28, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Added a link specific reference just after the first use of the HURDAT reference. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 16:30, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

Comment The images need alt text. Dabomb87 (talk) 16:34, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Unless im going blind they all have it.Jason Rees (talk) 16:35, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * You apparently are going blind, most didn't have it :P I've added the alt text to all images now. Cyclonebiskit (talk) 17:09, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Check the alt text link in the toolbox one more time. The Hurricane Emily pic does not have alt text. Dabomb87 (talk) 03:18, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Also, I was asked to look at the satellite images' alt text. It looks good, except please omit repetition of the caption and/or details that a nonexpert won't know (typically these are the same thing). The phrases I saw that need removal from alt text are "Tropical Storm Dennis" and "Hurricane Arlene". Eubulides (talk) 05:31, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Fixed Cyclonebiskit (talk) 23:37, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Support I'm comfortable supporting now. A couple minor notes, though. For the June subsection, it's a little odd that the explanation that there was no activity looks like it's in the June 1 sub-sub-section. I don't know if there's anyway to fix that within the bounds of your project's syntax for these timelines, but wanted to point it out. Also, I can't figure out why, but in the wikilink to HURDAT in the ref, the preceding parenthesis is part of the title link, rather than simply enclosing the link, such that the title reads, "Atlantic Hurricane Best Track Database (". Anyone know how to fix that? Geraldk (talk) 20:02, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Comments from Image licensing seems fine. Sources look good.  Good raise  17:38, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
 * File:Eye of Hurricane Emily 1987.jpg requires alt text.
 * Ref. 4 is not actually a reference. Remove it or incorporate it into the article in another way.
 * Added the alt text and changed ref. 4 to a note. Thanks for the review Cyclonebiskit (talk) 17:52, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

 Good raise  17:56, 24 October 2009 (UTC)
 * "The 1987 Atlantic hurricane season was a below-average season" - What does that mean?
 * "This season had fourteen tropical" - Make it "The season had fourteen tropical"
 * A few more internal links would be nice in the lead.
 * Links added, specified what a below average season is and made the minor fix Cyclonebiskit (talk) 18:15, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Image licensing and alt text seems fine. Sources look good. I can support this nomination. Good work.  Good raise  18:23, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Support Comments  from
 * "$80.3 million (1987 USD, $154.2 million in 2009 USD)" Use inflation instead so that you don't have to constantly update this figure.
 * I cant figure out how to add it in and make it look tidyJason Rees (talk) 19:16, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Added the template Cyclonebiskit (talk) 19:47, 1 November 2009 (UTC)


 * AST needs a link in the timeline. Dabomb87 (talk) 01:13, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
 * its already linked Jason Rees (talk) 19:16, 1 November 2009 (UTC)

Sources look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 01:13, 31 October 2009 (UTC)


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