Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/List of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year/archive1


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured list removal 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 kept by Sephiroth BCR 00:52, 22 April 2009.

List of Swimming World Swimmers of the Year

 * Notified: WikiProject Swimming, YellowMonkey.

Unless I am missing something, this article has three citations and no general refs. One is the Olympic medal database, which only covers the one statement about Kirsty Coventry (although it really doesn't because the IOC database is complex and people have to fiddle around with it). One is a link to a book which confirms that Ian Thorpe is the youngest male recipient. The third is supposedly an article called "Swimmers of the Year" when in reality it is about a single winner. The ref does not confirm most the statements that it is cited for.

So with those three citations, that means the rest of the article is completely unsourced and has no references. -- Scorpion 0422  21:04, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
 * somehow the main ref went walkabout. It's back.  YellowMonkey  ( click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model! ) 03:32, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

While we are here there are some more things that should be brought up to scratch. I have fixed up the references which were in a bit of a state, but the tables in this list should really be sortable, which will require all the names being converted into sortname.  Rambo's   Revenge   (How am I doing?)   21:55, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Okay I'm going to work on saving this. I have carefully added some more images (i.e. only obviously free ones so an image review shouldn't be necessary). I've fixed any DABs, I'm going to work on adding sortability to the page now.  Rambo's   Revenge   (How am I doing?)   18:22, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay after a very tedious job, all the tables are now sortable.  Rambo's   Revenge   (How am I doing?)   00:05, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Very nice job so far, it looks better already. -- Scorpion 0422  17:56, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I wonder if the lead could be expanded, but overall I think this will be in keep territory before too long. I'll see if I can provide some help in the next few days.  Giants2008  ( 17-14 ) 23:45, 31 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment -- I suggest the lead be expanded, and a general reference be made.-- T ru  c o   18:07, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
 * If YM or any WP:SWIM members are going to be involved in the fixing up of this FL, then the list may have to be delisted.-- T ru  c o   02:31, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Looks better, but I would contact Scorpion to see his if his initial thought has changed.-- T ru  c o   02:32, 19 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Not that bad, suggest adding a level two header on top off all the level three's. iMatthew : Chat  13:29, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Comment - it appears as though YM has retired. :/ — Ed 17  (Talk /  Contribs)  18:04, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Not necessarily, he "returned".-- T ru  c o   19:41, 7 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Adding more talk about the stats.  YellowMonkey  ( click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model! ) 07:06, 17 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Comment Much better. I won't withdraw this FLRC so others can comment, but it might as well be closed next Tuesday. -- Scorpion 0422  13:40, 19 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Further comments
 * Ref 2 should be made into a general ref.
 * Seek a copyedit of the prose.-- T ru  c o   19:46, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I tweaked the prose a while back, and the lead looks good. Dabomb87 (talk) 20:50, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I didn't add it, but I think a case can be made for leaving ref 2 as it is. Having a specific ref with multiple backlinks will more easily show exactly what is cited and where. Rambo's Revenge (talk)  21:18, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
 * I did copyedit myself  YellowMonkey  ( cricket calendar poll! ) 00:43, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh okay, sorry that comment was just based without looking at the prose. It looks fine to me, Keep.-- T ru  c o   00:15, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Keep - Went to do a copy-editing pass a while back, but didn't find much. With the changes that have been made by everyone here, I think this should remain featured.  Giants2008  ( 17-14 ) 02:13, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

Keep I made whatever changes I needed to long back. Dabomb87 (talk) 12:24, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Keep - good work from Rambo's Revenge and everyone else— Chris!  c t 02:03, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive. Please do not modify it. No further edits should be made to this page.