Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Samuel Merrill Woodbridge

Samuel Merrill Woodbridge
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 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/December 11, 2013 by BencherliteTalk 22:27, 21 November 2013‎ (UTC)



Samuel Merrill Woodbridge (1819–1905) was an American clergyman, theologian, author, and college professor. A graduate of New York University and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Woodbridge served several congregations in New York and New Jersey for sixteen years as a minister in the Reformed Church in America. He was the eleventh generation in a large family of English and American clergymen dating back to the late fifteeth century. After accepting a pastoral call in New Brunswick, New Jersey, he was appointed professor of ecclesiastical history and church government at the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, where he taught for 44 years. He also taught for seven years as professor of "metaphysics and philosophy of the human mind" at Rutgers College (now Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey). Woodbridge later led the New Brunswick seminary as Dean and President of the Faculty from 1883 to 1901—both positions were equivalent to a seminary president. He was the author of three books and several published sermons and addresses covering various aspects of Christian faith, theology, church history and governance.


 * I do not think there are any points to be awarded and venture to think because we do biographies often there might be negative points. I've been involved in this article from its start, taking it through DYK, GA, and now FA, and receiving a Four Award for the effort (IMHO, there should be points for Four Awards). --ColonelHenry (talk) 14:50, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Support, nice article on a deceased individual who is no longer alive and has ceased to be. Educational, good historic value, encyclopedic. High quality, having been promoted recently in 2013. Cheers, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 16:54, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Just curious, why not save this until his April birthday to get a point bonus?  Taylor Trescott  - my talk + my edits 18:43, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Points are of value only in case of a "competition" for one date, - if at all, - even that can be typically handled by discussion, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:49, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Support.  Taylor Trescott  - my talk + my edits 19:47, 9 November 2013 (UTC)


 * Support, by Cirt, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:49, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Support – short, sweet and of excellent quality. --   Cassianto Talk   19:04, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
 * Blurb is less than 1,000 characters, which is rather short. Can it be bumped up to nearer 1,200 characters? BencherliteTalk 09:46, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
 * A few things were removed which reduced the size a bit (a redundant mention of New Brunswick, the honorifics and postnominals--the latter coincidentally under the claim that space was at a premium). I expanded the blurb text to 1,140 characters (including spaces). Another 12 characters can be added if we restore the honorific "The Reverend" before the first mention of his name. --ColonelHenry (talk) 14:37, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
 * 1,140 is fine. Thanks. BencherliteTalk 14:40, 11 November 2013 (UTC)