Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Collaboration/Nominations

Nov 1st : Indian reservation
Currently a nomination for the overall Collaboration of the Week, but may be more appropriate here and isn't likely to be chosen there in the next couple weeks.

Comments:
 * Tuf-Kat 02:01, Oct 28, 2004 (UTC)
 * NeoJustin 02:29, Oct 30, 2004 (UTC)
 * Slowking Man 21:47, Oct 31, 2004 (UTC)

Nov 22nd : 42nd Street
Long overdue for expansion. [we were overdue for the next nomination, too]

Comments: I nominated it, but at first voted for boundary waters instead. +sj +
 * I vote for this epic street (but where is the nominator's sig?)--Pharos 09:05, 1 Nov 2004 (UTC)
 * PedanticallySpeaking 15:25, Nov 13, 2004 (UTC)
 * +sj + 06:00, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC)

January 2, 2006- History of New Jersey

 * Renominated [December 28, 2005] 

Support: Comments:
 * 1) AndyZ 14:24, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) ChrisRuvolo (t) 16:45, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) ZeWrestler   Talk 16:58, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Alansohn 18:53, 28 December 2005 (UTC) - A tremendous job has been done in the collaboration on the History of New Jersey, a major hole in the outstanding tasks as part of Wikiproject New Jersey. This collaborative work should be recognized.
 * As major (and virtually sole) contributor to this article, it would be great to have more editors vamp up this article. (See Todo). AndyZ 14:24, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Article should be withdrawn from USCOTW since it doesn't fit the requirements for COTWs in general: This project aims to fill holes in Wikipedia, so only non-existent articles, or stubs may be nominated. This article, at 49kb, is neither a stub or non-existent. AndyZ 21:37, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
 * The rule that only stubs or nonexistent articles can be nominated here has been eliminated in August. Any article can be nominated, unless it is locked or already featured. On the contrary, the article is perfect for US:COTW, because it has a good chance of reaching featured quality soon. --Fenice 21:44, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Oh okay, I understand. AndyZ 21:57, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

January 16, 2006- West Virginia

 * Nominated [January 16, 2006] 

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Caponer 04:26, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) BrianW456 07:58, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Youngamerican 13:10, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) ScottyBoy900Q ∞ 18:46, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Jhohenzollern 18:47, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Malepheasant 20:43, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Tenebrae 23:16, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) the1physicist 01:12, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) FPAtl 02:14, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) TwilaStar 03:30, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) Nboggs 08:00, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * The state of West Virginia is often overlooked or worse yet mistaken as still belonging to Virginia. I think it is most imperative that we bring the West Virginia article up to par with the rest of the U.S. state articles, especially in light of the 2006 Sago Mine disaster that put West Virginia in the national and international spotlights. --Caponer 04:26, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Being from West Virginia myself, I totally agree with Caponer. --BrianW456 08:00, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
 * This state possesses many unique human and environmental characteristics, including a unique culture and language (Elizabethian English), many interesting geological features, and a turbulent history (Civil War, the Mine Wars, etc). Would be an excellent choice for a collab. Youngamerican 13:10, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
 * It is amazing how North and South Carolina and Dakota are separate in people's minds, but not West Virginia. We would be educating educated people who frequently get this wrong. I agree with Youngamerican that this state is amazingly beautiful and oddball. It's the only one both above and below the Mason-Dixon line. It's the only one considered a Mid-Atlantic state (for the Eastern panhandle that reaches so close to Washington, D.C., Senators and pundits keep weekend homes), a Southern state (for its Applachian bulk, though it was a free state and fought for the Union), and a Midwestern state (for the Northern panhandle between Ohio and Penn., which reaches north as far as the hardly-Dixie Pittsburgh). I've heard the above geographical weirdness makes it the only state containing every kind of U.S. climate, from desert to tundra. Plus, the Mine Wars, about which John Sayles made the movie Matewan, was as bloody as the Johnson County War, and had bigger repercussions, in terms of unionization. John Brown, who led a Civil War-era sessionist movement (for a new country?) made his stand at Harper's Ferry. The PRT in Morgantown is the only one like it in the world. And it's the only state whose borders like entirely within the Appalachian region, whose culture, like African-American and Native-American, is one of the only indigenous, wholly American cultures. (Granted, clog dancing isn't for everyone, but the dulcimer is an Applachian creation, and possibly the steel guitar as well.) You've got Chuck Yeager, Jerry West, Don Knotts, Ann Magnuson, Mary Lou Retton and Mylan Pharmaceuticals all from there — and also the Greenbrier Resort, where presidents have stayed, and where there's a bomb-proof bunker for Congress. Oh, yeah, and that nifty women's prison.... — Tenebrae 23:16, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I support a collaboration per all the reasons above. Despite living in the state for most of my life, I know surprisingly little about it, so my contributions will be mostly minor.the1physicist 01:12, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Tenebrae, don't forget about Walter Reuther.


 * I don't live in West Virginia myself, but I'm up for that. I support it. -- FPAtl 02:14, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * I've only lived in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle for a few years and with the exception of the Panhandle I know little to nothing about the history and culture of the remainder of the state. I moved here (Bolivar) primarily because of the area's rich colonial and Civil War history and also because of the amazing architecture that remains here from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. I feel as if people do not understand, as Tenebrae explained above, how diverse each region and area in West Virginia is and how different each is from the others. The main article as it exists today does not give any hint as to how fabulous the state of West Virginia truly is. --TwilaStar 03:30, 17 January 2006 (UTC)

January 30, 2006- Transportation in New York City

 * Nominated [January 16, 2006] 

Support:
 * 1) Alansohn 01:39, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Quasipalm 03:26, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Amazins490 03:50, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Jleon 13:39, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) mfk91 16:22, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Pacific Coast Highway 22:49, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) I Am Ri¢h! 01:52, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) Pharos 16:33, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) wv235 11:49, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) MrCalifornia 06:25, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) Larry V 04:48, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 12) Admrb♉ltz (T | C) 03:37, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 13) SNIyer12 04:39, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 14) Howrealisreal 06:07, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 15) Thorri 11:06, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 16) WhosAsking 13:12, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 17) Omnibus 16:20, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 18) Tevi 18:19, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 19) JPM 18:21, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 20) Krashlandon (e)  23:35, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 21) Chris 04:51, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 22) -Aude ( talk |contribs ) 03:58, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 23) Scrabbleship 23:28, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 24) --Kevin Hanse (talk) 12:30, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

Comments:
 * As interesting a story as New York City is in its own right, Transportation in new York City tells a fascinating story by itself. From the design of New York City's Street / Avenue grid almost 200 years ago, to its yellow cabs, subways, bridges, highways and even aerial tramway, there's much to learn. The article has gone through some major expansion and improvement on a collaborative basis over the past few weeks and can use the recognition, participation and expansion.
 * this article has been transformed in the last few weeks from an uninteresting list to a compelling and fleshed out piece. It keeps getting better and better. Has lots of momentum & is getting to feature status. Alansohn got it right: this article has a fascinating story to tell. A collective effort could put the final spit and polish on it
 * ALMOST FEATURE STATUS!


 * Hmmmm. I was asked to come here and vote for this.  Well, OK, but you may not like what I've got to say.  I think it's a terrible article.  This is not an encyclopedia article, it's a public relations puff piece.  It tells a one-sided story of how wonderful NYC transit is.  It completely ignores the fact that the subways are crowded, noisy, often dirty, and sometimes dangerous.  The outer boroughs are poorly served (especially if your goal is to go anywhere except into Manhattan).  We've only recently managed to get any kind of rail service to JFK, and it's still not a single seat ride, and there's still nothing to LaGuardia.  They've been promising to build the 2nd Ave subway all my life, and still no progress (yes, I know about the most recent promises, but when I say progress, I'm talking holes in the ground, not words on a page).  The pictures, while fine examples of artistic photography, show a carefully selected view of the cleanest, newest, and spiffiest.  The Taxi section paints an idealistic view of things as well -- real NYC taxis tend to be run-down, furnished inside with bullet-proof partitions and a decor which is best described as "industrial", and regardless of the rules, the drivers often refuse fares to sections of the city they don't want to go to.


 * Yeah, I know, it's not all quite as horrible as I make it out in the above paragraph, but neither is it the fantasy land this article makes it out to be. The entreatment to come here and vote said, It tells a fascinating story, and I think that hits the problem right on the head.  This is an encyclopedia.  It's supposed to provide information, not tell a story.  I think the authors of this article got so caught up in telling a good story (which they have), that they lost sight of the fact that they're supposed to be writing an encyclopedia article.   -- RoySmith (talk) 05:02, 21 January 2006 (UTC)


 * If you think the article needs to be more factual, discuss your thoughts in the article's discussion page. This is a collaboration, after all.


 * RoySmith, too bad you'd rather tear apart other people's work than endorse an improvement campaign with your vote. Mfk91 22:31, 21 January 2006 (UTC)


 * Furthermore your complaining is puzzling. Your evidence that everything is actually third-world and unbearable: There's rail service from JFK, but it's not "one seat." The subway is the biggest in the world, but it's "dirty". What was the other thing? Oh, taxis are "industrial." Perhaps these things are of paramount importance to New York aesthetes. But let's compare them with the standard of the rest of America: No rail service from JFK-sized airports at all. No dirty subway, because there are no subways to speak of. Regarding taxis, believe it or not, the T&LC's regulations are so stringent that New York taxis must be replaced about every three years. The old ones go to Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, and every other city with sizeable taxi fleets. Should it be noted that they are all "industrial", or simply that they are taxis? Conclusion: Of course everything can always be more shiny and cleaner and newer and better, but the transit infrastructure in the US in general is old and in need of some TLC. What readers want to learn from the article is what's interesting and unique about NYC's transit infrastructure, not all the ways it's the same as everywhere else. Anyway, why not vote for the USCOTW nomination and add your contribution under "What's wrong with transportation in NYC" Mfk91 23:42, 21 January 2006 (UTC)


 * This article is important because it discusses what is arguably the most important public infrastructure in the world. Certainly the most complex transportation infrastructure in the US and the backbone of the nation's largest city. A deserving topic for these reasons alone.

February 13, 2006- Rhode Island

 * Nominated [January 03] ; needs 22 votes by [March 14] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) 64.65.194.71 19:14, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Logophile 01:03, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) 152.163.100.204 03:31, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Arthur Wellesley 20:33, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Blackcats 08:59, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Demonesque 10:44, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) User:Broc  10:58, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) Phantombantam 20:12, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) Cmadler 16:27, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Enter@ 13:37, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) Mania123 13:34, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 12) Piranhaex 04:12, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 13) Youngamerican 02:56, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 14) 71.224.12.181 03:10, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 15) Drek528 23:19, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 16) Ajs555 02:52, 22 January 2006 (UTC) User has 1 edit
 * 17) H2O 18:40, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 18) BevinT 05:07, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 19) DMurphy 20:34, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 20) Diceman 14:15, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 21) SNIyer12 19:45, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 22) 66.181.228.203 21:46, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 23) Afrosheen 07:14, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 24) ProvidenceSkank 21:37, 31 January 2006 (UTC) User has 1 edit
 * 25) NewportNeuce 21:39, 31 January 2006 (UTC) User has 1 edit
 * 26) Daniel Blanchette 22:38, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 27) Roger Williams 15:25, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 28) RogerWill 01:42, 5 February 2006 (EST)
 * 29) 70.49.126.200 03:17, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 30) 138.16.30.171 17:18, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 31) Swampyank 22:51, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 32) Questor101 03:00, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Many people don't even know that there is a State of Rhode Island. A common question after mentioning you are from Rhode Island..."Is that part of New York?"--RhodyJim 14:16, 03 January 2006 (UTC)
 * They don't? Duran 19:56, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * WHAT!? No...I don't believe it.--SpacemanAfrica 18:31, 9 February 2006 (UTC)


 * Rhode Island is the best state EVAAHH!!! it's wicked cool -broc
 * Anyone who says otherwise is jealous.-patrick
 * With a modest amount of work, this could become a Featured Article. Cmadler 16:27, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
 * This is a place where the state bird is a chicken and they still get two Senators? Yes, definitely a place I need to visit and learn more about and worthy of a good article. H2O 18:40, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Did I vote properly? I'm sorry, I can't find info on how to vote. BevinT
 * Agreed... how can you have a Rhode Island article without one mention of Family Guy? -DMurphy 20:34, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Could use a section on climate. - Diceman 14:15, 28 January 2006 (UTC)


 * I would have to agree. I am from Pawtucket, and what I've found is that a lot of information regarding the Ocean State is lacking.  This is also apparent in other RI-related articles.  First instance, take a look at the WSBE article.  There was none before I created it, and even then there's still a lot of information that needs to be included.  Among the information needed is how the Rhode Island Public Telecommunications Authority runs, for instance.  This could be an interesting project to nominate.  To whoever stated the "is it a part of NY?" comment, great job in mentioning it.  Wherever I go, whenever I mention that I'm from Rhode Island, I always get info on how people have relatives in New Jersey! So now I say I'm from "near the Boston area]], and then they listen.  However, if you go to Quebec and mention that you're from Rhode Island, they know where you are and they ask if you're related to a M. this or a Mlle. that, because a lot of the Québeçois have relatives here.  In addition, for the longest time possible, most of the best players on Mt. Saint Charles Academy's hockey team were in fact Québeçois, not Rhode Islanders.  So yes, this needs to be worked up a bit.  If we can get a Rhode Island portal up and running, then it would be great.  -Daniel Blanchette 22:38, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

February 27, 2006- Music of the United States
20 votes
 * Nominated [December 28, 2005] ; needs 20 votes by [March 8, 2006] (minimum 2 votes per week)
 * Nomination originally made by Durova on Talk page

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Nomination originally made by Durova on Talk page
 * 2) M@$+@ Ju 01:41, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) Fenice 06:38, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 4) Cmadler 12:48, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 5) AndyZ 21:15, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) I'm No Parking and  I approved this message 21:25, 4 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Caponer 02:12, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) TwilaStar 05:56, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) Jhohenzollern 06:21, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Youngamerican 16:30, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) FJR58 15:33, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 12) Rokafela 03:49, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 13) R&#39;son-W 22:13, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 14) SpandX 07:02, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 15) Vineviz 17:19, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 16) Skurrkrow 08:36, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 17) Afrosheen 01:07, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 18) Kevin Hanse (talk) 14:38, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 19) Jules 23:19, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 20) AreJay 03:47, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Some TLC could make this a featured article. Someone put a lot of love into this about six months ago and didn't finish the project.  It's heavily referenced but leaves out important genres such as blues and jazz. Durova 07:38, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
 * It's important to document our culture correctly. While exhibiting an article on Rhode Island or the transportation of New York is very interesting, this article specifically teaches us something about ourselves as a whole.  The articles informs Americans about something that Americans have in common, which is quite a feat for a nation that prides itself on diversity.  Not everyone can go and look at Mount Rushmore, nor will it be all that different five years from now.  Music changes constantly, and it is available to all people, American or not. Catalogue these sorts of things, raise awareness for them, it's important.  Currently this country is very divided and this division is a great source of strife amongst our people. I don't think it'd be a bad idea to push such a uniting concept into the foreground of a very featured site.FJR58 15:20, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
 * The arts of the United States series is in weak shape generally, which is sad because this country has the most Wikipedia editors. This article comes the closest to being something where we can really take pride.  Music is a subject where everyone can contribute. Durova 22:24, 9 February 2006 (UTC)

March 13, 2006- Mount Rushmore
17 votes

Support
 * 1) Fenice 12:27, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 2) Walter Siegmund (talk) 17:35, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
 * 3) 72.136.49.4 15:28, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) MONGO 05:07, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) [[Image:Tux.png|20px]] D u r a n talk  [[Image:Tux.png|20px]] 19:53, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Caponer 19:34, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) TwilaStar 01:29, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) Jhohenzollern 20:30, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) Neutralitytalk 05:34, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Gflores Talk 23:13, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) SNIyer12 (talk) 17:35, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 12) Rokafela 17:54, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 13) SpandX 07:01, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 14) Skurrkrow 08:36, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 15) Akhenaton06 09:41, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 16) AndyZ 12:54, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 17) Avala 16:46, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 18) PDXblazers 05:44, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

Comments
 * Mount Rushmore, the iconic and monumental American sculpture, is one of the most instantly recognizable works of the 20th century and honors four important American presidents. Moreover, the national memorial protects flora, fauna and geology representative of the Black Hills of South Dakota, an area of exceptional natural beauty.

March 27, 2006- Omaha, Nebraska
20 votes
 * Nominated [January 18, 2006] 

Support:
 * 1) Swid 20:48, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) &mdash; Dan | talk 21:05, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) PentawingTalk 08:38, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Admrb♉ltz (T | C) 04:53, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) SkerHawx 03:15, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Transnomad 20:56, 26 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Joelwnelson 05:20, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) Vertigo700 21:49, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) Christy747 06:15, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Rayc 22:16, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) Jeff Lipschultz 18:43, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 12) omega025 02:55, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 13) Equinox137 09:21, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 14) Un sogno modesto 09:46, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 15) AdelaMa e (talk - contribs) 08:56, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 16) Thisisskip 00:37, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 17) --MONGO 05:33, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 18) ryogathepenguin 15:18, 20 March 2006
 * 19) Cyrruss 14:45, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 20) [[Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg|25px]] CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 00:26, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Comments:
 * I nominated this article a while back over at the Article Improvment Drive, but it didn't get very far there. As it stands, far too much of the article is composed of bulleted lists and it is in dire need of a wholesale reorganization/expansion. –Swid 20:48, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
 * Got around to cleaning up the formatting, though the content does need some work, especially in verifiability. PentawingTalk 08:38, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

April 10, 2006- Denver, Colorado

 * ''Nominated [January 24, 2006]

Support:
 * 1) Vertigo700 17:28, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Editor19841 22:18, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) MattWright (talk) 01:04, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) 144.35.254.12 00:38, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Caffeine_induced78 23:03, 27 January 2006 (UTC) User only has three edits, one being this page
 * 6) LittleJohnny 20:43, 29 January 2006 (UTC) User's only edits on this page
 * 7) SNIyer12 20:06, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) timclare 01.33, 1 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) TwasBrillig 21:09, 2 February 2006 (UTC) User only has two edits, one being this page
 * 10) Taterbill 14:35, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) Webdinger 07:35, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 12) Vanka5 01:47, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 13) Doovinator 03:44, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 14) Ambyent 07:47, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 15) dancgreer 21:38, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 16) Samjapan06 21:26, 1 March 2006 (UTC) User's only edit
 * 17) Bensperr 21:28, 1 March 2006 (UTC) User's only edit
 * 18) California Freeway 00:45, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 19) Rick Block (talk) 19:41, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 20) digital_me ( Talk  ) (  Contribs  ) 04:40, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 21) Pyrorunner 22:22, 14 March 2006 (UTC) User only has two edits, one being this page
 * 22) Cperko 12:50, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 23) Throughthelens 19:29 MST, 19 March 2006
 * 24) [[Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg|25px]] CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 00:27, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 25) Ginkgo100 23:31, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 26) Mproud 18:47, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 27) TheAngryPanda 20:14, 2 April 2006 (UTC) Suspicious vote
 * 28) Patrick 04:33, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 29) 206.124.7.134 07:22, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

Comments:

I don't think it's fair to get rid of uses that have had a few edits. Certainly, the ones that have only one edit, but 2-3 just means they are beginning users (unless of course its all from the same ISP address). I think you should put those back. Vertigo700 22:58, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I would like to see a picture of Downtown with the mountains in the background. A good shot might be from I-25 south at Thornton Pkwy, or from City Park. TwasBrillig 21:09, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
 * I think the Denver page has a lot of potential and would love to see a massive collaboration to improve it, maybe to a feature article quality. Vertigo700 17:28, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
 * But I bet Salt Lake City, Utah will beat it there. Nonetheless Salt Lake City would be a good example for Denver to follow.144.35.254.12 00:38, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
 * The Denver page has the basics down but lacks specific details that other major US city pages have like Chicago and Phoenix.# California Freeway 00:45, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * While Denver is a world-class American city that is close to achieving Featured Article Status, its support column reeks of sock puppetry. --Caponer 18:05, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I would agree, if it weren't for the fact that most of the users there either have only done one edit, or haven't edited for a month at least. None of those users have any hint of activity any more, so they would either be meat puppets or possible sock puppets. AndyZ 01:23, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I disagree. There is no reason those users should be excluded because of the number of contributions they have made to date. Unless these editors have not made any edits since voting, their votes should be counted! Editor19841 00:43, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
 * True, but browse through their contributions. Most of them have only made at most edits to 2 pages. Some of those have not been active for over a month. They are probably either sockpuppets or meatpuppets then. AndyZ 01:12, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

April 24, 2006- Washington, D.C.

 * Nominated [March 2] ; needs 26 votes by [June 1] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support:
 * 1) Caponer 18:07, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) AndyZ 23:36, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Warner 15:32, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) PDXblazers 05:11, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Fightindaman 16:35, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Zernhelt 19:58, 6 March 2006
 * 7) Duran 19:39, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) Markles 12:57, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) Sholom 21:47, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Zak.l 00:33, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) David618 15:50, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 12) Luneraako 23:50, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 13) Mikejmu 04:16, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 14) [[Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg|25px]] CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 00:29, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 15) DividedByNegativeZero 06:35, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 16) Joe Jarvis (talk) 22:36, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 17) Strothra 22:12, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 18) Awiseman 17:38, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 19) jareha (comments) 21:30, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 20) Bpiereck 04:48, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 21) JakeNichols 17:46, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 22) ClarkBHM 03:33, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 23) IstNW 10 April 2006
 * 24) Yarnalgo 02:36, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 25) Avala 20:49, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 26) G Clark | Talk 16:41, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 27) [[Image:Yin yang.svg|15px|Black and White]]Black and White USERTALKCONTRIBS [[Image:Yin yang.svg|15px|Black and White]] 22:08, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

Comments:
 * It was only a matter of time until one of us nominated the capital city of the United States of America. The content is present, I feel all it needs is a trim and some rearrangements and it will easily receive featured article status. Along with the city of Baltimore and the Northern Virginia region, Washington, D.C. had a failed bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics. It has decided to bid again with the region for the 2016 Summer Olympics so an expansion of its bid for an Olympic Games is the only other topic I see that isn't covered in some detail in the article. --Caponer 18:07, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Agree. Our National Capitol should be FA. PDXblazers 05:11, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
 * True. [[Image:Yin yang.svg|15px|Black and White]]Black and White USERTALKCONTRIBS [[Image:Yin yang.svg|15px|Black and White]] 22:08, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
 * It could also become a Congressional Collaboration of the Week! --Markles 12:57, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

May 8, 2006- Kentucky Derby

 * Nominated April 30 ; needs 12 votes by June 11 (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support:
 * 1)  &#5024;&#5090;   4  62090  Contribs  19:09, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) &mdash; Stevie is the man!  Talk 19:29, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 24.148.167.232 23:21, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Jcembree 02:12, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Manufracture 18:34, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Esperantinc 17:31, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) mcshadypl 04:35, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) NoseNuggets 02:44, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) JellyFish72 20:32, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 169.229.13.71 20:33, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) PoloShot 21:35, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Slu2008 23:31, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Dickclarkfan1 23:35, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 67.186.62.121 23:38, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) --Dgrim85 07:28, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Comments:
 * The Kentucky Derby is one of the most famous horse races in the world, and is arguably the most famous horse race in the US &mdash; it needs, expansion, and clean up &mdash; maybe we could get it up to FA status.-- &#5024;&#5090;   4  62090  Contribs  19:09, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * The Kentucky Derby is one of the United States' premier events (started in 1875! and coming up in six days no less), and it deserves to have an immaculate article completed in its honor. And this is one of those rare local events that people across the world celebrates with their own parties and such. &mdash;  Stevie is the man!  Talk 19:29, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I think it would be appropriate at the moment since today is Derby day... JellyFish72 20:32, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

May 22, 2006- George Washington

 * Nominated April 22 ; needs 17 votes by June 17 (minimum 3 votes per week)

17 votes

Support: Comments: Yes, the father of his country should be a featured article, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, James K. Polk, and Gerald Ford, but why not Washington. Coby2 21:30, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) PDXblazers 05:14, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) AndyZ t 22:05, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) &#0960;  &#5024;&#5090;4  <tt>620</tt> <tt> 90 </tt> &#0955; 02:54, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Shannonc77 16:40, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Davpronk 14:44, 30 April 2006 {UTC}
 * 2) Brand 15:18, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 24.34.92.63 20:46, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Litith 22:58, 30 April 2006 (PST)
 * 2) Steve 20:29, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Coby2 21:18, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Adamc714 13:10, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Iuio 22:14, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Civil Engineer III 16:01, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Caponer 20:19, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) AjaxSmack 02:16, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) Hezzy 03:09, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Eisenhower (at war or at peace♥ with himself HAPPY EDITING!) 01:12, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Nelro May 17, 429 PM
 * 1) HereToHelp 01:30, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 67.172.27.129 02:36, 17 May 2006 (UTC) coolio
 * 1) Peter 00:45, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
 * America's first president should have a much better article. Look at Abraham Lincoln, James K. Polk, or even Gerald Ford, who all have featured articles.  Yet, Washington's article is not in good shape. PDXblazers 05:14, 22 April 2006 (UTC)

June 5, 2006- Native Americans in the United States

 * Nominated April 27 ; needs 24 votes by July 6 (minimum 3 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) AndyZ 20:42, 27 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Vertigo700 23:06, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) General Eisenhower 00:27, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) &#0960; <tt> &#5024;&#5090;4 </tt> <tt>620</tt> <tt> 90 </tt> &#0955; 02:53, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) PDXblazers 04:42, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Prodigious 07:42, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Robin.rueth 3 May 2006
 * 8) Mictanteot 21:31, 3 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) Wedge 02:01, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Caponer 20:20, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) Chaos bob 05:44, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 12) Knightblazer 19:53, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 13) Eisenhower (at war or at peace♥ with himself HAPPY EDITING!) 14:28, 14 May 2006 (UTC))
 * 216.78.122.87 21:22, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 152.163.100.74 14:28, 14 May 2006 (UTC))
 * 1) SumGuy 17:45, 15 May 2006. (Sorry Eisenhower, don't know if I've screwed up something of yours or not...)
 * 2) UnDeadGoat 00:37, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Edward Lalone 19:07, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Grhs126student 21:12, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Wars 06:32, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Iuio 20:00, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) plange 19:58, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) 11kowrom 12:31, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) --D-Rock (commune with D-Rock) 18:10, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * (renomination) This article is very pertinent to the history of the US, considering as the Native Americans inhabitated the US about 17000 years in the past. It failed to pass through WP:FAC due to issues of POV and inline citations, of which the latter has already been completed. More expansion needs to be done to this article- certain of the sections, namely religion and culture, need to be expanded to represent a larger view of the Native Americans. AndyZ 01:37, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
 * General Eisenhower, voting twice? Lame . . . I have messed with the second, so that's why the vote totals may go down. UnDeadGoat 00:37, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

June 19, 2006- Statue of Liberty

 * Nominated April 29 ; needs 24 votes by July 3 (minimum 3 votes per week)

Support:
 * 1) AndyZ t 17:48, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) --<tt> &#5024;&#5090; </tt>  4  <tt>62090</tt>  Contribs  18:40, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Brand 11:46, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Coby2 21:24, 1 May 2006 (UTC)+
 * 5) PDXblazers 04:28, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Caponer 20:20, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Adamc714 23:05, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) Hezzy 03:08, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) Chrisaltmann5 18:19, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Eisenhower (at war or at peace♥ with himself HAPPY EDITING!) 01:12, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) Tvh2k 11:26, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 12) Eym0111 15:43, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 13) Dwp49423 00:45, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 68.198.48.71 13:34, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 1) Scott Mingus 16:35, 23 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Wars 06:46, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Lincher 20:19, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Jmlk17 08:46, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Jort227 21:52, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) --D-Rock (commune with D-Rock) 18:08, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Duran 03:53, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) Crna Gora 20:25, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Comments:
 * (re-nominated by AndyZ) Needs some more cleanup, and it might just reach FA status. AndyZ t 17:48, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
 * This really should be a FA, it is one of, if not the most famous, structures in the US.--<tt> &#5024;&#5090; </tt>  4  <tt>62090</tt>  Contribs  18:45, 30 April 2006 (UTC)

July 3, 2006- Arlington County, Virginia

 * Nominated May 7 ; needs 18 votes by July 9 (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Caponer 01:51, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) AjaxSmack 02:15, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) DividedByNegativeZero 03:10, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Va girl2468 03:12, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Thesmothete 03:46, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 6)  drumguy  8800  -  speak  06:06, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) --JohnPomeranz 15:29, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) FRCP11 16:41, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) Anlace 07:32, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Bpiereck 16:11, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) Hezzy 03:06, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 12) Paul Robinson (Rfc1394) 15:22, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 13) Enano275 21:55, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 14) Eisenhower (at war or at peace♥ with himself HAPPY EDITING!) 01:12, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
 * 15) GreatKhan 19:44, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 16) Sfahey 14:10, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 17) Patricknoddy 2:26pm June 29, 2006 (EDT)
 * I realise that we are nearing the completion of Washington, D.C.'s term as USCOTW, but I was just going over the article for Arlington County, Virginia and I was stunned at how disheveled it is. With a little help it can also easily become a featured article! The following facts make it an interesting candidate: it is a county that contains unincorporated "urban villages" which have all undergone massive gentrification in the past decade, home to the largest national military cemetery in the US, site of The Pentagon complex along as numerous other offices of government agencies, site of Robert E. Lee's Arlington House, and is the smallest county in the 48 contiguous United States. Those that have visited Arlington know that it deserves a much better article than the one it currently has. --Caponer 01:51, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Arlington is more than a national tourist attraction, it is an award-winning national model for smart growth and urban planning. Thesmothete 03:46, 7 May 2006 (UTC)


 * The page is horrible, I suppose it should follow something like Template for a US City (though its a county.. it functions like a city though, right?) at WP:CITY... drumguy  8800  -  speak  06:06, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree. While it is officially a county, the article and templates should be treated as if it were a city. If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, acts like a duck... --Caponer 06:54, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, it operates more like a city than a typical county -- moreso because in Virginia, cities and counties do not overlap in jurisdiction. A person is either in a city OR a county, but never both at the same time -- so they perform very similar functions. Thesmothete 07:30, 7 May 2006 (UTC)


 * As a 5+year resident of Arlington County, I can say that it is, for all intents and purposes, a single jurisdiction and if it wasn't for the requirement that cities are independent jurisdictions it could have been or would be considered a city, similar to the way the City of Alexandria was broken off from the county back near the start of the 20th century. Arlington County even provides a number of services for the smallest city in the United States, the neighboring City of Falls Church. Paul Robinson (Rfc1394) 15:22, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

September 23, 2006- Mount Rushmore

 * Nominated 22:51, 21 September 2006 (UTC) ; needs 2 votes by September 28, 2006 (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Tenusplayor 22:51, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Tenusplayor1 23:21, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Mount Rushmore is an important trademark in history and there ought to be more information on it. Tenusplayor 22:51, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

October 8, 2006- North Carolina

 * Nominated 12:48, 3 September 2006 (UTC) ; needs 2 votes by October 8 (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Morphh 12:48, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Nimur 13:42, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Ineffable3000 22:22, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Awbeal 13:43, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Ncsupimaster 17:24, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) AceKingQueenJack 16:06, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Iuio 22:51, 24 September 2006
 * This article has been selected for WikiProject North Carolina Good Article drive. USCOTW would greatly assist in the effort to bring this article to GA standard.  Since it is a U.S. State, it has a major contribution to project WikiProject United States and WikiProject U.S. states. Morphh 12:48, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
 * The article (and by proxy, its related "sub-articles" linked from the main page) could definitely use some attention! Nimur 13:42, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

December 19, 2006- Ohio River flood of 1937

 * Nominated 02:20, 7 September 2006 (UTC) ; needs 2 votes by October 18 (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Bedford 02:20, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Stevie is the man!  Talk &bull; Work 02:40, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Chris24 04:49, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) <tt> &#5024;&#5090; </tt>  4  <tt>62090</tt>  02:12, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) SNIyer12 01:47, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) (Iuio 07:17, 11 October 2006 (UTC))
 * It is the worst flood in American history, and has for too long been ignored. Plus, it covered so many states that it is too big for just one single local WikiProject Bedford 02:20, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Also agreed that this is such a big subject that has been ignored for too long. This definitely needs some national attention.  Stevie is the man!  Talk &bull; Work 02:40, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

January 11, 2007- Maine

 * Nominated 02:16, 12 December 2006 (UTC) ; needs 2 votes by 19 December 2006 (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Deyyaz [ Talk 02:16, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2)  Shards  of  metal   02:21, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Morphh (talk) 21:18, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
 * This is one of the most ignored US state articles on Wikipedia. It definitely needs to be brought up to standards. This article is a classic example of a subject that has bounteous amounts of information on it, yet still remains in disrepair.  Deyyaz [ Talk 02:16, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

January 26, 2007- Muhammad Ali

 * Nominated 16:10, 17 January 2007 (UTC) ; needs 2 votes by 24 January 2007 (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Stevie is the man!  Talk &bull; Work 16:10, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Soldan 16:26, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Acdixon 17:35, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) Andman8 18:02, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) Whitesoxfanatic 04:11, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) Spacini 18:42, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
 * In honor of Ali's 65th birthday, this 'B' article deserves to be lifted to GA or better quality. Stevie is the man!  Talk &bull; Work 16:10, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
 * An American Icon Andman8 18:02, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
 * A name most Americans should know, a pure athlete, and some substance to his character Whitesoxfanatic 04:11, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

March 15, 2007- Shreveport, Louisiana

 * Nominated 23:12, 16 December 2006 (UTC) ; needs 2 votes by 23 December 2006 (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) 71.158.160.66 23:12, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Justin 23:15, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Morphh   (talk) 20:24, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Has a very good start just not enough experienced wiki-people to edit it, even has a portal page. 71.158.160.66 23:12, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

April 6, 2007 - Junior State of America

 * Nominated 18:45, 8 January 2007 (UTC) ; needs 2 votes by 15 January 2007 (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Agent 86 18:45, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
 * While I'm not American, I have come across this organization in the past and it seemed to be quite a large and successful organization. It certainly seems to have some notability in the United States. The article certainly could use more hands to bring it to a higher standard. Agent 86 18:45, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

July 26, 2007 - United States at the 2007 Pan American Games

 * Nominated 09:42, 26 July 2007 (UTC) ; needs 2 votes by August 2, 2007 (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Loukinho 09:42, 26 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I know that the Wikiproject United States has been "inactive" for a while however I believe that this article deserves our attention since it's a current event and it's constantly changing. More than that, the event will end in just a few days and some extra effort would be perfect. Loukinho 09:42, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

August 14, 2007 - United States

 * Nominated 03:40, 9 July 2007 (UTC) ; needs 2 votes by July 15 (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) -- R'son-W (speak to me/breathe) 03:40, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * The definitive article in WikiProject:United States. In desperate need of attention. The article needs to be more concise while still covering all the bases of what this country is. We need to all get together and trim some fat from this article, establish guidelines on the talk page to avoid future edit wars, and get this article to FA status. This is more than improving Wikipedia, this is proving to those maple-syrup drinking freaks to the north that we too can make a Featured article out of our country's page! Please not that the last sentence was for comedic purposes only. But in all seriousness, I presume that a lot of the editors of this page are American, so show some damn pride in your country and your country's Wikipedia page! -- R'son-W (speak to me/breathe) 03:40, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (8 votes, stays until April 16) is collaboration for February 2011

 * Nominated 15:56, 16 January 2011 (UTC) ; needs 1 votes by April 16 (minimum 3 votes per month)

Support:
 * 1) cmadler (talk) 15:56, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) SMP0328. (talk) 16:12, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) Kumioko (talk) 16:13, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) (Iuio (talk) 23:42, 20 January 2011 (UTC))
 * 5) Pnm (talk) 18:44, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * 6) Tomwsulcer --Tomwsulcer (talk) 19:42, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * 7) JayJasper (talk) 20:58, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * 8) Kaldari (talk) 20:12, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Comments:
 * Assessed as top-importance for this WikiProject, but it's only start-class. One of two-such articles, but the other (Uncle Sam) gets 1/3 the page views. cmadler (talk) 15:56, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
 * (FYI, I found this information on WikiProject United States/Popular pages.) cmadler (talk) 16:07, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, the state of this article is embarrassing. A good deal of material could probably be adapted from Women's suffrage in the United States and other more developed articles. Kaldari (talk) 20:12, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * If does get chosen for the collaration maybe we should do a Good topic collabaration for all the Amendments and Bill of Rights? Just a suggestion. Spongie555 (talk) 04:08, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

George Washington (9 votes, stays until April 17) is the collaboration for March 2011

 * Nominated 03:57, 17 January 2011 (UTC) ; needs 3 votes by April 17 (minimum 3 votes per month)

Support:
 * 1) Spongie555 (talk) 03:57, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) Shearonink (talk) 13:45, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * 3)   Pur ple  back pack 89    21:23, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
 * 4) Tomwsulcer (talk) 00:01, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * 5) Tom (North Shoreman) (talk) 13:50, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * 6)  Arctic   Night  02:55, 6 February 2011 (UTC)
 * 7) The more I think about it, the more I think this is the sort of article these collaborations were designed to punt into GA or FA territory. It is iconic yet should be more manageable than some other big articles I can't think of as I am writing this but will surely pop into my head in the next hour or so...Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:28, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
 * 8) (Iuio (talk) 12:29, 26 February 2011 (UTC))
 * 9) --Aude (talk) 05:14, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Comments:
 * First President of the United States and very important in American history. It was already a GA maybe it can get back to GA Spongie555 (talk) 03:57, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I've been working on this article in a small way. and if everyone in this Project could help get it back to Good Article status?...  It's already visible (getting thousands of hits daily), if it could be Good again, that would be great. Shearonink (talk) 13:45, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * This is a good topic, but in my view, the article in its present state is in fairly good shape. 162 references. Excellent traffic. If people choose this one, would the task be to make it a GA or FA?--Tomwsulcer (talk) 00:01, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * I think setting a goal of FA is good but I think we will need to take it one step at a time. If we can get it to GA that will be a big improvement IMO. --Kumioko (talk) 00:45, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Good Article status is a good waypoint along the way to Featured Article candidacy, and generally results in a pretty rigorous review. I strongly recommend it, especially for larger articles. Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:22, 7 February 2011 (UTC)

Review
 * Here are a few comments that may help in the improvement of George's article. Major improvements have been made to this article in recent weeks and I think we are pretty close to getting it to at least GA level.


 * The article just went through a GA review (it failed in September 2010) so there are some good advice for improvements to the article there. After spending the better part of 2 hours reading the suggestions and reviewinng the history of the article most have been addressed. Mostly by the same three editors. I recommend we contact them to help with the article as well. For one they have already done a lot of the work on the article thus far and would probably appreciate assistance and secondly they might be a little irritated at us pulling the carpet out from under them so to speak after they have done so much work on it.
 * The lede is a bit too long and needs to be shortened
 * The lede should not contain any inline citations. It is a summery of the article so the citations should already be in the article with references
 * We need to fix the bunching problem in the beginning.
 * The article doesn't flow chronologically like it should. I jumps around grouping things Like personal life together rather than flowing in order of occurance. I think this needs to be cleaned up.
 * There are a few places that still need inline citations.
 * Too many images on the right. We need to spread them out a bit more
 * Again we need to standardize the dates. there are 2 or 3 different formats used in the article
 * Didn't George write a few things? I think we need to add a works section to list at least some of them
 * There is a whole separate article for George Washington bibliography. Do we really need this. Seems kinda unencyclopedic and maybe we should roll it into the article. --Kumioko (talk) 17:35, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Chesapeake Bay (8 votes, stays until April 1) is the collaboration for April 2011

 * Nominated 12:16, 1 September 2010 (UTC) ; needs 2 more vote by April 1 (minimum 3 votes per month)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Bardobro (talk) 12:16, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) Yes, I think this one could work well. Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:26, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) (Iuio (talk) 08:17, 20 January 2011 (UTC))
 * 4) --Tomwsulcer (talk) 17:07, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
 * 5) cmadler (talk) 16:21, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * 6) HuskyHuskie (talk) 19:51, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
 * 7) --Aude (talk) 16:52, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
 * 8) -- DanielKlotz (talk •  contribs) 02:54, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
 * I believe Chesapeake Bay should be a USCOTM because of the historical, ecological, and economic importance of the Bay and its tributaries to the United States. This was already tagged as nominated for USCOTM, but there is nothing on this page. Bardobro (talk) 12:16, 1 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I must say, having a look at the article, there is a lot of scope for expansion in the history, ecology, and noting things such as nearby towns and tributaries etc. Casliber (talk · contribs) 11:26, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Especially this history; I can easily imagine a History of Chesapeake Bay article. cmadler (talk) 16:21, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
 * First of all, I agree with the above comments--History of Chesapeake Bay should already exist. And Chesapeake Bay itself is not only worthy of the efforts to get it to FA status, I can't think of even five geographic articles more worthy.  Additionally, I would like this article to get a larger, more diverse, audience reviewing it.  (In particular, I have questions about the insistence of locals that the definite article is mandatory with any usage; I would like to see if this position is tenable for an encyclopedia, not of Maryland, but of the entire English-speaking world.) HuskyHuskie (talk) 19:51, 19 February 2011 (UTC)
 * It's plausible that locals do use the definite article. A similar case that comes to mind is Ohio State University, which many alumni insist should always be "the Ohio State University". cmadler (talk) 15:20, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Would be happy to help out with this. Should have access to numerous library resources on the topic. --Aude (talk) 16:52, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

Wall Street (4 votes, stays until March 14) for May 2011

 * Nominated 08:05, 14 January 2011 (UTC) ; needs 2 more votes by March 14 (minimum 3 votes per month)

Support:
 * 1) Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:05, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * 2) Tomwsulcer (talk) 14:17, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
 * 3) Kumioko (talk) 14:29, 14 January 2011 (UTC). I'm gonna go with this one too.
 * 4) (Iuio (talk) 08:17, 20 January 2011 (UTC))

Comments:
 * I believe Wall Street should become the new USCOTM - it is an iconic geographical and economic place. Just a feeler to see waht folks think. It might be modest and circumscribed enough to get to GA without too much work. Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:05, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Review:
 * Comment: I have been working on a revamp of Wall Street here in a sandbox; it's an expansion, needs more pictures, perhaps better organization and viewpoints from others, if interested. Please feel free to edit it in the sandbox if you wish.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 05:17, 17 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I hope its ok to post this here but if not feel free to move it to the articles talk page. I was looking through the Wall street article and it is a massive improvement over the pre Collaboration version. I fixed a few things already but here are a few things that could use some improvement in the article. I am going to work on some of these as well. I think that we are pretty close to getting this to GA quality and wether it actually makes it to collaboration article of the month I think we should try and work on it too as we find the time of course.

Note: Tomwsulcer has greatly expanded and improved this article since it was submitted to this Collaboration and I think if it is selected we should include that time and those edits as part of the improvement counted.
 * I think we should notify the other WikiProjects that might be interested in helping with this. New york, New York City, Economics, etc
 * Inline citations shouldn't be in the lede
 * lede needs to be expanded a little. Its a bit short
 * Needs a little prose and grammer work. There are some choppy sentances, run-on sentances and things of that nature.
 * I think there are too many images on the right and I think it would look better if we shift them around a little more
 * There are still a couple places that need a reference such as the section titled Wall Street versus Main Street, some of the items in the Wall Street in popular culture section and the Transportation section
 * Some of the references need to be cleaned up a bit such as 3 and 15
 * I don't think we need to caps all the author names
 * I'm not sure about the quotes in the inline citations. Are these needed?
 * I think the dates in the inline citations should follow a standard format. We are using 3 or 4 different formats. If the format changes it should be because we are following the display of the article or paper but generally I would say use month day, year.
 * We use a lot of Newspaper articles like USA today, New york times and Wall Street journal in the article and it might be good to see if there is a book or 2 as well to subsidize some of these newspapers. Some could argue that the New York times and Wall street journal are not objective enough to offer unbiased opinions. --Kumioko (talk) 14:13, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

99 Percent Declaration (1 vote) for November 2011
The alternative, Hope diamond, had only 2 votes and is cursed. The COTM had not been updated for two months. Dualus (talk) 19:54, 2 November 2011 (UTC)