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James F. Jones

James F. Jones – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 468 daily hits

This article is on a subject who has reached a fair amount of notoriety in the past few years based on his connections to Trinity and Sweet Briar Colleges. The article was found to be predominantly plagiarized a few months back and needs some serious revisions to maintain its neutrality. Ladysif (talk) 23:54, 20 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support - per nom. Corinne (talk) 15:22, 22 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Improving a controversial article will probably require longer term commitment. Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 17:16, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Subject would likely not be of wide reaching interest. --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 15:56, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:13, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Jahangir

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Not a single citation in the whole article. One of the most famous Mughal emperor. Father of the creator of the Taj Mahal. Easy to expand and find sources.-Vinegarymass911 (talk) 00:21, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support - per nom. Corinne (talk) 15:19, 22 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 17:14, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Despite the lack of inline citations, the article is too developed, and should be focused on by subject matter expert. --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 15:56, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – per nom. Cheers!{{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 12:22, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support }per nom. –Davey2010^Talk 00:59, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:01, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ridiculous

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A varied topic, with roots in philosophy, language, theater, literature, etc. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 16:18, 15 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Support - The current stage is just ridiculous - there is not much visual aid to this article, and plus it can be improved much more. Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 05:43, 17 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Better suited to be listed at articles for deletion than here. Wikipedia is not a dictionary, and this doesn't seem like a proper concept article.—Godsy^(TALK_CONT) 06:40, 17 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support: Good page views, room for expansion concerning, for example, philosophy. I wouldn't say it's in a ridiculous state, but there is plenty of room for expansion. Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 17:21, 17 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:31, 17 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Article is fine at the moment, this doesn't really need that much of an expansion and the time spent fixing this already reasonably good article could be used to fix a rubbish article. Ana r chyte 05:30, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Opposed Well developed and soruced article, necessary improvements not immediately apparent. --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 15:56, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Note It should be changed to the noun: Ridiculousness.--Coin945 (talk) 16:21, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not approved Nomination withdrawn. This clearly is not going to gain any traction for approval. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:12, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Jackfruit

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C-class article that has mid and high importance in a number of wiki projects. An expandable article a popular and important encyclopedic topic.Vinegarymass911 (talk) 23:51, 20 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom. Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 17:18, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Well developed and sourced article --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 15:56, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:14, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Community spirit

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A well-known phrase and there would be a lot to say about meaning, factors promoting it, variations through history, cultures, settlement type... The present article is but an unsourced stub: Noyster (talk), 18:52, 25 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Support – Quite expandable; entire books are devoted to the subject (see GBooks search below). North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:02, 25 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:13, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Racquetball

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C-class article that can be improved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 12:39, 29 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Support – per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 22:33, 2 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose as at C class already appears significantly developed. Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 17:23, 12 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Well developed article, despite need of sourcing. --Nick Penguin_(contribs) 15:56, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Not approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:12, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Bazaar

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Start-class article that consists primarily of a list. A high-traffic article that received 4,545 page views in the last 30 days. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:44, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Support – per nom.--Vinegarymass911 (talk) 17:32, 3 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - that's bazaar. Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 09:27, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – per nom. –Davey2010^Talk 01:01, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:04, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Homework

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A start class top-importance article that very much needs improvement. Anarchyte (work | talk) 08:24, 8 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Support - yep, we need to improve that for homework. Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 08:26, 8 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - In the last few years in the U.S. there has been a kind of backlash against the assigning of too much homework, and that ought to be covered in more detail. There could also be more on unusual, creative, and self-directed homework assignments. Corinne (talk) 03:00, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:10, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:17, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Coffee cake

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Popular topic with decent page views. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 20:54, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Support as per nom - Personally hate coffee cake myself but either way the article could do with some improving. –Davey2010^Talk 01:02, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom - Corinne (talk) 03:05, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:10, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:17, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

St. Louis cuisine

St. Louis cuisine – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 86 daily hits

Expandable article that needs work and receives decent page views. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 20:59, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom - Could do with some improvements., –Davey2010^Talk 01:04, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom - Corinne (talk) 03:03, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:10, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:17, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hilton Hotels & Resorts

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This article is on an important hotel chain. The article does not hold much information and is not in an encyclopedic format. It had been viewed 24995 times in the last 30 days.Vinegarymass911 (talk) 17:40, 6 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 21:03, 7 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support. –Davey2010^Talk 00:58, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:08, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 10:18, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Paddle ball

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Can be improved. Image is not a paddle ball of real life. Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 02:26, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:09, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Ry's the Guy ^{(talk|contribs)} 17:56, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Definitely could be improved. Corinne (talk) 03:08, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:29, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Slow living

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Easily expandable and improvable; entire books are devoted to the topic. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:10, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support - I'm wondering if this article could be merged with the article on the Slow Food movement, or, at the very least, linked to it. Corinne (talk) 03:08, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:09, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Ry's the Guy ^{(talk|contribs)} 17:56, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:30, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Story of the Negro

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February is Black History Month. Let's work on this soon. This non-fiction article is a stub-class about a children's story that highlights several black issues and several influential black leaders, including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and W. E. B. Du Bois. In 1949 it was a Newbery Honor Book. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 12:22, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:11, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Ry's the Guy ^{(talk|contribs)} 17:56, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - per nom. Corinne (talk) 02:16, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:25, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wintu people

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This article is linked from the article on Ishi; it is believed that Ishi may have been part Wintu. There have been tags at the top of the article since 2010 and 2012. I think all articles about Native American tribes are worth attention. Corinne (talk) 16:26, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support - per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 20:08, 23 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Ry's the Guy ^{(talk|contribs)} 17:56, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – per nom. (you had me at "Ishi") Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 02:59, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - per nom.--Vinegarymass911 (talk) 04:03, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:32, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Christmas in Russia

Christmas in Russia – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 70 daily hits

This article is rated as B class by Wikiproject Russia and Wikiproject Holidays, and as Start class by Wikiproject Eastern Orthodoxy, but I think it appears to be more of a C class article. There seems to be lots of room to expand and improve based on the Russian version of the article. It's rated as top priority by Wikiproject Russia, and High priority by WikiProject Eastern Orthodoxy. Page views leading up to and after Christmas are in the 1000s. Ry's the Guy ^{(talk|contribs)} 17:42, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support per nom. Corinne (talk) 03:07, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom.--BabbaQ (talk) 22:05, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – per nom. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 03:01, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 04:32, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Education in Bangladesh

Education in Bangladesh – (page view stats • edit • talk • history) - 207 daily hits

There are several tags at the beginning of the article that have been there for a while. The layout of the article could be improved, and more up-to-date references could be added. Corinne (talk) 03:07, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support – per nom. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 03:03, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – per nom. The article is important. From UN data there are "16.4 million primary school aged children (6 to10 years). There are 365,925 primary school teachers (approximately 53% of teachers and 23% of head teachers are women), working in more than 82,218 schools (with ten different types of schools, including Madrasahs). It is currently estimated that there are more than 3.3 million out-of-school children throughout the country." --Vinegarymass911 (talk) 04:10, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – per nom. Ry's the Guy ^{(talk|contribs)} 12:20, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Approved. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 13:22, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Page orientation

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There is a tag at the top of the article that has been there since 2010 saying "This article does not cite any sources".
There seems to be something wrong with the formatting of "Edit" at the beginning of each section.
With all the publishing software available today, I believe there may be a lot of more up-to-date information that could be added to the article.
Just a comment: the article seems awfully long to just be considered a stub. Corinne (talk) 03:30, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support – @Corinne:. I jumped the gun and fixed the edit problem so the page does not remain broken while we get a round to it. Cheers! {{u|Checkingfax}} {Talk} 07:10, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support – per nom. Ry's the Guy ^{(talk|contribs)} 12:26, 28 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Support - really needs improvement. Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 07:49, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Approved Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 07:49, 29 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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