Wikipedia:Version 0.5 Nominations/Held nominations

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This is a record of articles that were recently nominated for Wikipedia Version 0.5, and were found to be of sufficient quality, but were found to fall outside the scope of 0.5. Articles are listed in the category in which they were nominated, with the most recent entries at the bottom of each section. The reasons for an article's archival can be found on the article's talk page.

Contents 1 Nomination categories 2 Prior Nominations 2.1 Miscellaneous nominations (if unsure what section to use) 2.2 Arts 2.3 Everyday Life 2.4 Geography 2.5 History 2.6 Language & Communication 2.7 Mathematics 2.8 Natural Sciences 2.8.1 Weather 2.9 Philosophy & Religion 2.10 Social Sciences & Society 2.11 Technology and Engineering

[edit] Nomination categories

Miscellaneous

Arts

Everyday Life

Geography

History

Language & Communication

Mathematics

Natural Sciences

Philosophy & Religion

Social Sciences & Society

Technology and Engineering

[edit] Prior Nominations

[edit] Miscellaneous nominations (if unsure what section to use)

[edit] Arts

[edit] Everyday Life

1. Jack Tatum (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs), probaly the best bio out of all the American Football ones Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 03:32, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

   Sandy Koufax (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) WP:FA, one of the most well-known baseball players, and the most notable of the baseball FAs Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 04:15, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

   Passed as part of the FA review. Titoxd^(?!?) 05:24, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

2. Aquarium (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) WP:FA. NCurse _work 12:09, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

   Passed as part of the FA review. NCurse _work 14:41, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

3. Gulf Oil (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) WP:GA, A-Class, we have little on companies Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 05:07, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
4. The Ashes (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Featured article. Andjam 12:10, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
5. Kashrut (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) FA, but has a POV template. NCurse _work 15:05, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
6. Arsenal F.C. (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) FA, but I don't know why a football club would be important... Eyu100 03:02, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
7. Bodyline (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Eyu100 03:03, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Geography

1. Marshall, Texas (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)}- FA and city with interesting history. Johntex\^talk 17:29, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] History

1. Colditz Castle (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) FA, and main paged.  ALKIVAR™ 07:44, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
2. Battle of Vaslui (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Ronline ✉ 13:55, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
3. Antikythera wreck (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs), weilded one of the first clocks known to man, Spawn Man 11:46, 2 June 2006 (UTC).
4. History of Miami, Florida (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) a FA Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 01:34, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
5. The Night Attack (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Ronline ✉ 13:55, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
6. Bath School disaster (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) WP:FA SmthManly / ^ManlyTalk / ^{ManlyContribs} 03:54, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
7. Battle of Mons (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Prelude to the Great Retreat campaign. Spawn Man 11:46, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
8. Salmon P. Chase (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) nice article on historical figure Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 03:04, 25 June 2006 (UTC) -- Held by Maurreen 16:04, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Language & Communication

[edit] Mathematics

[edit] Natural Sciences

[edit] Weather

1. List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Featured List --Chuck^(척뉴넘) 07:59, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
2. List of Category 5 Pacific hurricanes (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Featured List --Chuck^(척뉴넘) 07:59, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
3. Hurricane Dennis (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) WP:FA. Runningonbrains 19:51, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

   Hurricane Floyd (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) WP:FA. Runningonbrains 19:51, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

   Passed on FA review. Titoxd^(?!?) 06:22, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

# Hurricane Iniki (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) WP:FA. Runningonbrains 19:51, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

1. Passed as part of the FA review. Runningonbrains 02:56, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

2. Cyclone Tracy (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) WP:FA. Runningonbrains 19:51, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

# 2005 Atlantic hurricane season (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) WP:FA. Runningonbrains 19:51, 1 June 2006 (UTC) Held from 0.5 by NCurse _work 09:42, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

1. Passed as part of the FA review. Runningonbrains 02:31, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

2. North American blizzard of 2006 (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Important anda well-written. íslenska hurikein #12_(samtal) 16:23, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
3. New England Hurricane of 1938 (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) íslenska hurikein #12_(samtal) 15:31, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Philosophy & Religion

1. Transhumanism (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Self nom. Recent FA. Main page on 2 June 2006. Metamagician3000 13:40, 5 June 2006 (UTC) -- Held by Maurreen 12:00, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

   Object to holding. Is one of the major defining modern philosophies, I think, which is related to things like stem cells and cloning. Elle _{vécut heureuse} ^{à jamais} (Be eudaimonic!) 05:04, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

   Can you clarify your objection? --Loremaster 00:37, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

2. Omnipotence paradox (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) significant topic, self-nominated FA, survived the Main Page back in January. Anville 18:30, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Social Sciences & Society

1. 1996 U.S. campaign finance scandal (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) WP:FA --Jayzel 16:51, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
2. Stanford prison experiment (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) GA Still struggling w/Milgram experiment for most important/popular psych study ever. JoeSmack ^Talk 15:03, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
3. Actuary (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Self-nomination. WP:FA Avi 18:44, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Technology and Engineering

1. Căile Ferate Române (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (WP:FA) Ronline ✉ 13:52, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
2. Btrieve (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) - notable database, not core though. Passed FAC. - Ta bu shi da yu 04:39, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
3. Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) WP:FA, good article, passes all criteria and well written, great content. --Terence Ong _{(Chat | Contribs)} 13:58, 26 June 2006 (UTC) -- Narrow topic. Maurreen 16:25, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
4. MTR (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) WP:FA, well written article, needs more transportation articles. --Terence Ong _{(Chat | Contribs)} 13:58, 26 June 2006 (UTC) -- Narrow topic. Maurreen 16:25, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
5. OpenBSD (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) WP:FA, it reads very well, it only lacks for cleaning up potential issues with the mascot and maybe adding a little technical diagram. 65.95.127.68 15:01, 27 June 2006 (UTC) -- Topic is too narrow. Maurreen 13:35, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
6. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) WP:FA major bridge, nothing on roads Jaranda ^{wat's sup} 21:22, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

Not quite major enough for V0.5, there are many bridges more notable. Walkerma 05:35, 6 July 2006 (UTC)