Wikipedia:Australian Collaboration of the Fortnight/History

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Contents 1 Features 1.1 Cyclone Tracy 1.2 Victor Chang 2 Past collaborations 3 2008 3.1 Harold Holt 3.2 Brisbane 3.3 Cricket Australia 3.4 Ash Wednesday fires 3.5 Gundagai, New South Wales 3.6 Azaria Chamberlain disappearance 3.7 1983 America's Cup 3.8 Australia-New Zealand relations 3.9 Australian rules football 3.10 Witchetty grub 4 The current ACOTF 4.1 Murrumbidgee River

[edit] Features

[edit] Cyclone Tracy

1. September 22 to October 2, 2004: Cyclone Tracy
   • 11 contributors made 67 edits
   • The article increased from 69 words (551 bytes) to 2,222 words (13,718 bytes) - 32 times longer
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[edit] Victor Chang

1. October 3 to October 17, 2004: Victor Chang
   • 6 contributors made 14 edits
     • Thanks also need to go to Mark who while doing no edits, supplied some useful information about Chang
   • The article increased from 326 words (2,318 bytes) to 469 words (2,922 bytes) - 1½ times longer
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[edit] Past collaborations

• 2004 Archive
• 2005 Archive
• 2006 Archive
• 2007 Archive

[edit] 2008

Summary of 2008 collaborations

Article (details see below)	Number of editors	Number of edits	Change in size
Harold Holt	7	12	article increased from 40989 bytes to 41,859 bytes
Brisbane	30	72	article went from 56,697 bytes to 53,180 bytes
Cricket Australia	9	38	article increased from 4,096 bytes to 13,253 bytes - over three times longer
Ash Wednesday fires	10	62	article increased from 11,690 bytes to 16,720 bytes
Gundagai	8	54	article increased from 23,393 bytes to 32,619 bytes - 39% longer

[edit] Harold Holt

Nominated on 15 November 2007; needs 6 votes by 27 December 2007 to remain listed. Selected 30 December 2007.

Support:

1. Matilda ^talk 00:18, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
2. Roisterer 01:51, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
3. Gnangarra 02:25, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
4. Euryalus (talk) 18:39, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
5. Canley (talk) 06:25, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
6. Sharkface217 00:54, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Comments:

• As per my nom for 1967, very much in the news at the moment for the 40th anniversary of his disappearance and will continue to be so for the next few weeks. Right now this article is tagged for needing more citations :-( This is a real shame for something so much in the news right now. --Matilda ^talk 00:18, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
• Quick read looks like its just a handful of sources from GA, bit of effort on text and it could go to FA Gnangarra 02:25, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

ACOTF from 30 December 2007 to 13 January 2008

• 7 contributors made 12 edits
• The article increased from 40989 bytes to 41,859 bytes
• See how it changed

[edit] Brisbane

Nominated on 11 December 2007; needs 2 votes by 25 December 2007 to remain listed. Selected 13 January 2008

Support:

1. — Dihydrogen Monoxide 23:38, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
2. Sharkface217 00:54, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
3. Mattinbgn\^talk 03:36, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
4. Lankiveil (talk) 04:21, 22 December 2007 (UTC).
5. Shiftchange (talk) 01:30, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
6. Garrie 02:41, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• It's quite close to GA standard, I think - it just needs more sourcing and a bit of copyediting. I think two weeks of focus would surely get it over the line. — Dihydrogen Monoxide 23:38, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
• See Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians' notice board#List of Australian capital cities as a Featured Topic for discussion on this topic. -- Mattinbgn\^talk 03:36, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
• Probably the worst of the capital articles, but shouldn't take much work to get it to GA. Lankiveil (talk) 04:21, 22 December 2007 (UTC).

  Sydney has a bucketload of {{fact}} issues, but yeah, it's pretty bad on citations too :( — Dihydrogen Monoxide _(Review) 07:06, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

• Sydney has had a few hits now.Garrie 02:41, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

ACOTF from ... 2007 to ... 2007

• About 30 contributors made 72 edits
• The article went from 56,697 bytes to 53,180 bytes
• See how it changed

[edit] Cricket Australia

Nominated on 2 January 2007; needs 2 votes by 16 January 2007 to remain listed. Selected 27 January 2008 with 5 votes.

Support:

1. Mattinbgn\^talk 23:40, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
2. Roisterer (talk) 00:57, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
3. Chuq (talk) 23:32, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
4. Hide&Reason (talk) 03:33, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
5. Sharkface217 19:01, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Formerly the Australian Cricket Board, this is the administrative body for the national sport of Australia. The article does not make any mention of its turbulent history, its frequent conflicts with leading players, the political intrigues over South Africa and more recently Zimbabwe and Pakistan.
• I also have a few books that could be used for references -- Chuq (talk) 23:32, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

ACOTF from 27 January 2008 to 22 February 2008 (well over a fortnight)

• About 9 contributors made about 38 edits
• The article increased from 4,096 bytes to 13,253 bytes - over three times longer
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[edit] Ash Wednesday fires

Nominated on 11 January 2008; needs 4 votes by 8 February 2008 to remain listed.

Support:

1. Mattinbgn\^talk 06:02, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
2. Sharkface217 20:01, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
3. Shiftchange (talk) 03:17, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
4. Matilda ^talk 04:03, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
5. dihydrogen monoxide (H₂0) 07:50, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
6. Hide&Reason (talk) 08:14, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Very topical this time of year. The worst bushfire disaster in Australian history. Lessons learnt from the disaster lead to the improvement of bushfire and emergency management leading to less lives lost. -- Mattinbgn\^talk 06:02, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

ACOTF from 22 February 2008 to 9 March 2008

• Over 10 contributors made 62 edits
• The article increased from 11,690 bytes to 16,720 bytes
• See how it changed

[edit] Gundagai, New South Wales

Nominated on 27 January 2008; needs 6 votes by 23 March 2008 to remain listed. Selected 9 March 2008 with 5 votes.

Support:

1. Roisterer (talk) 05:40, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
2. Mattinbgn\^talk 05:43, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
3. Matilda ^talk 04:04, 1 February 2008 (UTC) :-)
4. --VS ^talk 05:16, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
5. dihydrogen monoxide (H₂0) 07:51, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Iconic Australian town. Had some edit warring a while back but now needs a clean up and TLC to get it to GA/FA level.
• Name seems really familiar, can anyone tell me why? dihydrogen monoxide (H₂0) 07:51, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

• Not for this is it? -- Mattinbgn\^talk 07:54, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

• Nah, I'm not familiar with 1922 in music. dihydrogen monoxide (H₂0) 08:05, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

What, you don't listen to Macca? :-) -- Mattinbgn\^talk 08:09, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

ACOTF from 9 March 2008 to 23 March 2008

• 8 contributors made 54 edits
• The article increased from 23,393 bytes to 32,619 bytes - 39% longer
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[edit] Azaria Chamberlain disappearance

Nominated on 7 February 2008; needs 4 votes by 20 March 2008 to remain listed. Selected 23 March with 5 votes.

Support:

1. Canley (talk) 05:43, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
2. Sharkface217 19:36, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
3. WWGB (talk) 22:26, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
4. dihydrogen monoxide (H₂0) 09:29, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
5. Matilda ^talk 22:31, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• This article needs a lot of work with referencing and POV, and shouldn't be too difficult as it must be one of the most documented cases in recent Australian history. --Canley (talk) 05:43, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

ACOTF from 23 March 2008 to 7 April 2008

• 12 contributors made 49 edits
• The article went from 28,264 bytes to 25,826 bytes, primarily due to the removal of 7kb of "popular media"
• See how it changed

[edit] 1983 America's Cup

Nominated on 12 March 2008; needs 6 votes by 21 April 2008 to remain listed. Selected on 7 April with 6 votes.

Support:

1. Longhair\^talk 10:39, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
2. dihydrogen monoxide (H₂O) 12:36, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
3. SatuSuro 12:40, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
4. Gnangarra 14:02, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
5. Matilda ^talk 22:31, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
6. Bidgee (talk) 13:25, 31 March 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• I was quite surprised to discover this article was a stub. Anyone who was alive at the time would remember the win and the celebrations that followed. This topic deserves a combined effort to bring it beyond stub status. -- Longhair\^talk 10:39, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
• Wasn't alive, but it sounds fun. dihydrogen monoxide (H₂O) 12:36, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
• History and limited range of sources compared to 87 fun? oh well it takes all kinds :) SatuSuro 12:40, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
• User:Moondyne/1987 America's Cup has been in the oven for a couple of weeks. It will come out to play shortly pending some more sources which are on order from my library, and an ebay delivery. —Moondyne click! 13:43, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
  • See 1987 America's Cup. —Moondyne click! 13:14, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
• Australia II isnt much better, Gnangarra 14:02, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
• OK for anyone wanting to readup - there are now more refs than article at 83 :| happy hunting SatuSuro 14:35, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

ACOTF from 7 April 2008 to 20 April 2008

• Only two contributors made only 2 edits
• The article increased from 3264 bytes to 4197 bytes
• See how it changed

[edit] Australia-New Zealand relations

Nominated on 19 March 2008; needs 6 votes by 30 April 2008 to remain listed.

Support:

1. Matilda ^talk 20:07, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
2. Roisterer (talk) 22:57, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
3. dihydrogen monoxide (H₂O) 05:05, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
4. Sting au Buzz Me... 11:54, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
5. gadfium 05:04, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• The article has been tagged for NPOV for some time. There are lots of requests for cites. It should be possible to clean up but it will definitely take some work. The talk page is useful reading for some of the issues with the article.--Matilda ^talk 20:10, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
• Perhaps it would be worth asking WP:NZ if they wish to make it a joint collaboration. -- Mattinbgn\^talk 12:34, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

ACOTF from 20 April 2008 to 4 May 2008

• 11 contributors made 36 edits
• The article increased from 35,549 bytes to 43,512 bytes
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[edit] Australian rules football

Nominated on 26 April 2008; needs 2 votes by 10 May 2008 to remain listed. Selected 4 May 2008

Support:

1. Roisterer (talk) 12:13, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
2. Terlob (talk) 00:39, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
3. --Sting au Buzz Me... 05:53, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Bizarrely there are no Australian rules related FA's and only two GA's. This is already a fairly complete article that needs some polish and some more encyclopaedic prose to get it to FA level. --Roisterer (talk) 12:13, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

ACOTF from 4 May 2008 to 25 May 2008 (three weeks)

• Over 15 contributors made 119 edits, especially Rulesfan
• The article increased from 54,183 bytes to 59,152 bytes
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[edit] Witchetty grub

Nominated on 5 May 2008; needs 2 votes by 19 May 2008 to remain listed.

Support:

1. Shiftchange (talk) 12:46, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
2. Bidgee (talk) 12:56, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
3. Roisterer (talk) 23:25, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
4. Colliric (talk) 06:04, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
5. WWGB (talk) 06:12, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• One of the more well-known bushfoods that is stubby and lacking any citations.

ACOTF from 25 May 2008 to 8 June 2008

• 6 contributors made edits, plus a vandal
• The article increased from 2,472 bytes to 3,682 bytes - 50% longer
• See how it changed

[edit] The current ACOTF

[edit] Murrumbidgee River

Nominated on 17 May 2008; needs 6 votes by 4 July 2008 to remain listed.

Support:

1. Mattinbgn\^talk 11:46, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
2. Bidgee (talk) 11:52, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
3. Shiftchange (talk) 12:45, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
4. Matilda ^talk 20:33, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• One of Australia's great rivers, renowned in Australian folklore. -- Mattinbgn\^talk 11:46, 17 May 2008 (UTC)