Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/East Rail (KCRC)

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[edit] East Rail (KCRC)

I hereby nominate this article as the featured article. Anyone have any support, objection or comment? --Cheung1303 08:57, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)

  • Object. Too short. No references. Mgm|(talk) 09:38, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)
  • Mild object. This is much better than some of the other Hong Kong railway articles that have come through the nomination process, but it could still use some improvement: a) add a system map, b) the article uses several terms that are familiar to railroad hobbyists but not to the general public (i.e. "narrow gauge" and "standard gauge"; they are linked, but a short definition would be helpful), c) what gauge was it when the line was narrow gauge (I know that 3 ft is the most common in North America, but 1 meter is also quite common elsewhere), d) add a few more photos of current and historical operations, e) there are some phrases throughout the article that are a little jarring (i.e. "passing loop" instead of "siding", "the line was doubled" instead of "double tracked"), f) does the infobox have to be blue? g) tell us more in the article about the railroad's operations (i.e. how much freight and how many passengers are hauled in a year) h) Cite your sources. slambo 12:35, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)
  • Object. Err... what they said. Too short. Lingo. References. Blue?--ZayZayEM 13:07, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Object:Being too short should not be a standard reason to object - but here it is too short, lack of references aside, there must be loads more information that could be supplied - longer history of construction, historical background, reason for construction, any famous engineers involved?, monumental bridges? costs, finances - there must be something a bit more interesting about it than this, if it is to be a featured article. Giano 13:58, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Object. Is this article just about a rail line itself (ie track), or do trains run on it? I saw mention of some in the box, but no text. How about some details about rolling stock, motive power, etc? Any individuals involved, officials, etc., and how is it governed? Vaoverland 17:35, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)
  • Object. What's with that UGLY blue infobox? And I renew my objections to multi-colored fonts. RickK 22:11, Jan 14, 2005 (UTC)
  • Still Object Obviously, our suggestions for improvements fall on deaf ears for Cheung1303. I see no improvements, let's get this article off the fac deck, folks, and stop wasting our review time on it. 05:19, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)