Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Felix the Cat

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[edit] Felix the Cat

Another self-nomination that started out quite detailed, but lacking formatting. Some sections were so well-written that one user accused the original writer of cut-and-paste. I've left those as intact as possible, mostly correcting for little more than punctuation and a few throwaway words. I've been tinkering with the article on and off for a bit, but when I recently discovered that someone had added a terrific section about Felix's use as a Navy mascot, I felt that I had to clean it up further and add some much-needed pictures and additional facts. - Lucky 6.9 22:28, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)

  • Support. These were on when I was small, and it's been ages since I've seen one. Smerdis of Tlön 15:53, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Support Object - (Support really, but a technical objection on the VF-31 logo.) I enjoyed the read, and was particularly interested to find the Poindexter connection. All the images are claimed under 'fair use', which I think is probably fine, however the VF-31 logo has a non-commercial comment which is a problem for FA selection these days. During the discussion of Felix Chevrolet, I missed not having an image of the sign in question (presumably this one), although there is a link at the bottom of the article. The recognised by three-quarters of the world's population claim is very hard to credit, it would be nice to see a reference to show that Felix was well-known in Africa, India, China and Russia in the 1920s. Finally, is there a chance of getting a 'fair use' OGG sound sample of the theme music mentioned, just to jog the memory. -- Solipsist 18:45, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)
Interesting comment regarding the VF-31 picture. I'm a tad embarassed that I didn't check the source. The vidcaps came from the toontracker.com website who claimed that they were using them under a fair use clause themselves. The theme music comes up on that same site, so I assume that it might be under their fair use clause as well. So, one Ogg Vorbis coming up. :^) The photo you linked to is the correct one. I've never photographed the sign and I only gave a cursory look for fair use versions. The comment about the world's population was from the original text, but if it's unverifiable, I plan to fix it. - Lucky 6.9 04:22, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC)
OK, the slight POV has been fixed. It looks as if the commercial use comment on the VF-31 logo was added by the gentleman who posted the article in the first place. He was having trouble getting the yellow background to render properly and is prohibiting the use of his updated version of the logo for commercial use. - Lucky 6.9 04:42, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC)
The new insignia, should clear any copyleft problems, and I've moved the question about the 3/4 of the world's population known Felix to the talk pages. Hopefully, we can move it back to the main page once its been confirmed. -- Solipsist 18:58, 15 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Support, a very well written article —siroχo 16:05, Aug 15, 2004 (UTC)
  • Support. What Siroxo said. Ambi 01:43, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • I can't support or oppose, since I wrote the original piece. But I'd ask everyone to give the article another look -- I just went through and copy edited everything to make it flow better (there was quite a flurry of edits by many authors, which was great, but I think the article reads a bit better now). Amcaja 10:15, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Great job of readjusting the timeline and condensing some phrases. I took out a few unnecessary commas and "de-breezed" a couple of sentences. If you like the article, you certainly do have the right to vote on it. - Lucky 6.9 04:22, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • Object - needs a ==Reference== section. See Wikipedia:Cite your sources. ---mav 06:22, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
    I've added the references I used. Lucky 6.9 may have a few more to add. Amcaja 09:41, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)
  • My refs were memory and each of the listed links. I've changed the chapter heading of the external links section to reflect that. - Lucky 6.9 07:38, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
    • I've now added some detail about the 1928 TV experiment and a link to a .wav file of the 1958 TV theme. - Lucky 6.9 02:22, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)