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previous FAC (00:11, 14 April 2008)
I just stumbled across this article after visiting the railway on holiday with my son, who's a big steam fan, and taking a picture which I thought could be added to WP. When I saw the quality of the article (and the existing pictures, which were much better than mine!) and that it had narrowly missed out on FA once before, I thought I'd give it a helping hand so have gone through and given it a pretty ruthless copy edit, which I think now brings it up to FA standard. I await your comments...... ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:44, 11 June 2008 (UTC) Co-nominators: User:Tivedshambo and User:Gwernol.
Articlestats:
- Gwernol 359
- Tivedshambo 201
- Jotel 52
- ChrisTheDude 36
SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:40, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
:: Are Gwernol and Tivedshambo
co-nominators?
SandyGeorgia (
Talk) 14:15, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
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- They've both stated that they support my action in nominating the article, does that fit the definition of "co-nominators".....? ChrisTheDude (talk) 14:28, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- I'll stand as co-nominator of the article. I nominated it the first time we tried for FA status a couple of months ago. I believe Chris' copy edits have significantly improved the readability and flow of the article, which was perhaps the most significant reason it fell short last time. I believe Talyllyn Railway is now a viable FA candidate and would love to hear further opinions of reviewers. Thanks, Gwernol 14:31, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- When principle editors are involved in the FAC and helping respond to FAC queries, they are typically listed in the opening paragraph as co-nominators. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:35, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- For the record, I'm also happy to add my support as co-nominator. — Tivedshambo (t/c) 14:47, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- Note; This nomination doesn't appear to have been discussed on article talk or with the principle contributors, Tivedshambo (talk · contribs) and Gwernol (talk · contribs). If they aren't ready, it should be withdrawn; please see the instructions at the top of WP:FAC.
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Nominators who are not significant contributors to the article should consult regular editors of the article prior to nomination.
- I can't speak for Gwernol, but personally I am pleased that this article has been improved and nominated, and I sincerely hope this nomination is not withdrawn, simply because of a mere technical error in the procedure. — Tivedshambo (t/c) 05:01, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- Apologies, I genuinely was not aware that I needed to discuss the nomination before making it, I've never previously nominated an article for which I wasn't the principal/sole contributor. Tivedshambo appears to be OK with it, and Gwernol has posted on my talk page thanking me for my work on it, but I will ask him/her to post here confirming that he/she is also happy for the FAC to proceed...... ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:14, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- I'm happy for the FAC to continue. Although I haven't edited the article in a month or so, I have been reviewing Chris' edits and it was clear that he intended to resubmit the article. If I hadn't thought the article was ready to try again, I'd have discussed this with Chris. His recent improvements have considerably improved the quality of article and I think it is now much closer to featured quality. Gwernol 09:28, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Comments
"The line in fiction" → "In fiction" perhaps?
Gary King (talk) 22:31, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
- done — Tivedshambo (t/c) 22:37, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Comment
- All the images are right-aligned, to prevent cramming it might be best to prune a few and align some to the left. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs (talk) 23:58, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
- Have moved some of the images about, hopefully it now looks more aesthetically pleasing ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:13, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Comments
Current ref 85 Matthew Hawkins Cultural Perceptions.. is lacking a last access date.
- otherwise sources look good. Link checker tool says all the websites work. Ealdgyth - Talk 01:42, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
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- Fixed. — Tivedshambo (t/c) 05:05, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
