Talk:Kinnick Stadium

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Kinnick Stadium was a good article nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions below for improving the article. Once these are addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. Reviewed version: July 26, 2007

[edit] GA failed

In short, the article is not comprehensive enough for GA. It is only 3.5k in the main text

• Random Ideas for expansion
  • Notable/historic matches at the ground. Which matches set a record for attendances
  • Notable incidents at the ground - riots etc, pitch invasions?
  • History of initial construction - authorisation by uni to build this thing. Who was the architect? How was the contracts and designs selected and given out? Where did the team play beforehand? Were the proposed constuction the subject of protestors?
  • Discussion of architecture. Discussion of how the ground has evovled needs to be detailed, not just saying "major renovations in yrs 1, 3, 56" and so forth.
  • Characteristics of playing arena? Does the surface have any unusual characteristics that are different to other grounds. How does this affect play? is the surface rough, causing more injuries, is it bouncier than other surfaces? Is the stadium prone to wind or rain which makes it a difficult environment in which to pass and handle the ball?
  • Is the stadium used for rock conerts etc.?

• Titles and info on the refs need to be filled out properly
• The lead is supposed to recap the main body. Some of the content in the lead is not repeated in the body.

Regards, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 04:02, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your time and suggestions Blnguyen. I'll get to work on them soon and maybe you'll see this article back up for nomination soon. DanThaMan17 16:56, 26 July 2007 (UTC)