Talk:Service flag

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	This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-Class status: Referencing and citation: criterion met Coverage and accuracy: criterion met Structure: criterion met Grammar: criterion met Supporting materials: criterion met
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Service flag was a nominee for good article, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

August 31, 2007

Good article nominee

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1 Good Article Nomination History
2 GA nomination
3 userboxes

[edit] Good Article Nomination History

[edit] Third Nomination

1. Well written?: Sentence critiqued below changed.

2. Factually accurate?: Passed before. More info added.

3. Broad in coverage?: It's a short article on a short topic. Should be ok. Most improvements suggested below implemented.

4. Neutral point of view?: Passed before.

5. Stability?: Passed before.

6. Images?: Passed before.

--Kghusker 10:34, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Second Nomination

Here's the good article criteria for you Good Article editors: Kghusker 08:04, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

1. Well written?: The article looks alright in terms of prose. The statement "A gold star (with a blue edge) represents a family member that died during service, without specifying cause of death -- it could be killed in action, or died due to unrelated causes." looks like it should be fixed, referring to a person as it doesn't sound right.

2. Factually accurate?: The information that is there has multiple sources and a good amount of inline citations so it passes on that account.

3. Broad in coverage?: This is the section I'm going to have to fail the article on. The article is only one section long with an intro. To be broad in coverage, the article needs to have more information about the topic. I would recommend expanding the article (with sources) further before nominating again. Possibly talk about similar types of flags used in other countries, other flags/ribbons used for the same purpose, update for current war, fabric/measurements (alright, I'm pushing it a bit), etc. Anything else you think can be added to the article, do it.

4. Neutral point of view?: The article appears to be neutral, make sure it stays that way.

5. Stability?: No problems here, shouldn't be any in the future.

6. Images?: Images are good, possibly see if you can get one of the flag flying in front of someone's home/business/VFW.

According to the above GA criteria, I have to fail this article, again, mainly for the broad in coverage. Keep researching for more sources and you may find more information to include. Good work so far, but keep expanding. Happy editing! --Nehrams2020 07:56, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Fabric measurements? I've seen quite a few WWI service flags and there's a lot of variation in size, as well as material- silk, cotton, felt. There were also large service flags flown by businesses and organizations- the Landers, Frary & Clark company (a manufacturer of army gear as well as household appliances) displayed a very large banner on the side of its main factory- in their case I believe it was for children of employees as well as the employees themselves. When the 27th Division AEF returned from WWI a gargantuan flag was carried in the NYC Welcome Home parade- one star for each man in the division. Service flag- themed jewelry was also made, pins and rings commonly turn up on Ebay. Saxophobia (talk) 13:25, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] First Nomination

This article has been failed due to a complete lack of citations, which are generally required for GA status. Please do resubmit once some citations have been added. MLilburne 09:24, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GA nomination

Unfortunately, the article is still not broad enough in coverage. As Nehrams has explained previously:

To be broad in coverage, the article needs to have more information about the topic. I would recommend expanding the article (with sources) further before nominating again. Possibly talk about similar types of flags used in other countries, other flags/ribbons used for the same purpose, update for current war, fabric/measurements (alright, I'm pushing it a bit), etc. Anything else you think can be added to the article, do it.

Sources like this should be of particular relevance when expanding the article.

Please consider re-submitting the article after improvements are made. -- Johnfos 07:25, 31 August 2007 (UTC)