Talk:Victoria Cross for New Zealand

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Article milestones Date Process Result July 11, 2007 Good article nominee Listed August 30, 2007 Featured article candidate Promoted September 5, 2007 Featured topic candidate Promoted Current Status: Featured article

Contents 1 Proposing Move 2 GA Nomination 3 Successful good article nomination 4 Maker

[edit] Proposing Move

I suggest that this page be moved to Victoria Cross for New Zealand, which currently redirects here. The full name of the award this page is about is the Victoria Cross for New Zealand. Victoria Cross (New Zealand) might be an appropriate title for a page about the awards of Victoria Crosses to New Zealanders, but that is not what this page is about.

Thoughts? Comments? Objections? Quadparty 02:02, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

I agree, i think you should move the page as and when you can. Woodym555 06:49, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

Good suggestion - given that we seem to have a significant degree of support (and given the sound rationale of the suggestion), I have made the move.

Xdamr^talk 13:24, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA Nomination

[edit] Successful good article nomination

I am glad to say that this article which was nominated for good article status has succeeded. This is how the article, as of July 11, 2007, compares against the six good article criteria:

1. Well written?: The best GAN I reviewed

2. Factually accurate?: I know a little about the subject

3. Broad in coverage?: Covers all major aspects.

4. Neutral point of view?: I've seen no bias

5. Article stability? History shows no recent edit war

6. Images?: Nice images.

If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to take it to a GA review. Thank you to all of the editors who worked hard to bring it to this status. — -Flubeca^Talk 21:27, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Maker

Do we know who made the first medal? Was it the same outfit that has made all the Imperial VCs? Albatross2147 (talk) 20:51, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Yes, it is still made from the gunmetal captured during the Crimean War and it is made by Hancocks. I have made this clear in the article now. Woody (talk) 21:00, 25 April 2008 (UTC)