Wikipedia:Featured article candidates

This page works similar to Wikipedia:Votes for deletion, only the other way around: If a page is listed here for at least a week with no objections, it can be added to the Brilliant prose list. If there are objections, they have to be worked out, until a nearly unanimous consensus is reached. However, if the article with objections remains listed here for more than a month, the nomination will be archived in Wikipedia:Brilliant prose candidates/Archived nominations.

If you nominate a page to which you have contributed all or a large majority of content, then it must be seconded by at least one more person in order to be accepted. Some people may object to self-nominations on principle.

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• Log of recently added articles
• Archived nominations not added due to objections

Recently added to brilliant prose after going through due process here

• Bible code -- Nominated by: Kpjas 08:28, 12 Oct 2003 (UTC).
  • Added by: Iseeaboar 03:09, 4 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  • Objection (but not yet removed) by: COGDEN 19:50, 13 Nov 2003 (UTC). This is a cute article, but it's not well-documented with citations, and the prose doesn't flow well.

Recently removed articles, and reason for removal

• History of the United States -- This article is in the process of being rewritten (or so it seems to me). There are many sections with headings like For details, see the main History of the United States (1964-present) article without any text under that heading. Removed by: DanKeshet

• American Pie (song) - Was added to BP by User:RickK without going through due process, according to Pete 11:03, 21 Sep 2003 (UTC) Removed by: Iseeaboar 03:09, 4 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Current nominations

Nominations with objections (being resolved)

• Garry Kasparov -- fun for anyone. comprehensive up the wazoo. Kingturtle 05:50, 9 Oct 2003 (UTC)
  • Headlines and a TOC, please.—Eloquence 06:55, Oct 9, 2003 (UTC)
    • I have addressed this objection. I support adding this article whether the headings I added are kept or not. Pete/Pcb21 (talk) 13:26, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)

• Wesley Clark - good balanced article. This is what wikipedia for. -- Taku
  • I agree, this could be a controversial article but it seems balanced and well done.Ark30inf 23:08, 16 Oct 2003 (UTC)
  • "During the Clinton administration, NATO tried to prevent Russian forces from occupying an airfield in Kosovo." - this sentence alone, not to mention some around it, besides being 100% untrue, is more POV then CNN. Nikola 19:53, 18 Oct 2003 (UTC)
  • It is somewhat true... what really happened was that Wesley Clark wanted to keep the Russians from occupying the airfield, but British General Mike Jackson kept him from doing so, saying it would cause World War III. ugen64 20:19, Nov 25, 2003 (UTC)
  • Russians were not occupying the airfield, Clrak didn't want but was ordered to stop them. Nikola 15:17, 27 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  • This article could go through significant changes over the next year with the election cycle in the US. I'd hold off until he drops from the headlines for a significant amount of time. --Minesweeper 09:38, Dec 2, 2003 (UTC)

• Richard Wagner - thorough and (AFAICT) accurate article on a prominent classical composer, no brilliant prose listing of any classical music topics, demonstrates NPOV handling of a highly sensitive issue. --Robert Merkel 08:41, 6 Aug 2003 (UTC)
  • Object. Still needs much more on anti-Semitism, particularly concerning theories regarding anti-Semitic motives in Wagner's operas, also on the use of Wagner's music by Hitler (maybe in a separate atricle, but it needs to be there) and scholarly views on Wagner's actual influence on Hitler. Bibliography is hardly comprehensive.—Eloquence 07:32, Aug 9, 2003 (UTC)
  • Second. Excellent article. Too much emphasis on antiseminism detracts from the main subject (his music) and is in danger of being POV. It's fine as it is. 80.255 23:00, 24 Oct 2003 (UTC)

• Command-Query Separation - A beautifully clear explanation of a technical topic. -- Bill 15:35, 8 Aug 2003 (UTC)
  • Object. Does not conform to MoS, provides little history of the concept (quotes from source material with original definition would be nice), does not really explain difference between query and program state change, does not contain practical examples or case studies, contained spelling error (now fixed), no bibliography -- no brilliant prose.—Eloquence 07:32, Aug 9, 2003 (UTC)

• Red Scare - superb rewrite by user:Populus flows smoothly, is historically informative and combines balance and neutrality so well that he makes it look easy! --Uncle Ed 15:07, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  • I think it's incomplete. A very good start and a good rewrite, but I think the relationship between the red scare and civil defense should be discussed. Also, the anti-immigrant, anti-union parts of the Palmer raids. DanKeshet 06:11, Nov 13, 2003 (UTC)

• Hamas - laid out nicely. easy to follow. complex issues explained for all to understand. Kingturtle 05:46, 4 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  • I object in the strongest terms. In the "beliefs" section, the only thing we learn about is Hamas' beliefs about Jews and Israel. It doesn't explain what their conception of an Islamic state is, how they're organized (no, "loosely structured" doesn't cut it. Do they have a supreme leader? A council of elders? How do they make decisions? How would an Islamic state make decisions?) It's discussion of the complex relationship between Hamas and secular nationalist Palestinian organizations is so paltry as to be embarrassing. Its activities mentions in passing 'relief and education' efforts, but doesn't even say what they are. Hamas has had many famous activists. Where are the links to their articles? This is all through a cursory glance; this article is nowhere near ready. DanKeshet 06:26, Nov 13, 2003 (UTC)

Current nominations without objections (so far)

• Fancy cancels - Daniel C. Boyer 15:07, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)

• Gram Parsons - Bmills 16:32, 3 Dec 2003 (UTC)

• Charles Ives - composer - Muriel Victoria 11:43, 3 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • Seconded. A really good introduction to Ives' life and work. Bmills 11:50, 3 Dec 2003 (UTC)

• Superman and Batman - a whole bunch of users have given exhaustive (yet entertaining) detail about these comic book characters. (I commend Kchishol1970 especially for his contributions.) --Modemac 23:24, 2 Dec 2003 (UTC)

• Irish theatre - second in a series (after Irish poetry) that is building up to be a major ornament to Wikipedia. seglea 23:27, 1 Dec 2003 (UTC)

• Villain - an excelent read, complete article (with quote too) Muriel Victoria 10:26, 29 Nov 2003 (UTC)

• Western movie - insightful and comprehensive jengod 06:42, 26 Nov 2003 (UTC)

• Oxyrhynchus - well-rounded presentation of the archeological site. --snoyes 19:41, 24 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  • Second and third, if i may. Muriel Euergetes 07:58, 25 Nov 2003 (UTC)

• Zionism - Adam, Zero, and Danny, et al. have done a great job of putting together a lot of different takes on a complex subject without the "critics say" crutches that so many of our articles rely on. Somebody new to the topic could come out with lots of useful information. DanKeshet

• Pumping lemma - the article seems complete. -- Taku 06:23, Nov 13, 2003 (UTC)

• RISC - Very informative and easy to understand. -- Taku 18:14, Nov 8, 2003 (UTC)

• Japan - good content, balanced and the format and heading are complete. -- Taku

• Dictionary - decent content and good references. Need some heading. -- Taku

• Not the Nine O'Clock News - Balanced, flows nicely, doesn't really need much more crucial info too badly, that I can tell. -- Cimon Avaro on a pogo-stick 11:14, Sep 7, 2003 (UTC)

• Geyser -- Partly self-nomiated by: mav 01:00, 1 Sep 2003 (UTC)
• I like this too but sadly can't be an official seconder ... the few photos mav didn't take I did! Pete 13:03, 9 Sep 2003 (EDT)
• Looks good. How about some more links and a bibliography?—Eloquence 06:55, Oct 9, 2003 (UTC)

Current self-nominations (need to be seconded)

• Titanium - self nomination. This is a reference article showing everything I want all the chemical element articles to be. If this isn't "brilliant prose" yet I would be very interested to know what else can be done to improve it (and then apply that to the whole WikiProject). --mav 07:47, 28 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  • Second. --snoyes 16:22, 29 Nov 2003 (UTC)

• Japan general election, 2003 - not sure if the writing is brilliant but the article is completely done now.

• Bobby Clarke. I dont know, I liked it..whatcha think? Antonio Self Nominated Martin

• Revised Standard Version - This was my favorite article to write! I feel like this article is complete and free of errors and very readable. I might be biased... -- hoshie
  • Second--thorough and easily navigated. Jwrosenzweig 15:31, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)

• Phonograph cylinder - If you don't like it, I'd like suggestions for improving it. Infrogmation 17:14, 12 Oct 2003 (UTC)
  • Great article, especially -- as I see it -- the implicit parallel between the demise of the phonograph cylinder and the audio/videotape. Professor Higgins might be mentioned. --KF 12:58, 22 Oct 2003 (UTC)
    • "If you nominate a page to which you have contributed all or a large majority of content, then it must be seconded by at least one more person in order to be accepted." (see above) Well then, where's the problem? --KF 15:26, 4 Nov 2003 (UTC)

• Machismo - I also liked this article that I began. Check it out and let me know! Antonio Loose Balls Martin
  • I'd disagree almost completely with "Generally speaking, machistas doubt women's rights to work, play sports or perform at other, traditionally male-dominated areas. Many machistas also believe it is their right as men to cheat on their wifes" (perhaps this is true for Latin America, but then the article is incomplete), and the article also fails to mention macho-look. Nikola 08:15, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)
  • As a little vingette, I rather like it. However I hope you'll forgive me for pointing out that it is one of only two articles listed on this page that gets flagged as a stub under my preferences (<2000bytes). This begs a question - should "short" (suitably defined) articles not be listed on bp as a point of principle - the principle being that such articles are too narrow in scope to be truly brilliant prose? Pete/Pcb21 (talk) 13:35, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)

• Jesus Christ - I think it is now a rather excellent article after I don't know how many contributions. I've done a lot of the recent polishing, and I've reached the stage I can't find anything more to polish. So... : ChrisG 15:05, 18 Nov 2003 (UTC)

• Battle of Oudenarde - Finished this marathon project in about an hour... and right before Thanksgiving weekend, in fact! I cited my source (a good book, by the way), and I wrote it completely by myself (using only information from the book). It's a good article... :-) ugen64 21:38, Nov 25, 2003 (UTC)

• Action potential, Synapse, Peer review Guaranteed to be unputdownable, or your money back. 168... 21:29, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)

• Mario D'Agata, here is myself again self nominating, but I dont know..just check it out and see what you think. Antonio Hard as a Rock Martin

• Olavo Bilac, it´s got sample poems, sample translated poems, comprehensive biography, links, and picture. User:Doidimais Brasil