Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Canberra

Canberra

WikiProject Canberra have done a great job on this article, writing comprehensive text and creating loads of free visuals. Nominate and support. --nixie 22:41, 30 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Support - declaration of interest: contributer in small way to the article and resident of the city. The article was peer reviewed in September 2005 and the points addressed with either changes or comments.--A Y Arktos (Talk) 00:00, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Note: I am also a member of WikiProject Canberra and have made contributions to the article. I feel the article has come a long way during it's recent push to get up to featured article quality. --Martyman-(talk) 00:37, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Object. Excellent article, but I've got a few minor issues. The pronounciation guide in the lead is hideously ugly when some of the characters won't display on a reasonably standard computer; this should either be removed or translated into English. I'd like to see a little more history in between the 1920s and the present, although I understand the need not to blow the section out. There's no mention of the high rent prices in the economics section, which is probably important to mention. There's a few other minor quibbles I could note, but the article is already probably about as long as is warranted already. The article may also need more references. Ambi 03:09, 31 October 2005 (UTC) Support. I'd like to see the housing issue covered somewhat better, but it's such a good article that I can't reasonably oppose. Ambi 10:01, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- Rents added. As was discussed in the peer review and the article nothing really happened in Canberra until after world war II since there was no money and no free man power to build it and the city did not have any independent government so nothing politically intersting happened either. If there is something that you think actually needs an inline citation that doesn't have one please point it out.--nixie 03:35, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- I've added more on urban development in the interim years. Could you reconsider supporting now? Adz 07:55, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
- IPA is now the Wikipedia standard for pronunciation guides. Template:IPA helps work around the IE bug with displaying the IPA characters, so it should work fine on most browsers. Do you still have problems with it, Ambi? —Morven 08:39, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support happily.--Cyberjunkie | Talk 03:21, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Nixie, why did you nominate this so late? It deserved to be on FAC ages ago. Support ofcourse, reviewed it months back and it still looks good. =Nichalp «Talk»= 04:38, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support although I too need to declare an interest in that I have also contributed to the article along the way. Adz 07:55, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support Absolutely brilliant article. Ten points to everyone involved on it! Cheers, - >>michaelg | talk 09:30, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support Astrokey44 12:05, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support Well done! *Exeunt* Ganymead ^Dialogue? 13:05, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Definite support Brisvegas 06:50, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support: Interesting and well written. Giano | talk 10:14, 1 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good article. Now you don't get Spawn Man's support often, so take a photo & frame it. (Nice gold rim would look nice!). Spawn Man 02:49, 3 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Maybe this is the best city article in Wikipedia. Carioca 03:18, 4 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]