Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/1998 Winter Olympics medal table/archive1

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The list was promoted by Scorpion0422 22:19, 4 April 2009 [1].

1998 Winter Olympics medal table

Nominator(s): Giants2008 (17-14)

Featured list candidates/1998 Winter Olympics medal table/archive1

Nobody has nominated an Olympic medal table in a while, so I decided to give it a shot. It has fundamental similarities to other similar FLs, but I've made changes to the introduction, among other things. This has been through one of the shortest peer reviews in FLC history, which I cut short when Scorpion0422 indicated that he thought it was ready. As always, I appreciate the community's feedback and will be around to respond to it. Giants2008 (17-14) 01:06, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Nothing like seeing a page with one of my images end up at FLC..... Just sayin'. -- Scorpion ⁰⁴²² 01:07, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comments — I copyedited the lead a bit, so the prose quality seems sufficient. I do have some other concerns/questions, however:
A TOC to balance out the page would be nice, but this isn't a big deal.
- I can't figure out how to force a TOC properly. Can anyone help with this?
  - [2]. I didn't realize there were only two sections, though, so I'm not sure if it's justified. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 03:30, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The first paragraph in the Medal table section seems rather redundant, as the chart itself is fairly self-explanatory.
- There are some who think that the table should be sorted by total number of medals won. I borrowed this format from 2008 Summer Olympics medal table, where this was repeatedly debated. I'm sure the intention behind that paragraph is to avoid possible disputes.
  - Alright, fair enough. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 03:30, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Is that reference really needed in the caption for File:Nagano 1998-Russia vs Czech Republic.jpg?
- The reference was for a photo that was replaced; the new one didn't need it, and I removed it.
I prefer 2-column reflists for articles with more than 10 citations, but this is a matter of personal opinion.
- The article now has a two-column reflist.

–Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 01:34, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reviewing it so quickly. Let me know if you have any advice on the first two comments. Giants2008 (17-14) 03:09, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support, now that my concerns have been addressed. Nice work. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 13:16, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comments
- I think the parentheses in the first sentence should be removed.
  - I turned them into commas.
- The Athletes from 24 countries... sentence is too long and sounds a little awkward to me.
  - I made it a little shorter and eliminated the semi-colon to improve readability.
- It says that a star(*) denotes a host nation, but I don't see it.
  - That's because I forgot to include it until now. :-)
- Sports Reference LLC is the company that owns the Sports-Reference website, isn't it? So, Sports-Reference should be the publisher and Sports Reference LLC the work.
  - This one is going to be controversial among many FLC participants, since they have pushed for this system. If I had my way, I wouldn't use a work column at all there, as I don't consider it vital to note the difference between Sports-Reference and Sports Reference LLC. That's what reviewers want, however, so I've gone along with it until now. I'd like to see what others think about this one.
    - If the information is sourced from the actual sports-reference.com website, then having work and publisher is unneeded (Sports Reference LLC will suffice). However, if it comes from a subpage (baseball-reference.com, pro-football-reference.com, etc.), then both are necessary. I recently had a discussion with Truco about this on the FLC for Silver Slugger Award regarding Major League Baseball's website; you can read his capped comments there for more info. KV5 (Talk • Phils) 11:41, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      - After some pondering, I changed it to just give Sports Reference LLC. Since the site is just sports-reference.com, I really don't think anything else is necessary, though I am open to debate on the issue. Giants2008 (17-14) 14:21, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Since for some refs The Washington Post is the publisher, why is it in italics?
  - Because it's a printed publication, and printed publications should always be in italics. FAC reviewing has ingrained that in me.

--Crzy cheetah 02:58, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm repeating myself, but thanks for the quick review. I'm interested in the Sports-Reference issue since that has always bugged me a bit. Giants2008 (17-14) 03:28, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The publisher Sports Reference LLC is reliable, as it is used in many other sport-related FLCs.--Best, ₮RU CӨ 01:27, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I was talking about formatting, not reliability. Giants2008 (17-14) 14:21, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I see. According to the site, the name of the subsite is "Olympics at SR [Sports Reference]" and the publisher is Sports Reference LLC.--Best, ₮RU CӨ 02:56, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Truco

Review by Truco (talk · contribs)

Lead

Twenty-four nations earned medals at the Games, and 15 won at least one gold medal. -- From the format of the lead, Twenty-four should be in numeral form

No, actually; numbers at the beginning of a sentence should be spelled out. –Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 01:40, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, true. MOS:NUM.--Best, ₮RU CӨ 01:53, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Denmark won its first medal at the Winter Olympics,[2] while Bulgaria and the Czech Republic won their first Winter Games gold medals. -- I'm guessing you mean they won its first Olympic medal?

Changed it to "Denmark won its first Winter Olympics medal".

Medal table

In snowboarding, Canadian Ross Rebagliati briefly had his gold medal in the men's Giant Slalom stripped after testing positive for marijuana. -- Add something like , though he was stripped after..--Best, ₮RU CӨ 01:27, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do you mean I should try to merge the two sentences into one? I don't think "In snowboarding, though he was stripped after testing positive for marijuana" provides the best flow possible. Any other work you think I could work it? Giants2008 (17-14) 02:41, 24 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, I mean like reword the last part to my suggestion.--Best, ₮RU CӨ 02:19, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I tried changed this in a similar way to your suggestion. See how that looks. Giants2008 (17-14) 14:21, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It flies with me.--Best, ₮RU CӨ 02:56, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support -- Previous issues resolved to meet WP:WIAFL standards.--Best, ₮RU CӨ 02:56, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Is "To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the icon next to the column title." necessary?—Chris! _ct 02:40, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Again, I'm assuming this was placed there because of debates on how to order medal lists. I decided to remove the note because anyone familiar with Wikipedia lists should know what the sort tab does. Giants2008 (17-14) 18:08, 28 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:40, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved issues, Dabomb87 (talk)

Comments from Dabomb87 (talk · contribs)

"A total of 2,176 athletes" "A total of" is redundant. Be careful not to start sentences with numerals; you may have to rephrase.
- Not starting the sentence with a number was the only reason I left that there. It now reads "At the Games, 2,176 athletes...".
"Twenty-four nations earned medals at the Games, and 15 won at least one gold medal." "15"-->fifteen to keep comparable quantities written out the same.
- Got it.
"none won medals"-->none of these won medals
- Did seem fragmented before. I added countries to your fix.
"to win 12 career medals, eight of which were gold." Same comment about comparable quantities. Dabomb87 (talk) 01:43, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Got this one too. You know I always have trouble with that. At least I got the stops in the captions right this time. :-) Giants2008 (17-14) 14:24, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sources look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:40, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

~~For the references, instead of using work=Associated Press, use agency=Associated Press.~~ Dabomb87 (talk) 01:43, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- This must be a new feature of the template, and it makes sense considering how many AP stories are used as references. The three AP stories here now use the template. Giants2008 (17-14) 14:24, 30 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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