Wikinews:Featured article candidates/archive/10

Close as successful. —mikemoral (talk) 09:07, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

Spain starts 2013 IPC Alpine World Championships with first and fifth place finishes
I bumped into an old FAC from this back when it was fresh while examining the archives ahead of deciding if I should nominate a different article. It was closed without prejudice as the piece wasn't archived but somehow missed being renominated. I do have a soft spot for featuring fine photoessays, and I agree with the original nominator that this meets the grade. BRS (Talk)   (Contribs) 02:12, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Comments

 * Earlier nomination: wikilink. --Pi zero (talk) 15:01, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Votes

 * as nominator BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 02:12, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm on board with both nominators on this. --Pi zero (talk) 15:01, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm going to say yes (primarily for the photos), but no one pulled any muscles getting creative on their photo captions (however, thar' be the pot-calling-the-kettle!) --Bddpaux (talk) 14:24, 1 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Good article and a nice picture. DARIO SEVERI (talk) 07:25, 23 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Excellent photography in this article —mikemoral (talk) 08:02, 27 May 2017 (UTC)


 * It being two years, I'm going ahead and closing this one. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 16:58, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

Attention drawn to high suicide rates in Scotland, Russia, Australia
Self-nomming some old synthesis. Not sure why I didn't at the time; possibly because we've had some truly exceptional stuff in recent years that sails above even other FAs. As was said some years ago, though, FA is not a zero-sum game. After examining the archives of noms for similar length FAs (and even some shorter) I found them passing with ease, so I thought I'd add one that matches up to them. I'm also reminded of Three cities submit bids for 2020 Summer Olympics, which at FAC attracted a comment to the effect Wikinews could provide balanced international perspective where most orgs will run with a natural focus on the issue from their local perspective. BRS (Talk)   (Contribs) 02:21, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Votes

 * as nominator and original author. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 02:21, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
 * as publishing reviewer. Agreeing here with the nominator's assessment.  A solid article offering a wider perspective on the issue than nationally based news media are wont to provide.  --Pi zero (talk) 12:23, 24 December 2016 (UTC)
 * An excellent article —mikemoral (talk) 08:09, 28 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Long enough, sourced and informative, in my opinion. Qwerty number1 (talk) 17:58, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

Promoted. --Pi zero (talk) 04:01, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder of PETA, on animal rights and the film about her life
By now most of Shankbone's interviews are deservedly featured. This one, however, is well up there with the others and has as-yet slipped the net. BRS (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:45, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Votes

 * as nominator BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 20:45, 24 January 2017 (UTC)
 * RusdianaDablang (talk) 06:00, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Worthy. --Pi zero (talk) 14:41, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
 * —mikemoral (talk) 20:18, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
 * , someone please close this and promote. —Justin ( koavf ) ❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:36, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Promoted. --Pi zero (talk) 03:38, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Wikinews attends 2018 Bangalore ComicCon
Three interviews, a photoessay that could (imo) be featured in its own right, and an original event report. This is top tier. BRS (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:17, 28 December 2018 (UTC)

Votes

 * as nominator, naturally. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 17:17, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
 * as reviewer. The photoessay is quite good.  The interviews are very cool imho, the event OR solid, and the whole package is, as you say, top tier. --Pi zero (talk) 19:02, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Good, and useful, interviews. Well illustrated. Good OR. Certainly a big support! Qwerty number1 (talk) 21:40, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Original photos, multiple interviews. Good work! --SVTCobra 03:09, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Promoted. --Pi zero (talk) 03:44, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

US Senator Rand Paul blocks synthetic marijuana legislation
This is a nice, detailed look at a complex issue in a manner in that, years later, a foreigner can still read and readily understand what was going on and why. With regard to the 'bonus' criteria, I note both clever OR and a result that was better than what much (all?) of the mainstream generated. BRS (Talk)   (Contribs) 00:55, 8 January 2019 (UTC)

Votes

 * as nominator, as always. BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 00:55, 8 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Yup. Neatly done. --Pi zero (talk) 21:52, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
 * A combination of significant effort and good journalism. •–• 14:40, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Surprised it took this long. --SVTCobra 03:07, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Promoted. --Pi zero (talk) 23:56, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Wikinews investigates disappearance of Indonesian cargo ship Namse Bangdzod
Self-nominating another of my reports. A detailed breakdown and analysis of a mystery that got deeper the further I looked, with two experts on-hand to help explain the meanings of technical aspects, and examination of data from various primary sources. It's original, it's the best coverage I can find in English; seems to me like it makes the cut. BRS (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:49, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

Votes

 * BRS (Talk)   (Contribs) 21:49, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
 * as review. Solid work. --Pi zero (talk) 22:30, 29 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Good OR. --SVTCobra 03:06, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
 * good article, interesting to read --DannyS712 (talk) 23:53, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Promoted. --Pi zero (talk) 03:47, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Male Magellanic penguins pine for pairings: Wikinews interviews biologist Natasha Gownaris
I was the reviewer on this article. Measures up nicely to our FA criteria. --Pi zero (talk) 15:36, 11 February 2019 (UTC)

Votes

 * as nominator. --Pi zero (talk) 15:36, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
 * as interviewer. Extremely happy with how this all ultimately turned out. It was also fun to collaborate. Credit goes to you for the introductory writeup.  BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:48, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
 * as drafter. It's environmentally relevant but also has cute pictures of animals.  I also found it fun to collaborate. Darkfrog24 (talk) 22:11, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Excellent. --SVTCobra 03:05, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Not promoted. After being open for nine months &mdash;though we don't hurry these things&mdash; no emerging consensus to promote from experienced Wikinewsies. --Pi zero (talk) 20:27, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

Deadly tornadoes rip through southern US, killing over 300
Yes, it is older than usual for an FA nomination, but: its a good article, covers the topic quite nicely and has a photo and a video.--Bddpaux (talk) 15:50, 19 August 2019 (UTC)

Comments
Some of the writing is awkward (e.g "This outbreak of tornadoes is considered the deadliness since 1974" and "... the damage and human injury and death...". Looks good otherwise. Thatoneweirdwikier (talk) 11:37, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Well, I figure "deadliness" is a clearly typo of "deadliest", no meaning change so can be fixed in the archives, and I did so. --Pi zero (talk) 13:56, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

Votes

 * as nominator Bddpaux (talk) 15:48, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
 * following addressed comments Thatoneweirdwikier (talk) 21:04, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm sure this article would be on the Main Page --PutriAmalia1991 (talk) 00:53, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Every article that is published is featured on the main page. •–• 19:02, 1 April 2020 (UTC)


 * I've hesitated over this; but I've an uncomfortable feeling the article is on the light side for FA status. Featured non-OR articles tend to be massive, like this (on my current device, the body is nine screens' worth of text); there are shorter ones, but they're still noticeably longer than the nominee.  The shortest one I found was probably this (just over two screens of text), closely followed by this. --Pi zero (talk) 01:19, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

Promoted. --Pi zero (talk) 00:33, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Iranian International Master Dorsa Derakhshani discusses her chess career with Wikinews
I reviewed this article. Kept my interest; the length did not become a problem for me, though I'm aware it's long. I thought when reviewing it, it was FA material, and now that we've had some time to absorb it, I still think so. --Pi zero (talk) 20:27, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

Votes

 * as nominator. --Pi zero (talk) 20:27, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
 * . I most certainly applaud such a close view into interesting and challenging, perhaps inspiring, biography. --Gryllida (talk) 06:10, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
 * . This is a really interesting article and is one of the most in-depth articles I've seen on here (though that's not saying much :P). Seemplez 09:12, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
 * fascinating and powerful BRS  (Talk)   (Contribs) 23:55, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
 * because it was an interesting read and it meets the FA criteria listed above. --Green Giant (talk) 21:09, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

Neanderthals 'knew what they were doing': Archæologist Dr Naomi Martisius discusses her findings about Neanderthals' behaviour with Wikinews
I reviewed this, which was a pleasure. Interesting and, well, positive. Pi zero (talk) 19:18, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Promoted! --Bddpaux (talk) 19:12, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Comments

 * Comment Could this be an FA yet, or are more votes needed? --Dylan Smithson (talk) 13:15, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I will make a decision on this article within the next few days. --Bddpaux (talk) 20:19, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I promoted this article, but I need to make certain some bits get tweaked (on the actual templates, etc.) before I archive this discussion. --Bddpaux (talk) 15:30, 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Votes

 * as nominator. --Pi zero (talk) 19:18, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Quite the in-depth interview. --  Zanimum (talk) 02:18, 20 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Leaderboard (talk) 16:40, 1 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I read this through a few days ago. Looks pretty solid! --Bddpaux (talk) 20:20, 15 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Closed as a successful nomination. —chaetodipus (talk &middot; contribs) 04:08, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

'Earth-based life can survive in hydrogen-rich atmospheres': MIT professor Dr Seager tells Wikinews about her research on organisms thriving in oxygen-less environment
This article covers top level scientific research, with three graphs created by the author (based on data from the scientist), and an interview with the lead scientist. I think it fulfils several criteria - well written, comprehensive coverage, several images, and covers the subject at least as well as any scientific publication might have. [24Cr][talk] 22:41, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

Votes

 * as nominator [24Cr][talk] 22:41, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
 * per nomination. --LivelyRatification (talk) 02:59, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
 * - Xbspiro (talk) 10:57, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

Closing nomination as successful. —chaetodipus (talk &middot; contribs) 07:43, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

GSK rejects three Unilever bids to buy consumer healthcare arm, says unit was "fundamentally undervalued"
This article provides a wide-descriptive coverage of the topic. Images provide good visual representation. 2006nishan178713t@lk 11:41, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Comments

 * Wikinews didn't have any featured articles in 2021. Let's get some good articles featured. 2006nishan178713t@lk 11:41, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Votes

 * as nominator 2006nishan178713t@lk 11:41, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
 * , it's been more than a month and no one has opposed this nomination so can't this be closed as having gained silent consensus. EN-Jungwon (talk) 14:53, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia policies don't necessarily apply to Wikinews. That said, as author of nominated. JJLiu112 (talk) 18:38, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
 * From above: There is no upper limit to how long a nomination can be open. Sometimes it has taken nearly a year. Cheers, --SVTCobra 18:52, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Then again, when will this be closed? JJLiu112 (talk) 16:53, 3 September 2022 (UTC)


 * - Xbspiro (talk) 21:42, 5 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I see no objections to it! Johnson524 (talk) 06:17, 26 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Thoroughly covered from all perspectives, from background to potential future moves. Augusthorsesdroppings10 (talk) 17:54, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
 * It has now been nearly a year, with an obvious consensus of votes, and basically every  constructive member of the project in 2022 has voted, so I propose a speedy close as promoted. Heavy Water (talk) 18:00, 29 December 2022 (UTC)
 * flag
 * Worthwhile concern. JJLiu112 (talk) 10:06, 13 January 2023 (UTC)