The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was not promoted by SandyGeorgia 16:56, 27 June 2009 [1].

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Nominator(s): Starstriker7^(Talk) 07:27, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Featured article candidates/Lincolnshire, Illinois/archive1

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I am nominating this for featured article because I feel that the article is ready. It has a lot of info, I just made a run to check for dead link citations and have updated them or compensated for them, and the article itself has been through a number of copyedits, although most of them were partial. I feel certain that problems I did not notice will arise with the article, but I believe FA is an obtainable goal nonetheless. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 07:27, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Comments -
• Okay, websites do NOT go in italics, italics are used for newspaper, journal, magazine and book titles. Conversely, you have some magazines/newspapers unitalicized. (I noted current re 38 (Stevenson...) but there may be others

Comment I'm not quite sure what you are looking for here...you mean websites in the references? --Starstriker7^(Talk) 06:17, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, in the references. The websites names should be in a plain font, and the newspaper/magazines should be in italics. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:39, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done --Starstriker7^(Talk) 17:53, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• http://www.village.lincolnshire.il.us/services/comdev/news-boundaryAgreement.php deadlinks
  • • Comment This dead link isn't actually dead, it's just finicky. I found the agreement with the same exact address on the village website, completely viewable. Try to copy the URL and paste it in another tab...It might just be me, I'm not sure. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 19:28, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done I replaced it and reworded accordingly to accommodate the new reference. Hopefully this reference can be accessed more easily. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 04:38, 14 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• What makes the following reliable sources?
  • http://www.myrateplan.com/how_far/?zip_from=60069&state_from=&city_from=&zip_to=&state_to=IL&city_to=Waukegan&zip_to_override=60079&EXECUTE_zip_to_override=execute&execute=execute&x=58&y=12

Comment I'm going to try to work this out using trigonometry, and then paste my work at the bottom. Once I figure out how to display the formula, there will no longer be any use for this distance calculator. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 04:21, 14 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mapquest would be fine to calculate it also. Ealdgyth - Talk 14:40, 14 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, considering the context of the reference, I don't know if it'd be a good idea to use Mapquest. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 17:36, 14 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done I replaced the link with trig. Hopefully that's better...? --Starstriker7^(Talk) 00:37, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• • http://www.ontheradio.net
  • http://radiotime.com/
  • http://www.radio-locator.com

Problem I don't think I have any way of replacing these sources. Radio-locator.com has been cited as a viable source by WikiProject Radio Stations, but only to such an extent; they admitted it wasn't always accurate. Although WAES is licensed, the only possible replacement sources would be to find fliers from Stevenson High School, where the station is based; otherwise, I could probably just delete the information. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 18:23, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have any insight on the situation, whether or not I should delete the paragraph on WAES? --Starstriker7^(Talk) 06:19, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done I just deleted it. It isn't that significant a portion of the article, so I figured the information could be deemed extraneous. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 17:58, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• I'm concerned by the number of sources that are from the town or county or from primary sources for the information (such as the various companies). There should be more third-party coverage to counter potential bias

Comment I've already scoured the local library and most websites pertaining to the village. I'll try to search for other sources, although I don't think I can guarantee anything. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 18:23, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Come to think about it, all the company websites used are only to verify their presence in Lincolnshire or that they exist at all, and exactly what it is they do. This at the least should make them validEDIT: I meant to say that there really isn't much to bias. The town and county sources I cannot replace, however. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 17:55, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Otherwise, sources look okay, links checked out with the link checker tool. Ealdgyth - Talk 14:26, 13 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A9565635 is not a reliable source (also, http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A9565635 and any other h2g2 sites that may be there). It is a wiki. The BBC name doesn't count for everything. :) TwilligToves (talk) 03:07, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done Lol, I guess not. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 05:04, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As an aside, it's kind of frowned upon for nominators to strike out comments by reviewers. TwilligToves (talk) 02:40, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about that. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 04:29, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• I'd like to see more scholarly sources used for the History section rather than relying on the rather shallow and unsourced village websites that largely just list facts rather than giving historical analysis. Does Dretske not list her sources? TwilligToves (talk) 03:17, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I couldn't find any comprehensive sources exclusively on Lincolnshire's history when researching it, so I don't know how to resolve your first point...Also, I'm not quite sure what you meant in your comment about Dretske. Could you please clarify? --Starstriker7^(Talk) 05:04, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For the second point, I meant does Dretske not give a bibliography of her sources? TwilligToves (talk) 02:40, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I wasn't able to find any on the Internet, but I can say with certainty that she included them in her book. I might be able to have a friend send them to me via email, as I won't be able to access the book directly. --Starstriker7^(Talk) 04:29, 20 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

One of my old friends there will be able to send me the bibliography via email next week. Can this wait until then? --Starstriker7^(Talk) 22:33, 21 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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