The list was removed by Dabomb87 00:13, 9 December 2009 [1].
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This may seem odd, but as the original developer of this list, I am nominating this for featured list removal. Simply put, it does not meet the standards for comprehensiveness (3.) or accuracy at the moment. When I developed it I used the original structure of the list that was moved over from Mike Chapman's website (see VC migration project for background) and used that basis for nationality. For a long time I have considered the issues surrounding nationality: what defines nationality, particularly given the difficulties surrounding British Empire recipients: for example a soldier could be born in India, fight for the "British Empire" within a British Indian Army unit commanded by British Army officers and then settle down somewhere else in the Empire; it gets complicated.
Discussions have started regarding how to define the nationality of recipients and how to categorise them at Wikipedia_talk:MILHIST#Manx_VC. Until the results of those discussions are implemented and we have a well-defined basis for these lists in terms of categorising nationalities, I don't think it should retain its status as "exemplifying Wikipedia's best work." Regards, Woody (talk) 17:15, 24 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]