Results of the third Danny's Contest edit
Overview edit
After much deliberation of the contest entries the judges have arrived at a decision.
The entries could be broken down into three broad groups... entries that didn't seem to have much, if any, improvement, entries that were a "good try" and a handful of entries that really took the contest to heart and added a lot of interesting and germane references.
Criteria edit
The judges graded on 4 major criteria:
| Criterion | Description | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Number of citations | Just a raw count of how many were added. This was a good filter to see if the article could make the finalists... only 2 or 3 refs suggested that maybe not so much had been done. | (20%) |
| Complexity of citations | A gauge of the difficulty level of adding them. Were they notes? web cites? book cites? did they use ISBN tagging? were there multiple places that got the same note? Notes ON notes? | (30%) |
| Appropriateness of cites | Were they actually GOOD cites that moved the article forward? | (20%) |
| Overall article improvement | How much was the article helped (expanded, quality increased, made more pleasing to the eye) by cites added? | (30%) |
Finalists edit
The three most impressive articles were as follows... ANY of them could easily be FA candidates shortly.
| Article | Description | Before/After | Contestant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of Ceresole | An important battle in medieval history, part of the Italian Wars series. Characterised by contemporaries as "marvellously confused" this battle is attractively illustrated with lots of maps and diagrams. One would expect Kyrill as coordinator of WP:MILHIST to do a good job of improving an article, and Kyrill does not disappoint. A very powerful article about an interesting battle. | Before, After | Kirill Lokshin |
| Theramenes | An important general and historical figure of ancient Greece, including participating in an Athenian coup, multiple battles, and a rebellion. He even had notoriety after death. The article is challenging due to a paucity of sources, but Robth found 80+ cites. There also is an innovative organisation of sources into modern and ancient. A very good article based on some painstaking research. | Before, After | Robth |
| Crawford expedition | A very understudied but important battle in the American Revolution. The winning side often tends to ignore battles they lost, and this article was not much more than a single paragraph stub when Kevin went to town on it. It is now profusely illustrated with maps, paintings, tables and diagrams and has grown to 43 Kb. In addition to 88 high quality footnotes, it also has a comprehensive "references" and "for further reading" section, properly separated out. All books have good ISBN links. This article is a real tour de force and shows the power of our encyclopedia well. | Before, After | Kevin Myers |
That all of these articles were somehow military related was surely coincidence! :)
The winners edit
- The overall winner, as selected by the judges, is: Crawford expedition. Congratulations to Kevin Myers who wins a 100 USD gift certificate from Danny. Please contact Danny for details.
Honorable Mentions:
- Battle of Ceresole and Theramenes are both awarded honorable mentions, and their authors win 35 USD gift certificates at Amazon from Danny. Please contact Danny for details.