Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Kaiman-class torpedo boat/archive1

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 promoted by Ian Rose via FACBot (talk) 10:03, 9 August 2017 [1].


Nominator(s): Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:34, 25 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about a class of dinky torpedo boats that saw service with the Austro-Hungarian Navy. It was a very successful design, and all 24 boats saw extensive active service doing a range of tasks during World War I, mainly in the Adriatic. One was torpedoed and badly damaged by a French submarine, and two sank an Italian submarine. All suggestions for improvements gratefully received. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 23:34, 25 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Support Just a few comments:

  • Can anything be said about where the name Kaiman comes from?
  • The Kaiman or Caiman is a semi-aquatic lizard so I imagine that is what it came from, but none of the sources explicitly state that. Classes often take the name of the first ship.
  • That is what I was thinking, a very apt name for a small armed ship like this. I remember seeing a caiman scour the shoreline for prey ... pity there's no source. Oh well.--Wehwalt (talk) 09:17, 26 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • "was considered to be a very successful design, and all boats saw extensive active service during World War I" You have near identical text in the body, and in so short an article the duplication stood out.
  • Good point, tweaked the wording in the body.

Source review from Ealdgyth

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  • I randomly googled three sentences and nothing showed up except mirrors. Earwig's tool shows no copyright violations.
Otherwise everything looks good. Ealdgyth - Talk 14:11, 26 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Ealdgyth! Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 00:44, 29 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Image review from Adityavagarwal

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Support - I reviewed the article at A-class (and the GAN, incidentally) and my concerns have already been addressed. Parsecboy (talk) 18:04, 31 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from Dank

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Support on prose per my standard disclaimer. Well done. As always, feel free to revert my copyediting. These are my edits. - Dank (push to talk) 23:18, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@FAC coordinators: this one looks go to go. Can I have dispensation for another nom please? Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 00:49, 4 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, sorry for the delay. I should be doing a pass later today or tomorrow. Sarastro1 (talk) 12:11, 8 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 00:37, 9 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Support on prose Comments by Finetooth

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  • Alt text for the infobox image would be nice.
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