Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Connecticut tornadoes/archive1

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

The list was not promoted by User:Scorpion0422 23:06, 26 May 2008 [1].

List of Connecticut tornadoes

Self-nom. Believe that this satisfies all the featured list criteria. -Running On Brains 13:38, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments I've followed this article for quite some time, and I've wondered it it was ever going to FLC. Seeing as it has, I have a few concerns. First, I'm not so sure I like the format of the list. You might want to consider a format similar tp List of snow events in Florida or List of New York hurricanes. Also, the references are poorly formated. All references should be in {{cite web}} form for internet references and {{cite news}} for newspapers and printed media. Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 13:52, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Those actually do look better, definitely less white space. I will change the format ASAP. First, though, I will format the references (forgot to do all of them). -Running On Brains 14:01, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  - Alright, good. It's starting to look better already. A couple other comments, though. Is it possible to expand the lead? Also, why are the Fujita ratings in bold? Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 16:00, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from Gary King (talk · contribs)

I definitely agree that this list would benefit from bullets rather than separating every event with a new line.
Also, be sure to use en dashes for date ranges, including the section titles.

Gary King (talk) 17:32, 13 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done Is the lead long enough? It's still pretty short, but I'm not sure what else to write. -Running On Brains 00:27, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I think the lead could still be expanded. During which months did the most tornadoes occur? Did any years have multiple tornadoes? Which county was hit by the most storms? Were there any particularly notable tornadoes? Just little informative facts like that. Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 00:48, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comment from Gopher backer — I like where this article is now, good job. I did have comment.

for the sentence: "They occur most commonly in Hartford County, although since 1950 Litchfield County has recorded the most tornadoes, suggesting that many went unreported in the past"... I think that the suggesting that many went unreported in the past' could be considered speculation. I would suggest either finding a reference for that statement, or just removing it. I think that saying "They occur most commonly in Hartford County, although since 1950 Litchfield County has recorded the most tornadoes" would be just fine on its own. Otherwise, it looks good. Gopher backer (talk) 17:06, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done with all concerns, I believe - Running On Brains 00:39, 16 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support Gopher backer (talk) 14:38, 16 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Any other concerns? Anyone? Bueller? -Running On Brains 01:04, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support All my concerns have been addressed. Good work! Juliancolton ^Tropical ^Cyclone 01:06, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for now
- The last sentence should be incorporated into the first paragraph because of its importance.
- There are three links to United States in the lead; remove the last two.
- Link "$" to United States dollar.
- Why is the Wallingford Tornado of 1878 bolded?..along with other similar links?
- Footnotes should be in numerical order. ^{[15][4][4][15]}
- Whenever you mention time, indicate the time zone for non-Americans.
- Your main reference, the Grazulis' book, needs page numbers for each citation.
- If you still have access to those NYT articles, find out who wrote them, then add the names of the reporters.

--Crzy cheetah 05:29, 21 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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