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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 promoted by Matthewedwards 01:50, 24 August 2009 [1].

List of tallest buildings in Mobile edit

Nominator(s): Rai•me 20:03, 12 August 2009 (UTC), Altairisfartalk[reply]
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Self-nomination, co-nom with Altairisfartalk. Another tallest building list, modeled after recently promoted lists such as List of tallest buildings in Las Vegas and List of tallest buildings in San Diego. I believe it to meet all the FL criteria in that it is comprehensive, stable, well-referenced, well-organized, useful, and complete. Any concerns brought up here will be addressed. Thanks! Cheers, Rai•me 20:03, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved comments from Diaa

Some comments I think this list is really good and only needs small changes to be featured.--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 20:31, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • "If completed, the two towers would rank among the tallest in the state." should be specific with a reference or removed completely.
    • Removed
  • "Upon its completion in 1965, the AmSouth Bank Building surpassed the height of the Regions Bank Building and became the tallest building in Alabama." needs a ref since the lead contains references all facts have to have references.
    • Done - added ref
  • "It held this title until 1986, when the 454-foot (138 m) SouthTrust Tower was completed in Birmingham, but remained the tallest building in Mobile until the 2007 completion of the RSA Battle House Tower." also needs a ref.
    • Done - added refs
  • Could u write in the caption of the panorama images which buildings are seen, from right to left or left to right?
    • Done
  • {{Mobile attractions}} could u include this list in the template?--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 20:40, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • There are four buildings that don't have an article in the list, could u add some notes about them?--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 20:31, 12 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • The buildings don't really have any notable information other than the statistics already included in the table; if they did, they would probably have their own articles. Cheers, Rai•me 01:59, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Using {{Object location}} could u do Wikimedia commons a favor and copy the coordinates to each image with available coordinates?
    • Done. Thanks for the review! Cheers, Rai•me 01:59, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support, great work...Just another thing I wanted to propose, how about making an svg image of http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=182 that only shows the outline of those buildings. Would be really nice.--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 06:25, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That would be nice, but unfortunately I don't have the programs to make such an image. Cheers, Rai•me 17:29, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • SupportComment The "Rank" column doesn't sort properly.--Crzycheetah 06:14, 15 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Done - fixed sort Altairisfartalk 12:38, 15 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note FLC is currently short of reviewers; please consider reviewing one or more on the nomination list if you have not already (this message is being posted to all running FLCs). Dabomb87 (talk) 23:20, 14 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Support. I found no problems in this list. Ruslik_Zero 12:39, 15 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 16:17, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved issues, Dabomb87 (talk)
Comments from Dabomb87 (talk · contribs)
  • No need to link "U.S."
    • Done -- Rai•me 15:29, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • "the 62nd-tallest" No hyphen here.
    • Fixed -- Rai•me 15:29, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • "The city is the second most skyscraper-laden city in the state, only behind Birmingham." What does it mean to be "skyscraper-laden"?
    • It means that the city has the second most skyscrapers in Alabama, only after Birmingham. The wording was taken from List of tallest buildings in Oklahoma City. Would: "The city has more skyscrapers than any other city in Alabama besides Birmingham." be better? Cheers, Rai•me 15:29, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • Yes, I like the proposed change. Dabomb87 (talk) 15:37, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • Done -- Rai•me 16:25, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • "The structure, which is often regarded"
    • Fixed -- Rai•me 15:29, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • "As of July 2009, there are no high-rises under construction or proposed for construction in Mobile." It's August now.
    • Updated -- Rai•me 15:29, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • I know it's never been mentioned before for these lists, but is it worth clarifying what "Year" means in the header?
    • I don't think it is really needed, but I have no problem adding a note - I wrote "The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed." in the section header. Cheers, Rai•me 15:29, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • OK, now we need to add this to other tallest-building lists to be consistent. Dabomb87 (talk) 15:37, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • Done - I added the note to all featured tallest buildings lists. Cheers, Rai•me 16:25, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • "outside of Houston"
    • Done -- Rai•me 15:29, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • When you have a year range preceded by a preposition, change the dash to a word ("to). For example, "from 1965–2007-->from 1965 to 2007
    • Done, but I used "until" instead of "to". -- Rai•me 15:29, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • "4th-tallest tallest" Is there a better way to phrase this?
    • Yes, it was a typo - removed second instance of "tallest". -- Rai•me 15:29, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Is there no chance that Royal St. Francis Building will ever be an article?
    • I doubt it - the Royal St. Francis Building, like the other unlinked buildings, has very little notable information besides what is already listed in the table. Cheers, Rai•me 15:29, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dabomb87 (talk) 14:52, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sources look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 16:17, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • I know it's not been an issue before, but I'm troubled about Emporis. It seems that there will be a way for companies to edit the website. I'm sure there's an explanation, but... Dabomb87 (talk) 14:52, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Well, Emporis and its building data have been cited by several reliable publications worldwide, including Reuters, Le Monde, the Boston Globe, and the Seoul Times (You can see the complete listing here). I'm not sure about "Emporis Admin", but it seems to refer more to changing data on company entries than building data pages. Cheers, Rai•me 15:29, 17 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • OK, but I would keep an eye on that. Dabomb87 (talk) 16:17, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]


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