Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of writers who have returned the Sahitya Akademi Award/archive1

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The list was withdrawn by Giants2008 18:08, 19 November 2015 [1].

List of writers who have returned the Sahitya Akademi Award

Featured list candidates/List of writers who have returned the Sahitya Akademi Award/archive1

Nominator(s): Jim Carter 11:31, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I am nominating this for featured list because Sahitya Akademi Award is considered one of the most significant and prestigious literary award in India. And the returning of such a valuable award is currently the most important subject among Indian veteran writers. I've tried my best to satisfy FL criteria, I appreciate constructive criticism in a polite manner. Cheers! Jim Carter 11:31, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - what on earth is the ordering of the table based on? It doesn't seem to be based on year or name, in fact it seems completely random.... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:53, 5 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@ChrisTheDude: It was not random, it was based on the first writer to return the award; listed in the article first and so on. But yes, it's an issue since we exactly don't know the return dates. I've sorted it based on the names. Thanks! Jim Carter 09:34, 7 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Comment There seems to be a lot of clean up needed for this list. Since the list is about writers who returned their award, shouldn't there be a column for reason for returning the award? Also, is it possible to locate the books of the authors instead of saying "unkonwn"? Also there is a column saying "books" but many of the entries are plays or poems, etc... What does translator mean, translates into Hindi? From what language? Is the list sorted alphabetical by first name? Is this normal? Mattximus (talk) 03:39, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Mattximus: The reason for return is same for all writers which is already mentioned in the lead. Obviously I can locate those books but due to lack of reliable coverage we can't add them. I've changed the column "books" into "works". "Kannada translator" for example, a person who translates into Kannada language. They may translate from any language, it should not matter here. Yes, the list is sorted alphabetically by first name, since most of the writers returned on the same date, sorting by returning date is implausible. If this is not normal, what is normal? Jim Carter 03:31, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Normal sorting would be by last name, unless first name is an Indian convention I'm not aware of. But the reason for return in the lead is stated as "as of 2015 the award has been returned by many writers for various reasons". But there is no column to describe these reasons. Also, what do you mean "lack of reliable coverage we can't add them." Why can't you add the name of the books? Mattximus (talk) 23:39, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I actually agree with Mattximus. I remember a few days ago when I checked the article the first thing I felt was this thing, a reason column. --Tito Dutta (talk) 07:53, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It looks better now, however 2 columns "notes" and "refs" are slightly confusing, as I see there are some refs in notes column too. --Tito Dutta (talk) 02:29, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Question Why do some entries in the writers column have blue backgrounds? If there's a reason, you should put in a key that explains what that reason is. If there's not a reason, they shouldn't have blue backgrounds. I came here from WP:DYKN, in case anyone wants to know. The Squirrel Conspiracy (talk) 06:10, 15 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Comment: Well, this is great candidate for featured list, which is a much debated yet most controversial issue. These kind of content need to be written with WP:NPOV. Issue mentioned on DYK Nomination should be addressed. There is no "criticism of award returners" is written which had vast media coverage. Otherwise list is good. --Human3015^TALK 14:59, 15 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Withdraw I withdraw this nomination. I'm currently too busy with other works. Jim Carter 09:15, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Closing note: This candidate has been withdrawn, but there may be a delay in bot processing of the close. Please see WP:FLC/ar, and leave the {{featured list candidates}} template in place on the talk page until the bot goes through. Giants2008 (Talk) 18:19, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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