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{{Redirect|WP:COTW|Wikipedia:Article Collaboration and Improvement Drive|WP:ACID}}
Each week a '''Collaboration of the Week''' will be picked using this page.
This is a specific topic which either has no article or a basic [[Wikipedia:Find or fix a stub|stub]] page, the aim being to have a [[Wikipedia:Featured_articles|featured]]-[[Wikipedia:What is a featured article|standard]] article by the end of the week, from widespread cooperative editing.
{{Shortcut|[[WP:COTW]]}}
The project aims to fill gaps in Wikipedia, to give users a focus and to give us all something to be proud of. Anyone can nominate an article and can vote for the nominated articles. Every Sunday, the votes are tallied, and the winner will be promoted for a week to potential contributors.
{{CurrentCOTW}}
{{COTWs}}
The next winner will be selected on '''Sunday, [[January 30]], 18:00 (UTC)'''. <br>
Previous winners can be found at [[/History]].<br/>
Removed nominations can be found at [[/Removed]].
==Selecting the next Collaboration of the Week==
* '''Voting'''
** Please vote for as many of the following candidates as you like.
** '''<u>Only registered users should vote.</u>'''
** To enter your votes, simply edit the appropriate sections by just inserting a new line with <nowiki>"# ~~~~"</nowiki>. This will add your username and a time stamp in a new numbered list item.
** A vote will be taken to include a pledge that the voter will contribute to the article if it is selected.
** Please add only support votes. Opposing votes will not affect the result, as the winner is simply the one with the most support votes (see [[Approval voting]]).
* '''Tie-breakers'''
** In case of a tie, voting will be extended for 24 hours. If there is still a tie, the candidate that was nominated first wins.
{{FAPath}}
* '''Nominations'''
** New nominations can be made at any time and should be added at the end of this page. Please use the template at the bottom of this page.
** If the page you are nominating already exists, please add <nowiki>{{COTW}}</nowiki> to the top of its ''talk'' page. This expands to:
{{COTW}}
* '''Considerations for nominations'''
** '''Please only nominate articles which don't currently exist or are [[Wikipedia:Find or fix a stub|stub]]s. ''(Two paragraphs or less of information or fewer than 1,000 characters)'''''
** For non-stubs, submitting the article to [[Wikipedia:Pages needing attention|pages needing attention]], [[Wikipedia:Cleanup|cleanup]], [[Wikipedia:Peer review|peer review]], or [[Wikipedia:Requests for expansion|requests for expansion]] may be more appropriate.
** Giving reasons as to ''why'' an article should become the ''COTW'' may assist others in casting their vote.
** Can the wider community easily contribute to the article? Or is it something only a small number of people will know about?
* '''Pruning'''
** The nomination will be moved to [[/Removed]] if it has not received 5 votes after 7 days on the list, 10 votes after 14 days, 15 votes after 21 days, and so on.
==Candidates for next week==
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{{Shortcut|WP:COTW}}
===[[Military history of the Soviet Union]]===
{{historical}}
:''Nominated [[December 28]], [[2004]]; needs 25 votes by [[February 1]], [[2005]]''
'''[[Wikipedia:Article Creation and Improvement Drive|Article Creation and Improvement Drive]] has superseded Collaboration of the Week as of August 14, 2006.'''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:AndyL|AndyL]] 01:57, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
#[[User:KNewman|KNewman]] 02:54, Dec 28, 2004 (UTC)
#[[User:Brian0918|brian0918]][[User talk:Brian0918|&#153;]] 05:32, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
#[[User:The King Of Gondor|The KoG]] | [[User talk:The King Of Gondor|Talk]] 19:04, Dec 28, 2004 (UTC)
#[[User:Pyromonkeykw|Pyromonkeykw]]
#[[User:McMullen|McMullen]] 01:33, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)
#[[User:Ryan Anderson|Ryan Anderson]] 22:19, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Golbez|Golbez]] 18:48, Jan 4, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Mikkalai|Mikkalai]] 08:43, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 11:07, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:WizardOfTheCDrive|WizardOfTheCDrive]] 21:04, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#--[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]] 23:01, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Johntex|Johntex]] 21:02, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Comrade Tassadar|Comrade Tassadar]] 23:52, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:AfC|AfCg]] 05:56, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:Olivier|olivier]] 06:26, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:PedanticallySpeaking|PedanticallySpeaking]] 18:05, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Lockeownzj00|Lockeownzj00]] 00:40, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:PZFUN|Páll]] 01:06, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Kostja|Kostja]] 17:43, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Gene s|Gene s]] 08:08, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 
'''Comments:'''
* Ah the Russian Civil War, Soviet-Polish War, Invasion of Finland, Great Patriotic War, Invastion of Hungary, Invasion of Czechoslovakia, Cold War, Invasion of Afghanistan...[[User:AndyL|AndyL]] 01:57, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
*I decided to vote for this one, but I'm afraid that it will simply end up as a compiliation of references and links to other articles. [[User:KNewman|KNewman]] 02:54, Dec 28, 2004 (UTC)
**One way to avoid the "list of links" approach would be an overall discussion of historical Soviet military strategy. See [[Edward Luttwak]]'s ''The Grand Strategy of the Soviet Union'' for one example. --[[User:McMullen|McMullen]] 01:33, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)
**Compilation would be great as well. [[Soviet military strategy]], if one could write it, would be great in itself. [[User:Mikkalai|Mikkalai]] 08:42, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* Just noticed that the [[History of the Soviet Union]] article does not mention [[Polish-Soviet War]] at all. Yep. this needs help. --[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]] 23:01, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
** [[Polish-Soviet War]] was with [[RSFSR]], not with Soviet Union. [[User:Mikkalai|Mikkalai]] 18:44, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* Short, but not a stub - as we define it - at time of nomination. [[User:Davodd|'''D<small>AVODD</small>''' ]] 20:36, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
**Not a stub '''now''', but didn't even exist prior to nomination:
*** Creation timestamp: 20:17, 28 Dec 2004 AndyL
*** Nomination timestamp: 05:57, 28 Dec 2004 AndyL (&#8594;To nominate an article, please click on "Edit" on the right.)
**[[User:Mikkalai|Mikkalai]] 07:28, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
*I would also suggest to rename it to [[Soviet military history]], so that there will be no formal questions about the covering of [[Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic]], a natural predecessor of the [[Soviet Union]]. [[User:Mikkalai|Mikkalai]] 07:42, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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Each week, [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedians]] nominate an article to become the '''collaboration of the week'''. The aim is to produce featured-standard articles, through widespread cooperative editing. This project aims to fill holes in Wikipedia, so only non-existent articles, or stubs may be nominated. If the article does not fit these guidelines, it should be placed on [[Wikipedia:Article Improvement Drive|the Article Improvement Drive]] for further expansion and improvement.
 
{{CurrentCOTW}}
===[[ Paris Peace Conference, 1919]]===
<div class="center">'''''The current UTC time is {{CURRENTTIME}}, {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.'''''</div>
:''Nominated [[December 29]], [[2004]]; needs 25 votes by [[February 2]], [[2005]]''
{{COTWs}}
* Previous collaborations may be found at [[Wikipedia:Collaboration of the week/History|past collaborations]].
'''Support:'''
* Failed nominations may be found at [[Wikipedia:Collaboration of the week/Removed|failed nominations]].
#[[User:AndyL|AndyL]] 23:18, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)
* Editors wishing to help run this project may visit [[Wikipedia:Collaboration of the week/Maintenance|COTW maintenance]].
#[[User:RoboAction|RoboAction]] 05:39, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
#[[User:Brian0918|brian0918]][[User talk:Brian0918|&#153;]] 05:59, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
#[[User:Smoddy|Smoddy]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[User_talk:Smoddy|Talk]] 18:12, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Trevor macinnis|Trevor macinnis]] 03:37, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:KNewman|KNewman]] 14:01, Jan 3, 2005 (UTC)
#--[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]] 22:30, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:Joolz|Joolz]] 01:52, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:Pmeisel|Pmeisel]] 16:23, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 09:46, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Johntex|Johntex]] 21:02, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:AfC|AfCg]] 05:56, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:Wombat|Wombat]] 02:37, Jan 14, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Pastinakel|Pastinakel]] 22:16, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Rj|Rj]] 22:36, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Kaal|kaal]] 23:38, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]] 03:14, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:PedanticallySpeaking|PedanticallySpeaking]] 18:05, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Darwinek|Darwin]] 18:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:PZFUN|Páll]] 01:06, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 
===How to nominate===
'''Comments:'''
Here is template for nominations:
* There's been a major award winning book on the conference, ''Paris 1919'' by Margaret Macmillian but we have barely a paragraph.
<pre>
* Absolutely; needs a lot of work, but this is an important event of our recent histoy.
===[[ARTICLE]] (1 vote, stays until [[DATE ONE WEEK LATER]])===
* Is especially relevant with reference to the current collabortation, the [[League of Nations]]. [[User:Smoddy|Smoddy]] <nowiki>|</nowiki> [[User_talk:Smoddy|Talk]] 18:12, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)
:''Nominated [[MONTH DAY]], [[YEAR]]; needs at least 3 votes by [[DATE ONE WEEK LATER]], [[YEAR]]''
* I've added some stuff in the article and also invite you to vote for the [[Washington Naval Conference]] on the bottom of this page. [[User:KNewman|KNewman]] 19:09, Jan 3, 2005 (UTC)
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; Support:
===[[Bob Matsui]]===
# (sign with four tildes)
:''Nominated [[January 9]], [[2005]]; needs 15 votes by [[January 30]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:AllyUnion| AllyUnion]] [[User talk:AllyUnion|(talk)]] 06:17, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 11:07, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:WizardOfTheCDrive|WizardOfTheCDrive]] 21:09, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:J3ff|J3ff]] 02:12, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#Let's do a really good bio. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]<sup>[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]</sup> 14:27, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:AfC|AfCg]] 05:56, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Wonderfool|Wonderfool]] 13:24, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC).
#[[User:Tipu|Tipu]] 02:37, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]] 23:03, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Abomination|abomination]] 06:06, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 
'''; Comments:'''
* (put your reason for nomination, sign again)
* A kind hearted representative from California who's entry should be expanded a bit more. --[[User:AllyUnion| AllyUnion]] [[User talk:AllyUnion|(talk)]] 06:17, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* Amen. What, should I say more? --[[User:WizardOfTheCDrive|WizardOfTheCDrive]] 21:09, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* I also support this, he was very influential in American politics and this should be an interesting article to write. -[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 04:52, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* It should be noted that he was interned at a Japanese camp... instead of being bitter about it, he ran for office, and eventually became a Representative for... I think it was 26 years for Sacramento. He also fought for Japanese rights, and was able to push for the bill that apologized to Japanese Americans for their internment. --[[User:AllyUnion| AllyUnion]] [[User talk:AllyUnion|(talk)]] 08:29, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* His actual name is "Robert Matsui" but everyone referred to him as "Bob Matsui". --[[User:AllyUnion| AllyUnion]] [[User talk:AllyUnion|(talk)]] 08:30, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
*i saw some program about him a few days ago. In fact, im gonna collaborate myself on this one--[[User:Wonderfool|Wonderfool]] 13:24, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC).
* Sounds like a good man and worthy for a collaboration.--[[User:Abomination|abomination]] 06:06, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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===[[Music history]]===
:''Nominated [[January 9]], [[2005]]; needs 15 votes by [[January 30]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:Estel|Estel ]] [[User_talk:Estel|(talk)]] 16:30, Jan 9, 2005 (UTC)
#--[[User:Blondel|Blondel]] 17:16, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:WizardOfTheCDrive|WizardOfTheCDrive]] 21:02, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 09:45, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:AndyL|AndyL]] 13:31, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Rj|Rj]] 22:36, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]] 22:59, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Darwinek|Darwin]] 18:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Acaides|Acaides]] 04:14, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Pmeisel|Pmeisel]] 22:00, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:ExplodingHead|ExplodingHead]] 21:49, 24 Jan 2005 (EST)
#[[User:Sketchee|Sketchee]] 13:14, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
'''Comments:'''
*I was greatly shocked when I found such a stub of an article for what is one of the more greatly rich, deep and important topics that are COTW candidates. In essence, it is only a collection of links to other stubs that constitute (in essence) the History of Music in various continents. - [[User:Estel|Estel ]] [[User_talk:Estel|(talk)]] 10:26, Jan 10, 2005 (UTC)
*[[Music history]] or [[history of music]]? [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]<sup>[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]</sup> 14:27, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)
**[[History of music]] has a better ring to it, I think. Makes better sense... gramatically. - [[User:Estel|Estel ]] [[User_talk:Estel|(talk)]] 14:40, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)
***Has been requested to be moved on [[Wikipedia:Requested moves]] - [[User:Estel|Estel ]] [[User_talk:Estel|(talk)]] 13:01, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
 
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</pre>
# Copy and paste the template to the bottom of the list of nominations on this page and fill it out. It is important to use UTC time; the current time and date now is '''{{CURRENTDATE}}'''.
# Under "comments" section put explanation of what work is needed.
# After submitting the new nomination, go to the nominated article and put {{tl|COTW}}{{tl|to do}} on the top of the article's talk page.
 
'''Considerations'''
===[[History of painting]]===
:''Nominated [[January 10]], [[2005]]; needs 15 votes by [[January 31]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]] 23:19, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:WizardOfTheCDrive|WizardOfTheCDrive]] 22:58, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:AndyL|AndyL]] 13:31, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Pastinakel|Pastinakel]] 22:11, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Polocrunch|Polocrunch]] 22:56, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Olivier|olivier]] 06:26, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Rj|Rj]] 22:36, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Darwinek|Darwin]] 18:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:Arunram|Arunram]] 17:13, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:Sverdrup|&#9999; Sverdrup]] 12:21, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Sketchee|Sketchee]] 13:17, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
'''Comments:'''
* I am not the biggest fan of painting art, but honestly, the current *list* is pathetic - it is not even complete! Entire ancient and medieval sections are blank. --[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]] 23:19, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* I have this painfully huge text book "The History of Art"&mdash;weighs about as much as your average watermelon&mdash; I can probably haul it to the computer for a bit for this. :) --[[User:Sketchee|Sketchee]] 13:17, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
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* Please only nominate [[wikipedia:stub|stub]]s (articles of two short paragraphs or less).
===[[Culture of China]]===
* Giving good reasons will help others in supporting your nomination.
:''Nominated [[January 10]], [[2005]]; needs 20 votes by [[February 7]], [[2005]]''
* Articles should interest a wide number of people, so many can contribute to the article's improvement.
Okay, I'm jumping on the "Culture of" bandwagon here, but this one is in serious need of help. For the largest country in the world, there is absolutely nothing but a list of links. The lack of this article is typical of the English Wikipedia's systemic bias against non-English speaking or non-Western cultures. There is no reason why articles like [[Culture of the United Kingdom]], [[Culture of Australia]], and [[Culture of Ireland]] should be so substantial while we have no article for China, one of the most historic and influential cultures ever. Come on, we can do better!
* If you're thinking of renominating an article which has recently failed, consider waiting a month before renominating it.
'''Support:'''
#[[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]] 23:16, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 09:50, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Johntex|Johntex]] 21:02, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Jiang|Ji]][[User talk:Jiang|ang]] 08:43, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Pastinakel|Pastinakel]] 22:12, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Olivier|olivier]] 06:26, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Calton|Calton]] 03:07, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Xiaopo|Xiaopo]] [[User talk:Xiaopo|&#8465;]] 07:19, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Lockeownzj00|Lockeownzj00]] 00:42, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:Arunram|Arunram]] 01:15, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Sverdrup|&#9999; Sverdrup]] 12:34, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Colipon|Colipon]]+([[User talk:Colipon|T]]) 04:28, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Instantnood|Instan]][[User_talk:Instantnood|tnood]] 12:21, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:CryptoStorm|CryptoStorm]] 25 Jan, 2005
#[[User:KittySaturn|KittySaturn]] 16:13, 2005 Jan 26 (UTC)
#[[User:Estel|Estel ]] [[User_talk:Estel|(talk)]] 16:48, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)
 
===How to vote===
'''Comments:'''
Sign with "<nowiki># ~~~~</nowiki>" on the end of the list of the article you want to vote for and then update the vote count in the subhead. '''Opposing votes are not counted'''; see [[approval voting]].
*Well, the lack of articles such as this probably has to do with the fact that there are few of us who know about Asian history etc. than about European/American history since the majority of visitors to the English Wiki are from the Western World. Nonetheless I agree with you 100% the article needs to be expanded as it is greatly important and should be interesting/fun to do. :) -[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 09:50, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* Only registered users may vote, and their first edit must have been before the article was nominated.
*I apologize again for my semi-satirical semi-serious suggestion of [[Culture of Earth]]. --[[User:Wonderfool|Wonderfool]] 10:20, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* Only support votes and comments should be added, as the articles are chosen by approval voting.
*oldest continuous civilization in the world and the center of the eastern world...
* Only vote for articles that you will personally help to improve, either with research or with writing.
*This one needs it dearly. [[User:Sverdrup|&#9999; Sverdrup]]
* Do not vote for all of the nominations. If you do, your votes will be discounted, as people can't expect you to work on all of them.
*With an intrest in Asian culture, I was astonished to find a lack of this article...very much needed! --[[User:CryptoStorm|CryptoStorm]]
* The article with the most votes at selection time will become the next COTW.
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* Articles that fail to receive 3 votes per week from the time of nomination will be removed from this page.
 
You can vote for as many articles as you like. If, after you vote, the vote count equals the "''needs at least xx votes by''", then add 3 to "''needs at least xx votes''" and add a week to date in vote count and "''needs at least xx votes by''" notice.
===[[Central Asia]]===
:''Nominated [[January 13]], [[2005]]; needs 20 votes by [[February 10]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] 09:26, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:AndyL|AndyL]] 13:31, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Estel|Estel ]] [[User_talk:Estel|(talk)]] 19:44, Jan 13, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Alarm|Alarm]] 17:07, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:SimonP|SimonP]] 17:51, Jan 14, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Jiang|Ji]][[User talk:Jiang|ang]] 08:44, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Pastinakel|Pastinakel]] 22:13, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Olivier|olivier]] 06:26, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:Marnevell|Marnevell]] 14:20, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Tipu|Tipu]] 02:40, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Garzo|Gareth Hughes]] 01:37, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Darwinek|Darwin]] 18:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 07:41, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#--[[User:Circeus|Circeus]] 17:54, Jan 21, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]] 22:29, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Hippalus|Hippalus]] 11:44, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)
 
Example. You encounter this situation and decide to vote:
'''Comments:'''
*A shame of a stub for an increasingly important region of the world. From histories of steppe nomads and the Silk Road, a massive regional irrigation system (and equally massive attendant environmental problems), issues of dictatorship and (possibly) democracy, a scrambling for fossil fuel development, and a variety of Turkic and Indo-European cultures. All around a most interesting, absorbing and ''important'' topic.--[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] 09:26, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
*I'm astonished as well - an overview of the vast part of the vastest continent surely has to be more important that the culture of any single country, no matter how great in itself it once may have been - [[User:Estel|Estel ]] [[User_talk:Estel|(talk)]] 19:44, Jan 13, 2005 (UTC)
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<nowiki>===[[History of scienceX]] (23 votes, stays until [[February 7]], [[2006]])=== </nowiki><br />
<nowiki>:''Nominated [[JanuaryDecember 188]], [[2005]]; needs 10at least 24 votes by [[February 17]], [[20052006]]'' </nowiki>
'''Support:'''
#[[User:Fredrik|Fredrik]] | [[User talk:Fredrik|talk]] 10:28, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] 01:18, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:PedanticallySpeaking|PedanticallySpeaking]] 18:05, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 07:41, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:RJHall|RJH]] 22:21, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Neocapitalist|Neocapitalist]] 02:57, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Estel|Estel ]] [[User_talk:Estel|(talk)]] 08:38, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
'''Comments:'''
* This is currently a redirect to [[history of science and technology]], which really should be (and in the lead section claims to be) about the academic discipline. (It should perhaps be merged with [[Science studies]].) The "history of science and technology" article currently attempts to provide a history of science, but does a dismal job. I'm confident that even a slight collaborative effort to write this article could result in one of Wikipedia's best. The source information is abundant (even within Wikipedia), there are plenty of images to make it visually appealing, and most people can contribute. [[User:Fredrik|Fredrik]] | [[User talk:Fredrik|talk]] 10:28, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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First you put "<nowiki># ~~~~</nowiki>" on the end of the list of people who voted for that article and then change the vote count and date in following manner:
===[[Military history of the United States]]===
:''Nominated [[January 18]], [[2005]]; needs 15 votes by [[February 9]], [[2005]]''
I realize the States don't have quite the long history of France, for example, but boy do Americans know how pack a lot of war into very little time. We should have plenty to write about -- and I can't believe there is hardly even an article started.--[[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]] 23:20, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 
<nowiki>===[[History of X]] (</nowiki>'''24'''<nowiki> votes, stays until [[</nowiki>'''February 14'''<nowiki>]], [[2006]])===</nowiki><br />
'''Support:'''
<nowiki>:''Nominated [[December 8]], [[2005]]; needs at least </nowiki>'''28'''<nowiki> votes by [[</nowiki>'''February 14'''<nowiki>]], [[2006]]''</nowiki>
#[[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]] 23:20, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:J3ff|J3ff]] 00:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:PedanticallySpeaking|PedanticallySpeaking]] 18:05, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Lockeownzj00|Lockeownzj00]] 00:52, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:Johntex|Johntex]] 19:30, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:WizardOfTheCDrive|WizardOfTheCDrive]] 20:24, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Pmeisel|Pmeisel]] 22:06, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Brian0918|<font color="#BA0000">brian0918</font>]][[User talk:Brian0918|<font color="#BA0000">&#153;</font>]] 17:46, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
# [[User:Davodd|'''D<small>AVODD</small>''' ]] 20:40, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Grunners|Grunners]] 04:55, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 
Constant contributors to COTW can place {{tl|User COTW}} onto their user pages. It looks like this:
'''Comments:'''
{{User COTW}} <br><br><br>
* The article is basically just a long list &mdash; [[User:J3ff|J3ff]] 00:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* As the sole [[super power]] - this may be an essential article - especially for translation into other languages so that other cultures may better understand established U.S. military mores, foundations and traditions. [[User:Davodd|'''D<small>AVODD</small>''' ]] 20:40, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
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===[[HumanHow rightsthe inarticle Myanmar]]is elected===
The article with the most votes on each [[Sunday]] in 00:00 [[UTC]] is elected as "The current Article Improvement Drive article". If two or more articles have same number of votes, the oldest nominee wins.
:''Nominated [[January 19]], [[2005]]; needs 10 votes by [[February 2]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:Alarm|Alarm]] 12:00, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:PedanticallySpeaking|PedanticallySpeaking]] 18:05, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Pharos|Pharos]] 20:20, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 07:41, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Warofdreams|Warofdreams]] 11:51, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Neutrality|Neutrality]]<sup>[[User talk:Neutrality|talk]]</sup> 01:49, Jan 22, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Jiang|Ji]][[User talk:Jiang|ang]] 23:07, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Grunners|Grunners]] 16:42, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 
===How an article is removed from the list===
'''Comments:'''
Articles need three votes per week to stay on the list. If current date ({{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}) exceeds "stays until" date of particular article, unless that article has the most votes of all current nominations, that article entry is removed from this page and moved to [[/Removed|failed nominations]].
*We have country-specific articles on [[human rights]] in [[Human rights in Cuba|Cuba]], [[Human rights in Iraq|Iraq]], [[Human rights in China| China]], [[Human rights in Russia|Russia]], [[Human rights in Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]], [[Human rights in Sudan|Sudan]], [[Human rights in Turkey|Turkey]] and the [[Human rights in the United States|U.S.]] But nothing on one of the world's worst regimes from a human rights perspective. There's a few sentences in [[Myanmar]] on the subject and nothing in [[Politics of Myanmar]]. Poor indeed. - [[User:Alarm|Alarm]] 12:00, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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==Nominations==
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===[[Cartoon character]]===
:''Nominated [[January 23]], [[2005]]; needs 5 votes by [[January 30]], [[2005]]''
 
'''Support:'''
#[[User:Violetriga|violet/riga]] [[User_talk:violetriga|(t)]] 00:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Litefantastic|Litefantastic]] 12:40, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 
'''Comments:'''
*Currently just a redirect to [[fictional character]] which does not deal with cartoon characters specifically, and [[cartoon]] also has very little discussion of characters. For reference, [[List of comic and cartoon characters]] does a good job of listing many cartoon characters.
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===[[Cultural impact of World War I]]===
:''Nominated [[January 22]], [[2005]]; needs 10 votes by [[February 5]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:119|119]] 03:24, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 11:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Litefantastic|Litefantastic]] 14:48, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Grunners|Grunners]] 16:36, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Hippalus|Hippalus]] 11:48, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)
'''Comments:'''
* The First World War is often cited as a monumental shift in Western culture, yet we have no article. In fact, a text search for "culture" shows no matches in [[World War I]]! [[User:119|119]] 03:24, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
**I've never heard it cited as such, but I think it should be. -[[User:Litefantastic|Litefantastic]] 14:48, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
***The First World War is often called the break between 19th century life and the rest of the 20th century. It spawned "the lost generation", the "roaring '20s", Dadaism, Modernism; featured massive propaganda; killed unheard of numbers of people in a new, almost industrial way; was a "total war"; and is generally credited with a huge loss of confidence in ideology and civil institutions in the West. Prominent books: ''Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age''; ''The Great War and Modern Memory''; ''European Culture in the Great War: The Arts, Entertainment and Propaganda, 1914-1918''. [[User:119|119]] 21:04, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
*So should this really be [[Cultural impact of World War I]]? [[User:Filiocht|Filiocht]] 13:24, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
**That sounds a far better title. [[User:Grunners|Grunners]] 16:36, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
***The article would need to discuss the situation before and during World War I still, but I suppose that matches better. [[User:119|119]] 19:23, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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===[[César Chávez]]===
:''Nominated [[January 23]], [[2005]]; needs 10 votes by [[February 6]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:Gentgeen|Gentgeen]] 03:36, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Pmeisel|Pmeisel]] 03:56, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 11:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]] 17:40, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:AndyL|AndyL]] 02:14, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 
'''Comments:'''
*The leader of the civil rights movement for Hispanic-Americans doesn't even get one screen of text? Shame. [[User:Gentgeen|Gentgeen]] 03:36, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
*Significant labor leader worthy of documentation.[[User:Pmeisel|Pmeisel]] 03:56, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
*VERY worthy civil rights/labor leader, LOTS to write about. Very deserving of our attention. [[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 11:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* Short, but not a stub. [[User:Davodd|'''D<small>AVODD</small>''' ]] 20:28, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
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===[[Arctic]]===
:''Nominated [[January 22]], [[2005]]; needs 5 votes by [[January 29]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:KNewman|KNewman]] 04:44, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Brian0918|<font color="#BA0000">brian0918</font>]][[User talk:Brian0918|<font color="#BA0000">&#153;</font>]] 17:48, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 
'''Comments:'''
*While searching for some info on [[Polar station]]s (which I thought of nominating first), I found out that the Arctic article needs a lot of work (history of formation, discovery and exploration, climate, geology, nature, landscape, international treaties regarding the Arctic, research stations etc.). [[User:KNewman|KNewman]] 04:44, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
*Short. But may not be a stub. [[User:Davodd|'''D<small>AVODD</small>''' ]] 20:32, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
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===[[Garífunas]]===
:''Nominated [[January 23]], [[2005]]; needs 5 votes by [[January 30]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:Squiquifox|Squiquifox]] 18:02, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 00:59, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:McMullen|McMullen]] 15:10, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Grunners|Grunners]] 16:51, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
'''Comments:'''
*From the article: "The Garífunas are black people who live on the Northern Caribbean coast of Honduras and Guatemala. They speak their own Garífuna language. They are also known because of their unique dance style, called the Punta." -[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 00:59, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
*The title really ought to be [[Garífunas]]. --[[User:McMullen|McMullen]] 15:10, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
**All other articles on ethnic groups and the like miss out 'the', I'll move the article. [[User:Grunners|Grunners]] 16:51, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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===[[Film industry]]===
:''Nominated [[January 23]], [[2005]]; needs 5 votes by [[January 30]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:Davodd|'''D<small>AVODD</small>''' ]] 20:26, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 00:59, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Xezbeth|<font color="red">Xezbeth</font>]] 15:38, Jan 24, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Dhartung|Dhartung]] | [[User talk:Dhartung|Talk]] 18:47, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 
'''Comments:'''
* This multi-billion-dollar industry is currently just a redirect to [[film]]. [[User:Davodd|'''D<small>AVODD</small>''' ]] 20:26, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
* Surprising. There's a lot that could be there; we should look at [[Hollywood#Hollywood_and_the_motion_picture_industry]] and [[History of cinema]] for starters. There's a lot that those can't, and shouldn't, cover. --[[User:Dhartung|Dhartung]] | [[User talk:Dhartung|Talk]] 18:47, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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===[[Learning]]===
:''Nominated [[January 23]], [[2005]]; needs 5 votes by [[January 30]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:128.135.221.38|128.135.221.38]] 04:00, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Litefantastic|Litefantastic]] 01:45, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
'''Comments:'''
*Nothing but a list.
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===[[Cultural history of war]]===
:''Nominated [[January 24]], [[2005]]; needs 5 votes by [[January 31]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:Wonderfool|Wonderfool]] 10:42, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 12:11, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
'''Comments:'''
* This may be a huge bandwagon to jump on. --[[User:Wonderfool|Wonderfool]] 10:42, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* You are an idiot Wonderfool --[[User:Wonderfool|Wonderfool]] 10:42, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
*However, [[Cultural history of war]] might be interesting. [[User:Filiocht|Filiocht]] 10:44, Jan 24, 2005 (UTC)
* I wish to jump on this bandwagon! -[[User:CunningLinguist|CunningLinguist]] 12:11, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* [[Cultural history of war]] is so much better, so i changed it. This was semi-tongue-in-cheek as a recommendation, but the tongue seems to have been taken out of the metaphorical cheek, so to speak --[[User:Wonderfool|Wonderfool]] 12:16, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* I'd much rather see [[Military history of Earth war cultures]], or some variant. --[[User:Brian0918|<font color="#BA0000">brian0918</font>]][[User talk:Brian0918|<font color="#BA0000">&#153;</font>]] 20:18, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* Or how about [[Military history of Heard and McDonald Islands]], or [[Culture of Dronning Maud Land]] --[[User:Brian0918|<font color="#BA0000">brian0918</font>]][[User talk:Brian0918|<font color="#BA0000">&#153;</font>]] 20:31, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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===[[Frank Frazetta]]===
:''Nominated [[January 24]], [[2005]]; needs 5 votes by [[January 31]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#{{User:Alkivar/sig}} 19:49, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Sketchee|Sketchee]] 12:49, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Frecklefoot|<nowiki></nowiki>]]&mdash; [[User:Frecklefoot|Frecklefoot]] | [[User talk:Frecklefoot|Talk]] 16:19, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
'''Comments:'''
* Extremely famous fantasy artist, has brief bio, no images, and a very limited list of works. For a guy who illustrated/painted for more than 50 years, there HAS to be something we can do to beef this up. In particular some sort of a fairuse/pd image of Frank, and perhaps one or two of his illustrations (if we can find stuff thats legit to use) {{User:Alkivar/sig}} 19:49, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
**I hear ya, but it's a self-reciprocating problem: if none of us know who he is, none of us can help. -[[User:Litefantastic|Litefantastic]] 01:47, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
***Ever heard of conan the barbarian? he's the guy who made him famous before Arnold got the role. Most fantasy movies in the 1970s and 1980s used him for inspiration. {{User:Alkivar/sig}} 02:14, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
* Alki, have you tried [[Wikipedia:Pages needing attention]] or even, go crazy :-), [[Wikipedia:Peer review]]? The problem with this type of article is not that it shouldn't be better represented &mdash; nobody's arguing against that &mdash; but that it's not a stub, and not a topic the community as a whole should look into to spare our encyclopedia public ridicule. :-) CotW is not so much for "beefing up" articles as it is for pounding out articles on major topics that basically have little to nothing now. While [[Frank Frazetta]] could do with improvement, it's not exactly a woefully incomplete article either. (And as for images: [[Wikipedia:Requested pictures]].) We have better outlets for this type of task. [[User:JRM|JRM]] 12:41, 2005 Jan 25 (UTC)
:I did add him to requested pictures (you probably overlooked him on a page thats EXTREMELY long). I didnt feel there was enough to really work with to nominate it for Peer review (and Peer review is extremely busy). as for pages needing attention, I forgot about that one as I think do most Wikipedians :) I still feel this is the appropriate outlet. Its also likely the only way its going to gain much attention/help since the others are swamped. {{User:Alkivar/sig}} 18:35, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
:: *sigh* True enough. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: wikis just don't work. :-) Bah, screw all these special pages. I'm going to back to editing everything individually. :-P [[User:JRM|JRM]] 09:25, 2005 Jan 26 (UTC)
* I know nothing about him, but I could read up. --[[User:Sketchee|Sketchee]] 12:49, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
* I started this articl and would love to see it beefed up. Someone could even contact his sons for permission to reproduce some images. It could only help their business! [[User:Frecklefoot|<nowiki></nowiki>]]&mdash; [[User:Frecklefoot|Frecklefoot]] | [[User talk:Frecklefoot|Talk]] 16:19, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
* '''Oppose.''' For the reasons stated above: COTW is intended to flesh out ''stubs'' and create articles that are missing. This is already an extensive article, albeit one that could easily stand improvement. Use [[Wikipedia:Cleanup]], [[Wikipedia:Requests for expansion]], or [[Wikipedia:Pages needing attention]] for this type of project. Saying that "most Wikipedians" forget about these other project pages is no excuse; ''misusing'' COTW because you think it gets more attention ought to be strongly discouraged and sets a poor example for the future. This is '''not''' an urgent matter; place it where it belongs and someone with personal knowledge or resources (e.g. a Frazetta compilation) '''will''' eventually come along. --[[User:Dhartung|Dhartung]] | [[User talk:Dhartung|Talk]] 16:58, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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===[[Template:Former British colonies]]===
:''Nominated [[January 25]], [[2005]]; needs 5 votes by [[February 1]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:Instantnood|Instan]][[User_talk:Instantnood|tnood]]
'''Comments:'''
*It needs people to help expand the list.
*Does a template really qualify as a COTW? [[User:McMullen|McMullen]] 15:08, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
*Please note that this is currently on [[WP:TFD]] and, in my opinion, doesn't qualify as a COTW or even an acceptable template (category or list maybe). [[User:Violetriga|violet/riga]] [[User_talk:violetriga|(t)]] 23:21, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
** This is not a stub. It shouldn't be considered here. To expand the list, please check out [[British Empire#Extent]]. -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 03:36, 2005 Jan 26 (UTC)
 
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===[[Western Europe]]===
:''Nominated [[January 25]], [[2005]]; needs 5 votes by [[February 1]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]] 22:42, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
'''Comments:'''
*I was a little taken aback to see this tiny article, figuring the English Wikipedia's pretty much got all the major Western topics fairly well covered. This, I am sure, can be hugely expanded, and we are all pretty knowledgeable here.--[[User:Dmcdevit|Dmcdevit]] 22:42, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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===[[East European Plain]]===
:''Nominated [[January 26]], [[2005]]; needs 5 votes by [[February 2]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:KNewman|KNewman]] 02:18, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)
'''Comments:'''
*I am truly surprised there's not even a geostub on this one.
 
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===[[Red Guards (Finland)]]===
:''Nominated [[January 26]], [[2005]]; needs 5 votes by [[February 2]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
# [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 06:56, 2005 Jan 26 (UTC)
'''Comments:'''
* [[White Guard (Finland)]] has a good Wikipage, why is [[Red Guards (Finland)]] a one-liner ? Are we anti-socialist ? :) -- [[User:PFHLai|PFHLai]] 06:56, 2005 Jan 26 (UTC)
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===[[Hostage]]===
:''Nominated [[January 26]], [[2005]]; needs 5 votes by [[February 2]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#[[User:Wonderfool|Wonderfool]] 11:50, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
'''Comments:'''
* I should do some more writing myself. Sorry.But hostage looks good. Maybe there should even be a [[List of hostages]] or [[List of famous hostages]] page?--[[User:Wonderfool|Wonderfool]] 11:50, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 
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===[[Military history of Switzerland]]===
:''Nominated [[January 26]], [[2005]]; needs 5 votes by [[February 2]], [[2005]]''
 
'''Support:'''
#[[User:Litefantastic|Litefantastic]] 12:44, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
#[[User:Dhartung|Dhartung]] | [[User talk:Dhartung|Talk]] 17:09, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
 
'''Comments:'''
*As long as we're doing this sort of thing. All jokes aside, even the fact that Switzerland has opted out of every war it could is interesting. I honestly don't know much about this; I think it has something to do with their banking system. -[[User:Litefantastic|Litefantastic]] 12:44, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
*Wow. Surely a great candidate for COTW! But maybe not specific enough. Let's start with [[Naval history of Switzerland]]. --[[User:Hippalus|Hippalus]] 15:23, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)
* ''Armed neutrality'' is actually a very serious military strategy. I don't think that the lack of "action" means that the history is perfunctory. Indeed, Swiss mercenaries were legendary (and the Vatican remains under the protection of a Swiss Guard). But especially up until the 16th century Switzerland did have a real military history. --[[User:Dhartung|Dhartung]] | [[User talk:Dhartung|Talk]] 17:10, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
*I believe that Switzerland was actually militarily active up until the 16th century. Their spear/halbard phalanx was a much-respected force during the middle ages, and Swiss troops often served as mercenaries. [[User:RJHall|RJH]] 00:30, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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===[[Hieroglyph]]===
:''Nominated [[January 26]], [[2005]]; needs 5 votes by [[February 2]], [[2005]]''
'''Support:'''
#{{User:Alkivar/sig}} 18:55, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
'''Comments:'''
* I am SHOCKED to see this puny stub for Hieroglyph. It doesnt even mention what they stand for, or give examples! {{User:Alkivar/sig}} 18:55, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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