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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 Dabomb87 15:25, 9 January 2010 [1].

List of The Apprentice (U.S.) candidates[edit]

Nominator(s): Another Believer (Talk) 01:27, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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I am nominating this for featured list because I believe it meets criteria. I made similar lists for Big Brother, Project Runway and Dancing with the Stars, so I feel I know most of the issues that need to be addressed. --Another Believer (Talk) 01:27, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]


Resolved comments from NMajdan
Comments
  • Make sure you use one date format in your references. You have a couple instances where you are using ISO.
I prefer to always write dates out, such as "December 2, 2009". However, the {{Cite episode}} template requires ISO format, otherwise, the date will not show up at all. I suppose all dates throughout the article could be updated to ISO format for consistency, if required. --Another Believer (Talk) 17:19, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Done, thanks to Dabomb87, who converted all dates to YYYY-MM-DD format for consistency. --Another Believer (Talk) 20:38, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • The list is not in the navbox at the bottom. I suggest adding it.
Done. --Another Believer (Talk) 17:19, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Overall, a very good list.—NMajdan•talk 17:04, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you much! I appreciate your time and suggestions. --Another Believer (Talk) 17:19, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 03:49, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Worth noting that Rivers wasn't just the oldest, but the oldest winner too?
Done. --Another Believer (Talk) 18:58, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Also worth noting the non-US competitors? There are only a couple aren't there?
Well, there are several that were born in other countries, but their "hometown" is listed as their current U.S. residence. I don't see it as too relevant, but I can try to come up with something if needed. --Another Believer (Talk) 18:58, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Don't relink names in the lead.
Done. Didn't realize I had linked Joan Rivers twice. --Another Believer (Talk) 18:58, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • First general ref - don't mix ISO and human-readable date formats.
Please see comment above for Nmajdan. As much as I hate ISO format, the cite episode template requires it, so I can change all other dates throughout article to ISO format for consistency, if needed. --Another Believer (Talk) 18:58, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Not sure why a cite template requires a certain date format. In any case, I have made all of the ref dates follow the YYYY-MM-DD style. Dabomb87 (talk) 22:42, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Dabomb87. --Another Believer (Talk) 20:38, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Same in sixth general ref.
Ditto. --Another Believer (Talk) 19:01, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not directly relevant but the template could use en-dashes in the location pages.
Sorry, I am not sure exactly what you are referring to here. --Another Believer (Talk) 18:58, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Never mind, I see now. Done. --Another Believer (Talk) 19:00, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man (talk) 18:47, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your feedback. Much appreciated. --Another Believer (Talk) 18:58, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Quick comment – Should Spring in "Spring 2010" be de-capitalized? Giants2008 (27 and counting) 22:34, 23 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

According to MOS, season are lowercase "in almost all instances". Furthermore, "When personified, season names may function as proper nouns, and they should then be capitalized: I think Spring is showing her colors; Old Man Winter." I will go ahead and lowercased Spring, and keep in mind the new season will start soon so "spring" will be removed regardless. --Another Believer (Talk) 08:05, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comments Support
  • Donald Trump's "apprentice" → Donald Trump's apprentice
Done. --Another Believer (Talk) 03:36, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • winner donating their → winners donating their or winner donating his or her
Done. --Another Believer (Talk) 03:36, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • I think the highlighting of the winners is unnecessary because their Finish is always 1st.
Done. --Another Believer (Talk) 03:36, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • With only one person appearing twice, I don't think highlighting of her name is necessary.
Just thought I would point out that it was preferred over at List of Project Runway contestants. If you would still like the coloring removed, I'd be happy to. --Another Believer (Talk) 03:36, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think it's necessary for that list either; it's also redundant because it's listed in the lead. The previous point about winners and runners up also applies to that list.
Done. Removed coloring for Omarosa. I will not worry about the Project Runway list since that went through its own FL nomination process. --Another Believer (Talk) 16:42, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Notes III and IV should be combined because they say the same thing.
Not sure how to combine these. I tried, but was unable to. Also, I didn't know if (given the different sorting features) users might find it confusing which candidates were fired at the same time. Note III and Note IV both tell you specifically which candidates were fired at the same time. --Another Believer (Talk) 03:36, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I see what you mean. Perhaps you could add something else to the notes so they aren't identical. Reywas92Talk 01:48, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Done. If you prefer different wording, just let me know! --Another Believer (Talk) 16:42, 29 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Good job overall! Reywas92Talk 02:45, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! --Another Believer (Talk) 03:36, 28 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Although I would definitely say the winners should be marked by a color of some kind. I realize the column says they are the winner, but that deserves an additional identifier. Staxringold talkcontribs 01:35, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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