- The following discussion is preserved as an archive of a featured article nomination that was successful. Please do not modify it.
Missile Boat
- Nominated by: MIS Tau 1 22:28, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
- Nomination comments: I've merged/deleted/restored this article similar to it's FA status
(7 Inqs/2 Users/9 Total)
Support
Looks to be back where it was. Thefourdotelipsis 04:52, 16 January 2009 (UTC)- Back to where it was when it was first reviewed. Cull Tremayne 10:16, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
- —Xwing328(Talk) 03:41, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
Chack Jadson (Talk) 01:42, 6 March 2009 (UTC)- SoresuMakashi(Everything I tell you is a lie) 00:13, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
- Approved, but should not be queued pending GT's objection. Atarumaster88 (Talk page) 16:03, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
- Jaina Solo(Talk) 22:36, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
- —Lucius malfoy7 (Give it up for Lil' 'Soka Tano, ladies and gents!) 15:23, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
- Green Tentacle (Talk) 21:13, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
Object
A paragraph in History is unsourced. Also, wasn't Thrawn an admiral when the missile boat was developed? If so, you should refer to him as "Admiral Thrawn" in the intro.Chack Jadson (Talk) 13:53, 27 December 2008 (UTC)- Both fixed. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 22:03, 5 March 2009 (UTC)
- From the Chron-O-John of Green Tentacle:
The infobox isn't fully sourced.- Fixed. All from TIE Fighter, either gameplay or the tech room.
Fourth paragraph of history isn't sourced.- Fixed earlier. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 01:24, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
"The abundance of missiles led to the development of previously unorthodox tactics, much to the chagrin of Imperial commanders, as advanced missiles were relatively expensive." Can you check that? I don't recall the game mentioning Imperial commanders having issues with its use.- Couldn't find it either. Removed. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 00:45, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
"It was at this time that Thrawn revealed his new starfighter, the Missile Boat, to the Emperor." This too. Can't find a specific reference of when he first informed Palpy about it.- Rejiggered. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 23:37, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
The hull's RU rating could be mentioned under shields and armor.- Added. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 00:45, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
"Despite all efforts by Missile Boat pilots, the Empire was forced to evacuate the research platforms." V1 & V2 should probably be split into two articles, both of which should be linked in here.- Split. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 00:45, 9 March 2009 (UTC)
"Missile Boats were responsible on more than one occasion for protecting convoys carrying other Missile Boats from Zaarin's raiders." Only one that I can find since the other was a decoy.- Also rejiggered. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 23:37, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
According to the game, Zaarin's destruction of the few Missile Boat manufacturing facilities also contributed to their withdrawal from service.- Also also rejiggered. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 23:54, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
Maarek Stele should probably be mentioned a little earlier than he is, since he was involved in most of this. A little context for him might be useful too.- Rearranged. You'd think the TIE Fighter story was all about him or something. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 23:37, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
The BTS could be expanded a little. For example, the usual stuff about its first appearance and that it was limited to multiplayer in XWA.- Done. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 23:54, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
There's no mention of the training missions. If not a training section, then they should at least be mentioned under history as they appear to be simulations of some of the ship's early uses. Green Tentacle (Talk) 22:43, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
File:Mis2zn2.gif needs work, and I don't think File:MissileBoat-TFDOTEOSS.jpg is actually a book cover. I'm assuming simply fair use?—Xwing328(Talk) 04:09, 28 January 2009 (UTC)- File:MissileBoat-TFDOTEOSS.jpg is from the back cover of the guide it's sourced to. {{Bookcover}} is used on that kind of excerpted image all over the place. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 02:28, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
- Also, since File:Mis2zn2.gif was intended to highlight the DOS version of the game, which tops out at 256 colors, the only work it needed was to be converted from the deprecated GIF format, which is now done. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 21:56, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Comments
Approved as a Featured article by Inquisitorius 21:13, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
Remove nomination (Inquisitorius only)
- Inert. Only one objection, true, but a fairly major one that hasn't been addressed in months. Thefourdotelipsis 06:37, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
- As I told GT yesterday, I'm planning to do the training section shortly, as soon as I have some free time that doesn't coincide with my feeling miserable due to this damnable flu, or whatever the hell it is. I didn't particularly want to have to rescue this one entirely on my own, so I delayed it until a most inopportune time, but it's getting done. -- Darth Culator (Talk) 22:53, 17 April 2009 (UTC)