Wikipedia:Australian Collaboration of the Fortnight/Removed

This is a list of articles which failed to become Australian Collaboration of the Fortnight. They either failed to generate interest, content, or did not meet Wikipedia criteria for articilization.

If you feel either of those three things has changed, you can resurface them if you want, or even create the article all by yourself.

When nominations are removed from the WP:ACOTF page, they should be added to the end of this page.

Archives

• /Archive 1
• /Archive 2 (June-December 2006)
• /Archive 3 (2007)

Nominations not selected

BHP Billiton

Nominated on 11 December 2007; needs 2 votes by 25 December 2007 to remain listed. Removed 27 January 2008.

Support:

1. Matilda ^talk 06:52, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
2. Sharkface217 00:57, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
3. Lankiveil (talk) 04:22, 22 December 2007 (UTC).

Comments:

• The world's ;largest mining company with Australian origins - it isn't a bad article but could do with a lot more work to get to be a potententially featured article and is tagged as needing citations--Matilda ^talk 06:52, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Drover (Australian)

Nominated on 11 December 2007; needs 6 votes by 5 February 2008 to remain listed. Removed 22 February 2008 with 5 votes

Support:

1. Matilda ^talk 06:56, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
2. Sharkface217 00:57, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
3. Roisterer (talk) 00:21, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
4. Garrie 02:40, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
5. Shiftchange (talk) 03:17, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• It's a bit of an essay as it currently is! Garrie 02:40, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Mojo (advertising)

Nominated on 22 December 2007; needs 4 votes by 2 February 2007 to remain listed. Removed 22 February 2008 with 2 votes.

Support:

1. Matilda ^talk 03:21, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
2. Sharkface217 20:26, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

Comments:

• Can't believe we don't have an article on this firm! Famous ad agency. One famous campaign was the Shrimp on the barbie which changed Australian tourism. Other campaings according to an obituary of one of the founders were You oughta be congratulated (Meadow Lea margerine) and Come On Aussie, Come On for promoting Kerry Packer's pyjama cricket plus they applied Peter Allen's I Still Call Australia Home to Qantas ads in a campaign that continues to run. The article John Singleton (Australian entrepreneur) doesn't mention the agency :-( and really needs a bit of a clean-up as it claims (contrary to the obituary's claims) that Singelton is responsible for the Qantas ad. Also the campaings: Anyhow have a Winfield and I feel like a Tooheys. At least five of their ads were among the the 50 best Australian advertisements of all time--Matilda ^talk 03:21, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

Sydney Harbour New Years Eve Fireworks

Nominated on 7 January 2008; needs 4 votes by 4 February 2008 to remain listed. Removed 22 February 2008 with 2 votes.

Support:

1. Whiteandnerdy111 (talk) 22:55, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
2. Sharkface217 19:03, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Notable Australian Event, just created article for it, needs more detail and images. -- Whiteandnerdy111 (talk) 22:55, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
• Lots of work could be done here, and an extensive picture gallery would make this article wonderful. --Sharkface217 19:03, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Rod Quantock

Nominated on 15 December 2007; needs 6 votes by 24 February 2007 to remain listed. Removed 2 March 2008.

Support:

1. Davido321 (talk) 11:59, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
2. Sharkface217 00:58, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
3. Mckinlayr (talk) 08:25, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
4. Daniel15 (^Talk/_Contribs) 02:56, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
5. Hide&Reason (talk) 11:32, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Iconic figure in Australian stand-up comedy, still touring. Has little information at the moment, but has the potential to be upgraded to GA standard.
• Was the face of Captain Snooze for many years!!

Jack McCafferty

Nominated on 15 January 2008; needs 4 votes by 26 February 2008 to remain listed. Removed 2 March 2008.

Support:

1. Sting_au Talk 22:12, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
2. Sharkface217 20:01, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
3. Dihydrogen Monoxide (party) 00:35, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Jack was the founder of one of Queensland’s largest coach and travel firms, and is the third longest serving Mayor of Towoomba.Sting_au Talk 22:12, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
• Added some info, tags to the article. --Sharkface217 20:01, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
• 2 Queensland collabs in a row? Yay! Dihydrogen Monoxide (party) 00:35, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Sexpo

Nominated on 10 February 2008; needs 4 votes by 9 March 2008 to remain listed.

Support:

1. Sting au Buzz Me... 11:39, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
2. dihydrogen monoxide (H₂0) 11:10, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Ok don't all look at me like that. It does say here to only nominate articles that need serious work and this certainly fits the bill. The next Sexpo is coming up in Brisvegas from Feb 28 to Mar 2. There's going to be a "Gaggle of International porn stars!" This page could be getting viewed a bit in the next few days and even make the news pages here so might make sense to collaborate on this one? Sting au Buzz Me...'
• Sounds fun :) dihydrogen monoxide (H₂0) 11:10, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

1998 Sydney water crisis

Nominated on 4 February 2008; needs 4 votes by 17 March 2008 to remain listed. Removed 23 March with 2 votes.

Support:

1. Davido321 (talk) 03:17, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
2. Littleteddy (talk) 10:29, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• The Sydney water crisis of 1998. Involves some very complex issues about the handling of the situation issues which require expansion. Would be great so see this article written up in depth, it may pose a challenge.

Afghan (Australia)

Nominated on 4 February 2008; needs 4 votes by 17 March 2008 to remain listed. removed 23 March with 3 votes.

Support:

1. Ptcamn (talk) 17:19, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
2. Roisterer (talk) 12:14, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
3. Matilda ^talk 22:32, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• There has been an excellent exhibition (created mainly) by South Australians - at the National Library of Australia - the article could be well expanded from the material alone - the camelleers/afghans did serious contributions for Australian exploration and development in the 1800's and early 1900's - and hardly have ever hit the conventional history books - they deserve a much better article than there is at present SatuSuro 09:11, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Port Phillip Channel Deepening Project

Nominated on 6 March 2008; needs 4 votes by 3 April 2008 to remain listed. Removed 7 April with 3 votes.

Support:

1. Davido321 (talk) 04:49, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
2. Wai Hong (talk) 08:32, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
3. 124.191.121.25 (talk) 11:05, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Huge current issue, needs quite a but of expanding, has alot of potential as it is so current.

Griffith, New South Wales

Nominated on 24 March 2008; needs 4 votes by 21 April 2008 to remain listed.

Support:

1. Bidgee (talk) 05:40, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
2. Matilda ^talk 20:37, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
3. Mattinbgn\^talk 20:57, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• The article needs a bit of work done to it such as sources, expanding ect, to bring it inline with Wikipedia's standards. -- Bidgee (talk) 05:40, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
• I was told yesterday that Griffith has 76 different language groups. Not bad for a small regional city! -- Mattinbgn\^talk 20:57, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Lake Cowal

Nominated on 27 March 2008; needs 4 votes by 24 April 2008 to remain listed.

Support:

1. Bidgee (talk) 13:47, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
2. Matilda ^talk 20:36, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
3. —Pengo 13:39, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Just came aross the article today which has no sources and parts of it isn't neutral -- Bidgee (talk) 13:47, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Eric Weissel Oval

Nominated on 5 May 2008; needs 2 votes by 26 May 2008 to remain listed. Removed 8 June with one vote.

Support:

1. Bidgee (talk) 12:53, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• After checking by to see whats happened after it's closure the other day, I checked to see if there was an article and there is, for a oval named after Eric Weissel which has had some well named players in the past it really needs some work (I did start to expand it and will/may continue to do so) to be done to it such as improving the style, notability, and cites Bidgee (talk) 12:53, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Moomba

Nominated on 18 May 2008; needs 4 votes by 22 June 2008 to remain listed. Removed 6 July 2008 with 2 votes.

Support:

1. Colliric (talk) 06:18, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
2. --TheGrantley (talk) 02:21, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• This is a great Melbourne Festival that has seen many many years and has a long interesting history, especially in relation to it's famous street Parade. It is one of the most unique festivals this country has to offer and this article is abysmally tiny for such a grand annual event. There is far too little on this page, especially in the lack of description of events such as the Birdman rally and the Dragon boat racing.

West Australian Current

Nominated on 27 June 2008; needs 4 votes by 25 July 2008 to remain listed. Removed 25 August with 3 votes.

Support:

1. Shiftchange (talk) 22:15, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
2. SatuSuro 14:00, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
3. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 12:11, 20 July 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• An oceanic gyre to the west of the continent. WP:OCEANS might help. - Shiftchange (talk) 22:15, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
• My understanding is the leeuwin current article is fine - its the inter-relationship between the various currents throughout the whole indian ocean and it is important to get such stuff up as the oceans and oceanography surrounding australia are poorly described SatuSuro 14:00, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Logie Award

Nominated on 30 June 2008; needs 4 votes by 28 July 2008 to remain listed.Removed 25 August 208 with 3 votes

Support:

1. Davido321 (talk) 01:35, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
2. WWGB (talk) 12:15, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
3. —Giggy 03:20, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Major television award. With a bit of work I think this article can be lifted significantly.
• Looks very listcrufty at the moment. WWGB (talk) 12:15, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Post war immigration to Australia

Nominated on 18 July 2008; needs 4 votes by 12 September 2008 to remain listed. Removed 14 September 2008.

Support:

1. Matilda ^talk 06:07, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
2. SatuSuro 04:12, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
3. Hide&Reason (talk) 15:55, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Would be happy if the article were renamed by post-war migration was very important to Australia and the article needs a lot of work. We should add in experiences in migrant camps such as Bonegilla and the Snowy Mountains Scheme as well as improve the statistics--Matilda ^talk 06:07, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
• Complex article think its needs some direction and structure before being ACOTF as I suspect that its unable to cover a 50 year period effectively. Gnangarra 14:53, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
  • Collaboration sought to develop the structure. I have some ideas which I am adding to the talk page. I don't think the scope is too large - after all we have an article on the history of all immigration. This is a topic area that has been ignored. We have little on migrant camps - two of the locations I know of mention it but others don't - we don't even have an article on Bonegilla, Victoria and Greta, New South Wales does not mention it. It was important to the Snowy Mountains Scheme but we fail to explain why The Scheme's construction is seen by many "as a defining point in Australia's history, and an important symbol of Australia's identity as an independent, multicultural and resourceful country." - in particular the bit about multicultural.--Matilda ^talk 22:04, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
  • Hi - appreciate if you could have a look again as I have been working on it--Matilda ^talk 01:34, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
• Split the entry on German immigration: "Peter Medding's account of the Jewish Community since 1945, and surveys of Jewish attitudes undertaken by the Melbourne University Psychology Department and published in Social Structures and Personality in a City, provided valuable material on the early relationships and attitudes in the gentile community to Jews. The immediate post war period 1945-1947 was another period when the refugees were in the news; it was the last flowering of contemporary documentation about the German and Austrian [exodus] to Melbourne [and Mount Buffalo]." Ottre (talk) 15:51, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

Significant work as nominee

ACOTF nominee from 14 July 2008 to 14 September 2008

• 4 contributors made 70 edits
• The article increased from 728 bytes to 21,289 bytes - 30 times longer
• See [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Post_war_immigration_to_Australia&diff=235364720&oldid=226265139

how it changed]

Robert French

Nominated on 25 August 2008; needs 4 votes by 22 September 2008 to remain listed. Removed 21 October 2008.

Support:

1. Jmount (talk) 14:21, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
2. Euryalus (talk) 07:29, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• The new Chief Justice of Australia. Needs a lot of work. Would be great to substaintially improve this article about the head of one of Australia's branches of government. Jmount (talk) 14:21, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Michael Pate

Nominated on 3 September 2008; needs 4 votes by 1 October 2008 to remain listed. Removed 21 October 2008.

Support:

1. Roisterer (talk) 03:07, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
2. Boylo (talk) 11:22, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• The recently departed Pate remains one of out most successful actors on the world stage but curiously underappreciated here. Considering that some of the obits looked suspiciously similar in parts to our article, perhaps we could build it up. --Roisterer (talk) 03:07, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
• An internationally renowned actor who appeared in over 300 TV shows (which included Batman, Mission:Impossible, Get Smart, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Matlock Police and numerous westerns as a Apache Indian) and over 50 movies deserves a much better article. Someone has even asked that the article be deleted stating: the actor is not important and irrelevent. They must be joking ! Boylo (talk) 12:57, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

He was a one-day vandal [1]. WWGB (talk) 14:52, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

The Costello Memoirs

Nominated on 14 September 2008; needs 2 votes by 28 September 2008 to remain listed. Removed 21 October 2008.

Support:

1. Davido321 (talk) 10:54, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Very important political expose by Peter Costello to be released soon

History of the Australian Senate

List of longest-serving members of the Australian Senate

Nominated on 22 September 2008; needs 2 votes by 6 October 2008 to remain listed. Removed 26 October 2008 with one (anon) vote.

Support:

1. 210.14.98.38 (talk) 22:29, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Almost none of the Senators' electoral history has been filled in
• Obvious potential for a FL if an Australian Senate portal was ever created

Viewed

Nominated on 8 November 2008; needs 4 votes by 6 December 2008 to remain listed. Removed 7 December 2008.

Support:

1. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 05:35, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
2. Gnangarra

Comments:

• Winner of the 2008 Melbourne Cup, article is currently a fairly basic stub, should be plenty of room for expansion
• would think that its more important to improve the Melbourne Cup article before working on individual horses especially one time winners. Gnangarra 11:51, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Assistance Dogs Australia

Nominated on 8 November 2008; needs 2 votes by 22 November 2008 to remain listed.

Support:

1. Assistance Dogs Australia (talk) 05:15, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Information on this Australian charitable organisation needs to be available to the general public especially people with disabilities who may be interested in obtaining an assistance dog

I'd recommend the nominator aquaints themselves with WP:COI, WP:NOTABILITY, and WP:RS Gnangarra 12:10, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

Great Dividing Range

Nominated on 27 October 2008; needs 4 votes by 10 December 2008 to remain listed (revised date to to tardy changing of ACOTF).

Support:

1. Shiftchange (talk) 22:11, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
2. Roisterer (talk) 01:32, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
3. Matilda ^talk 21:56, 29 October 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• One of the countries largest geographic features, currently only has 1 reference.

The Justice Project (Australia)

Nominated on 29 November 2008; needs 2 votes by 13 December 2008 to remain listed.

Support:

1. Peachey88 ^{(Talk Page | Contribs)} 13:57, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• The article is only at Stub Class, It shouldn't be hard to find sources for the article. It would be great if we could work on all Australian articles relating to law and what better place to start than an organization thats goal is to help everyone with legal matters and basic human rights for all regardless of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. This article is also not controversial, and currently there is no disputes to its significance. - Peachey88 ^{(Talk Page | Contribs)} 13:57, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

Centenary of Federation of Australia

Nominated on 31 December 2008; needs 2 votes by 14 January 2008 to remain listed.

Support:

1. –Moondyne 01:09, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Comments:

• Very surprised that this is red. Anyway, I may get it started in the next week or so myself. –Moondyne 01:09, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
• This might sound silly with me being Australian and such but doesn't Federation of Australia cover this? Peachey88 ^{(Talk Page | Contribs)} 11:13, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Jonty Bush

Nominated on 25 January 2008; needs 2 votes by 8 February 2008 to remain listed.

Support:

1. WWGB (talk) 08:46, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Comments:

• 2009 Young Australian of the Year [2]

Bushfire

Nominated on 11 February 2008; needs 2 votes by 25 February 2008 to remain listed.

Support:

1. Bidgee (talk) 07:54, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Comments:

• The article is in need of some work and with the fires in Victoria has made me add it here. The article needs some cleaning out, sourcing as well as some expansion. Bidgee (talk) 07:54, 11 February 2009 (UTC)

Kakadu National Park

Nominated on 31 December 2008; needs 6 votes by 26 April 2009 to remain listed.

Support:

1. Shiftchange (talk) 22:39, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
2. Kralizec! (talk) 01:22, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Comments:

• Lots of information, 30 photos already in article, still needs checking and references. - Shiftchange (talk) 22:42, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
  • The article was dramatically expanded in early 2007 by Nttc (talk · contribs) (an account used by Tourism NT), however it still only has two references used for in-line citations. --Kralizec! (talk) 01:22, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Lorimer Dods

Nominated on 10 January 2009; needs 6 votes by 26 April 2009 to remain listed.

Support:

1. Sting Buzz Me... 12:35, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
2. Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:03, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Comments:

• I just noticed this article tonight. Needs some TLC.--Sting Buzz Me... 12:35, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
• What a mess Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:03, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Cricket/Australian biography worklist/Invinc

Nominated on 3 February 2009; needs 6 votes by 26 April 2009 to remain listed.

Support:

1. Close to a FT. Needs attention though. Most of the B class articles are complete and are awaiting reviews etc. YellowMonkey (click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model!) 06:03, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
2. --Roisterer (talk) 09:45, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
3. -- Aaroncrick^{(Tassie talk)} 00:50, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

Comments: