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These are WikiPages nominated some time ago, that are about to be taken out of consideration for featuring due to lack of improvements to the page. Please see the individual comments and make more. WikiPages on this list which have improvements made will be moved back onto the Under Discussion list. Ideally, pages on this list have had their author(s) contacted (if contact info is available). Template:clearleft

FortWiki.com featured discussion

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• First nominated on 11:07, 5 October 2007 (PDT)
• This is a really great page! The only thing that seems missing to me is InternalLinks. Don't we have any related content already on AboutUs that could be linked? TedErnst | talk 08:35, 6 October 2007 (PDT)
  • Alternatively, what about doing Interwiki links for all of these? I've set up FortWiki in our interwiki database. Even though I know the people at Fort Wiki already know how to do it (since John's the one who taught me), let me give an example for any community member wanting to learn: [[FortWiki:Fort]] goes to the [[Fort]] page on www.fortwiki.com. Naturally, you can magic pipe if you like so that [[FortWiki:Fort|fort]] just shows the word "fort" and the link. -- TakKendrick | Talk 10:55, 9 October 2007 (PDT)
    • Great idea. And, I'd still like to know what else related already lives on AboutUs.org. So maybe both? TedErnst | talk 11:28, 9 October 2007 (PDT)
• Moving to LastChance today after no work on the page in quite some time. Please edit this discussion and/or the page to make the nomination active again. TedErnst (talk) 16:47, 26 February 2008 (PST)

LanorexieSeSoigne.com featured discussion

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• First nominated on 15:37, 1 October 2007 (PDT)
• Translated AboutUS pages are some of my favorite. However, there needs to be a little more info posted on this wiki page. I think the opportunity to add some informative youtube videos exists for this page and could really help! also try moving the logo up towards the top. You could try and edit the section names and give the page a little more individuality. I do love the fact that there are no red links! However, having empty sections such as "Additional Information" does not help! Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help make this a featured page as well as bring more attention to this disturbing disorder. Bryan Daugherty My Talk Page
• It's been pointed out that this is a page associated with LanorexieSeSoigne.com. The following are comments from that page's FeatureDiscussion related to this relationship.
• I wonder if these two pages shouldn't be considered together, as one nomination. What do you think? TedErnst | talk 05:10, 9 October 2007 (PDT)
  • I agree, since they're sister sites. In the past the way I've done it was to leave a note on one of the pages in the discussion saying something like:

==Discussion==
===Featured Page Nomination===
{{PAGENAMEE}} has been nominated as a potential [[featured]] page. A sister 
website at <FILL IN THE URL> has also been nominated. We are going to treat 
these nominations as being linked (so that any feature would mention both pages).
Please see the discussion for <FILL IN THE URL> for tips on improving both pages.

And then I make a reference in the featured discussion about the linked nominations. Anyone want to do this? -- TakKendrick | Talk 12:26, 9 October 2007 (PDT)

• What I'd really like to see here (on both pages) is some sort of self-referencing navigation that links the pages (more than just the "Related WikiPages", see AnyStandard.net or LightGroup.com as two WikiPages we've featured in the past that do this in very different ways. For the purposes of slimming the nomination list down, I don't have a problem with treating both as one nomination. -- TakKendrick
• Moving to LastChance today after no work on the page in quite some time. Please edit this discussion and/or the page to make the nomination active again. TedErnst (talk) 16:47, 26 February 2008 (PST)

LeBurnOutSeSoigne.com featured discussion

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• Nominated on 1-Oct-2007
• I see that this is a page associated with LanorexieSeSoigne.com, I think my comments carry over to this page as well. --DaughertyBw 21:23, 5 October 2007 (PDT)
• I wonder if these two pages shouldn't be considered together, as one nomination. What do you think? TedErnst | talk 05:10, 9 October 2007 (PDT)
  • I agree, since they're sister sites. In the past the way I've done it was to leave a note on one of the pages in the discussion saying something like:

==Discussion==
===Featured Page Nomination===
{{PAGENAMEE}} has been nominated as a potential [[featured]] page. A sister 
website at <FILL IN THE URL> has also been nominated. We are going to treat 
these nominations as being linked (so that any feature would mention both pages).
Please see the discussion for <FILL IN THE URL> for tips on improving both pages.

And then I make a reference in the featured discussion about the linked nominations. Anyone want to do this? -- TakKendrick | Talk 12:26, 9 October 2007 (PDT)

• What I'd really like to see here (on both pages) is some sort of self-referencing navigation that links the pages (more than just the "Related WikiPages", see AnyStandard.net or LightGroup.com as two WikiPages we've featured in the past that do this in very different ways. For the purposes of slimming the nomination list down, I don't have a problem with treating both as one nomination. -- TakKendrick
• Moving to LastChance today after no work on the page in quite some time. Please edit this discussion and/or the page to make the nomination active again. TedErnst (talk) 16:47, 26 February 2008 (PST)

Mobile-Hacks.co.uk featured discussion

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• First nominated on 19:35, 7 October 2007 (PDT)
• I think the nomination should be placed on the actual domain page Mobile-Hacks.co.uk, or even nominating the user page itself to be a Featured Wikipage is ok. As far as I think, the user meant to nominate the domain page of Mobile-Hacks.co.uk instead. He/she has been messaged regarding this. With regards to the outlook, both pages (user and domain) would look better with descriptions, testimonials and images. - Umair
• Moving discussion from user page to relevant page. --Sa'ad ^{: talk : email : contribs :} 22:56, 7 January 2008 (PST)
• Not ready to be featured. There is really no informaton here, what does this company do? See:WikiTour. Kasey 11:06, 8 January 2008 (PST)
• No edits in quite some time so moving to LastChance today. TedErnst (talk) 16:56, 26 February 2008 (PST)

motofanatics.com featured discussion

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• First nominated on 10:47, 21 July 2007 (PDT)
• Upon visitng the web page, it seems that adding a few photos from the online store would definately liven up the page! Have you seen the Map feature? This could prove helpful to add on the page as well! Great Start!--DaughertyBw 07:27, 17 September 2007 (PDT)
• Thanks DaughertyBW, We are still developing the page and hope to have it fully functional soon!
• Motofanatics -- wow you really added a bunch of great stuff over the weekend! Awesome! BTW: I made a few quick edits, for some reason the image of the store you were linking to was giving Firefox an error. For some reason it was coming across as a really small image (like around 2") but with a very high resolution and the system didn't seem to know how to draw it. I went ahead and uploaded a corrected version to AboutUs (with a more standard resolution and much bigger), but thought I'd let you know about it. The actual image (on AboutUs) can be found at Image:MotoFanatics.png. You can also view my edits to the motofanatics.com page in the history for the page as well. Keep up the great work! Best, TakKendrick
• No edits in quite some time so moving to LastChance today. TedErnst (talk) 16:56, 26 February 2008 (PST)

MyMovieNetwork.com featured discussion

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• First nominated on 08:05, 17 October 2007 (PDT)
• No edits in quite some time so moving to LastChance today. TedErnst (talk) 16:56, 26 February 2008 (PST)

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ProCareSoftware.com featured discussion

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• First nominated on 14:32, 11 December 2007 (PST)
• This page would look stronger with some images and internal linking. Obed Suhail 22:39, 7 January 2008 (PST)
• No edits in quite some time so moving to LastChance today. TedErnst (talk) 16:57, 26 February 2008 (PST)
• We've added some images and a few more internal links and would like to be considered again for a featured page. Sorry to have missed the opportunity the first time around. Phil | talk 17:20, 16 April 2008 (PDT)

ReplacementCounters.com featured discussion

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• First nominated on 11:23, 3 December 2007 (PST)

• A ton of great information and a thoughtfully put together wiki page. Minor tweaks I suggest are add images and eeds some formatting, but the page has great bones. Great work. Kasey 11:26, 3 December 2007 (PST)
• No edits in quite some time, moving to LastChance today. TedErnst (talk) 17:00, 26 February 2008 (PST)

SamsBiz.com featured discussion

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• Nomination process on 2-Oct-2007.
• I think we need to provide more details to the readers about SamsBiz.com. Right now the page contains very little useful information about this business.
• The page will look better with some images, logo and other relevant stuff. See examples of previously featured pages here.

Asad | *~talk~* 20:09, 10 October 2007 (PDT)

• No edits in quite some time, moving to LastChance today. TedErnst (talk) 17:00, 26 February 2008 (PST)

Sendyoo.com featured discussion

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• First nominated on 07:28, 26 December 2007 (PST)
• No edits in quite some time, moving to LastChance today. TedErnst (talk) 17:00, 26 February 2008 (PST)

ShelaghWatkins.co.uk featured discussion

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• First nominated on 14:47, 3 December 2007 (PST)
• This page has a lot of potential. It could use some formatting/layout tweaks and internal linking. Also, the contact information could be added along with a clear description of the website. Obed Suhail 23:56, 26 December 2007 (PST)
• No edits in quite some time, moving to LastChance today. TedErnst (talk) 17:00, 26 February 2008 (PST)

SocialDeviancy.com featured discussion

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• Added to nomination process on 5 June 2007, from an old nomination that hadn't been processed.
• I for one, love that this page was nominated, in part because of the question it raises. Although the website is not pornographic in nature, it does carry and "adult" warning due to content, and I wonder whether it's appropriate to spotlight this kind of website given that AboutUs is a resource for some younger people as well as those who might be more conservative that this website might offend. While I don't personally have a problem with this stuff (and am pleased that such issues are address on the internet), is this something the AboutUs community feels should be spotlighted? -- TakKendrick | Talk
  • Was this question ever resolved, Tak? It seems like an unusual amount of site for a nomination to sit idle without any resolution at all. Did the submission happen to slip through the cracks again? =( - Vaelor 23:29, 12 July 2007 (PDT)
    • Hi Vaelor. Perhaps the purpose of my message last month here wasn't clear. This is the place for the discussion to take place on this. I'd been waiting for people from the community to come and discuss this here. I know that several AboutUs community members have looked at the nominees list, although no one has made a comment on this nomination or issue. And no, a month isn't an unusual amount of time on these, depending on buy-in from the community. Generally after two or three months, the discussion on featured nominations are "closed" to keep the nominees list paired down (although the option is always available to renominate pages that have been worked on).

I'm sorry if this has been confusing, with as many nominations as we get, once we've left a message with concerns or suggested actions to take the ball really is in the court of the WikiPage builder and community. I've been watching this page (both the main SocialDeviancy.com and the Feature Discussion) for several month and waiting for action or comment.

If you'd like to see a good example of the kind of community discussion that can promote a page (with similar concerns), see: RFSHQ.com. -- TakKendrick | Talk 12:11, 13 July 2007 (PDT)

• Thanks for your prompt reply Tak. Obviously the community just isn't paying any attention to the nomination, or have decided it has not enough merit to even warrant a brief response. I guess it's out of my hands either way, but thanks for your consideration anyhow. - Vaelor 19:45, 13 July 2007 (PDT)

I understand that Tak's concerns about this site's being appropriate or not to get featured are quite realistic, and also feel that some people might find it offensive. Personally however, I'd love to have it featured. Asad | *~talk~* 02:21, 24 October 2007 (PDT)

• No edits in quite some time, moving to LastChance today. TedErnst (talk) 17:00, 26 February 2008 (PST)

southglengarry.com/lancasterfiredepartment.htm featured discussion

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• Nomination processed on 26 Sept. 2007 (after a nomination from a few weeks ago that had slipped through the cracks).
• Alright, You are doing a great job and I like some of the things you have added such as the youtube video, which I feel could be used much more in featues sites. Also, the header is really cool! However, heres a few things I noticed that make the page not ready in my opinion, -the red links.. only link something internally if it has a corresponding article (unless you plan to go back and add those articles in the future. Also, the content section could be expanded or condensed depending on how you approach it. There is also the ability to remove or slide over the "toc" (table of contents). This will make room for more pictures as well.. If you need any help, just leave me a message on my talk page. Bryan Daugherty, Bryan's Talk Page
• No edits in quite some time, moving to LastChance today. TedErnst (talk) 17:00, 26 February 2008 (PST)

trafficwave.net featured discussion

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• Nomination processed on 2-Oct-2007 from a nomination a couple of weeks ago.

One area that might make this page better is to help alleviate concerns others might have that this service could be used to create spam. What safeguards do you offer for the email receivers to avoid this. Asad | *~talk~* 23:04, 28 October 2007 (PDT)

• • TrafficWave.net uses a "double opt-in" confirmation which requires any submissions and/or subscription requests to be confirmed before their address can be entered in to the system.

For example, someone filling out a TrafficWave.net subscription form would receive a system confirmation message asking them to confirm that they did, indeed, request the information. They will then click a system-generated link to confirm. If the link is not confirmed, the address is not added to the database.

Brian Rooney TrafficWave.net LLC 29-Jun-2008

• • • You might consider moving this information into the article instead of in this discussion secion, Brian. TedErnst (talk) 01:07, 29 June 2008 (PDT)
• No edits in quite some time, moving to LastChance today. TedErnst (talk) 17:00, 26 February 2008 (PST)

TwiztedTattooSupplies.com featured discussion

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• Nomination processed on 26 Sept. 2007 (after a nomination from a few weeks ago that had slipped through the cracks).
• Aarevalo - it seems you should get a sense about what is possible with a WikiPage - check out Featured for some ideas of what to do here and let me know if I can help you with anything. Best, MarkDilley
• No edits in quite some time, moving to LastChance today. TedErnst (talk) 17:00, 26 February 2008 (PST)