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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 User:Matthewedwards 15:56, 25 October 2008 [1].

List of Second Afghan War Victoria Cross recipients[edit]

Hello, another Victoria Cross recipient list for your perusal. I think this meets all the criteria and follows in the wake of other lists in the campaign topic. The Second Afghan War is not covered that well in Wikipedia, it doesn't currently merit its own article though that may be something I develop in the future. Thanks. Woody (talk) 22:04, 15 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support, all issues resolved. Dabomb87 (talk) 23:59, 16 October 2008 (UTC) [reply]
Resolved issues, Dabomb87 (talk)

Comments from Dabomb87 (talk · contribs)

  • "The original Royal Warrant did not contain a specific clause regarding posthumous awards, although official policy was to not award the VC posthumously." I think there should be a the before "official".
  • Disambiguate Hyde Park.
  • "In the 19th century Afghanistan was seen as an important buffer state to the north-west of British-ruled India." Comma after "century".
  • "Over the next ten years, relations between the two countries deteriorated, primarily over the issue of Russian encroachment on Afghanistan." "Over the"-->During. Also, "ten"-->10 to be consistent with the other figures over 9.
  • "This led to Britain sending him an ultimatum demanding a British envoy be accepted into Afghanistan; when this was ignored, Britain sent in three columns of British troops." Avoid using the grammatically awkward noun + -ing construction ("Britain sending", "ultimatum demanding").
  • "The Victoria Cross warrant was not officially amended to explicitly allow posthumous awards until 1920 but one quarter of all awards for the First World War were posthumous." Comma after 1920, perhaps?
  • "After a popular uprising in December, Roberts withdrew to Sherpur" Not sure, but I think there should be a comma after this phrase.
  • "before launching a major attack on 22–23 December when they occupied Kabul once again." Did the forces recapture Kabul, or did they already occupy the city?
  • "Roberts led a force from Kabul to Kandahar which defeated the rebels at the Battle of Kandahar on 1 September 1880." "which"-->that. Dabomb87 (talk) 00:18, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • They have all been done except the "the" before official as I think this is an unneccessary word. It reads better without the "the" to me. Thanks for the review. Woody (talk) 10:31, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments - sources look okay, links checked out with the link checker tool. Ealdgyth - Talk 14:46, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks as ever for the reviews Ealdgyth. Woody (talk) 15:47, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support Looks good Gary King (talk) 06:15, 18 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - another well constructed VC list that meets the criteria. Although, it would be better if an image of the VC was incorporated within the article some where. Cheers, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 06:47, 19 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Full Support - You must be getting bored of this process by now Woody! Cam (Chat) 01:00, 21 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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