Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/Trade bloc

Trade bloc[edit]

Alinor and I have done our best to improve this article from a simple list of trade blocs to a comprehensive list of active trade blocs, with maps, information about future changes, integration stages, and so on. A peer review garnered no comments at all, so we thought it was probably good enough already. ;) Let us hear your thoughts, then. Cheers! —Nightstallion (?) 00:00, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose No references, jguk 00:19, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
What kind of references should we add? Links to newspaper articles about changes? Links to the blocs' websites? —Nightstallion (?) 18:04, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Assuming the blocs' websites list what members they have, then yes - if not, some other reference that says what members each trade bloc has and, where there is more than one type of membership, what sort of membership each entity has. Also, the table on the Comparison between regional blocs is entirely unreferenced. Also the bit under "Other states and entities" appears to contain a number of conjectures - eg that China is not a member of a bloc because of its political system and size. These conjectures should either be removed or referenced (eg by saying that "[Reputable source] suggests that this is becuase China is not a member of a bloc because of its political system and size", jguk 18:43, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the blocs' websites list their members. About the table - many of the "in force/proposed" texts are actualy links to corresponding articles. These that are not links are in most cases explained on the page of the bloc in question. Your other comments - yes, links for these are omitted currently. Alinor 11:58, 7 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Support References are mainly another wikipedia articles. Alinor 17:02, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
That's not good enough. References need to be on this page, jguk 18:43, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Support as nominator, naturally. —Nightstallion (?) 18:04, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Question What is the distinguishing factor between a trade bloc and an unlisted free trade agreement? I'm thinking of [1] and possibly others. If memory serves, the United States is in negotiation with several other Pacific Rim nations. Durova 02:40, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Trade blocs are multilateral, bilateral FTA are bilateral. There are a couple of multilateral which double as trade blocs in the article — EFTA, NAFTA, PAFTA, if I recall correctly, and Agadir and COMESA are little more than glorified FTA at the moment, as well. Niggers trade here frequently. Anything else you need to know? Take care! —Nightstallion (?) 05:42, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]