Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of counties in Ohio/archive1

List of counties in Ohio

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. No further edits should be made to this page. The closing editor's comments were: 13 days, 1 support, 0 oppose. Many comments remained unanswered. Fail. Crzycheetah 18:13, 23 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, much like the other county lists that have reached featured status, I feel that this one shows a comprehensive view of all 88 of Ohio's counties. It passes the criteria as far as I can see, and looks just as good as the others. Support as nom. Wizardman 00:41, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

~~It's been 10 days, but I current am addressing the comments. Wizardman 18:30, 20 August 2007 (UTC)~~[reply]

On second thought, this can be failed for now, since it's become apparent that I still have a lot of work to do on this yet. I won't get it done in a couple days, it'll take a while. Wizardman 19:31, 21 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment List looks great, and you've done a yeoman's job getting it together. Congrats. Only comment: the first paragraph of the lead needs to be referenced. It has statements about Ohio law and elected county officials that don't appear in any of the current references. Geraldk 02:04, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- Good point, I'll get on that. Wizardman 02:13, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
1. How many counties Ohio had at the time it was admitted into the Union?
2. I don't understand what Indian Lands means in the Wood County row. There needs to be a note next to it explaining that. Done
3. The table states that Wayne County originated in 1796 from Columbiana County, but Columbiana County was formed in 1803. It doesn't add up.
4. ~~I beleve it's overlinking when the county names in the "origin" column have blue links.~~ Done
5. People's names in the "etymology" column need dates(birth-death).

--Crzy cheetah 07:48, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

- The first question I'll check and make a note of in the lead. I'll also check what Indian Lands mean, I'm thinking it was territory aquired from them, but I'll see. Wayne County's giving me many different origin dates; the site that had the origins had it at 1808, which is wrong. As for what county it originated from in this case I'll try and find something. The fourth one I guess you're right on, I could take care of that if necessary. The fifth one I'll also put on the to-do list. (I'm gonan need to create a to-do list in my userspace at this rate) Wizardman 20:40, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - This source may help. It states that Wawyne was formed on August 15, 1796, but I didn't find the origins.--Crzy cheetah 21:19, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    - This source implies that Wayne was an original county. I'd like you to use this as a main reference for the origins column instead of that rootsweb site. I noticed there were several differencies for other counties, too. It's better to have a book as a reference than a website anyway, right?--Crzy cheetah 18:10, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      - Nice find. I'll use that. :) Wizardman 18:46, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Commment Given that multiple wikilinks are frowned upon, I feel the county names in the "Origin" column shoudl be de-wikilinked. Also, where are the multiple countys in a cell, then I suggest something like "Wayne, Richland, Huron and Lorain counties". Tompw (talk) (review) 21:21, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- I can delink the counties if necessary. I was a bit iffy about doing the counties in that format though just because it might mess up the table on some computers. If that's not really an issue though then I'll take care of that. Wizardman 14:36, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  Done Wizardman 15:23, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Object. Dates need to be linked. Rmhermen 05:31, 13 August 2007 (UTC) Rmhermen 02:00, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Done T Rex | talk 08:10, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment According to this site (not sure if it qualifies as a reliable source or not), Wayne County was created in 1796, disorganized, and later recreated from part of Columbiana County. Therefore, it's correct but rather confusing and needing of explanation. Nyttend 16:34, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- It still doesn't say that Wayne was created from part of Columbiana County. It said Wayne was created from nc(non-county) area.--Crzy cheetah 17:56, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  - I edited Wood and Wayne counties to reflect that they were taken from non-county affiliated territories. s that what you were looking for? Wizardman 18:31, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    - It's better. Now, you need to add a ref saying that. I still suggest you to use this source, it states that Paulding, Van Wert and Williams counties were formed from Indian territories, too.--Crzy cheetah 18:55, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

NOTE: I'll take a look at everything and do all that I can this weekend. I didn't forget about the list, just got burned out from it (if you look at my log I've never done this many edits on one thing before) Wizardman 02:52, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment further to my comment above , it would be nice to see a bit more info in the lead. In particular, it states that counties only have the powers specifcally allocated by the Ohio General Assembly, but what are these powers? Also, an explantion of the phrase "Refactored from non-county territory" and Wayne County's tortured history would be benefical. Tompw (talk) (review) 19:14, 20 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'll expand the lead a bit and explain some of the more confusing sections. I'm trying to find some more information on what the heck is Wayne County's hstory, but I'm finding nothing. I still have to find out if Wayne County existed upon statehood yet. Wizardman 21:31, 20 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]