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Voting is conducted by naming the five lists (in order) that you feel are most deserving of being recognized as the list of the day. Both voting and feedback continue through the twentieth day of the month. Those who do wish to participate should name the 5 lists that they think are most deserving of being described as List of the Day from the list of candidates. Individuals who have nominated more than 5 lists for a given month may also name a second list of 5 and those nominating more than 10 may name a third list of 5. Please name your selections in order.

Voting

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The result of the debate was First LOTM is List of countries. Other January 2008 LOTDs are Army Groups of the National Revolutionary Army, Grade I listed buildings in Bristol, List of Chicago Landmarks, List of circulating currencies, List of countries where United Nations peacekeepers are currently deployed, List of cricket terms, List of dinosaurs, List of districts of India, List of elements by symbol, List of European Union member states by accession, List of Florida hurricanes, List of Harry Potter films cast members, List of islands of Scotland, List of municipalities in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, List of Odonata species recorded in Britain, List of Ohio county name etymologies, List of Oklahoma birds, List of Pennsylvania state parks, List of popes (graphical), List of premature obituaries, List of Presidents of the United States, List of space shuttle missions, List of Super Bowl champions, List of tallest buildings in Miami, List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, List of wild mammal species in Florida, Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons, United Nations member states, and United States Secretary of Energy. --TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 05:51, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

At 00:00, 11 December 2007 commence voting. Enter votes below the example for 5 candidates in your order of preference in the following format: 1. List A, 2. List B, 3. List C, 4. List D & 5. List E ~~~~

1. List of Chicago Landmarks, 2. List of wild mammal species in Florida, 3. Army Groups of the National Revolutionary Army, 4. List of Presidents of the United States, 5. Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons --TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 01:20, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
1. List of countries, 2. List of space shuttle missions, 3. List of Super Bowl Champions, 4. List of premature obituaries, 5. List of Florida hurricanes --Hurricanehink (talk) 18:33, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
1. List of premature obituaries, 2. List of countries, 3. Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons, 4. Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, 5. Grade I listed buildings in Bristol --— Rod talk 19:12, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
1. Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, 2. List of circulating currencies, 3. List of countries, 4. List of Florida hurricanes, 5. Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 19:30, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
1. List of elements by symbol, 2. List of Florida hurricanes, 3. List of countries, 4. List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5. List of Super Bowl champions --Orlady (talk) 04:00, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
1. List of Chicago Landmarks, 2. List of Harry Potter films cast members, 3. United Nations member states, 4. List of circulating currencies, 5. List of premature obituaries. --Fbv65edeltc // 16:15, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
1. List of space shuttle missions, 2. List of tallest buildings in Miami, 3. Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons, 4. List of Chicago Landmarks, 5. List of circulating currencies -- Rai-me 17:57, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
1. List of Pennsylvania state parks, 2. List of municipalities in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, 3. List of premature obituaries. 4. List of Super Bowl Champions. 5. List of space shuttle missions. Dincher (talk) 18:41, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
1. List of islands of Scotland, 2. List of dinosaurs, 3. List of cricket terms, 5. Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons, 5. List of premature obituaries (was nominated by me though!) Ben Finn (talk) 00:20, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
1. United Nations member states, 2. List of circulating currencies, 3. List of countries, 4. List of popes (graphical), 5. List of European Union member states by accession. —Nightstallion 08:43, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
I hope it is not too late to vote it is still the 20th here 1. List of countries, 2. List of Odonata species recorded in Britain, 3. United States Secretary of Energy, 4. List of Ohio county name etymologies, 5. List of countries where United Nations peacekeepers are currently deployed --216.79.66.34 (talk) 02:36, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

1. List of space shuttle missions, 2. List of districts of India, 3. List of Oklahoma birds, 4. List of circulating currencies 5. List of Presidents of the United States --Babybambam (talk) 05:29, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

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I've added a link to Lock (water transport)
I don't understand this coment
Done
I think it does - do you have a specific suggestion?— Rod talk 16:48, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
 Done thanks. Dincher (talk) 03:22, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
Now done (to the two that appear to have relevant articles).Ben Finn 00:19, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
This is an opposite category, viz. people dead who are thought to be alive (rather than people alive who are thought to be dead), so would belong to a different, new, list. There are some relevant cases I know of, e.g. on several occasions I've seen corrections in e.g. The Times because their (famous people's) Birthdays column reported someone's birthday when they were in fact dead. There was also once apparently a review of a concert published I think in the Times which the reviewer had made up without attending - this came to light because the concert had in fact been cancelled as the performer had died en route to the concert hall.Ben Finn (talk) 19:39, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
It used to have more images (which I'd taken from other Wikipedia articles), but several were removed on copyright grounds, so I didn't feel up to sourcing more - feel free to add any yourself though! Incidentally I think the multifarious causes of premature obituaries are rather interesting, so I might do a pie-chart at some point of what proportions of entries have what cause, if this wouldn't count as original research that is. Ben Finn (talk) 00:21, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
Your congratulations are humbly accepted. I once received award [6] for an over-lengthy DYK too, you know. It is of course not really a lead, but simply an introduction to the subject.
WP:LEAD#Length states that "as a general guideline, the lead should be no longer than four paragraphs." However, this list has seven. Perhaps some paragphs can be merged? Rai-me 22:47, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
We do - the estimable Haswell-Smith, Hamish. (2004) The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh. Canongate as referred to in footnote 1. The blurb quotes the Sunday Times describing the book as the "acknowledged Rosetta Stone of island hopping" and who would disagree? However, the wretched fellow's definition of an island is hardly ideal. In fairness to him, such are the complications that we have to keep spreadsheets to keep track of the additional fifty islands he doesn't fully include and a couple of them we have not been able to find reliable data for so far. (South Walls for example). Ben MacDuiTalk/Walk 22:15, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
  • They are grouped so that about 10-22 temples appear in each subsection, and the headings are for ease in navigating the group and set intervals would have widely varying #s of temples (1870s-1, 1880s-2, 1890s-1, 10s-1, 20s-2, 40s-1, 50s-4, 60s-1, 70s-4, 80s-26, 90s-26, 00s-56). The time intervals vary based on how quickly temples were dedicated - there was a large number of temples dedicated in 1999 and 2000 and the odd time intervals indicate this. Similarly in 1984-85 a relatively large number of temples were dedicated. I think that 1949,1950 was chosen as a break just randomly since it is an even number during the time period when no temples were dedicated as you noted - and it was thought more confusing to go 1877-1946, 1954-1978. But personally I am not tied to the current system --Trödel 03:06, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
  • I guessed it was something like that. IMHO, breaks that are inserted as subheadings ought to either (1) have some sort of substantive significance or (2) follow an arbitrary logic (such as decadal groupings) that is apparent to the user. If the only purpose of the breaks is navigational convenience, a compact table of contents (tied to hidden codes within the list) seems more appropriate. One compact TOC that is generically applicable, but which would not meet the needs of this list, is Template:CategoryYearTOC; you might be able to generate code that would link to the sequential numbers (for example, number 1, number 10, number 20, etc.). I suggested the breakdown of "before 1900" and "1900-1945", followed by decade groupings, because I saw that (1) only a few temples were built in the earlier periods and (2) there was a long hiatus between 1945 and 1955, followed by a surge of building. With your knowledge, you might be able to define some eras of temple-building punctuated by events, such as Gordon Hinkley's adoption of the current standardized design. --Orlady (talk) 03:47, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
  • I haven't really given much thought to alternative headings - I'll think about how we could more logically organize the list. --Trödel 20:13, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
  • I tried a different organization including a few break points that are not decades - let me know what you think. --Trödel 16:43, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Based on a quick look, I think I like it. However, can you add something to the introductory text to explain "Standardized temple building period ends"? I didn't see any indication that standardized temple building had ceased. --Orlady (talk) 17:25, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
  • Thanks for explaining. The note helps, but considering that the list is consistently organized by date, IMO it would be more straightforward for the user if the rebuilding information were included under the main headings, such as:
"Announcement (of rebuilding): 2003-07-16
Dedication: Original temple 1983-08-05; rebuilt temple 2005-09-04; both by Gordon B. Hinckley"
--Orlady (talk) 03:21, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Comment I remain unsure what the significance of a district is. Does it serve as a political jurisdiction like a congressional district? Does it serve as a census district like Community areas of Chicago? What is the meaning of administrative purposes. Are all municipal services delivered at the district level? Is the term solely a tax collection reference?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:LOTD) 00:14, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
Followup: I replaced the image for this article (and also List of elements by name).--Orlady (talk) 04:09, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
some information about the sizes can be found here.
The wording is a little off and your help would be appreciated: the Right Whale is endangered, and Florida hjas its only known calving grounds, so the importance of Florida in the context of the species' survival is very big.--Legionarius (talk) 05:36, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
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