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The result of the debate was that immediately, Jane Addams and 1968 Democratic National Convention become Top-importance articles for the project and Donald Rumsfeld is demoted to High-importance. As the project grows, I expect to promote the first 12 ( History of Chicago, McDonald's, Saint Valentine's Day massacre, List of Registered Historic Places in Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago Pile-1, Pullman Strike, Richard M. Daley, Northwestern University, and Architecture of Chicago round out the top 12) and maybe a few others depending on the rate of growth of the project. If the project grows very rapidly over the next year this list might include articles as far down the list as Playboy after which there seems to be a gap in the scoring. Both Dick Butkus and Red Grange received no votes for the third consecutive time and will be removed from the list of future candidates. I expect that the next ballot will occur sometime between September 2010 and January 2011.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 00:20, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Jane Addams | 313 |
1968 Democratic National Convention | 255 |
History of Chicago | 254 |
McDonald's | 241 |
Saint Valentine's Day massacre | 198 |
List of Registered Historic Places in Chicago | 182 |
Navy Pier | 177 |
Chicago Pile-1 | 169 |
Pullman Strike | 160 |
Richard M. Daley | 149 |
Northwestern University | 146 |
Architecture of Chicago | 144 |
Chicago blues | 133 |
Chicago school (architecture) | 129 |
Milton Friedman | 126 |
Sears, Roebuck and Company | 121 |
Black Sox Scandal | 117 |
Millennium Park | 111 |
Shedd Aquarium | 109 |
United Airlines | 108 |
Playboy | 101 |
Cyrus McCormick | 83 |
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill | 78 |
George Halas | 70 |
Michelle Obama | 59 |
John Hancock Center | 53 |
The Jungle | 48 |
Donald Rumsfeld | 48 |
Walter Payton | 46 |
Chicago Blackhawks | 43 |
Leopold and Loeb | 41 |
List of Registered Historic Places in Cook County, Illinois | 39 |
The Blues Brothers (film) | 35 |
Chicago Water Tower | 25 |
Museum Campus | 20 |
Dick Butkus | 0 |
Red Grange | 0 |
William Wrigley Jr. | 0 |
Folks - I am not a Chicagoan (I am an Australian) but I have been a member of the Chicago project for some years. I am fond of the project, assist sometimes as an administrator for its benefit, and have a couple of Chicago GA articles to my credit - and I remain a part of the project because it is well run (specifically by Tony over many years) and it tends to take a strong, almost scientific aspect to its pursuits. To my mind this is conducive to the overall aspect that Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia.
With that in mind I offer my votes - including my first 12 votes but also I have numbered (using a scientific method) all of the prospective articles. As you will know by now I have also gone to each of the above voters to draw attention to this rationale so as to render my thoughts open to further consideration.
-- VirtualSteve need admin support? 04:28, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
My primary rationale is this year's History Fair theme, "Innovation in History". I think these are some topics students will be using soon. MrSilva ( talk) 14:41, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
-- DS1953 talk 22:27, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
The result of the debate was The following are Promoted to Top-Importance Immediately:
List of Chicago Landmarks,
Chicago Loop,
Union Stock Yards.
History of Chicago &
World's Columbian Exposition. The following will be promoted as the number of articles in the project grows (in order):
Grant Park (Chicago),
Magnificent Mile,
Haymarket Riot,
Daniel Burnham,
Chicago River,
Lake Shore Drive,
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago),
Chicago Tribune. The following will be considered for promotion or we may call for another vote or we may discontinue promoting altogether:
Soldier Field,
Sears, Roebuck and Company,
Chicago school (architecture),
William Wrigley Jr.. The following received votes, but not enough to support promotion to Top-importance:
Cyrus McCormick,
Museum Campus,
John Hancock Center,
Walter Payton.--
TonyTheTiger (
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00:14, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
We currently need five more top priority articles and since there has been lack of activity at the pages related to this issue I am listing the five I would promote now and the next five I would promote. If there is no feedback I will promote the first five I have chosen at the conclusion of this request for feedback. If you want to have input to the process I will count your votes as well and total things before making my selection. You can select up to ten articles. There is an archive of past votes here.
Here are my votes, in order:
My preferences:
Tom Harrison Talk 19:31, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Another set of votes:
— Cnadolski ( talk) 13:06, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
My thoughts:
Zagalejo ^^^ 02:56, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
My thoughts:
Thomas Paine1776 ( talk) 21:14, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
The result of the debate was PROMOTED Immediately:
O'Hare International Airport,
Field Museum of Natural History,
Richard J. Daley.
Chicago 'L' &
Frank Lloyd Wright will be promoted after
WP:CHICAGO article totals of 12000 and 12500 are reached respectively.--
TonyTheTiger (
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c/
bio/
tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM)
18:07, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
Over the next week or two we are accepting votes for articles to be promoted to
Category:Top-importance Chicago articles from the list above. There is no set date that voting will end, but it will certainly extend past the date of the
Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago 2 so attendees can vote. Voting will conclude at the end of the day on
September 4,
2007. Please keep the
Priority_scale above in mind when voting. Since we will probably be promoting 4 articles list your 4 choices in order below (place newest comments at the top) We will total votes with 5 pts for 1st, 3 for 2nd, 2 for 3rd and 1 for 4th:
Due to the good turn out the top 5 from this vote will eventually be promoted. The first 3 places will be promoted immediately. The 4th will be promoted after we pass 12000 articles and the 5th after we pass 12500 articles. When we get to around 14000 we will consider promoting another 5.
Jeremy ( talk) 17:18, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
Cnadolski 17:17, 27 August 2007 (UTC) Field Museum -- Ancheta Wis 03:00, 27 August 2007 (UTC) |
Kranar drogin 01:35, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
Speciate 00:51, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 19:29, 20 August 2007 (UTC) |
Final standings
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The result of the debate was PROMOTED: Aaron Montgomery Ward, George Pullman and Harold Washington TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 19:48, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
Now that there are 9000+, I would like to see Harold Washington promoted to Top. Also, please consider former mayor Richard J. Daley, as his policies and actions shaped the city in innumerable ways. In fact, I'd rather see Daley made Top than Washington, but he's not even on the list. Speciate 02:41, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
I am personally inclined to pick Aaron Montgomery Ward and Frank Lloyd Wright. Ward's importance became apparent to me while researching the Historic Michigan Boulevard District. Wright's importance needs little explanation. TonyTheTiger ( talk/ cont/ bio/ tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 17:13, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
As a non-Chicagoan and given the parameters of top importance classification, I have the view that top-importance articles should showcase Wiki-Chicago and this will only occur if we mark them as top importance and they are written well. In terms of articles related to Chicago then I would say this usually occurs by a reverse discovery. What I mean by this is that most readers (other than for very obvious articles like Al Capone, Great Chicago Fire, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Blackhawks etc) will choose an item of interest and accidently find out that the content has a strong link to Chicago. So Frank Lloyd Wright; George Pullman; Sears, Roebuck and Company; Muhammad Ali; & Donald Rumsfeld are the type of articles I would choose for top. Given I only get a choice of two - I pick George Pullman & Sears, Roebuck and Company at this time.-- VS talk 23:50, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
The result of the debate was PROMOTED: Al Capone, Great Chicago Fire TonyTheTiger ( talk/ cont/ bio/ tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 04:19, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
Yes, Muhammad Ali lived/lives on the south side of Chicago (for decades, I think). Since he was/is "the most famous man in the world" [2], and since the current article does not mention much about his Chicago connection, he should join Michael Jordan in Top. Speciate 00:18, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
I believe the Great Chicago Fire and Al Capone should be (Top). When people from foreign countries talk about Chicago, they make "bang bang" noises in reference to Capone, and the fire is one of the stars in the Chicago Flag, and remade the city. Speciate 23:13, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
Archives: |
The result of the debate was that immediately, Jane Addams and 1968 Democratic National Convention become Top-importance articles for the project and Donald Rumsfeld is demoted to High-importance. As the project grows, I expect to promote the first 12 ( History of Chicago, McDonald's, Saint Valentine's Day massacre, List of Registered Historic Places in Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago Pile-1, Pullman Strike, Richard M. Daley, Northwestern University, and Architecture of Chicago round out the top 12) and maybe a few others depending on the rate of growth of the project. If the project grows very rapidly over the next year this list might include articles as far down the list as Playboy after which there seems to be a gap in the scoring. Both Dick Butkus and Red Grange received no votes for the third consecutive time and will be removed from the list of future candidates. I expect that the next ballot will occur sometime between September 2010 and January 2011.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 00:20, 11 September 2009 (UTC)
Jane Addams | 313 |
1968 Democratic National Convention | 255 |
History of Chicago | 254 |
McDonald's | 241 |
Saint Valentine's Day massacre | 198 |
List of Registered Historic Places in Chicago | 182 |
Navy Pier | 177 |
Chicago Pile-1 | 169 |
Pullman Strike | 160 |
Richard M. Daley | 149 |
Northwestern University | 146 |
Architecture of Chicago | 144 |
Chicago blues | 133 |
Chicago school (architecture) | 129 |
Milton Friedman | 126 |
Sears, Roebuck and Company | 121 |
Black Sox Scandal | 117 |
Millennium Park | 111 |
Shedd Aquarium | 109 |
United Airlines | 108 |
Playboy | 101 |
Cyrus McCormick | 83 |
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill | 78 |
George Halas | 70 |
Michelle Obama | 59 |
John Hancock Center | 53 |
The Jungle | 48 |
Donald Rumsfeld | 48 |
Walter Payton | 46 |
Chicago Blackhawks | 43 |
Leopold and Loeb | 41 |
List of Registered Historic Places in Cook County, Illinois | 39 |
The Blues Brothers (film) | 35 |
Chicago Water Tower | 25 |
Museum Campus | 20 |
Dick Butkus | 0 |
Red Grange | 0 |
William Wrigley Jr. | 0 |
Folks - I am not a Chicagoan (I am an Australian) but I have been a member of the Chicago project for some years. I am fond of the project, assist sometimes as an administrator for its benefit, and have a couple of Chicago GA articles to my credit - and I remain a part of the project because it is well run (specifically by Tony over many years) and it tends to take a strong, almost scientific aspect to its pursuits. To my mind this is conducive to the overall aspect that Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia.
With that in mind I offer my votes - including my first 12 votes but also I have numbered (using a scientific method) all of the prospective articles. As you will know by now I have also gone to each of the above voters to draw attention to this rationale so as to render my thoughts open to further consideration.
-- VirtualSteve need admin support? 04:28, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
My primary rationale is this year's History Fair theme, "Innovation in History". I think these are some topics students will be using soon. MrSilva ( talk) 14:41, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
-- DS1953 talk 22:27, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
The result of the debate was The following are Promoted to Top-Importance Immediately:
List of Chicago Landmarks,
Chicago Loop,
Union Stock Yards.
History of Chicago &
World's Columbian Exposition. The following will be promoted as the number of articles in the project grows (in order):
Grant Park (Chicago),
Magnificent Mile,
Haymarket Riot,
Daniel Burnham,
Chicago River,
Lake Shore Drive,
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago),
Chicago Tribune. The following will be considered for promotion or we may call for another vote or we may discontinue promoting altogether:
Soldier Field,
Sears, Roebuck and Company,
Chicago school (architecture),
William Wrigley Jr.. The following received votes, but not enough to support promotion to Top-importance:
Cyrus McCormick,
Museum Campus,
John Hancock Center,
Walter Payton.--
TonyTheTiger (
t/
c/
bio/
WP:CHICAGO/
WP:LOTM)
00:14, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
We currently need five more top priority articles and since there has been lack of activity at the pages related to this issue I am listing the five I would promote now and the next five I would promote. If there is no feedback I will promote the first five I have chosen at the conclusion of this request for feedback. If you want to have input to the process I will count your votes as well and total things before making my selection. You can select up to ten articles. There is an archive of past votes here.
Here are my votes, in order:
My preferences:
Tom Harrison Talk 19:31, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Another set of votes:
— Cnadolski ( talk) 13:06, 31 May 2008 (UTC)
My thoughts:
Zagalejo ^^^ 02:56, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
My thoughts:
Thomas Paine1776 ( talk) 21:14, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
The result of the debate was PROMOTED Immediately:
O'Hare International Airport,
Field Museum of Natural History,
Richard J. Daley.
Chicago 'L' &
Frank Lloyd Wright will be promoted after
WP:CHICAGO article totals of 12000 and 12500 are reached respectively.--
TonyTheTiger (
t/
c/
bio/
tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM)
18:07, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
Over the next week or two we are accepting votes for articles to be promoted to
Category:Top-importance Chicago articles from the list above. There is no set date that voting will end, but it will certainly extend past the date of the
Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago 2 so attendees can vote. Voting will conclude at the end of the day on
September 4,
2007. Please keep the
Priority_scale above in mind when voting. Since we will probably be promoting 4 articles list your 4 choices in order below (place newest comments at the top) We will total votes with 5 pts for 1st, 3 for 2nd, 2 for 3rd and 1 for 4th:
Due to the good turn out the top 5 from this vote will eventually be promoted. The first 3 places will be promoted immediately. The 4th will be promoted after we pass 12000 articles and the 5th after we pass 12500 articles. When we get to around 14000 we will consider promoting another 5.
Jeremy ( talk) 17:18, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
Cnadolski 17:17, 27 August 2007 (UTC) Field Museum -- Ancheta Wis 03:00, 27 August 2007 (UTC) |
Kranar drogin 01:35, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
Speciate 00:51, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 19:29, 20 August 2007 (UTC) |
Final standings
|
The result of the debate was PROMOTED: Aaron Montgomery Ward, George Pullman and Harold Washington TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 19:48, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
Now that there are 9000+, I would like to see Harold Washington promoted to Top. Also, please consider former mayor Richard J. Daley, as his policies and actions shaped the city in innumerable ways. In fact, I'd rather see Daley made Top than Washington, but he's not even on the list. Speciate 02:41, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
I am personally inclined to pick Aaron Montgomery Ward and Frank Lloyd Wright. Ward's importance became apparent to me while researching the Historic Michigan Boulevard District. Wright's importance needs little explanation. TonyTheTiger ( talk/ cont/ bio/ tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 17:13, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
As a non-Chicagoan and given the parameters of top importance classification, I have the view that top-importance articles should showcase Wiki-Chicago and this will only occur if we mark them as top importance and they are written well. In terms of articles related to Chicago then I would say this usually occurs by a reverse discovery. What I mean by this is that most readers (other than for very obvious articles like Al Capone, Great Chicago Fire, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Blackhawks etc) will choose an item of interest and accidently find out that the content has a strong link to Chicago. So Frank Lloyd Wright; George Pullman; Sears, Roebuck and Company; Muhammad Ali; & Donald Rumsfeld are the type of articles I would choose for top. Given I only get a choice of two - I pick George Pullman & Sears, Roebuck and Company at this time.-- VS talk 23:50, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
The result of the debate was PROMOTED: Al Capone, Great Chicago Fire TonyTheTiger ( talk/ cont/ bio/ tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 04:19, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
Yes, Muhammad Ali lived/lives on the south side of Chicago (for decades, I think). Since he was/is "the most famous man in the world" [2], and since the current article does not mention much about his Chicago connection, he should join Michael Jordan in Top. Speciate 00:18, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
I believe the Great Chicago Fire and Al Capone should be (Top). When people from foreign countries talk about Chicago, they make "bang bang" noises in reference to Capone, and the fire is one of the stars in the Chicago Flag, and remade the city. Speciate 23:13, 15 May 2007 (UTC)