Focused and ever mindful of our readers, the team went through the article with a fine tooth comb, refining every fact and nuance of meaning as they went along. I was deeply impressed by the thoroughness and knowledge of the reviewers and the timely and intelligent responses from the nominators. But I do have a favourite FAC: it was a joy to follow the reviews of Betelgeuse. So different in subjects, I found it impossible to choose a favourite from the treasures on last year's list. For me it was one of many articles and FAC nominations in 2012 that did Wikipedia proud.Īs a delegate I read a broad variety of articles that otherwise would pass me by. That the FAC still generated some detailed commentary was hardly surprising, but the discussion remained cool and collegial, and issues were resolved in a timely manner. As a candidate, it was well prepared through a good article nomination and peer review, in which experienced FA writers participated. The subject matter is important and disturbing, but presented in a dispassionate yet compelling manner. Restricting myself to nominations with which I was directly involved as a delegate, the article that remains uppermost in my mind is Lynching of Jesse Washington. It was a privilege to serve as a delegate at FAC in 2012, and view articles I might not have otherwise (though we're from the same place, I never knew there were so many varieties of banksia, for example). Two, Ian Rose and Graham Colm, are current featured article candidates (FAC) delegates, while Brian Boulton is an active featured article writer and reviewer. Continuing our recap of the featured content promoted in 2012, this week the Signpost interviewed three editors, asking them about featured articles which stuck out in their minds.
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