Wikibooks:Featured books/Nominations/Addition/Dutch Empire

Dutch Empire
I don't know if its good enough to be featured...but tell me what you think about it. (Red4tribe (talk) 02:02, 15 May 2008 (UTC))
 * [[Image:Symbol comment vote.svg|15px]] Comment I think this book could be featured soon, but it needs a little cleanup first. I went through the first couple of chapters and corrected several spelling errors, and I might continue down that path some more (we'll see).  The book could also use some navigation, and it might be a good idea to at least outline the Dutch Culture During the Golden Age chapter so it's not a red link.  In short, I think this one's almost ready. --Jomegat (talk) 02:32, 15 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Comment I'm reading a book on the culture now, so I figure after I read it I'd start writing the article, but it should be outlined for now. (Red4tribe (talk) 02:36, 15 May 2008 (UTC))


 * [[Image:Symbol oppose vote.svg|15px]] Oppose This is an excellent start for the book, and is a great example of how far a book can come in so short a time. I almost can't believe that there is a serious FB nomination for a book that still has the template on it! Even though this is a great start, I oppose this nomination (for now) for a number of reasons. Some of these reasons are: those that Jomegat mentioned (mostly the navigation issue), a lack of formatting on pages, some pages are very stubbish, etc. I would also like to see a print version for this (which is something that I will start working on myself in a few minutes), and possibly a PDF (which I might also be able to help with). This book is a great start, but it needs to mature a little bit before we make it featured. Keep up the good work, and I will help where I can! --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 19:59, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I added a cover page (similar to the current main page, but with fewer links and templates) and I created a print version for this book. I am also working with User:Red4tribe to make a navigation template for this. I think that many issues will be resolved shortly. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 20:49, 15 May 2008 (UTC)


 * comment Ok I finished up the template, and added a little detail to a few articles. Tell me what you think of the edits. (Red4tribe (talk) 03:13, 16 May 2008 (UTC))


 * [[Image:Symbol neutral vote.svg|15px]] Neutral This is very good progress in two days, and I rescind most of my previous objections. The navigation is now much much better, there is a Print version too. I tried to make a PDF version, but my rendering software seems to mess up the images a lot (I dont know why yet). I still hold that the book needs to mature a little bit: Some pages need to be expanded and formatting needs to be improved in general. I've upgraded my vote to neutral, to commemorate these improvements. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 18:03, 16 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Per the above, this just needs some more time. I was going to edit the navigation template at the bottom, but it was substituted instead of transcluded :( Would you please make sure that template is transcluded instead of substituted on all pages? This book is a great start, but it still needs some work before it's ready for primetime. – Mike.lifeguard  &#124; talk 15:50, 31 May 2008 (UTC)


 * [[Image:Symbol comment vote.svg|15px]] comment I like this book. It covers some important events in world history. A little more on William of Orange, the destruction of Spanish power, Dutch commercialism would be great. It is just a bit short on detail at the moment... If it were a bit more complete I would vote in favour. RobinH (talk) 16:57, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Not done This is a growing book with definite potential. However, there is no consensus here to have it featured. There is some good criticism and suggestions here that can be used to improve this book. I hope that it continues to grow and improve, and I hope that it is nominated again for this in the future when the issues have been addressed. --Whiteknight (Page) (Talk) 03:40, 13 June 2008 (UTC)