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'''Comments''' Looks good, but I have a few complaints:
'''Comments''' Looks good, but I have a few complaints:
*Similar columns between tables should ideally be kept consistent widths.
*Similar columns between tables should ideally be kept consistent widths.
**Done.
*Along the same lines, similar columns should be labeled consistently between tables.
*Along the same lines, similar columns should be labeled consistently between tables.
*Oceania isn't a continent is it? It's part of Australia.
*Oceania isn't a continent is it? It's part of Australia.
**Oceania is the term usually used to describe Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Indonesia, the Phillipines and most of the other islands in the Pacific. If you know a better term to use, then please let me know.
*"Had gained independence" should probably just be Gained independence", if only to match the grammar of the other notes.
*"Had gained independence" should probably just be Gained independence", if only to match the grammar of the other notes.
**Done.
*The population columns should be right-aligned.
*The population columns should be right-aligned.
**Done.
*The single citation in the Comments table for Irish Free State looks a bit lonely. Isn't there something to comment about?
*The single citation in the Comments table for Irish Free State looks a bit lonely. Isn't there something to comment about?
**Done.
*I don't think "Comments" is the best column name. Howabout "Notes"?
*I don't think "Comments" is the best column name. Howabout "Notes"?
**I had done that for the other two, but forgot to do it for the third.
*[[:Image:Commonwealth members by joining date.svg]] seems like an odd thing to have in a see also section. Can't that be included in the article somehow? (It might have a nice home below the current image, and to the right of the blank space left by the TOC)
*[[:Image:Commonwealth members by joining date.svg]] seems like an odd thing to have in a see also section. Can't that be included in the article somehow? (It might have a nice home below the current image, and to the right of the blank space left by the TOC)
**Done.
*I don't think the "All table information based on figures provided by the Commonwealth of Nations Secretariat members list" is necessary, since it's in the references section anyways, and violates [[WP:EL]]. [[User:Drewcifer3000|Drewcifer]] ([[User talk:Drewcifer3000|talk]]) 06:23, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
*I don't think the "All table information based on figures provided by the Commonwealth of Nations Secretariat members list" is necessary, since it's in the references section anyways, and violates [[WP:EL]]. [[User:Drewcifer3000|Drewcifer]] ([[User talk:Drewcifer3000|talk]]) 06:23, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
**I decided that it would be best to retierate the specific source for all chart data, since some of it, especially population figures, varies from source to source. Thanks for taking a look. -- [[User:Scorpion0422|Scorpion]]<sup>[[user talk:Scorpion0422|0422]]</sup> 06:40, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Revision as of 06:40, 16 June 2008

List of members of the Commonwealth of Nations

This is a list that I started work on a few months ago, then completely forgot about. It is the merged (and improved) result of three former FLs. All concerns are welcome and will be addressed by me. -- Scorpion0422 04:36, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments Looks good, but I have a few complaints:

  • Similar columns between tables should ideally be kept consistent widths.
    • Done.
  • Along the same lines, similar columns should be labeled consistently between tables.
  • Oceania isn't a continent is it? It's part of Australia.
    • Oceania is the term usually used to describe Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Indonesia, the Phillipines and most of the other islands in the Pacific. If you know a better term to use, then please let me know.
  • "Had gained independence" should probably just be Gained independence", if only to match the grammar of the other notes.
    • Done.
  • The population columns should be right-aligned.
    • Done.
  • The single citation in the Comments table for Irish Free State looks a bit lonely. Isn't there something to comment about?
    • Done.
  • I don't think "Comments" is the best column name. Howabout "Notes"?
    • I had done that for the other two, but forgot to do it for the third.
  • Image:Commonwealth members by joining date.svg seems like an odd thing to have in a see also section. Can't that be included in the article somehow? (It might have a nice home below the current image, and to the right of the blank space left by the TOC)
    • Done.
  • I don't think the "All table information based on figures provided by the Commonwealth of Nations Secretariat members list" is necessary, since it's in the references section anyways, and violates WP:EL. Drewcifer (talk) 06:23, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    • I decided that it would be best to retierate the specific source for all chart data, since some of it, especially population figures, varies from source to source. Thanks for taking a look. -- Scorpion0422 06:40, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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