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[edit] David Cameron

This is a well written, informative biography which I am sure is deserving of Featured Article status. It is certainly comprehensive, covering every detail of Cameron's political career (even before his election to parliament) and his early life. As leader of the opposition, I am sure he is a significant person (as he is potentially the next Prime Minister of Great Britain). It is factually accurate, which can be seen from the level of citations on the page, and it is well balanced, and certainly sticks to a high standard of NPOV. Now that the leadership election is over and Cameron is settled in to work, the article is not changing rapidly, and is certainly not the subject of major edit wars. Vandalism is relatively low on this page. It uses proper headings, but could probably benefit from haveing a longer leading section. It has a good number of images with concise and accurate captions, and is of a good length and is entirely on topic. Seivad 18:11, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

• Oppose I don't see this as a significant enough article to warrant being a featured article Jamesedwardsmith 18:09, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

• Any topic notable enough for inclusion in the encyclopedia qualifies for featured article status. Joelito (talk) 18:14, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
• Criteria for featured article status do not depend on the significance of the subject, but on the quality of the article. Some very "obscure" (but still encyclopædic) articles have been featured on the main page - and as leader of the opposition in one of the world's most influential countries, David Cameron is VERY notable anyway! EuroSong ^talk 23:45, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Sorry, I must clarify my misuse of words there. I meant it was not significant enough in terms of completeness and quality of writing, rather than wether it is elligible for selection as a featured article. My apologies Jamesedwardsmith 13:33, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

• Object. Suggest WP:PR to get the article in shape for FA nomination. Without even looking at the prose, there are two different ref styles, refs improperly formatted (WP:FN), stubby one-sentence paragraphs, and external jumps (The campaign included the website www.davethechameleon.com.) Sandy 19:08, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
• Object. Not fully comprehensive. What happened in his career between graduating in 1988 and becoming Leader of the Opposition in 2005 is covered in a very summary fashion with no analysis. David | Talk 10:32, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
• Object - per above - another trash article nominated for FA. --GoOdCoNtEnT 07:15, 8 August 2006 (UTC)