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List of furry conventions[edit]

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This list has been previously nominated for FL, but failed. I am wondering how to make this list a FL.

Thanks, miranda 19:07, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ruhrfisch comments: Interesting list, here are some suggestions for improvement.

POV issue or concern (at least a WP:WEIGHT issue) - the article says only 15% of attendees are in costume, but 17 of 19 photos are of people in fur suits.
- I agree, though it's understandable - convention photographs tend to be of the most colourful attendees, and uncostumed people often aren't all that keen about being photographed. I have several sets of photographs under CC-BY-SA that could be used, many of which are documentary in nature (I recommend MFF 2007 and later, as they're of a higher quality). GreenReaper (talk) 23:02, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Speaking of the above statistic, note 1 needs a ref (what makes this reliable) and I think Less than 15% of attendees wear a fursuit or other costume.[nb 1] needs to be reworded to indicate this is a statistic from two conventions
Per WP:LEAD, the lead should summarize the article, but it is mostly about what happens at these conventions (there is already an article on Furry conventions. The lead should explain what is in the lists and summarize them - how many conventions are listed, how many former / discontinued cons are listed, where are these, how many attendees (range, average, etc) do they have?
I think each convention's description should explain when it started (several do not) and give some idea of the size / number attending
Language could use a copyedit to clean up the language but some places are unclear - one example, what does "Having rock influences" mean in: FA: United had 310 participants in 2007, its first year. Having rock influences, the convention raised $1,000 for the Lakota Wolf Reserve. In 2008, the convention sponsored the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for charity.[33][34] could be something like FA: United had 310 participants during the first year in 2007. It supports animal-related charities and raised $1,000 for the Lakota Wolf Reserve in 2007 and funds for the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 2008.[33][34]
Primary sources (con websites) are OK, but Wikifur (ref one) seems not to be a WP:RS - don't cite wikis.

Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog (which is how I found this article). Yours, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 03:43, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]