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The list was promoted by Matthewedwards 01:43, 10 May 2009 [1].

List of alumni of Jesus College, Oxford: Clergy[edit]

Nominator(s): BencherliteTalk
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Most issues at the last FLC were resolved during the course of the FLC; however, it was agreed that it would be better for the list to include all the clergy alumni of the college, not just those who became a bishop or archbishop; so I took it away and added in the names of other members of the clergy from the main list of alumni, and here we are again. As for comprehensiveness, I've trawled the usual sources (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Dictionary of Welsh Biography etc) and written so many articles about minor Welsh clergymen of the last 400 years that my wife thinks I'm slightly nuts. The list follows a similar format to the other Featured Lists in the series, such as the law and government list and the maths and science list. Comments welcome, and appreciated. BencherliteTalk 08:39, 28 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.westminster-abbey.org/press/news/16454 deadlinks. Dabomb87 (talk) 00:09, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed, thanks. BencherliteTalk 00:14, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Resolved comments from The Rambling Man (talk) 09:16, 2 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
*Comments from that same old derisible meddling fool....
    • Think I mentioned once before about a mere clergyman requesting the foundation of an Oxford college from QEI - did you rebuff me or solve it last time round?
      • Just checking, well remembered: "who was Treasurer of St David's Cathedral in Pembrokeshire" was the phrase I came up with last time.
    • "...one of the first five men's colleges..." never noticed this before but you could be more precise really. I'm guessing fifth...?!
      • Cynic! Jesus was one of five that took the plung together. Reworded to "since 1974, the year in which the college and four other men's colleges were the first in the university to become co-educational."
    • Whoa, just counted up, five paragraphs in the lead is pretty hefty. I know it's not necessarily analogous to WP:FAC but mostly four paras is max... consider a trim?
      • Cut one about bishops outside E&W and other bishops in the 20th century; it was padding for a bishops-only list, and didn't add much here.
    • Sorting the Arch- and -bishops table by G gives me odd results (i.e. four different sorts instead of two) - could be Safari but check it out?
      • Try now - still the same? It might be the mdashes.
    • One (or more) of your image captions are complete sentences and should take a full stop, e.g. "John Jones, William Thomas and Norman Matthews were all Chancellors of Llandaff Cathedral"...
      • Fixed; that was the only one I had missed.
    • " BBC show" good grief - have we turned all US here?! Joking. Perhaps you could be more precise, e.g. BBC television series?
    • "...notably of Rhosymedre ..." if that's notable, why doesn't it have an article, or why not just link it in the hope that an enthusiastic editor will come along and do it justice?
    • One of your John Jones' articles is John Jones (Llef o'r Nant) - worth bringing that alternative name into this list?
      • Yep
    • Same with Tegid?
      • Yep
    • "hymn-tune" vs "hymnwriter" - not sure this is consistent but as Manuel says, "I know nothing..."
  • Just a comment. I very much doubt we will ever see such a well referenced list in our lifetimes. 200 refs is staggering, and the list isn't half bad either. (Fix/disagree with) that lot and I'll happily support this monumental effort. The Rambling Man (talk) 18:17, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thank you for your time in reviewing this, and for those kind words. They are greatly appreciated. Incidentally, the main list has 401 references... BencherliteTalk 21:37, 1 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support, good work. The Rambling Man (talk) 09:16, 2 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Niiiice. Please prepare more nomination like this. One point: where space is short, why not do the MoS suggestion and make the closing years in a range two digits (provided the century is the same): "1892–97". Could fix in five mins. Tony (talk) 13:03, 3 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • In the list of Principals and Fellows I sort by years of tenure, and 1890–1904 would (incorrectly) sort before 1890–99 but (correctly) after 1890–1899; so I've used the long form there, and for consistency in the other lists as well. The MOS says that both are permissible, even if the short form is the more usual. Do you mind if I keep it as it is? Thanks for your time. BencherliteTalk 06:33, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Support Comments from Dabomb87 (talk · contribs) Very well done.

  • "but later went back to Anglicanism" Maybe "returned" rather than "went back"?
  • No links to Methodists and Baptists (in the lead)?
  • "his 'Blue' for rugby" Double quotes, I think. Dabomb87 (talk) 23:54, 4 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sources look good. Dabomb87 (talk) 23:54, 4 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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