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List of FC Barcelona presidents

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I've listed this article for peer review because I'll take it to the feature process as soon as the prose is decent. Sources should all be okay.

Thanks, Sandman888 (talk) 10:35, 26 May 2010 (UTC)

Brianboulton comments:

• Prose: if possible the entire text should be copyedited by an informed but uninvolved editor. Here are a few specific issues:-
  • It seems a bit obvious to state that "FC Barcelona is a football club based in Barcelona"
  • Linking "football club" is unnecessary
  • "The club played its first friendly match on December 8, 1899." I imagine the main point is that this was the club's firts match, not that it was its first friendly match. Therefore I suggest: "The club played its first match, a friendly, on December 8, 1899.
  • The word "initially" is inappropriate, because it refers to a situation that apparently lasted for 30 years. Perhaps: "For the first 30 years of its existence, Barcelona played against other local clubs..." etc
  • Suggest full stop after "Catalan tournaments", then: "In 1929 the club became on of the founding members..." etc. The sentence beginning "As of 2010..." is unrelated to this list and I suggest should be deleted.
  • Joan Gamper needs some brief introduction before the statement that he placed an advertisement. For example, you might mention that he was Swiss. He should also be linked at first, not second, mention.
  • It is wrong to say that eleven "players" attended the meeting as the club was at that stage unformed. I also question the need to record all these names in this particular list.
  • The wording "came under financial distress" is quaint. We would normally say something like "was losing money", or "was losing money heavily."
  • How was Gamper "25 years at the helm"? His terms as president were intermittent over a 25-year period. Was he "at the helm" even when he wasn't president?
  • The club's nickname "Barça" should be explained before introduction, and shouldn't be in italics
  • "...since then members of Barcelona has elected the club president." Not grammatical. Also, what does "members of Barcelona" mean? And how was the president appointed before 1978
  • "His presidency where to last..." → "His presidency was to last...."
  • "finishing at a shocking sixth place..." This is POV, unsuitable wording in a neutral encyclopedia article.

• The list itself looks generally OK. It should be made clear that this is the "official presidential history of FC Barcelona", not just "Barcelona". The Gamper image caption says he was the club's "first player", rather than one of the club's first players.

That's all I can offer for the moment. Try and get a full copyedit. Brianboulton (talk) 23:39, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Addressed above. Thank you for the review! Where can I obtain a copyedit? Sandman888 (talk) 07:17, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

I gave the lead a copy edit -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:59, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

• • Thanks a bunch. Sandman888 (talk) 16:33, 11 June 2010 (UTC)