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Madison, Wisconsin was a Geography and places good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
December 22, 2016	Good article nominee	Not listed
September 9, 2019	Good article nominee	Not listed

Current status: Former good article nominee

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Sports Sports Sports

I find it weird that the athletics section is so messy, especially when sports are so important to the city. Is anyone willing to clean it up a tad?

I think that there are numerous subsections in this page that should be split off into their own articles. Architecture is a prime example of a section that could become its own article. Thoughts?

Potential article splits

I hope that we can agree that the page has gotten too long to meet criteria for a good article. There are plenty of section and subsections that I believe could be split off to form new pages.

Madison Emergency Services

   (Police Department and Fire Department)

Madison Neighborhoods Architecture in Madison, Wisconsin

"Madison Fire Department" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Madison Fire Department has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 April 4 § Madison Fire Department until a consensus is reached. Cyber the tiger🐯 (talk) 19:41, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Our Redeemer Lutheran School" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Our Redeemer Lutheran School has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 April 4 § Our Redeemer Lutheran School until a consensus is reached. Cyber the tiger🐯 (talk) 19:49, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]