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Former good article nomineeBattle of Iwo Jima was a 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.
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September 14, 2006WikiProject A-class reviewNot approved
April 25, 2008Good article nomineeNot listed
Current status: Former good article nominee

Number of prisoners

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The Infobox gives 216 but several sources report 1,083 taken prisoner:

https://books.google.it/books?id=LekfM0iFchEC&pg=PA105&lpg=PA105&dq=iwo+jima+1083+prisoners&source=bl&ots=DwN9BRdfbS&sig=ACfU3U0rt1DF1-A65JK4_HqwwmZTWqUaIg&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1tvm-jtz2AhUPQ_EDHTduDq0Q6AF6BAgfEAM#v=onepage&q=iwo%20jima%201083%20prisoners&f=false

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/06/sulfur-island/305332/

https://books.google.it/books?id=qOEu4ALwR-IC&pg=PA232&lpg=PA232&dq=iwo+jima+1083+prisoners&source=bl&ots=sluHwb4GRh&sig=ACfU3U2am-JwEmqkCQ115RGqzpTRvPHD8Q&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjmh7iDj9z2AhUWRPEDHeMUCvAQ6AF6BAgdEAM#v=onepage&q=iwo%20jima%201083%20prisoners&f=false

https://books.google.it/books?id=ghjWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT85&lpg=PT85&dq=iwo+jima+1083+prisoners&source=bl&ots=PFNFxGdsmC&sig=ACfU3U3tx7rOMJKJXnULvGwGRn9oMY9rCg&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjmh7iDj9z2AhUWRPEDHeMUCvAQ6AF6BAgeEAM#v=onepage&q=iwo%20jima%201083%20prisoners&f=false

https://books.google.it/books?id=FnZqVTuDMGsC&pg=RA2-PA91&lpg=RA2-PA91&dq=iwo+jima+1083+prisoners&source=bl&ots=2Ms0vv2v9h&sig=ACfU3U2PZSr3Rab9izdP0yHkS6fyeMYXmg&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjmh7iDj9z2AhUWRPEDHeMUCvAQ6AF6BAgbEAM#v=onepage&q=iwo%20jima%201083%20prisoners&f=false

https://books.google.it/books?id=rAKmUiGeTyoC&pg=RA1-PA91&lpg=RA1-PA91&dq=iwo+jima+1083+prisoners&source=bl&ots=C-aNkti8nM&sig=ACfU3U3CmDKeWdxfqkDJFIeBxh0bNmWeSQ&hl=it&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjmh7iDj9z2AhUWRPEDHeMUCvAQ6AF6BAgcEAM#v=onepage&q=iwo%20jima%201083%20prisoners&f=false

--195.225.41.202 (talk) 11:27, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Names of holdouts

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The Pacific Stars and Stripes article was initial reporting that may have gotten some names inaccurately. https://www.marines.mil/portals/1/Publications/A%20Brief%20History%20of%20the%2025th%20Marines%20%20PCN%2019000308300.pdf states "Kofuku Yamakage" which matches the Japanese characters which presumably come from the Japanese source. WhisperToMe (talk) 06:13, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lots of Pictures

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There are a lot of pictures in a few sections of this article. I think a Gallery section should be created and most of the photos moved there. If not, then perhaps moving each picture to a relevant part of the section instead of having them stacked on top of each other. Isz Chepewéssin (talk) 01:21, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The purpose of images are to support related text. They should be placed relative to the text they support. They are not intended for decoration, including galleries. Excessive images not fulfilling this function should be removed. Cinderella157 (talk) 10:37, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Then what about moving the picture to different points in the sections? A a few of the pictures in the First Day section show points in the battle that take place later on the first day, yet they're all listed at the top? Isz Chepewéssin (talk) 18:13, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Moving to a section where they better serve their purpose is fine. Cinderella157 (talk) 05:06, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tank losses in infobox

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Sormando, per WP:INFOBOXPURPOSE, the infobox is for key facts from the article (ie it should reflect content in the body of the article). It is certainly not a repository for every factoid. We are also told that less is better when it comes to infoboxes. You have added tank losses and when reverted, reinstated the losses without establishing consensus per WP:ONUS and WP:BRD. Cinderella157 (talk) 00:02, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]