I would like to start off by clarifying a few things. This page is a summary of my thoughts on where the Featured List process is now (March 2009). I made it because I hope to generate discussion and an overall review of the process. I am not trying to start drama, nor am I trying to criticize or blame anyone. My comments are all general statements and do not apply to any one user. I am not criticizing Matthewedwards, the reviewers (especially not Dabomb87 or Truco, their reviews have kept the process alive the past few months) or the editors who are simply doing what they are supposed to: improving content. If it sounds like I am blaming anyone in particular (other than myself), I apologize. It was not my intention.
For those who don't know what is going on, let me bring you up to date. Yesterday, I started a discussion in which I complained about music award lists (An Awards list rant). I left negative comments on two active FLCs (one and two) and then decided to test the water by nominating a list for removal. This morning I proposed a new criterion that I hope will stop content forks and usefulness-impaired lists from becoming FLs. So now, I decided to make a somewhat rambling page which summarizes my opinions.