DJBWiki:Featured article: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 20:15, 21 July 2013

The featured articles of the wiki are articles that represent the best DJBWiki has to offer. This is not a way to showcase the articles of your favorite characters, spaceships, or the like.

So just what makes a featured article? Well, we've prepared a list just in case someone should ask that, and it is as follows.

An article must…

…be well written and detailed
…be unbiased, non-point of view
…not be the object of any ongoing edit wars
…not be tagged with any sort of improvement tags (i.e. more sources, expand, etc)
…have a succinct proper lead that can be used for the front page featured box
…have a reasonable amount of red links; use common sense
…have a complete, detailed biography if it's a character article
…not have been previously featured

For more information on what makes a featured article, see Wikipedia:What is a featured article.

How to nominate:

First, nominate an article you find is worthy of featured status, putting it at the bottom of the list below; see criteria above.
Others will object to the nomination if they disagree that the article is good enough; they will then supply reasons for doing so, and ways to improve the article (errors, style, organization, images, notability, sources).
Supporters adjust the article until the objectors (with reasonable objections) are satisfied.
The article is placed on the featured article list and added to the front page queue.
Also, if, at least a week after the article's nomination, that article has 5 supports and no objections, it will be added the queue, and will be officially known as a "featured article".

How to vote:

Before doing anything, be sure to read the article completely, keeping a sharp eye out for mistakes.
Afterwards, compare the article to the criteria listed above, and then either support or object the article's nomination.
1. If you object, please supply concrete reasons for doing so, and how it can be improved.
As stated above, any objections will be looked upon by the nominator, supporters, and anyone willing to improve the article, and action will be taken to please the objectors.
Once all objectors' complaints have been solved (or the article has 5 supports and no objections after at least a week), the article will be added to the queue and be officially known as a "featured article".

Also remember to add {{Nominated}} at the top of the article you are nominating.

Every month the next article in the queue will be highlighted on the Main Page as featured, marked with a Featured icon and removed from the list of nominations. The beginning of the article then appears on the Main Page via the {{Featured article}} template. Nominees that are inactive for a month will be eliminated from the nominations list.

Featured article nominations

List an article and leave your signature (--~~~~) for the nomination(s). Please use the format below for your nominations/showing support or objection.

Nominating:

=== [[Article Name]] ===
[[File:Infobox-Picture.jpg|thumb|left|150px]] '''Nominated by:''' --~~~~

Showing support or objecting:

* '''Strong Support''' - A comment/reasoning behind why you are showing strong support --~~~~
* '''Support''' - A comment/reasoning behind why you are showing support --~~~~
* '''Weak Support''' - A comment/reasoning behind why you are showing weak support --~~~~
* '''Strong Object''' - A comment/reasoning behind why you are strongly objecting --~~~~
* '''Object''' - A comment/reasoning behind why you are objecting --~~~~
* '''Weak Object''' - A comment/reasoning behind why you are weakly objecting --~~~~
{{Clear}}

Liu Van Dae

Nominated By: -- Ronovi Tavisaen, 16:55, 26 March 2013 (MST)

Support - Well-developed, organized NPC article with nice images. Good model for other NPC articles --Eiko 14:13, 3 April 2013 (MDT)
Strong Support - I really like this page. As Eiko has quite rightly said, it sets a standard for other NPC pages. Nice work. --Wuntila 08:44, 10 April 2013 (MDT)
Support - Excellent NPC article. - Solus Gar 20:24, 18 May 2013 (MDT)
Strong Support - A joy to read. As Wun said; it really sets a standard for NPC articles. Tyre 19:32, 20 July 2013 (MDT)
Strong Object - This dude is a fucking time traveler. We should not let this be a standard for NPCs in the DB to adhere to.-(Yacks) 07:02, 21 July 2013 (MDT)
- You may not like it, but time travel in a way described in this character's history is a part of star wars canon (seen here). Also, considering this character was a GM approved one that appeared in official Brotherhood plot updates, it is Brotherhood canon. Featuring articles is also about the quality of the article, and this article is a good one. Finally, given that this character only existed with the express consent of the GM, it is unlikely that other time travelers would be approved willy nilly, and since this guy has been around in DB lore for a few years now (including showing up in Vendetta comics) it's unlikely that featuring a quality article on him would suddenly make time traveler NPC's start coming out of the woodwork. - Solus Gar 12:01, 21 July 2013 (MDT)
Rebuttal - "Liu Van Dae was created by Taigikori Aybara and Ronovi Tavisaen to serve as a main antagonist to the Shadow Academy. It was determined that Liu would be killed off in the Tenth Great Jedi War storyline, decided by Taigikori and Muz Ashen." Bottom of the page. 'Nough said. -- Ronovi Tavisaen, 14:14, 21 July 2013 (MDT)

Stanson Rend

Nominated By: -- Ronovi Tavisaen, 17:28, 26 March 2013 (MST)

Support - A good NPC article. Layout, images, and linking are all worth recognizing. --Eiko 14:17, 3 April 2013 (MDT)
Strong Support - Again, a great marker of what one should expect from an NPC page. Especially for a 'mere' ancillary NPC. Love it. --Wuntila 08:44, 10 April 2013 (MDT)
Support - Excellent NPC article. - Solus Gar 20:24, 18 May 2013 (MDT)

Void Squadron

Nominated By: -- Andrelious 07:31, 10 April 2013 (MDT)

Strong Support - This article covers everything one should expect from a battleteam wiki page. It is clear, concise, it contains a plethora of diagrams and pictures, and it clearly and effectively conveys the battleteam's role. I wholeheartedly support this page. --Wuntila 08:44, 10 April 2013 (MDT)
Support - A breadth of content and excellent presentation. - Solus Gar 20:24, 18 May 2013 (MDT)
Support - Looks like a strong, solid article to me. -- Ronovi Tavisaen, 13:52, 21 May 2013 (MDT)
Support - Yay Squadrons. Squadrons > All Other BTs. - (Yacks) 07:03, 21 July 2013 (MDT)

@@ Line 65: / Line 65: @@
 *'''Strong Object''' - This dude is a fucking time traveler. We should not let this be a standard for NPCs in the DB to adhere to.-[[User:Yacks|(Yacks)]] 07:02, 21 July 2013 (MDT)
 **You may not like it, but time travel in a way described in this character's history is a part of star wars canon (seen [[starwars:Time_travel|here]]). Also, considering this character was a GM approved one that appeared in official Brotherhood plot updates, it is Brotherhood canon. Featuring articles is also about the quality of the article, and this article is a good one. Finally, given that this character only existed with the express consent of the GM, it is unlikely that other time travelers would be approved willy nilly, and since this guy has been around in DB lore for a few years now (including showing up in Vendetta comics) it's unlikely that featuring a quality article on him would suddenly make time traveler NPC's start coming out of the woodwork. - [[User:Solus Gar|Solus Gar]] 12:01, 21 July 2013 (MDT)
+*'''Rebuttal''' - "Liu Van Dae was created by Taigikori Aybara and Ronovi Tavisaen to serve as a main antagonist to the Shadow Academy. '''It was determined that Liu would be killed off in the Tenth Great Jedi War storyline, decided by Taigikori and Muz Ashen'''." Bottom of the page. 'Nough said. -- [[User:Ronovi Tavisaen|Ronovi Tavisaen]], 14:14, 21 July 2013 (MDT)
 {{clear}}