DJBWiki:Featured article

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.

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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.

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An article must…

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

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

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How to nominate:

1. First, nominate an article you find is worthy of featured status, putting it at the bottom of the list below; see criteria above.
2. 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).
3. Supporters adjust the article until the objectors (with reasonable objections) are satisfied.
4. The article is placed on the featured article list and added to the front page queue.
5. 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:

1. Before doing anything, be sure to read the article completely, keeping a sharp eye out for mistakes.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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 Sunday the next article in the queue will be highlighted on the Main Page as featured, marked with the {{featured}} template 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) - additional comments beyond support or object (unless you have concrete reasons as to why you object) are not required and will be deleted.

Aabsdu

Nominated by --Tron 17:35, 13 February 2007 (Mountain Standard Time)

• Weak Support - Vladimir 09:12, 27 February 2007 (MST)
• Weak Support - Macron- needs a lead pic- 23;56, 7 mar 07 (EST)
• Weak Support - Without a character pic it's just not "complete" 21:14, 26 March 2007 (EDT)
• Support - Solid article. Image unnecessary to visualize the detail given. - Oberst 00:54, 28 March 2007 (MDT)
  • Needs a pic. It's a requirement for Featured Articles. 16:06, 29 March 2007 (EDT)
  • Pic is being made, at least so I'm told. In case anyone cares. Btw, thanks for the compliment Oberst, heh Aabs 20:18, 11 April 2007 (MDT)

Drodik Va'lence al'Tor

File:Drodik.jpg

Nominated by --Drodik 07:21, 20 February 2007 (Central Standard Time)

• Weak Support - Vladimir 09:17, 27 February 2007 (MST)
• Support - Nice article and an interesting read, but could do with fleshing out at the end as it sort of trails off - Kieran 22:17, 16 April 2007 (GMT)
• Weak Support Aabs 11:40, 20 April 2007 (MDT)

House Exar Kun

Nominated by -- Dismal 20:35, 19 March 2007 (EST)

• Support (Fixed, thanks) -- Vladimir 07:25, 22 March 2007 (MDT)
• Oppose - I'd be more inclined to support this page if it dealt more with HEK rather than it's namesake. - Oberst 13:46, 23 April 2007 (MDT)
• Added Images to the page. Dismal 20:44, 23 March 2007 (EST)
• Oppose - Agree with Oberst. Perhaps you all could create a different page for Exar Kun, the person. -- RevengeX Palpatine 06:58, 29 April 2007 (MDT)
• Support -- User:Ashura Isradia 21:32, 22 June 2007 (GMT)
• Updated to focus more on House Exar Kun. --Dismal 15:41, 22 June 2007 (EST)

Braecen Kunar

Nominated by Yadar 5:37 PM EST, 5 April 2007

• Oppose Missing picture, character history still in progress -- RevengeX Palpatine 16:30, 5 April 2007 (MDT)
• Oppose (No pics whatsoever, article not even complete) -- Vladimir 16:46, 6 April 2007 (MDT)

Xayun Erinos

Nominated by Welshman 11.21, 11th of April 2007

• Weak Support - -- Add a Summary at the top and it'll be featured worthy.
• Support - Juda
• Support - Karel-- A well written article.
• Support - Archean
• Support - This would stand as a really good textual example of concise writing in both the fiction and non-fiction form. Through judicious word usage, you learn more about the character than you do through an overly effusive and flowery use of language (e.g. Hemmingway, Rich, Proulx). - Oberst 11:55, 11 April 2007 (MDT)
• Support - While small compared to other featured articles it is by no means less worthy, written in such a manner that allows the reader to mentally picture and understand the character, big props! Kieran
• Support - Concise and well written, and to the point. I say feature. Timeros
• Support - I wouldn't have nominated this article if I did not think it worthy of being a featured article. Whilst the article isn't huge like some others you get exactly what you want to know. Isn't that the point of a wiki? Welsh
• Support - Malidir-- A truly well done piece of work, that reminds us all of where we come from, while hinting at where we are going in the future. Splendid!

• Strong Opposition - Kaine Mandaala-- The article does not adhere to the standards of what is expected in a Featured Article. Unless it's cleaned up I have to veto this one despite it's support. Nominate articles based on their content and formatting, not their subject. Support listed above Oberst is not really supportive either.
  • Article has been updated, though I still say previous support wasn't very helpful. Because you think someone is cool isn't grounds for nomination. -- KM
• Support - The following has been resolved: There are a lot of words in that wiki page that could use some linkage...That's the power of a wiki. Harness it. Orv Dessrx 08:11, 15 April 2007 (EDT)
• Weak Support - Before we make this featured, it needs to have a summary at the top, we use that for the featured article summary-- Aabs 15:31, 21 June 2007 (MDT)

- Done. -- Xayun 14:03, 22 June 2007 (BST)

Sashar

File:Sashar2.jpeg

Nominated By - Oberst 14:31, 16 April 2007 (MDT)

• Weak Support Aabs 11:41, 20 April 2007 (MDT)
• Support - Well written and detailed and an interesting read throughout, my only small critique is that it could benifit from some pictures during the history. Kieran 12:13, 28 April 2007 (GMT)
• Support - Very well written and interesting article. Karel 14:15,13 May 2007 (MDT)
• Strong Support -Thought out and well written, top marks, Juda 12:10, 15 May 2007 (GMT)
• Weak Support - There are a lot of words that should be linked to other articles. The first sections start off strong, but then linking just doesn't happen later on in the page. - Orv Dessrx 08:14, 15 May 2007 (EDT) - Fixed. Sashar
• Support Great article. I saw a few minor spelling errors, and it could use a few more links. Otherwise, very interesting.Macron 18:29, 5/22/07 (EST)
• Weak Support A good article, relative to the majority of others, but I suggest that you place a few images in the character history where there are large chunks of text. -- RevengeX Palpatine 14:18, 7 June 2007 (MDT)

Ashura Isradia

Nominated By - Oberst 09:30, 23 May 2007 (MDT)

• Support - Very nice article, information-wise and pictures. I really like the character image. Great job Aabs 16:51, 23 May 2007 (MDT)
• Support - Nice, good info and graphics. Well written and interesting. User:Macron 16:11, 4 June 2007 (EST)
• Support Well-written article, although a few of the images could be shrunk a little bit. -- RevengeX Palpatine 14:18, 7 June 2007 (MDT) <--- Pictures rescaled, thanks -- Ash 21:00, 9 June 2007 (GMT)