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.

Davin Olar

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Nominated by --Olar 12:07, 24 Dec '07 (EST)

• Weak Support - Good article, there are a couple of grammer issues I noticed and the summary was pretty thin, not that detailed. It's very character driven and I like that. -User:Ashura Isradia 12:20, 24 December 2007 (GMT)
• Object Overall, it's not "terrible," but it has room for improvement. Along with a few grammar errors, the article is, quite simply, not "beefy" enough. My recommendations: Beef up the summary/introduction, beef up the character history (more details, etc.), beef up the "gear & equipment" section, beef up the "assassin within" section, beef up the "characteristics" section, and make sure that there are not any simple spelling/grammar mistakes. -- RevengeX Palpatine 19:28, 25 December 2007 (MST)
• Weak Support - Good article Davin, but I recommend having a friend highlight grammer errors for you, so that you may correct them. --Anubis 01:49, 31 December 2007 (MST)

• Object - Decent article but there is no opening/introduction paragraph. The grammar could use some work as well as the article's general layout/formatting. With a little bit of extra work polishing it up and expanding some areas this could be "featured" worthy. - Vladimir 16:31, 31 December 2007 (MST)
• Object - The article could use more detail and expansion. Missing a real summary/introduction. A lot more fleshing out is needed for your character for this page to be Featured, although you're moving in the right direction --Halcyon 18:32, 1 January 2008 (MST)

Clan Taldryan Prospectus

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Nominated by--Halcyon 09:33, 24 December 2007 (MST)

• Support It's detailed, informative, and has a lot of content. Although the "brief history" and "economy" sections look a tad bit too short compared to the others, the size of these two sections doesn't harm its overall feel. Nice work, Clan Taldryan. -- RevengeX Palpatine 19:28, 25 December 2007 (MST)
• Support Very nice article. --Dismal 00:55, 1 January 2008 (MST)

VSD Excidium

Nominated by--Timbal 07:51, 28 December 2007 (MST)

Updated article by--Timbal 10:17, 8 January 2008 (MST)

• Weak Support Images? Descriptions of crew? The history section is great, though. -- RevengeX Palpatine 14:23, 30 December 2007 (MST)
• Support - Finally a good ship/OOB article! As Revvy said a few extra images could really make this article shine but even without them the history is complete and interesting. Well done! - Vladimir 16:35, 31 December 2007 (MST)
• Weak Support - Well written, and the first Clan-based ship that seems to have a real history behind it. Specific images related to the ship would help things greatly as it "looks" a bit bland--Halcyon 18:32, 1 January 2008 (MST)