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.
- 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 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.
Nominated by Vladet Xavier 19:06, 11 August 2008 (MDT)
Support -- In depth, descriptive, extensive, good introduction especially for an NPC. Could use a tighter finish to his history, but all in all, a well built article. --Alaris Jinn 4:08, 13 August 2008 (EST)
Weak Object -- History is nice, intro is good, enough pictures to fit the text, but what I am missing is more information on the character himself. How is his personality, what is his fear, what ticks him off. It is important to hold this close to an NPC so that anyone who involves this character in fiction can get it absolutely flawless without having to check previous fictions or bugging the creator. May be good to look into first before featuring this article. --Draken 'Ylith' Atema 05:08, 13 August 2008 (MDT)
Support I agree with Ylith, but the article is great. -- RevengeX Palpatine 13:44, 19 August 2008 (MDT)
Weak Support I agree with Rev and Ylith. It's a good article; iron it out with Ylith's suggestions and it will be a even better article. -- Ashura 21:18, 24 August 2008 (GMT)
Nominated by Ashura 19:18, 19 August 2008 (GMT)
Update: Thank you for the feedback so far. I have completed the additions to this article to help reflect the advice given. I cant add any more history as it's still in development in the upcoming run-on's.
Support -- RevengeX Palpatine 13:44, 19 August 2008 (MDT)
Strong Support - As this is an NPC, and a newbie character so in development anyway, its nicely written. Sure it doesnt have uch history or info but that doesnt need to be, not just yet. Like most character they unfold themselves slowly from Apprentice to Dark Jedi Knight, where they have found their path and grow on from there. Its is a clear slate of stats, which helps a lot to give an impression to others should they write about this character. Maybe some more detail in weapon choices and certain personality flicks (ex: How does she react when overpowered?) to top it off and leave the rest of the development to the flow of time. This is the way all NPC's should be written. --Draken 'Ylith' Atema 11:34, 20 August 2008 (MDT)
Object - No matter the reasoning, in relation to other character articles previously featured, this one doesn't hold up as well. Perhaps waiting until the character is more fully developed will help--Halcyon 16:34, 31 August 2008 (MDT)
Weak Object - An interesting article for a NPC, but I don't think quite ready to be featured. Once the character is fleshed out, perhaps. I also hate having the CS on the page, it looks bad, but that's my opinion--Aabs 01:07, 1 September 2008 (MDT)
Nominated by: RevengeX Palpatine 15:59, 27 August 2008 (MDT)
Support - Well written, interesting read. Looks good. --Ashura 23:10, 27 August 2008 (GMT)
Support - Over all good to read,put together well,. --Cethgus 00:31, 28 August 2008 (GMT)
Weak Support - It looks good and is a good read but I think it could do with a personality and abilities section. --Kalak 09:39, 28 August 2008 (GMT)
Support - Good read, interesting facts, an overall excellent article. It has my vote! -- Talos Annedu (aka Galen Marek d'Tana)
Weak Object - Not quite as fully detailed as other character articles that have been previously featured. Perhaps a little more attention to expanding the character's history or delving a bit more into it's personality/traits will help.--Halcyon 16:34, 31 August 2008 (MDT)
Weak Object - I'll agree with Halc. History could be expanded more, a bunch of two sentence sections looks bad. There also isn't much other than history. --Aabs 01:07, 1 September 2008 (MDT)
Nominated by: RevengeX Palpatine 10:51, 31 August 2008 (MDT)
Support--Halcyon 16:34, 31 August 2008 (MDT)
Support - --Aabs 01:07, 1 September 2008 (MDT)
Support - Dralin 00:40, 5 September 2008 (MDT)