DJBWiki:Featured article

From Wikipedia of the Dark Brotherhood, an online Star Wars Club

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…

  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.


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 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}}

Eiko

Nominated by: Ronovi Tavisaen, 23:13, 14 October 2012 (PST)

  • Strong Support - Eiko's page is a detailed, focused document that provides a deep and carefully crafted look into the character he's worked so hard to build, making it a valuable resource for anyone writing his character and seeking understanding. --Tra'an Reith 23:14, 31 October 2012 (MDT)
  • Support - Updated a few formating issues, but otherwise it's a good article. -Solus Gar 23:19, 31 October 2012 (MDT)
  • Support - Is it tacky to support myself? One year of work, routinely working. Not to say that I'm proud of my work, but I'm proud of my work. --Eiko 22:27, 1 November 2012 (MDT)
  • Support - This article is well designed, easy to read, and informative. -Alaris 23:27, 2 November 2012 (MDT)
  • Support - Well written. The character works and you get a real sense of who they are. -Macron 20:54, 5 November 2012 (EST)


Orian Incursion

Nominated by: Tra'an Reith 23:12, 31 October 2012 (MDT)

  • Support - Good structure and content. -Solus Gar 23:19, 31 October 2012 (MDT)
  • Support - Solid article. Great info and format and all-around well thought out and well written. I like. --Ronovi Tavisaen 23:29, 31 October 2012 (MDT)
  • Support - Well written. Covers the events well. --Macron 20:38, 01 November 2012 (EST)
  • Support - Crisp article, good feel. Presents the information cleanly and accessibly and looks fantastic to boot --Eiko 22:20, 1 November 2012 (MDT)
  • Support - Great coverage of the event. Easy to read, well organized. It's also awesome being quoted. -Alaris 23:31, 2 November 2012 (MDT)


Horizon - The Cure

Nominated by: Macron, 20:42, 01 November 2012 (EST)

  • Support - Beautiful summary of events in a proven winner of a page (Wiki Gold, Horizons). --Eiko 22:23, 1 November 2012 (MDT)
  • Support - Is it bad for me to approve this since I helped write it? Oh, well. It got a Gold Nova. End of story. --Ronovi Tavisaen, 13:27, 02 November 2012 (MDT)
  • Support - Let's just say: There is a reason this article won First Place in Horizons. -Alaris 23:31, 2 November 2012 (MDT)
  • Strong Support - It won a gold nova, and it goes far beyond the original technical documents and enhances and details the story nicely besides being basically DJB canon at this point. --Macron, 20:56, 05 November 2012 (EST)