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 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.
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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)
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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)
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)