The Elder Scrolls Wiki:Featured Article Nominations

The Featured Articles of the wiki are articles that represent the best TESWiki has to offer. For more information see here.

Requirements

 * 1) …be well-written and detailed.
 * 2) …be unbiased, non-point of view.
 * 3) …be sourced with all available sources and appearances.
 * 4) …follow the Manual of Style, Layout Guide, and all other policies on TESWiki.
 * 5) …following the review process, be stable, i.e. it does not change significantly from day to day and is not the subject of ongoing edit wars. This does not apply to vandalism and protection or semi-protection as a result of vandalism.
 * 6) …not be tagged with any sort of improvement tags (i.e. more sources, expand, etc).
 * 7) …have a proper lead that gives a good summary of the topic and can be used for the front page featured box.
 * 8) …No redlinks.
 * 9) …have significant information from all sources and appearances, especially a biography for character articles.
 * 10) …not have been previously featured on the Main Page. Otherwise, it can only be restored to featured status.
 * 11) …be completely referenced for all available material and sources. See The Elder Scrolls Wiki:Sourcing for more information.
 * 12) …have all quotes and images sourced.
 * 13) …provide at least one quote on the article. A leading quote at the beginning of the article will be required only if there is quotable dialogue by or about the subject. Although quotes may be placed in the body of the article, a maximum of one quote is allowed at the beginning of each section.
 * 14) …include a "Personality" section on all character articles.
 * 15) …character articles - include relevant dialogue that does not fit on other pages, such as quest pages.
 * 16) …include a "powers and abilities" section on all relevant character articles, especially for God characters where said powers and/or abilities are stipulated.
 * 17) …include a reasonable number of images of sufficient quality to illustrate the article, if said images are available.
 * 18) …counting the introduction, be at least 1000 words long (not including captions, quotes, or headers, etc).

For more information on what makes a featured article, see 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. Note that a previously featured article cannot be featured on the Main Page again; however, it can be restored to featured status.
 * 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 Elder Council supports and no objections (or the objections have been stricken or overridden), it will be added to the queue, and will be officially known as a "featured article."
 * 6) Be sure to place sign in the "Nominated by" line when the nomination is posted for voting.

How to vote
Also remember to add FAnom at the top of the article you are nominating.
 * 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.
 * 3) Please note that in order for your vote to count, you must have 50 mainspace edits.
 * 4) If you object, please supply concrete reasons for doing so, and how it can be improved. Please cite which rule your objection falls under, if possible. Failure to do so may result in your objection being considered invalid.
 * 5) 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. Do not strike other users' objections; it is up to the objector to review the changes and strike if they are satisfied.

Current Nominations
Both articles are belived to be suited for FA status. Please look at both articles, repair any problems noted, and vote for the one you believe should be FA.-Cheatcodechamp (talk) 22:18, March 14, 2015 (UTC)

Support
I fully support the Vivec article to become featured. The most obvious reason for this is that our wiki is notorious for being a really bad lore source. I've checked the article, and it seems to be correct; therefore, we could atleast attempt to remove that stereotypical image of our wiki by featuring more lore-related articles. My second reason is we've already had more than enough Skyrim articles being featured on our wiki. People outside of this wiki often believe that we're simply a Skyrim wiki, not caring for any other game or any lore in the series; and yes, we should remove that stereotypical image as well. Pelinal the Whitestrake, the Bloody and Insurgent (talk) 08:58, March 15, 2015 (UTC)

I was going to vote for Windhelm, but Pelinal makes some excellent points, and has persuaded me at least to vote for Vivec. Emperor Maximus (talk) 10:43, March 15, 2015 (UTC)

I was going to vote for Windhelm as well (to be honest, I was mostly undecided). It's a very good article, but... Pelinal has convinced me too! My reasons for voting for Vivec are the same as Pelinal's. A good, lore-related article will encourage players to delve deep into lore of The Elder Scrolls. Thehornydovahkiin (talk) 23:40, March 15, 2015 (UTC)

A highly detailed article, one of the best lore-related and sourced articles on the wiki. ☞ Rim < Chat with Me 08:46, March 16, 2015 (UTC)

I support Vivec becoming the next FA as it had so much work put into it by dedicated contributors and is really one of the best pages on the wiki, not only for lore. — AutoBlood  Talk  19:26, March 16, 2015 (UTC)

Oppose
I shall oppose for now. There are lots of dupplicate links. It'S not much but, if we believe in the fact FA are perfect articles, then, it has to be perfect. So, it would be good to fix that. Use this to find the dupplicated links Emperor Jarjarkine   The Ragged Flagon - Cistern  01:31, March 16, 2015 (UTC)

Clean up the links, and then I will support. --Sajuuk talk 11:12, March 16, 2015 (UTC)

Support
Emperor Jarjarkine   The Ragged Flagon - Cistern  20:18, April 10, 2015 (UTC)

Oppose
Too many Skyrim pages are being nominated, let's focus on improving other content first. --Sajuuk talk 11:12, March 16, 2015 (UTC)

Comment
By the way The Windhelm is honestly one of the perl of this wikia, if i may say. It is well described, Well wrotten and, it explains almost everything about the city. I dont think that having a bunch of Skyrim pages is a negative point. We should not remove an article of this nomination because it is a Skyrim page. If it meets the criteria to become a FA, there should be no problem. But, i agree with the fact that Vivec would be a way to show we do not just have Skyrim information here. Emperor Jarjarkine   The Ragged Flagon - Cistern  01:31, March 16, 2015 (UTC)
 * My reason for opposing this still stands. Yes, Windhelm has a good amount of information, but it doesn't need to be a featured article. There are a lot of other articles that are more deserving than just Skyrim: nearly every previous FA before new sysops came in to add new ones, were just Skyrim pages. So yeah, FA's should not be about Skyrim, focus on something else. --Sajuuk talk 20:22, April 10, 2015 (UTC)