Sonic Wiki Zone:Featured Article nominations

This page is for nominating pages for Featured Article status.

To nominate a page, users must tag the page with Template:Nominated Featured Article, and create a sub-section on this page under the heading of Nominations. Users will then discuss and evaluate the page's suitability as a Featured Article. If successful, it will be listed at Sonic News Network:Featured Article and will be recognized on the Main Page! If rejected, the template must be removed from the article in question and the discussion closed.

Guidelines

Articles nominated for Featured Article status should follow these rules:

1. It must have been written primarily by Sonic News Network users. No articles copied directly from other sites, such as Wikipedia or Mobius Encyclopaedia, may be nominated.
2. It must be factually correct, with no false information, and it must have sufficient references to verify its accuracy.
3. It must be at least a few paragraphs in length.
4. If an article has already been a Featured Article, it cannot be nominated again.

Procedure

1. Every discussion must stay open for at least three weeks.
2. At least five users must participate in order for a nomination to succeed.
3. A positive consensus must be reached in order for a nomination to succeed. No vote weighs more than another.
4. Nominations must be closed by an administrator.
5. A Featured Article must stay a Featured Article for at least 30 days. If a new Featured Article is determined before the 30 days are up, then the results of the discussion will be enforced once the 30 days are over.

Nominations

Nominate a page to be a Featured Article in this section. All nominations must be posted below this line.

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Archie Sonic the Hedgehog Issue 250

I nominate Sonic the Hedgehog #250 to be the next Featured Article of Sonic News Network. The article is well-written, explains the issue story very well, and preview images and pages, along with plenty of backup links, are there to have any reader know about what happened in Sonic the Hedgehog #250. BlueSpeeder (talk) 01:14, January 2, 2014 (UTC)

Support

1. As the poser. BlueSpeeder (talk) 01:14, January 2, 2014 (UTC)
2. SilverPlays97 (Wall) (Contributions) 02:13, January 2, 2014 (UTC)

Oppose

1. I think we should focus on the game or other series that don't have thier own wiki for FA's Sonamyfan666 Follow me inside, outside, through the stratosphere...
2. The summary is a giant block of text and is not broken down in a way that's enjoyable to read. --Bullet Francisco (talk) Contributions Editcount 23:53, January 4, 2014 (UTC)
3. Unfortunately, Bullet is right. I'm not sure how to make it better, though. Maybe make it more concise? -- Burny!~ your friendly neighborhood pyrosaur 15:52, January 8, 2014 (UTC)
4. Per the above ---~Flare | Talk Page 21:25, January 15, 2014 (UTC)

Discussion

• @SonAmy Not to diss your opinion, but I hope you know the majority of past Featured Articles (including the current one) are all game related. BlueSpeeder (talk) 01:19, January 2, 2014 (UTC)
• I'm not offened my reason is simple that both Archie and Fleetway/Online both have thier own wiki's I feel that we should focus more on the ones that don't have designatied wikis. Sonamyfan666 Follow me inside, outside, through the stratosphere...
  • Ah I see. Also, leave a time stamp thing "~" on your signature. BlueSpeeder (talk) 01:24, January 2, 2014 (UTC)
• @Bullet Just how exactly are we going to fix the problem of a giant text box? What other way is the article going to tell the story? BlueSpeeder (talk) 02:17, January 5, 2014 (UTC)
  • Please reread my comment. --Bullet Francisco (talk) Contributions Editcount 21:17, January 5, 2014 (UTC)

Shovel Claw

I nominate the Shovel Claw page because it's well written and full of information about the Shovel Claw. Sonamyfan666 Follow me inside, outside, through the stratosphere...

Support

1. Per the nominator Sonamyfan666 Follow me inside, outside, through the stratosphere...

Oppose

1. Your reasons for nominating the article make no scene to me. Of COURSE it would be full of information about the name of the article. SilverPlays97 (Wall) (Contributions) 04:08, January 2, 2014 (UTC)
2. Ehm, no. --Bullet Francisco (talk) Contributions Editcount 23:52, January 4, 2014 (UTC)
3. Not quite what I'm thinking of when I hear the term "Featured Article". -- Burny!~ your friendly neighborhood pyrosaur 20:41, January 6, 2014 (UTC)
4. Per the above ---~Flare | Talk Page 21:25, January 15, 2014 (UTC)

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity

I nominate Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity and it's been a while since a game has been a featured article. To me this is a complete and flourished page and is very well formatted and templated making it easy to read and reader-friendly. It's Gallery page is in-depth and I checked all spelling and grammatical errors before putting it up ^^. -- Toxish ~♥ 04:29, January 2, 2014 (UTC)

Support

1. Huh. This page is a hidden gem! Glad you caught it, Toxice. Pretty good article here. BlueSpeeder (talk) 04:33, January 2, 2014 (UTC)
2. I agree with this and Tox you should support it per being the nominator Sonamyfan666 Follow me inside, outside, through the stratosphere... 04:35, January 2, 2014 (UTC)
3. wow much organization unlike this post The True Ultimate Silver Fan (Contact this...thing.) 10:09, January 3, 2014 (UTC)
4. Quite good. -- Burny!~ your friendly neighborhood pyrosaur 21:20, January 5, 2014 (UTC)
5. Zer Gut. SilverPlays97 (Wall) (Contributions) 14:44, January 7, 2014 (UTC)

Oppose

1. While I do admit it is a very informative article, it lacks references which is an important factor for high-standard articles and thus, I cannot give a supporting vote to a featured article that has no references. Mystic Orb (TP.CO.EC) 10:15, January 3, 2014 (UTC)
2. Per the above comment. --Bullet Francisco (talk) Contributions Editcount 23:51, January 4, 2014 (UTC)
3. It's a good article, but there are some quirks. Pacmansonic138 (talk) 00:14, January 5, 2014 (UTC)
4. I can't believe I have to do this for the first time here. While article looks promising and informative as mentioned earlier, but some sections in the article are all over the place. Also, three long pictures on story summary section aren't judicious looking. I'm pretty sure these issues can be fixed easily. - MarioSonic (talk) 14:51, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
5. Per the above ---~Flare | Talk Page 21:25, January 15, 2014 (UTC)

Discussion

• Mystic Orb has a point. I'll see what I can do. -- Burny!~ your friendly neighborhood pyrosaur 18:36, January 4, 2014 (UTC)
  • Added a few references. I think the lack of references is mainly due to the fact the page has no "development" section. Not sure if that can be fixed; it would take a ton of work for that. I should know; I wrote the whole "development" section of the Sonic Lost World page. -- Burny!~ your friendly neighborhood pyrosaur 20:11, January 5, 2014 (UTC)
  • On second thought, I don't think it's possible to write a development section. All we have is a Japanese official website, and it seems to be malfunctioning or something, at least on my end. I can't even translate it. -- Burny!~ your friendly neighborhood pyrosaur 20:56, January 5, 2014 (UTC)
• Reordered sections. Is that better, MarioSonic? -- Burny!~ your friendly neighborhood pyrosaur 15:49, January 8, 2014 (UTC)
  • Looks better now. Several screenshots for certain sections of story summary can be added, if there's need to. - MarioSonic (talk) 16:24, January 8, 2014 (UTC)