Simpsons Wiki:Featured article

The featured articles of the wiki are articles that represent the best Wikisimpsons has to offer.

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, from a neutral point of view
 * 3) ...be sourced with all available sources and appearances
 * 4) ...follow the Manual of Style
 * 5) ...not be the object of any ongoing edit wars
 * 6) ...not be tagged with any sort of improvement tags (i.e. more sources, expand, etc)
 * 7) ...have a succinct proper lead that can be used for the front page featured box
 * 8) ...have a reasonable amount of red links; use common sense
 * 9) ...have a complete, detailed biography if it's a character article
 * 10) ...follow the rules in Project Characters if it is a character article.

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 to 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.
 * 3) If you object, please supply concrete reasons for doing so, and how it can be improved.
 * 4) 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.
 * 5) 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   at the top of the article you are nominating.

Reverend Timothy Lovejoy
A great article for a random character. ThePlatypus 12:31, May 13, 2010 (UTC)

Barney Gumble
It has never been featured and should. ThePlatypus

Support (5)

 * 1) Good. detailed article. ☆ The  Solar  Dragon  ( Talk ) ☆ 13:28, April 4, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, okily-dokily. Dohayecarumbadoh 20:31, April 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) Yep - - Smiley12 was here at 21:33, April 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * 2) I agree with Solar; it's a good, detailed article, and gives a great idea about him.
 * 3) Yup :) UFO Editor 18:51, May 11, 2010 (UTC)

Neutral (0)

 * 1) Although very detailed and has a great long list of appearances, I think this list still needs work. Every episode should have a bullet point * and there should be no spaces in the template itself, e.g. some are like Once this is cleaned up though, I will happily move back to support. ☆  The  Solar  Dragon  ( Talk ) ☆ 21:00, April 5, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * Yes, I may seem picky picking at the smallest things wrong with the article but it is all continuity. We need it to all flow and look the same, as with all websites. ☆ The  Solar  Dragon  ( Talk ) ☆ 21:08, April 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * Took me a while but have updated all appearances. ☆ The  Solar  Dragon  ( Talk ) ☆ 15:01, April 6, 2010 (UTC)

Springfield's State
Springfield's State is a massive article. It is of great quality and is probably one of our best articles outlining most occurrences of when the state was mentioned in some way with the real world. It is one of this wiki's longest articles and deserves to be featured. ☆ The  Solar  Dragon  ( Talk ) ☆ 20:48, April 19, 2010 (UTC)

Support (1)

 * 1) Oh man, I never thought of featuring that article. It would be a great article to feature. - ThePlatypus

Neutral (1)

 * 1) It's well written, but it should be made In-Universe --Smiley12 was here at 06:30, May 5, 2010 (UTC)

Comments

 * Anyone up for the task of shifting into in-universe view? ☆ The  Solar  Dragon  ( Talk ) ☆ 16:24, May 11, 2010 (UTC)