Classic WoW Wiki talk:Featured article/Articles

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Netherwing
The article itself needs a bit of work, but I think it could be a good FA =) -- 22:22, 18 April 2007 (EDT)


 * Oppose. This article actually needs a lot of work. It doesn't have a bold title, it has capital letters where they shouldn't be, it doesn't have a picture but does cite one as a source (which by itself is already kinda weird) and lacks a lot of lore info. My three suggestions are: 1) wait until 2.1 comes out watch as more and more information on the Wing becomes available.. 2) improve the article and 3) please don't nominate articles for FA if they 'need a bit of work' (which is an understatement in this case). Featured articles should display WoWWiki's finest work, which this article really isn't (yet).[[Image:IconSmall BloodElf Male.gif]] APΘLLΘ (ZEUS)  02:52, 19 April 2007 (EDT)


 * Oppose Stressing what Apollo said: ...needs a lot of work. -- 03:02, 21 April 2007 (EDT)
 * Changing my stance to neutral, as it doesn't hold any special importance above any other faction page. -- 01:55, 13 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Comment I've given Netherwing a big update, and merged in stuff from the nether drake article. It needs fleshing out, but should be a readale guide now. 22:51, 21 April 2007 (EDT)
 * An update on this - the only problem is that too many red links makes this unusable atm. 13:39, 5 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Support. Comprehensive and tidy - though could do with more of an introduction. 19:49, 16 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Still opposing, but for a different reason. This article now encompasses an awesome guide, however there is no lore information at all. Can't someone dig through all the quest dialogs and come up with something decent?[[Image:IconSmall BloodElf Male.gif]] AMBER (RΘCK)  08:11, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

Arthas Menethil

 * Support I was really impressed with this page, thought it was well written, good grammer, and nice pictures. 17:05, 20 April 2007 (EDT)
 * Minor oppose. Nice article, but the quote section is rather messy (has two different layouts). If someone has an idea to turn the section into something pretty (for inspiration, look at Illidan's article), I'll change this into support. Oh and by the way, new nominations go at the bottom. [[Image:IconSmall BloodElf Male.gif]] APΘLLΘ (ZEUS)  03:41, 21 April 2007 (EDT)
 * Comment - definately needs some work on the quote section, but mostly good. 13:46, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - agree, he has a lot of lore and was featured prominently in w3, but the page does need some work IKT 06:53, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - I think its pretty well done, need to add a little more and add a little more lore, like where he appears in WOW like in Naxxarmas. Beyond that well done. --Melean 00:44, 13 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose. Wall of text - more sections, quotes need cutting down. 19:51, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Support good article, very well-written with good pictures and artworks. It also gives some good background information relative to the upcoming expansion. The article can use a reference section and "See also" section, though. Constarcy, US: Fenris, 3:45PM Aug/30/2007

Goblin
You'd be nowhere without us! 03:12, 21 April 2007 (EDT)
 * Oppose. The article doesn't really seem complete to me. Furthermore, it's not referenced at all..I'm sure there's more info on this subject in WC-books.[[Image:IconSmall BloodElf Male.gif]] APΘLLΘ (ZEUS)  03:41, 21 April 2007 (EDT)
 * Support. Well presented and laid out, but sources recommended. I'm not sure there is much more info out there (at least not in the novels). 05:27, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Karazhan
I don't know, I guess I just grew rather fond of keeping an eye on the page after I totally redone it. (check version before my edit...) //  P a t r i g a n  | Talk / Contr \\  17:15, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Nice article indeed. [[Image:IconSmall BloodElf Male.gif]] APΘLLΘ (ZEUS)  17:09, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Very well-polished article, relevant to what many players are doing currently. I say feature it. -- 12:54, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose Dungeon layout section is messy, trash mobs appear both here and on subpages (choose one!), loot section needs polish, wrapping caused by the image at the very start is ugly. -- Starlightblunder 15:51, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Minor oppose - for now. I agree with Starlight's comments, there's some info that could be cut down and tidied. Apart from that, a reasonable amount of info. Perhaps could do with more lore? 05:25, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. It has grown on me :) 19:55, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Informative, dispells and clarifies rumors well, and may actually be in-game soon. -- 14:56, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - would certainly make a good candidate in the future, but at the moment, it needs a lot of work on the flow of information, and some format fixing. 13:42, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose. It's heading in the right direction, but it isn't there yet. There are both wikilinks and external links in the see also section, the blue posts should be there within a Bluepost-template. Also, the "Ashbringer" has never been removed from World of Warcraft; it was simply never there, not on the beta, not on PTRs and not on the live realms. There are a few more concerns, but these are the main ones.[[Image:IconSmall BloodElf Male.gif]] APΘLLΘ (ZEUS)  05:05, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The removed from game tag refers to a section, not the entire article. -- 23:53, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I can see that, but what exactly was removed from the game? [[Image:IconSmall BloodElf Male.gif]] APΘLLΘ (ZEUS)  09:15, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Just this bit - Additionally, at one time Timolain's Phylactery could be looted from Large Vile Slimes in the Weeping Cave in the Western Plaguelands. Tbh, I don't think the section requires the template due to that single setence. 10:47, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Scarlet Crusade
Just an all-around thorough article with alot of detail, and even if relevence isn't exactly necessary for FA's, the Scarlet Crusade plays a major role in WoW. Plus it'll be a non-character FA, which has to give it a few bonus points. Toasty McGrath 06:27, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - though the article could do with more sections and sample images. 13:44, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. The only picture I miss in this article is one of the Monastery. Otherwise, this is a good article.[[Image:IconSmall BloodElf Male.gif]] APΘLLΘ (ZEUS)  05:07, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Minor Support - The two things I most associate with the Crusade are zealotry and paranoia, which don't appear in the main section. The content could use a little tweaking, and more pics would be great too. -- 00:09, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Support - Since I'm very interested in the continueing development of this article, it'd be nice to see it featured one day. I will see what I can do to add a few more nice pictures to it the next days and maybe add more details. To Tyrsenus: both zealotry and paranoia are clearly mentioned in the General section of the article, or would you prefer them to appear in the header already? Minor Support - Let's wait for the upcoming Dark Factions sourcebook to be released, as it will surely contain a lot more lore on this faction. Tulon 02:00, 11 August 2007

European forums
Good enough ?
 * Oppose. "She's cute. What else can you say about her? Well, she's witty, atleast more often than not. She's also very often quite irritating. She might be some kind of a cross between a Gnome and a Troll." That quote should sum up what kind of horrible POV and non notable information is in that article. This article is definetely not good enough. Also, it wasn't necessary to mess with the layout of this page. [[Image:IconSmall BloodElf Male.gif]] APΘLLΘ (ZEUS)  13:34, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, but isn't this the place of featured articles?
 * Yeah, the nomination in the correct section now (I moved it), but for future reference please don't list new nominations on the bottom of the page and use level 3 headers ( === ) as opposed to level 2 headers ( == ). Otherwise, welcome to the wiki :) [[Image:IconSmall BloodElf Male.gif]] APΘLLΘ (ZEUS)  15:26, 4 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose As per Apollo. 05:29, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose As per Apollo, also -- 19:40, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose Irrelevant to WoW as a whole, article is disorganized, offers no new and/or interesting information. -- 19:54, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * It doesn't have to be relevant to WoW. It just has to be well put together, which it obviously is not. :P -- 20:00, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Doesn't have to be relevant to WoW? What's this Wiki called again? :P -- T USVA  ~  T  |  C  14:40, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
 * From the main page, and I quote: WoWWiki is a wiki dedicated to cataloguing Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft Universe (with a focus, though not priority, on World of Warcraft), covering the entire Warcraft series of games, RPG reference books, strategy guides, novels and other sources. It would seem it doesn't have to be about WoW. However, this is a moot discussion, for the page hardly meets FA standards. ;) -- 14:44, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I wrote that quote ;) 17:56, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Teron Gorefiend
This article might need a little clean up, but this is a great character with lots of lore behind him. He is the focus of (imo) the best BC quests, and he is boss in the newly released Black Temple.
 * Oppose. The article has no references, doesn't clarify why Gorefiend ended up in service of Illidan, has a section which contains only one sentence and lastly it has images that say "(before patch 2.1)", but doesn't clarify what the post-patch 2.1 situation is.[[Image:IconSmall BloodElf Male.gif]] APΘLLΘ (ZEUS)  17:13, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment. Definately needs an overhaul, but could certainly be a future candidate. 05:30, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment.It doesn't clarify what the post-patch 2.1 situation is? yes it does. Read the text of the last pic.-- 20:39, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Gem
I am new to the whole FA thing. However I find this article well laid out, and extremely useful. I'm not sure exactly the qualifications required to become a FA, so I thought I would just nominate and see what others think 14:40, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Support. Useful, useful, useful. Three hoorays for this article.[[Image:IconSmall BloodElf Male.gif]] APΘLLΘ (ZEUS)  05:08, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose Useful... and not much else. It's more of a link farm than anything that could possibly be improved, except with the addition of more gems, or a patch changing the existing ones. -- 05:14, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - note that this page is already linked on the sidebar. 05:23, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Medivh
Well done if you ask me... but something feels.... Missing.. I can't quite place it. Regardless, without Medivh(or the Guardians of Tirisfal to begin with) The Warcraft world would be a very different place. --ArthosRa 22:28, 11 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Support. Needs a tidy, quotes could probably have their own page, but overall I like it. 20:02, 16 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Support Moved most of the quotes to Medivh quotes. Left something not quite NPoV in the quotes section to introduce it, as well as his farewell quote. -- 21:47, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Melean
I just made this page it isnt about my half-elf character Melean it tells how that character inherits the name from the ancient Night Elf General of the Kaldorei resistance in the War of the Ancients. Its not just mere coincidence that he picks up a name like that since it belonged to an ancient Night Elf General.

Mainly this one is about the Ancient Night Elf Warrior and at the end it tells how it became that the half elf inherits his name.

--Melean 00:58, 19 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose: Needs a bit of work.
 * Fanfic/PlayerCharacter tag needed.
 * Rename without the (night elf), unless you have other characters named Melean.
 * Reorganize the headings (it shouldn't be in increasing levels of headings)
 * You have your character as an "almighty" renowned person. RP no-no.
 * Not to mention the images colliding and making the paragraphs wrap around images. There's an issue of style here.
 * —Pzychotix (talk &middot; contr) 01:07, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Okay, I have just now a few questions. 1: How do you make the Fanfic character tag 2: What do you mean by reorganize the headings 3: And what do you mean of images colliding

Now stuff I state 1: Night elf part means he is the night elf form. I have another character named Melean as a half elf thats why i have the (Night Elf) tag. 2: What you you mean as im making him an almight renowned person Melean 02:26, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Strongest oppose you could imagine. Apart from the problems Pzychotix raised, I don't think that this article should even be in the main namespace. This character is roleplay-based and hasn't been introduced into any of the Warcraft franchises by Blizzard. And no, unless you can pull a Leeroy Jenkins or Alamo, your character is unlikely to become "renowned".[[Image:IconSmall BloodElf Male.gif]] APΘLLΘ (ZEUS)  08:55, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Naga
The Naga Have a very big Chance For being in the next expansion after WOWWOTLK as a new playble Race. It's a popular article and its one of the most popular races since Warcraft 3 The Frozen Throne. Dragonnagaofthewater 14:33, 30 June 2007 (UTC)


 * I suppose it's not five weeks to late to laugh at that. By the way, races have been discussed above. -- 01:41, 8 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Support. Good article, and a fair amount of information. 20:16, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

What Wrath of the Lich King is NOT
Feedback? :P -- 19:51, 8 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Support - I am very amused. It's definitely different from the sort of articles I've seen here before, but seems pertinent to the immediate post-BlizzCon 07 WoW fan environment. -- 19:48, 14 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose: - Fanfic, silly, and speculation articles do not belong as featured articles, regardless of quality.-- 20:04, 15 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Comment - I like it, but I worry that it could become a focus for vandalism. 20:01, 16 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose: Per Sandwich. -- 21:22, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Wailing Caverns
Comprehensive and detailed guide on this instance. Xyls 23:26, 15 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Tentative support. Looks pretty good to me, just needs a bit of tidying, and tables updated to Azuremyst Isle standard. 19:47, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Human
The article has a good length, information, and screenshots (though missing a WoW race shot). 20:23, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Blood elf
Article really shows off the wiki well, though design may need normalising. 20:24, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Tauren
Less well known info for many, Taunka link renews interest. Tribes need broken link work though. 20:32, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Night elf
Lots of info, well laid out. Could do with one or two extra screenshots though. 20:33, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Death Knight (hero class)
Though most of it is still speculation (and will be until someone gets to the point to make one), there seems to be a lot about the Death Knight (that will be) in-game. I think this is the biggest piece of info since the announcement of Outland and the new races - everyone seems to be talking (and debating) a lot about what to expect...so why not put it on the front page, eh? --Joshmaul 07:31, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose Just not good enough yet by the fact that we have nearly nothing on it; how runes work, what the other spells will be, etc. Iirc, it already is featured on the front page in the news box, just not in the FA box. -- 01:52, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose It seems that, at this point, a lot of information about this new hero class is still in speculation rather than fact. It would be great if there are solid info present. Maybe some time in the future when there are more confirmed information - Constarcy, US: Fenris  2:30PM Aug/28/2007

Siege weapon
There have been worse suggestions. It is coming in WotLK. It is one of my favorite topics and I wrote most of it. Who does not like siege?-- 20:44, 28 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Oppose. There is not enough in-game info, maybe it will be good enough when the expantion comes out and you know for sure about them and how they are played. It is too much of a bullet-pointed list, too.-- 20:44, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * What the fuck? You propose an article, only to oppose its nomination afterwards? I don't get it. Oh, and yeah; naturally I opposse because this article is not elaborate enough.[[Image:IconSmall BloodElf Male.gif]] AMBER (RΘCK)  09:17, 29 August 2007 (UTC)