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Featured articles are considered to be some of the best articles 118Wiki has to offer, as determined by our editors. They are used as examples for writing other articles. The system of nomination and support is loosely based upon Wikipedia Featured Articles.

The content of a featured article should be of a standard where it can be held up as an example for people trying to develop other articles of a similar theme. They should be:

Well-written, comprehensive and accurate.
Have images and other media where they are appropriate to the subject, with succinct captions.
Include links to other articles where appropriate.
Be of appropriate length, staying focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail.

You are permitted to nominate articles you have written yourself, but you need the support of at least two other wiki editors before 118Wiki:Operations members can promote the article. When the article is promoted discussion will be moved to [[Talk:[Article name]/FA Discussion]].

Please add Featured Article Candidates below.

Current Featured Article Candidates

Please place each candidate article title as a linked level 3 header (like ===[[this]]===) below this italicised instruction text. The newest candidate is to be placed nearest the top. Please add Support, Oppose or Comment in bold in front of your first constructive comment in reply to an article name and stamp each comment with 4 tildes ~~~~. If you wish to switch your opinion, strikethrough your previous stance (by surrounding with <s> and </s> ~~like this~~) and post your new stance before your comment.

Thor Deck Layout

Oppose: It seems rather odd to me to feature a deck layout of a ship as a Featured Article, just because the content isn't really unique or in depth. To me the Featured Articles should do something more to draw the reader in than a deck layout does. Lephi talk 19:15, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

Featured Articles

Lore

Karawati · Previous ships called Independence

Locations

The Shoals · StarBase 118 · Ithassa Region

Characters

See also: Featured Bio Contest

Featured Bios 2017 · Featured Bios 2016 · Featured Bios 2015 · Featured Bios 2014 · Featured Bios 2013 · Featured Bios 2012

Lily Ventu · Karynn Ehlanii Brice · Geeva Kalpana · Daniel Wood

Species

Betazoid

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-A '''featured article''' exemplifies our very best work and features high standards of writing and presentation. It should have the following attributes:
+{{Wiki Ops}}
-#It is well-written, comprehensive, accurate and stable.
+__NOTOC__
-#It has images and other media where they are appropriate to the subject, with succinct captions.
+'''Featured articles''' are considered to be some of the best articles 118Wiki has to offer, as determined by our editors. They are used as examples for writing other articles. The system of nomination and support is loosely based upon [[wp:Wikipedia:Featured articles|Wikipedia Featured Articles]].
-#It includes links to other articles where appropriate.
-#It is of appropriate length, staying focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail.
-==[[Image:Cscr-candidate.png|16px]] [[:Category:Featured Article Candidates|Featured Article Candidates]]==
+The content of a featured article should be of a standard where it can be held up as an example for people trying to develop other articles of a similar theme. They should be:
-:''Before posting a nomination here, please tag the candidate page with <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:FAC|FAC]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>''
+*Well-written, comprehensive and accurate.
+*Have images and other media where they are appropriate to the subject, with succinct captions.
+*Include links to other articles where appropriate.
+*Be of appropriate length, staying focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail.
+You are permitted to nominate articles you have written yourself, but you need the support of '''at least two other wiki editors''' before [[118Wiki:Operations]] members can promote the article. When the article is promoted discussion will be moved to <nowiki>[[Talk:[Article name]/FA Discussion]]</nowiki>.
+'''Please add Featured Article Candidates below.'''
+==[[Image:Cscr-candidate.png|16px]] Current Featured Article Candidates==
 :''Please place each candidate article title as a linked level 3 header (like <nowiki>===[[this]]===</nowiki>) below this italicised instruction text. The newest candidate is to be placed nearest the top. Please add '''Support''', '''Oppose''' or '''Comment''' in bold in front of your first constructive comment in reply to an article name and stamp each comment with 4 tildes <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. If you wish to switch your opinion, strikethrough your previous stance (by surrounding with <nowiki><s> and </s></nowiki> <s>'''like this'''</s>) and post your new stance before your comment.''
-===[[Wood, Daniel|Daniel Wood]]===
+===[[Thor Deck Layout]]===
-* '''Support as nominator:''' Okay I believe with all the changes to the page, that this is now a sophisticated biography for the character Daniel Wood. This page has comprehensive information regarding the history and current roles Daniel has. It also contains the missions Daniel as taken part in and how detail what role Daniel had to play in them.
-** <sup>Above nomination made by [[User:Danielwood7]], 16:05 UTC, 14 May 2008</sup>
-===[[Independence-A Crew History]]===
+'''Oppose:''' It seems rather odd to me to feature a deck layout of a ship as a Featured Article, just because the content isn't really unique or in depth. To me the Featured Articles should do something more to draw the reader in than a deck layout does. '''[[User:Lephi|Lephi]]''' [[User talk:Lephi|talk]]</small> 19:15, 25 November 2020 (UTC)
-* '''Support as nominator:''' Believed to be a comprehensive list of every PC to have served on the most recent Independence. Stays on topic, links to pages for every PC, includes a list of every promotion ceremony. Not sure where this can be improved at present. - [[User:Salak|<font color="maroon">Lt. Salak</font>]][[Image:Nav-paladin.jpg|35px|USS Independence-A]]<sup><i>[[User talk:Salak|Talk]]</i></sup> 21:47, 7 April 2008 (EDT)
-** '''Oppose:''' Interesting, but I'm not entirely sure we want to get in the habit of promoting lists as featured articles. Shouldn't it be more about written content? --[[User:FltAdml. Wolf|Wolf]] /<sup>[[User talk:FltAdml. Wolf|talk page]]</sup> 00:13, 23 April 2008 (EDT)
-*** Wikipedia has a separate process for promoting [[wp:Wikipedia:Featured lists|Featured Lists]], but we prob don't have enough articles to do such ourselves yet I'd guess. Still, a list can take as much effort, or even '''''more''''' effort to compile than a page full of text. It also provides a useful resource looking into the history of the ship, and thus part of the history of the group too. - [[User:Salak|<font color="maroon">Lt. Salak</font>]][[Image:Nav-paladin.jpg|35px|USS Independence-A]]<sup><i>[[User talk:Salak|Talk]]</i></sup> 00:21, 23 April 2008 (EDT)
-**** That's true. And SB118's article was not entirely different. Still, while I realize it requires effort to put together, seems like there's not much that can be improved upon for it. Don't know, I guess I'll have to think about it more... --[[User:FltAdml. Wolf|Wolf]] /<sup>[[User talk:FltAdml. Wolf|talk page]]</sup> 00:36, 23 April 2008 (EDT)
-***** '''Support with caveat''' - What about separate featured statuses? There could be regular FAs, like the [[Karawati]] page, or [[Salak]] and [[Kolk, Jackford|Kolk]] profiles, that could be shown on the front page and are recognized for their original content ... BUT there could also be a special nomination (Featured Content?) that recognizes things like the Indy crew history and other lists, etcetera for the amount of work and research gone into their creation. That way, the spotlight on the FAs and their content would spotlight the front page and the FA category, but great list-y articles would still be recognized. (I'm a little tired, so if my phraseology is completely off, I'll try to clarify later.) [[User:Onewhoisseveral|Onewhoisseveral]] 01:54, 28 April 2008 (EDT)
-****** Well not every FA will make the front page I'd expect. We're promoting roughly 1 FA a week, but the front page is an Article of the Month. We could exclude lists from being front page, but not too sure about that. When does an article become a list, where's the line? - [[User:Salak|<font color="maroon">Lt. Salak</font>]][[Image:Nav-paladin.jpg|35px|USS Independence-A]]<sup><i>[[User talk:Salak|Talk]]</i></sup> 05:03, 28 April 2008 (EDT)
-******* Indeed, AotM and Featured Articles are different -- all AotM are Featured Articles, but I suspect that not all FA will end up as AotM. The question remains whether lists without any kind of prose content are applicable for featured status. --[[User:FltAdml. Wolf|Wolf]] /<sup>[[User talk:FltAdml. Wolf|talk page]]</sup> 00:04, 29 April 2008 (EDT)
-******** I suppose, then, that lists wouldn't have the first attribute of the four necessary for a featured article - it isn't "well-written," simply because there's nothing written. It's comprehensive and pretty to look at, but there's not any real original content. The point of instituting the FA system seems, to me, to be to showcase well-written articles to a larger audience (group and/or non-group members), I think there's too much of a "so what?" factor with vessel-specific lists to seriously consider them as Featured Articles. [[User:Onewhoisseveral|Onewhoisseveral]] 19:48, 29 April 2008 (EDT)
 ==[[Image:LinkFA-star.png]] [[:Category:Featured Articles|Featured Articles]]==
-:''Upon promotion of an article to Featured, its discussion will be moved to a subpage of the articles talk page. The [[Template:Featured Article|star]] will be added, automatically adding it to the Featured Article category, and it shall be listed here with the date of its promotion to Featured status.''
+<!--WIKI OPS NOTE: List latest Featured Article FIRST.-->
+===Lore===
+[[Karawati]]''' · '''[[Previous ships called Independence]]'''
+===Locations===
+[[The Shoals]]''' · '''[[StarBase 118]]''' · '''[[Ithassa Region]]'''
+===Characters===
+:''See also: [[Featured Bio Contest]]''
+:<small>[[Featured Bio Contest#List of Featured Articles|Featured Bios 2017]] · [[Featured Bios 2016]] · [[Featured Bios 2015]] · [[Featured Bios 2014]] · [[Featured Bios 2013]] · [[Featured Bios 2012]] </small>
+'''[[Lily Ventu]]''' · '''[[Karynn Ehlanii Brice]]''' · '''[[Geeva Kalpana]]''' · '''[[Daniel Wood]]'''
+===Species===
+[[Betazoid]]'''
+<!--==Documentation==
+FOR WIKI OPS USE ONLY.
+Upon promotion of an article to Featured, its discussion will be moved to a subpage of the articles talk page. The [[Template:Featured Article|star]] will be added, automatically adding it to the Featured Article category, and it shall be listed here with the date of its promotion to Featured status.
+* '''[[Karawati]]''' - [[Talk:Karawati/FA Discussion|Promoted ''(3-0)'']] 8th April 2008 by [[User:Salak]]
+* '''[[StarBase 118]]''' - [[Talk:StarBase 118/FA Discussion|Promoted ''(2-0)'']] 15th April 2008 by [[User:Salak]]
+* '''[[Kolk, Jackford]]''' - [[Talk:Kolk, Jackford/FA Discussion|Promoted ''(4-0)'']] 27th April 2008 by [[User:Salak]]
+* '''[[Ventu, Lily]]''' - [[Talk:Ventu, Lily/FA Discussion|Promoted ''(4-0)'']] 5th May 2008 by [[User:Salak]]
+* '''[[Betazoid]]''' - [[Talk:Betazoid/FA Discussion|Promoted ''(3-0)'']] 20th May 2008 by [[User:Salak]]
+* '''[[Ehlanii, Karynn]]''' - [[Talk:Ehlanii, Karynn/FA Discussion|Promoted ''(3-0)'']] 27th May 2008 by [[User:Salak]]
+* '''[[Geeva Kalpana]]''' - [[Talk:Geeva Kalpana/FA Discussion|Promoted ''(3-0)'']] 3rd June 2008 by [[User:Salak]]
+* '''[[Devar, Arista]]''' - [[Talk:Devar, Arista/FA Discussion|Promoted ''(5-0)'']] 1st July 2008 by [[User:Salak]]
+* '''[[Ithassa Region]]''' - [[Talk:Ithassa Region/FA Discussion|Promoted ''(3-0)'']] 9th August 2008 by [[User:Salak]]
+* '''[[Wood, Daniel]]''' - [[Talk:Wood, Daniel/FA Discussion (third nomination)|Promoted ''(3-0)'']] 26th January 2009 by [[User:Salak]]
+* '''[[Previous ships called Independence]]''' - [[Talk:Previous ships called Independence/FA Discussion|Promoted ''(2-0)'']] 26th January 2009 by [[User:Lance]]-->
-* '''[[Karawati]]''' - [[Talk:Karawati/FA Discussion|Promoted]] 8th April 2008 by [[User:Salak]]
+<!--==[[Image:Cscr-candidate.png|16px]] Featured Article Review==
-* '''[[StarBase 118]]''' - [[Talk:StarBase 118/FA Discussion|Promoted]] 15th April 2008 by [[User:Salak]]
+:''This section is for the re-evalution of existing Featured Articles, in the event that an existing Featured Article is felt to fall below the expected standards. Please use constructive comments to suggest improvements to articles listed here. An article that fails a Review will lose its Featured Status. An article can not fail unless there is a majority of two supporting demotion. As retention is preferred to removal, please change your vote if the article has improved sufficiently.''
-* '''[[Salak]]''' - [[Talk:Salak/FA Discussion|Promoted]] 22nd April 2008 by [[User:Salak]]
-* '''[[Kolk, Jackford]]''' - [[Talk:Kolk, Jackford/FA Discussion|Promoted]] 27th April 2008 by [[User:Salak]]
-* '''[[Ventu, Lily]]''' - [[Talk:Ventu, Lily/FA Discussion|Promoted]] 5th May 2008 by [[User:Salak]]
-* '''[[Betazoid]]''' - [[Talk:Betazoid/FA Discussion|Promoted]] 20th May 2008 by [[User:Salak]]
-==Article of the Month==
+:''Please place each article title as a linked level 3 header (like <nowiki>===[[this]]===</nowiki>) below this italicised instruction text. The newest discussion is to be placed nearest the top. Please add '''Retain''', '''Demote''' or '''Comment''' in bold in front of your first constructive comment in reply to an article name and stamp each comment with 4 tildes <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>. If you wish to switch your opinion, strikethrough your previous stance (by surrounding with <nowiki><s> and </s></nowiki> <s>'''like this'''</s>) and post your new stance before your comment.''
-*[[Template:AOTM|Current Article of the Month]]
-===Past Articles of the Month===
-*[[Template:AOTM/0608|June 2008]]
-*[[Template:AOTM/0508|May 2008]]
-*[[Template:AOTM/0408|April 2008]]
-*''[[Template:AOTM/test|Test mock-up]]''
+:''As with Featured Article Candidates, A Review listing will be closed after one month if a clear consensus has not been met. Articles nominated for review should not be withdrawn from the process except by an Admin in the event of a consensus.''-->
+{{End}}
+{{Taskforces}}
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