HRWiki:Featured Article Selection/Discussion Archive 2008 Weeks 41-52
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HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 41 (Oct 6-12)
How about some kind of clothing, like Bowler Hats? MHarrington 06:12, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
- May I suggest instead one of the reoccurring names in the Homestar Runner universe, A. Chimendez. We finally appeared in a short, and Bill Melendez, his name inspiration recent passed away. I think it would be a fitting tribute. wbwolf (t | ed) 00:12, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah, that would work, I guess, except the article is just a trifle short. If we could add more, that would help greatly. MHarrington 06:15, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
- I don't think we should do Chimendez right before Gunhaver: Too much Cheat Commandos. (True, Chimendez is not exclusively CC, but his only appearance as something more than a name is in a Cheat Commandos toon.) If we want to do Chimendez this week, I think we should come up with something instead of Gunhaver for next. Heimstern Läufer
06:39, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
- Then I think we should go back to Bowler Hats and save A. Chimendez for another time. MHarrington 20:08, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
- Bowler hats could use a little more content before being featured article. We haven't done a running gag in a while, though, so what about Couch Mumbling? JCM 19:05, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
- Nah, too bare-bones, and uses an unneccary graph instaed of links. How 'bout Death?
- Once again, Death is too bare-bones for inclusion. We'd have to update that one greatly. MHarrington 20:29, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
- I don't see how either can have more content than they already do. JCM 20:43, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
- Fine, how about... New Paper? It's both a running gag, and a character. That Game Dude 386
00:39, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- The content for Bowler Hats is enough. Yes, it would be better for it to be slightly longer, but still, it's a good paragraph plus some appearances, and it's a nice explanation of one of the H*R universe's most peculiar phenomena. Heimstern Läufer 01:12, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- Exactly. Like pants (or more often, the lack thereof). MHarrington 03:07, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- The content for Bowler Hats is enough. Yes, it would be better for it to be slightly longer, but still, it's a good paragraph plus some appearances, and it's a nice explanation of one of the H*R universe's most peculiar phenomena. Heimstern Läufer
- Fine, how about... New Paper? It's both a running gag, and a character. That Game Dude 386
- I don't see how either can have more content than they already do. JCM 20:43, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
- Once again, Death is too bare-bones for inclusion. We'd have to update that one greatly. MHarrington 20:29, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
- Nah, too bare-bones, and uses an unneccary graph instaed of links. How 'bout Death?
- Bowler hats could use a little more content before being featured article. We haven't done a running gag in a while, though, so what about Couch Mumbling? JCM 19:05, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
- Then I think we should go back to Bowler Hats and save A. Chimendez for another time. MHarrington 20:08, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
- I don't think we should do Chimendez right before Gunhaver: Too much Cheat Commandos. (True, Chimendez is not exclusively CC, but his only appearance as something more than a name is in a Cheat Commandos toon.) If we want to do Chimendez this week, I think we should come up with something instead of Gunhaver for next. Heimstern Läufer
- Yeah, that would work, I guess, except the article is just a trifle short. If we could add more, that would help greatly. MHarrington 06:15, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
- Are you serious? Death and Couch Mumbling are too short, yet Bowler Hats isn't?!? I'm keeping a firm "no" on this one. Enough fighting over Bowler Hats, and there's a two againts two ratio, so we need an idea we all agree on fast. Death and Couch Mumbling already have two ayes and 1 nay, Bowler Hats has two "nays", so it's out. Those are your 2 choices: pick one. That Game Dude 386 20:58, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- Listen carefully, That game dude386: In an FA, there are two elements: the prose introduction, which appears as a writeup, and the subsequent content (referenced in the writeup as "more". For an article to work as an FA, it must have a reasonably long prose intro, regardless of how much it has in other sections. Couch Mumbling does not have enough prose at present. Bowler Hats does, by a hair, and it also has a bit more content thereafter. Furthermore, you are out of line in making ultimatums of this sort. Please stop. Heimstern Läufer 09:44, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
- No, people can still vote for Bowler Hats if they want to. Bowler Hats isn't my favorite choice for a Featured Article, but it sounds like it would work better than any of the other suggested articles. New Paper would be good to feature sometime, but I feel we should wait until 2009 to feature it. Homestar-Winner (talk) 21:04, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- I still have my bets on Couch Mumbling. If Floppy Disc Container made it, this should, too. JCM 22:14, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- We don't have enough time for this! I'm hearing nothing but Bowler Hats bias, however, looking at it, it woudn't fit the Featured Article square, even with it's lists, so, no. Let's go with Couch Mumbling or New Paper, or Death. C'mon, folks! Place ya bets! That Game Dude 386 23:42, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- Well, in that case, I say Couch Mumbling. That one, in fact, does have a decent amount of text for an article. MHarrington 00:37, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah, Couch Mumbling is okay. Homestar-Winner (talk) 00:38, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
- Looks like we have a winner! (Yes! I single handedly (+ assist) changed the intended FA! The Grumblecakes are mine!)That Game Dude 386 01:36, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
- Hold on, folks. This prose intro is far too short for a featured article. (Guh, I go out of town for a few days...) Someone expand this real fast, please. Bowler Hats had enough prose for an introduction. This one does not. Heimstern Läufer 09:35, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
- I don't see anyone making Couch Mumbling featureable. It needs to be more developed to feature, but nobody, including its proponents, has put any work into exapnding it to featureable scope. This isn't some frathouse vote, it's a selection of the articles o this wiki which best show our competence and all. As TGD386 has "single handedly changed the intended FA" (which is nothing to be proud of) leaves us at the end of a deadline with nothing to feature - that time might have been better spent developing one or more artivcles to featureable status. Ideas of where to go from here are welcome. - Qermaq - (T/C)
10:15, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
- I just expanded the article. Now it goes beyond the picture seen. I hope this helps. MHarrington 16:03, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks very much, MHarrington. You get a silver cross of the Homestarmy. Or some other medal. Heimstern Läufer 07:36, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks very much, MHarrington. You get a silver cross of the Homestarmy. Or some other medal. Heimstern Läufer
- I just expanded the article. Now it goes beyond the picture seen. I hope this helps. MHarrington 16:03, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
- I don't see anyone making Couch Mumbling featureable. It needs to be more developed to feature, but nobody, including its proponents, has put any work into exapnding it to featureable scope. This isn't some frathouse vote, it's a selection of the articles o this wiki which best show our competence and all. As TGD386 has "single handedly changed the intended FA" (which is nothing to be proud of) leaves us at the end of a deadline with nothing to feature - that time might have been better spent developing one or more artivcles to featureable status. Ideas of where to go from here are welcome. - Qermaq - (T/C)
- Hold on, folks. This prose intro is far too short for a featured article. (Guh, I go out of town for a few days...) Someone expand this real fast, please. Bowler Hats had enough prose for an introduction. This one does not. Heimstern Läufer
- Looks like we have a winner! (Yes! I single handedly (+ assist) changed the intended FA! The Grumblecakes are mine!)That Game Dude 386
- Yeah, Couch Mumbling is okay. Homestar-Winner (talk) 00:38, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
- Well, in that case, I say Couch Mumbling. That one, in fact, does have a decent amount of text for an article. MHarrington 00:37, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
- We don't have enough time for this! I'm hearing nothing but Bowler Hats bias, however, looking at it, it woudn't fit the Featured Article square, even with it's lists, so, no. Let's go with Couch Mumbling or New Paper, or Death. C'mon, folks! Place ya bets! That Game Dude 386
- I still have my bets on Couch Mumbling. If Floppy Disc Container made it, this should, too. JCM 22:14, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- Listen carefully, That game dude386: In an FA, there are two elements: the prose introduction, which appears as a writeup, and the subsequent content (referenced in the writeup as "more". For an article to work as an FA, it must have a reasonably long prose intro, regardless of how much it has in other sections. Couch Mumbling does not have enough prose at present. Bowler Hats does, by a hair, and it also has a bit more content thereafter. Furthermore, you are out of line in making ultimatums of this sort. Please stop. Heimstern Läufer
HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 42 (Oct 13-19)
For this week, how about Gunhaver? I sincerely believe that the Cheat Commandos body of work has been too lightly tapped for too long now. MHarrington 15:10, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
- Hmm, it'll be a bit recent after Commandos in the Classroom, but it's true, we haven't done much CC. I'm cool with it. Heimstern Läufer 17:00, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
- And in fairness, we had So and So for Week 4 of this year, followed three weeks later by TGS Issue 12. So this is nothing compared to that. MHarrington 00:01, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
- Why not use Cheat Commandos...O's? Frankly, it's a crime that it hasn't been done yet! That Game Dude 386 20:15, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
- Because Cheat Commandos...O's doesn't have a two story hot tub! (Oh, and the last CC article we featured was a toon. And Gunhaver is a character.) — Acam30
20:30, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
- Exactly. We've never done any Cheat Commandos characters, save for Blue Laser, and even that is for the group as a whole, not any one character. I just think it's time that CC characters got their due, kinda like what is happening (slowly but surely) with the Teen Girl Squad. MHarrington 20:33, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
- Oh! Sorry, I meant the cereal "Cheat Commandos..O's", not the toon. Do we not have an article on that one yet? Anyways, why not do Mrs. Commanderson? Or, to a greater extent, Firebert? That Game Dude 386 00:29, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- Hi, That game dude386. Lemme introduce you a little to how things are done here: We discuss featured article suggestions rather than just throwing out suggestions. So, for example, since Gunhaver had already been suggested, if you wanted to suggest something else, your really need to explain why that suggestion is preferable to the original. As yet, you haven't given any reason not to go with the original suggestion (and by the way, I still think Gunhaver is the best way to go, since he's one of the most prominent CC characters). Heimstern Läufer 01:08, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- So we're going with Gunhaver then? Fo' shizzle? — Acam30 01:49, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- I suppose so. MHarrington 03:14, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah, why not? I thought having a combo-character (O's in specially marked, Commanderson in Teen Girl Squad, and Firebert in army & more armies) would be nice, but yeah, Gunhaver's the best CC character. That Game Dude 386 21:13, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- Yeah, why not? I thought having a combo-character (O's in specially marked, Commanderson in Teen Girl Squad, and Firebert in army & more armies) would be nice, but yeah, Gunhaver's the best CC character. That Game Dude 386
- I suppose so. MHarrington 03:14, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- So we're going with Gunhaver then? Fo' shizzle? — Acam30
- Hi, That game dude386. Lemme introduce you a little to how things are done here: We discuss featured article suggestions rather than just throwing out suggestions. So, for example, since Gunhaver had already been suggested, if you wanted to suggest something else, your really need to explain why that suggestion is preferable to the original. As yet, you haven't given any reason not to go with the original suggestion (and by the way, I still think Gunhaver is the best way to go, since he's one of the most prominent CC characters). Heimstern Läufer
- Oh! Sorry, I meant the cereal "Cheat Commandos..O's", not the toon. Do we not have an article on that one yet? Anyways, why not do Mrs. Commanderson? Or, to a greater extent, Firebert? That Game Dude 386
- Exactly. We've never done any Cheat Commandos characters, save for Blue Laser, and even that is for the group as a whole, not any one character. I just think it's time that CC characters got their due, kinda like what is happening (slowly but surely) with the Teen Girl Squad. MHarrington 20:33, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
- Because Cheat Commandos...O's doesn't have a two story hot tub! (Oh, and the last CC article we featured was a toon. And Gunhaver is a character.) — Acam30
- Why not use Cheat Commandos...O's? Frankly, it's a crime that it hasn't been done yet! That Game Dude 386
- And in fairness, we had So and So for Week 4 of this year, followed three weeks later by TGS Issue 12. So this is nothing compared to that. MHarrington 00:01, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 43 (Oct 20-26)
Well, it's starting to be getting around Halloween once again. Since we've featured two Halloween-themed items per year in the past (one for the week before Halloween; one for the week during Halloween (one of the major Halloween toons)), I think we should do something like that again. However, I have a few possibilities for this particular week: namely, The Goblin and the two Halloween-themed emails, halloweener and ghosts. Do any of those appeal to anyone? MHarrington 15:47, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
- I would like to see The Goblin featured. He doesn't get enough recognition sometimes, but it just wouldn't be a Homestar Runner Holloween without him. — Acam30 02:00, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
- Does the goblin really have enough content to make a good FA though? — Defender1031*Talk 02:02, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
- It's doable, though more content would be great if we could add it. Heimstern Läufer 02:27, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
- I think it's high time that The Goblin got a page. And with Halloween right around the corner, why not do it then, since he is featured in several of the Halloween toons anyway? I think that article also has enough content for it, though if we can add more, it would be even better. MHarrington 03:00, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
- So... we've agreed on The Goblin then? — Acam30 01:17, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- I proposed having The Goblin last year, but I think took it in some other direction. I think he's long overdue to get an FA. wbwolf (t | ed) 01:27, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, he is about as overdue for an FA as Nebulon was. MHarrington 03:15, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- I proposed having The Goblin last year, but I think took it in some other direction. I think he's long overdue to get an FA. wbwolf (t | ed) 01:27, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- So... we've agreed on The Goblin then? — Acam30
- I think it's high time that The Goblin got a page. And with Halloween right around the corner, why not do it then, since he is featured in several of the Halloween toons anyway? I think that article also has enough content for it, though if we can add more, it would be even better. MHarrington 03:00, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
- It's doable, though more content would be great if we could add it. Heimstern Läufer
- Does the goblin really have enough content to make a good FA though? — Defender1031*Talk 02:02, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 44 (Oct 27-Nov 2)
Well, this week would be a time where we'd feature an actual Halloween toon. The ones that had already been featured in the past were: Halloween Potion-ma-jig (for 2006) and Homestarloween Party (for 2007). Anyway, this year, I think we ought to do Pumpkin Carve-nival. MHarrington 07:19, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
- The House That Gave Sucky Treats would also work. I don't know which is more worthy though.
BBG 14:43, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
- Any of them would be worthy, but I think we've already featured a "choose-your-own"-type Halloween toon recently: namely, Halloween Potion-ma-jig. So I think we should hold off on that kind of toon until a little later and just do something regular, yet a bit older. That's one reason why I picked Pumpkin Carve-nival for the Halloween toon of the year. Plus, the King of Town is dressed as Mario in that one and I love Mario. And then there are all those twists near the end of the toon, as well. MHarrington 15:15, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, yeah, and Pumpkin Carve-nival also beget an interesting little catch phrase now common in the H*R universe: namely, "witches' brew". MHarrington 14:04, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
- But, do we really need to feature a Halloween article two weeks in a row? Since it's the start of November, maybe we should feature a Thanksgiving-related article or toon. JCM 23:31, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
- Well, firstly, we've had two Halloween articles each in the past, and secondly, we don't usually do Thanksgiving stuff until it's actually around Thanksgiving time itself. MHarrington 04:45, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, we usually do two, kind of like how TBC frequently do two 'Ween-type toons: One short, one full-length. Likewise, we tend to feature one full-length toon on the week that includes Halloween itself, and a different type the week before (such as a short Halloween toon or Halloween-related running gag). Heimstern Läufer 04:49, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
- I couldn't have said that better myself. MHarrington 17:34, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
- We've all agreed on Pumpkin Carvenival for the time being then? — Acam30 01:51, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- For the time being, yes. MHarrington 04:09, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- Hmm... I dont agree, I think it should either be halloweener or ghosts or Jibblies 2
- Why do you think so? Please remember to discuss rather than just saying your opinion. Oh, and sign your posts with four tildes like this: ~~~~. Heimstern Läufer 13:44, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
- We could do Jibblies 2 next year, though. MHarrington 15:45, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
- I personally would prefer to go with Pumpkin Carve-nival. It's funny, Halloween, and hasn't been used. I say let's go for that. — MichaelXX2
00:11, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
- I personally would prefer to go with Pumpkin Carve-nival. It's funny, Halloween, and hasn't been used. I say let's go for that. — MichaelXX2
- We could do Jibblies 2 next year, though. MHarrington 15:45, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
- Why do you think so? Please remember to discuss rather than just saying your opinion. Oh, and sign your posts with four tildes like this: ~~~~. Heimstern Läufer
- Hmm... I dont agree, I think it should either be halloweener or ghosts or Jibblies 2
- For the time being, yes. MHarrington 04:09, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
- We've all agreed on Pumpkin Carvenival for the time being then? — Acam30
- I couldn't have said that better myself. MHarrington 17:34, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
- Yes, we usually do two, kind of like how TBC frequently do two 'Ween-type toons: One short, one full-length. Likewise, we tend to feature one full-length toon on the week that includes Halloween itself, and a different type the week before (such as a short Halloween toon or Halloween-related running gag). Heimstern Läufer
- Well, firstly, we've had two Halloween articles each in the past, and secondly, we don't usually do Thanksgiving stuff until it's actually around Thanksgiving time itself. MHarrington 04:45, 13 September 2008 (UTC)
- But, do we really need to feature a Halloween article two weeks in a row? Since it's the start of November, maybe we should feature a Thanksgiving-related article or toon. JCM 23:31, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, yeah, and Pumpkin Carve-nival also beget an interesting little catch phrase now common in the H*R universe: namely, "witches' brew". MHarrington 14:04, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
- Any of them would be worthy, but I think we've already featured a "choose-your-own"-type Halloween toon recently: namely, Halloween Potion-ma-jig. So I think we should hold off on that kind of toon until a little later and just do something regular, yet a bit older. That's one reason why I picked Pumpkin Carve-nival for the Halloween toon of the year. Plus, the King of Town is dressed as Mario in that one and I love Mario. And then there are all those twists near the end of the toon, as well. MHarrington 15:15, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 45 (Nov 3-9)
We should do Taranchula this week. MHarrington 00:22, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
- With the appearance of the standee in Strong Badia The Free (and likely references in Baddest Of The Bands), this might be a fun one to do. wbwolf (t | ed) 17:53, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
- What's a standee? MHarrington 20:55, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
- A standee is a cardboard cutout, usually roughly life size, of a figure. Originally used for advertising movies, but they are now sold on their own. A Taranchula standee is a plot point in the Strong Mad portion of SBtF. wbwolf (t | ed) 21:47, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, that's what it is. Unfortunately, however, there isn't much information to give on standees, though. The only standees I can think of are Cardboard Marzipan and Cardboard Homestar. MHarrington 22:13, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
- Would the numerous stand ins for Original Bubs be counted as standees? Stribbs 22:32, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
- Cardboard Marzi is probably of featureable length. No comment on whether to feature her or go with the original suggestion for the week at this point, though. Heimstern Läufer 00:04, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
- I think y'all are misunderstanding me. There is a Taranchula standee featured in Strong Badia The Free. That, and likely references to the band in the next game will make Taranchula a pertinent FA. wbwolf (t | ed) 01:27, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
- Gotcha. Taranchula is fine by me. Incidentally, it'd probably be good to look at Cardboard Marzi sometime. But not now. Heimstern Läufer 05:23, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
- A few months ago, incidentally, we were considering having Cardboard Marzipan as an article, but we took a pass on it for a variety of reasons, including that it was a bit short. So no comment. MHarrington 21:55, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
- What About stunt double because Novembers SBCG4AP episode might be Dangeresque 3. HomsarGuy 17:34, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
- Why don't we wait until we have solid proof, then that may be a suitable FA. JCM 17:50, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
- And besides, we've already done an article on the Dangeresque film series as a whole. MHarrington 19:17, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
- Why don't we wait until we have solid proof, then that may be a suitable FA. JCM 17:50, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
- What About stunt double because Novembers SBCG4AP episode might be Dangeresque 3. HomsarGuy 17:34, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
- A few months ago, incidentally, we were considering having Cardboard Marzipan as an article, but we took a pass on it for a variety of reasons, including that it was a bit short. So no comment. MHarrington 21:55, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
- Gotcha. Taranchula is fine by me. Incidentally, it'd probably be good to look at Cardboard Marzi sometime. But not now. Heimstern Läufer
- I think y'all are misunderstanding me. There is a Taranchula standee featured in Strong Badia The Free. That, and likely references to the band in the next game will make Taranchula a pertinent FA. wbwolf (t | ed) 01:27, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
- Cardboard Marzi is probably of featureable length. No comment on whether to feature her or go with the original suggestion for the week at this point, though. Heimstern Läufer
- Would the numerous stand ins for Original Bubs be counted as standees? Stribbs 22:32, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
- Oh, that's what it is. Unfortunately, however, there isn't much information to give on standees, though. The only standees I can think of are Cardboard Marzipan and Cardboard Homestar. MHarrington 22:13, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
- A standee is a cardboard cutout, usually roughly life size, of a figure. Originally used for advertising movies, but they are now sold on their own. A Taranchula standee is a plot point in the Strong Mad portion of SBtF. wbwolf (t | ed) 21:47, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
- What's a standee? MHarrington 20:55, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
