HRWiki:Featured Article Selection

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Welcome to featured article selection. Please help us choose and create write-ups for our best, most interesting, or otherwise noteworthy articles to appear on the main page. For ideas, check out the featured article nominations.

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HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 13 (Mar 24-30)

After looking at the FA history for this year and the nominations, it looks like we haven't yet featured a Strong Bad email. I'd like to suggest comic, the origin of TGS? --Stux 17:35, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Like I said earlier ijn the year, how about a daily featured article week with Compy 386 emails. Just some classics: comic, japanese cartoon, dragon, crazy cartoon, personal favorites, monument, video games, your friends, invisibility, time capsule, monster truck. Sam the Man 17:43, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

dragon's already been featured, so it wouldn't include that. Some of those other ones may be significant enough to have a full week also (japanese cartoon, possibly). Heimstern Läufer 17:45, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

I counted eleven emails in that list, unfortunately the week only has seven! :S. However some of these (like japanese cartoon) have already been featured. Same goes with dragon and... I guess that's it. However, we may have featured more than I know: HRWiki talk:Featured Article Selection#Milestone emails. is a talk section I'm still going by and I think a better week-long selection might be garnered from that list (perhaps not, perhaps a common theme like Compy 386 might be better? not sure.) Anywho, at least with japanese cartoon, HRWiki:Featured article nominations isn't up to date (I remember updating the Milestone emails list) since I'm guessing lately we haven't been using that list for the nominations. So I suspect there may be other emails we have featured that haven't been marked as "featured". --Stux 17:55, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

I take back what I said. I can't find japanese cartoon in the FA history. Why the heck did I mark it!? --Stux 17:58, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

If that is the case, I would say japanese cartoon is long overdue as a featured article. wbwolf (t | ed) 05:20, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, we should just feature japanese cartoon this week. Homestar-Winner (talk) 19:59, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 14 (Mar 31-Apr 6)

Does April Fools' 2007 have enough information to be a featured article? Homestar-Winner (talk) 20:01, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

There was no April Fool's 2007. MHarrington 06:42, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Oops. I mean April Fools' 2006. Homestar-Winner (talk) 01:35, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

That article doesn't really have enough of a prose intro to be on the main page as it stands, and I'm not sure the topic really lends itself to a lengthier intro (someone may feel free to crush my doubts, though). Heimstern Läufer 06:59, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

How about one of the other April Fools' gags, such as Under Construction or HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!? wbwolf (t | ed) 16:20, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

I'd opt for Under Construction as it is older and more plot-driven. - Qermaq - (^T/C)  05:28, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Or maybe we don't even need an April Fools Day FA. We've never had one before. Maybe a Sweet Cuppin Cakes character like Eh! Steve! or even just Sweet Cuppin Cakes. Homestar-Winner (talk) 21:10, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm all for Under Construction. Sbemailnum314159 16:45, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, let's do that. We can save Sweet Cuppin Cakes for another day, can't we? MHarrington 03:03, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Fine by me. Homestar-Winner (talk) 12:10, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 15 (Apr 7-13)

Trog-Cave? Sam the Man 00:28, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

That article is far too short for featured status. May I suggest Biscuit Dough Hands Man instead? wbwolf (t | ed) 00:47, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Though a pseudo-character was featured recently, I think that's a good plan. - Qermaq - (^T/C)  03:45, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 16 (Apr 14-20)

How 'bout History according to Strong Bad? MHarrington 19:21, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Already been featured, albeit under a different title. Heimstern Läufer 19:33, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

DNA Evidence (running gag) week. We feature strong badathlon, unnatural, the movies, your funeral, from work, rough copy, then we top it off with DNA Evidence (toon). If that doesn't work out, we just feature DNA Evidence (running gag). It's a DNA Evidence all you can eat salad bar! Sam the Man 21:12, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

I think I would favor featuring the running gag page, rather than each of the individual emails. I think the toon DNA Evidence is important enough that it deserves more than just a single day to be featured. wbwolf (t | ed) 06:02, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

That's a good idea; we could do the running gag one week and the full-blown toon the next. MHarrington 23:23, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

I support featuring the running gag, but don't think we should feature the toon immediately thereafter. That would be a bit overkill. Heimstern Läufer 16:37, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Here's my idea:

• Monday: strong badathlon
• Tuesday: unnatural
• Wednesday: the movies
• Thursday: your funeral
• Friday: from work
• Saturday: rough copy
• Sunday: DNA Evidence (running gag)

Just an idea, my pi cents. Sbemailnum314159 01:01, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

That's what Sam said above. We agreed to just do the running gag I think. Homestar-Winner (talk) 01:21, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 17 (Apr 21-27)

Perhaps another pseudocharacter. How about Drive-Thru Whale or Wagon Fulla Pancakes? Sam the Man 19:49, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

I think it might be too soon for a pseudocharacter. We have Frank Benedetto and possibly Biscuit Dough Hands Man in about a month's span. How about another category of article, such as TV Shows. wbwolf (t | ed) 01:02, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

To do that one, we'd need to expand its prose intro by at least a few sentences. Anyone want to do that? Heimstern Läufer 06:55, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

How 'bout Atari 2600? MHarrington 01:12, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

This one would also definitely need an expansion of the intro first. Heimstern Läufer 01:14, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Then how 'bout Atari Dragon? MHarrington 01:24, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

I like the idea of featuring Atari 2600. Let me take a stab at trying to expand that intro... wbwolf (t | ed) 06:09, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 18 (Apr 28-May 4)

How about doing a name used commonly in the website, like Dennis, Dan or Douglas? MHarrington 04:43, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Of the three, I'd say that Dan is the biggest running gag. However, the intro would need to be expanded in order to get on the FA page. The other two, I think are pretty short. (Though Dennis is close...) wbwolf (t | ed) 01:10, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

But Dennis has the longest intro. MHarrington 15:39, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

I do like Dennis better. Homestar-Winner (talk) 20:18, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm not convinced either of these is really ready to feature right now. For Dan, the problem is that the intro is too short, making it hard to make a substantial write-up. By contrast, the intro of Dennis is fine, but there is scant content outside the intro. Remember, the writeup has that link saying (more...). We need to have something, and not just a little bit, that makes that link worthwhile, and I don't think Dennis is really there yet. Heimstern Läufer 00:52, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Then how about doing something entirely different, like Analysis of Homsar's Speech Patterns? MHarrington 06:25, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

That article always has been, and I suspect always will be, too speculatory to belong on our main page. Heimstern Läufer 00:01, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 19 (May 5-11)

Homestar Runner and Marzipan's Relationship? Bad Bad Guy 03:11, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

That one would need to be expanded a bit. MHarrington 06:36, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 20 (May 12-18)

Either a week of entertainment running gags or 1 gag featured the whole week. (I think if we only had to pick 1, Peanuts is the worthiest) Bad Bad Guy 22:06, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

Well, the only problem with that one is that its intro would have to be DRASTICALLY expanded. MHarrington 00:00, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

How about featuring a classic toon. A Jorb Well Done is long overdue for being featured. wbwolf (t | ed) 03:40, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

A Jorb Well Done is a fine toon, and should definitely be featured. There's even enough enticing trivia to expand on it (namely the bit about it originally being animated in an older style, and then updated. The only toon I know of to go through a reanimationing and style change). --DorianGray 03:58, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 21 (May 19-25)

A Food or Drinks Running Gag. How about General Tso's Chicken, Fluffy Puff, SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar, or Homestar Jr.? Sam the Man 23:21, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Not exactly running gags, but meh. Fluffy Puffs have been around forever and are clearly important in the H*R universe. I think they'd make a good feature (though the article might need a little improvement). Heimstern Läufer 23:45, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Besides, we already did a foods week not that long ago... Fluffy Puff Marshmallows would be a worthy possibility for a week long feature (and it was suggested as a possibility in the earlier discussion). wbwolf (t | ed) 00:35, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 22 (May 26-Jun 1)

Heading into summer - how about a week of featuring emails which introduced important songs and musical motifs? I'm thinking guitar, techno, death metal, different town, concert, candy product, and end it with rock opera. Order might be better switched up a little. Believe it or not, none have been featured, and all are of importance to TBC's musical ouevre. - Qermaq - (^T/C)  02:31, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

I'm really tired of these suggestions for running daily FAs. Most of the time, the suggested daily articles usually important enough to be featured for the entire week or too short to be noted at all. The emails noted here are a good example of this problem. guitar or techno, for example, are very important emails, and should get a week by themselves. In fact, any of the suggested emails should get an entire week. Personally, I'd start with techno for this week, and leave the rest for a later time. wbwolf (t | ed) 03:14, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Well, your position is definitely noted. I don't think we do dailies all that often. When we do, it's due to a strong theme and a series of strong contributors to that theme. I would agree that the two emails you cite, along with several of the others, could get a week to themselves. The fact that they all reside on the nomination list and have never been featured is conspicuous. And this also delves into why we feature articles in the first place - is it to give every article its due, or to give the visitor their due? I think a week of dailies compels the visitor to return, to maybe get active. I think they are good things for the wiki. I can see how others might argue to the contrary, and that's cool. I kinda think this idea is a strong one. Just my opinion. - Qermaq - (^T/C)  03:36, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

How about Summer Short Shorts? MHarrington 03:07, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

I think that would be more appropriate to feature when it's actually summer rather than the end of May. Heimstern Läufer 04:41, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

How about Sweet Cuppin' Cakes? Or maybe a character in it like Eh! Steve! (my idea was previously rejected above.) Homestar-Winner (talk) 12:10, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Okay, I'm game for that. MHarrington 16:15, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 23 (Jun 2-8)

How about doing a short? Like an OLD short, such as... Strong Bad Sings? MHarrington 06:23, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

I'd go with that. Sam the Man 21:52, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 24 (Jun 9-15)

I'm up for an important place. There always been The Field, The Stick and Homestar Runner's House? However, The Field would drastically need an intro cleanup, and The Stick would need an intro cleanup too. Homestar Runner's House is the best choice, so I'd go with that. That's always been around since like day 5. Unless anybody else can think of something else, I'm for Homestar's House. Sam the Man 21:52, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Maintenance coming in: We're going to far out in terms of dates right now. We're now talking about eleven weeks ahead of today; we really should keep the discussions a little closer than this. Go ahead and discuss this one, but could we please not add any more weeks for a bit? Thanks. Resume discussion. Heimstern Läufer 23:02, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

My computer went to sleep before I could create another. This is the last one, I promise. Sam the Man 10:39, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

HRWiki:Featured article for 2008, week 24 (Jun 16-22)

How about something 20X6ish. Like Planet K or Stinkoman Headquarters? If those don't work, how about a character, like Cheatball and Shadowy Figure. If those don't work, how about Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items or Stinkomanual? Sam the Man 10:39, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

General discussion

Daily Featured Blocks (On Occasion)

In order to make daily featured articles for one week, create pages like:

• [[HRWiki:Featured article for 2005, week 50, day 1]]
• [[HRWiki:Featured article for 2005, week 50, day 2]]
• [[HRWiki:Featured article for 2005, week 50, day 3]]
• [[HRWiki:Featured article for 2005, week 50, day 4]]
• [[HRWiki:Featured article for 2005, week 50, day 5]]
• [[HRWiki:Featured article for 2005, week 50, day 6]]
• [[HRWiki:Featured article for 2005, week 50, day 0]] (redirect day 7 to this)