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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Where's The Cheat?

HRWiki:Featured article for 2010, week 37 (Sep 13–19)

I'm suprised it hasn't been featured yet - I think it's the toon that most emphasises the site. RickTommy (edits) 08:33, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Agreed. Let's do it. doctorwho295 8 August 2010

Third-ed. PowerPie 01:31, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

No Hands on Deck!

HRWiki:Featured article for 2010, week 38 (Sep 20–26)

How about it? It's a great toon and I thinks it's definitely worth being featured. Oh and also, RickTommy, stop with all the suggestions please. Rondleman! Stuff I did.Talk. 16:33, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

I support this nomination. PowerPie 01:22, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Article discussions

Strong Bad Sings

How about Strong Bad Sings instead? RickTommy (edits) 01:06, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

If you're talking about the toon, that's too short to work. If you're talking about the CD, we already did that. I'm all for featuring Credenza. PowerPie

For once, RickTommy, actually focus on what is already suggested instead of hogging the spotlight. --Kingdom Stars 02:24, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

Stinkoman 20X6

How about something 20X6-related instead? Perhaps either Make-O Your Own Stinko or Stinkoman 20X6 (I know we're waiting until it's finished, but at the rate the site is going, I don't think it'll ever be finished)? RickTommy (edits) 12:18, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

How about discussion rather than just throwing out ideas while ignoring previous suggestions? Heimstern Läufer 12:31, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

If we're going to do an interview or public appearance, how about a more notable one? I can't really think of one (I'm not really into that sort of stuff), and besides, I wholeheartedly believe that we should do something 20X6-related this week. RickTommy (edits) 12:38, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

RickTommy, that's the same thing you suggested for last week before it was deleted. So stop hogging the spotlight. --209.148.176.136 12:49, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

What's more, Stinkoman 20X6 is still incomplete. And judging by how things are looking on the website now, I think it will always remain incomplete. MHarrington 02:10, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Um, I said almost those exact words. Yes, it doesn't look like it will ever be finished. So it's no use waiting for it to be finished before we can feature it. RickTommy (edits) 06:10, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

We could do Make-o Your Own Stinko... PowerPie

I'd prefer to wait a while before featuring this one; too early to give up hope. But Sinko-related articles are just as good! --Stux 21:57, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Sorry if I sound pushy but I really really think Make-o Your Own Stinko should be featured. PowerPie 01:45, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Given the new recommendation format all you need to do is create a separate entry for Make-o Your Own Stinko so that it can be added to the queue. --Stux 15:01, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

How? PowerPie 01:52, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Week before Halloween 2010

It will soon be that time of year once again, All Hallows Eve. Traditionally, we have two Halloween-themed articles, one for the week before Halloween (a minor Halloween toon or something Halloween-related) and one for the week during Halloween (a major Halloween toon). Anyway, for the week before Halloween, I'm thinking of a Puppet thing, Homestar vs. Little Girl 2 (this one even mentions that a Halloween toon would be released later in the week). MHarrington 16:52, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

How about That-a-Ghost instead? And since there are hundreds of Ween-themed articles on this wiki, how about one the week after Ween as well? RickTommy (edits) 08:33, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

I don't think we should do more than two. It'd be just too much of an awesome thing. Heimstern Läufer 21:33, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm not saying I'm in favor of doing three weeks, but if we did do it, then we would have to do the Fan Costumes series. Okay, I'm done. And as for the week before Halloween, I think we've just done Parsnips A-Plenty recently. How long has it been since we've done a Puppet Stuff toon? MHarrington 04:39, 9 August 2010 (UTC)

I support featuring That-A-Ghost. --Power Pie 12:02, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

I agree with MHarrington - 1 vote for the Puppet Thingy. (That Anonny Guy)--79.221.32.92 10:03, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Would it be too soon to do a set of dailies the week before Halloween? PowerPie

No, but as per tradition, we usually have one thing going before the week. Maybe after Halloween? MHarrington 16:37, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

I was thinking we could have Halloween-themed dailies. PowerPie 21:01, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

I'd hold off on doing dailies for a while. The general rule is for there to be at least 6 month spacing between sets of dailies, and it would only be 5 since our last, if this would be done. StrongAwesome 22:25, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Week of Halloween 2010

For the week during Halloween, I'm thinking Happy Hallow-day. It's so different from anything else. MHarrington 16:52, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

I'd like to see either 3 Times Halloween Funjob or Jibblies 2 instead. RickTommy (edits) 08:33, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Hmm..... have we done Most in the Graveyard yet? I support the Happy Hallow-day idea too, just throwing in another idea if anyone wants it. doctorwho295 8 August 2010

Doomy Tales of The Macabre, perhaps? --PowerPie

I wouldn't do something so recent. Jibblies 2 or something older would have my vote. (That Anonny Guy)--79.221.32.92 10:06, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

We have a lot of suggestions, so maybe we could do a Halloween daily? Has that been done before? doctorwho295 17 August 2010

A series of dailies? No, that hasn't been done, but I also don't really think it should be. Halloween toons are some of the largest on the site, and they pretty much all deserve a full week, I think. Heimstern Läufer 21:16, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

I agree that we should stick to a week-long feature on Halloween. A daily the week before might not be a bad idea, though. PowerPie 01:13, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

And even without the issue of the H'we'en articles being too important for a daily, there is also the fact that there are always six of them available at a time (less if we don't see a new one this year), making a daily impossible. 121.214.45.225 06:10, 24 August 2010 (UTC) (RickTommy)

Okay, I understand. No dailies. I was just throwing it out there due to the amount of ideas. Anyway, thanks to everyone who responded! doctorwho295 24 August 2010

sisters

Before I forget, I had previously suggested this one in the old format but was too soon to feature. I think it'd be a nice feature for the next time we do an email. --Stux 21:57, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure if it's important enough for a week to itself... RickTommy (edits) 07:36, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Why not? I think it's a real classic and would make a good feature. (That Anonny Guy)--79.221.32.92 10:02, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

It's too short. PowerPie 01:45, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Just because a 'toon is too short doesn't mean it can't be featured. On the contrary, this particular email had an impact on many future emails, and it's also become an oft-quoted 'toon. I agree with TAG. -- Super Martyo boing! 05:52, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

On Point Kings

I think we should do an article on the On Point Kings before the year ends. MHarrington 18:32, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Sure, but you or me is going to have to consult higher authority for a date. doctorwho295 12 August 2010

Probably after Halloween? MHarrington 01:30, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

I'd say it's a good choice of article; lots of info about a fairly obscure group. I think it'll get into the queue sometime, after Halloween is a strong possibility. Incidentally, there's some discussion on the talk page for this page about how to decide the order of the queue. Heimstern Läufer 01:37, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

It really doesn't matter when it will be in the queue. But anyway, support. 121.214.45.225 06:10, 24 August 2010 (UTC) (RickTommy)

Fonts

It's the biggest page on this wiki - I think it deserves to be featured sometime soon. RickTommy (edits) 10:41, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

It seems too list-like and without enough prose to make a good feature to me. Heimstern Läufer 17:05, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Per Heimstern. Although we wre able to feature lists in the past by putting key examples in the writeup, I highly doubt that will work for the fonts page. PowerPie 01:45, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

I'd say it's feature-worthy, and I could probably write a good FA paragraph on it, but it is really just one big list, albeit a long, useful one. -- Super Martyo boing! 06:01, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship

The most obvious relationship on the site, and one that I have audibly cried at. RickTommy (edits) 10:41, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

An interesting topic, but the intro is pretty short. Could we maybe expand it? Then it'd probably make a fine feature. Heimstern Läufer 17:03, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

I expanded it some:

Strong Bad's relationship with Strong Sad usually consists of Strong Bad hurting or making fun of Strong Sad, though not all the time. He has given Strong Sad various insulting nicknames and often hurts him. However, Strong Sad and Strong Bad occasionally get along, usually when Strong Bad is in need of an assistant. It appears that Strong Bad is at least partly responsible for his little brother's depression; Strong Sad writes that in his big brother's absence, "[He feels] cooler, and less like [he sucks] so bad.".

PowerPie 01:11, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

I like the idea. Maybe the trend of SS getting revenge on SB could be mentioned somewhere in there? --93.207.89.184 12:38, 22 September 2010 (UTC) (That Anonny Guy)

Answering Machine

An important item. RickTommy (edits) 10:41, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

I like it, but it seems too short. I'll try to expand it as much as I can, but in it's current state I don't think it's good.... doctorwho295 17 August 2010

I agree with the above. PowerPie 01:45, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

I think we've done this article already. MHarrington 16:40, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

I don't think we have. It looks like we've done Marzipan's Answering Machine before, but Answering Machine doesn't appear in bold on the nominations page. The Knights Who Say Ni 17:34, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Theme Song Video

One of the earliest toons on the site. RickTommy (edits) 10:41, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but awesome as that song is, that toon's way too short to work well on the Main Page. PowerPie 01:45, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

The Reddest Radish

Another early toon that I believe is overdue to be featured. RickTommy (edits) 10:41, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Yes! Yes! Let's do it! PowerPie 01:45, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

A Daily

Sometime soon, can we have a week of daily articles? I was thinking maybe stuff on Old Flash Stuff or some Main Pages. RickTommy (edits) 10:41, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

A Main Page daily would be awesome! PowerPie 01:45, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

As long as it's in November or later, for the at least 6 month spacing of dailies, A week of dailies would be nice. Although, hard to choose just 7 Main Pages to feature. StrongAwesome 22:25, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

I don't know if this is the best way to go about this. If you have seven articles in mind for a daily, then you should propose those seven articles, but don't just say "We should do a daily." -- Super Martyo boing! 05:55, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

for kids

Stave it off, 1, 2, 3, and now you can count to threeeeeeeee! I really think this email should be featured- it's hilarious, has a lot of material to work with, and can be summarized well. PowerPie 01:45, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, I agree with every part of that sentence. Maybe we could do the Stave It Off Guy soon too. doctorwho295 September 7, 2010

Third-'d. The article and 'toon are both great, a character is introduced, and Homsar's character is developed further. -- Super Martyo boing! 05:58, 21 September 2010 (UTC)

The Cheat's Gold Tooth

How about featuring TC's tricked-out grill. -132.183.13.68 18:12, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Maybe. It's not that significant but it's long enough. Rondleman! Stuff I did.Talk. 01:28, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

New Paper

It's been more than a year since the New Paper "died" - I think it should be featured soon. 121.214.45.225 06:05, 24 August 2010 (UTC) (PS. This is RickTommy, who is, for some reason, unable to edit this page while logged in).

New Paper seems like a good choice for sometime, even though I don't like him very much. Heimstern Läufer 04:02, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

I say yes. PowerPie 01:39, 6 September 2010 (UTC)~

I like the idea. It would make a nice tribute for a fallen appliance. DENNIS ^T/_C 01:53, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

Because, It's Midnite

It's a cool & major song. PowerPie 15:06, 28 August 2010 (UTC)

Um...... most of the page is lyrics. As much as people love the song (me included), I don't think it can be featured in it's current state. doctorwho295 September 7, 2010

I would have to agree. We would need some actual content to put on the homepage. The point of the Featured Article section is to showcase an article that the wiki can be proud of, and I'm not sure we can be proud of a page of lyrics and trivia. DENNIS ^T/_C 21:49, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

I see your point & I recant that suggestion. PowerPie

Mario

Still not registered, but still interested in FAs... :-) People keep saying, interesting Wiki pages should be featured, not just important HR universe stuff. Upon browsing the nominations I happened upon the Mario page. That's something rather offbeat and it's fitting since Nintendo celebrates the 25th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. in Japan this year. Whaddaya think? --93.207.89.184 12:38, 22 September 2010 (UTC) (That Anonny Guy)

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)