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Welcome to featured article selection. Nominations are closed. This is an archive. Please do not add discussion here.

Checklist

Checklist for new Featured Article:

Make sure the article is proof-read up to a high standard.
At 0000 UTC Monday, purge the main page cache.
Protect and add {{mprotected}} to the new image; unprotect and remove {{mprotected}} from old image.
Semi-protect the live FA write-up; unprotect the old FA write-up.
Add {{featuredarticle}} to FA's talk page.
Update HRWiki:Featured Article Nominations with descriptive edit summary — see history.
Update HRWiki:Featured articles with descriptive edit summary — see history.

Discussion archives

Year	Weeks 1-10	Weeks 11-20	Weeks 21-30	Weeks 31-40	Weeks 41-52
2005			2005, Weeks 26-29	2005, Weeks 30-39	2005, Weeks 40-52
2006	2006, Weeks 1-10	2006, Weeks 11-20	2006, Weeks 21-30	2006, Weeks 31-40	2006, Weeks 41-52
2007	2007, Weeks 1-10	2007, Weeks 11-20	2007, Weeks 21-30	2007, Weeks 31-40	2007, Weeks 41-52
2008	2008, Weeks 1-10	2008, Weeks 11-20	2008, Weeks 21-30	2008, Weeks 31-40	2008, Weeks 41-52
2009	2009, Weeks 1-10	2009, Weeks 11-20	2009, Weeks 21-30	2009, Weeks 31-40	2009, Weeks 41-53
2010	2010, Weeks 1-10	2010, Weeks 11-20	2010, Weeks 21-30	2010, Weeks 31-40	2010, Weeks 41-52
2011	2011, Weeks 1-10	2011, Weeks 11-20	2011, Weeks 21-30	2011, Weeks 31-40	2011, Weeks 41-52
2012	2012, Weeks 1-10	2012, Weeks 11-20	2012, Weeks 21-30	2012, Weeks 31-40	2012, Weeks 41-52

Other Discussion | Stalled Discussions Archive 1 | Stalled Discussions Archive 2

Featured Article Queue

Article discussions

Firebert

It's been a while since we've featured something Cheat Commandos-related. Rick Tommy (edits) 01:03, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

I do support this, but could we save him for the final week of 2012 since 20X6 and Trogdor would get the two weeks afterwards? — Ngamer01 16:30, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

What does Firebert have to do with 20X6 and Trogdor here? — Defender1031*Talk 17:24, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

They all have debuts that happened in January. Though if we're looking at this from a Cheat Commandos perspective, Firebert officially didn't appear with the Cheat Commandos until May 2004... — Ngamer01 18:26, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Plus, the last week of 2012 happens to be the week of Decemberween/Christmas. Rick Tommy (edits) 08:47, 1 November 2012

Hmm... I was hoping we could do something special for Firebert, but I guess since 20X6 and Trogdor always have priority at the start of January, then I'm fine with Firebert being featured at any time. — Ngamer01 13:41, 1 November 2012 (UTC) (UTC)

Jibblies

An important running gag. Rick Tommy (edits) 01:03, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

"Important"? To quote a very wise man, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." — Defender1031*Talk 17:24, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Horrible Painting

An important pseudo-character. Rick Tommy (edits) 01:03, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

Good suggestion and I support it, but could we save this guy for the week before Halloween week next year? — Ngamer01 16:17, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

I also agree with saving this for halloween. — Defender1031*Talk 17:24, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

But once again, what about giving a fair chance to suggestions that I or anyone else may have in mind for that week? Rick Tommy (edits) 08:47, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

That aside, I'm not sure I think it's that great an idea to save Horrible Painting for then. It's not all that Halloweeny an item/pseudocharacter. It was the subject of Jibblies 2, it's true, but that's only one appearance out of quite a few. Next Halloween is also a long, long time away, and I'd like to hope we might have finally gotten around to replacing FAS by then (I know, I'm probably hoping too much). Heimstern Läufer

11:44, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

It was very significantly used as a halloween item though, and is extremely halloweeny, which is probably why TBC retconned it into being a halloween item. The better point you raise is how far away it is and the somewhat likely possibility that the system will be gone by then. For that reason, I guess it makes sense to feature whenever, as I do rather like the horrible painting and would hate to see it go unfeatured after being suggested. — Defender1031*Talk 12:06, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

If FAS gets the announcement that it'll end soon, then I do want the Horrible Painting to get it's feature before FAS closes. Otherwise I'd rather see this next year to kick-off the week before Halloween week even if Halloween week itself has a reran FA. — Ngamer01 13:41, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

I also think it's better to save it for Halloween if at all possible. -174.63.109.210 01:05, 5 November 2012 (UTC)

Poker Night at the Inventory

Well, it's a crossover, it was made by the creators of SBCG4AP, and it was released during the hiatus. Rick Tommy (edits) 01:03, 21 October 2012 (UTC)

But the game isn't Homestar Runner related. The most you'd get out of a FA writeup is "This is a crossover. The rest of the writeup is just a H*R trivia list!" I don't support it. — Ngamer01 16:17, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

I agree with Ngamer. — Defender1031*Talk 17:24, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Completely untrue. Just look at the intro of the article. Rick Tommy (edits) 08:47, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

The intro paraphrased: "This is a crossover." Nothing H*R specific here outside of trivia. — Ngamer01 13:41, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Week of Trogday (Jan 7-13)

Either 8-Bit is Enough or Wormdingler, the latter of which I suggested for the week of Trogday of this year. Rick Tommy (edits) 08:47, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Somebody was hoping we could have Wormdingler featured to celebrate Troggie's 10th anniversary, but I'm fine with 8-Bit is Enough to celebrate Troggie's 10th too. I support both, but I'll also support whatever wiki consensus specifically decides. — Ngamer01 13:41, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Nibbles

Another random suggestion, but how about this lil' guy even though he appeared in just one toon? He's notable for having Marshie hating the little guy and I found their whole exchange funny in bottom 10. — Ngamer01 23:03, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

It's a rather short article, but I support. Rick Tommy (edits) 22:31, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Stinkoman 20X6

Either Stinkoman 20X6 or Make-O Your Own Stinko. In the case of Stinkoman 20X6, I know it's been suggested several times that we wait until it's finished before we feature it, but at the rate H*R is going, it probably won't be finished. As for Make-O Your Own Stinko, it's the very first article for which I have drafted a write-up, which you can see here. Rick Tommy (edits) 08:47, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

For many years, I was opposed to featuring Stinkoman 20X6 before its completion, but now that it seems about as likely to be finished as Schubert's 8th Symphony is, I am no longer opposed. Indeed, given its importance, I would consider it a good choice for featuring. Heimstern Läufer

11:46, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Yeah let's go with Stinkoman 20X6. This may be it's last chance at a feature especially if FAS closes at some point later. — Ngamer01 13:41, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Discussions of Articles Needing Expansion

Discussions in this section regard articles that, per consensus, require further expansion of the article itself before the article should be featured.

Stalled Discussions

Discussions in this section regard articles that, due to lack of consensus or consensus against, are not ready to be featured at this time.

Carol

An important item/pseudocharacter. Rick Tommy (edits) 13:58, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

Could be cute. I'd have to see a good writeup before i'm convinced. — Defender1031*Talk 16:16, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Here's a good write-up. Rick Tommy (edits) 13:14, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

I'm not sure i'd call it a "good" writeup... Seems rather disjointed to me. Comes off sounding like "In this toon, this happened. In this totally unrelated instance, this happened. In this third place, something else entirely." — Defender1031*Talk 14:11, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

I tried to rewrite the draft. I don't know if this works, but I do hope it'll help get this to a more wanted final version. I'd like to see a final version of this before I'll offer my support. — Ngamer01 00:30, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

I fixed one point to make it more accurate, but it still strikes me as lacking. Is there any way we could spruce it up a bit more? I can't quite put my finger on what i think is missing, which is a shame. — Defender1031*Talk 04:30, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

I don't know what it is that you think is missing, either. But I have somewhat improved the draft. Rick Tommy (edits) 15:49, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0

I know [the week before 'Ween] is reserved for Bad Graphics Ghost, but I'd like to go ahead and propose the article that I had in mind for that week: Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0. Rick Tommy (edits) 04:11, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

We already achieved consensus for something else, and I don't see any reason to change just to accommodate one user's plans to the contrary. Heimstern Läufer

14:42, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

I wholeheartedly agree! Routinely using subterfuge to undermine the FA process is underhanded and borders on the conniving. The FA proccess is a team effort and not a one-man show. Ricktommy, you knew the group made a decision and arrived at consensus yet you unilateraly decide that your way is better and somehow try to find a way to prod or manipulate your way into having everyone else follow your whim. This isn't how consensus works and you've routinely have had issues where you poke, prod and complain your way through the system just so what you want is featured. If not then you make suggestions weeks, if not months in advance long before anyone else even gets a chance to even consider thinking about possibly suggesting a feature somewhere, somehow. In the end your features end up dominating the system if we don't keep you in check. This has the negative effect of turning potential contributors away from FA. I ask that you show more courtesy for fellow editors and respect for the HRWiki community in general. --Stux 16:06, 1 August 2012 (UTC)

Also MAM 7 is rather weak and uninteresting. It wouldn't make a good feature in my opinion. — Ngamer01 18:04, 3 August 2012 (UTC)

Well, can we feature it the week after Ween instead? And Ngamer, I completely disagree. I'll draft a write-up soon. Rick Tommy (edits) 23:53, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

We generally do two features for Halloween, and I don't see why that should be changed this year just to accommodate one user's desires. Heimstern Läufer

00:36, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Well, let me just say that it was that same user who suggested Bad Graphics Ghost in the first place. If he - that is to say, I - hadn't suggested BGG, would it still have been put in the queue for the week before 'Ween? Rick Tommy (edits) 02:51, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

I don't see how that matters. The source of the suggestion is irrelevant here; only what the community decides to do with those suggestions matters. Heimstern Läufer

04:14, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

I also agree. I see no reason to change our methods here. Typical functioning in the world is that leading up to a holiday, as well as the holiday itself, is the holiday season. Once the holiday is over, no one cares about the holiday anymore until next year, and have already moved on to the next holiday. I mean, on November 5th, will you still be adding more skeletons, jack-o-lanterns, and witches brüe to your house decorations, or will you begin taking them down and replacing them with turkeys, pilgrim hats, and those fruit-filled horn thingies? If the former, I will gladly send you a calendar, because it seems you are in dire need of one. If the latter, then consider the fact that what you are suggesting is the wiki equivalent of putting up your spooky decorations almost a week after halloween. — Defender1031*Talk 12:14, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

Snowglobe

Since we had a re-run for the week before D'ween last year, I think that we should make up for it by doing three D'ween articles this year. For this week, Snowglobe, the article that was suggested for the week before D'ween last year. Rick Tommy (edits) 13:07, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

I see no reason to do three this year just because one was a rerun last year. I also am not sure there's enough to say about snowglobe to feature. It's pretty much just a dumb snowglobe with a timer. — Defender1031*Talk 13:14, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

I agree with DeFender on both points. Heimstern Läufer

14:24, 9 October 2012 (UTC)

I also agree. Snowglobe just doesn't offer enough for a quality writeup now that I take a second look at it. — Ngamer01 16:47, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

I also agree that Snowglobe isn't worth featuring. (That Other Anonny Guy) 121.219.232.190 11:09, 27 October 2012 (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)