Zelda Wiki:Featured Content Disqualification

Given that Zelda Wiki.org now has a good number of Featured articles and pictures, it's been decided that a process for weeding out some of the less-than-exemplary content should begin. So this is it!

The goal is to ensure that our current selection of Featured Content remains the best possible showcase of quality content, by removing any articles or images which don't meet the stated criteria. This will be done by the voting process below.

The rules are simple. For "Disqualify" votes (votes that support the disqualification of something), one vote per calendar month per category is allowed. That is, one vote for pictures and one vote for articles. The voting system is entirely independent from any votes placed in other content voting pages. "Keep" votes (votes that oppose disqualification) are limited also to one a month. Votes are to be added below the relevant or  header. Please base your judgment primarily on the relevant criteria detailed here:

There can be a maximum of FOUR articles and FOUR pictures nominated at any given time. If there's an empty spot, feel free to nominate any other content which you feel is eligible for disqualification, clearly stating why. If a new article or picture becomes featured, this list will be gone through. If something has had a score of -3 for a sufficient amount of time, it will be replaced with the new content. If something has had a score of +4 for at least a week, it will be considered a Failed Disqualification.
 * Featured Article criteria
 * Featured Picture criteria

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(List of Disqualified content List of Failed Disqualifications) = Currently proposed articles for disqualification =

Lake Hylia
Current score: -3 This one was my nomination, and I wasn't so sure at the time that it us good enough. But I nominated it anyway for the sake of having at least one place as a featured article. Now, compared to the other great articles we've featured, it doesn't come up to the same standard. --Adamcox82 17:40, 11 June 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) Destroy it -- er, remove it from Featured Article status. It's decent, but there aren't even any references. --Ando 15:48, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) This shouldn't be featured anymore. It's a popular location in many Zelda titles but this article really isn't anything special at all. It is just filled with large maps and little information. As Ando pointed out, there are not enough references either. Can it. Mases 21:06, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) I know Lake Hylia is an important location, but I personally don’t think much of this article. The parts about Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess are good but the other Zelda game info is a bit bare. Also the picture used for Lake Hylia on the main page is quite dull. I think there is much better written articles on Zeldawiki that could really show off the talent of its authors such as the Hyrule Castle article. Paulreilly86 15:39, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) It's a good article and has a fair amount of information, but as some have said, it does not have any references. 11:49, 30 July 2008 (EST)


 * 1) Yeah...err No. This is one of my favorite places. It is also a good article. --Seablue254 19:49, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Boomerang
Current score: -4 This one's been around for a long time, and while it is a nice article, it's nothing revolutionary. The sections are pretty short, and while interesting it's hardly that noteworthy. Time for a change methinks! --Adamcox82 17:40, 11 June 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) Yeah, its sections are rather short. There really isn't anything unique about this.--Mjr162006 18:54, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) I agree...not anything special...ZeldaGirl96 00:24, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) Nothing special about this article. It is Short, Simple, and Boring, not worthy of being featured. Mases 01:29, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) Nothing Important. 12:14, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Dodongo
Current score: -1 This article has a template on it saying that it needs to cits its references and sources. This is not the type of article that should be featured. In addition to this, most of the images are not cited properly at all. This article needs a lot of work. I'm ashamed to have this as a featured article. Mases 20:26, 13 August 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) No sources = No feature. Its all-around arrangement and phrasing isn't quite up to par for a feature either.  --Douken 20:44, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Link's Crossbow Training
Current score: +1 This page is really well done but I just don't think it is really relevant at this point in time. It was nominated and featured awhile back when it was still a relatively new game, much like how the Twilight Princess article was also featured. Now that the game is no longer new and it has died down a bit, I think it is time for this article to be removed as well. Still a great article, but other more interesting articles should be featured instead. Mases 07:16, 9 July 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) This is a tough call. But in the end, no game should get the special treatment of being featured. Besides, the stages section makes the article seem more like a guide for the game. That is not exactly what we want on a game's summary page. Discounting the stages section, it is a very short article, not worthy of being featured. 17:47, July 13, 2008 (UTC)


 * Um, what? I'm not sure what it being a not-so-new-anymore game has to do with anything. The Twilight Princess article was rather poor, hence its removal. But if this is indeed a "great article", and given that we don't need to remove Featured Articles to make room for new ones anymore... Why remove it at all? 00:58, 13 July 2008 (UTC)
 * 1) I don't see a strong reason for this to be removed. The article is well written, and the unique nature of the game makes it interesting and original. Like Mases said, great article ;) 20:58, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

= Currently proposed pictures for disqualification =

Link's Awakening Art
Current score: +1 This image is rather small. The quality is not up to par with the other featured pictures. The source is also unknown.--Matt 22:57, 10 May 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) That is all correct, and then some. also, i just don't like the picture :P --Seablue254 22:59, 12 May 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) You know what, I actually really like this one. Not only is it the only LA image to be featured (and likely the only one available which could ever qualify to be featured), but I think it's pretty cool in a retro/cheesy kinda way ;P It does worry me that there's no source, but surely a bit of searching could turn up another copy that we could replace and add source info? I'll get on it now. --Adamcox82 17:50, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) Yeah, I agree, this is practically the only LA featurable image, and it shouldn't be too hard to find a bigger version!--Magnus orion 22:36, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

Faron
Current score: -1 Okay, I know I uploaded and nominated this one. And while it's good quality and I like the subject, that's about it. It's not an exceptional composition, the background is dull, and it's one of a great many Twilight Princess images. Also, since it took over 2 months to get enough votes to be featured, I suspect that if we'd been running the opposition voting scheme at the time it may have never made it. --Adamcox82 20:19, 13 May 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) To be perfectly honest, I thought this monkey was a wolf. Before I played Twilight Princess, that was. I never took a close look at it, however, which is one of the reasons I assumed this. If we're not going to nominate the others, it seems fairly pointless to keep just one. And yes, it is just one of the crowd. Personally, I'm not a fan of the Midna image we have up right now either. --Mr.Mystery, 19:01, 13 June 2008 (EST)

Sheik Brawl
Current score: -3 Not a fan of this image. The background (as others have pointed out) is very dull, the image itself is hardly exceptional, and it's not even from a Zelda game! I wasn't keen on this being featured at the time, except back then we had no opposition voting process! --Adamcox82 17:40, 11 June 2008 (UTC)


 * 1) There is a whole set of images like this one from SSBB. Just having one of them featured is not fair. We should avoid nominating content that is one of many in the future (remember the former planet, Pluto :P!). We should not give images like this featured status just because it is cool. This one isn't even canonical.--Mjr162006 19:55, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) Nothing that is too exciting here. There are plenty of sweet Super Smash Bros Brawl images that are much better than this one. This was good while SSBB was a new game, but no longer is needed as a featured picture. Mases 21:07, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) It is a one of many image. We have others of the same. 12:15, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) I would knock Faron down a peg, but this needs to be removed ASAP. --Douken 20:44, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

=Failing Featured Content= This section contains featured articles and pictures that fit the criteria for disqualification. This means that they do not fit the criteria of becoming featured in the first place. This section is not for voting! The goal of this section is to, if at all possible, improve on featured content so that they are not disqualified. Please try to keep this section opinion-free. If another slot is opened in the above sections then you can either choose one from this list, or you can nominate another one if you think that it is warranted.

DO NOT VOTE IN THIS SECTION

Once content has been nominated for disqualification, please remove it from this list.

Once content no longer fit the criteria, remove it from this list.

The goal of this listing is to prevent wasting time, space, and votes on disqualifications that could easily be fixed.

Articles
Here are the articles that fit the criteria for disqualification. Please try to remedy the problems with these articles so that they are not disqualified. DO NOT VOTE IN THIS SECTION Do not add articles you simply don't like to this list. If you just don't like an article, then wait for an opening to present itself above.

Criteria
For detailed description of the criteria that an article needs to uphold to become, and remain, a Featured Article, see: Featured Article Criteria.

Images
This section has been cleared do to the sensitive nature and subjectivity of nominating images. Do not add other content to this list. Just nominate it when a opening is available. DO NOT VOTE IN THIS SECTION