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 =

Dodongo
Current score: -3 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)
 * 2) Yeah, this was one which definitely slipped through the net, and got featured based on the subject matter rather than the article itself. Looking at the voting history here, at least half of the supporting votes would be completely invalid under the forthcoming stricter guidelines. 09:30, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) Extremely poor article. In fact, I'm fairly certain that few, if any, sources even exist for this enemy. There is so little to write about them anyway. It will never be anything exemplary. 00:28, June 12, 2009 (UTC)
 * 4) There's little references, and as Matt has said, there really cannot be for such a minor enemy who has only appeared in a few of the games. Furthermore, the layout was, and still is in a bad shape, and really needs a serious overhaul for me to even think about keeping it featured. 01:19, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 5) References are a big thing now, and this article barely has any. It hasn't made enough appearances throughout the series to even write too much about it. The layout could use some work, too. Dany36 01:26, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 6) I looked it over hoping to save it, but I think it's in Din's hands now. 04:45, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
 * 7) Sorry, Mr. Dodongo. I'm afraid that you're going to have to go. Having two templates on a page saying that it needs work pretty much answers the question. 23:29, January 2, 2010 (UTC) 23:29, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

I do believe that its recent reorganization saved this article from disqualification. While it may look as if there is less information on the page now, it was always that much, as the page was EXTREMELY redundant when it came down to content in its earlier form, making the page "look" longer. It still carries the style, punctuality, and readability of its previous organization, so I see no reason to disqualify it at this point. 14:56, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Link's Crossbow Training
Current score: +6 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)
 * 2) Who cares if it's new or not! It's a great article! You can tell a huge ammount of work went into it.--Link hero of light 03:37, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) That's a bad reason to remove a page. Now if it had been thrown together quickly in order to feature it while the game was new, then yes, but the purpose of the articles is display our best works, not to advertise. 23:56, January 2, 2010 (UTC) 23:56, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
 * 4) Newness =/= quality.
 * 5) Really, its worthy. Recently, its seen a revamp in many of its sections, and if its the "stages" section we're worrying about, it can easily be rewritten to seem more encyclopedic. "Newness" is not much of an argument, as the Bomb article was recently featured, and that is hardly "new". 14:52, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Majora's Mask (Object)
Current score: -3 I'm surprised this has remained featured for so long. I would hardly call this article good by any stretch of the imagination. It is mostly theory and strategy guide and doesn't cite sources. I hardly think it could ever be worked up to a good quality article. It is just too small of a subject. Even if it is a boss. 01:04, June 9, 2009 (UTC)


 * 1) I'm also going with the disqualification of this article. It has plenty of information, but no references to back it up. As Matt has said, the theory section takes up half the article, and the rest is mostly walkthrough. Quite frankly, these issues need to be resolved, or the mask and Boss need to have seprate pages. 01:10, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 2) Yeah, this article is rather poorly written as well. Not enough references. Most of it is theory as well. It needs disqualified. 02:12, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 3) This article disgusts me. How did it ever make featured status? The quality and organization is poor and it is written like a narrative, not to mention the MASSIVE theory sections. Gross. Kill.

Sacred Realm
Current score: -2 This article is overly long and redundant. It includes excessive redundancies and descriptions in its writing style which gives the impression of fan fiction/fanon, exaggerated events and theories which in turn carries across a very un-encyclopedic appearance. 20:23, April 30, 2010 (UTC)


 * Yes, it's far more elaborate than it should be, it's full of assumptions and full-blown theories, the wording is excessive and repetitive, some information is repeated, there is information that really isn't relevant, and it reads way too much like a story, not like an encyclopedia article. 03:36, May 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * 1) I'm afraid I have to agree. The redundancy is terrible, along with the theories which take up most of the article. 03:40, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

= Currently proposed pictures for disqualification =

Link's Awakening Art
Current score: +2 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. --Adam 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)
 * 3) If it matters anymore I found the source: -- Green_Tunic (Talk) 21:59, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
 * 4) And I've found a larger version!:  16:24, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
 * 5) It's a good image, and the only Link's Awakening shot that ever could be featured. Also, I like it. :P 23:56, January 2, 2010 (UTC) 23:56, 2 January 2010 (UTC)