Zelda Wiki:Failed Nominations

Three signed votes in opposition of a nominated article or picture temporarily disqualify it from becoming featured.

=Failed Article Nominations= The following sections are article nominations that received at least three signed opposition votes.

=Failed Picture Nominations= The following sections are picture nominations that received at least three signed opposition votes.

{{hide thumb|500px|right|Link in the stormy waters of the Great Sea just prior to [[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening.]] There is only one other image of Link's Awakening featured. That one is small and doesn't actually have a moment from the game. This one does. It is of Link struggling to keep his boat afloat as seen in the game's opening. This image came from the Nintendo Guide for the game. It was monochrome, except for the lamp glow. I colored it based on the colors of those objects in the game. It took a lot of work to fix up this image. It looks good and it was worked into the Link's Awakening page very well. There is a lot of drama in the image. Good to feature.{{:User:Matt/sig}} 07:28, October 19, 2008 (UTC) {{Support}}
 * header= Link Boat.png — Failed on November 17, 2008
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 * 1) . I would support this because it's interesting, nice colors, lot of drama. It's unique because of the action being portrayed, a good image. Aye, I'm in favorThe Sage of Cosmos 13:01, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
 * 2) I'm supporting this. You can really tell that a lot of work has gone into this picture. --HylianWannabe 13:01, 7 November 2008(UTC)
 * 3) I want this picture to be featured because its very unique, and because we dont have alot of art like this featured. Its a very good and well done picture and deserves to be featured. --Kresh64 21:08, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
 * 4) This picture's great. Link's struggle, trying to hang on for dear life really sets the mood for not only the picture, but the whole game as well. I also agree with Kresh, we definitely need some more official artwork.{{:User:MARKOL/sig}} 19:44, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

{{Oppose}}
 * 1) I oppose this because when i look at it i can't make out what it is, its just not interesting.HeroOfTime6 10:05, 1 November 2008
 * 2) I had to click on the picture to see what it actually was. I thought the lantern was Navi. My interest is also not sparked. --HeroOfTheWinds10 19:50, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
 * 3) *Vote nullified by a consensus of three.
 * 4) This picture would have been cooler in monochrome, also this picture doesn't have Link's face and his face is pretty.--ILoVeSaSuSkE 19:30, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * 5) *Vote nullified by a consensus of three.
 * 6) You can barely tell that it's Link on the boat and it's too difficult to tell what going on. Makes me dizy.--Article and Picture Voter 01:43, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
 * 7) Though I sympathize with the effort, I don't believe this should be featured. (A) When zooming in, parts of it are actually very blurry--especially around Link and parts of the waves, (B) frankly I just don't find it that well-drawn, especially compared with other official Zelda art, (C) least important of my reasons: though it was just the coloring, this is inevitably makes me think "fanart", which drives me away from it being featured. --Douken 05:14, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Comments

 * Can we really count the third vote? Monocrome? No one would ever let a monocrome one be featured. Besides the original version from the book wasn't monocrome. Also, not showing Link's face because his face is pretty? I didn't draw this! We'd never let fan art be featured. This isn't a matter of whether Link's face is pretty or not! I think that this vote should be nullified too. 21:34, November 14, 2008 (UTC)
 * Get rid of that Links face is pretty vote thats just crazy, it makes us look unprofessional.--HeroOfTime6 22:23, 14 November 2008 (UTC)


 * This is getting old. Anyone who has actually played the games can tell it is Link. It is a wave: a six year old could tell you that. The Article and Picture Voter one has to go too. 01:54, November 16, 2008 (UTC)
 * Plus I think that Article and Picture Voter's policy of jumping on the wiki just to vote is abuse of a Zelda Wiki.org account. If it were only up to me, (s)he would be blocked indefinitely from editing. 02:06, November 16, 2008 (UTC)


 * It seems to me that some people have been pretty thick in making sure that this image is disqualified. We have reasons like: "I can't see Link's face, and his face is pretty" "It makes me seasick." What the....heck.....is this? I realize everyone has to have an opinion, else the world would be a sad place, but this is ridiculous. I can see the image crystal clear. There is nothing that I'm unsure of. 03:03, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Fortunately, it is not up to you to decide. My little sister is too young to make any real edits so I thought see could just vote. Also, if you had looked through her contributions, you would have seen that voting is not the only thing she had done. I thought/hoped you were done accusing people's opposing votes. Apparently, I was wrong :(.--Link hero of light 02:45, 16 November 2008 (UTC)


 * The world isn't fair. Sadly, if she can't do anything but vote, then she'll have to wait until she can do other things. Because voting on things is not what this Wiki is about. It is about trying to contain all the knowledge in the Zelda universe. Featured articles and pictures are a way to motivate improvement. So unless the person is making valid edits, they should not vote. Because only people that know the ins and outs of the wiki can know what is truly acceptable. It is that simple. We are not voting on how we'd feel in the situation that the pictures depict. Even though you're most likely telling the truth, we technically have no proof that it is your sister and not you. That is why it is best not to run two accounts from the same household. If you guys did that on Wikipedia, you'd likely be blocked right off. There is a reason that many countries have a minimum voting age. We also cannot be sure if you are not influencing her votes. I can't make exceptions. That's the way the world works. 03:14, November 16, 2008 (UTC)
 * We're going to set up guidelines for voting. From what we have so far, this would fall under what isn't acceptable. So it wouldn't matter who's nomination it is. It could be against something I voted against. If someone votes like that, I still have to oppose it. It is that simple. I've told you that multiple times and you still can't understand that. 03:17, November 16, 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm also afraid that three main namespace edits doesn't really count for doing something other than voting. 03:25, November 16, 2008 (UTC)


 * Edit conflicts combined with "Internet explorer cannot display the webpage" WOO HOO! Fun times!! But, that's nobodys fault so I'll shut up :P Guidelines, yes! We need them, that is the only way we will get anythin accomplished in a case like this. 03:39, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

You're exactly right, the world isn't fair. So why don't you stop trying to make people's votes invalid. However, if no one agrees with me, I'm willing to make a compromise. My sister can vote on my account, we can take turns each month. Considering I'm coming out worse on this compromise, you should be happy.--Link hero of light 05:08, 16 November 2008 (UTC)


 * I won't stop. They are invalid. It is that simple.  I don't want to have to say this again:  It doesn't matter who's nomination it is or how I feel about it. If the votes are irrational or are not about the quality of the image or article itself, we will invalidate them. Once the guidelines are up, there will be no more arguing on that point. 05:14, November 16, 2008 (UTC)

But it was about the quality of the image. "You can barely tell that it's Link on the boat and it's too difficult to tell what going on.". If that isn't complaining about the quality of the image than what is? Please tell me exactly what it is.--Link hero of light 05:30, 16 November 2008 (UTC)


 * For now it's just my opinion. But don't worry. Once the guideline's are up, I'll stick by them. Even if I still think something is not right. This system now is shaky. So wait until then. 05:41, November 16, 2008 (UTC)

And so will I. One thing I want to ask you is can you show me what the oringinal picture looked like?--Link hero of light 00:48, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

These votes are opinions of why people think pictures should or should not be featured. If your own opinion conflicts with the opinion of someone else... does that mean they're wrong? If someone feels strongly enough about a reason to deny an image to be featured they should at least be given a chance to have their votes counted. It isn't like people are trying to hurt the website by voting against an image. They are just trying to help it by giving a certain reason why they think it shouldn't be featured. (I understand that my vote was with good reason denied)--HeroOfTheWinds10 04:27, 17 November 2008 (UTC)


 * That is what the guidelines will be for. Right now it is basically hit-or-miss. So it'll be messy until then. Once they're up, things will be much better for everyone. And it will making voting easier too. 04:38, November 17, 2008 (UTC)

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