RuneScape:Featured articles

Some articles are so good that they should be featured on the main page. Doing so will cause many people to notice that article, as the main page is the first thing people see when they visit the site.

Criteria
Articles must meet certain criteria. If it does not, then it can't be featured.

The article

 * The article is in the ARTICLE namespace (also known as the mainspace). It cannot be a project page (RuneScape:), a template (Template:), a category (Category:), a user page (User:), a file (Image:), a discussion page (Talk: or ______ talk:), or a software page (MediaWiki:). It also cannot be the main page itself. We may eventually add a featured image to the main page. Any invalid nominations will be deleted.
 * The article is well written and informative.
 * The article follows the style guide.
 * The article's pictures look nice and are not scarce.
 * Overall, the article looks nice and easy to read.

Voting

 * The nominator's vote is included in the "support" section.
 * Nomination starts the month prior to the designated featured article month (for August, nomination is in July).
 * You cannot declare an article as an article of the month until the day before the month is over.
 * 50 edits minimum are required to vote. This does not include user page edits.
 * As of August 1st, 2007 users may only support one candidate.

Past featured articles
2006
 * August - Fishing
 * September - Draynor manor
 * October - Magic
 * November - Miscellania and Etceteria
 * December - Hunter

2007
 * January - Pyramid Plunder
 * February - Contact!
 * March - Castle Wars
 * April - Mining
 * May - TzTok-Jad
 * June - Desert Treasure
 * July - Kalphite Queen
 * August - Trouble Brewing
 * September - Falador

How to list an article

 * 1) Put  on the talk page of the page you wish to be featured.
 * 2) Click this article's entry.
 * 3) On the page, place ===Page name===, then your reason. Save.
 * 4) Come to RuneScape:Requested featured articles and add  to to the page.

Main Page
It is well organized, probably the most viewed page, and the one page we will not delete. 20:23, 3 September 2007 (UTC)


 * OMFG LETS FEATURE THE MAIN PAGE ON THE MAIN PAGE!!!!!!!!!!! Oppose. --Whiplash 20:27, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

That just doesn't seem right...Oppose. 20:46, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * You guys aren't even giving good reasons :(... 20:51, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Kinda, yeah... I mean, featuring the main page on the main page feels would be kinda wrong, as almost everyone sees it as they go to RSwiki. Also, IMO, AotM's should be RuneScape related, because otherwise we start falling down a slippry slope and soon we have User pages as FA's. Oppose =( 20:56, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Oppose The reason to oppose isn't because of the content of the article, but because of a technicality on the fact that if you attempt to link a page to itself, it will display the link as a non-linked bolded text instead.

Example: RuneScape:Requested featured articles Tarikochi 22:15, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Oppose... I don't think I've ever opposed anything up until now, but this is pushing it. Think from the perspective of the general reader. What's the point of seeing a page you're already on featured? Seems just like a petty novelty to me. -- 22:22, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Comment: Tari, if you go to see this month's featured article you'll see that Falador is bolded, and not linked. I don't see how that's a reason to oppose. 22:36, 3 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Assuming that the Main Page article wins, that Read more.... would end up being Read more... since it'd be on the same page it's showing the featured winner. Do note the previous example I used is using the   tags.  [[Image:Bowman_hat.png|12px]]Tarikochi 22:46, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Oh, the "read more....". We can always do Read more.... which will end up being Read more..... 05:05, 4 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Wiki-link to this project page. - The tag for what was just done was Wiki-link to this project page. . This is it not working, so doing that will not work on the main page where the link to featured articles would be placed at. [[Image:Bowman_hat.png|12px]]Tarikochi 21:13, 4 September 2007 (UTC)


 * lmao whip is right. It would be just stupid to feature the main page on the main page. Im going to have to oppose.
 * Oppose. This is totally unnessary; it has NOTHING to do with RuneScape, and even if it did, it'd be about RUNESCAPE'S main page. Not RuneScape WIKI'S main page. Yes, we won't delete it, but does a page not being deleted constitute to good information? If this is nominated, I'm sure that the next thing nominated will be this. Sorry, Chia, but I really have to oppose this.
 * Comment - The CVU can't be featured because that's not an article. 19:53, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Neither is the Main Page... Stinkowing 00:20, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * It is, since it's in the mainspace. If it was "RuneScape:Main Page" then I wouldn't have nominated it. 00:25, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

DISQUALIFIED

Yes Chia, we won't delete it. Yes it's well organized. But you've completely missed the purpose of AotM. We're trying to display a good example of a high-quality page, so that visitors will view it and not only see a great page, but see how good our content can be. If they're on the main page, they've already seen it. Featuring it would be completely redundant. I would've thought that this was a joke if you didn't seem so passionate about it. Try it on Uncyclopedia. You'll get a laugh, at least. 01:50, 5 September 2007 (UTC)


 * It is a good example of a high-quality page. -.- 02:20, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Look at it this way Chia the main page is featured every month as it is the page everyone sees as soon as they log in. --Whiplash 15:39, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Chia, let me spell it out for you. As far as I know, you can't link to the page you are on. It turns bold instead.

Runescape:Requested featured articles is the result of Runescape:Requested featured articles. --Mura 23:52, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes, but if you put a redirect to RuneScape:Requested featured articles as a link on RuneScape:Requestes featured articles it will be a hyperlink. 23:57, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

lolz.

Agility
It has loads of info and pictures, and it is lengthy too. I think it should be Article of t3h Month. 20:48, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Neutral - All the templates and images crowd up the screen on my computor. Otherwise, good article. 20:51, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Strong Support - Biased because I love agility (currently 74). =P Great article though.

support its a great article and lunor majic is more about a lot of pictures then info and agility has both--74.36.99.66 23:33, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * IPs can't vote. :( 23:37, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Lunar Spells
It's a change for those interested in the use of unique Spells, and there is a consistent animated image for nearly every one of them in the individual Spell pages. That and the fact that I'm in nearly all of the animated Spell images. Tarikochi 21:01, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Support Nice table and nice animations. Also, if I was new Rswiki and RuneScape, it would seem like a really cool page to check out. 21:04, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Neutral - Like with Agility, it seems crowded. 21:07, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Support - Has lots of pretty pictures, and is very informative, though I do agree that the pictures are a bit cramped. -- 22:22, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Support It showcases some of the wiki's great animated pics Atlandy 01:28, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Support - Many people would be very interested in Lunar spells, as it would give them good reasons to train magic higher. Doomedrusher|Talk| |Contributions| 15:49, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Support Just had to-- 14:57, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Prayer
Good article, has pictures, lengthy and worth reading.