Template:Featured source/doc

The Featured source template selects a featured source summary for presentation on the Forgotten Realms Wiki Main Page. The template is invoked with:

The template selects from the list of featured article summary templates listed below. These are selected according to the day of the year, dividing up the year by the number of featured articles using this formula:

ceil($FAs * DoY/366$) where FAs is the number of articles in  and DoY is the day of the year (from 1-366 for leap years)

If you want to display a particular featured article summary, just add its number after a slash: will display the summary for article number 7.

Choosing a featured source
Featured sources are largely chosen by administrators according to completeness, but may be nominated and discussed at Forum:Nominated Feature Sources.

Writing a featured source template
A featured source template should be written in the following format, while preserving the accompanying wiki code:

FEATUREDSOURCELINK

Enter a text summary here.

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 * PICTURE: A picture (as a file name) from the featured source that nicely illustrates the source. This should usually be the cover image.
 * FEATUREDSOURCELINK: This is the name of the featured source itself. Clicking on this (whether on the image, the headline, or the "Read more..." gutter link) should bring the reader to the full article.
 * Text summary: This should usually be a blurb and any important details about the source.

Featured source queue
Featured source templates should be filled out in numerical order, using the following links. When a featured source summary is written, please add a link to the featured article here for reference.
 * Template:Featured source/1 — Dungeon magazine 75
 * Template:Featured source/2 — The Gathering
 * Template:Featured source/3 — City of the Spider Queen
 * Template:Featured source/4 — Realms of Valor
 * Template:Featured source/5 — Realms of the Dead
 * Template:Featured source/6 —

To be summarized and arranged: