Forgotten Realms Wiki:Featured article nominations/archive

This page lists archived Featured article nominations, i.e., those that did not make it through the nomination process. This is either due to rejection or lack of communication from the nominator or author. For those that were successful, see this list. These can be added back to the nomination list at any point, should someone wish to work on them.

Nine Hells

 * Vote
 * 4


 * For
 * Moviesign, Darkwynters, SilverTiger, Regis


 * Against
 * Disclaimer
 * I rewrote much of this article. – Moviesign
 * I rewrote much of this article. – Moviesign


 * Pros
 * big article, copious references, good infobox, demonstrates use of the "notes" template, attempts to cover all versions of the plane over three cosmology models. – Moviesign
 * excellent organization, expertly sourced, and interesting subject matter - Darkwynters (talk) 18:38, August 23, 2015 (UTC)
 * Well formatted and referenced article. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 12:19, May 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * Cons
 * topic is not universally appealing, could be improved with more material from newer sources, only the one image. – Moviesign
 * I added two more images to help break up the wall of text. &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 13:59, September 6, 2015 (UTC)
 * the article does lack specific references to the Realms, though it does include Forgotten Realms sourcebooks - Darkwynters (talk) 18:38, August 23, 2015 (UTC)
 * Missing essential associated articles (two of the Hells are missing). ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 12:19, May 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * Lacking: No appearances, no quotes etc. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 12:19, May 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * Requests

Zhentil Keep

 * Vote
 * -2


 * For
 * Moviesign


 * Against
 * hash, Darkwynters, Possessed Priest


 * Disclaimer
 * Pros
 * Big article, well referenced, popular topic, extra images. – Moviesign
 * Big & reasonably comprehensive – hash
 * Cons
 * Quite a few red links. – Moviesign (Withdrawn)
 * The timeline in Ruins of Zhentil Keep upon which a lot of the article is based was deliberately written with a pro-zhentarim bias. Red links. – hash
 * Missing sources; needs clean up and organization - Darkwynters
 * Notable Locations has almost no information. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 12:14, May 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * Most sentences/paragraphs missing references. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 12:14, May 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * Only one image and no quotes. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 12:14, May 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * General page is untidy in most places, isn't up to the standard of a Good article. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 12:14, May 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * Requests
 * Cross-reference with other sources so the article is truthful. – hash
 * Cross-reference with other sources so the article is truthful. – hash

Mithral Hall

 * Vote
 * 0


 * For
 * Moviesign


 * Against
 * Darkwynters


 * Disclaimer
 * Pros
 * Big article, well referenced, well-known topic, gallery – Moviesign
 * Cons
 * Some subsections fall below the three-sentence rule/guideline. – Moviesign
 * Organization; entire sections need citations; needs more clarity in wording - Darkwynters
 * Requests
 * Requests

Kalach-Cha

 * Vote
 * -1


 * For
 * BadCatMan


 * Against
 * Darkwynters, hash


 * Disclaimer
 * Pros
 * Huge (biggest real article on the wiki), complete, popular topic — BadCatMan
 * Popular — hash
 * Cons
 * No pictures, huge wall of text. B canon, but that's not a real drawback. The main problem is the language: it's very vague, severely overuses "would" statements, uses awkward his/her and he/she genders, and generally suffers for trying to accommodate the branching storylines of the game and player customisation of the character. — BadCatMan
 * Too comprehensive - lots of information that doesn't need to be there; Lots of red links; unattractive. — hash
 * Organization; needs to be reworded; no sources for specific game references - Darkwynters
 * Requests
 * This needs an edit to improve the language (hey, that's something I can do). Pictures can be included by taking scenes from the game and other character (essentially, the article is as much a synopsis of the game as it is a biography of the character). — BadCatMan
 * Feels like I am playing a game, not reading about a person and his history - Darkwynters
 * Feels like I am playing a game, not reading about a person and his history - Darkwynters

Marsember

 * Nominated by
 * Moviesign


 * Disclaimer
 * I just discovered it was a Featured Article in the past. I haven't looked at it yet.


 * Vote
 * 1


 * For
 * Jandor, Regis87


 * Against
 * Possessed Priest


 * Pros
 * At first glance, it doesn't seem that bad. — Jandor (talk) 16:25, August 20, 2013 (UTC)
 * Cons
 * Not fleshed out enough to be a Featured Article. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 12:03, May 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * Mainly only relies on two sources, VGtC and the novel. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 12:03, May 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * Refs missing at end of paragraphs (and other places), inconsistent formatting in locations. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 12:03, May 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * Needs general tidying. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 12:03, May 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * Appendix and all subsections missing. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 12:03, May 12, 2019 (UTC)
 * Requests
 * Being a quite popular area of FR (Cormyr, although I'm not that fond of this area yet), we should also look it more thoroughly for possible easy refreshes-updates-enrichment. — Jandor (talk) 16:25, August 20, 2013 (UTC)
 * Verdict
 * Being a quite popular area of FR (Cormyr, although I'm not that fond of this area yet), we should also look it more thoroughly for possible easy refreshes-updates-enrichment. — Jandor (talk) 16:25, August 20, 2013 (UTC)
 * Verdict
 * Verdict

Mystra

 * Nominated by
 * Moviesign


 * Disclaimer
 * I rewrote most of this article. – Moviesign


 * Vote
 * 1


 * For
 * Regis87


 * Against
 * Pros
 * A fairly well-rounded article that hopefully sheds some light on the confusion of the many Mystras. – Moviesign
 * Quite a few nice illustrations – Moviesign
 * Well written and fleshed out, a very important goddess. — BadCatMan (talk)
 * Cons
 * Subject is from pre-Time of Troubles and is therefore 2nd-edition with limited sources, not very modern, and might have limited appeal. – Moviesign
 * Mystryl/Mystra is important to the setting in all her incarnations, and this Mystra's actions continue to have importance (making the Chosen, raising gods, etc.) — BadCatMan (talk)
 * I have laid the foundation, but this article needs fleshing out with information from the novels before it's feature-worthy. – Moviesign
 * Requests
 * Much of the history is based on adventure sourcebooks and not the novels. Please discuss at Talk:Mystra, especially whether this is a con or not. I honestly don't know. – Moviesign
 * Yeah, there's a lot more history and personality to her in the novels. I touched on this at the Talk page. — BadCatMan (talk)
 * Someone please add info and flavor from the novels. – Moviesign
 * Verdict
 * Yeah, there's a lot more history and personality to her in the novels. I touched on this at the Talk page. — BadCatMan (talk)
 * Someone please add info and flavor from the novels. – Moviesign
 * Verdict

Neverwinter (game)

 * Nominated by:Regis87 (talk)
 * Disclaimer:
 * Vote: –3
 * For: Regis87
 * Against: Possessed Priest, Lhynard,SilverTiger,Artie
 * Pros:
 * Full Index
 * Very detailed write-up on the various plotlines in the game
 * Detailed write-ups about the modules
 * Updated frequently as new material is released
 * Lots of images breaking up the walls of text
 * Cons:
 * Is a video game, so not 100% official canon
 * Even if true (which it isn't, unless it contradicts something higher in the hierarchy), that is not part of the criteria to discriminate a featured article from a non-featured one. ~ Possessed Priest
 * The index is nowhere near full or complete ~ Possessed Priest
 * Despite being a long article, it is not at all completely covered (this game has a wiki with more pages than us!) ~ Possessed Priest
 * Inconsistent sections. Some modules have date tags (such as Module 1), others do not (such as Module 7): i.e., Released November 2015 vs no tag ~ Possessed Priest
 * Wall of text and a lot of red links in the index. It might be possible/advisable to link some things (such as characters) as redirects to the game's own wiki.--SilverTiger12 (talk) 19:19, April 7, 2020 (UTC)
 * The article is way too large. The modules should be their own articles. ~ Lhynard (talk) 19:20, April 7, 2020 (UTC)
 * Paragraphs are not cited properly. ~ Lhynard (talk) 19:20, April 7, 2020 (UTC)
 * The article cannot decide whether it is written in-universe or out-of-universe. ~ Lhynard (talk) 19:20, April 7, 2020 (UTC)
 * The index is still far from being complete, I've been adding to it for over a year now, and it needs clean up and organization. -Artyom.pavlov (talk) 18:26, 1 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Requests


 * Verdict: