Forgotten Realms Wiki:Featured article nominations

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World Tree cosmology

 * Vote: +1
 * For
 * Moviesign


 * Against
 * Disclaimer: I rewrote nearly all of this article. – Moviesign
 * Pros
 * big article, copious references, fancy image map, demonstrates use of the "notes" template, fairly complete coverage of the topic, mostly Realms specific. – Moviesign
 * Excellently written, complete and cited. – BadCatMan
 * Cons
 * Topic is not universally appealing, only the one image, not strictly in-universe due to nature of the topic. – Moviesign
 * Real-world point of view (references to sourcebooks, editions, players): I think we should maintain an in-universe POV for in-universe articles (is there a policy for this?). – BadCatMan
 * Requests
 * Perhaps this could be altered for a mainly in-universe POV, while real-world information could appear in an appendix with the notes? More pictures could be included by showing images of specific planes from the 3e/3.5 era. For example, File:Barrens of Doom and Despair.jpg could be shown as a thumbnail beside the Barrens of Doom and Despair section. – BadCatMan
 * Added image. Will look for more. – Moviesign
 * Because of the cosmology retcon, there is no in-universe way to explain the sudden shift in cosmology details (like switching from Ethereal Plane to Astral Plane for journeys to the Inner Planes) because WotC didn't give us one. The article attempts to bring a sense of real-world continuity to an in-universe discontinuity and I believe relegating the meta-info to the appendix would leave behind a jumble that doesn't make much sense on first reading. – Moviesign
 * &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 22:48, February 7, 2013 (UTC)}}
 * &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 22:48, February 7, 2013 (UTC)}}

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The Vast

 * Vote: 0
 * For
 * Moviesign


 * Against
 * BadCatMan


 * Disclaimer:
 * Pros
 * big article, excellent infobox, copious references, demonstrates use of the "notes" template, well organized, seems exhaustively complete, Realms specific. Even unfinished this is an excellent article. – Moviesign
 * Cons
 * "Fauna" section only has two sentences (I had to really reach to find even that much of a con). – Moviesign
 * I'm not finished with it yet. :) – BadCatMan
 * Requests
 * There's some one-liners at the beginning I haven't sorted out yet, and I want to expand on the introduction; make a cities and towns overview; write a bit about the local orcs and goblinoids; a section on general mysteries and adventure opportunities. Plus I need to work on the recent history. My Vast work is on hold while I concentrate on other projects. – BadCatMan
 * &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 22:54, February 7, 2013 (UTC)}}

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Nine Hells

 * Vote: 1
 * For
 * Moviesign


 * Against
 * Disclaimer: 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
 * Cons
 * topic is not universally appealing, could be improved with more material from newer sources, only the one image. – Moviesign
 * Requests
 * &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 23:00, February 7, 2013 (UTC)}}
 * &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 23:00, February 7, 2013 (UTC)}}

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Zhentil Keep

 * Vote: -1
 * For
 * Moviesign


 * Against
 * hash, Darkwynters


 * Disclaimer:
 * Pros
 * Big article, well referenced, popular topic, extra images. – Moviesign
 * Big & reasonably comprehensive – hash
 * Cons
 * Quite a few red links. – Moviesign
 * 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
 * Requests
 * Cross-reference with other sources so the article is truthful. – hash
 * &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 23:16, February 7, 2013 (UTC)}}

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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
 * &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 23:21, February 7, 2013 (UTC)}}

{{Forum post|Hmm. This may get very complicated.To keep everything in one place and orderly, how about we arrange things in sections by nominated article? For example:

Larloch

 * Vote: +4
 * For
 * BadCatMan, Darkwynters, hash, Moviesign


 * Against


 * Pros
 * Big, complete, fully referenced, pictures — BadCatMan
 * Comparatively few red links; comprehensive; well-referenced. — hash
 * Excellent research of topic and uses multiple sources - Darkwynters
 * Cons
 * That much text needs to be interspersed with more pictures. Perhaps we can find a fan artist who wouldn't mind us hosting their work? — hash
 * Requests

Procampur

 * Vote: +3
 * For
 * BadCatMan, Darkwynters, Moviesign


 * Against
 * Pros
 * Big, complete, fully referenced, pictures and quotes. It's a bit of a wall-of-text, but I broke it up with section breaks and the few images I could find. — BadCatMan
 * Cleanly written and organized; editor clearly demonstrated his appreciation of the subject - Darkwynters
 * Cons
 * Perhaps its over-referenced? I need to do something with the unnamed temple of Deneir; it sits there rather awkwardly. — BadCatMan
 * Requests
 * Requests

Then we just place all discussion re: a particular article within that section? That better help us keep track of votes (in only one spot) and current discussion, and enable editors to quickly work out what needs to be done months or more later.
 * — BadCatMan (talk) 14:58, February 7, 2013 (UTC)}}

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Plane of Shadow

 * Vote: 1
 * For
 * Moviesign


 * Against
 * Disclaimer: I wrote most of this article, except the Appearances section. – Moviesign
 * Pros
 * Fairly big article, well referenced, nice infobox, opening quote, covers the changes from 1st to 3.5 edition and has a nice intro to the Shadowfell. – Moviesign
 * Cons
 * No images. – Moviesign
 * Requests
 * &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 04:14, February 8, 2013 (UTC)}}
 * &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 04:14, February 8, 2013 (UTC)}}

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Dethek

 * Vote: 1
 * For
 * Moviesign


 * Against
 * Disclaimer:
 * Pros
 * Unusual topic, lots of attention-grabbing images, well referenced, Realms specific. – Moviesign
 * Cons
 * Not very long. – Moviesign
 * Requests
 * &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 15:07, February 9, 2013 (UTC)}}
 * &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 15:07, February 9, 2013 (UTC)}}

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Elemental Plane of Fire

 * Vote: 1
 * For
 * Moviesign


 * Against
 * Disclaimer: I wrote almost all of this article. – Moviesign
 * Pros
 * Fairly big article, heavily referenced, nice infobox, in-universe perspective, nice images. – Moviesign
 * Cons
 * Baldur's Gate section is kinda lame. – Moviesign
 * Requests
 * &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 15:36, February 9, 2013 (UTC)}}
 * &mdash;Moviesign (talk) 15:36, February 9, 2013 (UTC)}}