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This thread is for nominating and discussing Featured sources. Before submitting a source article for featured status, please check that it meets each and every criterion here. Interested users should leave their vote by including their signature (~~~~) in the appropriate field (For or Against) for that nominee and update the Vote field accordingly. A source article that reaches at least 3 votes in favor, including one administrator vote, will be promoted to featured source status. When approved, please add it to the Featured Sources queue template and assign the featured source the FS banner.

Nomination

Please nominate a source article in the following format:

  ==''[[Source article name]]''==
  ;Source type:
  ;Nominated by:
  ;Disclaimer:
  ;Vote: 
  ;For:
  ;Against:
  ;Pros:
  *
  ;Cons:
  *
  ;Requests
  *
  ;Verdict:

Source article name

The name of the nominated source article. This should be a direct link to the article.

Source type

What type of source is this? A sourcebook, novel, video game, board game, etc.

Nominated by

The editor who originally nominated the source article for feature status.

Disclaimer

Please note if you wrote the source article yourself or otherwise had a strong hand in it.

Vote

The current score. Please add 1 if you are for it, subtract 1 if you are against it.

For

List your name here if in favor.

Against

List your name if in not in favor.

Pros

Give a dot-point list of reasons why the source article should be featured.

Cons

Give a dot-point list of reasons why the source article should not be featured.

Requests

List anything you feel should be done to the source article that would make improve and/or make it worthy of featured status.

Verdict

The final result of the vote: 'approved' to be a featured source; 'pending' or blank if it's still under discussion; or 'refused' if it's currently irredeemable without major reworking. The verdict will be decided by an administrator after thorough checking.

How to Vote

To vote for a featured source:

• Decide whether you are For or Against.
  • Once you've decided, write your username in the For or Against section.
• Change the Vote section. Add 1 to the total if you are For, or subtract 1 from the total if you are Against.
• That's it!
  • Optionally, leave a comment as to why you voted either way. For example, if you voted Against an article, please explain why.

Nominated Sources

Menzoberranzan

Source type

Video game

Nominated by

Possessed Priest

Disclaimer

I rewrote and indexed this article, and created all pages that were missing. This source article contains information from two full playthroughs, and all lore from the manual and cluebook is also included. It contains pages all NPCs, spells, and creatures, even those just mentioned or have optional encounters. This is the first ever video game to include Drizzt Do'Urden, one of the most popular figures in the Forgotten Realms.

Vote

4

For

Possessed Priest, Regis, SilverTiger12 (talk), Ruf67

Against

Pros

• This satisfies the Featured sources criteria. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
• The article contains no red links, indicating documentation of related topics. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Cons

Requests

Verdict

Eye of the Beholder

Source type

Video game

Nominated by

Possessed Priest

Disclaimer

I rewrote and indexed this article, and created all pages that were missing. All lore from the manual and cluebook is also included. It contains pages all for NPCs, spells, and creatures, even those just mentioned or have optional encounters. This is a very popular game taking place in Waterdeep, and includes the fan favorite boss, Xanathar.

Vote

3

For

Possessed Priest, Regis, SilverTiger12 (talk)

Against

Pros

• This satisfies the Featured sources criteria. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
• The main article contains no red links, indicating documentation of related topics. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Cons

Requests

Verdict

Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon

Source type

Video game

Nominated by

Possessed Priest

Disclaimer

I rewrote and indexed this article, and created all pages that were missing. All important topics are included, and each has a page. It is a very well-received sequel to a popular game. 25 year after its release, it was still called one of the best D&D games ever made.

Vote

4

For

Possessed Priest, Regis, SilverTiger12 (talk), Ruf67

Against

Pros

• This satisfies the Featured sources criteria. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
• The main article contains no red links, indicating documentation of related topics. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Cons

Requests

Verdict

The Grand Tour

Source type

Comic

Nominated by

Possessed Priest

Disclaimer

I rewrote and indexed this article, after going through the comic page-by-page. This comic served as an advertisement for the Forgotten Realms. It includes the memorable characters from the popular D&D television show, as well as Elminster. Taking his new apprentice through the Realms, the readers experience the tales of Volo, and even hear about popular figures of the Realms, such as Qilué Veladorn and Drizzt Do'Urden.

Vote

5

For

Possessed Priest, Regis, SilverTiger12 (talk), Ruf67, BadCatMan

Against

Pros

• This satisfies the Featured sources criteria. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
• The main article contains no red links, indicating documentation of related topics. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Cons

• Not really a con, though it's much shorter than the other FS candidates. That's a function of what it is, and we don't have a length requirement. BadCatMan (talk) 12:07, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Requests

• I expanded the lead with a brief summary and its significance. BadCatMan (talk) 12:07, 13 May 2021 (UTC)

Verdict

Dragonfire

Source type

Card Game

Nominated by

Regis

Disclaimer

I created the page.

Vote

1

For

Regis

Against

Pros

• This satisfies the Featured sources criteria. - Regis
  • Almost! (no caption, not formatted in some sections, very many red links) ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
• The article contains all cards from each released expansion. The cards are listed in easy-to-read collapsible tables. - Regis
• The synopses are well written and give a good overview of the game. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
• Standard index and card lists appear complete. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
• Demonstrates various features of the wiki (contains good quotes and images). ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Cons

• Not every listing in the index has an article or a redirect link. - Regis
• Formatting:
  • The index entries for magic items should be italicized and lower case. Please see the wiki's conventions for this. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The index entries for constructs are in italics, when they shouldn't be. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • The magic section is indented for items but not constructs. They should be consistent. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
  • Some +1, +2 items, etc, are inconsistently linked. Example: Blessed shield +2 links to Blessed Shield, but Blessed shield +3 links to Blessed Shield +3. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
• Realms year isn't showing up in the infobox, even though it has an entry in the code. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
• Main comment: Complete index, but their topics aren't documented. Many characters and other topics don't have pages (some are important enough for them to be explicitly mentioned in the expansion synopses). For example, Christos Tellum. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
• Excessive linking to the same topic. For example, Christos is linked to twice in the same section. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Requests

Verdict

Approved Sources

Blood & Magic

Source type

Video game

Nominated by

Possessed Priest, BadCatMan

Disclaimer

BadCatMan thoroughly documented this video game. I confirmed this work and acknowledge that its index is complete and that all manual information is included.

Vote

3

For

Possessed Priest, BadCatMan, SilverTiger12 (talk)

Against

Pros

• This satisfies the Featured sources criteria. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
• The article contains no red links, indicating documentation of related topics. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Cons

Requests

Verdict

• Approved

Gateway to the Savage Frontier

Source type

Video game

Nominated by

Possessed Priest

Disclaimer

I rewrote and indexed this article, and created all pages that were missing. All important topics are included. This is the first game that takes place in the popular Savage Frontier, a popular region. The improved Gold Box game engine is used, which was later used to create the first ever graphical MMO.

Vote

5

For

Possessed Priest, Regis, SilverTiger12 (talk), Ruf67, ~ Lhynard (talk)

Against

Pros

• This satisfies the Featured sources criteria. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
• The main article contains no red links, indicating documentation of related topics. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Cons

Requests

Verdict

• Approved

Treasures of the Savage Frontier

Source type

Video game

Nominated by

Possessed Priest

Disclaimer

I rewrote and indexed this article, and created all pages that were missing. All important topics are included, and each has a page. This is a very important video game, not just for the Forgotten Realms and Dungeons & Dragons, but video games in general. It was the first role-playing game to feature romance with an AI companion.

Vote

5

For

Possessed Priest, Regis, SilverTiger12 (talk), Ruf67, ~ Lhynard (talk)

Against

Pros

• This satisfies the Featured sources criteria. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
• The main article contains no red links, indicating documentation of related topics. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Cons

Requests

Verdict

• Approved

Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set

Source type

Boxed set (manual and adventure)

Nominated by

Possessed Priest

Disclaimer

I rewrote and indexed this article whilst and after DMing this adventure, and created all pages that were missing. It contains pages all NPCs, even those just mentioned or have optional encounters. In addition, this is a very important and popular module for beginners to Dungeons & Dragons.

Vote

5

For

Possessed Priest, Regis, SilverTiger12 (talk), Ruf67, BadCatMan

Against

Pros

• This satisfies the Featured sources criteria. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
• The article contains no red links, indicating documentation of related topics. ~ Possessed Priest (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Cons

Requests

• I expanded the lead slightly to summarise the adventure, to better meet the Lead Paragraph requirement. Feel free to revise or add something else about its significance.

Verdict

• Approved