Left 4 Dead Wiki:Featured articles

Featured articles of Left 4 Dead Wiki are articles that represent the best articles Left 4 Dead Wiki has to offer. The featured article is changed on the 20th each month. For articles to be featured on the Main Page, see /Queue.

Criteria
So just what makes a featured article? Well, we've prepared a list just in case someone should ask that, and it is as follows.

An article must...


 * 1) ...be well written and detailed
 * 2) ...be unbiased and have a neutral point of view
 * 3) ...be factual and not incorporate theory presented as fact
 * 4) ...be properly sourced if controversial information is entered into it
 * 5) ...not be tagged with any sort of improvement tags (i.e. cleanup, expand, etc.)
 * 6) ...have a succinct proper lead that can be used for the front page featured box
 * 7) ...have a complete, detailed biography if it is a character article
 * 8) ...not be the subject of any ongoing edit wars

See here for a list of current featured articles on Left 4 Dead Wiki. For more information on what makes a featured article, see Wikipedia's treatise on featured articles.

How to nominate an article

 * 1) First, nominate an article you find is worthy of featured status, putting it at the bottom of the list below; see criteria above. Also, add the nomination template to the top of the article you nominate.
 * 2) Certain users may object to the nomination if they disagree that the article is good enough; they must then supply reasons for doing so, and ways to improve the article (errors, style, organization, images, notability, sources). If no reason is supplied, their vote will not be counted until they do this.
 * 3) Supporters adjust the article until the objectors (with reasonable objections) are satisfied.
 * 4) The article is placed on the featured article list and added to the front page queue.

How to vote

 * 1) Before doing anything, be sure to read the article completely, keeping a sharp eye out for mistakes. Edit and fix these if you have time.
 * 2) Afterwards, compare the article to the criteria listed above, and then either support or object the article's nomination. (If you object, please supply concrete reasons for doing so, and how it can be improved.)
 * 3) As stated above, any objections will be looked upon by the nominator, supporters, and anyone willing to improve the article, and action will be taken to please the objectors.
 * 4) Once all objectors' complaints have been solved (or the article has 4 supports and no objections after at least a week), the article will be added to the queue and be officially known as a "featured article".

Eventually, the next article in the queue will be highlighted on the main page as featured, marked with the  template and removed from the list of nominations.

Voting templates
= Featured article nominations =

Francis
I think Francis' page has an ample amount of information on it, including his hatred for things, and is kept very clean, that it deserves to be made a featured article. Jo the Marten ( Shriek )  ಠ_ಠ  00:17, August 21, 2010 (UTC)

Definately: it's a good article, and a good character!

i love it too. definite support76.221.157.116 16:21, August 22, 2010 (UTC)

He deserves it. The page is excellent.

I'll put it in the Queue then. That is, if I can... Chris Thorpe 13:18, August 26, 2010 (UTC)

No, he hasnt done enough in game or anything memorable apart from I hate...sooo cliche too LiamMallon 17:00, August 26, 2010 (UTC)

'Nuff said. Burnout9492 13:38, August 29, 2010 (UTC)

That's not fully constructive. We can't just hold back an Article because it isn't recognized as doing enough in-game. Besides, "I hate" is Francis's persona as the complainer, like Nick. It makes him unique, like Bill's canonic death is unique. Chris Thorpe 14:34, August 29, 2010 (UTC)

Why not. The article is good, the subject is good, it's all high quality. TheDesertFox 23:20, September 3, 2010 (UTC)

How does it make him unique if Nick is the same? 89.242.100.250 14:13, September 12, 2010 (UTC)

"Like Nick." Nick doesn't say he hates this and that. Chris Thorpe 16:15, September 12, 2010 (UTC)

I personally think louis should be next since this is his featured week (sort of) I mean, he did get his back story (or part of it) released this week. Plus no one pays enough attention to the guy. He did hurt himself helping Francis and Zoey. BoomahBill 04:43, September 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * True, but Louis isn't nominated now is he? Anyway, if we did a featured article for every survivor when their comic was released, then we'd be messing up the status quo of how long the articles stay up there. 23:20, September 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * On top of this, Francis's Article is, like Jo said, kept very clean and has ample info. It's about the quality of the article. Not whether or not they've done enough In-game. I think that's something people have been forgetting. That the Quality of the Article matters just as much as how they stand out from the other Survivors In-game. 94.195.236.134 19:06, September 19, 2010 (UTC)