Tia-Lewise - Tread lightly, she is near, under the snow. Speak gently, she can hear the daisies grow TALK - Summoner of Nyan 22:33, October 30, 2013 (UTC) | |||
So, uh...we've had a very slow month with voting and nominating. I've had to remove a nomination because we didn't check it and it was already a featured article so we haven't been left with a lot to go with. I don't think our community really gives a damn about the FA anymore which is a shame as it's part of a great-looking main page. Which brings me to the topic at hand. I think our anonymous community might like a voice. I have created a poll at the FA's Talk page so people can cast their opinion, and I've also linked on or Facebook page. I know it has its risks, but we have discussed this on the IRC and I don't want to let the project I inherited die. | |||
There'd still be the problem of getting enough nominations. Personally I feel like almost all the best articles are already featured and we ran out of steam when the FA rate was double last year. We could change it to be like the featured image. | |||
Tia-Lewise - Tread lightly, she is near, under the snow. Speak gently, she can hear the daisies grow TALK - Summoner of Nyan 12:31, November 1, 2013 (UTC) | |||
It's a good idea but as long as it stays monthly. I don't have the time to update weekly at the moment as I have no computer access at home right now. I also can't update the FA today :/ I'll have to ask someone else to do it. Can't do it on my phone. | |||
I think opening the nominations and voting to anons is a good idea, as long as we make it clear that "whoever has the most votes wins" is not the rule of the land. More nominations, even if they are inadequate to be FA, brings those articles to light and they can be worked on and improved.
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Tia-Lewise - Tread lightly, she is near, under the snow. Speak gently, she can hear the daisies grow TALK - Summoner of Nyan 19:39, November 3, 2013 (UTC) | |||
I'm set on anons being able to vote but not nominate as I don't feel those who aren't regulars will understand what it means to have a good article worthy of nomination. Nevertheless, their opinions should count one way or another, and you raise a valid point, we've been able to work on articles nominated but aren't suitable before, it's an ideal way to spot anything needing an overhaul. | |||
My personal attitude towards FAs at a time were to pick an article whose topic I personally liked, regardless of quality, and work on it to get it up to FA standards so I could nominate it. If others were to pick up on that mindset, so's the better for the Wiki I say. :)
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Tia-Lewise - Tread lightly, she is near, under the snow. Speak gently, she can hear the daisies grow TALK - Summoner of Nyan 22:18, November 11, 2013 (UTC) | |||
That's a pretty good way of going about things :) | |||