Team Fortress Wiki:Featured articles

Featured articles

Featured articles exemplify some of the best written and most informational articles on Team Fortress Wiki. Featured articles must adhere to the featured article criteria below. Featured articles are determined and rotated by the current featured article lead: Firestorm Criteria A featured article is— informative: it should contain both helpful and useful information; comprehensive: it should be complete, without omission of major facts or details; and accurate: it should be factually accurate, and sourced where appropriate. It should also be— well-written: the prose of the article is engaging, and of a professional standard; properly styled: the article should follow all conventions in the style guide; stable: the article should not be currently undergoing any major revisions or edit wars; and of appropriate length: the article should stay focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail. Its use of media should be— referential: images should be used as a source of reference; to clarify: images should be used to help illustrate a point; and informational: images should be used to display additional information. Media used on a featured article must be appropriately licensed and include source information on the file description page. A featured article must also be— well-connected: by— linking to all relevant articles; and linking to reliable outside sources where appropriate.

Current featured articles 2Fort Administrator Ambushing Backstab Buff Banner Cloak Crafting Critical Hit Dalokohs Bar Dispenser Dynamite pack Engineer Eyelander Gang Garrison 2 Gibs Hadouken Hats Heavy Hydro Jarate Ludmila List of game modes Medic RED Saxton Hale Sentry Gun Sniper Spy Taunts Team Fortress Classic Nomination procedure To nominate an article— Ensure that the article meets the criteria; Add a new section to the Current nominations section below, and include a link to the article and a statement from you about it; then Add {{Featured article candidate}} to the talk page of the article. Anyone is free to nominate any article they consider to meet the featured criteria.

Current nominations

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Headless Horseless Horseman

I nominate the HHH as it is informitive, interesting, and goes by the required set of rules for a featured article. --The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sandvich Heavinski (talk) • (contribs) 23:32, 14 January 2011

Probably not the best idea since it is quite cluttered and in need of a cleanup.--Focusknock 23:42, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

Wrangler

I nominate the Wrangler page, because it's awesome.

Hilarious Pill 11:40, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

 Support - Informative, well detailed, and in a correct layout. Everything you need to know, really.--Focusknock 19:36, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

 Support Simply a great article. I approve.  –  Epic Eric (T | C) 19:12, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

 Support FEATURE THIS BAD BOY! --Stevoisiak 18:09, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

 Support Well-formatted, I like it -- Firestorm 19:19, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

 Neutral I see nothing wrong with it, but nothing really exceptional either. Still, I don't mind giving Engie love at all.

 Support I like the weapon. Nothing bad about it and the page seems to be well formatted and in order. Impoxdragon 22:02, 14 August 2011 (PDT)

2fort

Informative, well-written and such a good map.  –  Ohyeahcrucz [T][C] 23:35, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

 Support I don't see why not. The 2Fort article is nicely written, and as probably the most iconic map in the game I think it deserves a spot on the main page. — Xenak (Talk|Contribs) 00:02, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

I'm conflicted. On one side, it's 2fort, but on the other, it's a well written article. It's hard to measure out the good from the bad in this. Just a Gigolo - (talk) 00:04, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

 Comment It's not a matter of being iconic or a good map; it's a matter of being a greatly-written article. For instance, we have Dynamite Pack, a rather "hidden" article, and it became featured.  –  Epic Eric (T | C) 00:08, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

 Support Well formatted, looks good -- Firestorm 19:19, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

 Maybe This seems to be a good article, as well as being a good map. However, at the time I am unsure of it's relevancy. TheTimesAndQueriesOfMyAss 03:49, 7 July 2011 (PDT)

 Support Just came in from the article to nominate it here myself. It's a really darn good one. --SilverHammer 11:39, 8 August 2011 (PDT)

Bonk! Atomic Punch

The Bonk! Atomic Punch page is pretty full. I did a bit of sprucing up on it this morning, and it doesn't look half bad, I think. Not to say it looked bad before, it was just a good before! But now it's like, super good. It's got trivia for the nerds and bugs for people to mack fun of, too! And get a load of that thick, juicy update history. Don't even get me started on crafting! This article is pretty much, in my opinion, the weapon article. SilverHammer 23:05, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

 Support While it's not the most relevant of articles at this time, I must admit that it is a very good written article. I would fully support it being a Featured Article. TheTimesAndQueriesOfMyAss 20:52, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Item quality

It's informative and well written, and it's also relevant. I don't see why not.  –  Ohyeahcrucz [T][C] 21:50, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

 Support A good article to feature in the future -- Firestorm 14:47, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

Meet the Team

I would like to nominate the Meet the Team page. Why? Because it can kick your ass; I know it kicked mine. That's just how good it is. So why waste time listening to a mortal such as myself explain it? Check it out yourself. TheTimesAndQueriesOfMyAss 03:48, 7 July 2011 (PDT)

 Support While your methods of nominating this article are.. questionable. It is a nice page to show off -- Firestorm 14:47, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

 Support It is indeed a good page.  –  Ohyeahcrucz [T][C] 00:11, 23 June 2011 (PDT)

 Neutral Er. --SilverHammer 22:12, 1 August 2011 (PDT)

 Support Good page with a lot of great media. --_Sp3c^Talk 21:10, 7 August 2011 (PDT)

Sandvich

I nominate the Sandvich because it is well written, informative and would look great on the main page! Cloventt (Talk) (Contribs) 22:50, 27 June 2011 (PDT)

 Support Good article.  –  Ohyeahcrucz [T][C] 15:56, 28 June 2011 (PDT)

 Support Very well written and has a lot of good information. SandeProElite 09:13, 7 July 2011 (PDT)

 Nom That means yes. --SilverHammer 22:12, 1 August 2011 (PDT)

Comics

Honestly surprised this wasn't already here. I was about to leave a note on the discussion page about how BEAUTIFUL it is. Whoever put it together... the Saxton in the quote, the "cover" links... It's just a beautiful article. Deserves to be seen. SilverHammer 01:32, 5 July 2011 (PDT)

Definately agreed. I believe we have Aperture AI to thank for the design -- Firestorm 09:07, 7 July 2011 (PDT)

Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack

I Believe that the featured article should be about the current update, And when there hasn't been any updates for a while, It can then be a completely different article. I'm sure this has been brought up before but I'm just putting it out there. Ihasnotomato

 Disagree It's too recent (hence the recent addition template) and too small. Also, sign your posts with ~~~~ instead of manually entering a link to your userpage.  –  Epic Eric (T | C) 05:05, 22 July 2011 (PDT)

 Disagree Too short. Notice that the TF2 blog post is actually longer than the explanatory text itself. EuphoriA 22:10, 1 August 2011 (PDT)

Medieval_Mode

I am nominating the Medieval Mode page as it is well written, contains a good amount of informative information, and last but not least, is very funny in my opinion. --Sp3ctr3 23:42, 24 July 2011 (PDT)

 Support Good article, very well written and informative. PhantomLimb 18:06, 27 July 2011 (PDT)

 Support A surprisingly well done article. The number of chat replacements is simply priceless -- Firestorm 08:13, 9 August 2011 (PDT)

Trading

Trading has become a major aspect of TF2, and remains a mechanic that a lot of players, especially Free to Play players, don't really understand. This article is well written, concise, and contains a lot of useful and relevant information. I think it would be a fantastic featured article. EuphoriA 22:03, 1 August 2011 (PDT)

 Support It could use a little cleaning, but I generally agree with what you said. --SilverHammer 22:12, 1 August 2011 (PDT)

 Support Agreed, could be helpful to new users -- Firestorm 08:13, 9 August 2011 (PDT)

 Disagree I don't think it's good enough for featuring, yet.  –  Cructo [T][C] 14:41, 16 August 2011 (PDT)

 Disagree In light of recent vents, I am inclined to redact my original agree until the article is in better condition. --SilverHammer 22:21, 16 August 2011 (PDT)

Holiday cards

It's small, there's very little information, very few links, but damned if it won't be a cute article to have on the front page in December. Getting it in the system early c: --SilverHammer 22:07, 4 August 2011 (PDT)

 Disagree Too small, too few info, not relevant enough; these may change if some dedicates part of their time to improve it, but not good enough to be featured yet.  –  Epic Eric (T | C) 10:13, 5 August 2011 (PDT)

 Disagree There's not much information on the page, and it's not timely, if it were November, it might be different, but it's August. --_Sp3c^Talk 21:09, 7 August 2011 (PDT)

Did you read what I wrote, Sp3c? Specifically, "but damned if it won't be a cute article to have on the front page in December. Getting it in the system early"? --SilverHammer 11:41, 8 August 2011 (PDT)

 Comment Could use a bit of work, it's quite simple right now. Not sure what else could go on it though. -- Firestorm 08:13, 9 August 2011 (PDT)

First Annual Saxxy Awards

I think that this is worthy of being nominated for a Featured Article because:
- It is formatted well.
- It is informative on the categories and who won each of them.
- Gives new users insight into the Team Fortress 2 Community.
- The links are correct.

Edit: it is now signed :)

--What Up? 12:56, 8 August 2011 (PDT)

 Support  –  Cructo [T][C] 17:55, 8 August 2011 (PDT)

 Support Looks good, very nice to have all the links to the videos -- Firestorm 08:13, 9 August 2011 (PDT)

Patches

I think this article should be nominated for Featured Article because:

1. It is informative and well-formatted, helping both new and old players access patch and update information.

2. Compared with the TF2 Blog, this page gives a more direct way to access information.

--What Up? 12:56, 8 August 2011 (PDT)

 Support A fun little insight into TF2 history with the patches. I like it. -- Firestorm 08:13, 9 August 2011 (PDT)

Über Update

For being a damn fine page and update in itself.  –  Cructo [T][C] 17:54, 8 August 2011 (PDT)

 Neutral It's a little too recent, but I wouldn't complain. --SilverHammer 17:57, 8 August 2011 (PDT)

 Comment Nice, but not terribly exciting. Will consider for future Feature -- Firestorm 08:13, 9 August 2011 (PDT)

Cow Mangler 5000

It disintegrates players, even their gibs! It fires lazers, first soldier weapon to directly cause mini-crits. Has the disabling affects of a sapper(without the obvious destruction). Has moar ammo in a clip than any weapon, and the most ammo, being indefinitely usable. Is moderately easy to craft. Ummmm..... Thats about it please nominate this lol.... — The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bunnydav1d (talk) • (contribs)

 Comment Articles should be nominated based on the article itself, not on the weapon. -- Firestorm 08:13, 9 August 2011 (PDT)

ÜberCharge

A well written article, referring to the variants, functions, and methods of using an ÜberCharge, including strategies on how to preserve or rapidly obtain an Über, which makes it not only informative, but undeniably useful for new players wanting to play the Medic class. I believe that this article, while smaller than most, is incredibly well done, and deserves to be featured. Apologies for the run on sentence.

Edit: Signed it.Triscuitable 02:09, 13 August 2011 (PDT)

 Neutral Will agree as soon as a better picture is added to the article. That is literally my only issue with it, but it's a big enough issue for me that I can't agree until then. Nonetheless, it's a well-written article and you bring up many, many good points in that single sentence.--SilverHammer 02:21, 13 August 2011 (PDT)

 Support CHARGE ME! Also SilverHammer the pic was changed recently, is that good for you?  –  Cructo [T][C] 12:11, 17 August 2011 (PDT)

It's good enough for me to change my choice to  Support, but I'd really rather it was... pretty much an exact remake of the Viaduct art from the Classless Update with Uber skins. You can't see the Medigun or the healbeam or anything. Still, better than it was. --SilverHammer 12:13, 17 August 2011 (PDT)

Item timeline

Something of a hub article. It is a complete, interesting, informative article. Heck of a lot of links... pretty much exactly what's on the tin. It's an item timeline. It does what it says it will and looks sexy doing it. --SilverHammer 23:25, 16 August 2011 (PDT)