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Featured Articles are some of the largest articles on the wiki, and some of the best. However, as I returned, I have seen how bad our process is for this. |
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::: All you need is a single clear photo of the front and a photo of the back if it's printed. That's all.[[User:BobaFett2 | BF2]] [[User talk:BobaFett2 | Talk]] 17:36, May 23, 2012 (UTC) |
::: All you need is a single clear photo of the front and a photo of the back if it's printed. That's all.[[User:BobaFett2 | BF2]] [[User talk:BobaFett2 | Talk]] 17:36, May 23, 2012 (UTC) |
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:::: What about minifigures from 30+ years ago? {{User:Cligra/Sig}} |
:::: What about minifigures from 30+ years ago? {{User:Cligra/Sig}} |
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+ | ::::: Still easy to find. You can find pics of any figure even the Red Sox minifigures. Minifigures aren't old enough that there are any still unknown other than special super-exclusive ones that aren't official, and the internet prevents any old ones from becoming unknown. |
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*Per Cligra {{User:Legosuperheroesfan/sig3}} |
*Per Cligra {{User:Legosuperheroesfan/sig3}} |
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Who actually wants to read these blocks of text? There's a reason that people always say stuff such as "tl;dr". It's '''boring'''. |
Who actually wants to read these blocks of text? There's a reason that people always say stuff such as "tl;dr". It's '''boring'''. |
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'''''Extremely Boring'''''. We need a wiki that is readable, with our best articles providing concise, accurate, and non-obvious information. If they point out every single aspect of the set, then the important things, the things you can't tell at a glance, will be lost in the walls of text. If all of our best articles are describing how every part goes together, we will not have a wiki - we will have a collection of instruction manuals that are hard to understand and are totally pointless considering that they're already on the web.[[User:BobaFett2 | BF2]] [[User talk:BobaFett2 | Talk]] 14:56, May 23, 2012 (UTC) |
'''''Extremely Boring'''''. We need a wiki that is readable, with our best articles providing concise, accurate, and non-obvious information. If they point out every single aspect of the set, then the important things, the things you can't tell at a glance, will be lost in the walls of text. If all of our best articles are describing how every part goes together, we will not have a wiki - we will have a collection of instruction manuals that are hard to understand and are totally pointless considering that they're already on the web.[[User:BobaFett2 | BF2]] [[User talk:BobaFett2 | Talk]] 14:56, May 23, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | :I have to agree with BF2. I always think that it's boring reading all of the blocks of text. For the people who want to read it all, that's fine. We could leave the long 'blocks of text,' and also create a Summary section that says only the 'main important facts' for those like me who don't care about every tiny little detail. [[User:Agent Charge|<font color="black">'''Charge'''</font>]] [[User talk:Agent Charge|<font color="darkgrey">'''talk'''</font>]] Devoted editor of Brickipedia. 01:50, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | ::And Charge, that's an interesting idea. I think we should have the large block of text hidden instead and openable and the basic description the default view but that's just me.[[User:BobaFett2 | BF2]] [[User talk:BobaFett2 | Talk]] 12:54, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | :::You're proposing a show/hide template for every page? -{{User:King of Nynrah/sig1}} 13:30, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | ::::Not proposing it, saying that's what I'd prefer and it would just apply to the relevant pages.[[User:BobaFett2 | BF2]] [[User talk:BobaFett2 | Talk]] 13:41, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | I'm going to declare all nominations for FA on hold until this is over, if you guys don't mind. Not that they practically aren't already.[[User:BobaFett2 | BF2]] [[User talk:BobaFett2 | Talk]] 12:53, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | :I'm fine with that, we have enough on queue until August anyway, I think. {{User:Berrybrick/Sig}} 19:11, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | ::Why does the number matter...?[[User:BobaFett2 | BF2]] [[User talk:BobaFett2 | Talk]] 19:13, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | :::Because so this way we won't get stuck without an FA? (oh, and it's up to October, I believe) {{User:Cligra/Sig}} |
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+ | == A thought == |
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+ | I've been thinking (shocking, I know), and I've decided that the best idea in this case might be compromise. It's pretty darned obvious that neither side is going to back down from their argument, and, eventually, this forum will just get washed over, forgotten about, and no closure will be reached. So, before that happens: Why can't we allow both types of FA? They are both very good articles in their own way, and can both be featured for different sets of reasons. When voting for one that doesn't agree with your sensibilities for what an FA should be, simply judge it objectively, by the standard of the sort of article it represents. Sound reasonable? {{User:Cligra/Sig}} |
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+ | :I meant to suggest something more along the lines of if you don't like it simply because it's too short/long, don't vote, or add a neutral section. If we could come up with a decent way to incorporate Charge's idea though, I'm all for that. {{User:Berrybrick/Sig}} 19:09, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | ::Berry, your idea is fine. Let's start up a vote.[[User:BobaFett2 | BF2]] [[User talk:BobaFett2 | Talk]] 19:13, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | ==Further discussion== |
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+ | ===Charge's Idea=== |
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+ | *Support [[User:BobaFett2 | BF2]] [[User talk:BobaFett2 | Talk]] 19:13, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | *{{Yes|}}Just to be clear, what I said was saying that it is too short/long is an invalid oppose, right? :P But I'm supporting myself for now (why wouldn't I :P). {{User:Berrybrick/Sig}} 19:21, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | * Sounds good. What's Charge's idea, though? (I'm unwilling to trawl through the rest of the forum...) {{User:Cligra/Sig}} |
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+ | *:I ''think'' it was have both a condensed description and a descriptive description. {{User:Berrybrick/Sig}} 19:54, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | *:: I already do something along those lines with the "General" section in my descriptions.. I don't think it should really be a rule, though. {{User:Cligra/Sig}} |
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+ | *:::Then we'd have two descriptions of the same subject... that's like saying we should add a different language section in case someone foreign doesn't understand (after all those are like two different languages because they are different styles of writing?) My head hurts, will vote later. -{{User:King of Nynrah/sig1}} 19:59, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | *Sounds like a good plan. Not sure why we needed to make a new section for saying this though. {{User:Ajraddatz/sig}} 20:41, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | *Better than Charge's idea (no offense) so w/e. -{{User:King of Nynrah/sig1}} 23:21, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
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+ | * {{User:Mr. Minifigure/sig}} 23:48, May 24, 2012 (UTC) |
Latest revision as of 01:57, 28 May 2012
First is the voting. People are voting based on their gut instinct, that these things aren't long enough. The requirements say one paragraph, which obviously doesn't cut it, but they're turning down articles with as much information as possible about a large and popular set simply because it doesn't have "enough information". Not every article is about Star Wars, Indiana Jones, or other large licensed franchises, whose characters, vehicles, and scenes all can have a large "Background" section. This means that not every article can be as long as a featured Wikipedia article or other such article - other than Theme Articles and articles about Star Wars figures, there really isn't that much that reaches those lengths. Also, I have the feeling that people are turning down Featured Articles because they don't like the sets. I realize that there's no basis for this statement but it seems as if people are giving "I just don't feel like this is good enough to be featured" statements all the time and there really is no way to fix that. I've heard people say "this article just doesn't do it for me" and things along those lines - that's more of a theme preference than actually caring about the quality of the article. In addition to that, the requirements for passing an FA are ridiculous. All opposes must be met - however, this is impossible when people oppose because of their "gut instinct" or per someone else who did that. They aren't reasonable opposes. Opposition per length makes sense when you have a small paragraph, or a few small paragraphs, but an article chock-full of data does not need more length. It also needs 5 supports, which makes sense but only when you have a large voter base. All in all:
BF2 Talk 13:57, May 22, 2012 (UTC)
Both of those were things that I was pointing out. One paragraph is wrong. Five paragraphs of information is not. And yet it's not "long enough". And I've seen the same arguments for longer things... BF2 Talk 15:04, May 22, 2012 (UTC)
The main statement of your argument, BF2, would appear to be that people are opposing for invalid reasons. While I do, very occasionally, see this, I don't think it is a terribly large problem. "Gut instinct" is not a reason I have ever opposed for, and I have yet to see anybody else do so, either. The reason for my opposition on your FANom (which is, I'm assuming, the source for all this) is that I honestly don't think it is long enough and, at the risk of sound cliched, doesn't "have the potential". You've been gone quite a while, and, at least unofficially, the standards for FAs have changed a bit. Articles such as this and this are more the norm now, and most of those that you recognize as Featured would probably just pass C1 if they were nominated currently. While I have seen a lot of ridiculous nominations (Marvel was probably the worst), I've never seen a truly incorrect vote. -Cligra Join the redlink war! As I've said about other things, that article (Olivia's House) is ridiculous. Every paragraph is so much longer than it has to be. I don't want to read that. Nobody would. The important info is hidden in a mess of crap - literally describing every single piece within the set, or going nearly that far. Condensed paragraphs only containing important info are important. As for the Town Hall, the set is very detailed. The article has pointless information again but not so much as the other set. BF2 Talk 16:57, May 22, 2012 (UTC)
And I totally disagree with the "length" issue. That is what I mean when I say it's a "gut" thing. People assume that because it's not "long enough", it's not good enough. Length is not everything. The article shouldn't be so long and filled with excessive description because nobody will want to read it. Length matters to some extent but conciseness and completeness are much more important. No, being long is not bad. But Olivia's house is long in the same way that those articles describing each portion of the printing on a minifigure - pointless junk that nobody needs to read because it could be condensed into one concise sentence. BF2 Talk 17:00, May 22, 2012 (UTC)
Lengthy and detailed isn't a problem, it just has to be concise/complete. However, describing every little piece goes beyond lengthy and detailed. BF2 Talk 17:04, May 22, 2012 (UTC)
Here's an example. NightblazeSaber is a Brickipedia admin. He has had multiple logos and was previously named Nighthawk Leader. The N in his name is the 13th letter of the alphabet, after the letter M and before O. I is the ... Referencing other Minifigures was NOT something I intended anyone to do. However, describing every line of printing is totally pointless. BF2 Talk 23:36, May 22, 2012 (UTC)
NBS, seriously, who wants to read that much description when they can just take a look at the picture? BF2 Talk 23:45, May 22, 2012 (UTC)
Who actually wants to read these blocks of text? There's a reason that people always say stuff such as "tl;dr". It's boring. Extremely Boring. We need a wiki that is readable, with our best articles providing concise, accurate, and non-obvious information. If they point out every single aspect of the set, then the important things, the things you can't tell at a glance, will be lost in the walls of text. If all of our best articles are describing how every part goes together, we will not have a wiki - we will have a collection of instruction manuals that are hard to understand and are totally pointless considering that they're already on the web. BF2 Talk 14:56, May 23, 2012 (UTC)
I'm going to declare all nominations for FA on hold until this is over, if you guys don't mind. Not that they practically aren't already. BF2 Talk 12:53, May 24, 2012 (UTC)
A thoughtI've been thinking (shocking, I know), and I've decided that the best idea in this case might be compromise. It's pretty darned obvious that neither side is going to back down from their argument, and, eventually, this forum will just get washed over, forgotten about, and no closure will be reached. So, before that happens: Why can't we allow both types of FA? They are both very good articles in their own way, and can both be featured for different sets of reasons. When voting for one that doesn't agree with your sensibilities for what an FA should be, simply judge it objectively, by the standard of the sort of article it represents. Sound reasonable? -Cligra Join the redlink war!
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