Doom Wiki talk:Featured articles/2016

This sub-article serves as a forum for discussion and nomination of articles for featured status on the main page.

2014-08
I'd like to kick off nominations for a new featured article to start as of August 1, and would like to start a monthly at-least rotation. Having Doom 4 featured on our front page during the reveal and QuakeCon events has actually boosted our page rank for that article above the other wiki's version for many Google search queries. I think this feature is a good opportunity to promote and make more visible our unique work. Articles should be of high quality, up to date, and have a stable reviewed version in order to bare minimum qualify. I would also suggest they should be TOC-bearing articles (having at least 4 major sections), and should have an article-top picture at the least. Feel free to nominate an article you feel deserves a time on the front page here. --Quasar (talk) 18:42, 22 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Since nobody seems to be interested in getting the ball rolling, I am nominating The Ultimate Doom. --Quasar (talk) 16:12, 23 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Stairs create unknown sector types: It's one of the most mysterious bugs in Doom, and the article covers the topic well. It deserves some extra attention, IMHO. --Jartapran (talk) 17:02, 23 July 2014 (UTC)


 * I could roll with that if it gets the most votes ;) --Quasar (talk) 17:03, 23 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Knee Deep in ZDoom seems like a nicely-fleshed article, my only gripe being the number of red links. --Chungy (talk) 21:52, 23 July 2014 (UTC)


 * +1 for KDiZD. It's probably safe to de-link some of those people, as its probably not likely they'll have pages. I just wish there were a nicer way of wording that. --Eris Falling (talk) 22:10, 23 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Remove the giant list... or maybe don't put the full list... or split it in columns... As it is I don't think it's good enough for it to be called a "Featured article" --Kyano (talk) 00:49, 24 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Since the article was vastly improved with everybody's efforts, I'll cast my vote here and it wins the nomination for August. --Quasar (talk) 18:08, 1 August 2014 (UTC)


 * Previous discussions have suggested Ouch face, Shotgun, Doom rendering engine, E1M1, and E1M4. I would strenuously oppose the last, citing the crap LMPs.  :>
 * Others I think are comprehensive and clear, but not drowning in detail, and with at least one good image: Aliens TC, Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch, Intermission screen, Aspect ratio, Damaging floor. (My sticky fingerprints are all over some of these, so take with a grain of salt.)    Ryan W (talk) 22:19, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

2014-09
Did a month really already pass? Time to think about this again. I'm going to re-nominate Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch from last month's suggestions, since it is on our list of pages with poor SEO and could use the boost. I've just completed a basic rewrite, but it could use a bit more work as there are a series of empty sections, such as "Weapons", which do not elaborate on the mod's content at all. --Quasar (talk) 15:22, 27 August 2014 (UTC)


 * +1. Also, according to the official site, version 4 was released in May.    Ryan W (talk) 14:59, 28 August 2014 (UTC)

2014-10
For October, I nominate Stairs create unknown sector types again. The reasons are the same as before. --Jartapran (talk) 10:05, 22 September 2014 (UTC)


 * I'll second it. Its extreme rarity makes it one of the most intriguing Doom bugs, next to the one that made you bring up an Imp as a weapon in PrBoom-Plus. Also I juuuuust fixed this problem in a port I'm currently working on but can't yet discuss so it seems like a fresh topic to me ;) --Quasar (talk) 14:49, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

2014-11
I liked the idea of nominating Aliens TC as the featured article, so I do it this time. The topic is historically very important, and the article covers many areas of the mod. --Jartapran (talk) 02:10, 29 October 2014 (UTC)


 * I'll second. --Quasar (talk) 02:44, 29 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Loved it then, love it now. +1    Ryan W (talk) 22:19, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

2014-12
Ouch face would be my pick for this year's last featured article. Who wouldn't have noticed the face while playing and wondered what triggers it... The article has a lot of information of the mystery. --Jartapran (talk) 03:50, 25 November 2014 (UTC)


 * I will second; it's a very popular topic known even well outside the Doom community thanks to places like ytmnd. --Quasar (talk) 06:02, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

2015-01
Thought to suggest something for a change. Cacodemon has battle information, various statistics, versions in other games and Hissy and Co. on the bottom. Pictures make it all even better. I'd say yes. --Jartapran (talk) 06:28, 27 December 2014 (UTC)