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Charter proposal

Server Reformation

Promotion of Andy Irons to adminship

Demotion of Mythopoeia from adminship

Promotion of T0oxi22 to adminship

Promoting Yuker language to Featured article

Candidate for Featured Article: Oasisamerica

Candidate for Featured Article: Mák’ai language

Main Page: Patron Article of the Month addition

Proposal to apply to the Independent Wiki Federation

Promoting File:2 Trine Banknote.png to Featured media

Reform of Our Current Featured Articles

Vetitum electorum exteriorum

Motion to reform the Featured Articles carousel

I propose that we reform the current "Featured Article" carousel on the front page of the wiki. There are currently too few articles with this distinction for the carousel to be interesting, and too few new FA-articles are made/promoted annually for this to change in the near future.

My suggestion is as follows:

  • Reduce the carousel to a monthly/bi-monthly showcase of one FA-article, and reduce the space of this segment on the homepage.
  • Under this featured article, insert a new segment called "Good article of the day", where articles with Good-Article status are showcased daily.

OR

  • Incorporate a hybrid scheme in which Featured Article of the day and Good article of the day are featured in the same carousel interchangeably.

ADDITIONALLY

  • If possible, streamline the selection-process for electing new Featured Articles, perhaps by creating a notification ping or a banner whenever a new article nomination is requested. This will surely boost the amount of people reviwing articles and giving their opinion on it, increasing community participation.
  • Introduce a Featured Media carousel. The users of this community are creative and frequently create ornate and striking designs and pieces of media, such as pictures, maps, logos, and other files. This would shine a light on an otherwise sometimes overlooked aspect of conworlding.

Erik (talk) 14:40, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

I don't really see the issue with how it is now. As established the FAs are supposed to be the most prestigious pages and are honoured with display on the main page, so reducing the space or time there seems counterproductive. I'm pretty much fine with it cycling through as it does now; the fact that articles repeat frequently isn't a problem for me. If we don't have enough FA articles as you say, I don't think we'd find enough Good articles either, and most of the current GAs aren't really great for the front page. Renereve (talk) 17:27, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

@Renereve Thank you for providing your thoughts on the matter, though I'm still curious what your opinions are on the points under "ADDITIONALLY". Erik (talk) 20:44, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

I don't have a problem with an announcement on discord when a vote is called, although I think the admins generally already do that.

From what I recall there used to be featured images on the front page, and there were some votes to select new images, it just wasn't yet added back to the front page. So yeah I support adding a media carousel on the page, although I'd leave featured articles as they are. Renereve (talk) 17:03, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Nomination of Super Africa Rally for Featured Article status