UESPWiki:Featured Articles

Featured articles are articles the site's editors deem to be of the highest quality and should be held up as an example for other articles. Articles are nominated for this status below. The site's editors then review the nominees for content, style, completeness, and overall quality and place their vote. High quality images can be nominated for featured status at Featured Images.

Archives of previous nominations can be found here.

Featured Article Process

Nomination

Any registered member can nominate any article at any time. Nominated articles should be of high quality and meet the site's style guidelines. They will frequently be recently completed articles or articles that have just undergone a substantial rewrite, but older articles are also suitable candidates.

To nominate an article, list it on the bottom of this page with a three-tier heading, (===Example===), and briefly explain why you think the article should be given featured status.

Voting

After an article has been nominated, any registered member can vote to support or oppose each nomination. Each member can only vote once for a given article, but a member may change his/her vote by striking out the original vote and replacing it with the revised vote.

To vote on an article, state whether you support or oppose the article for featured article status. A vote should be in bold, and all votes must be signed. For example:
* '''Support''': <Comment> --~~~~ or
* '''Oppose''': <Comment> --~~~~

Commenting with your vote is optional, but if you oppose a nomination, please state how the article must be improved to get your support for featured status.

If you are not yet ready to vote but would still like to add your thoughts, you may use:

* '''Comment''': <Comment> --~~~~ or
* '''Question''': <Question> --~~~~

And fill in your concerns or questions.

Decisions

UESP Administrators will periodically make decisions on article nominations. Decisions will only be made if:

• The article has been nominated for more than seven days.
• Five or more votes have been placed.
• A clear consensus has been reached (either supported or opposed for featured status).

Nominations not meeting these criteria will be left open until a decision can be reached.

Articles whose nominations pass will receive featured article status on the front page for at least one month and receive a small bronze star () on the top right corner. If an article achieves featured status before the present featured article's month expires, it must wait its turn.

Current Featured Article

Dragonborn:The Final Descent

Previous Featured Articles

Article	Dates Featured
Skyrim:Irkngthand	16 March, 2013 - 18 April, 2013
Shivering:Jyggalag	11 February, 2013 - 16 March, 2013
Skyrim:Easter Eggs	9 January, 2013 - 11 February, 2013
Skyrim:Dragon	29 November, 2012 - 9 January, 2013
Skyrim:Delphine	29 October, 2012 - 29 November, 2012
Skyrim:Thalmor	28 September, 2012 - 29 October, 2012
Skyrim:Legate Rikke	27 August, 2012 - 28 September, 2012
Skyrim:Cicero	24 July, 2012 - 27 August, 2012
Skyrim:Forsworn	3 May, 2012 - 24 July, 2012
Skyrim:Forbidden Legend	30 April 2012 - 3 May 2012
Lore:Khajiit	30 March, 2012 - 30 April, 2012
Skyrim:The Black Star	21 February, 2012 - 30 March, 2012
Skyrim:The Only Cure	10 December, 2011 - 21 February, 2012
Lore:Vivec (god)	20 November, 2011 - 10 December, 2011
Oblivion:The Path of Dawn	16 October, 2011 - 20 November, 2011
Shivering:Syl	30 July, 2011 - 16 October, 2011
Daggerfall:Journey to Aetherius	30 June, 2011 - 30 July, 2011
Morrowind:Vivec	30 May, 2011 - 30 June, 2011
Books:The Infernal City	28 April, 2011 - 30 May, 2011
Shivering:Golden Saint	January 2011 - April 2011
Shadowkey:Glacier Crawl	November 2010 - January 2011
Morrowind:Seyda Neen	October 2010 - November 2010
Lore:Septim Dynasty	July 2010 - October 2010
Oblivion:Janus Hassildor	May 2010 - July 2010
Oblivion:Arcane University	February 2010 - May 2010
Lore:Black Marsh	December 2009 - February 2010
Oblivion:Rosethorn Hall	October 2009 - December 2009
Oblivion:Adanrel	May 2009 - October 2009
Oblivion:Creatures	January 2009 - May 2009
General:Playing DOS Installments under DOSBox	November 2008 - January 2009
Morrowind:Armor Artifacts	September 2008 - November 2008
Oblivion:Houses	July 2008 - September 2008
Oblivion:Artifacts	June 2008 - July 2008
Oblivion:Traps	May 2008 - June 2008
Oblivion:Classes	October 2007 - May 2008
Lore:Daedric Alphabet	November 2006 - October 2007
Lore:Khajiit	August 2006 - November 2006 (revoked August 2011)

Nominations and Votes

Skyrim:Darkness Returns

After a little bit of tweaking in the walkthrough to (evidently) complete the Redesign project, I truly feel this article is ready for featured status. It has a lot of clear information, a detailed quest walkthrough, helpful images, and everything I could want in an article. That being said, I am still fairly new around here and am learning what is expected of the wiki, and I do hope this nomination process helps me gain more knowledge. :D

• Support: As the nominator of this article, I suppose it would be most unconventional if I did not cast my support. --written by Nocte ^{Chat with me?}_{Look at what I did!} 07:40, 14 May 2013 (GMT)
• Comment: Still mulling this over, but I thought I should point that if thumbnails are set to show at 300px, it creates some spacing issues in the detailed walkthrough. Minor Edits^{Threats•Evidence} 00:34, 15 May 2013 (GMT)
• Support: I like the format of the conversational options and the quotes for the difference sections. The depth of information is also impressive. --Grimblade175 (talk) 11:30, 2 June 2013 (GMT)
• Support: Excellent article. I couldn't find anything about it that I felt could be improved. Nice work! --Xyzzy ^Talk 14:50, 2 June 2013 (GMT)
• Support: A very nice article to explain one of the more heavily scripted quests. My primary complaint would be some of the language used in the section for the Second Test. It should be written from a slightly more neutral point of view (such as telling people not to play on Master difficulty (which is also notably, outdated with Legendary difficulty) as I do believe you can complete this section without ever entering the light). The bug section should also be given a very stern looking at, as these kind of quests tend to breed monstrous bug sections. --AKB ^{Talk Cont Mail} 19:40, 2 June 2013 (GMT)

Dragonborn:Lost Legacy

Another nicely written quest walkthrough, with some high quality images.

• Support: As nominator. Silence is Golden^{Break the Silence} 14:49, 26 May 2013 (GMT)
• Support: Another very well constructed page. My one quibble is with the image File:DB-quest-Lost_Legacy.jpg. It has that washed-out look of a dark image that has been lightened too much. In spite of that, I support the article as-is. --Xyzzy ^Talk 15:14, 2 June 2013 (GMT)
  • Comment: The image hasn't been altered in any way. What you see is natural in-game lighting. --Roger (talk) 22:08, 5 June 2013 (GMT)
    • Hmmm. Looks fine on my browser at work (Firefox vs. IE). Might've just been a browser setting. Carry on, then... --Xyzzy ^Talk 23:19, 5 June 2013 (GMT)
• Comment: I dislike the banner at the top of this page. It feels somewhat wrong to treat this as an example of our best work when it doesn't meet the expectations of the projects it is a part of. --AKB ^{Talk Cont Mail} 19:40, 2 June 2013 (GMT)
  • Comment: These articles are fully written, it's only a technicality that they aren't tagged so in the header. As part of the nomination I felt that could be done at the same time that they get looked at, as many articles get heavy scrutinizing and edited for errors while here. Silence is Golden^{Break the Silence} 19:45, 2 June 2013 (GMT)
    • Comment: I understand that, I was basically just promising support after that issue got dealt with. --AKB ^{Talk Cont Mail} 19:50, 2 June 2013 (GMT)

Skyrim:Understone Keep

A fully written page for a quest-centric place in Markarth.

• Support: As nominator. Silence is Golden^{Break the Silence} 14:49, 26 May 2013 (GMT)
• Support: Very thorough article. I can't believe I'm saying this, but it's almost TOO thorough. I think that there is a bit of excessive detail in the room descriptions that adds to the bulk of the article (e.g. "The table is a large square one, with two chairs and some food, and there are two inactive Dwemer spheres opposite the entrance. The dining room to the left has four tables, each with two seats, placed by the faces of a square pillar.") I know it seems nit-picky, but this adds even more size to an already lengthy article. It's just my opinion, though, and it's not enough for me to not support its being featured. --Xyzzy ^Talk 15:37, 2 June 2013 (GMT)
• Comment: Same as my comment on the other nomination. The project banner should be dealt with. --AKB ^{Talk Cont Mail} 19:40, 2 June 2013 (GMT)
  • Comment: Same as my comment on the other nomination. Silence is Golden^{Break the Silence} 19:45, 2 June 2013 (GMT)