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Here, users can nominate and vote for Zelda Wiki's next featured article. Any article worthy of being featured exemplifies the Wiki's quality standards, and goes above and beyond what is expected in a normal encyclopedia entry. Featured articles should:

1. Have exceptionally fluid American English grammar and spelling.
2. Be lengthy, yet detailed.
3. Be well organized (as in subdivisions).
4. Cite sources, and cite them properly.
5. Be properly categorized.
6. Contain the most up-to-date information possible.
7. Have no template requesting improvement, merging, deletion, or any template that may in some way state the article is not of excellent quality. In this respect, there should be no duplicate of the nominated article, nor should the article be a duplicate of another page.
8. NOT be copied from Wikipedia, or from any site that does not run the Wiki, under any circumstances!

For help on the correct format used to add nominations or votes, see the Featured Content Help.

Rules:
Scoring and conditions for passing a nomination:

1. All nominations start with an initial score of zero.
2. A supporting vote adds 1 to the score.
3. An opposing vote subtracts 1 from the score.
4. An article needs to achieve a score of +5 within 4 months of the nomination date in order to be featured.
5. A nomination automatically fails if the score drops to -3.

Voting:

1. You may only vote once on any particular article.
2. You may not vote on any articles you have nominated.
3. Votes should be added beneath the relevant header (either support or opposition), with # at the beginning of the line. The current score must be updated to reflect this new vote.
4. Supporting votes should include a brief message stating why the article should be featured.
5. Opposing votes must specify how the article fails to meet one or more of the qualifying criteria described above.
6. All votes MUST be signed using ~~~~ If you do not sign, your vote WILL NOT be counted!

Current nominations

Sage

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With the work of the Zelda Wiki community, this article has become a well written, and informative page. Quite an accomplishment to everyone who contributed.User:Mandi/sig 04:28, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Support

1. It seems to me to be rather well organized. And it has a very appealing overall layout. And it certainly fits the other criteria.User:Matt/sig 23:37, March 28, 2009 (UTC)
2. I would vote for this one because it goes more in depth in Sages than Rauru's page does. --Skermefaten 23:51, 2 April 2009 (UTC)Skermefaten
3. Very good article, articulate, and an excellent example of what subject directories could be with the links to the main article and well written summaries on each topic. All images are relevant, clear and useful. And a solid mix of references to boot. User:Axiomist/sig 03:14, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
4. Very organized, and quite easily read. It flows well, and the pictures couldn't be placed onscreen any better or more relevantly. →Kochjr 21:18, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
5. Well written and organized, it really delves into all of the Sages and it more than qualifies for featured status.--Kresh64 22:04, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
6. I think it was very nice and showed more info.--Link6767 20:54, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
7. I think this was a good article, written well and good info. A very good article. Well written.User:Supermann61 11:48 May 8, 2009

Opposition

1. I really can't give this my approval. What is there is well written, but there are, as has been noted in the neutral comments, some clearly missing aspects to it. While what we have is really good, it's not the full and complete picture. I simply can't ignore that and be neutral, or support it. The article is not complete, and thus I gotta say no. Nathanial Rumphol-Janc 07:08, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Neutral Comments

• I've spotted what I consider to be quite a large omission in this article; there's barely any mention of Princess Zelda's role as the crucial Seventh Sage (or Maiden) in ALttP, OoT and FSA. I'd suggest that this needs to be rectified, or at least discussed here, before this becomes Featured. User:Adam/sig 19:49, 4 May 2009 (UT
• The current content is great - however it is lacking as Adam mentions. It is up to featured standard but needs more I feel. I feel there needs to be more pictures; namely Fado, Medli, Makar and Laruto, with some more details on them. Furthermore, an example of this lacking is in the Twilight Princess section, which no where mentions them residing in the Arbiter's Ground's Mirror Chamber. Adam is right that it needs more 'Zelda' and may be worth covering the Sage-Oocca relationship potential, under theory of course.There is also lots of blank space. User:Melchizedek/sig 07:39, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
• I agree with Adam and Mel, the current content and organization is great, but perhaps a bit more information on Zelda's role would definitely sway me to vote for the page. Link87 22:10, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Negated/Retracted Votes

• The article needs some more references and quotes from the Japanese versions of the games to highlight version discrepancies between the sages' roles. First, they were not Princess Zelda's tutors in the Japanese version of TP.Ganondorfdude11 07:54, 4 June 2009 (UTC) - Voted negated as it is not a valid opposition - it's more neutral. Just suggests more things to add to the article, of which, all the mentioned has been added.User:Melchizedek/sig 09:14, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Twinrova

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Matt pointed this one out to me recently, and now that it's complete with full references, I think it definitely meets (or exceeds) all the requirements. A very well put together article about one of my favourite bosses of OOT! User:Adam/sig 18:32, 2 May 2009 (UTC)

Support

1. Well, the article is well written and organized, and has lots of references. It looks interesting enough to be featured. User:RupeeLord/sig 19:37, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
2. This is another one that was basically a stub when I got here. Now it is so much bigger, better. And with cool pictures we didn't have we back when. A very good article indeed. Plenty of references now. That's good. Must be featured.User:Matt/sig 20:01, May 2, 2009 (UTC)
3. Very well written, very well laid out, and plenty of references. It is very well sized and has great pictures. This one is a must-feature in my opinion. Shnappy 15:06, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
4. It is well written and has good pictures. It has references and is looks very interesting. It is 'featured worthy'. Well done to everyone who wrote it. - ShellShocker 09:46, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
5. I vote this gets up. There doesn't seem to be an issue about the section and it gives a lot of info about Twinrova. - AtrumLevis  (My Talk Page) (My Contributions) 23:09, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
6. Well organized, has enough references. Needs to be featured.User:Mandi/sig 06:26, 5 June 2009 (UTC)

Opposition

Neutral Comments

1. I think it is a GOOD passage but cloud need more detail about them...--Link6767 19:02, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
2. I think the page needs just a little bit more work before becoming featured, although it's well on its way. A little bit more info for MM and OoX will earn my vote. —Alter  ^{{T C B H }} 06:53, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
3. I feel some of the things are a little... off. Take the Majora's Mask section. It's rather small, and a little bit misguided. Maybe I am being a stickler with these featured articles, but if a article is to be featured it should be pretty much 100% true to the facts. They played a pretty big role in MM, yet are barely mentioned in passing. Nathanial Rumphol-Janc 07:49, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
4. Upon closer inspection, while the article is informative, well sourced, and nicely written, the Ocarina of Time subsection of appearances is very cluttered with images and video, and is actually a bit redundant between talking about the individual witches and their appearances in the games, in respect to the whole page. A simple reorganization should do the trick, then this article'll be hot. User:Cipriano 119/sig 05:28, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Negated/Retracted Votes

Twinrova is sooooo easy. I hate her! Gammadiologist 20:00, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

• Vote negated due to opposition guidelines at the top of the pageUser:Mandi/sig 22:02, 16 May 2009 (UTC)

Sacred Realm

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Although it was mostly written by one single member, this page has become an article to be proud of. Excellent writing skills detailing every single appearance of the Sacred Realm, well-placed pictures that go along with the section involved, and it's got sources to back up almost every single statement. Truly an outstanding article. Dany36 20:59, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

Support

1. This page is worthy of being featured because though it has been mostly brought up to date by one individual, there are many who laid the groundwork for that up scaling. It also has become quite a page to behold as opposed to its original version, which is great for a page about such an important piece of Zelda Lore. -- Xizor 02:00, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
2. I am pleased with how it turned out, and it looks very nice with the references in place. -- Link87 13:25, 23 June 2009 (UTC)
3. This is exactly the caliber of article that ought to be featured. The read never seemed redundant, references are exactly where they need to be, the layout with the images is even impressive. Congrats to the writers for such an amazing feat, it's truly become a valuable resource for LoZ fans seeking info on the Sacred Realm. User:Axiomist/sig 02:10, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
4. I'll throw my chips on this one. It reads nicely, isn't repetitive, and has good images/layout. It does seem to be a little biased when it comes to the timeline, but it may just be me. Anyway, good page. —Alter  ^{{T C B H }} 03:30, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
5. Yeah. This page is well written, organized nicely, not to mention more than enough references.User:Mandi/sig 06:23, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
6. This one is lengthy, not repetitive, informative, and whatever theories contained on the page are backed up with plenty of references. Considering it's one of the more important pieces of Zelda lore, it's remarkable.Ganondorfdude11 18:40, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
7. Is well written, well set out, images are great quality, and everything is thoroughly referenced. User:Melchizedek/sig 04:14, 1 October 2009 (UTC)
8. The article has superior flow and readability, with precisely-cited references, for a Zelda region that still hasn't been properly explored in the games! User:Cipriano 119/sig 01:08, 2 November 2009 (UTC)

Opposition

Neutral Comments

The article is really well written, especially for being mostly a single users work. However, something that annoys me, and it annoys me really overall at ZW, is the quotes and references. As I mentioned here: http://www.zeldawiki.org/Talk:Sacred_Realm I feel that quotes that are referenced in the article should simply be in the article, not at the bottom creating more work for the reader. The article references them many times. The best example I can give is when The Great Deku Tree says blah blah... your interpreting for the reader what the GDT said instead of just quoting me what he said. It would cut out usless sentences of explaining it and replace it with quotes. As a reader, it's annoying you are making me do extra work and interpreting quotes for me. Nathanial Rumphol-Janc 07:38, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

I understand what you are saying, but that's how all articles are on the wiki, that's not anything unique. And all it takes is a simple click of the mouse to go straight to the quote, that's why we put the link in the text. And as far as interpreting it, that's for people who may not understand the actual quote or may misunderstand its meaning. There's really no way to change those things, those are given for any article on the entire wiki. We're actually making less work for readers I would have thought by helping them understand what the quotes mean and by not making a mess of the main text by putting them in the references section where they are a simple mouse-click away. Link87 15:14, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

I am well aware that's how all articles are done, and I find it too annoying. This place isn't for that discussion - I suggest taking it to that pages talk page where I brought it up. Nathanial Rumphol-Janc 16:24, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

This is about the article's merit though, not about precedents. I respect that you don't like the reference precedent, but that has nothing to do with this article's merit. Link87 18:09, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

I don't think a featured article needs to necessarily be 100% perfect. It can have some work that might still need to be done, but there is nothing objectively wrong with this page at all. --Xizor 23:40, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Yes and no Xizor. To me if were going to feature something, it should be as close to perfect as it can be, don't you agree? You wont "feature" a section of your site unless it is close to perfection, right? Same case as I view articles. Nathanial Rumphol-Janc 09:17, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

No article, or anything for that matter, is going to be 100% perfect Nathan. This is about as close as it gets, and to expect it to be absolutely perfect is unreasonable. Link87 16:46, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Fishing

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One notable aspect of Zelda Wiki.org is our method of placing similar content from varying games into fewer articles. Fishing is an article representing that, our inclusion of references, relevant images, cross referencing related pages, up-to-date info, and despite having brief how-to sections; the article never seems dominated by with a guidish style. Fishing is certainly worthy of being the standard for all other mini-game articles to follow. User:Axiomist/sig 06:14, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Support

1. I'll go for it. It's been edited by many users, is very detailed, and has a lot of good info without being excessive. --Xizor 07:34, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
2. This article is well written and has sufficient references. Deserving of being featured.User:Mandi/sig 22:35, October 30, 2009 (UTC) 22:35, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Opposition

Neutral Comments

• First off, I want to support this, because I think the article's great. But I'm still concerned about the status of this article alongside others (mainly Fishing Hole). I know others have shared these concerns, which have mainly been discussed here and here. The two key suggestions were either to create a Fishing template which could be used on various different article (e.g. Fish, Fishing Rod, Fisherman) to unite the information, or to merge Fishing with Fishing Hole. Personally, I think either or both would be good, because as it stands I'm not entirely happy with the way the information on the subject of Fishing is distributed. I've held back on adding Merge templates for the moemn, as that would disqualify this article... User:Adam/sig 13:10, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

• I'm with Adam. It's a very good article, but it's a little messy when it comes to related pages. There may be some merging that needs to be done first. —Alter  ^{{T C B H }} 15:35, October 30, 2009 (UTC)

• Both articles have been extensively reworked since the last comments on those talk pages, I'll make the case to merge the Fishing Rod content into Fishing, and get that template going. I think a sidequest article would help diversify our featured articles, so they don't look like Featured Characters :p User:Axiomist/sig 02:48, 31 October 2009 (UTC)

Sheikah

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The Sheikah article is one of the crown jewels of the Zelda Wiki. Not only is almost every sentence properly referenced, the article's flow is suave and it covers all its bases - from theories to in-game detail. The enticing placement of pictures (and there are a good bunch of them), and the article's easy-to-follow structure make it an role model for all other race articles. This article is fantastic! User:Cipriano 119/sig 09:15, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Support

1. We put in a lot of time and effort on it, but it did turn out very nice in the end. We also had contributions from several editors, and that made the project all the more fruitful. Link87 16:48, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
2. I might be a bit biased because I worked on this one, but it is a very high-quality article. Ganondorfdude11 19:16, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
3. Looks good to me. The writing style actually made the page interesting. I like the big words here and there. +1 —Alter  ^{{T C B H }} 00:27, November 19, 2009 (UTC)
4. As I was working on some of the references, I noticed that pretty much every single sentence has something to do with the Sheikah, and it is written very nicely. Really great article! Dany36 06:01, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

Opposition

1. This article might look good because of the overall arrangement of images and content however, the writing style is not appropriate for an encyclopedia. It is...more reminiscent of fan fiction. When I read this article, I feel like I'm reading the same thing over and over again. It's somewhat redundant. It could be cut down considerably just by taking out the redundancies.User:Mandi/sig 06:42, December 29, 2009 (UTC)

Neutral Comments

1. I must say Alter, that's the most supportive sounding opposition vote I've ever seen. I suggest you either reword it to make workable opposing points, or consider if you placed that in the right section ;) User:Axiomist/sig 00:47, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
2. Fixed it for him. ;) Link87 01:41, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
3. Heh heh... I meant to do that... PUT IT BACK!!! lol Good catch. I mighta killed that nomination or something. —Alter  ^{{T C B H }} 02:39, November 19, 2009 (UTC)

• I take offense at the criticisms levied by the opposition, as it was carefully written and has been edited by other editors to remove "redundancies". The page took a lot of work and effort to create and was a team effort, and there is nothing wrong with the writing style according to others who have read it. However, considering the critic, bias is not to be unexpected as the critic has a history of unwarranted criticism. Link87 06:49, 29 December 2009 (UTC)
  • Firstly it was only one opposition vote. It was my opinion to which I am freely entitled to. I apologize that you take offense over my criticism of this article, however, I cannot help that it, in my opinion, is not up to feature status. As for your claim of "bias", I am sorry to inform you that there was no bias in my decision to oppose this article. My vote was decided after reading the article in its entirety.User:Mandi/sig 18:05, December 29, 2009 (UTC)

Oh, right, and the unwarranted block of last night was so indicative of no bias?? The real intent is obvious here. However, it's as you say one negative vote that is untrue in its accusations in my view. And if you read it you would have given examples to show that, and none appeared. So sorry, but I'm not buying if that's what you were hoping. Still, I will let others that have more relevance judge the article's merit for themselves. Link87 18:19, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

• The block was due to your harassment in the chat and your failure to ever compromise with anyone ;)User:Mandi/sig 18:49, December 29, 2009 (UTC)

Actually, if memory serves me right, you were the one harassing me when I stated my disagreement with you here, calling names and such. It's there for all to see. And obviously it was not in your authority to block for things unrelated to the wiki ;) Link87 18:56, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

This argument stops here. Everyone is entitled to their own vote, and Mandi's opposing vote is as per the guidelines. It should not concern you so deeply Chris. The article is not your personal project and it still has a fair shot at a featured article. The featured system is made to be fair, and if one negative vote is made for smite, that will not affect its chances. It is best just to leave it and see how it goes. User:Melchizedek/sig 23:06, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Nobody, not me or anybody, said it was my "personal project", it was a team effort that is being falsely besmirched as "fan fiction", and I will not stand by and let all of our efforts be smeared without a proper defense. I agree the argument ends here, but we're all entitled to our opinions as I said and my opinion of said opposing vote is it is based in ulterior motives. End of story. Link87 23:10, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

Bomb

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Not so long ago, this article was an embarrassment to Zelda Wiki. It was nothing but an unorganized mess. Axiomist asked me one day if I could improve it, so I've worked hard to take what I know about bombs, and what others knew that I did not, and I built this article up to meet the standards for a featured article. It is informative, to the point, has appropriate images, and has tons of references. I took it pretty seriously. I believe that this article, along with any others about themes and subjects that have endured throughout the Zelda series, is very important to the Wiki, and it would be nice to see others in the shape it's in now. I've had plenty of help putting it together, so it's mostly rock solid. The enemy lists at the bottom of the page are a little arrangement I came up with and Axiomist organized to be tidier. Lists like these will show up on other item pages, so consider this a ground-breaker. Noble Wrot 20:41, 22 November 2009 (UTC)

Support

1. The bomb article seems to have ignited a ZW reorganizing revolution, finally the obvious format for dividing articles is being thrown out for a more aesthetically pleasing layout. This has gone from one of the ugliest sloppiest content dumps to a well structured page-suitable to be the mold for many other rashly grouped subjects. User:Axiomist/sig 23:47, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
2. I'm all for it. The page looks nice, and has a good amount of images. However, some parts of it look a little bit messy, but I'm not sure that can be changed. I'll try to add some info from the Tingle games to it and make it complete. Again, great page! —Alter  ^{{T C B H }} 06:28, December 16, 2009 (UTC)
3. For a phoenix-like story, this article is not too shabby. This is a complete insight into one of the cooler Zelda weapons and as the role model of the enemy list for future similar articles, this page gets my vote. User:Cipriano 119/sig 07:57, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
4. I like it. It's well written, well organized, has a nice gallery and a lot of good references. Definitely feature worthy.User:Mandi/sig 06:26, December 29, 2009 (UTC)
5. Excellent article that details every kind of bomb that has appeared in every Zelda game to date along with well-placed pictures and references to top it all off. Dany36 18:45, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
6. It's well done. I think we've really cleaned it up and made it into a functioning article. It has my vote! And Dany, your argument looks a LOT like a supporting one...—Justin^(Talk) 20:15, 1 January 2010 (UTC)
7. Great article, information is all correct, and it even inspired my topic for my next article at ZeldaInformer. Needless to say, a great piece of work. Nathanial Rumphol-Janc 07:28, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
8. I never knew there could be so much concise information about Bombs in one place. This article is "the bomb". =P --Xizor 06:05, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Opposition

Neutral Comments

Negated/Retracted Votes

# I don't know. I think it could use some sections on the games, and not just the kinds of bombs. I once tried to do that for the article, but then I lost everything and didn't bothered to try it again. Though I do suppose it's been improved a bit, I think it's needs more. The Goron Moron 07:51, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

• Vote negated due to opposition guidelines. This would make sense as a Neutral Comment. --Xizor 06:05, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Rupee

This article is very well written. It's extremely informative, and I feel that it does its job very well. I Think that we can definitely proudly display this article. It's really a great article, and I feel that we'd be doing a great disservice by leaving it in obscurity. Let's show it off to the world, eh?—Justin^(Talk) 03:52, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Support

Opposition

Neutral Comments

I think it needs for info in some parts. It feels more like a "listing", rather than an informative page. The Template:TRR section also needs some more work. *Everyone looks at me* —Alter  ^{{T C B H }} 20:33, December 29, 2009 (UTC)

It's a bit listy for me as well, the amount of actual written article content is small. If every section had a legitimate amount of written info (explaining ways to collect, the different wallets, most expensive purchases, etc... you get the idea) it would secure my vote.User:Cipriano 119/sig 06:14, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Featured Articles

The featured articles are listed in this format:

• Name of Article (Date it became featured)

Articles that have been disqualified are in the format:

• Name of Article (Date it became featured) (Date disqualified)

• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (N/A) (May 27, 2008)

• Zelda Timeline (N/A) (May 27, 2008)

• Ganon (N/A)

• Boomerang (N/A) (October 14, 2008)

• Stalfos (July 7, 2007)

• ZeldaInformer (August 1, 2007) (June 12, 2008)

• Lake Hylia (October 2, 2007) (November 24, 2008)

• Zant (October 16, 2007)

• Dark Link (November 5, 2007)

• Link (December 15, 2007)

• Princess Zelda (January 28, 2008)

• Link's Crossbow Training (February 13, 2008)

• Dodongo (February 15, 2008)

• Moblin (February 18, 2008)

• Majora's Mask (Boss) (March 8, 2008)

• Pedestal of Time (April 6, 2008)

• Triforce (May 17, 2008)

• Midna (June 12, 2008)

• Master Sword (June 17, 2008)

• Gerudo (July 21, 2008)

• Darknut (August 30, 2008)

• Golden Goddesses (October 15, 2008)

• Veran (November 24, 2008)

• Goron (March 12, 2009)

• Warping (April 30, 2009)