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Shortcut: FA/C Featured Article Candidates Evaluation for featured article (FA) status takes place here. Any page is eligible to be submitted for evaluation, including group pages and user pages. The only requisite is that the page follows the criteria; it doesn't need to be satisfied absolutely. Ultimately the page should be something the community wants to be placed on the main page, where it's highly visible and assumed to be exemplary; it should fulfill some notion of special. In determining whether or not a page becomes featured, the candidate will be discussed and if there are no major concerns raised at the end of 7 days, the page will achieve featured status. During the 7 days any major concerns can be addressed, either by refuting them or improving the page to fix the problem. If discussion on the candidate goes further than 7 days, participants may continue discussing or altering the page without the submission being automatically closed. Please note this is not a vote. When making a supporting or opposing claim, back up the claim with reasons or evidence. However, there should be at least three users commenting on a submission for the submission process to be considered valid. This is to avoid a page slipping through unnoticed. Be aware that the criteria for different types of candidates—articles, groups, and user pages—changes to reflect different requirements; it does not make sense, for example, to have "neutrality" as a criteria for user pages. Remember these are guidelines only and candidates do not need to follow the criteria to the letter. Articles that achieve featured article status should have the FA star () placed on the page. If at sometime, after a page has achieved featured status, substantial changes are made that seem to degenerate the page past the level at which it was submitted, then the page can be resubmitted here and be re-evaluated. The same criteria and process follows; if a major concern is raised that cannot be addressed, then the page loses its featured status.

Format

• Submit candidates under the appropriate header (Articles, Group pages, User Pages), beneath its respective Candidates header.
• Make a level four header with the linked name of the page you are submitting.
• Make a level five header labelled Comments and put in brackets the name of the page your submitting (so that someone can jump to individual comment sections which otherwise would be identical and dysfunctional). The comment section is a free-for-all discussion, so there's no need for supporting or opposing headers, numbering or bullet-pointing, nor bolding anything.

Example

• Substitute the text in RED CAPITALS with the details of your submission.

==Articles==
===Article Criteria===
[...]
===Article Candidates===
====[[EXAMPLE ARTICLE FA CANDIDATE]]====
TEXT EXPLAINING WHY YOU THINK THE PAGE SHOULD BE FEATURED. ~~~~
=====Comments (EXAMPLE ARTICLE FA CANDIDATE)=====
COMMENTS SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING SUBMISSIONS, WITH REASONS.
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To see content examples and information on what's expected of candidates and discussion, go here.

Articles

These include glossary pages, event pages including historical events, locations, guides and tactics.

Article Criteria

1. NPOV - The article must be from a neutral point of view; articles should avoid taking sides (such as emphasizing zombies over humans, or a particular group or opinion). Exceptions may be made, depending on the article and community decision.
2. Complete - No major facts or details are neglected; it is finished as can be.
3. Well Written - The writing is grammatically correct and clear; it communicates what it's trying to say.
4. Generally Awesome - This is a joke criteria, hence it is very serious.

Article Candidates

Submit candidates here.

Gameplay

Was approved as a Good Article in December-January 2010-11, but never received Featured Article status. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Gameplay)

Against Just seems a bit redundant. Its a link to other pages, not a page in itself. --Ross^WHO????ness 21:23, 23 August 2012 (BST)

I'm with Ross. Very nicely formatted. Useful information. But it's more or less a summary page, rather than being something unique unto itself. All of the information it talks about is better stated somewhere else. —Aichon— 00:17, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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Weather

Was unanimously approved as a Good Article in January 2011, but never received Featured Article status. Also, is fantastic. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Weather)

Meh I prefer Snow and Fog myself. --Ross^WHO????ness 21:24, 23 August 2012 (BST)

I like it, but I want more of it before I'd say yes for it as an FA. More or less, have it get fleshed out first. More flavor text, in particular. It feels lacking for an FA on that topic. —Aichon— 00:20, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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You know you've been playing Urban Dead too much when

Substantial, hilarious, and now consistently formatted. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (You know you've been playing Urban Dead too much when)

Yep Might put an introduction paragraph on it. --Ross^WHO????ness 21:26, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Yes. —Aichon— 00:20, 24 August 2012 (BST)

YesI like the idea of having more humorous pages grace the frontpage. This is straightforward and accessible. Might add "Comments on Featured Articles/Candidates" to the list though-- Albert Schwan  _{Friday, 24 August 2012}

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RNG

A clear explanation of the concept, as well as how it features in Urban Dead. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (RNG)

Against Just, plain, dull. --Ross^WHO????ness 21:26, 23 August 2012 (BST)

I'm for it. While it is dry, I think it's still well-written and is something that could use more public awareness. —Aichon— 00:22, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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Civilian skills

All the skills articles are complete, clear and concise. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Civilian Skills)

Against We already have Civilian on the list, redundant. --Ross^WHO????ness 21:27, 23 August 2012 (BST)

As Ross. —Aichon— 00:23, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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Military skills

See Civilian skills. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Military skills)

Against We already have Military on the list, redundant. --Ross^WHO????ness 21:27, 23 August 2012 (BST)

As Ross. —Aichon— 00:23, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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Science skills

See Civilian skills. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Science skills)

Against We already have Scientist on the list, redundant. --Ross^WHO????ness 21:28, 23 August 2012 (BST)

As Ross. —Aichon— 00:23, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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Zombie skills

See Civilian skills. This one is especially complete, with a table indicating the attack-skill combo results. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Zombie skills)

Against We already have Zombie on the list, redundant. --Ross^WHO????ness 21:28, 23 August 2012 (BST)

As Ross. —Aichon— 00:23, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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Zombie Hunter skills

See Civilian skills. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Zombie Hunter skills)

Alter Personally, I'd love to Move this to Headshot instead of the other way around. Then I'd keep it, as its historic. --Ross^WHO????ness 21:29, 23 August 2012 (BST)

And it needs a monroeville extension. --Ross^WHO????ness 21:30, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Groove theory

Contains explanation of what it is, as well as an important historical document. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Groove theory)

Against Needs formatting. Big Time.--Ross^WHO????ness 22:11, 23 August 2012 (BST)

It's a neat idea (and I was even the one who ended up reporting it and getting it fixed the most recent time it was "fixed"), but that page is poorly written and needs formatting. —Aichon— 00:30, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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Malton Incident

No longer just a text wall, this critical article is now ready to be featured. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Malton Incident)

Against Prefer possible causes....--Ross^WHO????ness 22:11, 23 August 2012 (BST)

It really needs to be broken up into some subheadings still, and aligning some of those pics on the left would help break it up visually too. I may have more things later. —Aichon— 00:31, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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The Alner Family

The most complete Family article on the wiki. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (The Alner Family)

Maybe. An interesting page, but not sure if worthy. --Ross^WHO????ness 22:20, 23 August 2012 (BST)

That is awesome. Absolutely yes. —Aichon— 00:33, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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Anne General Hospital (Dulston)

A location with a rich and well-documented history. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Anne General Hospital (Dulston))

MehNot really sure locations should really be on this list. Apart from maybe Danger Alley --Ross^WHO????ness 22:23, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Just not feeling it, to be honest. Not awesome enough. —Aichon— 00:34, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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The Battle of SantLUEville

One of the better-written Historical Event articles. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (The Battle of SantLUEville)

Yep --Ross^WHO????ness 22:23, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Absolutely. —Aichon— 00:34, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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The Borehamwood 100

Since we need some non-Malton featured articles other than these and two. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (The Borehamwood 100)

Yep Needs reformatting. --Ross^WHO????ness 22:24, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Not until the formatting is fixed to be something legible. —Aichon— 00:35, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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Building Types

Quite complete & informative. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Building Types)

Yep But needs reformatting. --Ross^WHO????ness 22:21, 23 August 2012 (BST)

especially moving the contents list to the right. --Ross^WHO????ness 22:25, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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The Burchell Arms

One of the most flavorful location articles in the game. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (The Burchell Arms)

I'm for it. —Aichon— 00:37, 24 August 2012 (BST)

I agree with bobs summary --Ross^WHO????ness 00:41, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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Clothes

Complete & informative, with some helpful images. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Clothes)

Informative, yes. Also, very tedious. I'd love a more summarized version of that page. —Aichon— 00:38, 24 August 2012 (BST)

There must be a better way of doing this. Also Monroeville had a few specific items not mentioned, for Video Cameras. --Ross^WHO????ness 00:43, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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Dark

An excellent article. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Dark)

Yep Its a good page to read, plus I love the picture. --Ross^WHO????ness 22:26, 23 August 2012 (BST)

yes Useful and well done -- Albert Schwan  _{Friday, 24 August 2012}

I agree with those above me. Looks good. —Aichon— 00:39, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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Downe Towers

Flavorful location article. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Downe Towers)

Totally Meh --Ross^WHO????ness 00:45, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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Dr. Schwan's Culinary

I think this one speaks for itself. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Dr. Schwan's Culinary)

For I find fiction/humor often underrepresented. Same reason I am for the "you know you've been playing..." page. This one serves a different purpose in a similar way. On the frontpage, there are links to tactics and resources but human interest is harder to come by. This shows the wiki is for more than just instruction manuals on the game. Plus I am a giant egomaniac. -- Albert Schwan  _{Friday, 24 August 2012}

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Firearms

Includes images & informative table. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Great Fire of 1912

Probably the most important pre-2005 incident in Malton history. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Guides:Feral Death-Cultist Guide

Solid Good Guide. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Guides:Ghost Town Reclamation

One of the best-done guides I've seen. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Guides:Ghost Town Reclamation)

Yep Biased. --Ross^WHO????ness 22:27, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Guides:Kill Probability

Extremely useful and well-done tables. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Guides:kiZombie-English Dictionary

Extensive, useful and flavorful. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Guides:kiZombie-English Dictionary)

Yes For my money, one of the more useful pages on the wiki. Wish more people would use it.-- Albert Schwan  _{Friday, 24 August 2012}

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Guides:Managing Encumbrance

Good explanation of one of Urban Dead's most significant features. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Harman for the Holidays

Quite the event from the look of it. Also super-flavorful. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Hiding In Plain Sight

Since we need more featured tactics. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Invasion of Gibsonton

A historical event with a well-written article. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Islands

Simple, clear article on an interesting topic. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Malton

Now that there's a mini-timeline, let's see if this gets featured. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Malton Rail

I'm including its four sub-articles in this nomination. Does that work? Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Melee Weapons

Counterpart to Firearms. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Miracle Mile Mall (Monroeville)

A Monroeville location article that's not a total stub. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Now Playing

Complete & very flavorful. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Play Style

Interesting article, and I love the little half-zombies. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Play Style)

Yes Ive never seen this page. --Ross^WHO????ness 21:35, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Possible Causes for the Situation

Explains the newspapers and other theories. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Sacred Ground Policy

One of the most well-known Survivor "policies". Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Salt The Land Policy

And a major policy on the Zombie side. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Salt The Land Policy)

Yep --Ross^WHO????ness 21:20, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Santlerville Guide Book

Really makes me want to visit Santlerville. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Santlerville Guide Book)

Against Dull, not enough pictures. Less a guide, more a description. --Ross^WHO????ness 21:21, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Second Siege of Ackland Mall

Contains both event description and historical analysis. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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St. Barbara's Church

Super-flavorful location article. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Tactical Resource Point

Explains an important Urban Dead concept well. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Tidal Tactics

A major tactic article. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Types of Museums

Means I can always locate the nearest Pottery Museum to satisfy my love of first-millennium terracotta. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Types of Museums)

Against the kind of page that could really do with being sexed up. Also, I think it should include unique museum dedicated to duke garland. --Ross^WHO????ness 21:16, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Also against A dry page overall. A nice jazzed up page on building types that includes a link here might be worth a look if there is not already one in this category. -- Albert Schwan  _{Friday, 24 August 2012}

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Useful Items

Can you tell I'm running out of descriptions for these nominations? Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Zamgrh

I am a big fan of this article. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Zamgrh)

against While this is a great page, the dictionary nominated elsewhere links here and is more useful. Seems redundant to have both. -- Albert Schwan  _{Friday, 24 August 2012}

agree with schwan. --Ross^WHO????ness 00:47, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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The Zeally Arms

This article must have been written with zeal! Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (The Zeally Arms)

Nope. A poor man's burchell arms. --Ross^WHO????ness 00:48, 24 August 2012 (BST)

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Group Pages

Any group page or group subpage, whether active, inactive, or historical, can be submitted.

Group Page Criteria

1. NPOV - There should be an NPOV lead or introduction, which explains who the group is (e.g. group type, structure, size, creation). Since it's expected that the article is created from the group's perspective, the rest of the page need not be neutral. The NPOV lead only applies to the main group page.
2. Presentation - An interesting and original page design, brought about by the code and any images, is a possible way to satisfy this criterion. Writing style and content can also satisfy the criteria.
3. Well Written - The writing is grammatically correct and clear; it communicates what it's trying to say.
4. Generally Awesome - This is a joke criteria, hence it is very serious.

Group Page Candidates

Submit candidates here.

ZomboTracker

A hilarious and well-written counterpart to Weather. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:53, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (ZomboTracker)

Against its a fun page, but the super live trackers haven't been updated in two years. Would need to imply some bits are historic. --Ross^WHO????ness 21:15, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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User Pages

Any user page or content can be submitted. For example, journals, works of fiction or stories related to zombies or Urban Dead. Note that user pages being submitted should have their own, dedicated page (a subpage).

User Page Criteria

1. Presentation - An interesting and original page design, brought about by the code and any images, is a possible way to satisfy this criterion. Writing style and content can also satisfy the criteria. User pages that have content consistent with guides or wiki rantings still need to be accurate and complete, similar to the Article Criteria.
2. Well Written - The writing is grammatically correct and clear; it communicates what it's trying to say.
3. Generally Awesome - This is a joke criteria, hence it is very serious.

User Page Candidates

Submit candidates here.

Misanthropy's Map Toolbox

Not sure if this qualifies as a user page, but either way it definitely deserves featuring. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:56, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (Misanthropy's Map Toolbox)

Against. Its not a particularly good map, it failed to even get onto the guides page, and its not really that interesting. On another level, surely we should inform users when their user pages are nominated?--Ross^WHO????ness 21:13, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Good idea. I'll let Mis & AHLG know. Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 21:16, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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User:A Helpful Little Gnome

What name should this take? "Gnome's Game", "The World of Gnome" or something else? Bob Moncrief ^EBD•W! 20:56, 23 August 2012 (BST)

Comments (User:A Helpful Little Gnome)

For If gnome approves. --Ross^WHO????ness 21:13, 23 August 2012 (BST)

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Older Submissions

Older submissions can be found in the archive. For even older submissions, when the good article process was used, see that archive.