Good articles proposal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_article_criteria
Opening the talk here as well so not everything is stuck on the Discord.
So we are looking at:
- What makes a good article?
- What pages are included (for instance, Zennirus proposed to not include ProtoFlux pages into it)
- How do we implement that
-- J4 14:03, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
- As stated by J4, we could use the criteria used by MediaWiki as a way to select a page to be put into the "Good Article" category. However, the problem arises is... who will be scouring the Resonite Wiki and looking and reading the pages carefully to be put into said category? The next question would be: Who would be certified to place pages into the "Good Article" category?
- I also like to note that, ProtoFlux pages can also be included. Perhaps if all of the criteria are meant, it can also be included. I am unsure whether or to include them. Personal idea I suppose. ProtoFlux pages are open to be included in the "Good Article" category as any other pages.
- -- Zennirus 22:24, 11 October 2024 (GMT)
- I think the Wikipedia way could work, have a group of volunteers that would verify articles, and then decide together if the article matches the criteria.
- Editors could also submit pages using the talk page of the "Good Articles" category as well, and get feedback on how to improve the article.
- -- J4 [CS] 14:43, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
- Taking the Wikipedia guidelines as an example, we could have the following criteria:
- Well-written: isn't too technical, isn't too simple either, contains enough information so someone that knows nothing about the subject knows enough about it after reading the page
- This also includes making good use of headers, images and infoboxes
- Ideally, the article would have references and external links to have even more information
- Using wiki-style writing would be a must-have for those
- Too much information would also be a killer there, the main line of the article should remain concise and to the point (additional details being put in collapsible sections for instance)
- The article in question is not evolving and contains up-to-date information
- For instance, a pre-release feature wouldn't be eligible, same for systems undergoing a major rework
- Well-written: isn't too technical, isn't too simple either, contains enough information so someone that knows nothing about the subject knows enough about it after reading the page
- Personally, I don't think anomalies and satire articles should be able to be featured since those are mostly inside jokes and would be confusing for people visiting the wiki (given in the end certified good articles would be featured on the homepage).
- For exemples of current good pages, I'd say:
- Dev Tool, provided headings and structure are reworked a bit
- Local Home, simple, straight to the point
- Some others that would need rework are for instance:
- Scene Inspector Dialog, too information dense, page needs restructuring/collapsible sections
- Those were just some thoughts, if anybody has more, please do write them here.
- -- J4 [CS] 18:39, 11 October 2024 (UTC)
- Taking the Wikipedia guidelines as an example, we could have the following criteria: