Wikipedia talk:Featured topic criteria

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[edit] Main article critiria?

Should we have a criteria about what the main article is and how it relates to the other articles? --Arctic Gnome 15:58, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

I feel that the criateria shoudlexplicitedly include a requirement for a lead article. Something like:

• The topic should have a lead article, which introduces and summarises the topic.

I don't think anything more than that is needed... it can always be expanded later, depending how things go. Tompw (talk) 01:29, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

That sounds about right, and I'm in favour of making that criteria #6 (or #2, bumping the rest down one). However, it would make the Star Wars movies fail, and that's one of our best topics. --Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 01:48, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

I'm adding this as a requirement. I've nominated a main article for the Star Wars topic. If that nomination fails, the topic will either be grandfathered in or listed for a FTRC. --Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 20:10, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] non-arbitrary groupings

Should criteria #1 be expanded to say that the grouping should not arbitrarily exclude items? I'm thinking that we want to stop any very specific topic groupings that weasel their way around making a gap. --Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 01:17, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree.... OK, maybe change #1 to something like:

• The articles should be grouped under one collective name and be in the same category. The topic name should not arbitrarily exclude items.

(This also removes some superfluous text). Tompw (talk) 01:29, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

I think that the term "clear similarity" is the key goal of criteria #1, and we shouldn't take it out. How about:

• The articles should have a clear similarity with each other, should be in the same category, and should be grouped under one collective name that does not arbitrarily exclude items.

--Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 01:43, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

I'm adding this as the new wording, but if anyone wants to suggest any amendments this wording is not yet set in stone. --Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 20:13, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Recommendations

This should probably eventually be spun off into a Wikipedia:Featured article advice-type article.--Pharos 19:11, 16 February 2007 (UTC)