Bleach Wiki talk:Featured Article

Please remember that this is not a vote to determine who is the most popular character or the most awesome at the moment. Instead, this is a vote on the articles, and as such reasons for supporting a candidate should be based on the merits of the article only. Give proper reasons for your choice. A full list of valid reasons is now given in the Voting Policy. Also remember to sign your comments using 4 tildes ( ~ ), otherwise your vote will not count. Thank you. -- Yyp  (Talk)  13:25, December 8, 2009 (UTC)

Multiple Votes
Wait, you can't vote for two different things? I added Aaroniero and voted for him since if Yammy doesn't make it, Aaroniero would hopefully be up front.--Lazer81095 01:05, October 27, 2009 (UTC)

Dude, basic rule of democracy, one (wo)man, one vote. It's kinda worrying in this day and age that we have to explain something like that for people. Pick one and stick with it (just quietly I'll be really happy if you don't vote for Yammi as I want Byakuya to win and their dead even! :P jk) BollyW 01:15, October 27, 2009 (UTC)

Someone please tell em how to get to this article!

Shouldn't you delete one of your votes Lazer?? Or else I don't think either should be counted!! Or else I'd vote for Ukitake too :D SunXia 01:12, October 29, 2009 (UTC)

It is now explicitely stated on the page and in the Voting Policy that users can only vote in support of one candidate and in opposition to one candidate. Yyp
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If Byakuya wins
If Byakuya wins can we use this picture as his Feature Article of the month pic? It's from the "All Colour But the Black" art book. Tinni 02:43, October 29, 2009 (UTC)

+Oh, I like that picture!! It shows his aloof personality with his back being turned to the audience and his head being lowered somewhat, and yet, he's angled a little so that his back is not completely turned and his expression is hard showing that he is aware of everything around him while still appearing uncaring at the same time!! I like it!! SunXia 07:54, October 29, 2009 (UTC)
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Starrk
Why is Starrk on the list? He won in October. It hasn't even been two months, let alone four! Tinni 17:05, November 23, 2009 (UTC)


 * Because I was changing the list of arrancar and forgot he was a recent winner. Fixed --Yyp 17:09, November 23, 2009 (UTC)
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New Voting System
As you can see, we have a new voting system in place now. It is pretty simple and already explained on the page and in our Voting Policy, but the main points are that you may cast one vote in support of and one vote in opposition to any candidate, but no more than that. You do not have to use the "Oppose" vote, but if you do, please cast a "Support" vote to show your alternative suggestion. You can oppose a candidate because you think s/he was featured too recently or their article needs work or s/he is not at the forefront of storyline right now. Do not oppose it simply because you dislike the character. And remember to give proper, detailed reasons and to sign your votes. Let us know if there are any problems. --Yyp 23:42, November 23, 2009 (UTC)


 * Not saying I am any better but do you guys actually plan on enforcing the "don't just oppose because you hate the character" thing? Because almost all the opposition to Yammy is from people who don't like him as a character. Not to mention that there has been some manipulation (including by me) of support and oppose votes to try and tilt the "total count" towards someone they like. I mean, right now Yammy has 8 in support (one of them mine) and 6 in opposition: 2 total. Kenpachi has 7 in support and 4 in opposition (one of them mine): 3 in total. I could switch my support to Gin (who does have a good clean article) and then Gin and Kenpachi would tie at 3 votes total because the lone opposition to Gin moved their opposing vote to Yammy (because they don't like him). Is there even a tie-break process? Tinni 12:02, November 29, 2009 (UTC)


 * I haven't read through every post, but I'll check them now and remove any such votes. As I said above, decent reasons should be given and disliking a character is not a decent reason to oppose them. This is not a vote to determine who is the best character - we are voting for an article to be featured. I'll be keeping an eye on how this vote progresses (especially the switching of oppose votes) and plan to ask the other admins how they feel about how this vote went once it is over. Any problems will be ironed out and solutions put in place for the next vote. And as said in the Voting Policy, if there is a tie, the admins will vote. --Yyp 15:06, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

I have removed several oppose votes that give no reason other than just not liking the character. You must give proper reasons for opposing a candidate. Such reasons include:
 * They have already been featured (or not enough time has elapsed since they were featured) and you would prefer if a different article was featured;
 * You think the article needs more work before it is ready to be featured;
 * You don't think that they have played much of a prominent role in the story;
 * You think that there is another article that is even more worthy of recognition.

Any oppose vote that says nothing more than "I dont like him, hes weak" is not allowed. It is just not a good enough reason to oppose an article. Other reasons for opposing a candidate will be judged on a case by case basis. I've said it several times and I'll say it again - this is a vote for an article, not your favourite character. Additionally, people have always been free to change their votes at will for whatever reason, including to alter the odds of one character's profile winning over another - it is not something new, but it is certainly becoming more prominent with the new system. (Sorry that took so long, but my internet connection freaked out just after posting the previous message and wouldn't open any edit windows.) --Yyp 19:15, November 29, 2009 (UTC)

Sigh. Due to problems with the way many users voted in our three features last month, we have changed the system. Full details are set out in the Voting Policy, but are summarized below. Familiarize yourself with the policy before voting. -- Yyp  (Talk)  12:55, December 8, 2009 (UTC)
 * The "Oppose" votes will no longer be deducted from a candidate's total votes. It exists purely to highlight issues with a candidate.
 * Valid reasons must be given for voting for/against a candidate, otherwise the vote will be moved to the "Deleted Votes" section. A full list of valid reasons are given in the Voting Policy. Basically, the votes are not popularity contests - reasons must be based on the merits of the article/picture/quote.

Kenpachi
gives up hoping Yammy get's what he deserves Do you guys have a good pic of Kenpachi for the Feature Article? I just uploaded the pic to the right. Like Byakuya's, it is from the "All Colour But the Black" artbook and is a recreation of his character cover from the early volumes. So if you guys don't have anything better for him, you can use if it you like. Tinni 00:52, November 30, 2009 (UTC)

January Article
In the result of a tie between two character articles up for consideration per the rules of voting it falls to the admin to vote on which article is to win. After a little consideration based on votes following the rules the decision was in favor of Shūhei Hisagi, thus breaking the tie. Salubri (Talk)  08:24, January 2, 2010 (UTC)