User:Technobliterator/Highlighted

New Wiki Order has many highlighted articles that represent strong examples of articles of their certain topics. These have been determined by an exhaustive internal peer-review process, in which they are scrutinized against criteria before being selected.

These articles represent, across NWO wikis, the best examples of their type and category of article. They are highlighted for the benefit of other articles across NWO projects to help with inspiration for tackling similar articles on various topics, as well as for describing an ideal standard for our wikis.

In addition to highlighted articles across NWO wikis, some wikis have their own featured article system, in which articles are held up to a higher, more stringent standard before being displayed on the wikis' main page.

Criteria
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Articles
Below is a list of articles that are highlighted by NWO. Bold articles also reached featured article status on the respective wiki.

Character pages
Character pages are among the most important of a wiki, as they normally have the highest amount of pageviews. Pages for major characters have challenges normally in the form of needing to provide comprehensive coverage, especially of a complex character, while still being concise. For minor characters, the challenge is normally in writing a compelling page, without feeling like padding.

Character pages are typically recognized for:
 * Comprehensive yet focused coverage of characters with complex personality or backstory.
 * Providing intrigue about the character. This normally comes in the form of interesting obscure in-universe details, or behind-the-scenes information.
 * Connecting a biography together from a plethora of sources to create a well-flowing narrative.


 * Major character examples:
 * w:c:jakanddaxter:Pecker
 * w:c:ratchetandclank:Courtney Gears
 * w:c:finalfantasy:Jessie Rasberry


 * Minor character examples:
 * w:c:ratchetandclank:Biker One

Locations (lore perspective)
Location pages are greatly important to describe the setting of a franchise. These pages have challenges in covering all aspects of a location while still being concise.

Note: for video games, they are also often greatly tied to gameplay significance. However, we recommend drawing a clear separation between the two. A page that must cover both should clearly distinguish between the two, and gameplay sections are scrutinized against gameplay actor criteria. and in some cases, it may be preferable to split gameplay information to other pages (such as pages on the missions/quests occurring there, collectibles pages that span multiple locations, or a separate gameplay page for the location).

Location pages are typically recognized for comprehensive coverage of all aspects of a location. This may came in the forms of:
 * Design, architecture, and geography.
 * Setting relevance, describing the location as a lived-in place.
 * Story importance, describing how it ties into the universe' events.
 * Behind-the-scenes information.


 * Major location examples:
 * w:c:jakanddaxter:Haven City
 * w:c:jakanddaxter:Geyser Rock
 * w:c:finalfantasy:Shinra Building

Setting pages
Setting pages (referring to species, organizations, or events) can provide significant context and insight into the universe of a franchise. These pages have challenges in terms of providing intrigue about the subject, as well as comprehensive coverage of its setting importance.

Note: for video games, they may be tied to gameplay significance. Once again, we recommend drawing a clear separation between the two. A page that must cover both should clearly distinguish between the two, and gameplay sections on these are scrutinized against gameplay actor criteria. However, it may be preferable in some cases to split gameplay information to other pages.

Setting pages are typically recognized for:
 * Comprehensive yet focused coverage of topics very crucial to the universe.
 * Providing intrigue about the topic. This normally comes in the form of interesting obscure in-universe details, or behind-the-scenes information.


 * Examples
 * w:c:jakanddaxter:Flut flut

Gameplay actor pages
Gameplay actors (referring to enemies, playable party members, or NPCs) are among the most important for video game wikis to help players. These pages must be educators in terms of providing a fully comprehensive and detailed overview of the topic, that are helpful and inform strategy for players.

These pages may contain lore information, which is scrutinized against character or setting page criteria.


 * Examples
 * w:c:finalfantasy:Ruby Weapon
 * w:c:finalfantasy:Tifa Lockhart (VII Remake party member)?????????

Gameplay mechanic pages
Gameplay mechanic pages must provide strong coverage of a mechanic both to help players of the game make better use of the mechanic, or to explain the mechanic well to non-players.


 * Examples
 * idk probably one of Tim's pages, but basically stuff like Magic (VII Remake)