Thread:Brandon Rhea/@comment-25898954-20150131111950/@comment-25898954-20150214112918

I don't know how much thought you've given, but I had a few ideas. Obviously, there would need to be a number of active Archivists or a separate category of users who would supervise all entries, copyedit grammar and syntax, and ensure content matches Featured Fanon requirements. I was taking a look at the Featured Fiction standards, and I feel may of those guidelines would work with fanon articles as well, specifically those dealing with originality, detail, and believability. Basically, Featured Fanon should be creative and original, but not Mary Sue-ish, overly implausible, or too close to canon/legends articles to be deemed "copies." Once an article meets the guidelines, community members would be permitted to vote accordingly.

Those articles that have achieved Featured Fanon status could be showcased on the front page's slideshow, which is not really being used for anything at the moment. I think this would give users incentive to both vote and participate; who doesn't want to see his/her article listed on the front page?

I don't know what thought you've given to this, but as I said above, FA/GA/FF/UotM/QotW gave users a chance to come together and discuss a common article or user, which helped foster a sense of something greater than one's own fanon. I feel that since most users come here to rough out articles on the characters in their heads rather than write stories, Featured Fanon would not lack an audience or willing contributors.