Forum:Reworking the High Priests

As everyone undoubtedly knows, we recently changed the standards for what it takes to become a Featured Article. We also switched around many Decreton Lords and High Priests: C3PO the Dragon Slayer and Jack Phoenix are now High Priests and their Decreton Lord spots have been filled by Jedi Master 76 and Solus. Therefore, our High Priests are now the following members:


 * C3PO the Dragon Slayer
 * Darth tader
 * Dexington
 * Jack Phoenix
 * Pinky 49

In writing, this looks like a great group of High Priests, but we need to be realistic here. Pinky has seemingly disappeared and I personally don’t think 3PO or Jack care enough to perform these HP duties, much like they didn’t care enough to perform their DL duties. Therefore, I propose that Pinky’s name be removed from the list of HP due to the fact that he’s not active at all. I would also like 3PO and Jack to do the right thing and step aside for those who are willing to put in the time or to finally decided that they were willing to put in the time. I do not want to have to propose that they be removed from their jobs again. If it is agreed that these three users should step down, we can hold a vote after that.


 * DO NOT USE THIS FORUM AS A MEANS TO SAY YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A HIGH PRIEST. If you do so, you’re only going to come across as power hungry.

Anyway, along with the election of new HPs, I believe we need to change the standards a bit for what it takes to become a Good article. Basically, not much needs to be changed. All I did in my proposal here was change around the wording of certain things to make it a bit less vague. My proposal is below.

Finally, I believe we also need to give HPs actual power. If all they do is review articles, then how are they any different from non-HPs? Let me tell you: they’re not. Basically, the HPs need to have these simply responsibilities:


 * Review every article that is nominated for GA status.
 * If the majority of the HPs agree, they can prevent a nomination from being a GA. This is done because anyone can get a bunch of friends to vote for their article, but if it is truly bad then the HPs are in a position to know that it should not be a GA.
 * Revoke the status of GAs and make them “Formerly Good Articles” if they feel that it is not up to Good Article standards. This can only be done if said article is not already a Featured Article or if the article is a Formerly Featured Article.

Again, my proposal for standards is below. Please give me some feedback on all of this. - President Brandon Rhea  (Pressroom)   (Accomplishments)  17:09, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Rhea’s Standards Proposal
An article must&hellip;


 * 1) &hellip;be well written with enough detail to tell the entire story accurately and appropriately, though it does not have to be anywhere near the size that FAs should be as the Good Article main page states that some “cannot reach FA status as of yet due to its limited content”.
 * 2) &hellip;have five links to articles on Star Wars Fanon.
 * 3) &hellip;be unbiased, non-point of view.
 * 4) &hellip;be sourced with all available appearances.
 * 5) &hellip;be correctly categorized.
 * 6) &hellip;have all proper era icons.
 * 7) &hellip;not be tagged with any form of improvement tags at the time of nomination, or any other templates.
 * 8) &hellip;have a 150 word introduction that can be used in the Good Article History.
 * 9) &hellip;have absolutely no red links.
 * 10) &hellip;have a well detailed History section, and one that is complete if the character’s story is continuing in novels/comics/etc., and a Post mortem section if the article is about a character that has died.
 * 11) &hellip;have a Personality and traits section for a character and Characteristics section if it is about a vehicle, class of vehicle, etc.
 * 12) &hellip;have a "Behind the Scenes" section for any interesting facts about the character's creation, etc.

Consensus
''NOTE: As far as the standards go, use the actual voting area above. This consensus area is for the possibility of removing some HPs and giving all HPs more power when it comes to GAs.'' - President Brandon Rhea  (Pressroom)   (Accomplishments)  17:09, 11 November 2007 (UTC)