Three years and 18 featured works later, I thought we might revisit some of the rules and guidelines concerning the featured works.
First up, I'd like to talk about the incomplete clause for novels. Currently, this states that the work must be finished "unless it is a novel (> 50,000 words). Full completion on a novel is strongly recommended, but if it is not, then it should be at least roughly 3/4 finished." Now, I don't know what I was thinking when I first came up with this, but I'm no longer a fan. I'd rather we just mandate that works be finished.
Second, I'd like to revisit the minimum length guideline (currently 4K words). This ran into no consensus the last time it was touched on, so might as well revisit it.
This Consensus Track thread will run for 2 weeks. Atarumaster88 (Talk page) 16:37, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
Remove incomplete clause for novels
Yea
- Atarumaster88 (Talk page) 16:37, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
- — Fiolli 17:39, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
- Okay.-I'm the Chosen One 17:53, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
- I was going to argue that being 3/4ths of the way done would allow you to get a head start on the review, but then I realized that that would just hinder the finishing of the novel.--Josh Benderщ(゚Д゚щ) 20:57, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
- Brandon Rhea(talk) 21:33, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
- Never mix Gizer Ale and Whyren's Reserve.
GoodwoodDebating Society11,988 Edits 21:51, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
Nay
Comments
I am guessing there is a grandfather clause that prevents the removal of incomplete novels that have already passed right?-I'm the Chosen One 17:46, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
- Thankfully, there aren't any. We've never passed an incomplete novel AFAIK and if this vote passes, we never will. Atarumaster88 (Talk page) 17:50, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
Minimum length
Make new suggested minimum at 2500
- Atarumaster88 (Talk page) 16:37, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
- — Fiolli 17:39, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
- Eh, whatever. Might as well match the shorty contest.-I'm the Chosen One 17:46, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
- Sure thing.--Josh Benderщ(゚Д゚щ) 18:57, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
- Why not? -- JM76 Comm 20:51, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
- Brandon Rhea(talk) 21:33, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
GoodwoodDebating Society11,988 Edits 21:51, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
- Savage1138 22:02, November 8, 2011 (UTC)
- I'm all for lowering the minimum word count. Then... you guys may actually be able to play with one of my stories, since you want to so much. :P Trak Nar Ramble on 04:05, November 9, 2011 (UTC)
- Sounds good. --Kathkira talk 17:50, November 14, 2011 (UTC)
Leave suggested minimum at 4000
Comments
- Feel free to add options to this one. Anything less than 1000 and over 5000 is frowned upon. —Unsigned comment by Atarumaster88 (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with ~~~~!
GoodwoodDebating Society11,988 Edits 21:51, November 8, 2011 (UTC)