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| − | A '''featured article''' is of one The Countdown Wiki's finest articles. These are selected by the editors of The Countdown Wiki on this very page. A featured article could be a player, a game or a piece of terminology. The article should be of a certain length and preferably contain images and external links to make the article more readable. | + | [[Image:Teapot Graphic.png|right|120px]]A '''featured article''' is of one The Countdown Wiki's finest articles, and could be about [[Chris Davies (Series 61)|a player]], [[Episode 1|a game]], or a piece of ''Countdown'' [[CECIL|terminology]]. The article's prose will be of a reasonable length, and preferably supplemented by images and external links to make the article more attractive, interesting, and informative. |
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| | + | Potential featured articles are suggested by registered editors of the wiki on this very page. If an editor's nomination is successful, an administrator will promote the article to featured status. This is indicated by a [[teapot]] symbol ''(right)'' appearing in the top right corner of the article, and the article will also appear in [[:Category:Featured articles]]. One featured article is displayed prominently on the [[Main Page]] each month. |
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| | ==List of featured articles== | | ==List of featured articles== |
| − | *[[:Category:Featured articles]] and [[Countdown:Featured article archives]] give a full list of these.
| + | :''See also: [[:Category:Featured articles]] and [[Countdown:Featured article archives]]. |
| − | | + | {{Col-begin}} |
| − | ==Proposed featured articles==
| + | {{Col-break}} |
| − | * If we need more articles for the main page, let's think of a bunch of them. I'd go for <del>[[Julian Fell]]</del>, <del>[[Ben Wilson]]</del>, <del>[[Martin Gardner]]</del> (vanity!), <del>[[Conor Travers]]</del>, <del>[[Harvey Freeman]]</del> etc. [[User:Mglovesfun|Mglovesfun]] 21:26, 8 April 2008 (BST) | + | * [[30th Birthday Championship]] |
| − | : Yeah, maybe we should have a Project of the Week and try to bring some of those articles up to full strength for future FAs. We'd have to pick the more recent players I suspect, because for a lot of the older one we don't have any more than the scores. [[User:Reams|Soo]] 22:31, 8 April 2008 (BST)
| + | * [[Mike Brown (debut episode 3328)]] |
| − | :: Yes I could start that project right now, we need to decide how often to change the featured article. One thing I noticed is that the <ref></ref> doesn't seem to work on here, or doesn't that matter? As for players with games, there's me, Ben and Conor that all have round details. I will think more about which players have round details as well, and of course series and CofCs are another good source of FA's. [[User:Mglovesfun|Mglovesfun]] 13:35, 9 April 2008 (BST)
| + | * [[CECIL]] |
| − | | + | * [[Championship of Champions XI]] |
| − | * <del>[[Graham Nash]]</del> - there's now a photo and the articles a lot longer with more detail. [[User:Mglovesfun|Mglovesfun]] 17:25, 29 April 2008 (BST) | + | * [[Championship of Champions XII]] |
| − | | + | * [[Graeme Cole]] |
| − | * <del>[[Mark Tournoff]]</del> is another possible one, although we nearly have enough for a year already. My next project will be to get the [[Paul Gallen]] article up to the same standard. [[User:Mglovesfun|Mglovesfun]] 15:35, 3 May 2008 (BST) | + | * ''[[Countdown]]'' |
| − | | + | * [[Chris Davies (Series 61)]] |
| − | * Perhaps <del>[[Stewart Holden]]</del>? We need a June article, after all. [[User:Kai Laddiman|Countdown Kid]] 11:32, 13 June 2009 (BST) | + | * [[Susie Dent]] |
| − | | + | * [[Episode 1]] |
| − | * I've done a lot of work to [[Series 60]], which might well make it feature worthy. Also, I'm not particularly notable but I've savoured my vanity and given <del>[[Chris Philpot|my contestant page]]</del> a bit of a going over! As an aside, has anyone spotted my suggestion of a featured article symbol on [[Countdown talk:Featured articles]]? -- [[User:Crispy|Crispy]] 13:26, 27 June 2009 (BST) | + | * [[Episode 546]] |
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| − | * It's only just over a week until the start of November, so its time to decide which article should next appear on the front page. I've crossed out those mentioned above which have already been featured, which leaves <del>[[Martin Gardner]]</del>, <del>[[Harvey Freeman]]</del>, <del>[[Graham Nash]]</del>, <del>[[Mark Tournoff]]</del>, [[Paul Gallen]], [[Series 60]] and, erm, <del>[[Chris Philpot]]</del>. Joking aside, which of these - if any - does the community back for featured status? It would also be nice to think ahead and see if we can have a vaguely Christmas themed FA next month. Thanks in advance, [[User:Crispy|Chris 'Crispy' Philpot]] 19:36, 23 October 2009 (BST) | + | * [[Episode 4121]] |
| − | : I vote for <del>Mark Tournoff</del>, because he is still very much involved in Countdown, and has just attended CoLei2, so it seems a good time to feature him. [[User:Vande|Vande]] 19:58, 23 October 2009 (BST)
| + | * [[Episode S29]] |
| − | :: I've given the copy on <del>[[Mark Tournoff]]</del>'s page a bit of TLC, so this is feature ready for November. Any ideas for a Christmas special? -- [[User:Crispy|Chris 'Crispy' Philpot]] 22:08, 24 October 2009 (BST)
| + | * [[Des chiffres et des lettres]] |
| − | | + | * [[Julian Fell]] |
| − | * It's nearly time for our festive featured article - who or what should be on the front page in December? -- [[User:Crispy|Chris 'Crispy' Philpot]] 19:19, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
| + | * [[Harvey Freeman]] |
| − | : <del>Christmas Philpot</del>! -- [[User:Vande|Vande]] 19:23, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
| + | * {{word|[[GANDISEEG]]}} |
| − | :: Am I sufficiently notable? How about Christmas Wills? -- [[User:Crispy|Chris 'Crispy' Philpot]] 18:56, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
| + | * [[Martin Gardner]] |
| − | ::: Ah, but is Chris Wills willing to dress up in a Santa Claus hat for a page of festive fun? <br>Anyway, it's no more than you deserve for reviving the front page articles in the first place! -- [[User:Vande|Vande]] 19:04, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
| + | * [[Stewart Holden]] |
| − | :::: Should I pose for a new photo in a Santa hat, then? On a related note of good humour, are there any other ways we could make the homepage a little more festive over September? -- [[User:Crispy|Chris 'Crispy' Philpot]] 09:34, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
| + | * [[Letters game]] |
| − | ::::: There seems to be tumbleweed blowing round here at the moment! Yeah, at least doing something fun and festive like that might generate some more interest in the Wiki again. I'll have a think about anything else, but you seem to have a pretty good imagination. [[User:Vande|Vande]] 11:10, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
| + | * [[FOCAL]] |
| − | ::::::[[Chris Wills]] has been suggested a few times now. Even if it isn't for Christmas. --[[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 17:13, 30 July 2010 (BST)
| + | {{Col-break}} |
| − | | + | * [[Nita Marr]] |
| − | * '''January 2010''' It would probably make sense to have <del>Christmas Davies</del> as the featured article next month - as it is still officially Christmas into January, but more importantly because he has just won the latest series of Countdown. I have written a few words to start with, but they will need to be tidied up, and a lot more added if we are going to use it. --[[User:Vande|Vande]] 18:04, 18 December 2009 (UTC) | + | * [[Scott Mearns]] |
| − | : Seems sensible, and topical. [[User:Drawoh|Drawoh]] 22:50, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
| + | * [[Elliott Mellor]] |
| − | | + | * [[Graham Nash]] |
| − | * I think a <del>[[Harvey Freeman]]</del> page is required for the main page because he has won [[Series 33]]. He also won [[Series 10]] which is not as good as winning [[Series 33]]. [[User:Countdowner|Countdowner]] 20:13, 2 January 2010 (BST) | + | * [[Jon O'Neill]] |
| − | :: <del>[[Harvey Freeman]]</del> has been suggested a couple of times now, and his article contains an excellent amount of detail for a pre-2000s player. I think he's a real possibility for an upcoming month. Just to spice things up, other articles which have been passed over for promotion in the past include <del>[[Martin Gardner]]</del>, <del>[[Graham Nash]]</del>, [[Paul Gallen]] and [[Series 60]]. It's a little early in the month to be making decisions, but nonetheless are there any thoughts? -- [[User:Crispy|Chris 'Crispy' Philpot]] 23:13, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
| + | * [[Chris Philpot]] |
| − | :::Sorry, I completely forgot about the need to do this and am snowed under at the moment running an RSL radio station. Could someone else step in to help me out? Thanks in advance, [[User:Crispy|Chris 'Crispy' Philpot]] 18:43, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
| + | * [[Allan Saldanha]] |
| − | ::::What a shame nobody else felt capable of doing this! - Co:Lon (Countdown in London) on 22 May 2010. --[[User:Vande|Vande]] 10:03, 25 March 2010 (UTC)
| + | * [[Series 47]] |
| − | | + | * [[Mark Tournoff]] |
| − | *This is a quite weird proposal! You may want to go for [[Scott Mearns]]; he only lost 1 game, and he came back to win his series final.[[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 17:01, 11 May 2010 (BST) | + | * [[Conor Travers]] |
| − | ::If I want Scott Mearns, we need round details of all his prelim games bbut the first one. [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 18:34, 13 May 2010 (BST)
| + | * [[Ben Wilson]] |
| − | *I suggest <del>[[Nita Marr]]</del> as a featured article because her page is fairly complete and includes a link to her experience. She has taken part in all the major Countdown events (heats, finals, CoC, Supreme, Masters and a special). [[User:JohnnyCanuck|JohnnyCanuck]] 22:45, 11 May 2010 (BST) | + | {{Col-end}} |
| − | *BTW it's june now [[User:the Doctor|Matt Smith]] | |
| − | : Is that you kindly offering to stand in for Crispy while he is busy? --[[User:Vande|Vande]] 17:46, 4 June 2010 (BST)
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| − | :: Just to confirm, I'm now a lot freer as summer sets in for us grotty student types, and so there will be a new featured article and DYK from 1 July. Meanwhile, Scott Mearns has come on a long way, though as has been said before it's a shame it's difficult to find round details for more of his games. That said, Nita Marr is up next and I've judged that as FA-worthy on the quality of her article as opposed to the ones it links to (again, many are skeletal), and so I don't see any reason why The Doctor's work can't be put on display in the not too distant future. -- [[User:Crispy|Chris 'Crispy' Philpot]] 09:18, 28 June 2010 (BST)
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| − | *Right. Now that most of the suggestions on the list have been crossed off, I thought I would write a list of the suggested ones - here. | |
| − | : *<del>[[Martin Gardner]]</del>
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| − | : *[[Series 60]]
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| − | : *[[Paul Gallen]]
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| − | : *<del>[[Scott Mearns]]</del><nowiki>*</nowiki>
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| − | *OK. We need some more. How about [[Kate Ogilvie]], or someone from the pre-2000's. | |
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| − | *My new project is to do Series 42, probably ready by Christmas. --[[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 17:08, 6 September 2010 (BST) | |
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| − | ''<nowiki>*</nowiki>I am going to add another section to this now.''
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| − | [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]], 1643, 07 July 2010. BTW I would like to pass a tribute to the people that died 5 years ago today, in my home city. | |
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| − | [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 11:50, 12 July 2010 (BST) | |
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| − | *The other day, I stumbled across [[Ryan Taylor]]. He is as good as <del>[[Stewart Holden]]</del> but even better; I didn't edit it! | |
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| − | Yours with 4 tildes,
| + | ==How to make a nomination== |
| | + | To make a new proposal, follow [http://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Countdown:Featured_articles&action=edit this edit link], or the one at the top of the page, and add your own suggestion. The name of the article placed between two sets of square brackets to make a blue link, with three equals signs on either side to make a third-level heading. For example, if you wanted to nominate the article for [[Jon O'Neill]], you would type: <nowiki>===[[Jon O'Neill]]===</nowiki> |
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| − | [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 08:56, 14 July 2010 (BST)
| + | Any related discussion takes place below this heading. Please use bullet points (<nowiki>*</nowiki> In my opinion…) and indentations (<nowiki>:*</nowiki> In reply to your point…) to keep things readable! |
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| − | *Erm....[[Charlie Reams]]? [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 10:33, 15 July 2010 (BST)
| + | ==Nominations== |
| | + | :''See also: [[Countdown:Featured articles/Nomination archive 1]]'' |
| | + | <!-- Please enter your nomination below this line. --> |
| | + | ===[[Charlie Reams]]=== |
| | + | ===[[COLIN]]=== |
| | + | ===[[Apterous]]=== |
| | + | '''Oppose'''. Needs more length for me. [[User:The Doctor|Rhys]] 22:45, 31 December 2020 (UTC) |
| | + | ===[[Richard Whiteley]]=== |
| | + | Have massively fleshed out and would like someone else to have a look at now. [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 02:40, 10 December 2020 (UTC) |
| | + | ===[[Zarte Siempre]]=== |
| | + | Front page would have to cut out the jokey stuff, but yeah, perhaps? [[User:The Doctor|Rhys]] 22:45, 31 December 2020 (UTC) |
| | + | ===[[Philip Aston]]=== |
| | + | ===[[Championship of Champions X]]=== |
| | + | ===[[Series 41]]=== |
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| − | Crispy, or an admin, pick some facts and an FA, because it's October! [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 20:17, 1 October 2010 (BST)
| + | =={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}'s featured article== |
| − | ==How to make a new proposal== | |
| − | Follow [http://www.countdownwiki.com/index.php?title=Countdown:Featured_articles&action=edit this edit link], or the one at the top of the page, and add your own suggestion. The name of the article should be placd between two square brackets to make a blue link (example: <nowiki>[[Jon O'Neill]]</nowiki>).
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| − | ==Future featured articles==
| + | {{FA {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}} |
| − | When an article is featured, it is given a short write-up on the front page. This is not editable by ordinary users (the risk of vandalism to the front page is too high.) But we will post a draft here well in advance, so please feel free to edit that and who knows -- your words may appear on the front page!
| + | ''This article will appear on The Countdown Wiki's Main Page throughout {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}.'' |
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| | + | *[[Countdown:Articles for improvement]] |
| | + | *[[Countdown:Broken pages]] |
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| | + | [[Category:Featured articles|*]] |
A featured article is of one The Countdown Wiki's finest articles, and could be about a player, a game, or a piece of Countdown terminology. The article's prose will be of a reasonable length, and preferably supplemented by images and external links to make the article more attractive, interesting, and informative.
Potential featured articles are suggested by registered editors of the wiki on this very page. If an editor's nomination is successful, an administrator will promote the article to featured status. This is indicated by a teapot symbol (right) appearing in the top right corner of the article, and the article will also appear in Category:Featured articles. One featured article is displayed prominently on the Main Page each month.
List of featured articles
- See also: Category:Featured articles and Countdown:Featured article archives.
How to make a nomination
To make a new proposal, follow this edit link, or the one at the top of the page, and add your own suggestion. The name of the article placed between two sets of square brackets to make a blue link, with three equals signs on either side to make a third-level heading. For example, if you wanted to nominate the article for Jon O'Neill, you would type: ===[[Jon O'Neill]]===
Any related discussion takes place below this heading. Please use bullet points (* In my opinion…) and indentations (:* In reply to your point…) to keep things readable!
Nominations
- See also: Countdown:Featured articles/Nomination archive 1
Oppose. Needs more length for me. Rhys 22:45, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Have massively fleshed out and would like someone else to have a look at now. The Doctor 02:40, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Front page would have to cut out the jokey stuff, but yeah, perhaps? Rhys 22:45, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
June's featured article
Allan Saldanha was the runner-up in Series 15 and Series 33, and is one of the most well-known Countdown contestants of all time. Upon his début appearance in 1988, Saldanha was a schoolboy from London aged just nine years old. He quickly rattled off eight straight wins, including a score of 81 points out of a possible 84 in his sixth heat game against Katy Green. His octochamp total score of 490 points saw Saldanha return for the series finals as #1 seed. He briefly fell behind in his quarter-final against Paul Walker, but recovered to win with a score of 50 – 37. In his semi-final versus Peter Pryer, Saldanha gained an early lead but then had morales ☓ and prones ☓ disallowed in consecutive letters rounds. Pryer beat him to the conundrum LATINMANG, but overall had been unable to capitalise on Saldanha's mistakes and it was the youngster who qualified for the series final against Dick Green.
The final proved to be one of the most controversial games in Countdown history. The six-letter word CONGAS gave Green the lead in round 2, before the eight-letter word STODGIER enabled Saldanha to take a slim lead in round 5. TIARA gave Green a slight advantage in round 8 which he retained until the penultimate letters game. Trailing by three points, Saldanha risked the word YOLKED, which was incorrectly disallowed by lexicographer Catherine Clarke. The game ended 70 – 81 to Green and, whilst Saldanha would still have lost the game had YOLKED been allowed, it was felt that the wrongful dismissal of this word had had a psychological effect on the young man going into the conundrum behind rather than ahead of his opponent. Then-producer John Meade acknowledged the controversy and bought Saldanha a complete set of the Oxford English Dictionary, identical to the prize awarded to Green.
Saldanha returned to Countdown for two games to celebrate the programme's longevity: he defeated fellow prodigy Tim Morrissey to celebrate the '1000th' episode, and beat Gareth Williams in the '1500th' episode. Saldanha played in Championship of Champions IV in January 1989, but was knocked out in the first round by Nita Marr. In 1996, the then 18-year-old Saldanha made his final competitive appearance on Countdown in the Supreme Championship. He was the only person to play six games in the Supreme Championship, losing in the final to Harvey Freeman. (more...)
This article will appear on The Countdown Wiki's Main Page throughout June.
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