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| − | A '''featured article''' is of one | + | 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. |
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*If we need more articles for the main page, let's think of a bunch of them. I'd go for [[Julian Fell]], [[Ben Wilson]], [[Martin Gardner]] (vanity!), [[Conor Travers]], [[Harvey Freeman]] etc. [[User:Mglovesfun|Mglovesfun]] 21:26, 8 April 2008 (BST) | *If we need more articles for the main page, let's think of a bunch of them. I'd go for [[Julian Fell]], [[Ben Wilson]], [[Martin Gardner]] (vanity!), [[Conor Travers]], [[Harvey Freeman]] etc. [[User:Mglovesfun|Mglovesfun]] 21:26, 8 April 2008 (BST) | ||
::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) | ::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) | ||
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*Perhaps [[Stewart Holden]]? We need a June article, after all. [[User:Kai Laddiman|Countdown Kid]] 11:32, 13 June 2009 (BST) | *Perhaps [[Stewart Holden]]? We need a June article, after all. [[User:Kai Laddiman|Countdown Kid]] 11:32, 13 June 2009 (BST) | ||
| − | ==How to make a | + | *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 [[Chris Philpot|my contestant page]] 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) |
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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>). | 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>). | ||
==Future featured articles== | ==Future featured articles== | ||
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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! | 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! | ||
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'''[[GANDISEEG]]''' was first offered by [[Richard Brittain]] in his [[episode 4735|Championship of Champions game]] against [[Jon Corby]]. Since Brittain had already lost, he decided to buzz in as soon as the conundrum turned over and "press and guess". The joke continued when [[Charlie Reams]] who had also already lost before the conundrum to [[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]] in the [[Episode 4747|Championship of Champions final]] after 29.5 seconds, after Briers had buzzed in on 29 seconds with {{word|LIBOUETTE}} which was also wrong. | '''[[GANDISEEG]]''' was first offered by [[Richard Brittain]] in his [[episode 4735|Championship of Champions game]] against [[Jon Corby]]. Since Brittain had already lost, he decided to buzz in as soon as the conundrum turned over and "press and guess". The joke continued when [[Charlie Reams]] who had also already lost before the conundrum to [[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]] in the [[Episode 4747|Championship of Champions final]] after 29.5 seconds, after Briers had buzzed in on 29 seconds with {{word|LIBOUETTE}} which was also wrong. | ||
[[Image:GANDISEEG (2).jpg|right|thumb|130px|"Is it GANDISEEG?"]] | [[Image:GANDISEEG (2).jpg|right|thumb|130px|"Is it GANDISEEG?"]] | ||
| − | The joke continues to this day on [[ | + | The joke continues to this day on [[c4countdown]] and [[Apterous]] where players regularly play {{word|GANDISEEG}} in the letters games or conundrum if they can no longer win. |
When Brittain first buzzed in, he seemed to say {{word|GANDISEE}} which is only eight letters. Reams then added the final missing {{word|G}} from {{word|DISENGAGE}} to form {{word|GANDISEEG}}. It has been speculated that the last {{word|G}} is actually silent. | When Brittain first buzzed in, he seemed to say {{word|GANDISEE}} which is only eight letters. Reams then added the final missing {{word|G}} from {{word|DISENGAGE}} to form {{word|GANDISEEG}}. It has been speculated that the last {{word|G}} is actually silent. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Countdown:Articles for improvement]] | *[[Countdown:Articles for improvement]] | ||
*[[Countdown:Broken pages]] | *[[Countdown:Broken pages]] | ||
Revision as of 12:26, 27 June 2009
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.
Contents
List of featured articles
- Category:Featured articles and Countdown:Featured article archives give a full list of these.
Proposed featured articles
- If we need more articles for the main page, let's think of a bunch of them. I'd go for Julian Fell, Ben Wilson, Martin Gardner (vanity!), Conor Travers, Harvey Freeman etc. Mglovesfun 21:26, 8 April 2008 (BST)
- 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. Soo 22:31, 8 April 2008 (BST)
- 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. Mglovesfun 13:35, 9 April 2008 (BST)
- 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. Soo 22:31, 8 April 2008 (BST)
- Graham Nash - there's now a photo and the articles a lot longer with more detail. Mglovesfun 17:25, 29 April 2008 (BST)
- Mark Tournoff 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. Mglovesfun 15:35, 3 May 2008 (BST)
- Perhaps Stewart Holden? We need a June article, after all. Countdown Kid 11:32, 13 June 2009 (BST)
- 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 my contestant page a bit of a going over! As an aside, has anyone spotted my suggestion of a featured article symbol on Countdown_talk:Featured Articles? -- Crispy 13:26, 27 June 2009 (BST)
How 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 should be placd between two square brackets to make a blue link (example: [[Jon O'Neill]]).
Future featured articles
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!
Previous featured articles
- See also : Countdown:Featured article archives
May 2009
GANDISEEG was first offered by Richard Brittain in his Championship of Champions game against Jon Corby. Since Brittain had already lost, he decided to buzz in as soon as the conundrum turned over and "press and guess". The joke continued when Charlie Reams who had also already lost before the conundrum to Steve Briers in the Championship of Champions final after 29.5 seconds, after Briers had buzzed in on 29 seconds with LIBOUETTE which was also wrong.
File:GANDISEEG (2).jpg
"Is it GANDISEEG?"
The joke continues to this day on c4countdown and Apterous where players regularly play GANDISEEG in the letters games or conundrum if they can no longer win.
When Brittain first buzzed in, he seemed to say GANDISEE which is only eight letters. Reams then added the final missing G from DISENGAGE to form GANDISEEG. It has been speculated that the last G is actually silent.
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