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<table style="border: 1px solid #c0c090; background-color: #f8eaba; width:80%; margin-left: auto; margin-right:auto;"><tr> <td rowspan="2">[[Image:Archive.png|50px|link=]]</td><td>This is an '''archive''' of past [[Tolkien Gateway:Featured articles|featured article]] discussions. '''Do not edit the contents of this page.''' If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the [[Tolkien Gateway:Featured articles/Nominations|current nominations page]].</td></tr></table>

==Non-elected==
* [[Quotations|Quotes]] (8 October 2005 - 12 October 2005)
* [[Fonts]] (12 October 2005 - 22 October 2005)
* [[Timeline]] (22 October 2005 - 15 December 2005)
* [[User:Hyarion/Reviews/Ringers: Lord of the Fans|Hyarion's Review of ''Ringers: Lord of the fans'']] (15 December 2005 - 5 February 2006)
* [[User:Hyarion/Opinion_of_TheOneRing.net|Hyarion's Opinion of TheOneRing.net]] (5 February 2006 - 24 February 2006)
* [[:Category:Images_by_J.R.R._Tolkien|Images by J.R.R. Tolkien]] (24 February 2006 - 12 March 2006)
* [[:Category:Calendars|J.R.R. Tolkien Calendars]] (12 March 2006 - 26 March 2006)
* [[User:Hyarion/Reviews/A_Collector's_Guide_to_the_works_of_J.R.R._Tolkien/Volume_1:_Calendars|A Collector's Guide to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien: Volume 1: Calendars]] (26 March 2006 - 13 April 2006)
* [[Chamber_of_Mazarbul]] (13 April 2006 - 27 April 2006)
* {{Redlink|[[Tolkien Google logo petition]]}} (27 April 2006 - 29 May 2006)
* [[Fraud of the Rings]] (29 May 2006 - 28 June 2006)
* [[User:Ardamir/Essays/Entwives|The Great Search]] (28 June 2006 - 24 July 2006)
* [[Comic-Con 2006]] (24 July 2006 - 21 September 2006)
* [[The Children of Húrin]] (21 September 2006 - 1 June 2008)

==Successful nominations==
===[[Aragorn|Aragorn II]]===
'''1 June 2008 - 9 April 2009'''

:This is a historic moment on the TG Wiki.  It's my honor to nominate [[Aragorn|Aragorn II]] for featured status.  We probably need to clearly state what the rules are for this procedure.  I assume that it will be similar to other Wikis, with in place voting over some reasonable time period.  Hyarion, help us out here. --[[User:Theoden1|Theoden1]] 19:06, 12 May 2008 (EDT)
: I '''agree''', this would make a great Featured Article, it has multiple images from multiple reputable artists, sound bytes, detailed history, both in the legendarium as well as portrayal in the film adaptations.--[[User:Quidon88|Quidon88]] 22:33, 12 May 2008 (EDT)

: I '''agree''' too. But "Personality" and "Portrayal in adaptations" need some work. I'll do Portrayal. -- [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] 03:27, 13 May 2008 (EDT)

: I '''agree'''. I don't see why not. -- [[User:Borondir|Borondir]] 22:00, 28 May 2008 (EDT)

: I '''agree'''. I think it is a wonderful article and should be the featured article because it was made accurately and with much thought. Not only that but who better to have the featured article on than the King of Gondor and Arnor.--[[User:High King Fingolfin|High King Fingolfin]] 7:14, 31 May 2008 (EDT)

: I '''agree'''. I'm still not sold on the quality of it, as it still needs a lot of improvement. However it is about time for a new FA and Aragorn II is certainly one of our better ones. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 03:05, 1 June 2008 (EDT)

===[[Witch-king|Witch-king of Angmar]]===
'''9 April 2009 -  6 December 2009'''
:This article was brought to my attention, and it turned out to be surprisingly strong.  It has good segmentation, well-illustrated, good references, with a strong section on portrayals.  It would make a very strong addition to our new '''FA''' collection.--[[User:Theoden1|Theoden1]] 19:43, 4 June 2008 (EDT)

: I whole-heartedly '''agree'''. This is a very long article which buckets of information and I think really shows us our ability to make long, detailed, accurate and engaging articles. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 11:50, 24 June 2008 (EDT)

: '''Agree'''. I go along with both of you and think that it would be a perfect "Featured Article" due to its richment of details, good illustration and good style. -- [[User:Eldarion Telcontar|Eldarion Telcontar]] 05:19, 25 June 2008 (EDT)

: '''Agree'''. I think more people should read it and as the "Featured Article" many would do it. loved to read it. -- [[User:Bombur Ironfoot|Bombur Ironfoot]] 15:04; 27 June 2008 (EDT)

:'''Agree''', though about everything I want to say about it has been said already, I chose this one over Gandalf because as has been stated, that article has already been a featured article.--[[User:Quidon88|Quidon88]] 13:11, 11 July 2008 (EDT)

: '''Agree'''. I do think that this article is very well made because it is very well constructed. Also, even though it is a plethora of information it is well ordered. Overall it is a wonderful choice for the featured article.--[[User:High King Fingolfin|High King Fingolfin]] 8:25, 12 July 2008 (EDT)

===[[Glamdring]]===
'''6 December 2009 - 28 February 2011'''
:I know it's scandalous, ego-pleasing self promotion, but I personally think my <s>preci...</s> Glamdring article would make a great Featured Article. -- [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] 16:13, 29 May 2008 (EDT)

: '''Agree'''. It is an impressive article for a weapon, with complete   information, both from inside and outside the imaginary world, which gives the reader a more complete image. Great references section! The pleasant writing style is on the plus side as well. ~~ [[User:Þelma|Þelma]] 15:55, 28 June 2008 (EDT)

: '''Agree'''. It is well cited. For that alone goes my vote. ~~ nikolet 03:33, 8 July 2008 (EDT)

: '''Agree'''. I am astounded by this article's consistence and reference. Such excellence deserves to be featured.--[[User:Ingwe|Ingwe]]

: '''Agree'''. Great article presenting all the facts and assumptions about the sword. A very thorough and nevertheless entertaining article. --[[User:Eldarion Telcontar|Eldarion Telcontar]] 18:59, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

: '''Agree'''. Exellent article seperating facts and assumptions about the sword and presenting it in very fine detail.--[[User:Galdor of the Trees|Galdor of the Trees]] 18:03, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

:'''Agree'''. Huge amounts of images, sources, refrences, and information.  This deserves to be FA material.--[[User:Galdor of the Havens|Galdor of the Havens]] 18:07, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

===[[Eriador]]===
'''28 February 2011 - 24 June 2011'''

:Don't need to say much about [[Eriador]], perfect example of good article. --[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 21:17, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
:'''Agree''' - Because it's just so awesome. --{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 21:22, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
:'''Agree''' - Contains all that's important. Very well referenced. -- [[User:Eldarion Telcontar|Eldarion Telcontar]] 21:51, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
:'''Agree''' - As I wrote it! --{{User:Mith/sig}} 14:15, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
:'''Agree''' --[[User:Sigismond|Sigismond]] 14:29, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
:'''Agree''' -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 20:03, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

===[[Smaug]]===
'''24 June 2011 - 23 August 2014'''

:This article has developed pretty decently (kudos to [[User:KingAragorn]] for tracking all those refs!). Has it reached a FA status yet? --[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 21:27, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

:'''Agree''' - (once the original research issue is resolved). --{{User:Mith/sig}} 19:21, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
:'''Agree''' --[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 13:27, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

:'''Agree''' - though if I have any fault with it, it's that the Etymology section is a bit hollow. It's three sentences, three lines, three sources. It doesn't really form one whole. -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 13:46, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
::Yes, I agree about the Etymology section. I added something from ''The Ring of Words'', which "fleshes" out the first paragraph a bit. The Trāgu stuff is still a bit apart, and I was thinking of adding something along the lines of "While Smaug is the name recorded in the Red Book of Westmarch, the dragon's original name in the language of Dale was Trāgu.", but I'm afraid it would close to over-interpretation..?--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 19:16, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

:'''Agree''' - kudos indeed to [[User:KingAragorn|that fellow]]. >.< --{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 16:12, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
:'''Agree''' - meets all the criteria -- [[User:Eldarion Telcontar|Eldarion Telcontar]] 18:46, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
:Since [[Smaug]] has enough votes, shouldn't it be featured? --[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 14:31, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

===[[Radagast]]===
'''23 August 2014 - 25 December 2018'''

:Radagast seems to me to be a good canditate for featured article -- I can't see any reason why not.--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 17:10, 11 September 2012 (UTC) 

:+1! And [[Smaug]] has been featured for a very long time now.--{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 17:17, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

::+1 --[[User:Amroth|Amroth]] 14:27, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

:'''Agree''', but I would like to see the "History" section fleshed out a little more. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 14:58, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

:'''Agree''' it is a well written article, it's interesting, and is something you don't normally hear about.--[[randomness]] 10:15, July 8 2014 (UTC)

===[[Thorin]]===
'''25 December 2018 - 3 July 2020'''

I'd like to nominate thorin I think its a well rounded article that hold to our standards if there are any objections let me know so I can fix them I think this would make a great featured article with the hibbit films just coming out 
[[User:Neumanjames 2010|Throrin Longbeard]] 13:37, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

:'''Agree'''. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 02:01, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

===[[Fingon]]===
'''3 July 2020 - 2 January 2021'''

An article that provides a comprehensive history of this High King, which is fully referenced. The development of the character is fully sketched out, as is its etymology and genealogy. It meets all ten of the criteria listed above. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 22:11, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

:'''Agree'''. A very interesting character and because he is from the Silmarillion rather than the more well known books he is a an ideal choice that could draw a first time visitor into reading more of the wiki. --[[User:JR Snow|JR Snow]] 13:14, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

:I '''agree'''. Fingon is a interesting character not a lot of people know about. {{unsignedanon|67.188.251.80}}

:I Agree. [[User:Ithilien Ranger|Ithilien Ranger]] 05:38, 30 September 2019 (UTC)

===''[[Mr. Bliss]]''===
'''2 January 2021 - 20 January 2022'''

A thorough article which covers the plot, characters, publication history and critical reception to the book. The article is fully referenced, and meets all ten of the criteria listed above. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 22:11, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

:'''Agree'''. Very well-written and amusing; also it would be nice to feature something not from Arda for a bit. —{{User:Holdwine Meriadoc/sig}}

:'''Agree'''. It required a lot of work and contains many references and is probably not known by many fans of Tolkien. If I have to decide between Gurthang and Mr. Bloss, I vote for Mr. Bliss, because it required more work and research to write this article. Gurthang only has the Silmarillion as a reference with only one more reference for the etymology and one more reference for other versions of the legendarium. --[[User:Akhorahil|Akhorahil]] 07:23, 7 October 2020 (UTC)

===''[[Roverandom]]''===
'''20 January 2022 - 21 May 2022'''

A thorough article which covers the plot, characters, publication history and critical reception to the book. There are also associated articles for the more significant characters. The article is fully referenced, and meets all ten of the criteria listed above. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 22:11, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

:'''Agree'''. Thoroughly written, great article in general. I think it would do nicely. --{{User:Holdwine Meriadoc/sig}}
:'''Agree'''. --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] 12:13, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

===[[Gurthang]]===
'''21 May 2022 - 1 January 2023'''

Important object in both [[The Silmarillion]] and [[The Children of Húrin]], well-written too. I think it deserves being featured. --[[User:Holdwine Meriadoc|Holdwine Meriadoc]] 01:21, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

'''Agree''': I think it would be a wonderful to feature an article on a weapon, especially one with such an early history. The article is very engaging and well done -Sindarinelf

'''Agree'''. I think this article is very well-written and it would be great to feature a weapon, especially one as important as Gurthang. -[[User:Ancalagon the Black|Ancalagon the Black]] 17:40, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

'''Agree'''. I think it is an fantastic idea to feature a weapon, and this is a so important one in the legendarium. The article is clear and entertaining.  -Mithrandir

'''Agree'''. The article is better now. --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] 12:18, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

===[[Gondolin]]===
'''1 January 2023 - 23 June 2023'''

Very extensive article with good structure and all the possible references. Of all the articles I've contributed to, this is the one I feel more proud of. --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] 11:00, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
:Agreed. As well as being a quality article it is a location mentioned in both TH and FotR but with no context and should be of interest to new readers. -[[User:JR Snow|JR Snow]] 12:09, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
:Agree. I quite like the Gondolin article. It's well sourced and detailed, but not excessively long. I'd be happy to see it featured. --[[User:Grace18|Grace18]] 22:34, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
:Agree with all of the above. A really nice article with a good level of detail in the OVOTL section. --[[User:GondolinFan|GondolinFan]] ([[User talk:GondolinFan|talk]]) 18:13, 29 October 2022 (UTC)

===[[Númenor]]===
'''23 June 2023 - 2 January 2024'''

It is a quality article that is well known by any Tolkien fan, but it may have renewed interest from the non-fans who watched Rings of Power. (quoted from ''Ungoliant [JR Snow]'' in the [[TG:Chat|Discord]])[[User:Aenorean|Aenorean]] ([[User talk:Aenorean|talk]]) 16:52, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
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*'''Agree'''.--[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 18:51, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
*'''Agree''' (duh) [[User:JR Snow|JR Snow]] ([[User talk:JR Snow|talk]]) 20:14, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
*'''Agree'''. --[[User:GondolinFan|GondolinFan]] ([[User talk:GondolinFan|talk]]) 21:53, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
*'''Agree''' --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] ([[User talk:Hyarion|talk]]) 22:46, 22 June 2023 (UTC)

=== [[Curufin]] ===
'''2 January 2024 - 12 June 2024'''

I've been putting some work into the [[Curufin]] page and I think I've got it pretty much exhaustively complete.  I'd like to get the thoughts from others though. [[User:Oberiko|Oberiko]] ([[User talk:Oberiko|talk]]) 16:38, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

*'''Agree'''. It is extremely well done. [[User:Fezzlewig|Fezzlewig]] ([[User talk:Fezzlewig|talk]]) 16:49, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
*'''Agree'''. Needs some touch ups, but it is pretty good. Also I choose it to keep the MP thematically consistent. --[[User:LorenzoCB|LorenzoCB]] ([[User talk:LorenzoCB|talk]]) 11:35, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

=== [[Helm Hammerhand]] ===
'''12 June 2024 - Present'''

This article was added as a featured article at the time of the redesign the Main Page. No record of nominations.

==Unsuccessful nominations==
===[[Gondor]]===
[[Gondor]] would be a good choice.  It's extensive, covers many bases, and has the requisite references.  It should be next in line to be voted on for FA status.--[[User:Theoden1|Theoden1]] 10:41, 28 July 2008 (EDT) <!-- Imported from Tolkien Gateway:Featured article queue -->

:'''Undecided''' - although well-written, I think it needs to be better referenced as we should only show off the ''very best'' articles that TG has to offer. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 14:19, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

===[[Dwarves]]===
I think they're not given enough credit nor enough recognition - they're the most overshadowed of the major races in Tolkien's legendarium.

:'''Agree''' - I don't know if the banner at the top of the article matters, so if not it has my full support. Otherwise I vote for another Dwarves-related article. -- [[User:Breragor|Breragor]]
:'''Undecided''' - As an article it needs some work, as is clear with the <nowiki>{{sources}}</nowiki> template at the top. However I agree that as a race they are often overlooked. --{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 03:32, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
:'''Disagree''' - A complete lack of sources, the structure is a bit haphazard and it contains a few too many redlinks and spelling errors for my liking. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 12:08, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
:'''Agree''' - I have been personally working on compiling all the information I can find on Dwarves in Tolkiens books, even if it conflicts with itself. Once it is compiled for my personal use I will copy it to this website. -- TolkienScholar91  11:08, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
:'''Disagree''' - See Mith. -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 20:03, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

===[[Númenor]]===
It has been over a month (and there are "disagree" votes up there ^^) so I figured it's time for a new nomination; Númenor.

:'''Agree''' - I believe Númenor and its history to be some of the most interesting in all of the legendarium. For it is in this history that Gondor and Arnor (and many great things and people in Middle Earth) are rooted. --{{User:Breragor/sig}} 18:25, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

:'''Disagree''' - Lack of sources, and I think the article is poorly structured (and contains fanon). --{{User:Mith/sig}} 11:57, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

:::Wouldn't there be a banner on the page then? Look, it's about choosing Númenor as the article (i.e. whether you think it deserves such recognition) and NOT the article itself. This is a perfectly fine article, it's not a stub and not horribly written, so just take it easy, Mith. On this page you have disagreed with every article unless you wrote it! --{{unsigned|Breragor}}

:'''Disagree''' - Númenor is already featured on the [[Portal:Locations|Locations Portal]]. I think for the featured articles we display on the Main page we should look for our best articles, whatever the subject matter. When it comes to portals I think we can be more relaxed. --{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 19:39, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

::::How do you even find the [[Portal:Locations|Locations Portal]]? {{unsigned|Breragor}}

:::::I made it. Also there's a link to it on the Main Page. All portals are currently under development. Please don't remove <nowiki>"{{unsigned|Breragor}}"</nowiki>, just sign your posts as you managed to do when you nominated Númenor yesterday. Thank you. --{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 22:37, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

:'''Disagree''' - needs sources. -- {{User:Ederchil/sig}} 20:03, 27 February 2011 (UTC)

===[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]===
It's about time the featured article was changed - this has many pictures, details, and sources.

:'''Agree''' - The man himself deserves credit. If this article is not in good enough shape, I'm not sure what is. {{unsigned|Breragor}}

:'''Disagree''' - I feel bad about disagreeing again (as you pointed out I've disagreed to everything else), however, this article has some glaring faults:-
:# It's not [http://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=J.R.R._Tolkien&oldid=10634 our article] - it's [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=J._R._R._Tolkien&oldid=39770884 Wikipedia's];
:# As the largest (by far) Tolkien wiki, I feel that each and ever article we have should be better than all our competitors. Our article is significantly lacking when compared to the [[wikipedia:J. R. R. Tolkien|current Wikipedia article]] (which has been featured);
:# No references at all: it contains an unused - and partly disordered - bibliography;
:# It's barely been improved over the last six years, which is why we have the article [[J.R.R. Tolkien/temp]] as a plan for future development.
:::Unfortunately, for all the above, I feel this article cannot become the featured article.--{{User:Mith/sig}} 11:14, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

:'''Disagree''' - This article is mostly good but it needs footnotes to round it off.--{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 11:19, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

===[[Mirkwood]]===
I think it is a good article written well its long covers all 4 ages with good pictures though I think a better quote could be found would someone check to make sure its ours and not wikis because smaug has been featured way to long oh and does this count as my vote and nomanation [[User:Neumanjames 2010|Throrin Longbeard]] 03:46, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

:'''Disagree''', due to lack of citations. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 14:59, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
:'''Disagree''' I like the article, but there is a lack of citations. {{unsigned|73.140.153.242}}

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