Wookieepedia:Improvement drive

The improvement drive is a collaboration to improve existing articles to Featured article status.


 * /History – For past winners.
 * /Failed – For failed nominations.

Nomination and Voting
Articles to be improved can be nominated by registered users in the "nominations" section below, with an explanation of what work is needed. Please do not nominate articles involved in edit wars. Also, when nominating an article, please put IDRIVE on that article's page so as to inform any visitors of the page of its nomination.

When you vote, please add your vote to the vote total at the Current Ranking section, and make the necessary changes.

Each Sunday, the article with the most support votes is chosen. Opposing votes are not counted. You can vote for as many articles as you like. Articles need two votes per week to stay on the list.

Note: It is considered somewhat rude not to help improving articles you've voted for.

Collaboration
Here are some best practices to use while working on an article selected for the improvement drive:
 * 1. Plan your contribution. After an article has been chosen, it is a good idea to post your ideas for additions, changes and corrections for the topic on the article's talk page. You can then choose some of the listed contributions to avoid overlapping work.
 * 2. Be quick. Use . Once you have planned your work, make your edits quickly, but carefully. Articles chosen for the drive are the likely subjects of many rapid edits. By entering and exiting EDIT mode quickly, you can avoid another user saving a new edit before you have completed your work. If your edit will be more lengthy, place the  tag at the top of the article, save the edit to make the tag appear, and then begin your work.

Nominations

 * The next project article is to be selected on Sunday, July 9.

Please add new nominations at the bottom of the page.

Current Rankings

 * 1) Jedi Knight (15)
 * 2) Slave I (13)
 * 3) Mace Windu (7)
 * 4) Datapad / Battle of Yavin (6)
 * Category:Possible copyright violations (5)
 * 1) Rancor / R2-D2 (4)
 * 2) Spice (3)
 * 3) Galactic Civil War / Dark Empire / X-34 landspeeder (2)

Jedi Knight

 * Nominated June 1, 2006; needs 16 votes by July 25, 2006

Support Comments
 * 1) Skywalka 06:25, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Cutch 01:22, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Darth Kevinmhk 04:55, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) SkywalkerPL 11:27, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Mir  len  01:05, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Kuralyov 05:59, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) KEJ 11:22, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) Thetoastman 18:45, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) The Ravager 03:58, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Nighthawk leader 10:08, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) Breathesgelatin 16:00, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 12) Benkenobi151 23:04, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 13) Obi-two-knobi 18:49, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 14) SFH 19:02, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 15) Bravedude 6 July 2006
 * Cough, splutter. Far out. That's it?! I know it's not the same as Jedi, but still! How about a "Famous Knights" section or something! Or is this the best we can do? Also, look at Master and Padawan. Skywalka 06:25, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
 * There's nothing about it!!! Expand it! SkywalkerPL 11:28, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Wow. Probably one of the top ten most important subjects in Star Wars, and there's six or seven sentences on it.  --Thetoastman 18:45, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I was going to vote for Battle of Yavin, but that can wait until next time. THIS is unbelivable! You have game like Knights of the Old Republic out there and when people want to know more about Jedi knights in general, they should not get a 5 sentance page!

Slave I

 * Nominated June 2, 2006; needs 14 votes by July 21, 2006

Support
 * 1) Jediexile 09:10, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) SkywalkerPL 11:28, 4 June 2006 (UTC) oh no... so poor article about Slave 1 ?! Please vote here!
 * 3) BambookidX 07:53, 9 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) LandoSystem1138 18:30, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Totema1 18:58, 11 June 2006 (UTC) Why is the ship of the two most famous bounty hunters in the galaxy so underappreciated?
 * 6) QX100 19:12, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) Ozzel 18:58, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) KEJ 11:27, 20 June 2006 (UTC) The original Slave, not the stupid EU-we-won't-let-Boba-rest-in-peace-bucket-of-bolts-cheap-imitation Slave II to IV.
 * 9) It definitely needs attention, as well as a couple of new pictures.Snoop 11:33, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) The greatest bounty hunter in the galaxy deserves respect. (unsigned)
 * 11) This article seriously needs some work. Like history and more weapons array info. (unsigned)
 * Ya, a couple of pictures from the OT wouldn't go astray (unsigned)
 * 1) Cato Neimoidia 20:39, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Wawaboy2 22:46, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) IG-13 13:41, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) LandoSystem1138 23:02, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Comments
 * Yikes. -- Ozzel 18:58, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
 * People, you have to sign your name for your vote to count. -- Ozzel 06:44, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * do you have to have an account to vote? Please post your answer.
 * Yes, you must be a registered user and you must sign your name for your vote to count. -- Ozzel 20:41, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Datapad

 * Nominated June 19, 2006; needs 8 votes by July 17, 2006

Support
 * 1) Ozzel 19:06, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Thanos6 11:07, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) KEJ 11:27, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Sikon [ Talk ] 12:37, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) MoffRebus 09:50, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Benkenobi151 23:06, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Comments
 * Definitely needs more info on the different kinds of datapads over the years. -- Ozzel 19:06, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Battle of Yavin

 * Nominated June 20, 2006; needs 8 votes by July 18, 2006

Support
 * 1) Lt. 1993 20:11, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Anakin Thomas 20:15, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) LandoSystem1138 05:16, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) KEJ 09:40, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Rhysode 08:41, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Ozzel 00:11, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Comments
 * Just plain sad for one of the most important battles of the Galactic Civil War. Lt. 1993 20:11, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Mace Windu

 * Nominated June 22, 2006; needs 8 votes by July 20, 2006

Support
 * 1) LandoSystem1138 05:18, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Lord vader1414 04:42, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Nighthawk leader 06:47, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Anakin Thomas 06:58, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Cato Neimoidia 20:38, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) SFH 15:24, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) --AdmiralWesJanson 23:17, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Comments
 * Wow, it has nothing of his exploits before the Clone Wars, and even that section's a bit messyLandoSystem1138 01:17, 6 July 2006 (UTC).
 * ee... long good article... SkywalkerPL 15:25, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes, Mace is one of the most important Jedi figures ever. It needs help. -Lord vader1414 04:42, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Somewhat like Chewie... -- Cato Neimoidia 20:38, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Come on, we gotta get a few more votes by tomorrow, or this party's over!!LandoSystem1138 05:42, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Rancor

 * Nominated June 26, 2006; needs 6 votes by July 17, 2006

Support
 * 1) Master Nikolce 10:20, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) SkywalkerPL 11:54, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) LandoSystem1138 17:17, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Volemlock 17:23, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Comments Are you making fun of me? Master Nikolce 05:32, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
 * This article pretty much needs to be expanded, since this is Wookiepedia's speciality. Not offencive but Wikipedia's and Wookiepedia's article on the Rancor are similar. Nothing fancy. (Ps: did i do this right?)
 * Yep, Also there could be written more about it's familly life SkywalkerPL 11:54, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * No, that wasn't joke. Example of what I mean: It is known that while rancors do care for their young - born usually as twins - they do not suckle. The young ride the mother, one on her back, one on her stomach, until reaching maturity. SkywalkerPL 14:17, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Definitely needs some attention! Volemlock 17:23, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Dark Empire

 * Nominated July 1, 2006; needs 4 votes by July 15, 2006

Support
 * 1) Ozzel 19:53, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) LandoSystem1138 23:00, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Comments
 * While I do hate Dark Empire with a fiery passion, it is kind of important, and I think we should have a better article on it. -- Ozzel 19:53, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
 * You "hate [it] with a firey passion"? May I ask why? Skywalka 05:53, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Because it's awful. :-P I could go on, but this isn't the place. But feel free to bring it up on my talk page. -- Ozzel 23:58, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Spice

 *  Nominated July 1, 2006; needs 4 votes by July 15, 2006

Support
 * 1) Dumac
 * 2) SkywalkerPL 18:11, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Ozzel 00:10, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Comments
 * One of the highest if not the highest smuggled goods in the galaxy deserves more infomation. --Dumac 17:13, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * look on article, and than on appearances list - it's almoust equal... sick! SkywalkerPL 18:11, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I think that we should merge the specific spices into just the spice page. I've also included some infomation on the mining of spice and how some spice is created however, there needs to be more --Dumac 23:34, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Galactic Civil War

 * Nominated July 4, 2006; needs 4 votes by July 19, 2006

Support
 * 1) &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 02:19, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) LandoSystem1138 23:01, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Comments
 * As the Clone Wars are the centre of the prequels, the GCW is the centre of the original trilogy. It was also the centre of pretty much the entire EU until 1999.  And yet, we seem to have stopped at the capture of Coruscant.  &mdash;Silly Dan (talk) 02:19, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

R2-D2

 * Nominated July 5, 2006; needs 6 votes by July 25, 2006

Support
 * 1) Skywalka 02:26, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Adamwankenobi Talk to me!  My home. 02:39, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) LandoSystem1138 23:01, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Ozzel 23:49, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Comments
 * "R2-D2 later played major roles in the Yuuzhan Vong invasion and the Killik conflict." - Is that so? I see, what were they, exactly? Come on people, its Artoo! Skywalka 02:26, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Category:Possible copyright violations

 * Nominated July 5, 2006; needs 6 votes by July 26, 2006

Support
 * 1) RMF 17:22, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) SFH 17:29, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Sikon [ Talk ] 18:31, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) LtNOWIS 20:35, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Ozzel 23:58, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Comments
 * I know this is somewhat unusual, but it would be an excellent way to clear out our backlog of copyvios (we currently have 83, many from as far back as November of last year). Anybody else? RMF 17:22, 5 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Yeah, we probably should do something about this. At the very least, we owe it to Bob Vitas for all the articles newbees and anons have stolen from him. -- SFH 17:29, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

X-34 landspeeder

 * Nominated July 6, 2006; needs 4 votes by July 20, 2006

Support
 * 1) LtNOWIS 20:35, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Ozzel 00:04, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Comments
 * The most famous landspeeder in history, and we've only got 1 sentence. -LtNOWIS 20:35, 6 July 2006 (UTC)