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 ==Good pages==
 {{ImCap|image=File:SKC General Mission Icon.png|size=80px|align=right|caption=This icon is used to mark good content.|captionalign=center|captionwidth=104px}}
-Before an article or file may be considered for featured status, it must be marked as "Good" using the [[:Template:Good|Good template]]. Only [[WiKirby:Ranks|Patrollers and above]] have the authority to mark a page as good, but other users may make suggestions to said users on the appropriate talk pages. In order to qualify as good, the following criteria should be used:
+Before an article may be considered for featured status, it must be marked as "Good" using the [[:Template:Good|Good template]]. Only [[WiKirby:Ranks|Patrollers]] and above can mark articles as Good, but other users may make suggestions to said users on the appropriate talk pages, or put in a request on the [[WiKirby:Good recommendations|Good recommendations]] page. Note that files, utility pages, and any other page that is not counted as a mainspace article may '''not''' receive a Good badge. In order to qualify as good, an article must meet the base requirements for featuring, as follows:
+*An official (non-conjectural) name (more details on the naming policy page).
+*An opening abstract of sufficient length, preferably consisting of at least two paragraphs.
+*Proper documentation. (no substantial info is missing)
+*Sound of format. (no improvement notice templates are present)
+*Sufficient overall length. (at least 5000 bytes long)
+*Not a list page, disambiguation page, or subpage.
+*Properly categorized.
+*Not an orphaned page. (at least one article links to it)
-===Articles===
+Note that Patrollers+ may '''not''' add a Good badge arbitrarily to a page that they freshly created (or made the last substantial edits to). They must get a different staff member unassociated with the work in question to review it and add the badge. Additionally, no staff member may add more than one Good badge to a page if they already assigned one in the last 24 hours. Adding a Good badge to a page is a ''big deal'', and whoever does it needs to make sure that the page in question deserves it. If the staffer in question does not possess sufficient knowledge of the subject of the article to check for missing information or other errors, they should not add a Good badge to the page in question under any circumstance!
-A good article has the following qualities:
-*completeness of information (no substantial info is missing).
-*sound of format (no improvement notice templates are present).
-*sufficient length (at least 1000 bytes long).
-*properly categorized.
-*not an orphaned page (at least one article links to it).
-*An official (non-conjectural) name (see [[WiKirby:Naming policy|naming policy]] for details).
-Subpages of articles being considered do not have to be sound of format as well, so long as the main article touches adequately on all the points it needs to. Subpages in themselves should not be deemed good.
-===Files===
-A good file has the following qualities
-*a high quality image with no significant aberrations OR a high-quality audio file with no significant distortion.
-*sound of format (no improvement notice templates are present).
-*has complete documentation with source (where applicable).
-*properly licensed.
-*properly categorized.
-*used in at least one article.
-Administrators and above reserve the authority to revoke a page's "Good" status if it is deemed necessary.
-===Good categories===
-Since there are multiple things that can be marked as "Good", no one category applies. As such, using the Good template will automatically place the page in question into the "Good pages" category unless otherwise specified. To change this, the person marking the content as Good should use variants of the tamplate for different content, as follows:
-*'''Articles''' - '''<nowiki>{{Good}}</nowiki>'''
-*'''Images''' - '''<nowiki>{{Good|image}}</nowiki>'''
-*'''Audio''' - '''<nowiki>{{Good|audio}}</nowiki>'''
-Good content that has not been categorized or has been incorrectly categorized should be fixed as soon as it is noticed.
 ==Featured articles==
 {{main|WiKirby:Featured Article Nomination}}
-Once an article is deemed "Good", it is eligible for featuring on the main page if it possesses the following additional qualities:
+Once an article is deemed "Good", it is eligible for featuring on the main page following a vote from the userbase. After two (2) weeks, an unchallenged article will pass and be featured on the front page. While an article is being considered for Featured status, the '''<nowiki>{{FANomination}}</nowiki>''' template should be placed on the top of the article in question with the date when the feature voting period ends inset.
-*at least 5000 bytes in length
-*not a list page, disambiguation page, or subpage
-*has an opening abstract of sufficient length, preferably consisting of at least two paragraphs.
-Once an article possesses these qualities, it may be put up for nomination. Nominated articles will then be voted up or down by the community. After two (2) weeks, an unchallenged article will pass and be featured on the front page. While an article is being considered for Featured status, the '''<nowiki>{{FANomination}}</nowiki>''' template should be placed on the top of the article in question with the date when the feature voting period ends inset.
 ==Featured images==
 {{main|WiKirby:Featured Picture Nomination}}
-Images may also be featured on the main page (no audio allowed). Once marked as "Good", the following additional parameters should be followed:
+Images may also be featured on the main page (no audio allowed). The following parameters should be followed when selecting an image for featuring:
-*the image in question is at least 600 pixels wide and 400 pixels tall.
+*A high quality image with no significant aberrations OR a high-quality audio file with no significant distortion.
+*Sound of format (no improvement notice templates are present).
+*Has complete documentation with source (where applicable).
+*Uses the most current version of the [[Template:Aboutfile|Aboutfile]] template.
+*Properly licensed.
+*Properly categorized.
+*Used in at least one article.
+*At least 600 pixels wide and 400 pixels tall.
-Once an image possesses these qualities, it may be put up for nomination. Nominated images will then be voted up or down by the community. After two (2) weeks, an unchallenged image will pass and be featured on the front page.
+Once an image possesses these qualities, it may be put up for nomination. Nominated images will then be voted up or down by the community. After two (2) weeks, an unchallenged image will pass and be featured on the front page. Note that unlike with articles, there is no intermediate step of marking an image as "Good" first.
 ==Featured videos==
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 For more information about appropriate videos, see the [[WiKirby:Video policy|video policy]].
+==Other distinctions==
+{{ImCap|image=File:SKC Objective Complete Icon.png|size=80px|align=right|caption=This icon is used to mark pages with other special distinctions, such as milestones.|captionalign=center|captionwidth=104px}}
+Some pages may have an additional distinction, which is marked using the icon to the right. There is no formal process by which this icon is applied, but it should only be used by Administrators+ to mark deserving pages, and is typically used for certain milestones, such as the [[Copy Ability Testing Area|2000th]], [[Butterfly|3000th]], and [[Road to Victory|4000th]] articles on the wiki.
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