Wookieepedia:Featured article nominations/Shikkar

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Shikkar

Nominated by: Jonjedigrandmaster ^(Talk) 17:33, August 13, 2011 (UTC)
Nomination comments: A barn-burner special! Sitting at 1,039 words as of nomination. Spoilers for Fate of the Jedi: Ascension

"It could blow a hole in a man the size of an ash can cover." "Ohh, nasty little weapon!" Cal Jedi ^{(Personal Comm Channel)} 15:05, August 15, 2011 (UTC)
IFYLOFD ^{(Floyd's crib)} 00:47, August 16, 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your contribution to the barn-burner Jon. :) Kilson^{(Let's have a chat)} 15:12, August 17, 2011 (UTC)
Couldn't find a single mistake.--Exiled Jedi (Greetings) 15:42, August 17, 2011 (UTC)
I actually own a shikkar. And a really nice parang too, although neither are glass.—Tommy 9281 Friday, August 19, 2011, 00:48 UTC
--Eyrezer 10:15, August 19, 2011 (UTC)
I love not having any objections after a review. Good work, Jon. Grand Moff Tranner ^(Comlink) 15:57, August 19, 2011 (UTC)

~~No quote for History?~~
- Nope; shikkar quotes are surprisingly scarce. Jonjedigrandmaster ^(Talk) 02:42, August 14, 2011 (UTC)
~~A little context on why Abeloth was proposing an alliance with the Sith would be useful at the end of the History section. It would also help explain why they threw such a lavish celebration for her.~~
- How's that? Jonjedigrandmaster ^(Talk) 02:42, August 14, 2011 (UTC)
That's all. Well done. IFYLOFD ^{(Floyd's crib)} 00:52, August 14, 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review! Jonjedigrandmaster ^(Talk) 02:42, August 14, 2011 (UTC)
  - My objections are addressed, but I'll hold off on voting until Cal Jedi's are done. IFYLOFD ^{(Floyd's crib)} 02:45, August 15, 2011 (UTC)

Looks good, but a couple of things I'm confused on:
~~Why do you say in the infobox that they were created 5000 BBY to 4985 BBY, but in the article you say that they were also created in the Legacy era.~~
- If I understand this objection correctly, you mean to say that the infobox implies that shikkars were only made in that 15 year period, whereas the body says that they were made throughout the Tribe's life on Kesh, right? I took the "created" field to refer to the date when they were first invented. I've said "invented" one more time in the accompanying ref note to reflect this a bit more clearly. Jonjedigrandmaster ^(Talk) 04:38, August 15, 2011 (UTC)
  - Ok.
~~Similarly, why do you use these dates, but then say in the infobox that they appeared only in the Legacy era?~~
- Because I forgot to add Old Republic era. :P Fixed. Jonjedigrandmaster ^(Talk) 04:38, August 15, 2011 (UTC)
Otherwise, it looks good. Cal Jedi ^{(Personal Comm Channel)} 21:06, August 14, 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for the review! Jonjedigrandmaster ^(Talk) 04:38, August 15, 2011 (UTC)

Preliminary objection: IIRC, First Blood mentions shikkars, which the article for the short story seems to support. Probably not much (if anything) in terms of new info, but it needs to be checked. Will give a full review later. Grand Moff Tranner ^(Comlink) 02:23, August 18, 2011 (UTC)
- Don't have it myself, so I'm double-checking with Axinal to see if there's any new info; I'll get back to you on this asap. Jonjedigrandmaster ^(Talk) 03:34, August 18, 2011 (UTC)
  - Nothing new, just a mention only.—Tommy 9281 Friday, August 19, 2011, 00:48 UTC
    - Thanks Tommy! Jonjedigrandmaster ^(Talk) 14:41, August 19, 2011 (UTC)

Approved as a Featured article by Inquisitorius 17:43, August 21, 2011 (UTC)