Wikipedia talk:Featured and good topic candidates

Hello, I'm new to featured topics, but all the lists of municipalities of Canada are at featured list status. There is no overarching municipalities in Canada page (although there is a list of lists), but I'm not sure that is necessary as municipalities are different depending on the province. Would this be a possible nomination? Mattximus (talk) 17:16, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon

Mattximus (talk) 17:16, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lists of municipalities in Canada has a cool table, I don't see why this couldn't become a FL with general overviews of municipal types across Canada. List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population could also be a good inclusion. Reywas92Talk 17:42, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Lists of municipalities in Canada would probably be the best lead for a topic like this, goes well with the topic template. I'm pretty sure that list of lists are eligible for FL status. If someone got it done I don't see a problem with this potential topic. Idiosincrático (talk) 01:13, 18 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Need there be a main article?

Do good or featured topics need to have a "central" or "lead" article? For example, could, say, "Snakes of Ontario" be a good topic even if Snakes of Ontario doesn't exist? Thanks, Cremastra ‹ u — c › 21:26, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This would open the door for Teams' first-round picks in the NFL draft for me! Hey man im josh (talk) 02:57, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wouldn't the lead for that topic be List of first overall NFL draft picks? But to answer the question, yes it does its criteria 2a. To be properly defined as a topic you need a lead Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 03:42, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@OlifanofmrTennant: Unfortunately no, I wish. That article just covers the very first pick of each draft, whereas the lists I'm referring to cover the entire first-round (all 32 of which are promoted). I've come to accept that grouping will never be its own topic unfortunately, but I just felt like making a tongue in cheek reply :P Hey man im josh (talk) 16:04, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mini episodes in series topics

The discussion above raised an interesting point about naming mini episodes in television series topics, which led to the inclusion of this article within this topic. This potentially sets an important precedent: should mini episodes be included in series/season topics?

Personally speaking, I'm inclined to say yes—"mini" or not, excluding episodes feels like an obvious gap per criteria 1(d). However, I know this could impact existing topics (for Doctor Who, series 7 has three eligible articles, and series 6 has two), so I figured it was worth discussing. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 22:30, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My view hasn't really changed from the discussion you mentioned above. If they're notable enough for inclusion as a standalone article, excluding them easily fails 1(d).
As for the existing topics, the mini-episodes should ideally be improved where possible. If they can't be, perhaps they should be merged or deleted (which is technically a discussion for elsewhere). "Pond Life" for example only has three sources, all primary. There's practically no production, release, or reception info. That article wouldn't pass WP:NTV if it were a full episode, why is it passing as a mini-ep? TheDoctorWho (talk) 00:17, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I feel as the consensus has grown to reflect the pro minisode inclusion. I will assume this starts the clock for Series 6 and 7 to be completed or be delisted and will move accordingly. Though I do feel that Pond Life does fail GNG and have sent it to AFD.
I will get to work Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 04:02, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Apologies in advance if this is obvious, but I was wondering how to nominate a pre-existing good topic to become a featured topic? Wikipedia:Good topics/All Money Is Legal was a good topic, but after the promotion of "I Got That" to FA status, two of the three articles are now FAs, which I think makes it a featured topic instead of a good topic. Apologies again if this is obvious. It has been a while since I have worked on anything related to topics. Thank you in advance! Aoba47 (talk) 15:10, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

GTs eligible for FT status do not require a nomination. I have moved it to the FTs page.--NØ 16:48, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for clarifying that for me. Aoba47 (talk) 17:48, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
What would be the produre for demoting a topic? If a topic with 3 GAs and 3 FAs suddenly had another GA I would no longer be featured Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 17:50, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
A new article being added to the topic would require a supplementary nomination. If the percentage of featured content dropped below 50%, the topic would be moved from the FT page to GT.--NØ 17:58, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]