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Welcome to the 3d Edition of The Article Whisperer
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The competition

The Article Whisperer
Uncyclopedia:The Article Whisperer
That's right, fellow Uncyclopedians. For the next two weeks, this could be you!
Awarded for Best Most Wanted, Requested or Vital Article
Presented by Uncyclopedia:Requested Articles
Reward {{TAWaward}}
First awarded 2010
  Most Wanted   TBA
  Requested   TBA
  Vital   TBA
Preceeded by Poo Lit Surprise (2014)
Followed by TBA

What is the The Article Whisperer?

An annual writing competition held by Uncyclopedia:Requested Articles. It is intended to encourage submissions for requested articles. Participants are limited only to articles which are listed on requested articles pages (such as UN:REQ, UN:VITAL, and UN:WANTED).[1]

Pick a topic amongst the ones below!

When is the The Article Whisperer going to be held?

  • From December 28th ― January 10th entries will be accepted.
  • From January 11th ― January 17th, entries will be locked and judged.
  • From January 18th ― January 25th, winners will be announced, articles will be moved into the mainspace, and all entries will be unlocked.
  • January 25th ― the end. Or is it?

(n.b.: all times are to be measured by UTC, and all phases of the contest end at midnight on the specified day; entries may be accepted late under certain conditions.)

Who can enter and what are the rules?

All registered members of Uncyclopedia are encouraged to enter, though a few restrictions apply. Judges are permitted to enter the competition, however, they may not enter an article in the category they are judging (see here for the list of judges).

You may enter only once for each category (for which you are eligible; one article per category per person). An article may only be entered in one category, and it must fit within the requirements of a particular category. You may not change three words and the title of an article to make it eligible for another category; such behavior will result in both articles being disqualified.

Collaborations of two or more writers will be allowed but are limited to one article per category. When submitting a team entry, the article will be in the userspace of the group's "leader". Each team member will share a single prize. Any writer part of a collaboration is free to work on a separate entry by themselves though, like all entries, will be permitted one article per category. Two collaborations do not count as one entry; they count as two.

Articles created prior to the competition cannot be submitted. Also, no plagiarism. Should we discover your work is not original, you will be disqualified. Using resources such as the Reefer Desk, Image Request, or Pee Review is forbidden. Users may, however, use Uncyclopedia:Incomplete List of Basic Articles, Uncyclopedia:Vital, Uncyclopedia:The Creative Process, Special:Wantedpages, Uncyclopedia:Requested Articles (including UN:REQ's RC template) and/or Inspire an Article to help get ideas. Again, please remember that participants are limited only to articles (and related subpages) which are specifically listed on UN:REQ, UN:ILBA, UN:VITAL and Special:Wantedpages.

Where should I put my entry?

The article should be placed on your namespace. During the first week of the competition, you should post a link to your article in the entry section below and sign as you would a forum post or vote. It should look somewhat like this:

If you're a paranoid, or afflicted with OCD, or just want to tell people to shove off until after the competition, add {{TAW-WIP}} to your entry.

Judges

  • I'll judge the "Best Vital Article" category. Anton (talk) 17:59, December 21, 2014 (UTC)
  • I'll judge the "Best Most Wanted" category, by doing a long-form Pee Review on all entries (all criteria equally weighted). Advance warning: Anyone who takes Meme and who has no concept beyond an "article in the style of the thing it's about" will not fare well. Spıke Ѧ 00:34 25-Dec-14
  • I'll judge "Best Requested" then. Sir ScottPat (converse) White Ensign.gif Scotland Flag 1.png Compassrose.gif VFH UnS NotM WotM WotY 17:29, December 29, 2014 (UTC)
  • If you need any more judges, I can judge whichever category since I won't have time to write anything. --Talk to me! Sir Xam Ralco the Mediocre 06:59, January 7, 2015 (UTC)

Entries

While a selection of suggested articles are available here, editors are allowed to select any article listed on UN:REQ, UN:VITAL, and UN:WANTED. Please note that entries from UN:WANTED are reserved for the "Best Most Wanted" category.

Best Most Wanted Article

Also simply known as "Best Article", this category is for articles which are currently listed on UN:WANTED. Please note that This page does not exist is closed to editing and not applicable for this competition.

Below are the top three wanted pages, as of December 16, 2014.
Competition closed. SPIKE was the judge; results on the single entry's talk page.
Username Entry Comment
User:Phrank Psinatra Supply-side Jesus 37 points

Best Requested Article

This category is for articles which are currently listed on UN:REQ.

Competition closed. Xamralco was the judge; results are at Uncyclopedia:The Article Whisperer/Results‎.
Username Entry Comment
Spıke Ѧ  0:37, December 25, 2014 (UTC) NBC
Anton (talk) 15:36, December 25, 2014 (UTC) User:Anton199/Happy
Chunkles (talk) 02:05, January 5, 2015 (UTC) ENIAC
Inept paladin 7 Incomplete; blanked by author on 23-Jan

Best "Vital" Article

This category is for articles which are currently listed on UN:VITAL - vital articles any encyclopedia should have.

Competition closed. Anton199 was the judge; results are at Uncyclopedia:The Article Whisperer/Results‎.
Username Entry Comment
Laurels.gifRomArtus*Imperator ITRA (Orate) ® Raphael Ceded "Rembrandt" to Everyotherusernamewastaken.
Spıke Ѧ  Horace Found we also needed Horace Greeley
Sir ScottPat (converse) White Ensign.gif Scotland Flag 1.png Compassrose.gif VFH UnS NotM WotM WotY User:ScottPat/Spanish Civil War
Ye Blacke Adder (talk) Renewable energy
Sir TheWikiMan026 CUN,UmP, (Chatter) Norn Iron Flag.jpeg User:TheWikiMan026/TAW/Honey I give TheWikiMan five days past the deadline, because of a late start --Anton
Talk to me! Sir Xam Ralco the Mediocre Polytheism I'm not 100% sure that I can write this but I at least want to reserve this page. yeah I don't have time to write.
PuppyOnTheRadio One Thousand and One Nights
Everyotherusernamewastaken Rembrandt I'm putting it here too because there's more competition.

Best Christmas Article

Christmas is coming and so are Uncyclopedia articles about it! Pick up a topic from the ones below or choose your own (it should be related to Christmas, New Year or any other winter holiday you can think of) and submit it!

Username Entry Comment
Username Christmas A disambiguation page on a very important topic

Footnotes

  1. Unlike {{reqaward}} which is given to editors in recognition of submitting a successful request, or more specifically one of adequate quality (i.e. not ending up on ICU/QVFD/VFD), this competition is intended for the creation of potential FA-level articles.