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'''Featured Media''' is a place to show the artwork, images, and sounds that make this wiki an interesting and engaging experience for visitors. It will also encourage wiki members to improve the quality of existing works. The rules and guidelines are a work-in-progress; if you have suggestions, please leave them on the Talk Page.

==Nomination Guidelines==
So, what makes a bit of media eligible for nomination? Here are the guidelines:

*The media should represent and support the article or articles it appears in. A full-body shot focusing on one character is better than a blurry screen capture where the character is in the image, but not the focus, for example. Orphan media not linked to an article or non-''Kingdom Hearts'' materials that appears on User pages is not eligible.
*The media should be appropriately high-quality. Images should be of good resolution with minimal or no artifacting, but not absurdly large. Sound clips should be clear and easy to hear, but not excessively long.
**The image must not bear or contain any watermarks, website labels, etc.
*The media, like all things on the wiki, should be from official or officially-verified sources. No fan art, no matter how awesome.
*The media nominated ''must'' be hosted in this wiki. Items hosted elsewhere, such as YouTube clips, are ineligible.
*The media must meet guidelines for fair-use. A thirty-second sample of "Simple and Clean" is fine; the entire song uploaded to the wiki is not.

==Nomination Process==
You have something that meets the above rules, so now what? Well, on the first day of the month, post a link to your nominated media and sign your nomination with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>! Remember, though, only three nominations per user per month! Pretty easy, right?

==Voting==
Editors have three votes; they must put their vote ''and signature'', (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) underneath the nominees of their choice. Those who nominated media can have their nomination counted as their one vote and can post again; if they want to change, they simply need to sign under another nominee, remove their nomination and move vote for another nominee.

On the last day of the month, votes will be tallied, and the three nominations with the most votes will become the next Featured Media!

In the event of ties, we will use a randomizer for the tied nominations.

'''Note''': It should go without saying, but it is ''extremely'' unethical to be canvassing for votes for this forum. If evidence is found that you've been trying to taint the process, the staff will de-nominate the targeted media, and may bar you from voting for the next round.

==Nominations==
===July 2014===
*[[:File:Magnum Loader (Red) KHII.png|Red Magnum Loader]] - Since July 9 will be the 32nd Anniversary of the release of ''Tron'', why not? {{Uxie/Sig}} 16:40, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
*I was going to suggest [[:File:Fireworks KHX.png|Fireworks]] or [[:File:Large Watermelon KHX.png|Large Watermelon]], since it's summer. However, if we do a Tron-themed image, why not [[:File:Space Paranoids KHII.png|Space Paranoids]]? {{KeybladeSpyMaster/Sig}} 16:00, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
*[[:File:Large Watermelon KHX.png|Large Watermelon]] - Formally nominating. (Keep the nominations clear, please) Two things: 1- Variety. "Themed" months in which the month is completely centered around one thing don't really show much...well, variety. 2- Shard's been killing it on the KHX images/articles. {{User:Xion4ever/Sig}} 20:28, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
**I back this one. {{User:TheFifteenthMember/Sig1}} 20:40, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
**Same here. I only support an image for anything SP-related on this month provided that it's on July 9, but I'd happily nominate or support any other image for the other 30 days of July. {{Uxie/Sig}} 05:47, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
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-===Q4 2015 (October)===
-We need a suggestion for October! I can't vote for one! {{unsigned|96.243.199.45}}
-It's already the 13th! let's not be to late for October!!
-*[[:File:Hocus Pocus KHX.png]] for Halloween? Also, does everyone agree with [[Forum:Featured Content|changing the Featured Article and Media to quarterly updates]]? If nobody responds, I'll change it on Sunday. {{User:TheSilentHero/Sig}} 17:48, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
-===September 2015===
+'''Featured Media''' is a place to show the artwork, images, and sounds that make this wiki an interesting and engaging experience for visitors. It will also encourage wiki members to improve the quality of existing works. The rules and guidelines are a work-in-progress; if you have suggestions, please leave them on the Talk Page.
-*[[:File:Bluebird 01 KHBBS.png|Hades Admiration]] - I'm bringing back the dark horse of old. {{User:Chitalian8/Sig}} 01:23, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
-===August 2015===
+==Nomination Guidelines==
-*[[:File:Promotional Art 02 KHX.png]] - To celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Kingdom Hearts χ. {{User:TheSilentHero/Sig}} 16:33, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
+So, what makes a bit of media eligible for nomination? Here are the guidelines:
-===July 2015===
+*The media should represent and support the article or articles it appears in. A full-body shot focusing on one character is better than a blurry screen capture where the character is in the image, but not the focus, for example. Orphan media not linked to an article or non-''Kingdom Hearts'' materials that appears on User pages is not eligible.
-*[[:File:Young Xehanort KHIII.png]] or [[:File:Young Eraqus KHIII.png]]. I can't decide. (Or maybe both with choose/option tags..?) {{User:TheSilentHero/Sig}} 18:01, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
+*The media should be appropriately high-quality. Images should be of good resolution with minimal or no artifacting, but not absurdly large. Sound clips should be clear and easy to hear, but not excessively long.
-**I'm inclined to think choose/option tags. '''[[User:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="#222222">TRS</font>]][[User talk:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="#444444">NX</font>]]''' 11:24, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
+**The image must not bear or contain any watermarks, website labels, etc.
+*The media, like all things on the wiki, should be from official or officially-verified sources. No fan art, no matter how awesome.
+*The media nominated ''must'' be hosted in this wiki. Items hosted elsewhere, such as YouTube clips, are ineligible.
+*The media must meet guidelines for fair-use. A thirty-second sample of "Simple and Clean" is fine; the entire song uploaded to the wiki is not.
-===June 2015===
+==Nomination Process==
-*[[:File:Olympia (Upgrade 4) KHX.png]] - Because it looks awesome. {{User:TheSilentHero/Sig}} 13:04, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
+You have something that meets the above rules, so now what? Well, on the first day of the month, post a link to your nominated media and sign your nomination with <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>! Remember, though, only three nominations per user per month! Pretty easy, right?
-#I can dig it. {{User:Xion4ever/Sig}} 02:05, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
-#Same here. '''[[User:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="#222222">TRS</font>]][[User talk:Troisnyxetienne|<font color="#444444">NX</font>]]''' 09:08, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
-===May 2015===
+==Voting==
-Hey! It's May already! I can't suggest any media, but I do suggest someone does soon before we miss some media for May!
+Editors have three votes; they must put their vote ''and signature'', (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) underneath the nominees of their choice. Those who nominated media can have their nomination counted as their one vote and can post again; if they want to change, they simply need to sign under another nominee, remove their nomination and move vote for another nominee.
-*[[:File:Mushu KH.png]] - I don't really have a reason for it. {{User:TheSilentHero/Sig}} 21:44, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
+On the last day of the month, votes will be tallied, and the three nominations with the most votes will become the next Featured Media!
-===April 2015===
+In the event of ties, we will use a randomizer for the tied nominations.
-*[[:File:Kentauros (Art).png]] - A cool Xemnas concept artwork. {{User:Chainoffire/sig}} 04:23, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
-===March 2015===
+'''Note''': It should go without saying, but it is ''extremely'' unethical to be canvassing for votes for this forum. If evidence is found that you've been trying to taint the process, the staff will de-nominate the targeted media, and may bar you from voting for the next round.
-*[[:File:Space Paranoids KHII.png]] - Because I like it. {{KeybladeSpyMaster/Sig}} 02:50, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
-#Neat. {{User:Chainoffire/sig}} 03:54, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
-===February 2015===
-*[[:File:Keyblade Master Riku 03 KH3D.png]] - {{User:TheSilentHero/Sig}} 15:28, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
-# I love the subtitle on that. {{User:Chainoffire/sig}} 17:40, 31 January 2015 (UTC)
-===January 2015===
-*[[:File:Χ-blade (Complete) KHBBS.png]] - Come on, we totally should do this one to start the year off. {{KeybladeSpyMaster/Sig}} 19:17, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
-#The powah! {{User:Xion4ever/Sig}} 20:54, 21 December 2014 (UTC)
+==Nominations==
+===July 2014===
+*[[:File:Magnum Loader (Red) KHII.png|Red Magnum Loader]] - Since July 9 will be the 32nd Anniversary of the release of ''Tron'', why not? {{Uxie/Sig}} 16:40, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
+*I was going to suggest [[:File:Fireworks KHX.png|Fireworks]] or [[:File:Large Watermelon KHX.png|Large Watermelon]], since it's summer. However, if we do a Tron-themed image, why not [[:File:Space Paranoids KHII.png|Space Paranoids]]? {{KeybladeSpyMaster/Sig}} 16:00, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
+*[[:File:Large Watermelon KHX.png|Large Watermelon]] - Formally nominating. (Keep the nominations clear, please) Two things: 1- Variety. "Themed" months in which the month is completely centered around one thing don't really show much...well, variety. 2- Shard's been killing it on the KHX images/articles. {{User:Xion4ever/Sig}} 20:28, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
+**I back this one. {{User:TheFifteenthMember/Sig1}} 20:40, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
+**Same here. I only support an image for anything SP-related on this month provided that it's on July 9, but I'd happily nominate or support any other image for the other 30 days of July. {{Uxie/Sig}} 05:47, 2 June 2014 (UTC)
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