User:Carlinal/Favorite quality articles

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This isn't a section of articles I contributed to significantly, so why make this? For two reasons; to lay out my identity through high-quality reading and to encourage and inspire users to register or contribute on Wikipedia. Rather than make a standard list of favorites like everyone else, I wanted to show gratitude to this wiki by displaying articles with sincere effort, which I know continues to grow every passing year. The more articles with at least a Good Article status, the more this section expands. But it can also further showcase my interests in a wider variety of topics. Any general subject with at least six articles constitutes a separate category.

Note that this section includes A-class articles, which are between good and featured articles and are not required for a GA review. These articles are uncommon, and I learned of them much later than I thought.

Ordering these is a monumental task!

Visual art[edit]

Roy Lichtenstein[edit]

Roy Lichtenstein was an influence who convinced me that pop is neither a blessing nor a curse, but a tool with the potential to enhance. He and fellow pop artist Andy Warhol are among my favorites.

Miscellaneous[edit]

Music[edit]

Video games[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

People/biographies[edit]

These are in a different format from articles about a product or event, so there. Sorted alphabetically by surname, one-word nicknames included.

  • Leelah Alcorn
  • Ann Bannon (Like her own life, her stories are heartbreaking. Yet Bannon's ended up heartwarming.)
  • Allie Brosh (Creator of the first webcomic I remember reading)
  • Cliff Burton
  • dril
  • Etika (Took the opportunity to study the edit history and reviews of this one. Absolutely joyful for this achievement. First YouTuber to hit FA, even if it's posthumous. Internet history right here. PantheonRadiance nailed both GAN and FAC first try. PR, if you're reading this, I salute you.)
  • George Harrison (Even though Ringo Starr is my favorite Beatle, Harrison's contributions are oh-so saintly and groundbreaking. And boy, does he rock.)
  • Eugene Landy (Complicated man given a complicated mess.)
  • PewDiePie (First to reach the heights as a YouTuber. Still keeping it strong.)
  • Fred Rogers (He's the kindest man in the world because he wants to encourage us to strive. I can't overstate how much of an idol he is to me. Mister Rogers is so ahead of his time he makes Billy Graham bite the dust.)
  • Jack Thompson (activist) (Young gamers never felt true hatred until they heard of Jack Thompson.)

Books[edit]

(Will add comics and graphic novel articles soon)

The Simpsons (in development)[edit]

  • History (Jesus Mary and Joseph, this show. How ambitious the Simpsons project is, it's beyond insane.)
  • Simpson family (topic)
  • Season 5 (topic)
  • Season 6 (topic) (The very very funny one)
  • Season 7 (topic) (If anyone asks which season best defines The Simpsons, you point to this. A perfect balance with the comedic growth of the Mirkin years while successfully returning an emotional back-to-basics not seen after the Jean and Reiss years, along with providing healthy amounts of experimental innovation from Oakley and Weinstein. It was The Simpsons that convinced me a television season could have depth akin to a studio album. Every last episode was firing on all cylinders.)
  • Season 8 (topic) (One of the most avant-garde seasons in the history of televised comedy. My personal favorite because I watch in awe at how many limits were pushed here. It's too ambitious to deserve any subsequent season, honestly.)
  • The Simpsons: Hit & Run

South Park episodes (in development)[edit]

  • Trapped in the Closet (Not the funniest episode, but South Park's greatest demonstration in satire. Everyone deserves to watch this for free. Reading the storm this 22-minute ride caused makes for a more satisfying rewatch.)

SpongeBob SquarePants (in development)[edit]

Mario articles (in development)[edit]

The Legend of Zelda articles (in development)[edit]

Sonic the Hedgehog and related articles (in development)[edit]

Super Smash Bros. articles (in development)[edit]

  • List of major Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournaments (What an era. How nostalgic I am for this one. I received a copy of this game back when I believed in half-birthdays. I remember getting into Smash and seeing the fans associated with it. Alpharad, Ninkendo, Etika, Ludvix, Heeew, AsumSaus...even if it's not the best title in the series, it's undoubtedly very kickass.)
  • List of major Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournaments (The first few months post-release were so optimistic, retrospectively. Then Etika's suicide left a slightly bigger hole as I wondered who would be the next fighter or Mii costume to come aboard. Even as I'm now an ex-Nintendo fan, I'll always have a bit of respect for Sakurai and the two greatest franchises he gave us.)

Beatles articles[edit]

Beach Boys articles (and related)[edit]

Leather club two blocks down[edit]

Pure Internet shenanigans. Some of these are probably more appropriate in other categories, but this section collects a pure, viral spirit. Sorted chronologically.

Lewd stuff ( ͡° ᴥ ͡°)[edit]

Miscellaneous/Unsorted pile[edit]

  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (The third reason why I wanted to get into animation. I saw this at around 11:20 P.M. on March 7, 2024, over five years after its release, but the wait is beyond worth it. It's the most beautiful animation I have ever seen. It even kicked the shit out of The Thief and the Cobbler, and that incomplete opus was insane. I was so hyped before seeing it over the fact that it was THE Big Bang for today's theatrical animation, and perhaps for every field of animation altogether. It's not just an S-tier masterpiece. It's the only film that gives The Dark Knight a run for its money as the greatest superhero film ever made. If you love anything, comics, animation, superheroes, even animanga, you MUST see this. I don't think I'll ever have as intense of a first reaction as I did for a long, long time.)
  • Back to the Future (It took Into the Spider-Verse to top this one, but it's still an awesome film. Go figure it reached the front page.)
  • The Dark Knight
  • Peter Jackson's interpretation of The Lord of the Rings (My mom watched the trilogy with me in a 3-day run just before Netflix expired them. Even if I watched the films before the books, I understand the differences between the two mediums, and I love the film trilogy for what it is. It's now impossible to adapt the books this well. I also want to note how not only is this arguably the greatest film adaptation since, say, The Grapes of Wrath, but it successfully captured the books' ambitions and adventures and opened up a new world of 21st century film. Harry Potter, the MCU and The Hunger Games would probably not be as successful if Peter Jackson didn't nail this one on the forehead. Watching the just as successful Dune: Part One 20 years after The Fellowship of the Ring made me reflect again on this.)
  • Shrek
  • Paint Drying (A funny story. As the article was frontpaged some users were baffled at the lack of a screenshot of the film for illustration, so some used an unrelated image of a white-painted wall despite it not being from the film itself. Others decided to add an official screenshot of the film for authenticity, while putting it under fair use since there's no proof of a CC license from the film's sole author, Charlie Shackleton. Some called bull on that and some back-and-forth ensued until Shackleton, as DisorderlyHouse, came in and gave a ticket for a CC screenshot of his film. Not sure how he came to know about this article. Maybe a friend notified him or he came to Wikipedia's front page that day. Regardless, it's interesting how on occasion certain FAs are incomplete until after it gets frontpaged. I laud Shackleton's efforts anyhow and hopefully the bbfc can have a better source of income so they wouldn't enforce heavy charges on filmmakers.)
  • Daicon III and IV Opening Animations (Arguably the starting point for modern animanga)
  • Ozymandias (Breaking Bad) (It's amazing that the show's most critically acclaimed episode is also the most popular. Usually, critical consensus differs significantly from audience reception. Walter White's collapse being a giant meme adds considerably to the episode's legacy, dark-humored as it is.)
  • Orange (word) (I prefer mandarins, but it'll always be my second favorite color.)
  • QAnon (Having controversial topics and articles about mistruths awarded green buttons and barnstars is not bad luck. It represents an achievement of the best of humanity's ability with the freedom of speech by using it to spread facts with a lack of ego. I salute the people who worked hard to give this one a pass because regardless of someone's personal opinions, a Wikipedia article is almost always going to be an easy-to-access definitive portrayal of a subject.)
  • Pizzagate conspiracy theory (FAQ rocks my socks off)
  • Jack the Ripper
  • John Wayne Gacy
  • Ted Bundy (These last three appearing are a confession to the fascination of morbid subjects, kind of exacerbated by my interests in psychology and mental health, which I'm sure is not uncommon reasoning for a lot of other people. If Bundy's article is popular, at least it's cared for. Understand my listing of such content isn't glorifying crime but rather a sign of support to research and validate heavy subjects. Inevitably, Jeffery Dahmer's article is the only one left to improve in this smut trinity. Speaking of which, Derf Backderf is one of my favorite graphic novel artists. Go check his stuff out.)
  • Bacon Explosion
  • Baconnaise
  • BLT
  • Fool's Gold Loaf
  • List of Naruto characters (topic)
  • Lists of Naruto volumes (topic)
  • Naruto (I'm disappointed at how few images there are here.)
  • Uzumaki

Hundreds more articles are B or C-class, yet their subjects are fascinating. Wonder what I could do with them...

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