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# {{la|Nina Simone}} [[User:Marcel flaubert|Marcel flaubert]] 13:46, 22 July 2007 (UTC) I think this one can get a Good Article status, lots of work on it done by me and others. As a devoted fan I am interested to hear (esspecially if it is not accepted) what needs to be done to further improve this article.
# {{la|Nina Simone}} [[User:Marcel flaubert|Marcel flaubert]] 13:46, 22 July 2007 (UTC) I think this one can get a Good Article status, lots of work on it done by me and others. As a devoted fan I am interested to hear (esspecially if it is not accepted) what needs to be done to further improve this article.
#:{{GAOnHold|Nina Simone}} [[User:VanTucky|<span style="color:#E49B0F">VanTucky</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:VanTucky|(talk)]]</sup> 22:04, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
#:{{GAOnHold|Nina Simone}} [[User:VanTucky|<span style="color:#E49B0F">VanTucky</span>]] <sup>[[User talk:VanTucky|(talk)]]</sup> 22:04, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
# {{la|Elvis Presley}} Easy pass. —[[User:Disavian|Disavian]] ([[User talk:Disavian|<sup>talk</sup>]]/[[Special:Contributions/Disavian|<sub>contribs</sub>]]) 19:59, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
#:{{GAOnHold|Elvis Presley}} [[User_talk:Giggy|<font color="green">'''Giggy'''</font>]] <sub>[[User:Giggy|<font color="red">U</font>]]</sub><sup>[[User:Giggy/Contribs|<font color="orange">C</font>]]</sup>[[WP:FING|P]] 01:51, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
# '''LONG''' {{la|John Frusciante}} [[User:Grim-Gym|Grim-Gym]] 03:40, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
# '''LONG''' {{la|John Frusciante}} [[User:Grim-Gym|Grim-Gym]] 03:40, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
#:{{GAOnHold|John Frusciante}} [[User:Miss Madeline|Miss Madeline]] | [[User talk:Miss Madeline|Talk to Madeline]] 21:51, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
#:{{GAOnHold|John Frusciante}} [[User:Miss Madeline|Miss Madeline]] | [[User talk:Miss Madeline|Talk to Madeline]] 21:51, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

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Good article candidates

Good article candidates
Good article candidates

Wikipedia:Good articles is a list of articles considered to be of good quality but which are unlikely to be suitable featured article candidates. The system is unbureaucratic: everyone can nominate good articles. Anyone who shows understanding of the criteria and the instructions below can review an article, as long as you are not a major contributor to the article being reviewed. Reviewers should understand the differences between the criteria for a good article and those for a featured article (a comparison is available). This list is for proposing possible promotion of articles to the community for consideration. (Consider joining the GA-nominee task force if you are doing lots of reviewing.)

Please list yourself and, if you like, your special interests in the list of participants reviewing good article candidates if you're interested in joining.

How to nominate a page

Before nominating, ensure that you are a registered user and have the time to implement changes or clarifications requested by a reviewer.

If you believe an article to be good according to the 'Good Article' criteria:

  1. List the article at the bottom of the relevant section below using the syntax: # {{la|ArticleName}} ~~~~ with an edit summary of "Nominating [[ArticleName]]"
  2. If the article is longer than 32 kB, add '''LONG''' to its listing: # '''LONG''' {{la|ArticleName}} ~~~~
  3. Add {{GAnominee|2024-11-18}} to the nominated article's talk page.

When you nominate an article, please consider also choosing another article from the list to review.

How to identify long articles

Length relates to the main article prose, and articles whose body (excluding tables, lists and footnotes) is over about 32 KBytes (typically 6,000 - 9,000 words) may be considered long. A more detailed explanation of how length is measured and when it matters, can be found at Wikipedia:Article size.

Nomination categories

Arts
Everyday life
Geography
History
Mathematics and sciences
Philosophy and religion
Social sciences
Technology
Miscellaneous nominations

How to review an article

The process for reviewing an article is:

  1. Check that you have logged in; anons may not review articles.
  2. Choose an article to review, noting:
    • You cannot choose an article if you have made significant contributions to it.
    • Nominations near the top of the lists are oldest, and should be given higher priority.
  3. Paste #:{{GAReview}} ~~~~ below the entry to avoid multiple reviews on the same article.
  4. Check "Quick-failed criteria" before reading the whole article and then go to next step if it passes. If not just write your reason in the talk page and go to fail process.
  5. Read the whole article, and decide whether it should pass or fail based on the criteria listed here.
  6. Optionally inform the nominator about the decision (see {{GANotice}} for a placeholder)

Review carefully—See Wikipedia:Reviewing good articles for more suggestions.

Pass

If you feel the article meets the 'Good Article' criteria:

  1. Remove it from the list using the edit summary "Passed [[Article Name]]"
  2. Replace {{GAnominee}} with {{GA|oldid=|topic=}} on the article's talk page. To indicate the reviewed version of a Good Article, you will need an id number of the reviewed version. This number may be found by clicking the "Permanent link" in the toolbox on the left side navigation bar of the page. The id number is to be found in the url of this page mentioned as 'oldid'. The new template allows other editors to follow the article's milestones such as peer review and FAC in addition to GAC. Be sure to follow the syntax properly to allow the template to display correctly. Also categorize the article using the appropriate topic parameter (see full list of topic parameters).
  3. Leave a review of the article, giving an overview of how you believe the article fulfills the 'Good Article' criteria (with suggestions to improve the article, if you can). {{PGAN}} may help you organise the critique. You can also use {{GAList}} to generate a checklist.
  4. List the article on Wikipedia:Good articles under the appropriate section and update the article count. Consider listing it in the infobox at the top of the page under "Recently listed good articles."

If you would like to pass the article but do not feel capable of an opinion on the accuracy of the article, you can put in on hold (see #On Hold below) and consult the relevant WikiProject. Please note, however, that most of the requirements of the Good Article criteria are formal, not substantive.

Fail

If you feel the article does not meet the 'Good Article' criteria:

  1. If the problem is easy to resolve, it might be better to be bold and fix it yourself.
  2. Remove it from the list using the edit summary "Failed [[Article Name]]"
  3. Replace {{GAnominee}} with {{FailedGA|2024-11-18}} on the article's talk page. You will need an id number of the reviewed version for the template. This number may be found by clicking the "Permanent link" in the toolbox on the left side navigation bar of the page. The id number is to be found in the url of this page mentioned as 'oldid'. The new template allows other editors to follow the article's milestones such as peer review and FAC in addition to GAC. Be sure to follow the syntax properly to allow the template to display correctly.
  4. State which criteria it failed to meet on the article's talk page. The template {{FGAN}} may help you organize the critique. You can also use {{GAList}} to generate a checklist. Please be fairly specific as to the article's flaws, so that the editors are better able to correct and improve the article for another potential GA nomination.
  5. If your sole criterion for rejecting the article was a lack of appropriate references, please add the article to the Unreferenced GA Nominations list.

On Hold

You may put an article On Hold for a period of time. To put an article on hold:

  1. Copy and paste the following below the nomination entry: #:{{GAOnHold|Article}} ~~~~
  2. On the talk page of the article, replace {{GAnominee}} with: {{GAonhold|2024-11-18}}
  3. Don't forget to specify on the talkpage what needs to be done, using {{GAList}} to generate a list, {{GANOH}} for greater explanation, or plain text - according to your choosing.

Nominations

Please add your article to the bottom of the list above in the following format: # {{article|Article Name}} ~~~~

Arts

Please add your nomination at the bottom of the proper list, as indicated above.

Art and Artists

Architecture

  1. John Mylne (1611-1667) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Edward Waverley 13:05, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Review: this article is being reviewed (additional comments are welcome). Meowist 09:06, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actors and actresses

Publishing and journalism

Typography

  1. Singapore Dreaming (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Well written, comprehensive and with 51 references, this is probably Wikipedia's best article on a Singaporean movie. Goh wz did a fantastic job on this article last December, but he may not be able to promptly respond to concerns (studying in one of Singapore's top JCs can be very stressful). I previously filed a peer review, which received no responses. --J.L.W.S. The Special One 14:47, 15 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. The Rambling Man 18:44, 15 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  1. LONG Guitar Hero II (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Sdornan 21:24, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Review: this article is being reviewed (additional comments are welcome). David Fuchs (talk) 21:47, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  2. LONG Spore (video game) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) 87.114.0.92 13:08, 21 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Review: this article is being reviewed (additional comments are welcome). David Fuchs (talk) 14:16, 21 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  3. All Star Pro-Wrestling (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Kariteh 07:45, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. The Rambling Man 10:16, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Fire Emblem (Game Boy Advance) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Ashnard Talk Contribs 18:54, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. The Rambling Man 15:55, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  1. Harry Potter influences and analogues (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Serendipodous 18:55, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Review: this article is being reviewed (additional comments are welcome). AshLin 20:22, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Michael Chabon (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Self-nomination. Hobbesy3 23:20, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Music and musicians

  1. Nina Simone (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Marcel flaubert 13:46, 22 July 2007 (UTC) I think this one can get a Good Article status, lots of work on it done by me and others. As a devoted fan I am interested to hear (esspecially if it is not accepted) what needs to be done to further improve this article.[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. VanTucky (talk) 22:04, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  2. LONG John Frusciante (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Grim-Gym 03:40, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 21:51, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  3. The Make-Up (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Drewcifer3000 10:43, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Review: this article is being reviewed (additional comments are welcome). The Rambling Man 16:00, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  4. LONGHilary Duff (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)--JForget 01:07, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Television

  1. LONG Smallville (season 1) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)  BIGNOLE  (Contact me) 13:15, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. Giggy UCP 00:00, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Theatre or Plays

Other

Everyday life

Please add your nomination at the bottom of the proper list, as indicated above.

Companies and organizations

Education, sororities, fraternities

  1. History of Baltimore City College (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Golem88991 02:45, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:03, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Food and nutrition

Sports personalities

  1. LONG (33kb) Bobby Eaton (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) MPJ-DK 11:02, 14 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. Aboutmovies 20:21, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Katsuhiko Nakajima (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) --MarcK 04:26, 21 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  3. LONG (36kb) Magic Johnson (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) 2nd attempt after quick-fail (fair use images) Onomatopoeia 18:04, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:45, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Gilbert Perreault (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 01:55, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Review: this article is being reviewed (additional comments are welcome). Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:18, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sports (other than specific athletes)

  1. LONG (57kb) Wisden Trophy (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Monsta666 18:47, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Review: this article is being reviewed (additional comments are welcome).Blnguyen (bananabucket) 00:13, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Kinnick Stadium (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) DanThaMan17 00:48, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Review: this article is being reviewed (additional comments are welcome). Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:05, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  3. The French Connection (hockey) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/tcfkaWCDbwincowtchatlotpsoplrttaDCLaM) 01:53, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Review: this article is being reviewed (additional comments are welcome). Blnguyen (bananabucket) 02:05, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Other

Geography

Please add your nomination at the bottom of the proper list, as indicated above.

Natural features

  1. Cheddar Gorge and Caves (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) SP-KP 16:37, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. Meowist 03:38, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Locations

  1. LONG Jacksonville, Florida (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Jaxfl 13:59, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. TewfikTalk 19:43, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  2. LONG Monte Ne (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) The_stuart 20:17, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Meteorology

1987 Pacific hurricane season (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 21:41, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Natural disasters

Roads and highways

Other

History

Please add your nomination at the bottom of the proper list, as indicated above.

Biographies

  1. LONG Zita of Bourbon-Parma (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)--Lec CRP1 - talk 16:23, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. LaraLove 20:27, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Military history

  1. Imperial Yeomanry (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - FireForEffect - 03:23, 5 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. EyeSereneTALK 17:50, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Galatian War (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Kyriakos 05:15, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. EyeSereneTALK 13:19, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Siege of Eretria (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Kyriakos 05:17, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. Meowist 20:54, 20 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

World history

  1. Shogun (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – Luna Santin (talk) 06:27, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. David Fuchs (talk) 19:42, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Hera (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Argos'Dad 18:31, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Review: this article is being reviewed (additional comments are welcome). Cheers, Corvus coronoides 01:00, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Other

Mathematics and sciences

Please add your nomination at the bottom of the proper list, as indicated above. Also note that science and math-related articles follow a different set of rules for citations than other Good Article candidates, please see Wikipedia:Scientific citation guidelines for the officially supported guideline.

Astronomy

Biology

Earth science

General sciences

Mathematics

Medicine

Physical science

Physics

  1. Moment of inertia (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) I and others have improved and restructured this article, and I think it's in good shape. (Also, someone please tell me on my Talk page whether it's okay for an editor to nominate an article he's worked on himself. Thanks.) Anarchic Fox 07:38, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:50, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Philosophy and religion

Please add your nomination at the bottom of the proper list, as indicated above.

  1. Eleusinian Mysteries (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Argos'Dad 01:39, 25 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Social sciences

Please add your nomination at the bottom of the proper list, as indicated above.

Archaeology

Psychology

Demographics

Economics

Sociology

Business

Language

Law and politics

  1. LONG Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) OhanaUnitedTalk page 15:54, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 04:33, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Government agencies

Politicians

Lawyers and judges

Crime

  1. LONG Disappearance of Madeleine McCann (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Buc 19:30, 22 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. The Rambling Man 16:29, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

War

(This is for current wars only; see Military History, under history above, for past wars)

Peoples/Ethnic groups

  1. Apache (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Trusilver 17:04, 24 July 2007 (UTC) I came across this gem of an article today and I feel that it would be a good candidate. I'm committing to working on it to move it up to GA status if it is not there already. Trusilver 17:04, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page.

Other

  1. Renewable energy commercialization in the United States (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Johnfos 12:00, 20 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. Drewcifer3000 12:32, 24 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Technology

Computers

General transportation

  1. AIL Storm (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) TewfikTalk 19:05, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
     GA on hold — Notes left on talk page. OSX (talk • contributions) 08:31, 19 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Engineering and technology

Space exploration

Miscellaneous nominations (if unsure what section to use)

  1. Flag of Japan (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) User:Zscout370 (Return Fire) 01:19, 16 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Review: this article is being reviewed (additional comments are welcome). Mouse Nightshirt | talk 23:35, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]


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