Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement

Welcome to Quality Article Improvement

Several Wikipedians have formed this collaboration resource and group dedicated to improving the quality of Wikipedia's Quality Articles, namely Good Articles (GA) and Featured articles (FA). This page and its subpages contain suggestions and various resources; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of Wikipedians interested in the topic. If you would like to help, please join the project, inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list below.

Goals

• Project members deal with Peer reviews, nominations for FA on Featured article candidates and nominations to appear as Today's featured article (TFA) on Today's featured article requests (TFAR). Suggestions for TFA can be placed on the project's talk page or the open list TFA.
• Improving and proper use of referencing, infoboxes and templates are areas of interest to this project. References in separate lists are preferred, for the ease of maintaining both text and references.
• Project members promote Web Content Accessibility Guidelines standards.
• The project keeps track of missed users, hoping to retain quality editors, to write quality articles.

Scope

• Good Articles, their nominations, review and maintenance
• Featured article candidates
• Featured articles
• Today's featured article requests
• Infoboxes and navboxes (added 4 August 2013, I forgot to update here when I added them under goals. We are merrily unorganized.)

Contributors

Please feel free to add yourself here, and to indicate any areas of particular interest. Members may add the category Category:WikiProject Quality articles to their user page.

1. PumpkinSky (talk · contribs)
2.  Br'erRabbit 
3. Dianna (talk)
4. Ched (talk · contribs) I'm willing to try to help anyone I can; although, I'm not the most proficient technician available. Chedzilla (talk) 11:45, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
5. Gerda Arendt (talk · contribs) I am here for company, and quality has a prize. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:55, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
6. Montanabw (talk · contribs) copyediting for flow, fact-checking, etc. Not great with technical stuff, but good at digging up research. 00:24, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
7. Keilana (talk · contribs) I'm working on core science articles. Right now, astronomy. 16:58, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
8. Wehwalt (talk · contribs), doing a lot of stuff.22:21, 23 July 2012 (UTC)
9. Bencherlite^Talk 11:31, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
10. Deepon (talk · contribs) Willing to help anyone with an article related to Wikiproject electronics.
11. Pigsonthewing (talk · contribs) Technical soundness: templates, standards, accessibility and categories. Ping me if I can help. Also have access to HighBeam & Oxford Dictionary of National Biography for referencing.

Articles

Projects in progress

Article	Date	Status	Translation	Goal	Work needed	Comment	achieved when
Requiem (Fauré)	23 Nov 2012			GA	expand by details on the music, for Tim riley	GA	Y 27 Nov music details, more and recording by Tim ;)
Graham Waterhouse	23 Nov 2012	DYK		GA	expand, refs	GA
Messiah (Handel)	7 Dec 2012	FA		TFA	refs	GA	Y TFA 23 Mar
Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes, BWV 76	17 Jan 2013	GA		FA	expand, refs	GA
Franz Kafka works	15 Mar 2013				expand and merge with bibliography	GA	Y DYK 3 Jul
Mass in B minor structure	15 Mar 2013	DYK		GA	expand the promised article	GA	Y DYK 23 May
St Matthew Passion structure	29 Mar 2013				expand the passionate article	GA
Mass No. 6 (Schubert)	2 Apr 2013	DYK		GA		GA
Requiem (Duruflé)	2 Apr 2013			GA		GA
BWV 172	2 May 2013	DYK		GA	expand, refs	GA

Requests

• William Hanna: Featured article; needs updates to references -- Dianna (talk) 16:09, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
• Joseph Barbera: Featured article; needs updates to references -- Dianna (talk) 19:12, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
• Wehrmacht and National Socialism -- Mentioned on Jack's talk page in July by Kierzek -- Dianna (talk) 19:12, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
• Y Einsatzgruppen-- Mentioned on Jack's talk page in July by Kierzek -- Dianna (talk) 19:12, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
• Nazism-- Mentioned on Jack's talk page in July by Kierzek -- Dianna (talk) 19:12, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
• Nazi Party-- Mentioned on Jack's talk page in July by Kierzek -- Dianna (talk) 19:12, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
• Y Waffen-SS-- Mentioned on Jack's talk page in July by Kierzek -- Dianna (talk) 19:12, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

Completed 2013

Article	Date	Status	Translation	Goal	Work done	by	achieved when
Prosperity theology	13 Sep 2012	FA		TFA		MA	Y TFA 4 Jan
Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40	22 Dec 2012	DYK		GA		GA	Y GA 12 Jan
Little Moreton Hall	17 Jan 2013	TFA	to de, SG	de GA	translation	GA	Y 17 Jan article de Y 19 Feb SG
William Robinson Brown	28 Jan 2013	FA		TFA	Maintenance	MBW	Y FA 9 March
Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22	6 Feb 2013	DYK		GA	expand, refs	GA	Y 12 Mar GA
Ihr werdet weinen und heulen, BWV 103	22 Apr 2013	DYK		GA	expand, refs	GA	Y 14 Jun GA
Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39	2 Jun 2013	DYK		GA	expand, refs	GA	Y 22 Jun GA
Horse Protection Act of 1970	N/A			FA		MBW	Y FA 7 July
Oxbow (horse)	N/A	FA		FA		MBW	Y FA 14 Jul 2013

The achievements of 2012 are archived.

Awards

Core Contest 2012

	Second Prize - Core Contest
	Congratulations for sharing in second prize in the August 2012 incarnation of the Core Contest! Your voucher will be on its way soon.... Casliber (talk · contribs) 15:35, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

This was for PumpkinSky and Gerda Arendt and their work on Franz Kafka PumpkinSky talk 22:47, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

Core Contest 2013

		The Barnstar of National Merit
		I hereby award this Barnstar of National Merit to Diannaa for achieving third prize in the Core Contest in April 2013 for work on Nazi Germany. A wikimedia UK person will be in contact to send off an Amazon voucher for £55. Well done! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 06:03, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
		this WikiAward was given to Diannaa by Cas Liber (talk · contribs) on 06:03, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Achievements

In addition to the achievements in 2012 and 2013, project members a featured in the list of successful featured articles, viewed more than 100.000 times on their day on the Main page:

• Franz Kafka on 3 July 2013, his 130th birthday, most viewed TFA ever
• Lynching of Jesse Washington on 25 September 2012
• Hoover Dam on 30 September 2010

TFAR

• Wikipedia:QAI/TFA -- prepared noms
• Wikipedia:Featured articles that haven't been on the Main Page -- the choices

Article	Nom Date	TFA Date	status	by	where	sugg	comment
Elizabeth Canning	2013-07-23	2013-09-17		Parrot of Doom	UK	GA
Rise of Neville Chamberlain	2013-06-03	2013-09-29		W	US	W
Les pêcheurs de perles	2013-03-09	2013-09-30	pend	BB	France	GA
Joseph Desha	2012-10-05	2013-10-11	prep	Acdixon	Kentucky	GA
Benjamin Britten	2013-09-03	2013-11-22	pend	Tim BB	UK	GA
A Child of our Time	2013-10-05	2013-11-09		BB	France	GA	BB date
Walter de Coutances	2012-10-16	2013-11-16		Parrot of Doom	France	GA
Heidi Game	2013-06-20	2013-11-17	pend	W	US	W
Benjamin Britten	2012-11-30	2013-11-22		Tim BB	UK	GA	centennial of birth
George Headley	2012-10-28	2013-11-30		Sarastro1	West Indies	GA
William Burges	2012-11-20	2013-12-02		DrKiernan	UK	GA	architect
Stephen Hawking	2012-12-08	2014-01-08		Fayedizard	UK	GA	prep
Walter Model	2013-01-01	2014-01-24		Acdixon	Germany	DI
Douglas MacArthur	2013-01-01	2014-01-26	prep	Hawkeye7	USA	DI	req 2013
Joel Brand	2012-10-05	2014-04-25	prep	SlimVirgin	Germany	GA	sked 27 Jan, unsked, pend 25 Apr, rm
Frederick Delius	2012-10-05	2014-06-10		BB	UK	GA	BB date
Pierre Monteux	2012-10-30	2014-07-01		Tim Cg2p0B0u8m BB	France	GA	50th death
Peter Warlock	2012-10-30	2014-10-30		BB	UK	GA	120th death
Carsten Borchgrevink	2012-11-11	2014-12-01		BB	UK	GA	150th birthday
Carousel (musical)	2013-02-08	20xx-04-19		W		W
John Y. Brown (1835–1904)	2012-10-02	2014-06-28	prep	Acdixon	Kentucky	GA	req 2013
Brownsea Island Scout camp	2013-07-01	2014-08-01		PS	England	PS
Leningrad première of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7	2013-07-14	2014-08-09	prep	Nikkimaria		GA	or 2017
Charles Inglis (engineer)	2013-07-11	2015-07-31		Dumelow	England	GA	bday 1875
Horse Protection Act of 1970	2013-07-17	late August		MBW	US	MBW
Oxbow (horse)	2013-07-17	during Breeder's Cup		MBW	US	MBW
Eris (dwarf planet)	2012-10-02	any	prep	Serendipodous		GA
American Cream Draft	any	any		Dana boomer	USA	PS
Banker horse	any	any		Yohmom	North Carolina	MTBW
The Bartered Bride	2013-04-02	any		BB		GA
L'incoronazione di Poppea	2013-04-02	any		BB		GA
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria	2013-04-02	any		BB		GA
Percy Grainger	2013-04-02	any		BB		GA
1975 Australian constitutional crisis	2012-10-02	funeral	prep	W	Australia	GA
USS Iowa (BB-61)	2012-09-21	any	prep	TomStar81	US	DI
United States Bicentennial coinage	2013-04-06	any		W	US	W
Jenna Jameson	2013-06-01	any		AnonEMouse	US	PS
Periodic table	2012-11-23	any	prep	StringTheory11			removed from TFAR[1]
London Necropolis Company	2012-10-01	2012-10-31	prep	Iridescent	London	GA	should not appear[2], tried again by others 21 June 2013 for "any"
Harry McNish	2013-07-23	2013-09-11	req 2013-09-11	Yomangani		GA
Auriga (constellation)	2012-12-07	any	req	Kei		GA
Albert Bridge, London	2012-09-21	any	req 2013-08-23	Iridescent	London	GA
Lactarius indigo	2013-07-21	any	sked 2013-08-08	Sasata		PS
Common House Martin	2013-07-17	any	sked 2013-08-05	Jimfbleak		GA
Geography and ecology of the Everglades	2013-07-12	any	app 2013-08-01	Moni3	US	GA
Postman's Park	2013-06-30	2013-07-30	app 2013-07-30	Iridescent	London	PS
Barber coinage	2013-07-12	any	app 2013-07-29	W	US	W
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and The Five	2012-09-13	any	app 2013-07-24	Jonyungk	Russia	GA
Manhattan Project	2013-06-15	2013-07-16	app 2013-07-16	Hawkeye7	USA	DI
Pipe Dream (musical)	2013-03-26	any	app 2013-07-09	W		W
Operation Charnwood	2013-06-08	2013-07-08	app 2013-07-08	EnigmaMcmxc	France	DI
Hanged, drawn and quartered	2012-10-01	any	app 2013-07-07	Parrot of Doom	England	PS
Franz Kafka	2013-08-22	2013-07-03	app 2013-07-03	PS GA	Czech/German	PS
Golden-crowned sifaka	2012-09-22	any	app 2013-06-30	Maky	Madagascar	GA
United States Senate election in Ohio, 1898	2012-11-27	any	app 2013-06-26	W	US	W
Hiram Wesley Evans	2013-06-11		app 2013-06-24	MA Crisco	US	MA
Plunketts Creek Bridge No. 3	2013-05-20	2013-06-22	app 2013-06-22	Ruhrfisch	Pennsylvania	PS
Ezra Meeker	2013-05-02	2013-06-21	app 2013-06-21	W	US	W
Isabella quarter	2013-06-02	2013-06-13	app 2013-06-13	W	US	W
James Garrard	2012-12-15	2013-06-07	app 2013-06-07	Acdixon	US	PS
Stephen Crane	2012-10-05	2013-06-05	app 2013-06-05	Yllosubmarine	US	GA
Tichborne case	2013-04-02	any	app 2013-06-01	BB		GA
The Rite of Spring	2012-10-05	2013-05-29	app 2013-05-29	BB	France	GA
Richard Wagner	2013-02-14	2013-05-22	app 2013-05-22	Smerus	Germany	GA
Rachel Chiesley, Lady Grange	2013-09-23	2013-05-12	app 2013-05-12	Ben MacDui	Scotland	GA
Phallus indusiatus	2012-09-24	any	app 2013-05-10	Sasata		GA
Kenneth Widmerpool	2013-04-02	any	app 2013-04-23	BB		GA
Reginald Heber	2012-10-05	2013-04-21	app 2013-04-21	BB	UK	GA
SMS Blücher	2013-01-01	2013-04-11	app 2013-04-11	Parsecboy BR	Germany	BR
Canis Minor			app 2013-04-07	Kei		GA
Carmen			app 2013-04-06	BB	F
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine	2013-04-05	2013-04-05	app 2013-04-05	DrKiernan	Germany	GA
Neville Cardus	2013-01-17	2013-04-03	app 2013-04-03	BB Tim	UK	GA
Joseph B. Foraker	2013-03-15	any	app 2013-03-30	W	US	W
Messiah (Handel)	2012-10-05	2013-03-23	app 2013-03-23	BB Tim GA	UK	GA
Icelandic Phallological Museum	2013-01-14	Feb 2013	app 2013-03-16	Prioryman	Iceland	BR
James G. Blaine	2012-10-05	2013-03-07	app 2013-03-07	Coemgenus	Maine USA	GA
Nickel (United States coin)	2013-02-08	2013-03-04	app 2013-03-04	W	US	W
Grand Teton National Park	2013-02-01	2013-02-26	app 2013-02-26	MONGO	Wyoming	PS
Alexis Bachelot	2012-10-05	2013-02-22	app 2013-02-22	MA, Livitup	Sandwich I.	GA
Turban Head eagle			app 2013-02-19	W	US
United States Assay Commission	2012-11-27	2013-02-13	app 2013-02-13	W	US
Dreadnought	2013-02-17	any	app 2013-01-29	The Land	US	DI
Reception history of Jane Austen	2012-10-01	2013-01-28	app 2013-01-28	Wadewitz, Simmaren	UK	GA
Hudson Valley Rail Trail	2012-12-01	any	app 2013-01-15	Gyrobo	NY	PS
Little Moreton Hall			app 2013-01-12	George Ponderevo	UK	B
Richard Nixon	2012-11-27	2013-01-09	app 2013-01-09	W	US
Prosperity theology			app 2013-01-04	ItsZippy MA

Articles that appeared in 2012 are archived.

See also

missed users