User:Novem Linguae/Work instructions/FGTC
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Instructions on how to promote Featured topics and Good topics. Also includes instructions for promotional nominations and the procedures for adding a new project coordinator.
Bot assisted promotion
[edit]This is the recommended method for promoting brand new topics. You must be on the allow list in order to use the bot. The bot's maintainer is User:Novem Linguae.
- 1. Add
* {{User:NovemBot/Promote}} ~~~~
to the bottom of the nomination page. The bot will be along within an hour to make the promotion.
After the bot makes its edits...
- 2. Add {{Wikipedia:Featured topics/NAME OF TOPIC}} to the appropriate section of either Wikipedia:Featured topics or Wikipedia:Good topics (example: [1])
- 3. If there are any articles in this topic that are also in a different topic, manually adjust the counts at either Wikipedia:Featured topics/count or Wikipedia:Good topics/count.
- 4. Read over the description paragraph located above the featured topic box on the Wikipedia:Featured Topic/[topic name] page. Edit it for tone. Remove stuff like this.
- 5. Spot check some of the bot's edits. Report any sub-optimal behaviors on GitHub or at User talk:Novem Linguae.
Manual promotion
[edit]This is the recommended method for promotions the bot can't handle, such as adding articles to an existing topic.
- 1. Close the nomination; *'''Closed with a consensus to promote to Good Topic''' – ~~~~
- 2. Copy and paste the featured topic box and topic description into a new page entitled Wikipedia:Featured topics/NAME OF TOPIC
- 2a. Add or un-comment the <noinclude> tags around the description.
- 3. Create a talk page for the new featured topic page
- 3a. Add the Template:Featuredtopictalk:
- {{Featuredtopictalk
- |title = TITLE OF THE TOPIC
- |action1 = GTC OR FTC
- |action1date = DATE AND TIME THAT STEP 1 WAS COMPLETED (format example: 21:38, 5 January 2021)
- |action1link = Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/NAME OF TOPIC/archive1
- |action1result = '''Promoted''' with articles '''[[LEAD ARTICLE]]''', [[OTHER ARTICLE]], [[OTHER ARTICLE]] etc.
- |currentstatus = current
- }}
- {{Featuredtopictalk
- 3b. The projects from the lead article of the topic:
- {{WikiProject banner shell|1=
- {{WikiProject INSERTNAME}}
- {{WikiProject INSERTNAME}}
- }}
- {{WikiProject banner shell|1=
- 3a. Add the Template:Featuredtopictalk:
- 4. Go to the talk page of each article in the set
- 4a.
- Remove the {{FTC}}/{{GTC}} nomination template, if present
- 4b.
- Add the following to {{article history}} (only add "ftmain = yes to the main article of the topic):
- |action4 = GTC OR FTC
- |action4date = DATE AND TIME THAT STEP 1 WAS COMPLETED (the same as 3a's time; format example: 21:38, 5 January 2021)
- |action4link = Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/NAME OF THE TOPIC/archive1
- |action4result = promoted
- 4a.
- |ftname = NAME OF THE TOPIC
- |ftmain = NO (YES FOR THE MAIN ARTICLE)
- |ftname = NAME OF THE TOPIC
- All of the above should be placed below the "currentstatus" line:
- |currentstatus=Keep this how it is
- }}
- All of the above should be placed below the "currentstatus" line:
- 5. Update the count at either Wikipedia:Featured topics/count or Wikipedia:Good topics/count (example: [2])
- 5a. For both good and featured, update the count at Template:Featured topic log
- 6. Add {{Wikipedia:Featured topics/NAME OF TOPIC}} to the appropriate section of either Wikipedia:Featured topics or Wikipedia:Good topics (example: [3])
- 7. Depending on the content, create either or both of the below categories, with initial text
[[Category:Wikipedia featured topics NAME OF TOPIC]]
. (examples: [4] [5])- 7a. Category:Wikipedia featured topics NAME OF TOPIC good content for good content
- 7b. Category:Wikipedia featured topics NAME OF TOPIC featured content for featured content
- 8. Create Category:Wikipedia featured topics NAME OF TOPIC with initial text
[[Category:Wikipedia featured topics categories]]
. - 9. Add to Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/Good log/January 2021 or Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/Featured log/January 2021
- 10. IF A FEATURED TOPIC add to Template:Announcements/New featured content and Wikipedia:Goings-on
- 11. Remove topic from Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates
Manual addition
[edit]For supplementary nominations
- 1. Close the nomination: *'''Closed with a consensus to add to article(s) in question''' – ~~~~
- 2. Remove the nomination from the candidates page
- 3. Update the topic:
- 3a. Update actual topic with the new article(s). Usually easiest to copy and paste from the nomination, but be sure to remove any hidden comments.
- 3b. Update the topic's {{Featuredtopictalk}} on its talk page (ex):
- |action2 = GTA OR FTA
- |action2date = TIME/DATE THAT STEP 1 WAS COMPLETED (format example: 21:38, 5 January 2021)
- |action2link = Nomination Page – Without brackets
- |action2result = '''Supplemented''' with article [[NEW ARTICLE]]
- |action2 = GTA OR FTA
- 4. Update the talk page(s) of the new supplemented article(s):
- Make sure that the code below includes the correct action number
- 4a. Remove {{FTCadd}} from the topic's main article
- 4b. Update {{article history}} (ex). There's no GTA/FTA for this template, use GTC/FTC instead
- |action3 = GTC OR FTC
- |action3date = DATE AND TIME THAT STEP 1 WAS COMPLETED
- |action3link = Nomination Page – Without brackets
- |action3result = promoted
- |ftname = Topic Name
- |ftmain = No
- |action3 = GTC OR FTC
- 5. Update the topic's main article:
- Make sure that the code below includes the correct action number
- 4a. Update {{article history}} (ex). There's no GTA/FTA for this template, use GTC/FTC instead
- |action3 = GTC OR FTC
- |action3date = DATE AND TIME THAT STEP 1 WAS COMPLETED
- |action3link = Nomination Page – Without brackets
- |action3result = promoted
- |action3 = GTC OR FTC
- There's no need to update the topic's other existing articles
- 6. Update {{Featured topic log}}
- 7. Update Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/Addition log/2024 (newest pages at the top)
Topic not promoted
[edit]- 1. Close the nomination: *'''Closed with a consensus to not promote the topic in question''' – ~~~~
- 2. Remove the nomination from the candidates page
- 3. Go to the talk page of each article in the set
- 3a.
- Remove the {{FTC}}/{{GTC}} nomination template, if present
- 3b.
- Add the following to {{article history}}:
- |action3 = GTC OR FTC
- |action3date = DATE AND TIME THAT STEP 1 WAS COMPLETED (the same as 3a's time; format example: 21:38, 5 January 2021)
- |action3link = Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/NAME OF THE TOPIC/archive1
- |action3result = failed
- 3a.
- All of the above should be placed below the "currentstatus" line:
- |currentstatus=Keep this how it is
- }}
- All of the above should be placed below the "currentstatus" line:
- 4. Update {{Featured topic log}}
- 5. Update Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/Failed log/2024 (newest pages at the top)
Adding new coordinator(s)
[edit]- Update Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/Header
- Update User:Aza24/FGTC coordination
- Update User:Novem Linguae/Scripts/NovemBotTask1Allowlist.js (for bot; only Novem can update this)
- Update Template:@FTC