Forum:SH Archive/Threshold between CA and GA length

So, at the recent Mofferece, it was decided to add a new rule to the WP:CAN page: "14. …if the nominated article reaches 200 words or greater, the nominator must either provide an intro or draft an intro and provide a link to the revision in the nomination, showing that the intro does not elevate the article over 250 words. Exceptions can be made for articles wherein the majority of the text is in the "Behind the scenes" section"

- Wookieepedia:Comprehensive article nominations My question is how does this work in conjunction with WP:GAN Rule 7: "7. …have a proper lead that gives a good summary of the topic if the length of the article supports it. This is essential in articles over 1000 words but may not be appropriate on articles with limited content."

- Wookieepedia:Good article nominations In other words, what's the procedure to determine whether a lead is necessary? Is this a decision only the GAN page can make? Can it be made on the CAN page? Do these two rules need a bit more ironing out so that we don't have articles bumping up and down from CAN to GAN and then back down?

In full disclosure, this has to do with an article I recently nominated to CAN: Wind Dancer, and I opposed the provision at the Mofference that threshold articles must be given a lead to see if it they can reach 250 words. Because I feel that this is a broader issue, that goes beyond that article, I thought I'd start a Senate Hall thread so we can hash these sorts of situations out. I want to adhere to the guideline, but I also want our parallel procedures (GAN and CAN in this case) to run well together, so it's necessary to decide who decides whether a lead is supported in an article. Or is Rule 7 from WP:GAN obsolete now? Thanks for any feedback! ~ Savage   23:36, April 11, 2011 (UTC)