Forum:CT Archive/GA proposal

In the last mofference, it was decided that Good Articles should be able to have their Good status stripped, though by whom exactly was not discussed. Myself and a number of other Inquisitors have decided to takes things one step further and propose bringing the entire GA more into line with FA. Myself, Toprawa, Graestan and a few others have discussed this privately on IRC in the past few days, and it was also discussed at the latest Inq meeting, where it was mostly met with approval. This proposal involves the creation of an Inquisitorius-type panel to act in a similar role on the GAN page, but with a few differences. The panel would be made up of a number of current Inquisitors and several other 'regular' users who have proven themselves as reviewers. These 'regular' users would be users who might be close to being chosen for the Inq proper but not quite ready or in need of more experience, or who might not want a place on the Inq. It could act as a stepping stone for Inqship.

One of the great things about GAN is that anyone can take part, review, and vote&mdash;and their votes matter. You'll notice there are far more less-established users taking part in the GAN process than FAN for these very reasons&mdash;and this new review panel wouldn't change that. Each nom would still need five votes to pass, but two of them would need to be from members of this panel. The other three votes could be from any user, whether they be members of this panel or not. A number of Inquisitors have been contacted and have expressed interest in joining the panel should this proposal be passed, and after this has been brought to any interested parties' attention the Inq users would select the non-Inq users to join them on the panel. This would ensure that all articles have undergone at least two quality reviews before being given Good status, while still allowing anyone to have a say and take part in the process. This panel would also be able to strip articles of GA status if there was consensus to do so, and strike invalid objections on the GAN page if there was consensus to do so (neither of which are possible with the current system). The panel would consist of six or eight members, made up evenly with a number of Inqs and non-Inqs. A page similar to Inquisitorius would be made for their use, with subpages for each GA put on probation, and so and so forth.

There was some discussion at the last Inq meeting about the possibility of the Inquisitorius having jurisdiction over GA, but after much discussion myself and Toprawa have decided that we don't think that is the best route to take; a panel devoted solely to one category will be more effective and focused, we feel. Other ideas like that one are for another day, and won't be discussed here. Before an actual vote on the matter is started, I'd like to hold a discussion for three or so days, to make sure any questions are answered in advance and any wrinkles ironed out. Additionally, if anyone is interested in a position on this panel, please let me know by email. Note, though, that if you aren't actively reviewing on GAN or FAN you're unlikely to be considered. TL;DR version: this proposal involves the creation of an Inq-like panel to deal with GA and GAN matters. -- AdmirableAckbar (Talk) 16:50, 12 September 2008 (UTC)