Wookieepedia:Good article nominations/instructions

This subpage contains instructions on how to archive past Good Article nominations. The archived votes can be found here.

Successful nominations
Once an article has five total supporting votes, including at least three votes coming from AgriCorps or Inquisitorius members&mdash;two of which must be an AgriCorps vote&mdash;and no outstanding objections after at least a week, the article can be officially known as a "good article." Alternatively, if a nomination receives a total of five AgriCorps/Inquisitorius votes&mdash;three of which must be AgriCorps votes&mdash;with no outstanding objections before one week has passed, after a minimum of 24 hours, the nomination will be considered successful. This table can be used to determine if an article is eligible to be removed from the Good article nominations page To place an article on the GA queue:
 * Ensure the AgriCorps approval template has been added. If not, add the following to the comments section:


 * Ensure that the queue has an entry for the appropriate day. The entry should be of the form:

January 1, 2012 &amp;ndash; Article Name

 * Copy intro and image, paste into appropriate page by following the next available redlink on the queue. Turn the bolded article title into a link. Align the image (if applicable) to the left, at a size of 150px, and have it link to the article (i.e. ). Add  to the end.
 * Add, two lines below:
 * Remove GAnom from article page and add "good" to Eras.
 * Add the following to talk page with appropriate dates and IDs (the number at the end of the URL in the page history). The first date is when the article was nominated and the corresponding ID should be the revision of the article when GAnom was added. The second date is the date that the article was given GA status and the corresponding ID is that of the revision when the GA tick was added. For example, on Unidentified stormtrooper (suicide) the first ID is 3915732 and the second ID is 3954020.


 * Remove the appropriate transcluded nomination template from the GAN page.
 * Paste this into nom archive page (the "Good article" link that will appear in the above template):

successful


 * Remove the "Good article nominations" category from the bottom of the archive page.
 * Add article to GAN history, giving start and end dates (yyyy/mm/dd) and outcome with link to archived vote.
 * Add article to Good articles.
 * Note: Do not add articles to Good articles/Random. This list is for those that have already appeared on the main page.
 * When adding article to Wookieepedia:Good articles and Wookieepedia:Good articles/Random, display it like Bob (naval officer) or Victorious (Acclamator-class), as opposed to Bob or Victorious
 * If the article was a Comprehensive article prior to becoming a GA, remove it from Comprehensive articles and Comprehensive articles/Random.
 * Paste this onto the user talk page of the nominator:

article name


 * Ensure that only newly-archived Good articles are being showcased every week. If, when adding an article to the queue, you bring the week's total of newly-archived GAs to, please see the next section for instructions on how to round out the week.

Placing old GAs on the queue
If you have placed a new Good Article onto the queue and consequently brought the week's total of new GAs to, you should round out the week with old GAs if the week (ending with Sunday) is not yet complete. To do so:
 * Access AC/Old GAs and find the next-in-line old GA(s). If a GA has a note next to it indicating that it needs heavy cleanup, skip it. It will be placed on the queue if it keeps its status at a later AC meeting. If it has no cleanup note:
 * For each GA, ensure that the queue has an entry for the appropriate day. The entry should be of the form:

January 1, 2012 &amp;ndash; Article Name

 * Copy intro and image, paste into appropriate page by following the next available redlink on the queue. Turn the bolded article title into a link. Align the image (if applicable) to the left, at a size of 150px, and have it link to the article (i.e. ). Add  to the end.
 * Add, two lines below:
 * Add  to the article's talk page immediately below.
 * Repeat ad nauseum until the week (ending with Sunday) is filled.
 * Strike from the list on AC/Old GAs those old GAs which you have placed on the queue.

Failed nominations
Nominations that are inactive with outstanding objections for two weeks can be eliminated from the nominations list by the AgriCorps. GANs can be closed prematurely if they fall below the required standard and cannot realistically be fixed. Doing so requires a quorum of at least 3 AgriCorps members approving the removal of the nomination, and less than 2 opposed.

Voting to remove
To initiate a vote to remove a nomination, add the following under the GAN's comments section:

Vote to remove nomination (AC only)
The AgriCorps member who initiates the vote should state clearly why the nomination should be removed. All AgriCorps members should use the Acvote template when voting, and clearly indicate whether they support or oppose removing the nomination.

Removing failed nominations

 * Remove the appropriate transcluded nomination template from the GAN page.
 * Remove GAnom from article page.
 * Add the following to talk page with appropriate dates and IDs (the number at the end of the URL in the page history). The first date is when the article was nominated and the corresponding ID should be the revision of the article when GAnom was added. The second date is the date that the vote was closed the corresponding ID is that of the revision when GAnom was removed.


 * Paste this into nom archive page (the "Failed good article nominee" link that will appear in the above template):

unsuccessful


 * Remove the "Good article nominations" category from the bottom of the archive page.
 * Add article to GAN history, giving start and end dates (yyyy/mm/dd) and outcome with link to archived vote.

Overriding GAN objections
AgriCorps members have the power to strike objections on the Good Article nomination page provided the objection has been addressed and the original objector has been absent for at least a week after an "objection addressed" comment is left on the GA nom page, but only with a quorum of at least 3 AgriCorps members approving the removal of the objection, and less than 2 opposed. Additionally, GA objections can be struck by an AgriCorps member (as well as by any admin) if they do not fall under one of the rules. No vote is required.

To initiate a vote to override an objection, add the following under the GAN's comments section:

Vote to strike objection (AC only)
The AgriCorps member who initiates the vote should state clearly which objection needs striking and why. All AgriCorps members should use the Acvote template when voting, and clearly indicate whether they support or oppose overriding the objection.

When the decision has been taken to override an objection, add the following as a comment under the objection, in addition to striking it:

GA status review
The AgriCorps has the ability to strip an article of GA status.

Probation
With the approval of at least 3 AgriCorps members and less than 2 opposed, an article being considered for removal of GA status can be placed on probation as follows:
 * Add the following to the top of the article (if the article has been previously reviewed by the AgriCorps, use a new name for the parameter):


 * Follow the redlink in the above template and add the following to the page:

Wookieepedia &amp;gt; AgriCorps &amp;gt; 

Comments

 * List the issues that need rectifying under "Things to do" and state the meeting at which the article was placed on probation under "Removal of GA status."

After a probation period of at least two weeks, a second AgriCorps vote is required to decide whether or not to remove GA status. This vote requires 3 AgriCorps members to agree on the outcome, with less than 2 disagreeing.

Keeping GA status
If GA status is kept:
 * Remove Gacleanup from article page
 * Add the following to talk page with appropriate dates and IDs (the number at the end of the URL in the page history). The first date is when the article was placed on probation and the corresponding ID should be the revision of the article when Gacleanup was added (if the template wasn't added on the nomination date, pick the first revision after it was nominated). The second date is the date that the article was taken off probation and the corresponding ID is that of the revision when Gacleanup was removed. For example, on Zayne Carrick the first ID is 1982312 and the second ID is 2059191.


 * On the AgriCorps review page, state the meeting at which the article's GA status was kept under "Removal of GA status."

Removing GA status
If GA status is removed:
 * Remove Gacleanup from article page and change "good" to "fga" in eras
 * Add the following to talk page with appropriate dates and IDs (the number at the end of the URL in the page history). The first date is when the article was placed on probation and the corresponding ID should be the revision of the article when Gacleanup was added (if the template wasn't added on the nomination date, pick the first revision after it was nominated). The second date is the date that the article was stripped of GA status and the corresponding ID is that of the revision when the GA check was removed. For example, on Missile Boat the first ID is 2056762 and the second ID is 2095534.


 * Replace GA with FormerGA on the talk page. A parameter can be used if the AgriCorps review page differs from the article name.
 * On the AgriCorps review page, state the meeting at which the article's GA status was removed under "Removal of GA status."
 * Remove article from Good articles.
 * Remove article from Good articles/Random.

Reduxing GAs
If a GA is decided to undergo a review on the Redux page, do this:
 * Add the following lines to the bottom of the redux page:

Article name

 * Redux comments: Reduxed per.
 * Date added: ,

(+0)
Support

Object

Comments
 * Add GAredux to the top of the reduxed GA. If the article is already under probation, replace Gacleanup with GAredux, changing the link to the review page to the link to the article's Redux entry.

Keeping GA status following Redux
When the article has received three supporting votes from AgriCorps members, do this:
 * Remove GAredux from the reduxed page.
 * Add the following code to the article talk page:

Wookieepedia &amp;gt; AgriCorps &amp;gt; 
 * Follow the link (which will be a redlink if the article wasn't on probation before it was reduxed) to the review page.
 * If the page does not yet exist (if it wasn't on probation before), add this to the page:

Removal of GA status

 * Reduxed at . ~
 * Kept on, . ~

Comments

 * If the review page already exists, just add the Redux review heading.
 * Copy the redux review from the redux page, and add it under the heading like this:

Redux review
kept redux review goes here
 * Remove the review from the redux page.

Removing GA status following Redux
If the article fails Redux review due to three weeks' inactivity on objections or removal at an AgriCorps meeting, do this:
 * Remove GAredux from article page and change "good" to "fga" in Eras.
 * Add the following code to the article talk page:

Wookieepedia &gt; AgriCorps &gt; 
 * Follow the link (which will be a redlink if the article wasn't on probation before it was reduxed) to the review page.
 * If the page does not yet exist (if it wasn't on probation before), add this to the page:

Removal of GA status

 * Reduxed at . ~
 * Removed on, . ~

Comments

 * If the review page already exists, just add the Redux review heading.
 * Copy the redux review from the redux page, and add it under the heading like this:

Redux review
lost redux review goes here
 * Remove the review from the redux page.
 * Replace GA with FormerGA on the talk page. A parameter can be used if the AgriCorps review page differs from the article name.
 * On the AgriCorps review page, state the meeting at which the article's GA status was removed under "Removal of GA status."
 * Remove article from Good articles.
 * Remove article from Good articles/Random.

Updating queue and history
The queue and history pages need to be updated once a week as articles are showcased on the main page:


 * Cut articles featured in the current week from the top of the queue and paste them to the end of the history.
 * Add the previous week's GAs to Good articles/Random in alphabetical order.
 * Update the templates for the next week's GAs (for example Good article queue/April 16, 2012) to reflect any changes to infobox image and intro since the article was placed on the queue.

Updating the Old GA list
AC/Old GAs will need to periodically be updated. When nearly every article on the list has been crossed out, please proceed as follows:
 * Access Good article nominations/History and find the article that is currently at the end of the Old GA list.
 * Add to the old GA list the next ten articles that chronologically became GAs and are still GAs.
 * If a GA is on probation, skip it. Add a note to its Agricorps page indicating that it should be added to the queue if it keeps its status.
 * Ensure that each old GA is still of excellent quality. Perform any minor cleanup you believe necessary. If heavy cleanup or an update is required, make a note next to the article's listing indicating what sort of maintenance it requires, and add it to the agenda at the next Agricorps meeting. If the Agricorps later deems it to be sufficient, it should be added to the queue at that time.

Striking items from the meeting agenda
To remove an item from a future meeting agenda, a consensus of four ACs is needed. This can be achieved via IRC or using the meeting page itself. If you use the meeting page, format it like this: When four ACs have signed, the article can be struck from the agenda.
 * Article - update needed. --ExampleUser1
 * Updated. --ExampleUser2
 * Vote to remove article from meeting agenda (AC only)