Forum:CT Archive/GAN: A Chance for Everyone

I would like to propose a minor addition to the GAN process that would allow every reviewer of a nomination a fair and equal chance to have their concerns resolved by the nominator. Currently, the GAN process states that once an article reaches 5 votes after a week following its nomination, the article will be considered "Good." The current wording of the rule:

If an article has a net total of five votes of support (+5) after at least a week since it was nominated (beginning the day of its nomination), the article will be considered a "Good article"

However, this says nothing of objections placed by reviewers that remain to be resolved once the nomination reaches 5 votes after a week. In some cases, an article will pass with unstricken objections simply because the nominator never had a chance to get to them all due to heavy voting. Therefore, I propose we amend the ruling to allow an objector to have his or her concerns fairly resolved by stating that a GAN cannot be considered "Good" until all objections have been stricken or otherwise overridden. Indeed, the new addition would be similar to the current rule for a FAN, which states an article will be queued:

...if, at least a week after the article's nomination, that article has 5 Inquisitor supports and no objections (or the objections have been stricken or overridden)'

So, the new GAN would read something to the effect of "If an article has a total of five votes after at least a week since it was nominated (beginning the day of its nomination) and no objections (or the objections have been stricken or overridden), the article will be considered a 'Good article.'"

I believe this will help "democratize" the GAN process, again, to give everyone a fair chance at reviewing. Additionally, I know some users have had concerns in the past about Wookieepedia projects "railroading" nominations through. I believe this addition will help curb anything of that nature.

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 * 1) Toprawa and Ralltiir 17:02, 18 April 2008 (UTC)