Forum:CT Archive/Vote: Revamp of the Good article nomination rules

Alright, so myself, along with some other administrators and users, have realized that there are some glaring loop-holes and flaws in the current Good article nomination rule system&mdash;a system which currently allows any article to be nominated simply because it is essentially complete (within the eyes of canon), but not necessarily breaking any of the other current rules. Through some good discussion in IRC, I believe that it's now come to the point where Wookieepedia needs a better set of requirements for it's creation of Good articles: Wookieepedia is constantly growing, and at an ever increasing rate, both in the amount of good contributors and number of new articles. As a result of this, it is necessary that we make sure that all of the articles that we place a and  on are of the highest quality and are as complete as possible&mdash;in my opinion, that's what all encyclopedia's, including Wookieepedia, should strive to be.

This CT is a result of all of this; Thefourdotelipsis and myself have made an attempt to bring the GAN page inline with the more rule-based Featured article nomination page, as opposed to the flawed GAN page. Essentially, our argument is that aside from a few minor rules, the only difference between a GAN and and an FAN is the word limit. Nominating an article for "Good status" does not mean a user can be lazy in their writing -- a GAN will still be complete, thus making available all information from all significant appearances and sources. The Good Article process is not to be used as a "stepping stone" to FA, because we're not going to point readers to something that "Is kinda good, but not quite as good as it can be."&mdash;it should still be complete, even if it can't reach FA. We, among others, feel that the GA and FA processes are indications and examples of the work we do here, and we want Wookieepedia's readers to know that, not only are our FA's complete and compelling, but our GA's are as well. Greyman ( Paratus ) 01:24, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Before this vote takes place, voters must be made aware of a few things:
 * This is a simple Yes or No vote. There will be no user additions to the proposal, and there will be no arguments and/or wiki-lawyering on this page. If you don't support the Yes or the No side, that does not give you a license to write a book here to explain yourself.
 * There is no comments section. There will be no comments section. This is a Yes or No vote only. There is no third option.
 * If you absolutely and utterly feel the need to add to this current CT: Don't. Wait until it's over, and formulate your own.

Below you will find the revamped Good article nomination rules, and below that you'll find the voting section.

What is a Good article?
A Good article is an article that adheres to quality standards, but cannot reach FA status due to its limited content.

A Good article nomination will adhere to the following rules.


 * 1) It is well-written and detailed.
 * 2) It has significant information from all sources and appearances.
 * 3) It follows the Manual of Style, Layout Guide, and all other policies on Wookieepedia. For non-character articles, please follow precedents set by existing articles of the same type.
 * 4) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * 5) It is fully sourced with all available sources and appearances per Sourcing.
 * 6) It is unbiased, and non-point of view.
 * 7) It is not the object of any ongoing edit wars.
 * 8) It is not tagged with any sort of improvement tags (i.e. more sources, expand, etc).
 * 9) It includes a reasonable number of images of good quality if said images are available.
 * 10) Include a "Personality and traits" section on all character articles.
 * 11) Include a "Powers and abilities" section on all relevant character articles, especially for Force-sensitive characters where said powers and/or abilities are stipulated.
 * 12) If available, provide at least one quote on the article; a lead quote at the beginning of the article would be preferred, though not required if no quotes are available. Likewise, only one quote is allowed at the beginning of each section at max.
 * 13) It will have all quotes and images sourced.
 * 14) Counting the introduction and "Behind the scenes" material, be at least 250 words long (not including captions, quotes, or headers, etc).

Yes, I agree with the above proposal

No, I don't agree with the above proposal