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This page has a backlog that requires the attention of willing reviewers. You can help!
Click here for the full GAN backlog report. The oldest unreviewed Good Article nominations are:

Chloe SullivanCharacters of SmallvilleLana Lang (Smallville)Flash Gordon (1954 TV series)Hardy Boyz

If you review one of these articles, please remove it from the list and add the next oldest.

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[edit] Good article nominations

Good article nominations

Wikipedia:Good articles is a list of articles considered to be of good standard but which are not featured article quality. This page provides a list of articles which have been nominated for consideration for good article status and instructions for nominators and reviewers. Articles can be nominated by anyone, and reviewed by any registered user who has not contributed significantly to the article. There are currently 270 nominations waiting to be reviewed.

[edit] How to nominate an article

If you believe an article meets the good article criteria, you may nominate it below. Before nominating your first article, you should read the guide for nominating good articles for extra advice.

The nomination process:

  1. Find the most appropriate subsection from those listed on the right. If you are not sure which section is best, use "Miscellaneous". Also choose the most appropriate subsection.
  2. Add {{subst:GAN|subtopic=name of the subsection on this page where the article is listed}} to the top of the nominated article's talk page. The subtopic parameter is optional, but provides a convenient link from the article talk page to the subsection on this page where the article is listed.
  3. List the article at the bottom of that subsection:
    • Copy this for the syntax: # {{la|ArticleName}} ~~~~
    • Copy this for the edit summary: "Nominating [[ArticleName]]"

It may take several weeks for your nomination to be reviewed, as this page often has a large backlog. If you are a registered user, you can help by reviewing other articles.

[edit] Nomination categories

Arts
Language and literature
Philosophy and religion
Everyday life
Social sciences and society
Geography and places
History
Engineering and technology
Mathematics
Natural sciences
Miscellaneous (if unsure what section to use)

[edit] How to review an article

  1. Choose an article to review, noting:
    • only registered users may review articles—make sure you are logged in;
    • you cannot review an article if you have made significant contributions to it prior to the review, nor can you review an article if you are the nominator;
    • you should not pass an article that was put on hold by another editor without assessing the problem;
    • nominations towards the tops of the lists are older, and should be given higher priority.
  2. Paste #:{{GAReview}} ~~~~ below the entry; this avoids multiple reviews of the same article. Then on the article talk page, follow the link in the GA nominee template to start a review subpage. Leave an initial comment, save the subpage, and transclude that comment onto the article talk page by adding {{Talk:ArticleName/GAn}} to the bottom of the last section on the article talk page: you need to replace ArticleName and n by the name of the article and the subpage number: this is most conveniently done by copying the name of the subpage and pasting it into the edit window.
  3. Check the "quick-fail criteria" before reading the article in detail: if a quick fail is appropriate, add your reason to the review page and go to the fail process; otherwise continue with the next step.
  4. Read the whole article, and decide whether it should pass or fail based on the criteria listed here. You can also put the article "On Hold" or ask for a second opinion. If you wish, you can inform the nominator of your actions (e.g., using {{subst:GANotice}}). The template {{subst:FGAN}} may help you organize the critique. You can also use {{subst:GAList}} or {{subst:GAList2}} to generate a checklist.
  5. Reviewers are encouraged (but not required) to fix problems with the article under review.

Review carefully — see Wikipedia:Reviewing good articles for more suggestions. You may also ask for the advice of a mentor.

[edit] Pass

If you feel the article meets the Good article criteria:

  1. Ensure you have provided a detailed review of the article, giving an overview of how you believe it fulfills the Good article criteria, with suggestions to improve it if you can. Please also encourage the successful nominator(s) to review an article themselves.
  2. Remove the article from the nominations list using the edit summary "Passed [[''ArticleName'']]".
  3. Replace {{GA nominee|...|subtopic=|page=}} on the article's talk page by {{GA|~~~~~|topic=|page=}}.[1] Please include "GA" in your edit summary. Also, update the class parameters to "GA" for project templates on the talk page.
  4. List the article on Wikipedia:Good articles under the appropriate section, and consider updating the "recently listed good articles".

[edit] Fail

If you feel the article does not meet the Good article criteria:

  1. If the problem is easy to resolve, it might be better to be bold and fix it yourself. Otherwise state which criteria were not met on the article's talk page. Please detail the article's flaws to help other editors improve the article for another GA nomination.
  2. Remove the article from the nominations list using the edit summary "Failed [[Article Name]]".
  3. Replace {{GA nominee|...|subtopic=|page=}} on the article's talk page by {{FailedGA|~~~~~|topic=|page=}}.[1] Please include "GA" in your edit summary.

[edit] On Hold

You may put an article "On Hold" for a period of time. To put an article on hold:

  1. Copy and paste the following below the nomination entry:
    #: {{GAReview|status=onhold}} ~~~~
  2. On the talk page of the article set the GAN status parameter to "on hold", as in {{GA nominee|...|status=on hold}}
  3. Don't forget to specify on the review page what needs to be done.

[edit] Second opinion

If you are unsure whether an article meets the Good article criteria, you may ask another reviewer or subject expert for a second opinion. To make such a request:

  1. Copy and paste the following below the nomination entry:
    #: {{GAReview|status=2nd opinion}} ~~~~
  2. On the talk page of the article set the GAN status parameter to "2nd opinion" as in {{GA nominee|...|status=2nd opinion}}
  3. Don't forget to review the article yourself, stating what needs to be done on the article's review page.
  1. ^ a b The five tildes supply the date of the review. The topic parameter refers to the topic abbreviations used on the GA page, but the template automatically converts GAN subtopics into GA topics, so reviewers can simply copy the parameter value from one template to the other.

[edit] Nominations


[edit] Arts

Please add nominations to the appropriate subtopic below.

[edit] Art and architecture

Shortcuts:
WP:GAN#ART
WP:GAN#ARCH

Includes: Architecture; Art; Artists and architects; Museums and galleries.

  1. Merle Reskin Theatre (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 06:15, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
  2. Watson's Hotel (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Short article, used up all web resources. =Nichalp «Talk»= 18:15, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
  3. Tang Da Wu (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) — Cheers, JackLee talk 16:09, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
  4. Cannons (house) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Nancy talk 15:59, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
  5. Timothy L. Pflueger (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Binksternet (talk) 06:13, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Music

Shortcut:
WP:GAN#MUS

Includes: By nation, people, region or country; Genres, styles and music eras; Musical theory, instruments and techniques; Music businesses and events; Performers, groups, composers and other music people; Recordings, compositions and performances; Songs

  1. Amon Tobin (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Sebquantic (talk) 18:36, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
    On hold: this article is awaiting improvements before it is passed or failed. – Ms. Sarita Confer 04:56, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
  2. The Sword (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Andre666 (talk) 12:48, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
    On hold: this article is awaiting improvements before it is passed or failed. Zeagler (talk) 21:53, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
  3. Vangelis (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) ScarianCall me Pat! 13:23, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
  4. Job for a Cowboy (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Cannibaloki 22:48, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
    On hold: this article is awaiting improvements before it is passed or failed. DiverseMentality 06:25, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
  5. Defeated Sanity (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Cannibaloki 01:34, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
  6. Solange Knowles (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) --Efe (talk) 06:54, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
  7. Stranger in Moscow (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)Realist2 14:21, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
    Review: this article is being reviewed (additional comments are welcome). CarpetCrawler (talk) 04:30, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
  8. Ramones (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Hoponpop69 (talk) 16:52, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
  9. Emo (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Hoponpop69 (talk) 01:58, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
  10. White Lies (band) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) --SteelersFanUK06 ReplyOnMine! 11:46, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
  11. By Your Side (The Black Crowes album) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Zeagler (talk) 15:10, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
  12. Earth Song (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)Realist2 22:56, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
  13. Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) DiverseMentality 06:40, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
  14. Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Sims2aholic8 (Michael) (talk) 17:50, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
  15. McBride & the Ride (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • (Broken clamshellsOtter chirpsHELP) 18:42, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
  16. Captain Jack (song) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)The article is not too long, but there's not much else out there for this famous non-single song by Billy Joel. CarpetCrawler (talk) 17:39, 22 November 2008 (UTC)
  17. I Will Follow You into the Dark (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Remurmur (talk) 11:28, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
  18. Magnetic Rag (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Magnetic Rag (talk) 17:56, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
  19. The Cookbook (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) DiverseMentality 03:11, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
  20. Umbrella (song) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) --Efe (talk) 05:31, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
  21. With Teeth (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) --Cyanidethistles (talk) {Tim C} 07:55, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
  22. Slipknot Demo (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) This article has gone through a failed GAN, a Peer Review, two Article for Deletions (one and two), and a failed Featured Topic Candidate nomination. It is as comprehensive as it can get with available sources; more information can be found in each discussion relating to this article. Gary King (talk) 02:17, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
  23. Welcome to Our Neighborhood (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) This article has gone through a failed GAN, a Peer Review, an Article for Deletion, and a failed Featured Topic Candidate nomination. It is as comprehensive as it can get with available sources; more information can be found in each discussion relating to this article. Gary King (talk) 02:21, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
  24. 3 X 3 (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) CarpetCrawler (talk) 22:12, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
  25. Three Little Birds (Connie Talbot song) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (second nomination) J Milburn (talk) 12:29, 30 November 2008 (UTC)
  26. In Utero (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) StevePrutz (talk) 02:22, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
  27. Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Sims2aholic8 (Michael) (talk) 17:51, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
  28. San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Sims2aholic8 (Michael) (talk) 17:54, 1 December 2008 (UTC)
  29. Better Get to Livin' (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Kaldari (talk) 19:33, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Theatre, film, and drama

Shortcuts:
WP:GAN#FILM
WP:GAN#STAGE

Includes: Actors, models, performers and celebrities; Animation; Cinema; Fictional characters and technologies; Films; Television and radio drama; Television episodes; Theatre, musical theatre and opera.

  1. Kuselan (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Universal Hero (talk) 19:27, 10 October 2008 (UTC)
    On hold: this article is awaiting improvements before it is passed or failed. Nikki311 19:09, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
  2. Lana Lang (Smallville) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)  BIGNOLE  (Contact me) 19:19, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
    On hold: this article is awaiting improvements before it is passed or failed. Scorpion0422 21:01, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
  3. Chloe Sullivan (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs)  BIGNOLE  (Contact me) 19:19, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  4. Characters of Smallville (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) -- Long article.  BIGNOLE  (Contact me) 19:19, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  5. Flash Gordon (1954 TV series) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Otto4711 (talk) 22:24, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
  6. Déjà Vu (film) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) --Starstriker7(Dime algoor see my works) 07:24, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
    Second opinion: this reviewer is requesting another editor's input on the article. Need help with a possibly complex issue of original research. More that one reviewers opinion may be needed. Million_Moments (talk) 22:26, 29 November 2008 (UTC)
  7. Jada Pinkett Smith (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Ms. Sarita (talk) 08:38, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
  8. The Trial of a Time Lord (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Can you notify the Doctor Who WikiProject when the review is done, please - weebiloobil (talk) 15:11, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
    On hold: this article is awaiting improvements before it is passed or failed. Whitehorse1 22:28, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
  9. Sindhu Bhairavi (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Bharathprime (talk) 22:38, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
  10. The Orphanage (2007 film) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Andrzejbanas (talk) 21:30, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
  11. Whitney Dean (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Frickative 02:19, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
  12. Spoo (edit|talk|history|links|watch|