Welcome to the WikiProject Good articles. This wikiproject is designed to maintain the Good articles list and oversee all other GA related tasks. If you are only interested in a certain part of the GA process consider joining the appropiate task force instead. For a wikiproject dedicated to raising articles to Good Article Standard, see the Good Article Collaboration Center WikiProject Good Articles: Open Tasks
This project identifies, organizes and improves good articles on Wikipedia. | | |  | | |
Wikipedia:Good articles (shortcut WP:GA) is a list of articles which are well written, broad, referenced, neutral and accurate, beyond those which have been rigorously reviewed and identified as the very best of Wikipedia by the featured article process. As the list contains thousands of articles, this project exists to assist in its maintenance. Tasks which members of this project may wish to assist with include: - Keeping the list at WP:GA in sync with Category:Wikipedia good articles
- Updating the numbers in the table on WP:GA
- Sweeping through listed entries to ensure they meet the criteria for listing
- Reviewing nominations at WP:GAN and adding them to the list if they meet the criteria
- Encouraging Wikiprojects to review articles for accuracy where expert input is desirable
- Identifying good content and nominating it to WP:GAN
- Organizing GAN backlog elimination drives
- Promoting the Good articles list
- Reviewing articles listed at WP:GAR and give recommendations for consensus
[edit] Task forces
[edit] Structure A good article will share many characteristics with featured articles, and like featured content it must: - be well written
- be factually accurate
- use a neutral point of view
- be stable (that is, not subject to any ongoing edit wars)
- be referenced, and
- where possible, contain images to illustrate it. The images should all be appropriately tagged.
Good articles may not be as thorough and detailed as our featured articles, but should not omit any major facets of the topic. [edit] Templates Templates for use by WP:GA include the following: - {{GA}} - added to the talk page of listed articles; automatically places them in Category:Wikipedia good articles
- {{DelistedGA}} - added to the talk page of delisted articles. An explanation of why an article has been delisted should always be left as well.
- {{FailedGA}} - for articles that fail the self nomination
- {{ArticleHistory}} - combines the features used by the aforementioned templates into one, single template, which is also designed to work with the peer review and featured article processes as well.
There is also an open tasks template for this project: {{WikiProjectGATasks}} [edit] Newsletter A monthly newsletter is being published and distributed via user talk pages. The first issue was published in November 2007. If you have any ideas or suggestions for content, contact the editor. Previous issues: [edit] Participants Here is a list of members of WikiProject Good Articles, together with some of their interests. To join the group simply add yourself to the list of participants, being sure to maintain alphabetical order. - 97198 (talk · contribs)
- ACBest (talk · contribs) i will have a go ;)
- Admrboltz (talk · contribs)
- Affinity likely (talk · contribs)
- AGK (talk · contribs)
- Agne27 (talk · contribs) I enjoy helping out and working with other editors to improve articles.
- Air.dance (talk · contribs)
- AlphaEta (talk · contribs)
- Alvin6226 (talk · contribs) I will update the nomees and nomees queue pretty much every day.
- Amadscientist (talk · contribs)
- AndyZ (talk · contribs)
- Apterygial (talk · contribs)
- Argos'Dad (talk · contribs)
- Arsenikk (talk · contribs)
- Auawise (talk · contribs)
- Backslash Forwardslash (talk · contribs)
- Banime (talk · contribs)
- Barberio (talk · contribs) Maintenance.
- Bazwerth (talk · contribs)
- Bernstein2291 (talk · contribs)
- Bethling (talk · contribs) At the suggestion of another user, I'm joining.
- bibliomaniac15 (talk · contribs) About time.
- Binksternet (talk · contribs)
- BlackJack (talk · contribs)
- Bluptr (talk · contribs)
- Bobcheezy (talk · contribs)
- Bob rulz (talk · contribs)
- Bugmuncher (talk · contribs)
- Caligvla (talk · contribs)
- Canyouhearmenow (talk · contribs) Being an historian of music, film and television, I feel I can help in those areas. I mainly patrol to see where I might contribute.
- Carbonrodney (talk · contribs)
- Cavie78 (talk · contribs)
- Cirt (talk · contribs)
- Canadian Paul (talk · contribs)
- Carson Lam (talk · contribs)
- Cedars (talk · contribs) Good idea and I have a script to maintain the GA page.
- Chrisfow (talk · contribs) Specialising in (but not limiting myself to) History, Military History and International Relations.
- Chrisisinchrist (talk · contribs)
- Cielomobile (talk · contribs)
- Climie.ca (talk · contribs) I've already done a lot with peer reviewing for the Military History Project, so I'll probably continue to work in that field for GA reviewing.
- Cocoaguy (talk · contribs)
- Coemgenus (talk · contribs)
- ComputerGuy890100 (talk · contribs) - Willing to review articles about Roads.
- Corvus coronoides (talk · contribs)
- CTSWyneken (talk · contribs)
- CyberAnth (talk · contribs)Theology, philosophy, and history articles.
- Cyclonenim (talk · contribs)
- Czesc26 (talk · contribs)
- Da54 (talk · contribs)
- Daimanta (talk · contribs)
- Dana boomer (talk · contribs)
- Dank55 (talk · contribs)
- Darwin's Terrier (talk · contribs) I'd like to be of assistance, particularly in the areas of evolution and history.
- David Fuchs (talk · contribs) I can help out as needed where needed
- Davodd (talk · contribs)
- Ddstretch (talk · contribs)
- Derek.cashman (talk · contribs) I can particularly help out reviewing some of the scientific articles, if there were only more of those to review. I have also been assisting with some of the overall administrative tasks at WP:GAC, keeping things running smoothly and so forth.
- Diez2 (talk · contribs)
- Douglike (talk · contribs)
- DickClarkMises (talk · contribs)
- Dinosaur puppy (talk · contribs) I suppose.
- DorisH (talk · contribs)
- Drewcifer3000 (talk · contribs)
- Drilnoth (talk · contribs)
- Dureo (talk · contribs)
- Dvandersluis (talk · contribs) I created the bot that creates the Good article nominations report; I also do reviews occasionally.
- Ealdgyth (talk · contribs)
- Ed! (talk · contribs)
- Edjackiel (talk · contribs)
- Edmund Patrick (talk · contribs) A great way to discover things!
- English836 (talk · contribs)
- Esrever (talk · contribs)
- Euryalus (talk · contribs)
- Eustress (talk · contribs)
- Evan (talk · contribs)
- ExplorerCY (talk · contribs)
- EyeSerene (talk · contribs) Should probably have signed this a while ago, but better late than never.. ;)
- FamicomJL (talk · contribs) Really should've joined this a LONG time ago... but ahh well. :)
- Felixboy (talk · contribs) I'd love to look for nominations and maintenance.
- Flying Canuck (talk · contribs)
- Fr33kman (talk · contribs) I write prose well and like to copy-edit also. I find biographies, either living or dead, to be quite fulfilling and also like articles on technology and history. I'm up on nobility and heraldry also.
- Freakmighty (talk · contribs)
- Fred Chess (talk · contribs)
- GamerPro64 (talk · contribs)
- Garbolia (talk · contribs)
- Gary King (talk · contribs)
- Good friend100 (talk · contribs)
- Giggy (talk · contribs) - Blatantly promoting WP:GAN/M
- Gosgood (talk · contribs)
- GrandTeton (talk · contribs)
- GreenJoe (talk · contribs)
- Greeves (talk · contribs) I hope to help review articles (which I already have started) and be involved in the maintenance of the project and the good article system. I am also happily member number 100!
- Hamiltonstone (talk · contribs)
- Havelock the Dane (talk · contribs) I'll be nominating articles after checking them. I've been obsessively trying to source every single line I write so I can help in the sourcing and footnotes departments as well. If there is some article being held back due to lack of images then I can try and help upload the images for it once given a proper description.
- Hezzy (talk · contribs)
- HighwayCello (talk · contribs)
- Hildanknight (talk · contribs) There are three ways I will help the WikiProject. Firstly, I will spot and nominate articles which deserve Good Article status but have not been nominated yet. Secondly, I will spot articles which are close to Good Article standards, and Peer Review them, and collaborate with other editors to improve them to Good Article standards so I can nominate them for Good Article. I sent Yahoo! and Neopets to Peer Review to collaborate with other editors to make them Good Articles, but have not received much helpful response. Lastly, I will participate in discussions about Good Articles and suggest ways of promoting awareness of Good Articles, and improving the Good Articles process.
- H1nkles (talk · contribs) I'm into reviewing articles for GA status right now.
- Hirohisat (talk · contribs) I'll stop by when ever I'm bored :)
- Homestarmy (talk · contribs)
- How do you turn this on (talk · contribs)
- IMatthew (talk · contribs)
- Indon (talk · contribs) I've made some GA comments, thus I should list my name here.
- Information Center (talk · contribs)
- Itfc%2Bcanes%3Dme (talk · contribs)
- Jack Bethune (talk · contribs)
- JohnnyAlbert10 (talk · contribs) I'll help with U.S. Roads.
- jackturner3 (talk · contribs) - I've been working reviwing some GAs off and on for a while, so I thought I should formally join.
- jackyd101 (talk · contribs)
- Jasrocks (talk · contribs)
- JayJ47 (talk · contribs)
- Jclemens (talk · contribs)
- Jayron32 (talk · contribs) Will work on reviewing articles when I have the time.
- Jennavecia (talk · contribs) Most of my participation will be in WP:GAPQ.
- JimmyBlackwing (talk · contribs)
- Johnfos (talk · contribs)
- Jordan Timothy James Busson (talk · contribs) Reviewing, nominations. Anything I can.
- Jtg920 (talk · contribs)
- Juliancolton (talk · contribs) Reviewing and nominations
- jwanders (talk · contribs) Happy to do the occasional review.
- J-stan (talk · contribs) I can pretty much help out anywhere, I just want to get some writing done instead of some Vandal fighting.
- Kakofonous (talk · contribs) Reviewing articles quite frequently, just haven't added myself to the list.
- Kbthompson (talk · contribs) Seeking to improve articles I work on. Interested to see how others do it
- Keilana (talk · contribs) I can use a break from admin stuff sometimes.
- KenKt (talk · contribs)
- Kensplanet (talk · contribs)
- King Bee (talk · contribs) I love to review!
- King of Hearts (talk · contribs)
- Kilo-Lima (talk · contribs)
- Kironide (talk · contribs)
- Krimpet (talk · contribs)
- Lawilkin (talk · contribs) Biology/medicine.
- LAX (talk · contribs)
- Leaders100 (talk · contribs)
- Legoktm (talk · contribs)
- Limetolime (talk · contribs)
- Llamanator (talk · contribs)
- LordHarris (talk · contribs)
- Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fan (talk · contribs)
- L07ChLeo3 (talk · contribs)
- Majoreditor (talk · contribs)
- Majorly (talk · contribs)
- Makeshift Thackery (talk · contribs)
- Maralia (talk · contribs)
- Mastrchf91 (talk · contribs) Concentrating in the arts section.
- MatthewDBA (talk · contribs)
- Matthewedwards (talk · contribs)
- Mattisse (talk · contribs)
- Mattythewhite (talk · contribs)
- MBK004 (talk · contribs)
- M3tal H3ad (talk · contribs) Will help review films, music, games and articles waiting for 3+ weeks.
- Metamagician3000 (talk · contribs)
- Mike 7 (talk · contribs)
- Million Moments (talk · contribs)
- Minun (talk · contribs)
- Miranda (talk · contribs)
- MPJ-DK Focusing on my area of knowledge, wrestling - strict, fair and definitely not a part of WP: Pro Wrestling.
- MLilburne (talk · contribs)
- Mm40 (talk · contribs) My best asset is probably CE. I'll do anything you ask me to. I should also point out that I'm on The FA Team and that I'm 12 years old. Also, please add newsletters here. Thanks. Me what do u want? Your Hancock Please 11:38, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
- Moni3 (talk · contribs)
- Monowi (talk · contribs) I'm interested mostly in sports-related articles
- Msgj (talk · contribs) Mathematics
- Munaim (talk · contribs)
- Music2611 (talk · contribs) All I do on wikipedia is trying to create GAs, so I figured I might as well join. I mostly work on television and film-related articles.
- MuZemike (talk · contribs)
- Nat91 (talk · contribs)
- Naerii (talk · contribs)
- NCurse (talk · contribs) I made reviews in articles related to medicine, biology.
- Nehrams2020 (talk · contribs) I'll assist in reviewing articles and nominating a few myself when I have the time, hopefully at least one a week.
- Neparis (talk · contribs)
- Nicholas Perkins (talk · contribs)
- Nikki311 (talk · contribs)
- NimiTize (talk · contribs)
- Nja247 (talk · contribs)
- NoahElhardt (talk · contribs) Primarily botany-related articles.
- Noble Story (talk · contribs)
- OhanaUnited (talk · contribs)
- Omaga99 (talk · contribs) CAN HELP IN SIENCE (MAINLY ELECTRONICS AND ENGINEERING) AND FOOD (YUM...)
- Omghgomg (talk · contribs)
- Onomatopoeia (talk · contribs) Works of fiction, fictional persons and sports.
- PartyDude! (talk · contribs) Mainly works on writing GA's.
- P-Chan (talk · contribs)
- Parent5446 (talk · contribs)
- pcbene (talk · contribs) Go UVa! I'm from Charlottesville...
- Peanut4 (talk · contribs)
- Pepsi2786 (talk · contribs)
- pg8p (talk · contribs) I'm a student at The University of Virginia studying Biomedical Engineering and would love to help with articles that fall inside Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, or Engineering.
- PGPirate (talk · contribs)
- Phidauex (talk · contribs)
- Polymathematics (talk · contribs)
- PresN (talk · contribs)
- Pyrotec (talk · contribs)
- Protonk (talk) I'll probably largely review business and economics articles, but I'll stray around to help alleviate backlogs.
- Pursey (talk · contribs) I should probably be on this since I've been doing them for over a year... heh.
- Quadzilla99 (talk · contribs)
- Raime (talk · contribs)
- Rankun (talk · contribs) Ive already adopted seton hall and live earth and would love help
- Realist2 (talk · contribs)
- Redmarkviolinist (talk · contribs)
- Redtigerxyz (talk · contribs)
- RJN (talk · contribs)
- Rlevse (talk · contribs)
- RockManQ (talk · contribs) I'll help where ever I can.
- Robert Skyhawk (talk · contribs)
- Rusty Cashman (talk · contribs) I will try and review an article a week or so. I will also try and comment on some of the disputes.
- Sa.vakilian (talk · contribs)
- Samuel Tan (talk · contribs) Joining mainly to give myself working knowledge of the MOS.
- Sasata (talk · contribs) Mostly reviewing science-related articles for now
- SBC-YPR (talk · contribs)
- Scorpion (talk · contribs) I'll help review articles and do other things.
- SeanMack (talk · contribs) probably nominating mostly, as I wander around the articles.
- Secret Saturdays (talk · contribs)
- SeizureDog (talk · contribs)
- Shirulashem (talk · contribs)
- Shruti14 (talk · contribs) This WP is a good idea.
- Shudde (talk · contribs) Mainly contribute to sports and New Zealand articles, but will review any type of article.
- SilkTork (talk · contribs)
- Skeeker (talk · contribs) Review music articles.
- SkyBon (talk · contribs)
- Slambo (talk · contribs) specializing in rail transport article validation
- SMcCandlish (talk · contribs)
- Some P. Erson (talk · contribs)
- Son (talk · contribs)
- SorryGuy (talk · contribs)
- Souseiseki42 (talk · contribs)
- Squadcar56 (talk · contribs)
- Srikeit (talk · contribs)
- Starstriker7 (talk · contribs) Nominating deserving articles, and improving them accordingly. Also, reviewing is an interesting prospect for me.
- Stefano_Cortinovis (talk · contribs)
- Supaluminal (talk · contribs)
- Sushant gupta (talk · contribs)
- SyG (talk · contribs) I will review chess-related articles.
- Talkstosocks (talk · contribs)
- Tarret (talk · contribs)
- Thamusemeantfan (talk · contribs) I have contributed by writing two good articles and can contribute my writing more.
- The4325 (talk · contribs) wonderful
- Thefourdotelipsis (talk · contribs)
- TheGrappler (talk · contribs)
- The Hippie (talk · contribs)
- Themcman1 (talk · contribs)
- The Rambling Man (talk · contribs)
- TheTito (talk · contribs)
- ThinkBlue (talk · contribs)
- Tinucherian (talk · contribs)
- TomasBat (talk · contribs)
- TonyTheTiger (talk · contribs)
- Twinxor (talk · contribs)
- Unionhawk (talk · contribs)
- Unisouth (talk · contribs) Specialising in font articles.
- Universal Hero (talk · contribs)
- VanTucky (talk · contribs) With five reviews under my belt, I figure it's time to join up.
- Vicenarian (talk · contribs)
- Vishwin60 (talk · contribs)
- VirtualSteve (talk · contribs)
- VTomi (talk · contribs) I can help with stuff i know about and loacal stuff in the UK,,,
- Walkerma (talk · contribs) I can help out with Chemistry articles
- Warrior4321 (talk · contribs)
- WBOSITG (talk · contribs) Happy to help when I can.
- Weebiloobil (talk · contribs) I'm on the Doctor Who WikiProject assessment committee, and have been reviewing here for a while; particularly interested in culture, society and film
- Wiki amateur (talk · contribs)
- Will381796 (talk · contribs)
- Wisden17 (talk · contribs)
- Wooerfara3661 (talk · contribs)
- Wronkiew (talk · contribs)
- Wser (talk · contribs)
- Yamanbaiia (talk · contribs)
- Yellowfeverlime (talk · contribs)
- YellowMonkey (talk · contribs)
- Zenlax (talk · contribs)
- Zscout370 (talk · contribs)
- Joyson Noel (talk · contribs) Interested in improving Organized crime articles, especially the neglected ones, to good article status.
- Resident Mario (talk · contribs) I think that my place hee on Wikipedia is in WP:GAN articles and reviews.
- Ipodnano05 (talk · contribs)
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