Knowledge

:WikiProject Good articles/Newsletter/December 2007 - Knowledge

Source đź“ť

1400: 39: 75: 63: 342: 883:
Here, and below, replace the "#" sign in the action variables with a number, starting at "1" for the first (oldest) event, "2" for the second event, and so on (e.g., if you are starting the template for the first time, write "1" here; if there are already action variables for two actions, then you
337:
Currently, participation in the sweeps project is by invitation only, as we desire experienced reviewers who have a thorough and extensive knowledge of the criteria. This is to ensure that articles that have "fallen through the cracks" would be found and removed, and that additional articles don't
338:
fall through the cracks during the sweep. Currently, there are 14 members working on the project, and we have reviewed 47 articles in August, 163 in September, 146 in October and 45 in November. Of those that are swept, 232 articles are kept as GA, 107 articles are delisted, and 1 promoted to FA.
934:". To find the oldid, go to the article's history and click on the version of the article reviewed (after reviewing a nomination or delisting a current GA, this will probably be the most recent version of the article, but that isn't always the case). Look at the URL and you will see 762:. If you've tried to use it, you may have been surprised by its complexity. So what is this all about? Well, the ArticleHistory template is a way of recording events in the history of an article's development. The idea is to record each time the article passes or fails a 305:
Many people don't understand how the sweeps work, or even know its existence! So this issue I'll briefly talk about the purpose of sweeps, as well as how we do them. It was first suggested and created by
801:
So, how does this affect GA reviewers? Although the template is pretty complicated, using it for GA is not so bad once you get used to it. However, the first piece of advice we would like to give is:
1165: 1371: 1046: 1309: 1327: 1001: 1367: 365: 66: 1237: 1390: 70: 1335: 1347: 1273: 1355: 1201: 842:
On the other hand, the more reviewers that master the ArticleHistory alchemy, the better, so what do you need to know? Well, almost everything can be found in the
1343: 1375: 1331: 395: 160: 1339: 381: 1351: 709: 391: 353: 216: 212: 208: 1385: 360:
of the number and thoroughness of the reviews made by individual reviewers each week. Blnguyen hails from South Australia and has been editing
21: 705: 673: 204: 1323: 1379: 200: 196: 1416: 1362: 449: 228: 192: 541:
There are now 162 members of WikiProject Good Articles! Welcome to the 12 new members that joined during the month of November:
966:" (short for "delisted good article") if you have just delisted a current GA. The list of allowed acronyms can be found in the 1142: 731: 224: 220: 635: 1053:
and all GA processes. Active participation in GA would be a major asset. If you are interested, please leave a message on
1318: 1111: 603: 433: 417: 48: 17: 1424: 1130: 1050: 1412: 1057:. We thank everyone for their interest, but only individuals selected will be invited to participate in the sweeps. 1136: 699: 667: 571: 529: 1286: 1408: 465: 996:
The three most important things to remember when you edit the article history of an article are the following.
982: 967: 942: 843: 619: 555: 513: 497: 481: 401: 1151: 443: 715: 1295: 1420: 683: 1428: 1280: 742:
as a whole, would not be where it is today without each and every one of its members! Thank you to all!
725: 651: 587: 981:" within the template and add the appropriate topic (a complete list of topics can be found in the 629: 439: 148: 112: 1117: 861:
s. Within the template, write "|action# =", and then put the appropriate review action, such as "
839:. A more experienced GA reviewer will then merge the GA template into the article history later. 756: 597: 427: 411: 846:, so here we just give a summary and a few tips. The main components of the ArticleHistory are: 1054: 1223: 941:
For good article nominations, the action link is optional. For further information, see the
1214: 721: 693: 661: 565: 523: 8: 1259: 819: 625: 459: 132: 1066: 1037:
If you master all this, you can truly call yourself an ArticleHistory Jedi! Good luck!
613: 593: 549: 507: 491: 475: 423: 407: 294:
could review just one article in the next week, the backlog would be almost eliminated!
1187: 1250: 1072: 1000:
Check for errors after your edit: if you have done something wrong then the category
829: 803:
if you are not comfortable using ArticleHistory, then just use the usual GA templates
128: 1018:
record WikiProject assessments, such as B-Class: so if you fail or delist a GA, use
1078: 172:
currently stands at 187 unreviewed articles. Out of 218 total nominations, 18 are
1208: 1011:
for ongoing events: for example, only add a GAN to the history when it has ended.
689: 677: 657: 561: 519: 331: 116: 1178: 962:" (short for "failed good article nomination") if you have just failed it, or " 455: 356:
is the GAN Reviewer of the Month of November, based on the assessments made by
140: 136: 124: 108: 787: 783: 775: 771: 767: 763: 645: 609: 581: 545: 503: 487: 471: 307: 291: 278: 169: 156: 120: 387:
Other outstanding reviewers recognized during the month of October include:
334:. Articles promoted after that date will be swept in the next sweeps cycle. 1244: 795: 791: 779: 739: 377: 373: 369: 357: 319: 104: 95: 809: 152: 144: 38: 1172: 1091: 954:" followed by an acronym describing this status. For example, write " 938:
followed by several numbers; put those numbers after the equals sign.
361: 323: 311: 837:
even if there is already an ArticleHistory template on the talk page
641: 577: 74: 62: 1049:. Those individuals should have a very strong understanding on 752:
You may have noticed or read about a talk page template called
364:
since December 2005. He has written and/or contributed to an
330:, to ensure that each article continues to meet the current 977:, such as Arts, Natural sciences, or Everyday life. Write " 341: 327: 315: 889:
For each event, some information about when it ended (the
1004:
will appear in bright red at the bottom of the talk page.
912:" within the template. The date should not be wikilinked. 778:. ArticleHistory also tracks a few other things, such as 958:" if you have just passed a good article nomination, " 850:
The start of the template. Begin the template with "
318:. The project aims to check all previously reviewed 161:
Miscellaneous solo piano compositions (Rachmaninoff)
1045:We are looking for additional participants in the 988:The end of the template. Close the template with " 322:, based on the 2,808 articles classified as GA by 281:currently stands at 19 articles up for re-review. 897:), what the article looked like at the end (the 786:, appearing on the main page, appearing under 240:The categories with the largest backlogs are: 94:There are now 3,134 Good Articles listed at 950:The current status of the article. Write " 103:The most recently promoted articles are: 790:, and other featured processes, such as 14: 1106:WikiProject Good Articles: Open Tasks 1386:WikiProject Good articles newsletter 191:The oldest unreviewed articles are: 1115:identifies, organizes and improves 27: 18:Knowledge:WikiProject Good articles 857:A list of numbered events, called 340: 262:Religion, mysticism, and mythology 37: 28: 1451: 1094:one article at a time since 2005! 927:" for a good article nomination). 1398: 1137:Frank Butler (American football) 919:" followed by the result (e.g. " 893:), the result of the event (the 73: 61: 55:Volume I, No. 2 - December 2007 901:), and a link to a review (the 910:|action#date = 1 December 2007 13: 1: 366:astounding number of articles 7: 772:Featured article candidates 10: 1456: 1328:Ottawa Senators (original) 1069:(Lead Editor, Distributor) 1061:Contributors to this Issue 738:This WikiProject, and the 1439: 1406: 1104: 1100: 1087: 1081:(GA Sweeps correspondent) 768:Good article reassessment 292:WikiProject Good Articles 279:Good Article Reassessment 250:Television and journalism 49:WikiProject Good Articles 32: 1281:AĂ©rospatiale SA 330 Puma 1014:The ArticleHistory does 290:If every participant of 266:Computer and video games 170:Good Article Nominations 149:Great French Wine Blight 113:1993 Bishopsgate bombing 1055:OhanaUnited's talk page 915:For the result, write " 776:Featured article review 764:Good article nomination 221:Slay Tracks (1933-1969) 180:, and one is seeking a 1007:The ArticleHistory is 943:template documentation 930:For the oldid, write " 382:Did You Know? articles 345: 217:Mythology of CarnivĂ le 205:Cult Awareness Network 42: 1409:Good article criteria 1051:good article criteria 908:For the date, write " 349:Reviewer of the Month 344: 332:Good Article criteria 246:Sports and recreation 41: 1348:Battle of the Yarmuk 1002:ArticleHistory error 740:Good Article program 258:Geography and places 209:The Jeremy Kyle Show 1356:Mary McLeod Bethune 440:Dihydrogen Monoxide 264:(12 articles), and 133:Aerith Gainsborough 1376:GAN Backlog Drives 1336:Siege of Szigetvár 1020:currentstatus=FGAN 368:, including seven 346: 213:Cell (Dragon Ball) 43: 1443: 1442: 1435: 1434: 1344:Battle of Plataea 1075:(Article History) 1024:currentstatus=DGA 370:featured articles 197:Anand (2004 film) 129:Seymour H. Knox I 82: 81: 1447: 1425:Nominations list 1402: 1401: 1312: 1305: 1304: 1303: 1301: 1300: 1292: 1291: 1276: 1269: 1268: 1267: 1265: 1264: 1256: 1255: 1240: 1233: 1232: 1231: 1229: 1228: 1220: 1219: 1204: 1197: 1196: 1195: 1193: 1192: 1184: 1183: 1168: 1161: 1160: 1159: 1157: 1156: 1148: 1147: 1102: 1101: 852:{{ArticleHistory 834: 828: 824: 818: 814: 808: 761: 755: 201:Sivaji: The Boss 77: 65: 34: 33: 30: 29: 1455: 1454: 1450: 1449: 1448: 1446: 1445: 1444: 1431: 1399: 1368:Project quality 1332:British Airways 1308: 1298: 1296: 1289: 1287: 1284: 1283: 1279: 1272: 1262: 1260: 1253: 1251: 1248: 1247: 1243: 1236: 1226: 1224: 1217: 1215: 1212: 1211: 1209:Wuert Engelmann 1207: 1200: 1190: 1188: 1181: 1179: 1176: 1175: 1171: 1164: 1154: 1152: 1145: 1143: 1140: 1139: 1135: 1122: 1041:From the Editor 1031:currentstatus=B 952:|currentstatus= 917:|action#result= 832: 826: 822: 816: 812: 806: 796:featured topics 759: 753: 722:Thamusemeantfan 277:The backlog at 260:(13 articles), 256:(16 articles), 254:Film and cinema 252:(23 articles), 248:(34 articles), 244:(34 articles), 229:Nguyen Ngoc Tho 168:The backlog at 117:Singapore Stone 53: 26: 25: 24: 12: 11: 5: 1453: 1441: 1440: 1437: 1436: 1433: 1432: 1423: 1407: 1404: 1403: 1396: 1395: 1394: 1389:(last updated 1382: 1359: 1315: 1124: 1123: 1109: 1108: 1098: 1097: 1085: 1084: 1083: 1082: 1076: 1070: 1063: 1062: 1043: 1042: 1035: 1034: 1012: 1005: 994: 993: 986: 971: 948: 947: 946: 939: 932:|action#oldid= 928: 913: 887: 886: 885: 884:will put "3"). 855: 792:featured lists 757:ArticleHistory 750: 749: 748:ArticleHistory 744: 736: 735: 719: 703: 687: 671: 655: 639: 626:Good friend100 623: 607: 591: 575: 559: 539: 538: 534: 533: 517: 501: 485: 469: 453: 437: 421: 405: 374:featured lists 351: 350: 303: 302: 298: 297: 296: 295: 285: 284: 283: 282: 272: 271: 270: 269: 268:(11 articles). 235: 234: 233: 232: 186: 185: 182:second opinion 165: 164: 141:Archie Jackson 137:Jonathan Pryce 125:Edwin Alderson 109:Trinny Woodall 100: 99: 91: 90: 84: 83: 80: 79: 67:November issue 58: 56: 54: 45: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1452: 1438: 1430: 1426: 1422: 1418: 1414: 1410: 1405: 1397: 1392: 1388: 1387: 1383: 1381: 1377: 1373: 1369: 1366: 1364: 1360: 1357: 1353: 1349: 1345: 1341: 1340:Robbie Fowler 1337: 1333: 1329: 1325: 1322: 1320: 1316: 1313: 1311: 1302: 1293: 1282: 1277: 1275: 1266: 1257: 1246: 1241: 1239: 1230: 1221: 1210: 1205: 1203: 1194: 1185: 1174: 1169: 1167: 1158: 1149: 1138: 1134: 1132: 1128: 1127: 1126: 1125: 1121:on Knowledge. 1120: 1119: 1118:good articles 1114: 1113: 1107: 1103: 1099: 1096: 1095: 1093: 1086: 1080: 1077: 1074: 1071: 1068: 1065: 1064: 1060: 1059: 1058: 1056: 1052: 1048: 1040: 1039: 1038: 1032: 1029: 1025: 1021: 1017: 1013: 1010: 1006: 1003: 999: 998: 997: 991: 987: 984: 983:documentation 980: 976: 972: 969: 968:documentation 965: 961: 957: 953: 949: 944: 940: 937: 933: 929: 926: 922: 918: 914: 911: 907: 906: 904: 900: 896: 895:action result 892: 888: 882: 879: 878: 876: 872: 868: 864: 860: 856: 853: 849: 848: 847: 845: 844:documentation 840: 838: 831: 821: 811: 804: 799: 797: 793: 789: 788:did you know? 785: 781: 777: 773: 769: 765: 758: 747: 746: 745: 743: 741: 733: 730: 727: 723: 720: 717: 714: 711: 707: 704: 701: 698: 695: 691: 688: 685: 682: 679: 675: 672: 669: 666: 663: 659: 656: 653: 650: 647: 643: 640: 637: 634: 631: 627: 624: 621: 618: 615: 611: 608: 605: 602: 599: 595: 594:Wooerfara3661 592: 589: 586: 583: 579: 576: 573: 570: 567: 563: 560: 557: 554: 551: 547: 544: 543: 542: 536: 535: 531: 528: 525: 521: 518: 515: 512: 509: 505: 502: 499: 496: 493: 489: 486: 483: 480: 477: 473: 470: 467: 464: 461: 457: 454: 451: 448: 445: 441: 438: 435: 432: 429: 425: 424:Derek.cashman 422: 419: 416: 413: 409: 408:Canadian Paul 406: 403: 400: 397: 393: 390: 389: 388: 385: 383: 379: 378:Good articles 375: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 348: 347: 343: 339: 335: 333: 329: 325: 321: 320:Good Articles 317: 313: 309: 300: 299: 293: 289: 288: 287: 286: 280: 276: 275: 274: 273: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 238: 237: 236: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 193:Randall Flagg 190: 189: 188: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 166: 162: 158: 157:Mother Tucker 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 121:Ernie Toshack 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 101: 97: 93: 92: 88: 87: 86: 85: 78: 76: 72: 71:January issue 68: 64: 59: 57: 52: 50: 40: 36: 35: 31: 23: 19: 1391:January 2013 1384: 1361: 1352:Key Biscayne 1319:Reassessment 1317: 1310:start review 1307: 1274:start review 1271: 1245:Zud Schammel 1238:start review 1235: 1202:start review 1199: 1166:start review 1163: 1129: 1116: 1112:This project 1110: 1105: 1089: 1088: 1073:Geometry guy 1044: 1036: 1030: 1027: 1023: 1019: 1015: 1008: 995: 989: 978: 974: 963: 959: 955: 951: 935: 931: 924: 920: 916: 909: 902: 899:action oldid 898: 894: 890: 880: 874: 870: 866: 862: 858: 851: 841: 836: 802: 800: 751: 737: 728: 712: 696: 680: 664: 648: 632: 616: 600: 584: 568: 552: 540: 526: 510: 494: 478: 462: 446: 430: 414: 398: 386: 352: 336: 304: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 245: 241: 181: 178:under review 177: 173: 105:Joseph Byrne 89:Project News 60: 46: 44: 1421:Changes log 1363:Task forces 1131:Nominations 1079:OhanaUnited 936:&oldid= 903:action link 891:action date 780:peer review 537:Member News 153:Hilary Duff 145:Ozzie Smith 1417:GAN Report 1413:Statistics 1090:Improving 820:DelistedGA 690:Llamanator 658:Parent5446 562:Yamanbaiia 520:Yamanbaiia 380:, and 152 51:Newsletter 22:Newsletter 1173:Hal Hinte 1092:Knowledge 1047:GA Sweeps 456:Elcobbola 362:Knowledge 324:August 27 312:August 23 301:GA Sweeps 225:The Corrs 176:, 12 are 1067:Dr. Cash 830:FailedGA 732:contribs 716:contribs 700:contribs 684:contribs 668:contribs 652:contribs 636:contribs 620:contribs 610:Omghgomg 604:contribs 588:contribs 572:contribs 556:contribs 546:Euryalus 530:contribs 514:contribs 504:VanTucky 498:contribs 488:Tovojolo 482:contribs 472:Kane5187 466:contribs 450:contribs 434:contribs 418:contribs 402:contribs 392:Blnguyen 354:Blnguyen 308:LaraLove 20:‎ | 979:|topic= 973:The GA 873:", or " 358:Epbr123 174:on hold 1380:GA Cup 1372:Sweeps 1299:istory 1263:istory 1227:istory 1191:istory 1155:istory 925:failed 923:" or " 921:listed 859:action 706:Rudget 372:, two 227:, and 159:, and 1324:Bidni 1278:) • 1242:) • 1206:) • 1170:) • 975:topic 881:Note: 774:, or 674:Gaizk 376:, 15 242:Music 96:WP:GA 16:< 1429:edit 960:FGAN 869:", " 865:", " 825:and 794:and 766:, a 726:talk 710:talk 694:talk 678:talk 662:talk 646:talk 630:talk 614:talk 598:talk 582:talk 566:talk 550:talk 524:talk 508:talk 492:talk 476:talk 460:talk 444:talk 428:talk 412:talk 396:talk 328:2007 316:2007 47:The 1314:) 1290:alk 1254:alk 1218:alk 1182:alk 1146:alk 1028:not 1022:or 1016:not 1009:not 964:DGA 905:). 877:". 875:FAR 871:FAC 867:GAR 863:GAN 835:), 784:AfD 642:LAX 578:AGK 310:on 1427:| 1419:| 1411:| 1393:) 1378:• 1374:• 1370:• 1358:• 1354:• 1350:• 1346:• 1342:• 1338:• 1334:• 1330:• 1326:• 1306:| 1294:| 1270:| 1258:| 1234:| 1222:| 1198:| 1186:| 1162:| 1150:| 1026:, 992:". 990:}} 985:). 956:GA 854:". 833:}} 827:{{ 823:}} 817:{{ 815:, 813:}} 810:GA 807:{{ 798:. 782:, 770:, 760:}} 754:{{ 384:. 326:, 314:, 223:, 219:, 215:, 211:, 207:, 203:, 199:, 195:, 155:, 151:, 147:, 143:, 139:, 135:, 131:, 127:, 123:, 119:, 115:, 111:, 107:, 69:| 1415:| 1365:: 1321:: 1297:h 1288:t 1285:( 1261:h 1252:t 1249:( 1225:h 1216:t 1213:( 1189:h 1180:t 1177:( 1153:h 1144:t 1141:( 1133:: 1033:. 970:. 945:. 805:( 734:) 729:· 724:( 718:) 713:· 708:( 702:) 697:· 692:( 686:) 681:· 676:( 670:) 665:· 660:( 654:) 649:· 644:( 638:) 633:· 628:( 622:) 617:· 612:( 606:) 601:· 596:( 590:) 585:· 580:( 574:) 569:· 564:( 558:) 553:· 548:( 532:) 527:· 522:( 516:) 511:· 506:( 500:) 495:· 490:( 484:) 479:· 474:( 468:) 463:· 458:( 452:) 447:· 442:( 436:) 431:· 426:( 420:) 415:· 410:( 404:) 399:· 394:( 231:. 184:. 163:. 98:.

Index

Knowledge:WikiProject Good articles
Newsletter

WikiProject Good Articles

November issue
January issue

WP:GA
Joseph Byrne
Trinny Woodall
1993 Bishopsgate bombing
Singapore Stone
Ernie Toshack
Edwin Alderson
Seymour H. Knox I
Aerith Gainsborough
Jonathan Pryce
Archie Jackson
Ozzie Smith
Great French Wine Blight
Hilary Duff
Mother Tucker
Miscellaneous solo piano compositions (Rachmaninoff)
Good Article Nominations
Randall Flagg
Anand (2004 film)
Sivaji: The Boss
Cult Awareness Network
The Jeremy Kyle Show

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑