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One featured article per quarter is a list of Wikipedians who have informally agreed to attempt to bring one article to featured article standard every quarter (3 months). Beyond the obvious goal of improving the quality of Wikipedia entries, the purpose of this list is twofold: to provide a means of mutual reinforcement and friendly competition; and to provide a centralized talk discussion solely devoted to the content and structure of featured articles.

The talk page here is meant to address specific difficulties editors have when attempting to bring an article to standard (a picture or scientific paper that is needed, for example). If you have a query, post it here

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[edit] Increasing FA throughput

At present, Wikipedia:featured article candidates produces about one featured article per day (successful candidacies less former featured articles). Unlike other Wikipedia processes, the throughput on FAC has increased little over much of 2005 and 2006. Article creation itself, by contrast, continues to increase in volume; thus, the % of Wikipedia articles which are featured has dropped from 0.11% to 0.08% in a little over a year.

One stated goal is to reach 100 000 featured articles, within the range of traditional encyclopedias such as Britannica. At the current approximate rate of one per day, it will take three centuries to reach 100 000k. One hundred per day would be required to reach the goal in three years.

Incremental goals are needed if throughput is ever going to increase by orders of magnitude. If this page produces 100 extra FAs per quarter, it would constitute a rough doubling of the current rate. This is an achievable initial goal.

[edit] The List

Wikipedians are meant to sign up from quarter-to-quarter. The only requirement is that editors list the article they plan to bring to standard when signing for a given period. This is to encourage people to think through whether they have time for a FA and what subject they are capable of handling. The quarter after current will be listed here; if it's late in the three-month period or more time is required, articles may be listed under the second section.

When listing, provide a one or two sentence description of the state of the article and any help required. Editors should not only list the article they plan to work on, but scan others to see if they can provide any help.

[edit] Fourth quarter 2006

FA: 11     —      GA1: 8     —     ██ B: 5     —     Unassessed2: 0
1 This includes articles rated as A     —     2 Includes articles with a rating lower than B
Article Listed by Status
Barnard's star (talk • edit • history) Marskell (talk • contribs) FA
Battle of Ceresole (talk • edit • history) Kirill Lokshin (talk • contribs) FA
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (talk • edit • history) AudeVivere (talk • contribs) GA
Kroger Babb (talk • edit • history) Badlydrawnjeff (talk • contribs) FA
Medieval cuisine (talk • edit • history) Peter Isotalo (talk • contribs) FA
Ryan Leaf (talk • edit • history) Jaranda (talk • contribs) GA
Abu Nidal (talk • edit • history) SlimVirgin (talk • contribs)      B
Martin Amis (talk • edit • history) SlimVirgin (talk • contribs)      B
Józef Piłsudski (talk • edit • history) Piotrus (talk • contribs) GA
History of Solidarity (talk • edit • history) Piotrus (talk • contribs) FA
DuMont Television Network (talk • edit • history) Firsfron (talk • contribs) GA
Platypus (talk • edit • history) Yomangani (talk • contribs) FA
Thylacine (talk • edit • history) Yomangani (talk • contribs) FA
Harry McNish (talk • edit • history) Yomangani (talk • contribs) FA
Geology of the Lassen volcanic area (talk • edit • history) Maveric149 (talk • contribs)      B
Jim Elliot (talk • edit • history) Spangineer (talk • contribs)      B
Music of Italy (talk • edit • history) TUF-KAT (talk • contribs) GA
Music of the Lesser Antilles (talk • edit • history) TUF-KAT (talk • contribs) FA
Music history of the United States (talk • edit • history) TUF-KAT (talk • contribs) GA
Clea Rose (talk • edit • history) Rebecca (talk • contribs) GA
Mount Tambora (talk • edit • history) Indon (talk • contribs) FA
Charles Atangana (talk • edit • history) BrianSmithson (talk • contribs) FA
Sasha (DJ) (talk • edit • history) Wickethewok (talk • contribs) FA
Serial Experiments Lain (talk • edit • history) $yD! (talk • contribs) FA

[edit] First quarter 2007

  1. Federal Bureau of Investigation - Have been working with User:Bugs5382 on this. Have numerous reference materials to work from. --Aude (talk) 15:35, 3 October 2006 (UTC) - not going to happen, maybe later in the year. This was already GA, reaching that designation in June 2006. --Aude (talk) 18:24, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
#New York City Police Department - Perhaps instead of the FBI article, I might get to this one first. Also have numerous reference materials to work from. This one suffers from NPOV problems, and apparently some edits are coming from the NYPD itself. With quality research and sourcing, these issues can be addressed and NPOV resolved. --Aude (talk) 15:35, 3 October 2006 (UTC) - not going to happen, maybe later in the year. --Aude (talk) 18:24, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
  1. Execution of Saddam Hussein - new article, worked with a few other users and got this to GA status. FA status is not realistic since it's a controversial topic and tough to reach some NPOV that everyone agrees on and won't object to at FAC. --Aude (talk) 18:24, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
  2. Lincoln Theatre (Washington, D.C.) - new article, this is now a GA. --Aude (talk) 18:24, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
  3. Design and construction of the World Trade Center - new article, this is probably GA quality but won't bother listing there, since there is so much of a backlog. This one should reach FA status in the near future, perhaps not by the end of the quarter but maybe sometime in the next quarter. --Aude (talk) 18:24, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
  4. World Trade Center - still working on this, it's at WP:GAC now. --Aude (talk) 18:24, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
  5. Toy - When I found it yesterday it was messy, disorganized, with lousy spelling and grammar. I've re-arranged the sections and images and cleaned up some of the unreadable spelling and grammar. It needs more, and better quality references, some sections need expansion, and it needs to reflect a broader world-view. I hope to be able to submit it to peer review by December or January. It might be FA quality by March. Maybe. ~ ONUnicorn (Talk / Contribs) 15:42, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
  6. Battle of Ravenna (1512) - will need major expansion from a variety of additional sources, footnoting, illustration, maps, etc. Kirill Lokshin 16:10, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
  7. Battle of Pavia - will need major expansion from a variety of additional sources, illustration, maps, etc. Kirill Lokshin 16:10, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
  8. Al-Manar - mostly expansion; the main problem is a lack of sources, there only seems to be one book about the history of the station; I may need help from someone who speaks Arabic.--CarabinieriTTaallkk 21:17, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
  9. Transportation in Mexico City - Needs a massive expansion, but I already have an outline ready. It will take me some time to gather up all the sources and write all the necessary sub-articles firs, though. -- Rune Welsh | ταλκ 09:41, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
  10. Harry McNish (which I should have finished last quarter) and The Four Stages of Cruelty which is just waiting on some decent large scale scans of the prints (for those with strong stomachs). Yomanganitalk 15:36, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
    Red Barn Murder Yomanganitalk 19:08, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
    Unable to stop...The Log from the Sea of Cortez promoted while I was away. Yomanganitalk 13:18, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
  11. Puerto Rican Parrot Slowly working on it. Must get more info on behavior and anatomy. Joelito (talk) 21:15, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
  12. Common Coquí Slowly expanding also. Getting my hands on some peer reviewed journals and books. Joelito (talk) 20:19, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
  13. Transperth Trains, a metro-like system that can be expanded extensively with tons of potential. - Mailer Diablo 17:08, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
  14. Olive Zakharov and Susan Ryan. The first is a long-term project, with the vast bulk of the content written, but needing references, a good copyedit, and some solid further research. The second needs to be started from scratch, but I've got some new resources to make a very good article of it. Rebecca 09:57, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
  15. The Turk. Interesting piece of history, and I've found a lot of references. Should be fun. --badlydrawnjeff talk 11:49, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
    GA - At peer review. --badlydrawnjeff talk 15:02, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
    At FAC now. Your comments are greatly appreciated. --badlydrawnjeff talk 12:33, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
  16. Tupac Shakur, again close to an WP:FA but many disputes, will work on this when I get the time. Jaranda wat's sup 02:17, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
  17. Religion in Indonesia, currently haven't got GA, but I am considering of nominating it. The amount of information is pretty good, I reckon. Cheers -- Imoeng 11:32, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
  18. Minstrel show - I think the article is already in really good shape and would probably pass FAC if I nominated it, but I've done some more research, and the article isn't quite comprehensive enough for my tastes. It's a bit overlong, so I'm going to have to split out some sections per WP:SS (most likely Music of blackface minstrelsy and possibly History of blackface minstrelsy or Black minstrelsy). It would be nice to have other opinions on what to split of and what to keep. — BrianSmithson 01:57, 3 November 2006 (UTC) Not going to happen, unfortunately. I was too sidetracked, and real life got busier than I anticipated. Maybe next quarter, though. — Brian (talk) 06:09, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
  19. Tropical cyclone - It's a biggie, but it already is in good shape, and it needs a bit of copyediting and research to finish it off to FA status. Titoxd(?!?) 04:10, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
  20. Central Coast Mariners FC - well, I've cheated a bit (I'm gonna start this early), but this will be a focus for me over the next four months, and I really believe that this can be a FA before April 2007. Any help/feedback appreciated. Daniel.Bryant [ T · C ] 06:55, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
  21. Borobudur - such a great monument. I have some sources at hand that can help me improve the article. — Indon (reply) — 09:46, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
    • GA now. — Indon (reply) — 09:37, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
  22. The Orb - In the line on GA noms right now.GA now. Needs copyediting and I'll probably put it on peer review later this month. A trim is probably required as well, as there is a lot of info here. Wickethewok 04:52, 8 December 2006 (UTC) - This is up on FAC now fyi - weigh in HERE. Wickethewok 16:14, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
  23. Frank Black - well on the way to peer review and FA status I believe (it's a GA already), once I've expanded the (self-created) stub sections. CloudNine 19:56, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
    Received featured status. CloudNine 21:44, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
  24. Doolittle (album) - Stubby sections and not comprehensive enough. Will work on it after Frank Black recieves FA status. CloudNine 19:58, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
    Now at FAC. CloudNine 19:26, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
  25. HMS Royal Oak (1914) - a long way to go, but a warship with an interesting history and tragic ending. — BillC talk 00:25, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
    Now at FAC. — BillC talk 19:32, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
  26. Aloysius Schmitt - Very good. If only it could be better. Laleenatalk to me contributions to Wikipedia 13:41, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
  27. Auguste Rodin. This is the first notion I've had to try developing an FA. The subject is rated a "core" biography, yet the article is (was) "Start"-class. (He gets a surprisingly slim treatment on every wikipedia.) Help from arts-oriented editors who can balance the need to say something significant about a great artist with a staid NPOV would be welcomed! –Outriggr § 10:01, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
  28. Toraja. I think it has a good chance to get FA status. — Indon (reply) — 13:51, 17 December 2006 (UTC) withdraw this article, probably will move it to the next quarter — Indon (reply) — 09:40, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
  29. Indonesia. The world's fourth largest country. Only a few months ago it was in poor shape but has come a long way. I believe it is ready for GAC although there might be a few bits and pieces to fix. It's GA now. Next step, of course is FA. --Merbabu 15:27, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
  30. Medieval cuisine – deadline moved from 4th quarter to sometime in January. Peter Isotalo 16:35, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
  31. Triceratops. Not even a Good Article yet, but I hope to get this up to FA status within three months. Firsfron of Ronchester 07:37, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
  32. Conatus - I began this article a little while ago before finding Hippocrates which was in more dire need. Now that Hippocrates is an FA, it think Conatus should be next. -- Rmrfstar 03:31, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
  33. Joseph Francis Shea. Another in my series of NASA engineers. This was a stub when I started working on it at the end of November, but I think it's now well underway, although not complete and I've now nominated it for GA. MLilburne 16:08, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
  34. At FAC Norte Chico civilization. Just a 2K stub after starting today, but I think this doable because the research is not voluminous and thus I can get a handle on it. Pics will no doubt be a problem. Marskell 17:48, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
  35. Tom Pryce - I first came accross Pryce's name on YouTube when people kept saying "this crash isn't a worse as Tom Pryce's", indeed his fatal accident at the 1977 South African Grand Prix is disturbing. Perhaps one of the motives of getting this up to an FA is perhaps the fact that alot of people get the facts wrong on his deat, so I guess I just want "set things right" as it were. Also, I wouldn't mind seeing him on the Wiki frontpage on March 5, because it's 30 years to the day of his death.--Skully Collins Edits 09:19, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
  36. Fall of Saigon -- if this isn't done on March 31 someone please block me until I finish it... Christopher Parham (talk) 20:08, 4 February 2007 (UTC)
  37. USA PATRIOT Act -- I've actually been working on this for a long time (having wrote about every title of the Act except title X), however due to getting married, going to Europe, buying a hourse, etc. I've not been able to go much further. This is one of my current focus articles, btw. - Ta bu shi da yu 03:57, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
  38. Wellington Hurricanes -- Seeing as I live in Wellington, New Zealand's capital city, it makes sense doesn't it. If I have time, upgrading Super 14 itself seems like a good idea too.--HamedogTalk|@ 04:19, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
  39. Downing Street memo Well referenced, generally the main problem, needs some heavy cleanup and copyediting. RHB Talk - Edits 00:15, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Second quarter 2007

  1. List of haunted locations - Lots of people have stepped up and are working on world-view; the biggest problem now is references. Should be ready for peer-review by the end of the first quarter; maybe featured by the end of the second. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs) 17:17, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
  2. Robert Benchley - may, in fact, end up a team effort from the looks of the talk page. Research is nearly complete book-wise. --badlydrawnjeff talk 19:49, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
  3. Mom and Dad - may be close as a spinoff of FA Kroger Babb. Needs some cleanup and TLC. --badlydrawnjeff talk 04:06, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
  4. "She Shoulda Said 'No'!" - Another close one, possibly closer than Mom and Dad above. Some copyediting and cleanup may help. --badlydrawnjeff talk 04:06, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
  5. George W Bush - in reasonable shape, plenty of vandalism, but very little in the way of edit wars. Recent troop surge to Iraq didn't require a restructuring of the article, just a couple sentences. Would envisage that updates won't be very frequent or significant. Does require shortening though, however consensus appears to be forming on how this can be achieved. Addhoc 23:50, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
  6. Cougar. Having done up Jaguar, I think I can do up this one too. Have some papers to work with. Marskell 21:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
  7. Roger Staubach - I recently committed to bringing this article up to GA status by the end of March, with a FAC submission shortly afterwards. The article falls under the auspices of at least 5 WikiProjects, so I'm anticipating at worst some good feedback during the PR stage, and at best several enthusiastic helpers. Caknuck 21:30, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
  8. Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Virginia - I'm developing it in user space. I might as well sign up here. 2 FA's this year so far, with one current FAC. In total I've significantly or solely contributed to 23 24 FA's, along with a few FL's on the way. Hurricanehink (talk) 04:03, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
  9. Electricity a vital article that could do with some restructuring. — BillC talk 00:45, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
  10. Tenzin Gyatso, the article requires some work, and has occasional edit conflicts over the criticism section. Addhoc 22:18, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
  11. 1973 Dutch Grand Prix - Continuing my usage of The Lost Generation, I've decided to get at least one FA, or at least GA, which isn't a Motor Racing biography! ;-) --Phill talk Edits 22:08, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
  12. Surfer Rosa - looking to rewrite this in userspace. CloudNine 19:28, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
  13. Kim Deal - stubby sections etc. Worthy subject to bring to featured status. CloudNine 19:28, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
  14. Technology - a vital article. May be completed this quarter or next. I've started rewriting it, adding proper scholarly references, and have rewritten up to the middle of the Prehistory section. CloudNine 19:29, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Project resources

Even if you don't plan to write a featured article, you may be able to help the "One featured article per quarter" project. Featured article collaborators often desire independent reviewers to ensure that their articles meet Wikipedia style guidelines, are properly sourced, and are well written. If editors can contact you to request your input or assistance, list yourself below, mentioning the type of help you're able to provide. (The resources listed here are offered only within the scope of this project. Article reviewers are always needed, in general, at Peer Review.)

Copy-editing

Provision or verification of sources

Drawing diagrams

  • --BillC 00:44, 9 December 2006 (UTC) (samples: 1, 2, 3, 4)

[edit] Considerations

  • This appears to assume that individuals working more or less alone are what drive our best content. What about collaboration? Does this encourage ownership of articles?
This does assume that individual users rather than pairs or teams are the primary FA creators. Massive additions to and restructuring of articles are generally less time-consuming if performed by an individual and then presented to others for critique afterwards. Very clearly, however, users do not own the articles they post here or have any sort of privilege in regards to them. Also, the list itself and discussions on talk are meant to be a form of collaboration: list your own but also see what you can do for others.
  • What if the only people who sign up were going to create an FA anyway?
If this merely lists what is going to happen anyway, no harm done. Three months will ideally encourage two things: a regularized target for people who've already produced FAs, and a reasonable goal for people who'd like to try their first.
  • Might this actually be a discouraging process if someone signs up and fails?
This is not a contest and there is no "pass/fail." Avoid signing up if you do not genuinely believe you have the time for an article, but don't worry if real life and work intervene.
  • I've heard complaints that some people view successful FACs as the only measure of a Wikipedian's contribution. Is this encouraging that bias?
Featured articles are far from the only important contribution Wikipedians make, but this list is meant to further foreground the importance of bringing articles to the FA standards.
Peer Review allows editors to comment on articles that range widely in quality, with no guarantee of engaging the nominator. Some editors would like to have a more active collaborative role in creating featured articles, even if they are not the primary contributors. Listing themselves as "resources" offers users the chance to be more engaged in article creation.

[edit] See also

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