Wikipedia:Version 0.5 Nominations

[edit] NOMINATIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED FOR VERSION 0.5.
PLEASE NOMINATE ARTICLES FOR THE NEXT RELEASE VERSION.

All outstanding nominations will be considered for Version 0.5.

Here, we determine which entries will compose an initial test release (called Version 0.5) as part of the overall project of producing a fixed version of Wikipedia. This could be released on CD, DVD, paper, or some combination. Nominations closed on August 31, 2006, and work remaining is shown on the "To do" page.

• In order to nominate groups of articles, use the set nominations page.
• Featured articles are automatically nominated and reviewed on the FA Review page.
• Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Core topics are automatically nominated and reviewed on the Core Topics Review page.
• Country articles are automatically nominated and reviewed on the Country Review page.

These entries will be selected based on importance and quality.

[edit] Nomination categories (strikeout when finished)

Miscellaneous | Arts | Everyday Life | Geography | History | Language & Communication | Life Sciences | Mathematics | Philosophy & Religion | Physical Sciences | Social Sciences & Society | Technology and Engineering

[edit] Eligibility for inclusion in Wikipedia 0.5

For a detailed description of what we are looking for, see the release criteria. Being a test release, the number of articles is expected to be fairly small. We are looking to include the following in this test release:

• Core topics, a list of about 150 important articles
• Further core articles considered as a supplement to the above, as discussed at WP:CORE
• Continents, countries and global cities
• Vital articles
• Key articles (topics considered by WikiProjects to be essential for subject coverage in their area). Not all key articles will qualify.
• Featured articles if these are on significant topics (see Wikipedia:Version 0.5 FA Review.
• Featured lists if these are on very significant topics.
• Articles rated as "A-Class" if these are on very significant topics.
• Good articles if these are on very significant topics.
• Articles needed for completeness - for example to complete a set of articles on US Network TV stations or chemical elements - even shorter/weaker articles of this type will be considered, as long as they are written coherently without POV. Usually, these should be nominated at the set nominations page.

Entries that are nominated will then be considered for inclusion on releases of Wikipedia Wikipedia:Version 0.5, as outlined below.

If you nominate something you have worked on, note it as a self-nomination. You may wish to receive feedback from your WikiProject before nominating an article here, or you may wish to list it at Wikipedia:Peer review. If the article is of high quality, you may want to nominate it for Featured article status.

See also Wikipedia:Articles eligible for Version 0.5.

[edit] The approval process

The approval process is designed to be simple, as is appropriate for a test release. Approval will simply involve one member of the editorial team reviewing the article using the criteria outlined above. The reviewer must not have been a major contributor to the article. You may sign up as a reviewer for the team here. If there are quality objections raised, the nomination will be removed from this list and archived. Once the objections have been addressed, you are encouraged to renominate the article. Articles deemed by the team to fail only on the criterion of "importance" will be listed at the held nominations page, for consideration in later releases. Articles that are approved will automatically be submitted for nomination at Wikipedia 1.0 (still under development).

[edit] Disputes

If you disagree the decision to include or exclude an article, please use the disputes page.

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[edit] For reviewers of currently nominated articles

• Reviews should only be done by members of the review team (if you want to help sign up here).
• The reviewer should not have been a significant contributor to the article under review.
• Long-standing nominations are a higher priority than more recently added ones.

[edit] Pass

If the article under review meets the criteria for approval:

1. Remove it from the list.
2. Replace {{0.5 nom}} with {{V0.5|class=XX|category=YY}} on its talk page. See {{V0.5}} for details of classes and categories.
3. List the article on Wikipedia:Version 0.5 under the appropriate section.

[edit] Fail on importance only

If the article is of acceptable quality, but on a topic outside the scope of the V0.5 release:

1. Remove {{0.5 nom}} from its talk page.
2. Leave a comment on the article's talk page explaining that the article has been removed to the "held nominations" page and will be considered for a later release. One comment template is {{0.5 held}}, which only requires a header and signature.
3. Move the nomination to the held nominations page.

[edit] Fail on quality

If the article fails to meet the criteria because of quality issues:

1. Remove {{0.5 nom}} from its talk page.
2. Please leave a clear reason on the article's talk page.
3. Remove the nomination from the nomination list and place it in the archive.

[edit] Nomination procedure

Now closed.

1. Check to make sure it is not already on the Version 0.5 list.
2. List it below at the bottom of the "Nominations", in the relevant section, by using "# {{article|NAME OF ARTICLE}} ~~~~"
3. Place {{0.5 nom}} on the talk page of the nominated article.
4. Wait for someone else to approve or remove your nomination.

[edit] Nominations

[edit] Nomination categories (strikeout when finished)

Miscellaneous

Arts

Everyday Life

Geography

History

Language & Communication

Life Sciences

Mathematics

Philosophy & Religion

Physical Sciences

Social Sciences & Society

Technology and Engineering

[edit] Nominations

Now closed, thanks for all those nominations! Please use the Release Version nominations page for new nominations.

Please review articles near the top of the lists first if possible.

[edit] Miscellaneous nominations (if unsure what section to use)

Old nominations still to be reviewed: This section has been reviewed already.

[edit] Arts

Old nominations still to be reviewed: This section has been reviewed already.

[edit] Everyday Life

Old nominations still to be reviewed: This section has been reviewed already.

[edit] Geography

Old nominations still to be reviewed: This section has been reviewed already.

[edit] History

Old nominations still to be reviewed: This section has been reviewed already.

[edit] Language & Communication

Old nominations still to be reviewed: This section has been reviewed already.

[edit] Life Sciences

Old nominations still to be reviewed: This section has been reviewed already.

[edit] Mathematics

Old nominations still to be reviewed: This section has been reviewed already.

[edit] Philosophy & Religion

Old nominations still to be reviewed: This section has been reviewed already.

[edit] Physical Sciences

Old nominations still to be reviewed: This section has been reviewed already.

[edit] Social Sciences & Society

Old nominations still to be reviewed: This section has been reviewed already.

[edit] Technology and Engineering

Old nominations still to be reviewed: This section has been reviewed already.