Template:Improvement criteria

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This box indicates how close the editors think this article is to good article status. It is not an independent review, but an aid to the editors improving the article. Well written Prose: Unchecked Style: Unchecked Verifiable Citations: Unchecked Reliable sources: Unchecked No Original Research: Unchecked Broad in coverage All major aspects: Unchecked No unnecessary detail: Unchecked Neutral point of view: Unchecked Stable: Unchecked Images: Unchecked Other: {{{other}}}

This template lists how the article stacks up against the good article criteria. A blank for copy/paste use is:

{{Improvement criteria
  | prose = 
  | style = 

  | sources = 
  | citations = 
  | nor = 

  | major = 
  | nodetail = 

  | npov = 

  | stable = 
  | images = 

  | other = 
  | image =
}}

Todo list for this template:

• For each template item, list the stages it can progress through
• Expand to include the featured article criteria

The following is a minimum Good Article (WP:GA?)

{{Improvement criteria
  | prose = clear, concise, and grammatically correct
  | style = Complies as per [[WP:GA?]]

  | sources = reliable sources
  | citations = well-formatted
  | nor = 25/12/2006

  | major = all
  | nodetail = Done

  | npov = 25/12/2006

  | stable = 25/12/2006
  | images = appropriate, captioned, copyright-checked

  | other = 
  | image =
}}

All items should include at least a date of review (although the example above doesn't)