Wikipedia:Proposed good articles

Good articles are a higher status of article than regular articles. In order to become a good article, there are certain criteria that the article must meet. These criteria can be found at Wikipedia:Requirements for good articles.

This page is to discuss articles to decide whether they meet the GA criteria. When an article is posted here for discussion, it should have the {{pgood}} tag placed on it. This will place the article in Category:Proposed good articles.

Articles which are accepted by the community as good articles have their {{pgood}} tag replaced with {{good}}. They are also listed on Wikipedia:Good articles and are placed in Category:Good articles. Articles which are not accepted by the community as good articles have their {{good}} tag removed.

Articles that are above the good article criteria can be nominated to be a "very good article" at Wikipedia:Proposed very good articles.

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If you choose to participate in the discussion process for promoting articles, it is very important that you know and understand the criteria for good articles. Discussing an article is a promise to the community that you have thoroughly read the criteria and the article in question. You should be prepared to fully explain the reasons for your comments. This process should not be taken lightly, and if there is concern that a user is not taking the process seriously and/or is commenting without reason, they may have their privilege to participate taken away.

Proposals for good articles

To propose an article for Good article status, just add it to the top of the list using the code below. Proposals run for three weeks. After this time the article will be either promoted or not promoted depending on the consensus reached in the discussion. This is not a vote, so please do not use comments such as "Support" or "Oppose" etc.

Delaware Route 82

Delaware Route 82 (change · talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete)

I got opinions at a peer review, and this page seems good to go. It has be simplified from the English Wikipedia version, which is a GA, and fully covers the subject with reliable sources. Dough4872 (talk) 00:29, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

• Doesn't matter what it is on enWP; this is a different wiki. Articles should be simplified first, before being presented here. Macdonald-ross (talk) 06:45, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
  • It was simplified when it was transferred here. Dough4872 (talk) 02:08, 10 February 2012 (UTC)

Closed as not promoted. No consensus to promote. -Orashmatash (talk) 20:37, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Selena

Selena (change · talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete)

Its been a month since my last try. I believe the article is up to GA standards and if not, I'll fix 'em :-) Best, Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 01:54, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

• Support very long. It is enough.--俠刀行 (talk) 12:20, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

• There is currently no consensus to promote this article. PeterSymonds (talk) 16:27, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

  • Well can you please write here or on the talk page if there are any outstanding issues? Best, Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 19:07, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

• The article is in good shape except for the sections Death and Legacy. Some bad English disturbs the reader: "She testified innocent". Good grief... I think she pled (or pleaded) not guilty and that, when she testified, she claimed the shooting was an accident. And what is "sold proof"? What does that mean? Does it mean sold out? Some of the comments on reactions to her death are bordering on POV. Both sections need careful going over. Macdonald-ross (talk) 14:41, 6 March 2012 (UTC)

Amor Prohibido (song)

Amor Prohibido (song) (change · talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete)

The article has been copy-edited several times and has been updated from the enWP article. If there are any issues, I'll fix them asap. Best, Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 23:54, 16 December 2011 (UTC)

Left some comments on the talk page. :-) -Orashmatash- 17:13, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

All Fixed Best, Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 18:07, 19 December 2011 (UTC)

• Getting close, comments on talk page. --Peterdownunder (talk) 01:49, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

All Fixed Happy holidays, Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 14:21, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

• Sources Spot check I looked over the sources and they are mostly strong sources. Comments will be on the talk page. cheers --Guerillero 21:54, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
• I have done a lot of copyediting to try and get the prose to flow. I still think it may need more work. I also have doubts about some of the sources, could someone give it a serious lookover before a decision is made?--Peterdownunder (talk) 00:30, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

I have fixed cite#13 and if there are any unreliable ones I'll replace. Best, Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 17:52, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

This nomination is scheduled to be close on January 9, 2012. Are there any more concerns? Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 02:20, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Process note: Article is scheduled to close on January 6, not January 9. 16+21 = 37, 37-6=31 (December), 6+0 = 6 (Jan), to give some rudimentary maths. Or just go count days on your calendar. As it stands, though, the article will most likely have a seven day extension applied; it's too early to make that call, though, imo. Goblin 03:22, 5 January 2012 (UTC) I ♥ Nifky!

My bad, math is my weakness :D Thanks for replying, Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 03:45, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

No worries, don't worry about it! I'll see if I can take a look over the article in the next few days, too. Goblin 03:54, 5 January 2012 (UTC) I ♥ Chenzw!

Alright :-) Thanks in advance, Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 04:06, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Nomination extended to Friday, January 13 2012: Articles cannot be failed for a lack of input - give your thoughts please people! Goblin 21:20, 6 January 2012 (UTC) I ♥ GoblinBots!

Don't you mean Friday, January 13 2012? If not, this closed almost two years ago :p -Orashmatash (talk) 10:09, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Shhhhh! :P Goblin 10:45, 8 January 2012 (UTC) I ♥ PeterSymonds!

It seems that the only problem with the article is the spot check (as the two reviewers stated above). Can someone just perform one? Best, Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 20:38, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Comments quick ones...

• "certified gold" is not linked nor is it simple.

  • According to this it is. No worries, linked to RIAA certifications. Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 14:17, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

• No Me Queda Mas is missing a diacritic.

• Done Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 14:17, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

• "became the most successful single, along with " not possible, only one can be "the most successful", not two.

• Done Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 14:17, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

• Four dab links, "instruments", "directed", "relationship", "keyboards".

• Done Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 14:17, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

• What is bajo sexto?

• Done Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 14:17, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

The Rambling Man (talk) 11:55, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the review. I've Fixed all issues. Best, Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 14:17, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

• In an unwise moment I looked at the page. Not for the first time I wished we had a criterion of "pages should not contain more detail than needed for the topic". Sadly we don't. Much on this page does not need to be there, and is just show-biz hype and sheer fluff. For example, what on earth is the long verbal description of the video doing? Videos are visual/aural happenings. Whatever their meaning is (probably precious little), words do not convey it. Macdonald-ross (talk) 08:47, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

  • A music video synopsis is important to the article, esp since it is an article about a song. Best, Jonayo! ^{Selena 4 ever} 20:38, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

• Since there has been no further discussion for nearly a month, there is currently no consensus to promote this article. PeterSymonds (talk) 16:25, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Related pages

• Wikipedia:Requirements for good articles
• Wikipedia:Requirements for very good articles
• Wikipedia:Proposed very good articles
• Wikipedia:Proposed article demotion