MicroWiki:Good articles
Good articles are considered to be the best articles on MicroWiki as determined by MicroWiki's editors. Before being listed as a good article, articles must be nominated and voted upon for accuracy, neutrality, comprehensiveness, structure and style. This project is designed to help improve article quality on MicroWiki and reward good article editing and creation. At present, there are 49 good articles out of a total of 15,164 articles in MicroWiki. A small green star (
) on the top right corner of an article's page indicates that the article is of good quality.
Criteria
A good article is one that is:
- Well-written: its prose is engaging, coherent, clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct. There should be a minimal number of red links.
- Comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details, is of substantial length but does not go into unnecessary detail, remaining focused on the main topic.
- Accurate: it is well-researched and its claims are verifiable and not in dispute.
- Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias.
- Illustrated: it should, where possible, be illustrated with appropriate images with succinct captions.
- Well-structured: it should have a concise introduction that summarises the topic and a system of hierarchical section headings with a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents.
Process
Before nominating an article, nominators may wish to receive feedback by asking Austenasia, Joseph Kennedy, or another administrator. Nominators must be sufficiently familiar with the subject matter to deal with objections during the GA process. Nominators who are not significant contributors to the article should consult the author and/or regular editors of the article prior to a nomination. Nominators are expected to respond positively to constructive criticism and to make an effort to address objections promptly.
If a nominator feels that an article satisfies all the criteria, the article can be nominated by any user on the nomination page making sure that they provide the title of the article, a link to it and the signature of the nominating user. The article will then be reviewed by the community and voted on over a period of seven days after being nominated, with nominators and authors of the article being encouraged to respond to constructive criticism and to address objections promptly. While the number of votes in support or opposition are the main thing taken into account, the arguments on each side will also be considered.
Following the seven day period, Austenasia, Joseph Kennedy, or another administrator will determine consensus of the community and it will either be approved or rejected. If an article is approved, the community deems that it satisfies the criteria and it will be listed as a good article. If an article is rejected, the articles does not satisfy the criteria and an explanation of why will usually be provided by the reviewing users. Rejected articles should only be nominated again after one month following the previous nomination, if progress has been made to improve the article since.
Template
To use the good article template, add {{GA|revision=123456|date=26 March 2019}} to the top of the article. The correct revision and date are the ones that are most recent, just prior to the article being approved. For help on how to use the template correctly, contact an administrator.
Nominations
Royal coat of arms of Baustralia
:Nominator: His (Imperial) Majesty, John I by the Grace of God of Baustralia, and the Dominions, Emperor of Tentacion 18:23, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
- SUPPORT Well written, grammar is perfect and all in all, a great article Vulture001 (talk) 1:26, 15 December 2018 (EST)
- SUPPORT Made some minor edits; overall a very good article. Austenasia (talk) 11:36, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
- APPROVED Austenasia (talk) 11:40, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
Federal Kingdom of Arkonia
Nominator: PrimeMinisterArkonia, the First Prime Minister of Arkonia. 14:29, 9 January 2018 (CST)
- COMMENT I have lots of pictures and text. I am open to any comments. Prime Minister A. Dillman of Arkonia. Vote Patriot Party this November! 16:37, 14 January 2019 (UTC)
- OPPOSE First thing I saw upon opening the article was a "Work In Progress" template. Looking through it, there are too many red links and empty sections. Austenasia (talk) 11:40, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
- REJECTED Austenasia (talk) 09:10, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
New Florence
- Nominator: Anthony Clark (Talk) 16:03, 10 January 2019 (GMT)
- SUPPORT A very well-written article. Austenasia (talk) 11:40, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
- APPROVED Austenasia (talk) 09:10, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
Uniforms of the Baustralian Armed Forces
- Nominator: His (Imperial) Majesty, John I by the Grace of God of Baustralia, and the Dominions, Emperor of Tentacion 23:05, 25 January 2019 (UTC)
- COMMENT Really not bad at all. My main concern with this article is that the images can make large gaps in the text between paragraphs; is there any way the formatting could be tweaked to fix this? Also, please make sure to use "its" and "it's" correctly! Austenasia (talk) 09:10, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
- @Austenasia: Fixed and expanded upon.
- His (Imperial) Majesty, John I by the Grace of God of Baustralia, and the Dominions, Emperor of Tentacion 03:37, 14 February 2019 (UTC)
- REJECTED Austenasia (talk) 08:21, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
Overturn GA status of Kermadecia
- Nominator: Austenasia (talk) 09:23, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
This article has since its approval as a Good Article gone through several revamps and major edits in accordance with the political changes going on in the nation itself; however, these edits were never completed (as there are now quite a few empty sections) and the last I heard, Suzuki has left the community, so I doubt these sections will be completed any time soon. The article is also outdated overall, and I don't feel we should have a Good Article which has had a "please update me" template on it since September 2017. Austenasia (talk) 09:23, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
- SUPPORT Austenasia (talk) 09:23, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
- SUPPORT It hasn’t been updated for a long time, and as you said, I don’t think it’s going to be updated anytime soon. Prince Zed I (talk) 23:18, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
- SUPPORT Mahuset (Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy, also known as Oxocero) (talk) 12:38, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
- APPROVED Austenasia (talk) 08:21, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
Kingdom of Atovia
- Nominator: Connor I of Atovia (talk) 04:30, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
- OPPOSE Z. Luna Skye (talk) 14:48 25 February 2019 (UTC)
- OPPOSE Jmaxx37 (talk) 00:13, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
- SUPPORT Anthony Dickson (talk) 15:38, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
- REJECTED Austenasia (talk) 08:21, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
Kingdom of Ikonia
- Nominator: His Majesty, Cameron I of Ikonia by the Grace of God of Ikonia, King. (talk) 04:38, 24 February 2019 (UTC)
- Comment by nominator: I would appreciate some feedback and improvements, I've tried to put as much things on there relating to the Kingdom as I could, feel free to criticize
- SUPPORT Jmaxx37 (talk) 00:15, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
- SUPPORT Grammar is near-perfect, everything is nicely expanded upon, it uses the correct formatting, and overall a very good article. Z._Luna_Skye (talk) 1:03. 1 March 2019 (UTC)
- SUPPORT Anthony Dickson (talk), 7 March 2019 (UTC)
- OPPOSE While not a bad page by any means, the page definitely does not deserve to be deemed as a good article in its current state. An example of something wrong with the article is how it used "minecraft" without a capital letter. Mahuset (Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy, also known as Oxocero) (talk) 11:57, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
- SUPPORT Although sometimes I am not in favor of Ikonia's practices, I do have to say that this has qualities which qualifies for a good article. Jaydenfromcanada 11:45, 21 March 2019 (EDT)
- SUPPORT although it does not use accurate photos, ex- the Masso photo is debatable. Everything else seems perfect, good job. Cookieman1.1.1 (talk) 01:20, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
Gangsta republic
- Comment by nominator: Your honor, Sez smokes mid! Sincerely, Realest O.G.
- OPPOSE It’s definitely way too short in my opinion. The article is also very comical, and largely non-serious. Z. Luna Skye (talk) 13:08 27 February 2019 (UTC)
- OPPOSE Gonna have to agree with Z. Luna Skye here. A largely non comical page(and nation in general) should not be a candidate. Also, the page is far too short that even if this page was serious, it would not even be considered.
- OPPOSE I know it is a joke, but I still have to oppose.--Luxor (talk) 18:32, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
- REJECTED Austenasia (talk) 08:21, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
United Territories and Provinces of New Paint
- Comment by nominator: I would like to see some feedback. I worked really hard on that page and nation. Constructive criticism is welcome.
- COMMENT I would say this is very well written so far. There are slight problems with the punctuation and grammar, however overall it’s a very good article. However, I think you should expand more upon Culture and Demographics before you can nominate it for good articles status again. Z. Luna Skye (talk) 13:04 27 February 2019 (UTC)
- COMMENT The way some of the images are formatted, it creates large gaps of white space(especially in the first section). Also, you may want to consider removing some things that only have one peice of information (i.e., the "members of government" with only one person there.). Overall, very good article, but just needs some minor cleanup.
- REJECTED Austenasia (talk) 08:21, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
New Eiffel Union of Micronations
- Nominator: Prince Zed I (talk) 1:06 am, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
COMMENTWhile a good article, there are some things that could be added. First, you could probably add some more pictures outside of the "Full Members" section. Second, the contact section should probably be moved down to the bottom or deleted and the link put in an "External Links" section. Lastly, some of the sections might need some more expansion. Overall, it is well on it's way to becoming a great article! - Prime Minister A. Dillman of Arkonia. 19:17, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
- REJECTED Austenasia (talk) 08:21, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
Principality of New Eiffel
- Nominator: Prince Zed I (talk) 12:31 pm, 2 March 2019 (UTC)
- SUPPORT. I mean, you guys have way too many political parties, but that's not the article's fault :P Well-written, good layout, no reason to object.--Robert Lethler (talk) 16:46, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
- SUPPORT Anthony Dickson (talk) 15:39, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
- OPPOSE Same reasons as the Ikonian one. Mahuset (Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy, also known as Oxocero) (talk) 08:43, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
Aphelia Space Research Nation
- Nominator: User:kounotori (talk) 15:42 pm, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
- SUPPORT Jmaxx37 (talk) 1:32, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
- SUPPORT Yes. Jayden Lycon 2:10, 13 March 2019 (EDT)
- OPPOSE Basically the same reasons as the Ikonia one. Mahuset (Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy, also known as Oxocero) (talk) 08:42, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
Republic of Quebec
- :Nominator: Cookieman1.1.1 (talk) 01:09, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
- Comment by nominator: I would appreciate some help and ideas, feel free to criticize
- SUPPORT Grammar is good, just expand on demographics and culture. His Majesty, Cameron I of Ikonia by the Grace of God of Ikonia, King. (talk) 01:16, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
- OPPOSE The article is good so far, well written and everything, but I do think there are a few things you could expand upon, such as Quebec Armed Forces and culture. Also, there are a number of red links. Z. Luna Skye (talk) 08:26, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
- OPPOSE Ideally, there should be no redlinks on a good article, and while there are only a few, a few is not exactly zero, now is it? Also, there are some wiki-formatting things gone wrong - specifically, on the "Quebecois Autobahn". Instead of just putting "also see 'Road System of Quebec'", you could use the wiki formatting {{See also|Road system of Quebec}}. Overall, not bad, but it does need some work.
- Comment by nominator: Thank you for you feedback, i have taken you advice
- SUPPORT Lord Governor Boyle (talk) 15:24, 11 March 2019 (UTC)
- SUPPORT It has a good amount of information. Jayden Lycon2:08, 13 March 2019 (EDT)
- OPPOSE --Mahuset (Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy, also known as Oxocero) (talk) 08:41, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
- OPPOSE Plenty of opportunities to improve (: -Anthony Dickson (talk)
- Comment by nominator: Please, if you are going to vote, please give me feedback of what needs work, instead of just voting with no response.
Fifth Aenderian Republic
:Nominator: Jayden Lycon 5:22, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
- OPPOSE It is quite a good article, but it has a few issues. The date format should be styled like 1 January 2006, and there are some minor grammar mistakes, such as unnecessary apostrophes. The history section is also really long, and should be shorten. Also, you can link to Wikipedia articles by typingng this ‘[[w:Vietnamese|Vietnamese] ]’, so you don’t have to type the URL. This is just my personal opinion though, goodluck on GA status! -Prince Zed I (talk) 13:04, 17 March 2019 (UTC)
- SUPPORT A Very good article in terms of explaining the country’s history, however there are some slight errors in the tense of the grammar. Overall, this article is of paramount quality in my opinion grammar issues excluded. Keep up with the great work and you’ll get GA status in no time! -JohhnyJohnnyYesPapa 20:00, 17 March 2019 (UTC)
- OPPOSE --Mahuset (Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy, also known as Oxocero) (talk) 15:31, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
Envardia
- :Nominator: K.W. Stapleton (talk) 20:40, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
What I feel is a well-written, detailed page on a planned micronation.
- SUPPORT It’s very well written, grammar is good, uses images correctly, and it goes into a lot of detail. It also using the correct date formatting, unlike half of all GA nominations. It’s near perfect, there are just some slight grammar errors. Although this is a personal preference, I would like to see some more links, and also rather than calling it a country, you could say micronation or nation for short, but this isn’t a requirement. Z. Luna Skye (talk) 2:30 pm, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
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