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Process

Nominating an article

A user can only nominate one article per month. Nominations should NOT be made just to ask for advice on improving an article.

1. Click the tab above the page labeled "Add topic" to create a new post.
2. Do not add a post subject!
3. Add the following template and nothing else, supplying the parameters for your signature, the title of the article you're nominating, and optionally, a comment:
   {{subst:Gan|Article name|~~~~|comment = Optional comment. ~~~~}}
4. Save the page.

If you see a new level three section with the name of your nominated article as well as your signature (and a comment, if you included one), then you've successfully submitted a good article nomination.

Voting on nominations

Please familiarise yourself with the following criteria prior to voting. A good article is one that is:

1. Well-written: its prose is engaging, coherent, clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct.
2. 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.
3. Accurate: it is well-researched and its claims are verifiable and not in dispute.
4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias.
5. Illustrated: it should, where possible, be illustrated with appropriate images with succinct captions.
6. 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.

To vote or comment on a nomination, start your reply in one of three ways:

• * '''SUPPORT:'''
• * '''OPPOSE:'''
• * '''COMMENT:'''

This should be followed by your message, and a signature. There is no need to ping the nominator.

Nominations for April 2024

Flag of New Eiffel

Nominator: Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 18:28, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Intermicronational treaty

Nominator: 𝄞 Strubber ♫ Contributions ♩ 20:18, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Comment by nominator: My obligatory nomination for a page I am proud of. Another foundation page, more to come hopefully. 𝄞 Strubber ♫ Contributions ♩ 20:18, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

• Very good, I have only one concern before I can vote support: "Other enforcement methods may be included or implemented" – such as? Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 02:44, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

  Added a little blurb of other potential methods, let me know what you think. 𝄞 Strubber ♫ Contributions ♩ 04:42, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

  Lovely! Definitely a support from me now. Fantastic article overall. Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 15:44, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

May 2024 Malusian Federal elections

Nominator: --X (talk) 04:56, 1 April 2024 (UTC) ❧ (contribs)

OPPOSE Before going deep into the article itself there is the glaring problem that this article is about an election that has not yet occured. While that is fine for this article as it has quite a bit of background at first glance, rather than being a redlink saver like other articles, I don't think it would be appropriate to give this good article status when it is still ongoing. There is still over a month of activity that will be going into this election, let alone the results, that could radically change the content and what is in it. While it seems to be in a decent state now, making it a GA with the understanding that it is still going to be under development for a little bit of time isn't something I am comfortable with. I think the election this article is about should run its course and then it should be renominated again once all possible content is added to it. 𝄞 Strubber ♫ Contributions ♩ 14:37, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Understandable. X (talk) 14:52, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Sean II and V

Nominator: Ayunipear (talk) 16:03, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Comment by nominator: Short and stout. Ayunipear (talk) 16:03, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Micronational dictionary

Nominator: Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 16:42, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

MicroWikiDictionary

Nominator: Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 06:29, 14 April 2024 (UTC)

Featured article voting

Voting on which article will be featured on the Main Page. Voting will begin halfway through the month. Indigenous nation was chosen as FA by for the April cycle.

Closed nominations from March

Discussions

Kingdom of Ranzania Nominator: Razvan Juncu (talk) 11:50, 3 January 2024 (UTC) Comment by nominator: I believe this article is worthy of the Good Article status. Razvan Juncu (talk) 11:50, 3 January 2024 (UTC) @Razvan Juncu: This was fun to read! For starters, remember to wikilink relevant information (linking to Wikipedia where necessary can be done [[w:like this|like this]]). See Wikipedia's manual of style for a good guide of when to wikilink entries (their policy also applies to MicroWiki). I will review the other sections later, but for right now (I worked from bottom to top for some reason)—§ Colonies can be a subsection of § Administrative divisions. Also, in the infobox for the divisions the 'Part of' parameter is unnecessary since the reader already knows that they are all part of Ranzania. Can § Relations be expanded at all (i.e. dates when Ranzania joined intermicronational organisations, means of conducting diplomacy, treaties, foreign policy, details about its relations/history with some of the micronations listed, etc)? Right now, it is very empty. § Geography is well-written and expansive but I would merge some of the shorter paragraphs into each other, i.e. the first four paragraphs of the subsection § Fauna of Ranzania would probably look better as one. Both § Ranzanian Holidays and § Traditions and Customs can be merged into each other as they cover very similar topics; this will also help make the current § Ranzanian Holidays look a lot less empty. The section can probably be called § Public holidays and traditions. The URLs in § See also should be moved to the very bottom of the article under a new section entitled External Links (also, the numbers are unnecessary—use bullet points). Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 05:49, 9 February 2024 (UTC) DECLINED 𝄞 Strubber ♫ Contributions ♩ 20:08, 27 March 2024 (UTC) Roscami Federation Nominator: DesertHeat (talk) 19:04, 31 January 2023 (UTC) COMMENT: I mean, this has been here a while. If anyone cares to give their opinions on this, I’d like to hear it. - DesertHeat (talk) 21:42, 15 March 2024 (UTC) @DesertHeat: Giving it a quick-read through, I have some initial, minor grammatical and formatting suggestions; the article inconsistently uses both curly quotations (“ ”) and straight ones (" "); use one for consistency, ideally the straight quotation marks. Dates like "1st of March" should just be "1 March" per the Manual of Style. I see you also use only the dates a lot after the month is mentioned, like in § Political polarisation. However, the month name should always be included (unlike what we do for years). For instance, the first sentence of the § Political polarisation section should instead read "In the midst of political polarisation, the Electoral Commission began planning the 4th chamber election, with campaigning beginning in early part of November. On 13 November, the 3rd Chamber of Representatives dissolved itself by a motion presented by the Majority Caucus, in preparation of the 4th chamber election. [paragraphs break] On 22 November ..." etc. For date ranges like "3rd - 4th of December", use instead the en dash (–): "3–4 December". Lastly, the § History section is super long, taking up most of the article. It can definitely be its own separate article while the history section for this page should be abridged. This might take some time, but ping me when you are done so I can give you some other feedback regarding content, images, etc. I reckon it can attain GA status with some work! Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 14:03, 16 March 2024 (UTC) DECLINED 𝄞 Strubber ♫ Contributions ♩ 20:08, 27 March 2024 (UTC) Nanonation Nominator: Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 19:34, 14 February 2024 (UTC) COMMENT I like the article and I am ready to support once a few minor things are fixed and a suggestion is at least considered if not implemented. Minor things first, there are a few formatting things. The references are a bit strange to read for me though that might be a me problem, I am a sucker for the citation template but even if there is some other way just to improve readability for them I would want to see that, if not and it is just a consequence of the material cited being a bit strange then that is something I can live with. There is a broken file link and the dates in the table are a bit hard to read since it seems like each one just as a consequence of not knowing dates or being in the same month causes that even if it is done appropriately, similar to the citations I am not sure perfectly how to fix such but something to think of if there is a way. The quotes in the Etymology section also hinder readability, potentially using the quote template or such may help just because it would break it out but again, just something to consider. The one suggestion I would have stems from our actually very recent conversation on the MW discord, that being that list potentially becoming unsustainable or unfinishable going forward. I think replacing it with case studies of specific nanonations that demonstrate an important part of the nature of them would be something I would rather see. Other than all that nitpicking, very interesting article that I would be willing to support soon. 𝄞 Strubber ♫ Contributions ♩ 01:57, 18 February 2024 (UTC) @Strubber: I have done everything except for the citations. How does it look now? Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 14:06, 8 March 2024 (UTC) APPROVED 𝄞 Strubber ♫ Contributions ♩ 20:08, 27 March 2024 (UTC) Indigenous nation Nominator: Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 18:59, 29 February 2024 (UTC) SUPPORT: This article is clear, concise, and displays its information in an easily readable format. I understood everything in this article, and it helped formed an opinion on indigenous nations. I would be surprised if this was not approved for Good Article status. - DesertHeat (talk) at 12:24, 8 March 2024 (UTC) APPROVED 𝄞 Strubber ♫ Contributions ♩ 20:08, 27 March 2024 (UTC) Flag of New Eiffel Nominator: Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 18:28, 26 March 2024 (UTC) RETAINED 𝄞 Strubber ♫ Contributions ♩ 20:08, 27 March 2024 (UTC)