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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.
- Click the tab above the page labeled "Add topic" to create a new post.
- Do not add a post subject!
- 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. ~~~~}} - 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:
- Well-written: its prose is engaging, coherent, clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct.
- 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.
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 July 2024
MicroWikiDictionary
- Nominator: Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 06:29, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
- COMMENT: Per MW:GAN, a user may only nominate one article a month. The user that has submitted this entry has already submitted Micronational dictionary on 13 April 2024. Sertor (Chat) 23:08, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
- Consider this my nomination for May? 👉👈 Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 23:55, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
- SUPPORT Fine article. I assume the current red links are going to be created pages relatively soon so that's fine. Only thing I wonder is if there is a better substitute for circa in the infobox like something that means by. That's not even a minor problem though in fairness. 𝄞 Strubber ♫ Contributions ♩ 22:56, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
- SUPPORT Seems good enough to me. It says what it needs to say, without adding too much fluff for the sake of length. Shiro Mephistopheles (talk) 16:25, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
Alsann Republic
- @Diegg24: Oo – this is quite good, but before I leave my comments I have to ask: the last major edits were made in October 2023; is everything still up to date history-wise? The history section also mentions elections for 4 November 2023—did those ever occur? :] Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 14:17, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Noone: I don't know ; I asked the creator and they haven't responded yet. User:Diegg24 (talk contribs) at 10:21, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
- … I just found out that it was rated 29/30 according to the Hubbard System, which according to Matthew, should be a Good or Featured article. Diegg24 talk 14:11, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
- COMMENT: Agreed, it hasn't been updated in months. The odds are very high that it's likely out of date. I crawled around the creator's sandbox, and as of May 4th, seemed to still be in progress and in the middle of an update. Until they respond, I am disinclined to vote in support. Shiro Mephistopheles (talk) 16:25, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
New Eiffel and the Micronational Olympic Federation
- Nominator: Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 16:11, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
Empire of Pacifico
- Nominator: Diegg24
Comment by nominator: It is quite short but in my opinion it is quite good. Diegg24 talk 15:37, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
- OPPOSE: The comment by the author sums it up: it's too short in many of its sections. Comprehensiveness is one of the marks of a good article. That is not seen here enough for me to warrant putting my vote of support at this time. Shiro Mephistopheles (talk) 16:11, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Comment – @Diegg24: It is definitely well-written – and there is nothing inherently wrong with short articles – but there is definitely some room for expansion in this case! For instance, Geography could use some more content, including the addition of short sections (if applicable) on the most notably different geographical features of each administrative division. See, for example, Republic of Molossia#Geography; and for a good example of a decent climate section, see Geography of New Eiffel#Climate. Also, this could use a Culture section.. even if it is similar to its macronation, it is still worth noting. It could even be a single section with two or three large paragraphs. Republic of Molossia#Culture and Abeldane Empire#Culture are decent examples of such a section. Best of luck and happy editing, Template:ZedSig (talk ❧ contribs) at 23:15, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
- OPPOSE: As above, short isn't bad but there seems to be more that can be added. Are the people who hold the positions in the infobox also named after their positions? I'd like to see a clarifying note if that is the case because it can be a bit confusing at first. The way the climate section is written makes it sound like its almost a weather broadcaster saying it with the adjectives (pleasantly, forgiving, comfortable, etc.), so I am not sure if that's written the best way for an encyclopedia. I'd also like to see an elaboration on the multiple administrative divisions which can make that section more meaty than just a sentence and a table. If more subsections aren't going to be added to demographics than it can probably just be turned into a population section instead of demographics with a population subheader. 𝄞 Strubber ♫ Contributions ♩ 15:13, 22 July 2024 (UTC)
Landopia
- Nominator: ZuppaDiCarlo (talk contribs) at 20:36, 20 June 2024 (UTC)
- COMMENT: Has quite a few red links here, but it's not bad overall. If the red links are fixed, I wouldn't mind people putting on their stamp of approval. Shiro Mephistopheles (talk) 16:16, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- Since they are not a "work in progress", I have to remove them, however they will be reinserted as I create the pages in question (for example the page on the Armed Forces of Landopia, on the Insula Maiestatis, on the Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Landopia). Thanks for the comment. KingCarlo (talk) 18:46, 5 July 2024 (UTC)
- OPPOSE: Ill go over small things first. References are not formatted in any proper way, my preference and an easy way of formatting them is by using Template:Citation. One reference is just a link to wikipedia that could instead be linked to in the text itself. There are no images that aren't captioned in any way that should probably be. External links aren't masked in any way which I think should be. There are two quotes that aren't used as context in any clear way those being at the tops of the history and constitution sections, the context is additionally lost due to no translation being provided for them. I assume there are some odd phrasings just due to translations that I think should be gone over again maybe by another individual just to ensure clarity. There are some places where capitalization isnt applied correctly and ive noticed one spelling error (Gran Unified Micronational) so checking over for any others would also be good.
- The main meat of my opposition comes from how the article is written, that being that it does not seem to be written in an encyclopedic tone at points and that it doesn't seem to be neutral such as putting religion in quotation marks when refering to Satanism or referring to segments of the history with very high praise. There is also the fact that some of the article either seems to be bending the truth or maybe not representing things fully as they happened. For instance saying that the King was given a report on the "uncontrolled spread of an virus" from an agent implying by how it was written that this information was sourced directly by that agent, and this section never directly says it was COVID-19. There is also the attesting of a war with the Italian Republic in which territory was acquired and that Landopia won. Until these pretty major tonal issues are fixed and facts are more represented in a clearer way I am opposing this nomination. 𝄞 Strubber ♫ Contributions ♩ 22:51, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
Westavia
Comment by nominator: Optional comment. Ayunipear (talk) 03:07, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
Kingdom of Ranzania
- Nominator: Razvan Juncu (talk) 15:08, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
Comment by nominator: I think that this article is a really good candidate for the Good Article status. Razvan Juncu (talk) 15:08, 24 July 2024 (UTC)
Featured article voting
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Closed nominations from June
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Flag of New Eiffel
Intermicronational treaty
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)
May 2024 Malusian Federal elections
Sean II and VComment by nominator: Short and stout. Ayunipear (talk) 16:03, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
Micronational dictionary
MicroWikiDictionary
Alsann Republic
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