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Shortcut: GA Good Article Voting Here, we determine which articles are deemed to be "Good" Articles. These are seen as some of the best the wiki has to offer and can include virtually any page on the wiki. Articles which have been given good article status, become eligible to become Featured Articles with a new Good Article being voted to receive that honour every week. Criteria NPOV - The article must be from a neutral point of view and not show significant bias. Possible exceptions may be made, depending on the article and community opinion. Complete - It neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context. Well Written - The article uses good English, such as proper grammar and spelling and is written in a clear and highly readable style. Generally Awesome - Here at the wiki, we're after stuff that's awesome. Any main namespace article (also including user pages and journal pages if they are thought to fulfil the above criteria) can be nominated for good article status. The nomination will be discussed and if there are no major issues raised at the end of 7 days, the article is promoted to Good status and will be added to the Featured Article Pool for the coming week. Articles that are deemed "good" will be placed in the Good Article Category for easy findage. The page will also have the {{GA}} template placed onto it.

Example

Good Article candidate

Good Article candidate has recently undergone a lot of improvement from various editors. It's NPOV, it's concise and informative. I also believe it to be generally awesome, just take a look at the talk page discussion, people love it! --GA Suggester 20:29, 3 April 2009 (BST)

Yes

1. Yes - I see only a few minor issues, but those seem to be fixed readily. Otherwise it's good. --OptimistBob 20:29, 3 April 2009 (BST)
2. Love it! --Few Words Joe 20:29, 3 April 2009 (BST)
3. Yes - Maintains good article balance, strong intro, accurate information, good grammar and spelling. Well wikified. --Overly Technical Jim 20:29, 3 April 2009 (BST)
4. Yes - Much better than all the other candidates. --BetterMuch Ralph 20:29, 3 April 2009 (BST)
5. Yes - I like this part here. --Specific Jen 20:29, 3 April 2009 (BST)

Please add {{GoodArticleNom}} to any page that has been nominated.

New Nominations

Place new Nominations under this header.

Zombie

Out of all the character class pages I think this one is the best written one. It's in-depth, clear and very useful to new players. -- Cheese 21:56, 16 May 2009 (BST)

Yes

Place votes of support here with reasons

1. As per above. -- Cheese 19:07, 15 May 2009 (BST)
2. I'll vouch for that. Something that well written and designed deserves the recognition, in my opinion. D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 11:57, 18 May 2009 (BST)

No

Place votes against here with reasons

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The Ridleybank Resistance Front

Descriptive, humourous and generally awesome, I think the RRF's is one of the few group pages that really does deserve to be featured. -- Cheese 19:07, 15 May 2009 (BST)

Yes

Place votes of support here with reasons

1. As per above. -- Cheese 19:07, 15 May 2009 (BST)
2. I am in agreement, and think we should have at least an example of a group page. Maybe not user pages, but since these are collaborative works and the RRF is long-standing, I don't think we have much to worry about in terms of their quality over time. --Bob Boberton ^{TF / DW} 07:20, 16 May 2009 (BST)
3. As above; also, it's not a bad idea to direct newcomers to "come one, come all" groups to get started. --Blackboard 07:40, 19 May 2009 (BST)

No

Place votes against here with reasons

1. xoxo says no to groups. -06:26, 16 May 2009 (BST)
2. fuck off with this group shit --Cyberbob 07:46, 16 May 2009 (BST)
3. As Jed and Bob. No groups. --Pestolence^(talk) 16:06, 16 May 2009 (BST)
4. I agree with the above, I'll only consider them if the group is inactive (and therefore won't have their page changed afterwards). D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 16:19, 16 May 2009 (BST)
5. No. --WanYao 00:10, 17 May 2009 (BST)

Recent Nominations

Nomination discussion that have concluded in the past 7 days should be placed here. For older nominations, see the Archive.

Dunell Hills Police Department

One of the BIG groups, I would Suggest RRF but... eh.

Yes

1. Nice layout, informative, and overall a well designed group page. Also has this:

which is awesome...For the general subject, I think group pages should be nominated here, some of them are real good, but demanding NPOV from a group page obviously doesn't work. --Thadeous Oakley 11:20, 11 May 2009 (BST)

No

1. NPOV, please. --Haliman - Talk 02:07, 11 May 2009 (BST)
2. GOOONG!! --WanYao 03:38, 11 May 2009 (BST)
3. This isn't a featured groups section, it's about articles. Sure, DHPD may be an awesome group, but the page isn't all that notable. Linkthewindow  Talk  08:15, 11 May 2009 (BST)

   That said, I'm not against groups being featured, although that does open up problems with meatpuppets. Linkthewindow  Talk  08:20, 11 May 2009 (BST)

4. No. D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 09:54, 11 May 2009 (BST)
5. Naw. --Pestolence^(talk) 12:26, 11 May 2009 (BST)
6. Nope. For the same reason I wouldn't want a user page featured. --Giles Sednik ^CAPDSWA 15:30, 13 May 2009 (BST)
7. No, as it's subject to change like user pages. --Bob Boberton ^{TF / DW} 21:56, 14 May 2009 (BST)
8. ahahahahahaha. --Cyberbob 17:52, 15 May 2009 (BST)
9. No. -- Cheese 19:07, 15 May 2009 (BST)

• Unsuccessful - As per lack of support above. D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 12:00, 18 May 2009 (BST)

Amusing Locations in Malton

It's fucking awesome.

Yes

1. Perhaps the best page on this fair wiki of ours.--xoxo 04:52, 10 May 2009 (BST)
2. After a lot of deliberation, I have to say yes.--Nallan (Talk) 04:54, 10 May 2009 (BST)
3. Best page EVARRRR. --Blackboard 01:55, 11 May 2009 (BST)
4. Extremely weak yes. Get real humour. --Haliman - Talk 02:09, 11 May 2009 (BST)

   Actually, I loled at the Ha Monument. --Haliman - Talk 02:39, 11 May 2009 (BST)

5. Why not? I mean, seriously if it isn't your cup of tea then fine, but the fact is, a lot of work has obviously gone into it and it is well set out and a bit of a laugh for those who do think that way. Judging by the page views and contributors it obviously generates a bit of interest. It is a "good" article, because most of the articles here are waaaaay worse anyway.--DiscoInferno 08:23, 14 May 2009 (BST)
6. Brilliant, funny, and well-designed. --Bob Boberton ^{TF / DW} 21:56, 14 May 2009 (BST)

No

1. Too much potty talk, not enough real humour. --WanYao 10:30, 10 May 2009 (BST)
2. Some of it's funny, but as Wan "lol cawks!!!" isn't really humor. Linkthewindow  Talk  11:08, 10 May 2009 (BST)

   What does that even mean? And what's that got to do with ALiM?--xoxo 09:27, 11 May 2009 (BST)

   What do cocks have to do with ALiM? Who would know... D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 12:59, 11 May 2009 (BST)

   Ohhhh right. Lol i didn't realise cawks = cocks. And me and Nick even had a phone call about it. The closest i could get was that he meant lolcakes, which still didn't make a lot of sense...--xoxo 05:38, 12 May 2009 (BST)

   Wow. And you thought Nick was lame for calling you up about the coup last year. D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 07:16, 12 May 2009 (BST)

   O.o Linkthewindow  Talk  22:10, 13 May 2009 (BST)

   Well i'm sorry i'm so sophisticated i don't find 'umour in misspelling...*upturns nose slightly* --xoxo 07:57, 14 May 2009 (BST)

   Fixed my indenting ;). Linkthewindow  Talk  08:11, 14 May 2009 (BST)

3. As Link. --Pestolence^(talk) 16:36, 10 May 2009 (BST)
4. Was never funny. Also Haliman's quip "get real humour" is real humour in of itself. --penis lol i said penis am i funny???????????????? 17:53, 15 May 2009 (BST)

   Your bitterness is real humour, i have missed her.--xoxo 06:24, 16 May 2009 (BST)

   p sure you don't know what bitterness is - its either that or you suck at reading people --Cyberbob 07:47, 16 May 2009 (BST)

5. Like I attempted to do once upon a time (and I think I shall do again) ALiM needs a clear-out of all the rubbish cock jokes and replaced with genuinely funny articles. Funny block names shouldn't always automatically be made a location, some work should be put into the page to make it more than a stub. -- Cheese 14:42, 17 May 2009 (BST)

• Unsuccessful - Page needs some work before it can be considered a good article. -- Cheese 14:42, 17 May 2009 (BST)

  Ahem, i assumed this required a straight forward majority. What's the criteria for selection? Since this is an admin page (starts with UDWiki) you can't give one person the ultimate say. Point me towards the part where it says how much suppot you need or whatever...--xoxo 07:24, 18 May 2009 (BST)

  It's not technically a vote, it's similar in nature to a promotion bid (but with an article). If several people have raised points against it becoming a good article then those points should be addressed beforehand, hence allowing for improvement of it. If it was a straight majority then we'd have quite a bit of meat-puppeting going on. =p -- Cheese 08:20, 18 May 2009 (BST)

  Understandable, however with a promotion bid it is clear who you need to woo in order to be sucessful. Who chooses here? Is it you? Or just whoever gets to the article first?--xoxo 08:25, 18 May 2009 (BST)

  At the moment it's mostly me who's been doing it, with DDR getting a few earlier in the week. -- Cheese 08:31, 18 May 2009 (BST)

TUMBLEWEED-aikido-river'n-stuff Tactics

This nomination would speak for itself if only it weren't so busy scrambling around like a chicken with its head cut off.

Yes

Place votes of support here with reasons

1. Hell, yeah. --WanYao 15:36, 9 May 2009 (BST)

No

Place votes against here with reasons

1. Nahhhh.--xoxo 04:54, 10 May 2009 (BST)
2. Nope. --Haliman - Talk 02:38, 11 May 2009 (BST)

• Unsuccessful - Not enough support to be considered a good article. -- Cheese 21:58, 16 May 2009 (BST)

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Battle of Blackmore

Normally I don't like POV stuff, but I really liked this. Pure class. It's already gotten through Category:Historical Events voting which already says something about its quality and significance.

Yes

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1. Yes please. D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 15:42, 9 May 2009 (BST)
2. It's awesome. Utterly POV, but it's so far gone that it doesn't actually matter anymore. Once it's obvious, it's almost neutral; because the reader adjusts it in their mind. Plus the fact that it's hilarious.--Ryvyoli ^{Y R} 22:41, 9 May 2009 (BST)
3. I echo the above sentiments. Its not NPOV, but then it doesn't even try to be. --Rosslessness^{Want a Location Image?} 22:50, 9 May 2009 (BST)
4. It's very funny. Linkthewindow  Talk  23:22, 9 May 2009 (BST)
5. Hilarious. --Pestolence^(talk) 20:47, 10 May 2009 (BST)
6. Strong yes. --Haliman - Talk 02:10, 11 May 2009 (BST)
7. Wow yes. The pictures alone are priceless. --Giles Sednik ^CAPDSWA 15:34, 13 May 2009 (BST)
8. Awesomeness. --Bob Boberton ^{TF / DW} 21:56, 14 May 2009 (BST)

No

Place votes against here with reasons

• Successful - and proving the value in biased, comic history that was written by the losers. D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 16:27, 15 May 2009 (BST)

River Tactics

This nomination should speak for itself.

Yes

Place votes of support here with reasons

1. Well, yeah. --WanYao 15:34, 9 May 2009 (BST)
2. I remember reading it when I was a little boy. Beautiful stuff. D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 15:36, 9 May 2009 (BST)
3. Quotes are awesome. --Pestolence^(talk) 16:15, 9 May 2009 (BST)
4. Very well written. And a good tactic.--Ryvyoli ^{Y R} 22:44, 9 May 2009 (BST)
5. As DDS.--xoxo 04:55, 10 May 2009 (BST)
6. As J3D.--Thadeous Oakley 11:11, 11 May 2009 (BST)
7. As Thad. --Haliman - Talk 22:04, 14 May 2009 (BST)

   As Hal. Wow, I'm unoriginal. --Pestolence^(talk) 22:14, 14 May 2009 (BST) Double vote struck ;). Linkthewindow  Talk  22:36, 14 May 2009 (BST)

8. As Hal. Linkthewindow  Talk  22:36, 14 May 2009 (BST)

No

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• Successful - Thanks to the congo-line of voters. D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 16:27, 15 May 2009 (BST)

Guides:First Day in Malton

Very well written guide and covers pretty much everything you need to know about the game. -- Cheese 16:27, 8 May 2009 (BST)

Yes

Place votes of support here with reasons

1. As per above. -- Cheese 16:27, 8 May 2009 (BST)
2. Balanced. --  AHLGTG THE END IS NIGH! 17:52, 10 May 2009 (BST)
3. As above. --Haliman - Talk 02:11, 11 May 2009 (BST)

No

Place votes against here with reasons

• Successful - D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 16:27, 15 May 2009 (BST)

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The Pluto Press

It speaks for itself. To bad sonny stopped updating it.--/~Rakuen~\^Talk I Still Love Grim 03:12, 6 May 2009 (BST)

Yes

Place votes of support here with reasons

1. Lawl--/~Rakuen~\^Talk I Still Love Grim 03:12, 6 May 2009 (BST)

No

Place votes against here with reasons

1. Because Pluto isn't a planet. (actually, I'm not a big fan of the format.) --Pestolence^(talk) 03:22, 6 May 2009 (BST)
2. Because Pluto is a dog. --WanYao 15:28, 9 May 2009 (BST)
3. Because Pluto sucks. --Haliman - Talk 02:35, 11 May 2009 (BST)
4. Because Sonny stopped updating it.--xoxo 05:03, 11 May 2009 (BST)

• Unsuccessful - As per lack of support for the article. D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 16:27, 15 May 2009 (BST)

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Ridleybank/History

Created by the RRF, this is an awesome page, with great original content and informative as well. --Pestolence^(talk) 22:42, 4 May 2009 (BST)

Yes

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1. My nomination, my vote. --Pestolence^(talk) 22:42, 4 May 2009 (BST)
2. Yarp. I like it. -- Cheese 16:27, 8 May 2009 (BST)

No

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1. I like the content and it is well written but it's just a bit to bland in my opinion. If some links were thrown in where suburbs and locations were mentioned, it would definitely help its readability. Plus a picture, if one were so inclined. D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 09:06, 9 May 2009 (BST)
2. It's dry and uninspiring. --WanYao 15:29, 9 May 2009 (BST)
3. As Wan. Needs moar pics. --Haliman - Talk 03:45, 11 May 2009 (BST)

• Unsuccessful - As per above comments. D^ANCED^ANCER^EVOLUTION (TALK | CONTRIBS) 16:27, 15 May 2009 (BST)

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