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This Good article nominations backlog elimination drive is a one-month-long effort (originally organized by the GAN WikiProject and other users) to reduce the backlog of Good Article nominations. Please make sure that you read the whole Good article review process before starting to review an article. The coordinators for this drive are MuZemike and Wizardman. If you have any questions, leave a message in the drive's talk page. This drive runs from 1 April 2010 00:00 UTC and ends on 30 April 2010 23:59 UTC.

The goal of this backlog elimination drive is to bring the number of outstanding Good Article nominations to below 200 (about half of what it is currently). Awards will be given out to those individuals who do the most work in helping reduce the size of the backlog.

Basic guidelines

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  1. Log completed GANs here. If you complete a GAN for an article, don't forget to list it here so that you can get credit for the review.
  2. No rubber-stamping of GANs. Be thorough and complete in your GANs, and make sure all the i's are dotted and the t's crossed. Generally Good article nominations tend to result in even better improvements to articles and can go a long way especially when approaching Featured Article standing.
  3. Provide constructive criticism. If you see a problem or problems in a certain article you're reviewing, don't be afraid to point that out and indicate to the nominator what's wrong. Instead of merely pointing to the problems, guide the nominator to possible ways of fixing those problems. Similarly, if the article is not of Good Article quality yet, don't be afraid to fail, but make sure you provide guidance as to how to get the article up to GA quality.
  4. Stick with it. An article isn't improved if it remains on hold for months. Instead, make the smaller corrections, make sure the primary writer is actively editing, and make the pass/fail judgment if concerns are/are not addressed in a timely matter. Watch the talk page and look to see what's being done and if anyone has questions.
  5. Have fun. We're here to help bring these articles up to their fullest potential and hence improving the overall quality of the encyclopedia. If you do not enjoy doing that, then there is no motivation to improve these articles and the encyclopedia as a whole.

For new reviewers

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The April 2010 elimination drive welcomes and encourages those who have not yet tried their hand at GA reviewing, or those who haven't done so in some time, to join the drive, even if only to review one or two. If you feel like wanting someone to check over your review and making sure that it's good, the drive coordinators will gladly assist.

Progress

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GAN backlog elimination drives chart up to 1 May

There are 55 editors participating the April 2010 GAN backlog elimination drive, which means the following:

  • If everybody reviewed at least 7 more Good Article nomination, we would reach our goal of under 200 outstanding nominations.
  • If everybody reviewed at least 10 more Good Article nominations, we would completely clear out the GAN queue.
Reports generated from Wikipedia:Good article nominations/Report
Date Outstanding
nominations
Unreviewed
nominations
Change since
previous day[N 1]
Change since
beginning[N 1]
1 April 2010 463 388
2 April 2010 414 294 Positive decrease 94 Positive decrease 94
3 April 2010 388 248 Positive decrease 46 Positive decrease 140
4 April 2010 347 205 Positive decrease 43 Positive decrease 183
5 April 2010 325 182 Positive decrease 23 Positive decrease 206
6 April 2010 301 157 Positive decrease 25 Positive decrease 231
7 April 2010 [N 2]
8 April 2010 [N 2]
9 April 2010 258 134 Positive decrease 23 Positive decrease 254 [N 3]
10 April 2010 226 83 Positive decrease 51 Positive decrease 305
11 April 2010 216 67 Positive decrease 16 Positive decrease 321
12 April 2010 208 78 Negative increase  11 Positive decrease 310
13 April 2010 197 71 Positive decrease  7 Positive decrease 317
14 April 2010 179 55 Positive decrease 16 Positive decrease 333
15 April 2010 171 50 Positive decrease  5 Positive decrease 338
16 April 2010 164 45 Positive decrease  5 Positive decrease 343
17 April 2010 161 49 Negative increase  4 Positive decrease 339
18 April 2010 146 34 Positive decrease 15 Positive decrease 354
19 April 2010 127 17 Positive decrease 17 Positive decrease 371
20 April 2010 112 15 Positive decrease  2 Positive decrease 373
21 April 2010 105 12 Positive decrease  3 Positive decrease 376
22 April 2010 114 24 Negative increase  12 Positive decrease 364
23 April 2010 113 19 Positive decrease  5 Positive decrease 369
24 April 2010 110 19 Steady  0 Positive decrease 369
25 April 2010 98 20 Negative increase  1 Positive decrease 368
26 April 2010 106 28 Negative increase  8 Positive decrease 360
27 April 2010 104 32 Negative increase  4 Positive decrease 356
28 April 2010 100 32 Steady  0 Positive decrease 356
29 April 2010 97 38 Negative increase  6 Positive decrease 350
30 April 2010 94 43 Negative increase  5 Positive decrease 345 [N 3]
1 May 2010 89 47 Negative increase  4 Positive decrease 341
  1. ^ a b Change only refers to unreviewed nominations.
  2. ^ a b Bot broken
  3. ^ a b Manual update

Awards

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Awards will be given out at the conclusion of the backlog elimination drive as follows:

At least 5 GANs reviewed: The Working Man's Barnstar.

At least 10 GANs reviewed: The Tireless Contributor Barnstar.

At least 20 GANs reviewed: The WikiProject Good Articles Medal of Merit.

At least 40 GANs reviewed: The Order of the Superior Scribe of Wikipedia.

In addition, the person who reviews the most Good Article nominations during the backlog elimination drive will receive the Content Review Medal of Merit. (Unfortunately, because of financial problems, we are not able to give away automobiles at this time.)

And remember, the ultimate winner here is Wikipedia.

Running total

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You can still join! Feel free to start at any time.

Only pass/fail will be recognized as completing a review. If necessary, you can put the article on hold if the article needs to be edited further to be passed. Once you have passed or failed the article after putting it on hold, include your review below. Quick-fails will not be counted. Please state if the article is a pass, fail, or on hold. Make sure you follow up on holds.

Please log entries in the following format:

;[[User:Username|]]
{{Div col|cols=3}} 
#{{icon|GA}} [[John Doe]]
#{{icon|NoGA}} [[Jane Doe]]
#{{icon|GAH}} [[John Smith]]
{{Div col end}}
Aaroncrick TALK
Airplaneman
Annalise
Arsenikk (talk)
BigDom
Binksternet
Canadian Paul
Casliber
Cavie78
Courcelles
Cptnono
Dana Boomer
ems24
Fetchcomms
GamerPro64
Gary King
Grondemar
Hadger
Harrias
Hekerui
H1nkles
Hamtechperson
HJ Mitchell
Hunter Kahn
J Milburn
Jackyd101
Jezhotwells
  1. Klis Fortress
  2. Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri
  3. Electric Mud
  4. Todd Manning
  5. New World Order (conspiracy theory)
  6. Glen P. Robinson
  7. Chimes of Freedom
  8. Kuselan[5]
  9. The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History
  10. Honório Carneiro Leão, Marquis of Paraná
  11. Group 4 element
  12. Bergen Air Transport
  13. A.C. Milan
  14. John Keats's 1819 odes
  15. Post-Britpop
  16. Tabloid Junkie
  17. Shaoguan incident
  18. Territorial era of Minnesota
  19. You Know My Name
  20. Sarvam[5]
  21. Dasavathaaram
  22. The Notorious Byrd Brothers
  23. Bridgwater
  24. Nouvelles Extraordinaires de Divers Endroits
  25. Santosh Subramaniam
  26. Dhaam Dhoom
  27. Jeans (film)
  28. Field Day (festival)
  29. Ulysses S. Grant
  30. Coast Veddas
  31. Boys' Ranch
  32. Innherredsferja
  33. Inflow (meteorology)
  34. Nawa-I-Barakzayi District
  35. She: A History of Adventure
  36. Morgaon Ganesha temple
  37. Storm Prediction Center
  38. Evan Bayh presidential campaign, 2008
  39. Hurricane Allen
  40. Brachiopod
  41. KMFDM
  42. Photography in Denmark
  43. Martha Layne Collins
  44. Shigeru Miyamoto
  45. Mike Scully
  46. Rock & Chips
  47. Park Grill
  48. Michael Jackson: The Stripped Mixes
  49. Dhumavati
  50. Jim Moran
  51. Gambler (Madonna song)
  52. Bizenghast
  53. Neighborhoods of Davenport, Iowa
  54. 2009–10 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
  55. Brachytherapy
  56. The Art of the Sucker Punch
  57. Lawn Gnome Beach Party of Terror
  58. Talang 2007[6]
  59. Timothy L. Pflueger
  60. British Library
  61. Second Northern War
  62. Ars Technica
  63. Caresse Crosby
  64. Tom Laughlin
  65. Gone for Goode
  66. Code of Vengeance
  67. Michael Brendli
  68. FC Barcelona
  69. Sidney Edgerton
  70. Don Marostica
  71. Thikse Monastery
  72. Snake River
  73. Battle of Ciudad Juárez
  74. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
  75. Dura Parchment 24
  76. The X-Files (film)
  77. Thunderbirds Are Go
  78. Alejo Carpentier
  79. Battle of Narva (1944)
  80. German submarine U-43 (1939)
  81. Forage War
  82. Tom's Divorce
  83. Peggy Mitchell
  84. World War II Radio Heroes: Letters of Compassion[7]
  85. Holby City (series 1)
  86. Hazel Miner[8]
  87. Earl Strom[9]
  88. Penélope Cruz[10]
  89. Little Orphant Annie
  90. Traditional African medicine
  91. Clemuel Ricketts Mansion
Jhbuk
Juliancolton
JuneGloom07
Junipers Liege
Kumioko
Lampman
liquidluck
Matthewedwards
Mkativerata
Miller17CU94
Miyagawa
Mm40
MuZemike
/MWOAP|Notify Me\
NativeForeigner
Nikkimaria
ɳorɑfʈ Talk!
Pyrotec
Redtigerxyz
Sasata
SBC-YPR
Shirik
SMasters
Staxringold
Sturmvogel_66
SuperFlash101
TenPoundHammer
User:ThaddeusB
Theleftorium
ThinkBlue
Torchiest
Warrior4321
weebiloobil
Wizardman
YellowMonkey
Yllosubmarine

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d Joint review; make sure this isn't counted twice
  2. ^ GAH -> GA, 3/5/2010.
  3. ^ Joint with JuneGloom07
  4. ^ a b Joint with Courcelles
  5. ^ a b Nomination withdrawn after review posted
  6. ^ Review posted, but nominator has been indefinitely blocked
  7. ^ GAH -> NoGA, 1/5/2010.
  8. ^ GAH -> NoGA, 2/5/2010.
  9. ^ GAH -> NoGA, 8/5/2010.
  10. ^ GAH -> GA, 3/5/2010.
  11. ^ GAN was started by User:Annalise but was abandoned.
  12. ^ GAH -> NoGA, 11/5/2010.
  13. ^ a b GAH -> GA, 1/5/2010.
  14. ^ Later re-listed at GAN and re-failed by BelovedFreak
  15. ^ Review was started by Esprit15d, who abandoned it

Participants

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Review

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We will spot-check some of the completed GANs for quality control reasons. If a GAN is found not to be of an acceptable standard, it will be reassessed against the criteria.