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== Criteria for a Quality Article == | == Criteria for a Quality Article == | ||
{{Proposed Policy}} | |||
A quality article should have the following attributes: | A quality article should have the following attributes: | ||
# The article should be well-researched with proper citations of sources. (see: [[Battlestar Wiki:Citation Jihad]]) | |||
# It needs to contain [[canon]]ical information; [[non-canonical]] information should be avoided, unless it has a purpose there (such as to dispel a common misconception). | |||
# If the article contains POV content, it must be deemed insightful by a majority of the community. | |||
# The article must be properly copy-edited for grammar and style. (see: [[Battlestar Wiki:Standards and Conventions]]) | |||
The following '''do not''' qualify as Quality Article candidates: | The following '''do not''' qualify as Quality Article candidates: | ||
* [[Battlestar Wiki:Find or fix a stub| | |||
* Talk pages | * [[Battlestar Wiki:Find or fix a stub|"Stub" Articles]] | ||
* Anything in the | * User or user talk pages. | ||
* Past, Current, or Future Featured | * Talk pages. | ||
* Anything in the "Battlestar Wiki:", "Quotes:", or "Sources:", namespace. | |||
* Past, Current, or Future Featured articles that have been marked. | |||
== Identifying a Potential Quality Article == | == Identifying a Potential Quality Article == | ||
Quality Articles should be identified as such, so that a master | Quality Articles should be identified as such, so that they may be listed in a master database. | ||
Essentially, this would be done in the following way: | Essentially, this would be done in the following way: | ||
# A contributor tags an article page with {{tl|quality candidate}}, then adds a note to the corresponding article's talk page explaining their reasoning. | # A contributor tags an article page with {{tl|quality candidate}}, then adds a note to the corresponding article's talk page explaining their reasoning. | ||
# | # Invovled members of the community will then discuss the candidate article. Typically, they should be as critical as possible. | ||
# | # If the consensus is that the article is of ''potential'' quality, then the discussion will evolve into modifying the article in such a way as to polish the article so as to achieve full "Quality Article" status. | ||
# Once this is done, the article will be tagged {{tl|quality article}}. | |||
# Once this is done, the article will be | # If you an article could be a featured article on the front page, submit it first for a {{tl|quality article}}. | ||
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[[Category:Project Page|Quality Articles]] | |||