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[edit] A-class film article nominations

A-class film articles are articles in WikiProject Film that are considered to be of good standard but which are not featured article quality. This page provides a list of articles which have been nominated for consideration for good article status and instructions for nominators and reviewers. Articles can be nominated by anyone, and reviewed by any registered user who has not contributed significantly to the article.

[edit] How to nominate an article

If you believe a film article meets the good article criteria but does not yet meet featured article criteria you may nominate it below.

To request an A-Class review of an article:

1. Add A-Class=current to the {{Film}} project banner at the top of the article's talk page (see the project banner instructions for more details on the exact syntax).
2. Click [show] next to Additional Information.
3. From there, click on the "currently undergoing" link that appears in the template. This will open a page to discuss the status of the article.
4. Place === [[Name of nominated article]] === at the top.
5. Below it, write your reason for nominating the article and sign by using four tildes (~~~~).
6. Add {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Assessment/Name of nominated article}} at the top of the list of A-Class review requests below.

If an article is nominated a second (or third, and so forth) time, either because it failed a prior nomination, or because it may no longer meet the standards and may thus need to be demoted:

1. Move (do not copy) the existing review subpage (Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Assessment/Name of nominated article) to an archive (Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Assessment/Name of nominated article/Archive 1).
2. Follow the instructions for making a request above (editing Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Assessment/Name of nominated article, which will be a redirect to the archive, into a new nomination page).
3. Be sure to provide a prominent link to the last archive at the top of the nomination statement (e.g. "Prior nomination here.").

There is no limit on how quickly renominations of failed articles may be made; it is perfectly acceptable to renominate as soon as the outstanding objections from the previous nomination have been satisfied.

[edit] How to review an article

1. Choose an article to review, noting:
   • only registered users may review articles—make sure you are logged in;
   • you cannot review an article if you have made significant contributions to it prior to the review, nor can you review an article if you are the nominator;
   • you should not pass an article that was put on hold by another editor without assessing the problem;
   • nominations towards the tops of the lists are older, and should be given higher priority.
2. Paste #:{{A-class review}} ~~~~ below the entry; this avoids multiple reviews of the same article. Then on the article sub page, write a review of the article identifying its strengths and weaknesses. # Read the whole article, and decide whether it should pass or fail based on the criteria listed here. You can also put the article "On Hold" or ask for a second opinion.
3. Reviewers are encouraged (but not required) to fix problems with the article under review.

[edit] Pass

If you feel the article passes the A-class article criteria,

1. Ensure that you have provided a detailed review of the article, giving an overview of how you believe the article fulfills the criteria (with suggestions to improve the article, if you can).
2. Remove the article from the nominations list using the edit summary "Passed [[''ArticleName'']]".
3. Replace A-Class=current with A-Class=pass.
4. Update the article's class on its talk page.

[edit] Fail

If you feel the article does not meet the A-class criteria:

1. If the problem is easy to resolve, it might be better to be bold and fix it yourself. Otherwise state which criteria were not met on the article's talk page.
2. Remove the article from the nominations list using the edit summary "Failed [[Article Name]]".
3. Replace A-Class=current with A-Class=fail.
4. Update the article's class on its talk page.

[edit] On Hold

You may put an article "On Hold" for a period of time. To put an article on hold:

1. Copy and paste the following below the nomination entry:
   #: {{A-class review|status=onhold}} ~~~~
2. Don't forget to specify on the review subpage what needs to be done.
3. Come back to the article after a set amount of time (preferable a week), and pass or fail the article.

[edit] Second opinion

If you are uncertain whether an article fully meets the A-class critereia, you may ask for a more experienced reviewer or subject expert to offer a second opinion on the article. To make such a request:

1. Copy and paste the following below the nomination entry:
   #: {{A-class review|status=2nd opinion}} ~~~~
2. Don't forget to review the article yourself, stating what needs to be done on the article's subpage.

Commenting

Reviewers should keep the criteria for featured articles in mind when supporting or opposing a nomination. However, please note that (unlike actual featured articles) A-Class articles are not expected to fully meet all of the criteria; an objection should indicate a substantive problem with the article. In particular, objections over relatively minor issues of writing style or formatting should be avoided at this stage; a comprehensive, accurate, well-sourced, and decently-written article should qualify for A-Class status even if it could use some further copyediting.

Closing and archiving

Reviews will be closed by one of the project coordinators after seven days have elapsed. An article will generally be promoted to A-Class if (a) it has garnered at least three endorsements from uninvolved editors, and (b) there are no substantive objections indicative of a major flaw in the article.

To close a review, coordinators should:

1. Add {{subst:archive top}} and {{subst:archive bottom}} to the top and bottom of the review subpage, respectively.
2. Change the A-Class=current in the {{Film}} project banner at the top of the article's talk page to either A-Class=pass (if the nomination is successful) or A-Class=fail (if it is not), and update the assessment class if needed.
3. Move the {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Assessment/Name of nominated article}} from the list of requests below to the current archive page.
4. Add a new milestone to the talk page's {{ArticleHistory}} template, with action#=WAR. See the template page for further instructions on how to add the other necessary parameters for a given milestone. (Add the entire template if it does not already exist on the page.)