Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/GAN backlog elimination drives/June-July 2012/Main#Participants

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. Quick-fails will not be counted.
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.

The 2012 June-July GAN Review Round 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.

Following is a list of all the guidelines needed/required to review Good Article nominees:

• The Good article criteria

:*Wikipedia:WIAGA

:*Wikipedia:GACN

:*Wikipedia:Reviewing good articles

• Wikipedia:GNG

:*Wikipedia:Verifiability

:*Wikipedia:NPOV

:*Wikipedia:Edit war

:*Wikipedia:Original research

:*Wikipedia:Reliable Sources

:*Wikipedia:COPYVIO

• Wikipedia:Manual of Style

:*Wikipedia:Lead

:*Wikipedia:Layout

:*Wikipedia:Words to watch

:*Wikipedia:Fiction

:*Wikipedia:Embedded list

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When reviewing, you can use the following recommended tools:

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;When notifying nominator(s):

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;When reviewing the article(s):

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• {{tl|GAList2}}
• {{tl|GABox}}

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And remember, the ultimate winner here is Wikipedia.

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. Article reviews started after June 15 but completed after July 15 are eligible to be counted into the running total. Reviews started before June 15 do not count. 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 into the Totals sections below, by alphabetical order:

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1. {{icon|GA}} Articlename
2. {{icon|NoGA}} Articlename
3. {{icon|GAH}} Articlename

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1. Ruby 2010/2013
2. Wizardman _{Operation Big Bear}
3. —Hahc21 — I only pick articles i know will surely pass, so don't be suspicious if I have only green symbols on my count.
4. Canada Hky (talk)
5. J Milburn (talk)
6. MathewTownsend (talk)
7. maclean (talk) - I am committing to 3 reviews but setting an aspirational target of 5.
8. Canadian Paul
9. The Bushranger _{One ping only}
10. Grandiose Grandiose (me, talk, contribs)
11. Ed!
12. Statυs (talk) – I will be focusing on music articles.
13. Aaron • ^{You Da One}
14. Lemonade51 (talk)
15. TBrandley • talk • contributions
16. Thurgate (talk)
17. Tito Dutta ✉ I am adding my name. Though I don't think I'll perform well, since I have a bad habit of doing long long reviews. So, sometimes takes lots of time to complete a review! I am doing Talk:Barack Obama on Twitter/GA1 and Talk:Delhi/GA1. I hope to do one or two more reviews (if time permits) in next 29 days!
18. Tea with toast (話)
19. Starstriker7^(Talk)
20. Dom497 (talk) - I just want to let everyone know that I don't usually pick articles that look like they will fail. I don't know why I don't review them, I just tend to like reviewing articles that are likely to pass.
21. —Torchiest ^talk_edits
22. --GoP_T^C_N
23. Keilana|^{Parlez ici}
24. →TSU ^tp*
25. TheTigerKing (talk)Regards, theTigerKing  06:12, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
26. TonyTheTiger (talk)
27. ~*~AnkitBhatt~*~
28. Rp0211 ^(talk2me)
29. Pyrotec (talk)
30. – Muboshgu (talk)
31. Redtigerxyz ^Talk
32. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 14:22, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
33. —Vensatry _{(Ping me)}
34. ThaddeusB (talk)
35. Ankit Maity^Talk_Contribs
36. Miyagawa (talk) 21:19, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
37. ⇒TAP 12:31, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
38. Bladeboy1889 (talk)
39. Batard0 (talk)
40. TRLIJC19 (talk)
41. Arsenikk ^(talk)
42. Fayedizard
43. Ritchie333 (talk)
44. Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs)
45. Albacore (talk)
46. INeverCry (talk)

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