Wikipedia talk:Good article criteria/Alternative version-1

An article can be failed without further review if, prior to the review, it has cleanup banners that are obviously still valid. These include {{tl|cleanup}}, {{tl|POV}}, {{tl|unreferenced}} or large numbers of {{tl|fact}}, {{tl|citation needed}}, {{tl|clarifyme}}, or similar tags. (See also {{tl|QF-tags}}). If the article is a long way from meeting any one of the six good article criteria then it can be failed without being placed on hold. If copyright infringements are found in a nominated article then it can be failed without further review. In all other cases a full review against the six criteria is to be conducted and the nominator given a chance to address any issues.

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A good article is—

1. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|1}}:

1. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|1a}}; and
2. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|1b}}. Compliance with other aspects of the Manual of Style, or the Manual of Style mainpage or subpages of the guides listed, is not required for good articles.

2. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|2}}:

1. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|2a}};
2. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|2b}};Either parenthetical references or footnotes can be used for in-line citations, but not both in the same article. and
3. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|2c}}.

3. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|3}}:

1. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|3a}};This requirement is significantly weaker than the "comprehensiveness" required of featured articles; it allows shorter articles, articles that do not cover every major fact or detail, and overviews of large topics. and
2. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|3b}}.

4. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|4}}.
5. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|5}}.
Vandalism reversions, proposals to split or merge content, good faith improvements to the page (such as copy editing), and changes based on reviewers' suggestions do not apply. Nominations for articles that are unstable because of constructive editing should be placed on hold.
6. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|6}}:
Other media, such as video and sound clips, are also covered by this criterion.

1. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|6a}}; and
2. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|6b}}.The presence of images is not, in itself, a requirement. However, if images (or other media) with acceptable copyright status are appropriate and readily available, then some such images should be provided.

• Stand-alone lists, portals, sounds, and images: these items should be nominated for featured list, featured portal, featured sounds, and featured picture status, respectively.
• Disambiguation pages and stubs: these pages cannot meet the criteria.
• Featured articles: a good article loses its status when promoted to a featured article. Accordingly, demoted featured articles are not automatically graded as good articles and must be reassessed for quality.

• Wikipedia:Reviewing good articles—a detailed editing guideline on the mechanics of reviewing an article for GA status.
• Wikipedia:What the Good article criteria are not—an essay which emphasizes that good article reviews should be concluded only in accordance with the good article criteria, not personal preferences.
• Wikipedia:Featured article criteria

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