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Hello,
I see you're involved on the vital articles. I've been trying to learn these backend parts of Wikipedia, and was wondering if there is any good essays on what qualifies for inclusion in each level? I'm struggling to see a strong pattern, as I originally thought it was similar to the catalog trees, but that clearly isn't the case.
I have posted the articles on the 4 and 5 vital article talk pages as you suggested.
Thank you for your time and help! GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 16:52, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Hello! I standardized your proposals into WP:VA's format, don't forget to support them as nominator! There's a FAQ that might be helpful, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Frequently Asked Questions#What makes an article "vital"?. There's also a scientific study on the project, their conclusions were as follow:
Criteria used by Vital articles contributors to justify an article's priority.
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| Everyday Significance |
"An activity [sleep] that takes up 1/3 of your lifetime seems to be pretty vital to me."
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| Cultural Significance |
"Sports have in some form been a part of the vast majority of cultures for much of there history."
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| Historical Significance |
"The concept [bourgeoisie] has had a massive role in human history."
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| Enduring Significance |
"The repercussions [of the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic] will be felt for many decades, at the very least."
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| Breadth |
"Folklore is the broader and more fundamental article [compared to Myth]."
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| Global Criterion |
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| Balance |
"If sport receives enough support then I think we should add an almost equivalent female dominated activity to balance things out (maybe dance)."
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| Non-redundancy |
"Everything on Earth is covered by Earth, and everything beyond Earth is of interest pretty much only for astronomy, which is covered by Science."
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| Completeness |
"The only type of activism we lack is women's rights - of which i would support Emmeline Pankhurst."
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The Blue Rider 
17:54, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, a human here. Not sure what the GA bot is up to, maybe it's away for the weekend. My review is at Talk:Fork-tailed drongo/GA2. I suggest you update the article's talk page (GA stuff to a Status history) as the bot will go wrong again if we get to the stage where I pass it while there's a failure notice on the talk page - you'd get another failure notice, which isn't too nice really. Anyway, my comments are now ready and waiting for your attention. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:38, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Fork-tailed drongo you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. 
This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:48, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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The Vital Articles Barnstar
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| Thanks for your help in getting familiar with the procedures in WP:VA, as well as correcting my mistakes there. I see you're very active on that project and wanted to give you a broad general thanks for that as well! GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 23:15, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Why did you archive my Bernie Madoff proposal after only 30 minutes? Kevinishere15 (talk) 20:01, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- See the rationale provided for the closing (Bernie is already listed). The Blue Rider 20:03, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Huh, I look stupid now, I didn't see him under white collar crime so I assumed he wasn't on the list, thanks for the help Kevinishere15 (talk) 20:04, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Not a problem, it happens sometimes. The Blue Rider 20:29, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The article Fork-tailed drongo you nominated as a good article has passed 
; see Talk:Fork-tailed drongo for comments about the article, and Talk:Fork-tailed drongo/GA2 for the nomination. Well done! If the article is eligible to appear in the "Did you know" section of the Main Page, you can nominate it within the next seven days. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Chiswick Chap -- Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:22, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Please engage in discussion on the Vanguardism talk page. You don't seem to be trying and instead are resorting to edit warring. You are the only editor on the page who has endorsed the Frankfurt school section. One editor removed your unsourced claims, you added it back still without a citation, then another editor requested a citation and you added a citation that doesn't say anything about vanguardism. Please discuss. Pokerplayer513 (talk) 05:44, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Blue Rider – immense thanks for picking up the article for review. It's the first GAN I've ever submitted (not counting a drive-by from when I was very young and inexperienced), and I hope you enjoy reading and reviewing it as much as I've enjoyed writing it! Worse comes to worst, I look forward to any feedback you may have that can help me improve the article further, especially since I hope to eventually take it to FA. Dylan620 (he/him • talk • edits) 16:12, 31 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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talk) 00:03, 5 April 2024 (UTC)
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