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This Good article nominations backlog elimination drive is a one-month-long effort (originally organized by the GAN wikiproject and other users) to reduce the backlog of Good article nominations. Please make sure that you read the whole process of Good Article review before starting to review an article. The co-ordinators for this drive is: Peanut4. If you have any questions, leave a message in the drive's talk page. This drive runs throughout October 2008 and ends on October 31, 2008 23:59 UTC.
WikiProject Good Articles: Open Tasks
This project identifies, organizes and improves good articles on Wikipedia.


Progress

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Statistic date Nominations outstanding Number not reviewed
October 1, 2008 231 175
October 7, 2008 202 139
October 14, 2008 197 129
October 21, 2008 200 137
October 28, 2008 188 130
November 1, 2008 182 116

Awards

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To receive an award, please include your name and the number of reviews you have completed as part of this drive. Please keep a running total next to your name. Awards will be given by the co-ordinator after this drive ends.

This is the scheme for the awards:

  • 5 for The Working Man's Barnstar
  • 10 for The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
  • 25 for GA medal of merit

Running total

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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, then include your review below. Quick-fails will not be counted. Article reviews completed after October 31 are eligible to be counted into the running total. Please state if the article is a pass, fail, or on hold. Make sure you follow up on holds.

  1. Peanut4 (talk · contribs) (22): Theresa Goh (pass), Laurentia Tan (pass), Marco Fu (fail), Jeff White (pass), Beaded Lizard (pass), A Rush of Blood to the Head (pass), X&Y (pass), I Love Lisa (pass), Lemon of Troy (pass), Bob Miller (1957–1974 pitcher) (fail), Paddy Moran (ice hockey) (pass), Lisa on Ice (pass), Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (pass), Trouble (Coldplay song) (pass), Hughie Lehman (pass), Paranoid Android (pass), Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy (pass), Indigo Bunting (pass), 2008 Belgian Grand Prix (pass), Philippines at the 2008 Summer Olympics (fail), Back to the Future (pass), Ned Williamson (pass)
  2.  Done Dana boomer (talk · contribs) (61): USS West Compo (ID-3912) (pass), USS West Gate (ID-3216) (pass), Hurricane Bonnie (1998) (pass), Tropical Storm Fabio (2006) (pass), Hurricane Elida (2008) (pass), Tropical Storm Karina (2008) (pass), Hurricane Joyce (2000) (pass), Dellingr (pass), Sinthgunt (pass), Putana (pass), The Queen's Jewels (pass), Pier Gerlofs Donia (fail), Indiana Territory (pass), Hamline University (fail), Thermal imaging camera (pass), Khandoba (pass), Tropical Storm Arlene (1959) (pass), Niobium (pass), Hurricane Donna (pass), Movieland (pass), Ronald Fedkiw (pass), 55 Cancri f (pass), Buddy Fletcher (pass), Barnstokkr (pass), Tropical cyclone basins (pass), Brian Tierney (pass), Gliese 581 (pass), Hurricane Max (2005) (fail), Cyclone Daman (pass), Singapura (cat) (pass), Poison dart frog (pass), Chevrolet Cobalt SS (pass), Type Ib and Ic supernovae (pass), AMiBA (pass), Cyclone Catarina (pass), Hurricane Rosa (1994) (pass), Tropical cyclone naming (pass), Canadian heraldry (pass), Christmas 1994 nor'easter (pass), Pierre-Francois Chabaneau (pass), Hurricane Fern (1971) (pass), History of the Roman Constitution (fail), 1949 Florida hurricane (pass), Tropical Storm Beatriz (2005) (pass), Tropical Depression Seven (2002) (pass), Tropical Depression Fifteen (2007) (pass), Hurricane Baker (1950) (hold), USS West Lianga (ID-2758) (pass), USS West Ekonk (ID-3313) (pass), Dictum of Kenilworth (pass), Indianapolis in the American Civil War (pass), British Empire (fail), Tropical Storm Kika (2008) (pass), Tropical Storm Frances (1998) (pass), County Route 41 (Onondaga County, New York) (pass), Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment (pass), New Jersey Route 29 (pass), M-75 (Michigan highway) (pass), Battles of Lexington and Concord (pass), Toyota Matrix (pass), Free Derry (pass)
  3. Nikki311 (talk · contribs) (13): Michael Boulding (pass after hold), Stuttering therapy (fail after hold), Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball (pass after hold), Sources of ancient Tamil history (pass after hold), Richard Gavin Reid (pass after hold), Veronica Mars (pass after hold), Andrew Crofts (footballer) (pass after hold), Slut Night (pass after hold), Mike Huckabee (fail), Jerry Reinsdorf (pass after hold), Los Angeles Lakers (pass after hold), Bart Simpson (pass after hold), Shanna Moakler (hold)
  4.  Done the_ed17 (talk · contribs) (7) Gardermo Line (pass after hold), New York State Route 280 (passed after hold), Utah State Route 161 (passed after hold), Washington State Route 527 (passed after hold), Pennsylvania Route 646 (passed) and Pennsylvania Route 652 (passed after hold) and Pennsylvania Route 666 (passed after hold)
  5.  Done GaryColemanFan (talk · contribs) (58): Effects of Tropical Storm Allison in Texas (pass after hold), Category 6: Day of Destruction (pass after hold), Mata Hari (fail after hold), Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning (fail after hold), Hurricane Hernan (2008) (pass after hold), Chris Metzen (pass), Into the Fire (album) (fail after hold), Andrew Johnston (singer) (pass), Shojo Beat (pass after hold), Congress Hall (pass after hold), Utah State Route 202 (pass after hold), Atlantic City Expressway (pass after hold), Pennsylvania Route 663 (pass after hold), Tropical Storm Douglas (2008) (pass after hold), Pennsylvania Route 51 (pass after hold), John Creedon (fail after hold), Aether (video game) (pass after hold), New York State Route 368 (pass after hold), Hurricane Bud (2006) (pass after hold), Iron Maiden (fail after hold), Listen (song) (pass after hold), M-123 (Michigan highway) (pass after hold), Stephen Fry's Podgrams (pass after hold), Rules of chess (pass after hold), New Jersey Route 284 (pass after hold), New York State Route 61 (pass after hold), Pennsylvania Route 997 (pass after hold), No More Mr. Nice Guy (House) (pass after hold), Tropical Storm Rosa (2006) (pass after hold), Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy (pass after hold), M-38 (Michigan highway) (pass after hold), Action of 13 January 1797 (pass after hold), M-88 (Michigan highway) (pass after hold), Shikamaru Nara (pass after hold), M-129 (Michigan highway) (pass after hold), Ghost Rider (film) (not promoted), Action of 31 May 1809 (pass after hold), Dhaam Dhoom (fail after hold), Abole oil field raid (fail after hold), Herbert Greenfield (pass after hold), New Jersey Route 37 (pass after hold), County Route 236 (Onondaga County, New York) (pass after hold), New York State Route 41 (pass after hold), That International Rag (fail after hold), M-69 (Michigan highway) (pass after hold), Uniforms of the Confederate States military forces (withdrawn by nominator), I'm Just Wild About Harry (fail after hold), M-68 (Michigan highway) (pass after hold), New Jersey Route 173 (pass after hold), Oklahoma State Highway 58 (pass after hold), Merle Hay Mall‎ (pass after hold), KevJumba (pass after hold), Ottawa Senators (original) (pass after hold), Dasavathaaram (fail after hold), Whale tail (pass after hold), Lake Tahoe (fail after hold), Scott Carson (pass after hold), Lafayette Afro Rock Band (pass after hold), Jason Dozzell (pass after hold)
  6.  Done Wizardman (talk · contribs) (12): Jason McElwain (pass), Forbes Field (pass), Curtis Woodhouse (pass), 1981 Peach Bowl (January) (pass), Pacers-Pistons brawl (pass), Djibril Cissé (pass), History of cricket to 1725 (pass), 1993 Independence Bowl (pass), Bank Street (stadium) (pass), Russell Martin (fail), 2000 Sugar Bowl (pass), Jackie Robinson (pass)
  7. ThinkBlue (talk · contribs) (18): Silent Hill 3 (pass), Mark Stimson (pass), The Nightmare Before Christmas (pass), Shimabara Rebellion (pass), Alien (film) (pass), Hook (film) (pass), Demon Murder Trial (pass), Beetlejuice (pass after hold), Empire of the Sun (film) (pass after hold), Dead Plane (on hold), No One Knows (pass after hold), Second Amendment to the United States Constitution (on hold), Ugly (House), (pass after hold), Supreme Court of Indiana (pass after hold), Halloween (2007 film) (on hold), Dugway sheep incident (pass after hold), Abergil Crime Family (on hold), Guggenheim Abu Dhabi (on hold).
  8.  Done Rschen7754 (talk · contribs) (6): Adams Avenue Parkway (pass after hold), New York State Route 16 (pass after hold), Metropolitan Phoenix freeways (pass after hold), Oklahoma State Highway 8 (pass after hold), M-24 (Michigan highway) (pass after hold), Washington State Route 129 (fail after hold)
  9.  Done Pyrotec (talk · contribs) (15): Bergen Line (pass after hold), Rjukan Line (pass), Stella Power Station (pass after hold), Kristiania Sporveisselskab (fail after hold), Edward Burne-Jones (pass), Western Wall (pass), Bayt Jibrin (pass), Jean de Florette (pass), Kirkcaldy (pass after hold), Lincolnshire, Illinois (pass after hold), Tubas (pass), Hebden, North Yorkshire (pass after hold), Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven Railway (Fail), St Paul's Cathedral, (fail after hold), Arc welding, (fail after hold).

Total: 222