This article does not seem to have ever been properly assessed at WP:GAC according to its talk history. It is currently undercited and has several {{ fact}} tags. I would rate it C-Class in its current state.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 07:12, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
I don't agree that this article is a "complete mess." That's overstating things quite a bit. The article has chronic instability issues stemming from near constant editing. It is a big target especially for new editors. To bring it up to speed would require some agressive editing and then the establishment of near constant vigilance by a group of concerned editors.~ Alcmaeonid ( talk) 20:16, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
True, this is a high profile article - as are several other articles common to school curricula. I don't have GA-specific experience for high profile articles. What approach has succeeded in the past? My gut reaction is to generate a good bibliography (as per Alcmaeonid's suggestion) and to strip out absolutely everything that doesn't conform. We can build up from there. However, I'm open to any collegial process with a modicum of consensus. Rklawton ( talk) 21:43, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
This article is being delisted at WP:GA. In the five weeks since this was listed as a WP:GAR nominee almost none of the major problems have been addressed. In addition, it has become the subject of edit warring and has {{sprotected}}{{pp-move|small=yes}} at the top of the source code for the page.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 04:28, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
This article does not seem to have ever been properly assessed at WP:GAC according to its talk history. It is currently undercited and has several {{ fact}} tags. I would rate it C-Class in its current state.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 07:12, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
I don't agree that this article is a "complete mess." That's overstating things quite a bit. The article has chronic instability issues stemming from near constant editing. It is a big target especially for new editors. To bring it up to speed would require some agressive editing and then the establishment of near constant vigilance by a group of concerned editors.~ Alcmaeonid ( talk) 20:16, 12 August 2008 (UTC)
True, this is a high profile article - as are several other articles common to school curricula. I don't have GA-specific experience for high profile articles. What approach has succeeded in the past? My gut reaction is to generate a good bibliography (as per Alcmaeonid's suggestion) and to strip out absolutely everything that doesn't conform. We can build up from there. However, I'm open to any collegial process with a modicum of consensus. Rklawton ( talk) 21:43, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
This article is being delisted at WP:GA. In the five weeks since this was listed as a WP:GAR nominee almost none of the major problems have been addressed. In addition, it has become the subject of edit warring and has {{sprotected}}{{pp-move|small=yes}} at the top of the source code for the page.-- TonyTheTiger ( t/ c/ bio/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:LOTM) 04:28, 15 September 2008 (UTC)