These step-by-step instructions show the FL directors and their delegates the exact steps to maintain Wikipedia:Featured lists, Wikipedia:Featured list candidates and Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates, their subpages and logs, and how to close and archive FL nominations. These steps are not, strictly, required: the only thing that determines whether a list is an FL is whether it was added to or removed from WP:FL by the Featured list directors or their delegates. The instructions on this page are for the convenience of other editors, by creating a stable and transparent process.
Incorporates bits from User:Matthewedwards/FL, with updates made for bot changes since then.
All new WP:FLC listings should be checked for
Check WP:FLCs regularly for
The following instructions assume that the bot (currently FACBot as of December 2015) is running to perform much of the manual process. If the nominator attempts to perform the manual process themselves, please revert in order to remove any potential issues with the bot.
The bot will, within 24 hours:
The bot will, within 24 hours:
It is up to delegate discretion whether to formally close an FLC that is being ended early; in general if there are any substantive comments then the nomination should be closed as per the Failed instructions above, but if there are none the delegate may instead choose to delete the nominations page, remove the transclusion from WP:FLC, and remove the FLC template from the list's talk page.
All new WP:FLRC listings should be checked:
Check WP:FLRCs regularly for
The following instructions assume that the bot (currently FACBot as of December 2015) is running to perform much of the manual process. If the nominator attempts to perform the manual process themselves, please revert in order to remove any potential issues with the bot.
The bot will, within 24 hours:
The bot will, within 24 hours:
If the bot fails to close a nomination within 24 hours, and you've verified that the bot has contributions from that time (i.e. is still working), that generally means that there is a problem with either the closing template on the nomination or the FLC template on the list's talk page. Common issues are:
These step-by-step instructions show the FL directors and their delegates the exact steps to maintain Wikipedia:Featured lists, Wikipedia:Featured list candidates and Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates, their subpages and logs, and how to close and archive FL nominations. These steps are not, strictly, required: the only thing that determines whether a list is an FL is whether it was added to or removed from WP:FL by the Featured list directors or their delegates. The instructions on this page are for the convenience of other editors, by creating a stable and transparent process.
Incorporates bits from User:Matthewedwards/FL, with updates made for bot changes since then.
All new WP:FLC listings should be checked for
Check WP:FLCs regularly for
The following instructions assume that the bot (currently FACBot as of December 2015) is running to perform much of the manual process. If the nominator attempts to perform the manual process themselves, please revert in order to remove any potential issues with the bot.
The bot will, within 24 hours:
The bot will, within 24 hours:
It is up to delegate discretion whether to formally close an FLC that is being ended early; in general if there are any substantive comments then the nomination should be closed as per the Failed instructions above, but if there are none the delegate may instead choose to delete the nominations page, remove the transclusion from WP:FLC, and remove the FLC template from the list's talk page.
All new WP:FLRC listings should be checked:
Check WP:FLRCs regularly for
The following instructions assume that the bot (currently FACBot as of December 2015) is running to perform much of the manual process. If the nominator attempts to perform the manual process themselves, please revert in order to remove any potential issues with the bot.
The bot will, within 24 hours:
The bot will, within 24 hours:
If the bot fails to close a nomination within 24 hours, and you've verified that the bot has contributions from that time (i.e. is still working), that generally means that there is a problem with either the closing template on the nomination or the FLC template on the list's talk page. Common issues are: