GA 1: Well-written
GA 1a: Prose is "clear and concise", without copyvios, or spelling and grammar errors: .
GA 1b: MoS compliance for lead, layout, words to watch, fiction, and lists:
Check for WP:LEAD:
- Check for Correct Structure of Lead Section:
- Check for Citations (WP:LEADCITE):
- Check for Introductory text:
- Check for Provide an accessible overview (MOS:INTRO):
- Check for Relative emphasis:
- Check for Opening paragraph (MOS:BEGIN):
- Check for First sentence (WP:LEADSENTENCE):
- Check for Format of the first sentence (MOS:BOLDTITLE):
- Check for Proper names and titles:
- Check for Abbreviations and synonyms (MOS:BOLDSYN):
- Check for Foreign language (MOS:FORLANG):
- Check for Pronunciation:
- Check for Contextual links (MOS:CONTEXTLINK):
- Check for Biographies:
- Check for Organisms:
- Check for Biographies of living persons:
- Check for Alternative names (MOS:LEADALT):
- Check for Non-English titles:
- Check for Usage in first sentence:
- Check for Separate section usage:
- Check for Length (WP:LEADLENGTH):
- Check for Clutter (WP:LEADCLUTTER):
Check for WP:LAYOUT:
- Check for Body sections: WP:BODY, MOS:BODY.
- Check for Headings and sections:
- Check for Section templates and summary style:
- Check for Paragraphs (MOS:PARAGRAPHS):
- Check for Standard appendices and footers (MOS:APPENDIX):
- Check for Order of sections (WP:ORDER):
- Check for Works or publications:
- Check for See also section (MOS:SEEALSO):
- Check for Notes and references (WP:FNNR):
- Check for Further reading (WP:FURTHER):
- Check for External links (WP:LAYOUTEL):
- Check for Links to sister projects:
- Check for Navigation templates:
- Check for Formatting:
Check for WP:WTW:
- Check for Words that may introduce bias:
- Check for Expressions that lack precision:
- Check for Euphemisms (WP:EUPHEMISM):
- Check for Clichés and idioms (WP:IDIOM):
- Check for Relative time references (WP:REALTIME):
- Check for Neologisms (WP:PEA):
- Check for Offensive material (WP:F***):
Check for WP:MOSFICT:
- Check for Real-world perspective (WP:Real world):
Check for WP:EMBED:
Check for WP:BLP:
- Check for Writing style (WP:BLPSTYLE):
- Check for Tone:
- Check for Balance (WP:COAT):
- Check for Reliable sources:
- Check for Challenged or likely to be challenged (WP:BLPSOURCES):
- Check for Remove unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material (WP:GRAPEVINE):
- Check for Avoid gossip and feedback loops (WP:BLPGOSSIP):
- Check for Avoid misuse of primary sources (WP:BLPPRIMARY):
- Check for Avoid self-published sources (WP:BLPSPS):
- Check for Further reading, external links, and see also (WP:BLPEL):
- Check for Presumption in favor of privacy:
- Check for Avoid victimization (WP:AVOIDVICTIM):
- Check for Public figures (WP:PUBLICFIGURE):
- Check for Privacy of personal information and using primary sources (WP:DOB):
- Check for People who are relatively unknown (WP:NPF):
- Check for Subjects notable only for one event (WP:BLP1E):
- Check for Persons accused of crime[ (WP:BLPCRIME):
- Check for Privacy of names (WP:BLPNAME):
- Prose is preferred over list (WP:PROSE):
GA 2: Verifiable with no original research
GA 2a: Has an appropriate reference section:
GA 2b: Citation to reliable sources where necessary:
Check for WP:RS:
- Check for the material (WP:RSVETTING): .
- Is it contentious?: .
- Does the ref indeed support the material?: .
- Check for the author (WP:RSVETTING): .
- Who is the author?: .
- Does the author have a Wikipedia article?: .
- What are the author's academic credentials and professional experience?: .
- What else has the author published?: .
- Is the author, or this work, cited in other reliable sources? In academic works?: .
- Check for the publication (WP:RSVETTING): .
- Check for Self-published sources (WP:SPS): .
Check for inline citations WP:MINREF:
- Check for Direct quotations: .
- Check for Likely to be challenged: .
- Check for Contentious material about living persons (WP:BLP): .
GA 2c: No original research:
- Check for primary sources (WP:PRIMARY): .
- Check for synthesis (WP:SYN): .
- Check for original images (WP:OI): .
GA 3: Broad in its coverage GA 3a: Major aspects:
GA 3b: Focused:
GA 4: Neutral
GA 4: Fair representation without bias:
- Check for POV (WP:YESPOV): .
- Check for naming (WP:POVNAMING): .
- Check for structure (WP:STRUCTURE): .
- Check for Due and undue weight (WP:DUE): .
- Check for Balancing aspects (WP:BALASPS): .
- Check for Giving "equal validity" (WP:VALID): .
- Check for Balance (WP:YESPOV): .
- Check for Impartial tone (WP:IMPARTIAL): .
- Check for Describing aesthetic opinions (WP:SUBJECTIVE): .
- Check for Words to watch (WP:YESPOV): .
- Check for Attributing and specifying biased statements (WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV): .
- Check for Fringe theories and pseudoscience (WP:PSCI): .
- Check for Religion (WP:RNPOV): .
GA 5: Stable
GA 5: No edit wars, etc:
GA 6: Images
GA 6: Images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content:
- Check for copyright tags (WP:TAGS):
- Check for copyright status:
- Check for non-free content (WP:NFC):
- Check for valid fair use rationales (WP:FUR):
GA 6: Images are provided if possible and are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions:
- Check for image relevance (WP:IMAGE RELEVANCE):
- Check for Images for the lead (WP:LEADIMAGE):
- Check for suitable captions (WP:CAPTION):