Good article criteria (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Good_article_criteria)
ARTICLE: Akureyri
What is a good article?
editA good article is—
- Well-written:
- (a) the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and
- (b) it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.[1]
- Verifiable with no original research:
- (a) it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline;
- (b) reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose);[2] and
- (c) it contains no original research.
- Broad in its coverage:
- (a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic;[3] and
- (b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
- Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
- Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. [4]
- Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio: [5]
- (a) media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and
- (b) media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.[6]
1. 
Done, all 6 areas of the MOS followed. Note that GA does NOT require compliance with the entire MOS, though an effort has been done to comply.
2. Done
3. Done. also compared sections to other GA city articles to insure all usual sections included
4. Done
5. Done
6. Done
What is not a good article?
edit- Lists, portals, sounds, and images: these items should be nominated for featured list, featured portal, featured sounds, and featured picture status respectively.
- Disambiguation pages and stubs: these pages cannot meet the criteria.
- Featured articles: a good article loses its status once it is promoted to a featured article.
1st disqualification: Done (passes)
2nd disqualification: Done (passes)
3rd disqualification: Done (passes)
Other articles
edit Done - Has the same or similar sections as other city article that are GA, for example, Columbia, Missouri.
Done - article length is 27 kb, which compares with a suggested maximum limit of 32 kb when using some browsers.
Suggestions
editDabomb87
editIssues include:
Done (fixed) *Insufficient lead: Much of the information in the body is not summarized in the intro (culture, geography, etc.)
Done (fixed) *Unsourced info and undue weight given to sports clubs, sites of interest, and colleges, which are listed in bulleted form without any elaboration.
Done (fixed) *The " Transport" is stubby and unsourced.
Done (fixed, a substantial number of non-tour sites added, access dates added, format of references standardized even though not a requirement for GA, but probably a requirement for FA)*Not enough sources, and what few sources there are mainly tour-guide-type sites, which are not the most reliable sources out there. Additionally, sources need titles, publishers and last access dates per WP:CITE/ES. Dabomb87 (talk) 16:23, 3 May 2009 (UTC) NOTE: This edit was copied from comments left by Dabomb87 on the article talk page.
- ^ Compliance with other aspects of the Manual of Style is not required for good articles.
- ^ Either parenthetical references or footnotes can be used for in-line citations, but not both in the same article. Science-based articles should follow the scientific citation guidelines.
- ^ This requirement is significantly weaker than the "comprehensiveness" required of featured articles; it allows short articles, articles that do not cover every major fact or detail, and overviews of large topics.
- ^ Vandalism reversions, proposals to split or merge content, good faith improvements to the page (such as copy editing), and changes based on reviewers' suggestions do not apply. Nominations for articles that are unstable because of constructive editing should be placed on hold.
- ^ Other media, such as video and sound clips, are also covered by this criterion.
- ^ The presence of images is not, in itself, a requirement. However, if images (including other media) with acceptable copyright status are appropriate and readily available, then some such images should be provided.