Wikipedia:Deletion to Quality Award

The Deletion to Quality Award (or WP:DQUAL for short) recognizes editors who bring one of Wikipedia's articles from a candidate for deletion at a prior deletion debate to good article (GA) or featured article (FA) status (and featured list). The award has two primary goals:

  1. to recognize editors who improve articles to good article (GA) or featured article (FA) status–featured list (FL) is also included;
  2. to encourage all Wikipedians to engage in quality-improvement.

The award is inspired by the Wikipedia:Million Award, the Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron, and the Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement.

Qualifying articles

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The Deletion to Quality Award is intended only for editors, and confers no special status on the article itself.

Note: Editors that may be candidates for the Deletion to Quality Award, can be seen by checking the nominations pages from this category: Category:Deletion to Quality Award candidates.

Tiers

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Two tiers of the Deletion to Quality Award exist:

  • The Deletion to GA Award - Awarded for bringing an article previously a candidate for deletion to good article status;
  • The Deletion to FA Award - Awarded for bringing an article previously a candidate for deletion to featured article status; deletion to FL would count within this tier as well.

Bling

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Userboxes

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Have you helped take an article from articles for deletion to featured article, featured list, or good article quality ?

show your quality-improvement pride with

  • {{User AFD to FA|n}}

(where n is the number of articles you've helped rescue and take to featured article quality)

 This user has successfully taken n articles from deletion discussion at Articles for Deletion — to Featured Article quality.

 – There's an automatically generated list of members using this banner here.



  • {{User AFD to FL|n}}

(where n is the number of articles you've helped rescue and take to featured list quality)

 This user has successfully taken n articles from deletion discussion at Articles for Deletion — to Featured List quality.

 – There's an automatically generated list of members using this banner here.



  • {{User AFD to GA|n}}

(where n is the number of articles you've helped rescue and take to good article quality)

 This user has successfully taken n articles from deletion discussion at Articles for Deletion — to Good Article quality.

 – There's an automatically generated list of members using this banner here.



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Deletion to FA

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Use {{subst:Delqual FA|Article name|Link to deletion debate}} on a user's talk page to reward their efforts.

Which yields:

  The Deletion to Quality Award
For your contributions to bring Example (prior candidate for deletion at: WP:Articles for deletion/Example) to Featured Article status, I hereby present you the Deletion to Quality Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! ~~~~

Deletion to FL

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Use {{subst:Delqual FL|Article name|Link to deletion debate}} on a user's talk page to reward their efforts.

Which yields:

  The Deletion to Quality Award
For your contributions to bring Example (prior candidate for deletion at: WP:Articles for deletion/Example) to Featured List status, I hereby present you the Deletion to Quality Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! ~~~~

Deletion to GA

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Use {{subst:Delqual GA|Article name|Link to deletion debate}} on a user's talk page to reward their efforts.

Which yields:

  The Deletion to Quality Award
For your contributions to bring Example (prior candidate for deletion at: WP:Articles for deletion/Example) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Deletion to Quality Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! ~~~~

Deletion to Quality Award Hall of Fame

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Please feel free to add yourself or update, at: /Hall of Fame.

List of recipients

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Note: More potentials at Category:Deletion to Quality Award candidates.

The table below lists some of the articles and editors that have been awarded the Deletion to Quality Award. Editors are welcome to add themselves or others to the list. Entries should be removed only by the user themselves, except in extreme cases of dishonesty (such as listing an article never promoted to GA or FA) or vandalism. Like the award itself, this list exists only for encouragement, not for strict record-keeping.

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Deletion to Quality Award recipients (sorted chronologically by date of promotion to Featured quality)
Editor(s) Article Link to Deletion debate Promotion date
  L33tminion Megatokyo Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Megatokyo 6 September 2006
  Captain538 0.999... Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Proof that 0.999... equals 1 10 October 2006
  Moreschi List of important operas Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of important operas 22 February 2007
  G.W. Development of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Development of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 30 August 2007
  Johntex 2005 Texas Longhorns football team Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1902 LSU Tigers football team 9 September 2007
  Cirt Bale Out Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bale Out 16 February 2009
  Imzadi1979 Brockway Mountain Drive Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Brockway Mountain Drive 1 June 2011
  Tomica Rehab (Rihanna song) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rehab (Rihanna song) 24 December 2011
  Jivesh boodhun, Tbhotch Halo (Beyoncé song) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Halo (Beyoncé Knowles song) 28 January 2012
  Betty Logan List of highest-grossing films Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of highest-grossing films 28 February 2012
  Imzadi1979 H-58 (Michigan county highway) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/H-58 (Michigan county highway) 6 October 2012
  Cirt Dan Savage bibliography Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dan Savage bibliography 1 March 2014
  GabeMc Canadian drug charges and trial of Jimi Hendrix Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jimi Hendrix: Canadian drug charges and trial 24 March 2014
  Tomica Good Girl Gone Bad Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Good Girl Gone Bad 9 January 2015
  Cirt R U Professional Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/R U Professional 15 October 2015
  Almaty Digital media use and mental health Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Digital dependencies and global mental health 13 October 2019
  Peacemaker67 Commissioner Government Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Commissioner Government 22 June 2020
  Usernameunique, Chiswick Chap Martin Rundkvist Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Martin Rundkvist and a second time 5 July 2021
  Kavyansh.Singh List of international goals scored by Ian Rush Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of international goals scored by Sergio Agüero 23 March 2022
  TompaDompa George Griffith Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Griffith 18 January 2024
  PantheonRadiance Etika Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Etika 10 May 2024

Good articles

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Deletion to Quality Award recipients (sorted chronologically by date of promotion to Good article)
Editor(s) Article Link to Deletion debate Promotion date
  Bilby Belldandy Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Belldandy 19 July 2008
  Bubba73 Rules of chess Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rules of chess 20 October 2008
  Theleftorium Pokémon, I Choose You! Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Here Comes the Squirtle Squad 15 January 2009
  BOZ Dwellers of the Forbidden City Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dwellers of the Forbidden City 5 February 2009
  Jclemens Murder of Robert Eric Wone Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert_Eric_Wone 9 February 2009
  Maitch Alt.tv.simpsons Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alt.tv.simpsons 27 February 2009
  Theleftorium Bart's Dog Gets an "F" Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bart's Dog Gets An F 7 June 2009
  Tezero Mew (Pokémon) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pikachu 10 July 2009
  Jclemens Yellow Star (novel) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yellow Star (Book) 29 September 2009
  Kung Fu Man Mewtwo Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pikachu 5 October 2009
  Xwomanizerx ...Baby One More Time Tour Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/...Baby One More Time Tour 12 January 2010
  Cirt Beck v. Eiland-Hall Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Beck v. Eiland-Hall 27 January 2010
  Tezero Chao Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chao (Sonic the Hedgehog) 29 January 2010
  Cirt Lady Gaga: Queen of Pop Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lady Gaga: Queen of Pop (2nd nomination) 12 September 2010
  Namib dessert Axe to Fall Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Axe to Fall 17 October 2010
  Kung Fu Man Pokémon Apokélypse Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pokémon Apokélypse 7 January 2011
  Grapple X The Blessing Way (The X-Files) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 13 January 2011
  Grapple X Paper Clip Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 13 January 2011
  Grapple X 731 (The X-Files) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 13 January 2011
  Cirt Truth in Numbers? Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Truth in Numbers? (5th nomination) 4 March 2011
  Double sharp Copernicium Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ununbium 25 May 2011
  Legolas2186 You and I (Lady Gaga song) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yoü and I 6 July 2011
  Calvin999 Only Girl (In the World) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Only Girl 28 July 2011
  LuK3 Death of Osama bin Laden Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Death of Osama bin Laden 14 October 2011
  Calvin999 Fading (song) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fading (song) 31 October 2011
  Jivesh boodhun 1+1 (song) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1+1 (song) 1 November 2011
  Gen. Quon Jose Chung's From Outer Space Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 16 December 2011
  Calvin999 Skin (Rihanna song) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Skin (Rihanna song) 20 December 2011
  Imzadi1979 H-63 (Michigan county highway) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/H-63 (Michigan county highway) 8 January 2012
  Grapple X Apocrypha (The X-Files) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 24 January 2012
  Tintor2 Naruto Uzumaki Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Naruto Uzumaki 25 January 2012
  Grapple X Piper Maru Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 20 February 2012
  Calvin999 If I Never See Your Face Again Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/If I Never See Your Face Again 2 March 2012
  Grapple X Talitha Cumi (The X-Files) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 11 March 2012
  Grapple X 2Shy Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 12 March 2012
  Gen. Quon War of the Coprophages Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 9 April 2012
  Gen. Quon Teso Dos Bichos Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 28 April 2012
  Eshlare Adam Mitchell (Doctor Who) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adam Mitchell (Doctor Who) (2nd nomination) 3 May 2012
  Gen. Quon Syzygy (The X-Files) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 14 May 2012
  Till Dinosaur (Kesha song) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dinosaur (Kesha song) 19 May 2012
  Gen. Quon Hell Money Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 29 May 2012
  Gen. Quon Quagmire (The X-Files) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 5 June 2012
  Gen. Quon Revelations (The X-Files) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 19 June 2012
  Gen. Quon The List (The X-Files) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 23 June 2012
  My love is love Love on Top Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Love on Top 27 June 2012
  Gen. Quon Avatar (The X-Files) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 8 July 2012
  Gen. Quon Wetwired Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 8 July 2012
  Gen. Quon Pusher (The X-Files) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files) 30 July 2012
  Sp33dyphil Samsung Galaxy S III Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Samsung Galaxy S III 16 August 2012
  Thevampireashlee, JennKR Nicki Minaj Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicki Minaj 24 August 2012
  Starship.paint Extreme Rules (2012) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Extreme Rules (2012) 25 November 2012
  Cirt Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance 26 November 2012
  Double sharp Nihonium Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ununtrium 20 December 2012
  Changedforbetter Belle (Disney) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Belle (Beauty and the Beast) 21 December 2012
  Hammersfan 1985 Wales v Scotland football match Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1985 Wales vs Scotland football match 8 January 2013
  Zanimum Development of Duke Nukem Forever Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Development of Duke Nukem Forever 21 January 2013
  Miyagawa Angel One Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Angel One (TNG episode) 1 April 2013
  Cirt BLT cocktail Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/BLT cocktail 8 June 2013
  Nall Tales of Legendia Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tales of Legendia 6 July 2013
  My love is love Poison (Beyoncé song) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Poison (Beyoncé Knowles song) 11 July 2013
  Rapunzel-bellflower Grand Guignol Orchestra Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ningyō Kyūtei Gakudan 5 August 2013
  Prism Katy Hudson (album) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Katy Hudson (album) 28 December 2013
  Gabriel Yuji Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa 22 March 2014
  Ritchie333 Watford Gap services Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Norton Canes services (2nd nomination) 24 May 2014
  Ritchie333 University of Michigan Men's Glee Club Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/University of Michigan Men's Glee Club 14 July 2014
  Double sharp Flerovium Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ununquadium 12 September 2014
  Sadads Divergent (novel) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Divergent (book) 21 November 2014
  ProtoDrake Tales of Hearts Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tales of Hearts 24 January 2015
  Ritchie333, MelanieN Ika Hügel-Marshall Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ika Hügel-Marshall 10 March 2015
  Dr. Blofeld Ipswich Road, Colchester Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A1232 road 12 August 2015
  Brustopher, SSTflyer Depression Quest Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Depression Quest 17 August 2015
  Tintor2 Ash Crimson Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ash Crimson 21 October 2015
  Cirt The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise 21 October 2015
  Bcschneider53 John Carpenter (game show contestant) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Carpenter (game show contestant) 25 October 2015
  SSTflyer The Fine Young Capitalists Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Fine Young Capitalists 3 December 2015
  Masem Roguelike Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roguelike 4 January 2016
  ViperSnake151, SSTflyer iPhone 6 Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IPhone 6 10 January 2016
  Northamerica1000 Pizza cheese Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pizza cheese 21 February 2016
  Cirt Think of the children Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Think of the children (4th nomination) 29 February 2016
  Ritchie333 Vine Street, London Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vine Street 8 March 2016
  Cirt The Land of Gorch Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Land of Gorch 30 March 2016
  Cirt The Signpost (Wikipedia) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Signpost (Wikipedia) 6 April 2016
  NewYorkActuary Nehemiah Corporation of America Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nehemiah Corporation of America (2nd nomination) 8 December 2016
  Peacemaker67 Commissioner Government Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Commissioner Government 28 October 2017
  NewYorkActuary Hark, Hark! The Dogs Do Bark WP:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Hark Hark The Dogs Do Bark 30 March 2018
  Almaty Digital media use and mental health Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Digital dependencies and global mental health 06 June 2019
  HawkAussie 2019 Cricket World Cup Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2019 Cricket World Cup 09 February 2020
  CAPTAIN MEDUSA Taruni Sachdev Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taruni Sachdev 03 May 2020
  SD0001, AleatoryPonderings Dairy in India Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dairy in India 27 September 2020
  Eddie891 Mildred Mottahedeh Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mildred Mottahedeh 9 March 2021
  Link20XX My Hero Academia Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/My Hero Academia 1 May 2021
  Sammi Brie Los Arcos Mall Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Los Arcos Mall 16 June 2021
  Piotrus Earth in science fiction Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth in science fiction (2nd nomination) 4 November 2021
  Kavyansh.Singh George H. W. Bush broccoli comments Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George H. W. Bush broccoli comments 29 December 2021
  Bungle Aswang (1994 film) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aswang (1994 film) 29 January 2022
  theleekycauldron C. J. Cregg Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mandy Hampton 21 March 2022
  theleekycauldron Amy Gardner Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mandy Hampton 2 May 2022
  Gen. Quon There's a Honey Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/There's A Honey 4 June 2022
  Styyx SoloTürk Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Solo Türk 6 June 2022
  Llewee Murder of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Murder of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes 18 June 2022
  PCN02WPS Flag of Gdańsk Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flag of Gdańsk 15 July 2022
  Styyx Geliyoo Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Geliyoo (2nd nomination) 18 September 2022
  Chiswick Chap Finwë and Míriel Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Finwë 30 January 2023
  TompaDompa Time viewer Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Time viewer 11 February 2023
  TompaDompa Neptune in fiction Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Neptune in fiction 5 May 2023
  Launchballer Piri Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Piri (singer) 10 July 2023
  RecycledPixels XiamenAir Flight 8667 Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Xiamen Airlines Flight MF8667 8 August 2023
  Styyx Kamil Tolon Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kamil Tolon 18 August 2023
  TompaDompa George Griffith Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Griffith 28 August 2023
  TechnoSquirrel69 Capitol Hill mystery soda machine Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine 12 December 2023
  Keivan.f, MSincccc Catherine, Princess of Wales Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kate Middleton 1 21 December 2023
  MSincccc Princess Charlotte of Wales (born 2015) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Princess Charlotte of Cambridge 23 March 2024
  Kung Fu Man Taki (Soulcalibur) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taki (Soulcalibur) 23 March 2024
  Greenish Pickle! Sans (Undertale) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sans (Undertale) 28 March 2024
  NegativeMP1 Steve (Minecraft) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steve (Minecraft) 29 March 2024
  MSincccc Prince George of Wales Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Child of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge 6 April 2024
  TompaDompa Supernovae in fiction Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Supernovae in fiction 22 June 2024
  Joeyquism Lil Ugly Mane Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Travis Miller (musician) 1 August 2024
  Leafy46 Mama (My Chemical Romance song) Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mama (My Chemical Romance song) 1 September 2024
  Tamzin, theleekycauldron Celebrity Number Six Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Celebrity Number Six 10 October 2024

Requests

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If you believe one of your articles qualifies for a Deletion to Quality Award, but would prefer that another editor double-check and give the award, please leave a request on the talk page.

See also

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Notes

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