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WikiProject Vital Articles
Vital articles Welcome to Wikiproject Vital Articles! The goal of this project is to better organize Wikipedia's "vital articles." This page and its subpages can be used to focus our efforts to better cover this critical area of the project. Many of Wikipedia's most-visited pages are in need of much cleanup and maintenance. It is essential to keep these articles up-to-date. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the goals and tasks below. The scope of this project is to improve the coverage and quality of all vital articles, including those at: the standard vital articles list, the vital 100, the vital 10, the expanded list of 10,000 articles and the under-construction list of 50,000 articles. A number of these need cleanup and reorganization, and we hope to coordinate those efforts in conjunction with the articles' own WikiProjects to make Wikipedia a more useful resource for general information. For more information on WikiProjects, please see Wikipedia:WikiProjects and Wikipedia:WikiProject best practices.
Announcements
Article alerts Today's featured articles 25 Nov 2024 – Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb 24 Nov 2024 – The Importance of Being Earnest (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb 20 Nov 2024 – Siege of Constantinople (674–678) (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb Did you know 04 Nov 2024 – Palaeotherium (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by PrimalMustelid (t · c); see discussion 04 Nov 2024 – Fukushima nuclear accident (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Czarking0 (t · c); see discussion 02 Nov 2024 – Piri Reis (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Rjjiii (t · c); see discussion 25 Oct 2024 – Voltairine de Cleyre (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Grnrchst (t · c); see discussion 15 Oct 2024 – Bliss (photograph) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Vacant0 (t · c); see discussion Redirects for discussion 17 Nov 2024 – Ap (ghost) (talk · edit · hist) →Krasue was RfDed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c); see discussion 17 Nov 2024 – Googlw (talk · edit · hist) →Google was RfDed by TeapotsOfDoom (t · c); see discussion 16 Nov 2024 – Conspiracy theories about the 2010 Haiti earthquake (talk · edit · hist) →2010 Haiti earthquake was RfDed by Jlwoodwa (t · c); see discussion 16 Nov 2024 – San Francisco. (talk · edit · hist) →San Francisco was RfDed by Crouch, Swale (t · c); see discussion 16 Nov 2024 – Los Angeles. (talk · edit · hist) →Los Angeles was RfDed by Crouch, Swale (t · c); see discussion 16 Nov 2024 – Jerzy Waszyngton (talk · edit · hist) →George Washington was RfDed by Schützenpanzer (t · c); see discussion 15 Nov 2024 – Winkepedia (talk · edit · hist) →Wikipedia was RfDed by 1ctinus (t · c); see discussion 15 Nov 2024 – "SD" (talk · edit · hist) →South Dakota was RfDed by 1ctinus (t · c); see discussion 15 Nov 2024 – Rising And Setting Of The Sun (talk · edit · hist) →Sunset was RfDed by 1ctinus (t · c); see discussion 15 Nov 2024 – Capitol protests (talk · edit · hist) →January 6 United States Capitol attack was RfDed by 1ctinus (t · c); see discussion (84 more...) Files for discussion 08 Nov 2024 – File:Til I Die Beach Boys.ogg (talk · edit · hist) (on 1, 2) was FfDed by George Ho (t · c); see discussion 08 Nov 2024 – File:Shortenin' Bread - The Beach Boys.ogg (talk · edit · hist) (on 1, 2) FfDed by George Ho (t · c) was closed; see discussion Featured article candidates 30 Oct 2024 – Metaphysics (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Phlsph7 (t · c); see discussion 20 Oct 2024 – Virgo interferometer (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Thuiop (t · c); see discussion 10 Nov 2024 – 2001: A Space Odyssey (talk · edit · hist) FA nominated by Ægc's friendly xbox alt (t · c) was not promoted; see discussion Featured topic candidates 12 Jul 2024 – 2008 Summer Olympics (talk · edit · hist) was FT nominated by Hey man im josh (t · c); see discussion A-Class review undated – Yuna Kim (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review Good article nominees 17 Nov 2024 – Nation of Islam (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Midnightblueowl (t · c); see discussion 17 Nov 2024 – Things Fall Apart (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by SafariScribe (t · c); start discussion 15 Nov 2024 – 4chan (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by HackerKnownAs (t · c); start discussion 14 Nov 2024 – Ted Williams (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Omnis Scientia (t · c); start discussion 13 Nov 2024 – Shō Hashi (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Generalissima (t · c); start discussion 11 Nov 2024 – Durian (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chiswick Chap (t · c); start discussion 06 Nov 2024 – Strawberry (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chiswick Chap (t · c); start discussion 05 Nov 2024 – Quince (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chiswick Chap (t · c); start discussion 04 Nov 2024 – Bitter orange (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chiswick Chap (t · c); start discussion 04 Nov 2024 – Hedonism (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Phlsph7 (t · c); start discussion (26 more...) Featured article reviews 16 Nov 2024 – Ocean sunfish (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion 09 Nov 2024 – The Hardy Boys (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Boneless Pizza! (t · c); see discussion 05 Nov 2024 – Tim Duncan (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by ScarletViolet (t · c); see discussion 27 Aug 2024 – The Notorious B.I.G. (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by TechnoSquirrel69 (t · c); see discussion 20 Feb 2024 – Edward I of England (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by JimKillock (t · c); see discussion 17 Feb 2024 – Mariah Carey (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by ScarletViolet (t · c); see discussion 15 Jan 2024 – Emmy Noether (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion 30 Oct 2023 – Byzantine Empire (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by SandyGeorgia (t · c); see discussion Good article reassessments 16 Nov 2024 – Consciousness (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion 16 Nov 2024 – Inanna (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion 16 Nov 2024 – The Cat in the Hat (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion 14 Nov 2024 – Joseph McCarthy (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion 10 Nov 2024 – American robin (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Boneless Pizza! (t · c); see discussion 06 Nov 2024 – Live action role-playing game (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion 06 Nov 2024 – Haile Selassie (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion 06 Nov 2024 – Aneurin Bevan (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion 02 Nov 2024 – Vyacheslav Molotov (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion 27 Oct 2024 – Ben Nevis (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion (3 more...) Requests for comments 16 Nov 2024 – Wolf (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Robert McClenon (t · c); see discussion 15 Nov 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Slatersteven (t · c); see discussion 14 Nov 2024 – Conservative Party (UK) (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Willthorpe (t · c); see discussion 14 Nov 2024 – San Francisco (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by CanonNi (t · c); see discussion 12 Nov 2024 – Qaboos bin Said (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Fram (t · c); see discussion 09 Nov 2024 – Hamas (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Smallangryplanet (t · c); see discussion 08 Nov 2024 – Head of state (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by JoshuaJ28 (t · c); see discussion 08 Nov 2024 – Australia (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by OntologicalTree (t · c); see discussion 06 Nov 2024 – Genocide (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Bogazicili (t · c); see discussion 04 Nov 2024 – Somali Civil War (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Zabezt (t · c); see discussion (9 more...) Peer reviews 30 Oct 2024 – Mind (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Phlsph7 (t · c); see discussion 26 Oct 2024 – Lucy Parsons (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Mujinga (t · c); see discussion 22 Oct 2024 – Stingless bee (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Sintropepe (t · c); see discussion 22 Oct 2024 – Sarah Geronimo (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by ScarletViolet (t · c); see discussion 22 Oct 2024 – Crohn's disease (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by AdeptLearner123 (t · c); see discussion 24 Aug 2024 – River (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by ForksForks (t · c); see discussion 17 Aug 2024 – Rwandan genocide (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Randomstaplers (t · c); see discussion 16 Aug 2024 – Sher Shah Suri (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Noorullah21 (t · c); see discussion 22 Jun 2024 – Brown bear (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Wolverine XI (t · c); see discussion 30 May 2024 – Chinese characters (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Remsense (t · c); see discussion Requested moves 17 Nov 2024 – Paraná River (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Paraná River (Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay) by Theparties (t · c); see discussion 16 Nov 2024 – Nanda Empire (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Nanda dynasty by JingJongPascal (t · c); see discussion 16 Nov 2024 – Paraná (state) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Paraná by Qwexcxewq (t · c); see discussion 15 Nov 2024 – Gupta Empire (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Gupta dynasty by JingJongPascal (t · c); see discussion 14 Nov 2024 – Vagina (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Human Vagina by Dcmcdcm-wiki (t · c); see discussion 13 Nov 2024 – Spinal disc herniation (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Disc herniation by Tobiasi0 (t · c); see discussion 13 Nov 2024 – Kahina (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Dihya al-Kahina by Andrevan (t · c); see discussion 11 Nov 2024 – Automated teller machine (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to ATM by Theparties (t · c); see discussion 10 Nov 2024 – Clarissa (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Clarissa (1748) by Loopy30 (t · c); see discussion 08 Nov 2024 – Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Zia-ul-Haq by SheriffIsInTown (t · c); see discussion (10 more...) Articles to be merged 07 Nov 2024 – Koku (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Dan (volume) by Seefooddiet (t · c); see discussion 05 Nov 2024 – Israel–Hamas war (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) by CommunityNotesContributor (t · c); see discussion 02 Nov 2024 – Supramolecular chemistry (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Non-covalent interaction by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion 02 Nov 2024 – Host–guest chemistry (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Molecular encapsulation by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion 30 Oct 2024 – Land change science (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to land use by EMsmile (t · c); see discussion 29 Oct 2024 – Manta ray (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Mobula by Quetzal1964 (t · c); see discussion 24 Oct 2024 – Electroweak star (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Exotic star by Johnjbarton (t · c); see discussion 08 Oct 2024 – Visual arts (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Art by Rollinginhisgrave (t · c); see discussion 08 Oct 2024 – The arts (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Art by Rollinginhisgrave (t · c); see discussion 08 Oct 2024 – Art (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to The arts by Rollinginhisgrave (t · c); see discussion (9 more...) Articles to be split 16 Nov 2024 – Murder trial of O. J. Simpson (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion 13 Nov 2024 – Academic freedom (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Sdkb (t · c); see discussion 13 Nov 2024 – Population history of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Moxy (t · c); see discussion 10 Nov 2024 – Blu-ray (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by SirYodaJedi (t · c); see discussion 10 Nov 2024 – Russian invasion of Ukraine (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion 01 Nov 2024 – Israel–Hamas war (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by CommunityNotesContributor (t · c); see discussion 24 Oct 2024 – Palace of Westminster (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by MrKeefeJohn (t · c); see discussion 21 Oct 2024 – BRICS (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Lan Pee (t · c); see discussion 15 Oct 2024 – Ainu people (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Salmoonlight (t · c); see discussion 11 Oct 2024 – Alcohol (drug) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by EducatedRedneck (t · c); see discussion (87 more...) 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Goals
The project aims primarily to: Get the vital articles lists completed and up to date; see talk page. Tag all vital articles' talk pages with {{VA}}, and assess them using that template (see its documentation for details). Maintain those articles. Try to keep them free of cleanup templates or other problems. Increase the quality of them. These articles are some of the most important in Wikipedia; they should all be at least GA-Class. Update the "Featured Content" of this page to include all applicable articles.
Research
File:Wikipedia’s poor treatment of its most important articles.pdf (2011) File:Fun or Functional? The Misalignment Between Content Quality and Popularity in Wikipedia (WMF Research Showcase 2015-09-16).pdf Wikipedia:WikiProject Vital Articles/Readability (2016)
Application
Did you know... that in 2019, the Vital Articles list was backed up on the moon?