FAC closing
Closed FACs are moved to the Featured log if successful, or the Archived log if unsuccessful.[1]
- 1. Edit the nomination page:
- A. Remove the line which transcluded article links and featured article tools[2]
- B. Tag the top of the page with
{{subst:Fa top|result=}}
where result=- promoted by [[User:Username|Username]] timestamp [diff] or
- not promoted by [[User:Username|Username]] timestamp [diff]
- C. Tag the bottom of the page with
{{subst:Fa bottom}}
For promoted FACs:
- 2. Edit the article page, adding {{featured article}} and removing {{good article}} if it is present.
- 3. Edit the article talk page, removing {{FAC}} and adding or updating {{ArticleHistory}}.[3] Set
|currentstatus=FA
and update the project assessments, setting|class=FA
- 4. If the article was a GA at the time it became FA, remove it from the listing at WP:GA.
- 5. If the article has not previously been TFA, add the article to Wikipedia:Featured articles that haven't been on the Main Page.
For archived FACs:
- 2. Edit the article talk page, removing {{FAC}} and adding or updating {{ArticleHistory}}, setting
|currentstatus=FFAC
unless the article is GA.
FAR closing
Closed FARs are moved to a single log, at Wikipedia:Featured article review/archive. (Nominations closed during the current month are appended to the bottom, under the heading 'Kept status' or 'Removed status'; after the month is over, they are moved to a subpage archive, linked from that page.)
- 1. Edit the nomination page:
- A. Remove the line which transcluded article links and featured article tools[2]
- B. Tag the top of the page with
{{subst:FAR top|result=}}
where result=- kept by [[User:Username|Username]] timestamp [diff] or
- removed by [[User:Username|Username]] timestamp [diff]
- C. Tag the bottom of the page with
{{subst:FAR bottom}}.
For kept FARs:
- 2. Edit the article talk page, removing {{FAR}} and adding or updating {{ArticleHistory}}.
For removed FARs:
- 2. Edit the article talk page, removing {{FAR}} and adding or updating {{ArticleHistory}}, setting
|currentstatus=FFA
. Also blank any FA-class assessments. - 3. If the article has an editnotice specifically because it was an FA, remove or alter the editnotice to reflect the article's current status.
- 4. Remove
{{featured article}}
from the article page. - 5. Remove the article from Wikipedia:Featured articles that haven't been on the Main Page.
The FAR delegates remove delisted articles from WP:FA and add delisted articles to Wikipedia:Former featured articles.Wikipedia:Unreviewed featured articles is periodically updated by a handful of editors.
FA-related renames
When an FA or FFA is renamed, update their listing on any of the following pages:
Notes
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