Wikipedia:Featured article candidates
From Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia written in simple English for easy reading.
the following are ideas, not yet policy
There is little brilliant prose yet in the Simple English Wikipedia, but it is never too early to set high standards. To nominate an article, simply add it below.
Some criteria which apply to the article not relevant to Full English:
- Any word not on a reasonable defining vocabulary list of 2000 words should be linked to its own article or to the Simple English Wiktionary ([[wiktionary:Main Page|here). Which is better is still under debate.
- There should be no run-on sentences - this is much more important in Simple English. Substitute two shorter ones.
- The article should deal sensitively and fully with common concerns of the Simple English Users most likely to take an interest in it. Unlike the Full English articles, the ones in Simple are much more likely to be used as examples in classes in non-English-speaking nations. Where something uncomfortable has to be said, it should be said with references and links to other more specific articles. It should never give the impression that it was written from a condescending or patronising point of view. It should be carefully vetted for any trace of racism or implied assumption of superiority of cultures.
If you have any objection at all to the article being listed as Brilliant Prose, just remove it from the list. No explanation at all is ever required. Or you improve the article so that the objections no longer apply.
Candidates (with the first date that a non-author nominated them) are:
- History of Australia (once it's wikified) Angela 02:34, 18 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- Units of measurement, even though it could be longer. Sj 11:13, 13 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- Disagree Not simple. Dejvid 7 July 2005 20:07 (UTC)
- Disagree Like Dejvid - it isn't simple Gaspar van der Sar 18:26, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
