This page is for nominating articles to be listed as articles for improvement, from which the weekly collaborations are pulled. Any article or list on Wikipedia can be nominated, although articles that do not meet the suggested criteria are unlikely to gain consensus.
Though there are no firm criteria, in general, ideal AFI articles are:
Highly important topics. Anything that has top or high importance to a WikiProject is likely highly important.
Interesting to the general public. This can be evidenced by page views. Nominations with less than 200 views per day rarely succeed.
Needing of improvement, with expansion opportunity. Stubs; start-class, and short C-class articles are the most ideal for improvement. Give due consideration before nominating higher-quality articles.
Not targets of controversy. Keep in mind that controversial articles (articles that are the subject of heated discussion, edit warring, or questioned notability) can be very difficult to improve within a week.
Any user may vote on the suitability of nominations to be listed at AFI.
Please use the code #'''Support'''or#'''Oppose''', add your reasoning, and sign with ~~~~. You may also add comments. Improperly formatted votes may be missed by the bot.
MusikBot will mark nominations with at least 3 net support votes (3 more support votes than oppose votes) as approved and those with at least 3 net oppose votes as unapproved. The bot will automatically list successful nominations and archive all closed nominations.
Registered members of the project may choose to override the bot at their discretion in instances where straight vote totals do not appear to reflect community consensus.
Oppose, strongly. Rail topics benefit massively from systemic bias — they are the exact opposite of the area we should be focusing attention on with this project. The article isn't featured but is in perfectly decent shape. Sdkbtalk20:01, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This level-5 vital article with decent amount of hits needs additional citations along with other problems like not representing worldwide view and not reflecting encyclopedic tone. SVcode(Talk) 22:29, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Currently Start-rated but looks more like B-class. Missing lot of information such as (clear) commercial performance, critics, music and lyrics, music video synopsis and reception. dxneo (talk) 16:21, 7 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Lean oppose Barely not notable enough, and it’s a song. Most songs especially taylor swift songs are picked up and improved to GA in like 1 day. 48JCL02:08, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
To be fair, most of the YMO-related articles might need to be improved, but this is particularly true for the late Sakamoto, the best known member of the trio and a very well-known musician in general, who has still a C-rated article with some sourcing and formatting issues. Oltrepier (talk) 20:37, 30 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Tagged for a decade. Mentions the Middle Ages, so is certainly not a recent invention. And what does it say that flying saucer (which is linked at the top) is in a better state than the common static saucer? Gaois (talk) 00:05, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support, an important topic which should be more properly integrated into the rest of the wiki, as the article is currently needs much improvement and links. Utopes(talk / cont)07:36, 15 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support, important topic, used for centuries, evolving history of usage, and familiar to many cuisines/cultures. 16:33, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
The article is in bad shape and it has had multiple unsourced statements since 2010. It is a level-5 vital article and a top-level article in a semi-active WikiProject. (CC)Tbhotch™22:59, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, only one section needs to be updated and only 4 statements are unsourced, this doesn't need much AFI help. SVcode(Talk) 20:45, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Though it is B-Class it should not be. Multiple unsourced statements. Article is in terrible shape, unfocused and more. 48JCL16:46, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Article has less than 100 sources, start class lvl 4 vital country article, original research and sections that need SIGNIFICANT expansion. 48JCL11:34, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: Less than 100 is tiny for a country article. Most have like 200.
This Level 3 vital article has been tagged for "lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations" since 2017. The page has a lot of room for elaboration, and could be cleaned up significantly.GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 07:29, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This level 4 vital article recently failed a nomination for "Good article." It has several templates related to needing additional sources. It has a significant amount of content and I believe this project can improve it substantially. GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 18:02, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Tobler's first law of geography is a widely cited and important aspect of the discipline. It is one of the foundations of spatial analysis and one of the primary results of the 21st century "Quantitative revolution". The article is listed as a "start" class and can be tremendously improved. There is a significant amount of peer-reviewed literature related to the topic.GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 22:09, 20 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose, not notable, not viewed frequently and I find it concerning that a Reddit post is a top option while searching the term up. 48JCL16:44, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Remote sensing is a level 4 vital article. However, the page has a template calling for more sources and several unsourced sections. There is a lot of content on this page already and with a bit of work can be dramatically improved.GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 06:10, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
An important concept often used in International relations, "power" of states (such as superpower, great power, middle power, and small power) is widely used in media and academia. This page is start class, despite this importance, and could use work on content and sources. Page has at least one unreferenced section.GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 18:26, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Support, AFI isn't a place to bring decent articles to GA for FA but I think this article needs some copyediting and expansion. SVcode(Talk) 23:12, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Oppose This is not what AFI is for. Get the WikiProject to help you with this. It has an under construction tag which means it is already being worked on meaning this doesn’t need AFI. No unsourced statements. 48JCL02:11, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Vital article. This is a rich, complicated topic—an important topic, explaining the historical emergence of Christianity as a discrete religion from a sect of Judaism. The hits are low because the article was only recently created (after having existed in a pretty poor form and later merged for a few years into another article). Zanahary (talk) 06:54, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Although this article is not quite widely read, it is still worthy of being an AFI due to the fact that in spite of being C-rated the section "Deportations and massacres" is nearly empty and genocides and massacres are no unimportant. --RekishiEJ (talk) 13:00, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, after some thought, I decided this article isn't important. Genocides and massacres are sad and important but there are many and this isn't an notable genocide. SVcode(Talk) 22:12, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The second Prime Minister of Great Britain is obviously a highly notable topic, but currently it's in a terrible state. I suspect some of the information (such as the dates given for his tenure as Speaker of the House of Commons) isn't even correct. Full of [citation needed] tags, and is written like an essay. Could definitely benefit from improvement. Tim O'Doherty (talk) 11:48, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Assassinations have happened to many notable people in human history so this article is important. This article needs additional citations. SVcode(Talk) 22:33, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This article has high-importance on multiple wikiprojects and has high hits and is widely covered in media but this article has multiple issues (including reorganization, updating, cleanup, and expansion). SVcode(Talk) 22:21, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is high-importance in multiple wikiprojects and the article is about the head of the tribe which is also important. This needs more citations and expansion. SVcode(Talk) 23:55, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is arguably one of Frost's most famous poems if not of all poetry, at least in the United States, and therefore I feel like the article needs to be improved. The article has some issues currently—it is fairly short, has analysis and popular culture sections that need expanding. I feel like the article should not lean so heavily into the one interpretation of the poem as ironic, as it seems to do in the reception section; while it may be more "correct," at least by how Frost wrote it, but the popular interpretation of the poem is valid in its own right. Honestly, I feel like a lot of the content relating to how the text is misunderstood should be under the analysis section instead. FieryRaven (talk) 16:02, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This level-2 vital article has several template issues, including a template calling for additional citations since May 2023. The article is C class, and has many citations already, just a lot of uncited content. The page could be substantially improved by this project.GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 06:00, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This level-3 vital article has several templates and issues, including sections missing citations. It has a lot of room for improvement and high significance.GeogSage (⚔Chat?⚔) 06:42, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Extremely high-traffic page about a common medical condition that has been neglected until recently. Enteritis is something that common people will be researching to find out if it's dangerous, how they can handle it, if they need to go to the doctor or ER, etc, and I do not think the current page does a great job of it. A couple of us have made big improvements lately but this is a big topic that could use some more hands. Just-a-can-of-beans (talk) 19:37, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This article is now considered vital at level 5, and has been the most frequently used (though many visible colours are not included, even some that can be reproduced in the CMYK printing) RGB colour space, however it is now of Start-class, meaning that Wikipedians that are expert in color science should improve it a.s.a.p.--RekishiEJ (talk) 17:27, 20 October 2022 (UTC) added some words 07:09, 28 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for the mass nomination of 5 color spaces (1/4), when the list of accepted AFI nominations contains more than plenty color/graphics topics already queued, (like 10+ or so), including another color space which has already passed. The topic area does not appear to be in critical need of this much AFI weight. Utopes(talk / cont)23:15, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
This article is now considered vital at level 5, and a lot of art designers love it, yet it is of Start-class, having two inline templates ({{failed verification}} and {{dubious}}), thus it definitely should be an AFI, despite having a low daily-hit number.--RekishiEJ (talk) 17:27, 20 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for the mass nomination of 5 color spaces (2/4), when the list of accepted AFI nominations contains more than plenty color/graphics topics already queued, (like 10+ or so), including another color space which has already passed. The topic area does not appear to be in critical need of this much AFI weight. Utopes(talk / cont)23:15, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support Adobe RGB is an important standard used by digial artists, movie studios, computer monitor manufacturers and calibration tools. TagKnife (talk) 11:02, 14 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for the mass nomination of 5 color spaces (3/4), when the list of accepted AFI nominations contains more than plenty color/graphics topics already queued, (like 10+ or so), including another color space which has already passed. The topic area does not appear to be in critical need of this much AFI weight. Utopes(talk / cont)23:15, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for the mass nomination of 5 color spaces (4/4), when the list of accepted AFI nominations contains more than plenty color/graphics topics already queued, (like 10+ or so), including another color space which has already passed. The topic area does not appear to be in critical need of this much AFI weight. Utopes(talk / cont)23:15, 9 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Even though there are less hits, this natural event happens in many places and is common during mining. This article needs more expansion and citations. SVcode(Talk) 16:01, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose not relevant enough for an AFI slot. Was nominated for deletion a couple years back as possibly not even notable with barely enough sources, which does not look good for the prospects of what AFI would be able to do across a week. Utopes(talk / cont)05:40, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
E-Trade was one of the first online-only discount brokers, in the 1990s. It's historically important for that reason, on the same level as Amazon.com for books. For the first time it allowed the general public to buy and sell stocks online for very little money. The WP article has devolved to the point it's basically useless for understanding why the company is notable, or its history of pioneering innovation. The article used to be a little better it has actually deteriorated with time. GreenC22:12, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This is a newly created article with approximately 2000 hits in the past 7 days and expected to reach even greater heights as time goes by as recently a docu-series based on them is now airing on Showmax. This person is one of the most searched individuals in South Africa in 2023 and probably 2024 as of March, they have been in the news since last year 'til today. Article is nominated for DYK and is most likely to be nominated for ITN. dxneo (talk) 17:56, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Neutral, There's an slanted towards recent events tag on the article which means there's an current event going on. So we must wait until the article isn't affected by current events. SVcode(Talk) 23:44, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per SVcode. Average pageviews between 3/22/24 and 4/22/24 were 394 daily, only jumping up from DYK. No demonstrated lasting relevancy, AFI is not for writing new articles. Utopes(talk / cont)05:37, 25 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Utopes, actually the page did not accumulate click from DYK as it was removed moments after. Like I said on the nom, she is one of the most searched people in South Africa. dxneo (talk) 10:59, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Despite B rating, the article needs considerable attention. Long sections are not cited and the tone needs to be more encyclopedic. Wil540 art (talk) 00:27, 2 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This article is start-rated, and it does not cover Russophilia in Armenia, in spite of the fact that Armenians have been overall quite Russophiliac. It does not cover Russophilia in the United Kingdom sufficiently, either.--RekishiEJ (talk) 12:15, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This topic, though B-rated, is no doubt problematic because its lead does not fully summarize the rest of it and it does not adequately cover Armenophobia in Russia (e.g. Armenophobia among soldiers of the Imperial Russian Army, see [1], p. 166) and mention that in Germany (cf. Justifying Genocide).--RekishiEJ (talk) 15:29, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Civilian is an important article (many people in the world are civilians) that needs expansion, more citations, etc. SVcode(Talk) 17:09, 10 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Public Domain Day is a yearly celebration of works entering the public domain, a highly relevant topic to Wiki-work, no matter what country you are editing from. The article is start class and could absolutely use improvements. Wil540 art (talk) 21:00, 28 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, article is in fine enough shape (ORES predicts C-class, and I concur), and gets few hits. highly relevant topic to Wiki-work is a reason to oppose, not support — Wikipedians will naturally gravitate to a topic like this without our help. {{u|Sdkb}}talk22:32, 21 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
An high importance article in many wikiprojects, this article needs more citations and has worldwide view issues. Also needs more expansion. SVcode(Talk) 02:07, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Also called firing (an employee), this important article about employment (or unemployment), has citation and worldwide perspective issue. SVcode(Talk) 22:40, 17 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
A Level 4 vital article that's currently a stub, top importance for one WikiProject and high importance for another, which would benefit from expansion. DraconicDark (talk) 18:18, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]