Good article mentors provide assistance and feedback to editors who are new to reviewing. If you are interested in reviewing but are not sure where to start, requesting a mentor can make the process easier. To request a mentor, press the button below and follow the instructions.

Archives

This page has archives. Sections older than 7 days may be automatically archived by .

Mentors can:

Help find an article suitable for a new reviewer to review
Explain any of the good article criteria and how to assess them
Check a review to make sure it was done correctly
Answer any other questions about how to review a good article nomination

Mentors are not expected to complete any part of the review. Mentorship is optional, and you do not have to request a mentor to begin reviewing.

Mentors ()

This is a list of users who have volunteered to be good article mentors. If you wish to choose a specific mentor, you can leave a message on one of their talk pages. Remember that not all of them might be active or be able to help at any given time.

If you're an experienced reviewer, you can add your name! You do not need to be on this list to answer a request for mentorship. Mentors are encouraged to add the mentorship page to their watchlist.

Current requests

TNM101

I have started my first review on the article Snow Bowl (1985) at Talk:Snow Bowl (1985)/GA1. Please provide any comments if I need to review it differently or if there is anything I should improve. Thank you, TNM101 (chat) 12:54, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I have finished reviewing the article and passed it for GA. Any comments would be appreciated. TNM101 (chat) 06:41, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A good start, but usually we expect a bit more in a review. Did you do spotchecks TNM1010? It's good practice to mention how many sources you've checked for WP:text-source integrity and WP:close paraphrasing, which are two frequent GA stumble blocks. Some people mention exactly which sources they checked. Make sure that everything is cited; I noted one sentence which wasn't: "Even with four turnovers, the Packers had a strong passing attack, while also pushing hard with the running game." Ensure jargon is explained or linked per WP:MTAU. For instance, I saw that fumble was unlinked. On a more subjective note, I usually check if there are overly long paragraphs (I just split the lead for readability). —Femke 🐦 (talk) 09:14, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Femke for your comments. I did check for copyvio and close paraphrasing and found nothing of note. I will make sure to mention which sources I have checked in the future and will follow the rest of your comments. Apologies for missing that uncited sentence. Considering that now there's an uncited sentence, which will require a cn tag, and that it would fail GA criteria, which would lead to the loss of its GA status, what should I do now? TNM101 (chat) 10:23, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The best thing is to simply tag and wikilink the username in the edit summary (pinging them). Usually we don't start a WP:GAR for a single instance of a missed source. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 10:42, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

TheGhostGum

I want to prepare for the good article backlog push in January and the Women In Green drive. Would be good if there was a video to see where to start. I can read style guides pretty well but getting an idea in more working class terms on what I need to do would be nice TheGhostGum (talk) 11:19, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not aware of any videos on the process, so let's try to give a quick summary. The key things to check for in a review are whether the article is fully sourced and whether the sources are summarized correctly and without plagiarism. Note how many sources you've checked. Then, see if you can understand the article fully and if there are typos or grammatical errors. Finally, check if the article is written neutrally or if it omits one of the mainstream opinions on the topic. The style guide that helps you spot issues with neutrality is WP:words to watch.

I've been rewriting the WP:good article instructions slightly after your comment, in more plain English. If there is a specific help page that's written overly posh or complicated, let me know, and I can simplify it. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 10:59, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much. I'm used to reading things like the APA or Stanford style guides, but the plain language goes a long way for the more broad things like this.

If you're up for it I've attempted a review, could you vibe check it? Talk:Mushu (I know there is an active friction around wiki openings and if they should have sources so wanted to air on requesting them to be added) TheGhostGum (talk) 20:00, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Infoadder95

Infoadder95 (talk) 15:12, 27 December 2024 (UTC) Hey I am a fairly new editor to Wikipedia with nearly 170 edits, I had enlisted in January Backlog Drive, for which to test my skill I started reviews, all of them were questioned and deleted. My current goal has shifted from participating in the January backlog drive to the next one in the May.[reply]

Just a comment: @Infoadder95, it looks like you have written the majority of Pakistani 75 Rupee Commemoration Notes. Would you be interested in requesting a peer review, and nominating it for a Good Article review? That might give a lot of insight into the process (regardless of whether the nomination passes or not). If you do seek peer review on it, feel free to {{ping}} me for comments. Sometimes a new editor won't get much response there. Good luck, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 17:44, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for the late reply, I have already nominated it. Infoadder95 (talk) 13:07, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Rjjiii It would be wonderful if someone reviewed the article, or peer review, I will also get a lot of insight in the process and I will also know what to how to solve found problems in my article. Infoadder95 (talk) 13:11, 30 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I don't know how I missed that. I'll try to start a review within the week if nobody else picks it up, Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 22:30, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Infoadder95 (talk) 22:40, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I request a Mentor to train me for the next backlog drive so I can effectively take part in it and contribute to Wikipedia. I may also need to learn some information about Good Article reviewer tools.