Nothing in this section is essential to the FL process; it's just routine "stuff". The only thing that determines whether a list is FL is whether it was added to or removed from
WP:FL by the Featured list directors or their delegates. The rest is for the convenience of other editors.
general talk page cleanup, banners, dykdate added to articlehistory if present, and all templates needed to complete articlehistory in place and complete, old afds dealt with (
sample). Clean up missing TOC when needed,
example.Update depending on GimmeBot, who will build articlehistory?
Notify the WikiProjects mentioned on the talkpage of the FLC, and any logical ones not posted at talk page -- We're low on reviewers, so their input could be valuable, esp. regarding style guidelines. Should expect more drive-by votes, though, so have to be vigilant.
Unsigned entries (surprisingly frequent, a sig needs to be attached to every declaration, add {{unsigned}} as needed, and often, when discussion gets long, the {{interrupted}} template is needed to attach a declaration to its owner,
sample).
Graphics (see the
WP:FLC instructions, they slow down the page and often need to be removed)
Sub-sections (see the
WP:FLC instructions, they need to be removed when inserted)
Inappropriate strikes and caps (see the
WP:FLC instructions, nominators should not strike others' comments, and caps should be used sparingly).
Monitor for double declarations of Support or Oppose, or unbolded and almost hidden supports or opposes.
GimmeBot will complete the closure by updating the list's talk page, archiving the FLC page and adding a closure box.
Withdrawals
Remind the nominator not to remove the FLC template, with a link to
WP:FLC/ar by adding {{FLCClosed}} to the bottom of the nomination.
Nominator-withdrawn FLCs containing Opposes: to be recorded in articlehistory
Make sure there's a note on the FLC, linking to the request to withdraw from the nominator
Remove transcluded FLC page from
WP:FLC. While removing it, mention the name of the list in the edit summary that it is being archived.
Move the transcluded FLC page to the top of the current monthly
failed log, with an edit summary saying withdrawn (for my future stats, distinguish from a fail). Moving it to the monthly archive file will trigger GimmeBot to do the rest.
Make sure the {{FLC}} template is still on the article talk page, so
Gimmebot won't stall.
GimmeBot will complete the closure by updating the list's talk page, archiving the FLC page and adding a closure box.
Premature FLCs withdrawn with no opposes, or no opposes of substance
Re-open the original FLC file to (a) remove the redirect, (b) prep it ready for next submission by adding the page header ===[[Article name]]=== and (c) link to
previous FLC withdrawn (no uppercase "p" all uppercase "FLC", this is for some other scripts)
Go to the article talk page. (a) Remove the {{FLC}} template from the article talk page, (b) leave a comment on the talk page in a new section noting that the flc was withdrawn, with a link to the archive file.
If necessary, notify the nominator with the {{FLC withdrawn}} template or a customized message.
Make sure the FLRC is actually a
Featured list (sometimes nominators meant to submit to
Wikipedia:Peer review or
WP:FLC) and complies with the instructions about three to six months between promotion and review and several days after mainpage appearance:
Make sure the templates are in order on the article talk page, including {{FLRC}} at the top of the page (the template, not a subst).
Ongoing FLRCs
Monitor for premature declarations of Keep/Remove and remind that Keep/Remove !votes should be made after concerns have been met or sufficient time has passed where concerns have gone ignored
Monitor daily for requests for feedback and more information
Prompt the nominator if needed to return to the FLRC for feedback.
Closing FLRCs
Keeps
Transclude the discussion to the current month's Kept section of the
removal log
GimmeBot will complete the closure by updating the list's talk page, archiving the FLRC page and adding a closure box.
Delists
Remove the transcluded discussion from
Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates. While removing it, mention the name of the list in the edit summary that it is being delisted.
Transclude the discussion to the current month's Delisted section of the
removal log
Remove the list from
Wikipedia:Featured lists, and update the count in the project page's introduction.
Nothing in this section is essential to the FL process; it's just routine "stuff". The only thing that determines whether a list is FL is whether it was added to or removed from
WP:FL by the directors or delegates. The rest is for the convenience of other editors.
Often, the nontranscluded entry will be a driveby nom from a new editor who hasn't returned.
If so, a decision has to be made about whether to transclude it to FLC or FLRC, or leave a note to the editor about possibly maintenance deleting the page ({{db-g6}}).
If the page is maintenance deleted, be sure to also remove the {{FLC}} or {{FLRC}} template from the talk page.
If not, transclude the FLC or FLRC to
WP:FLC or
WP:FLRC, and notify the nominator. The nominator should be reminded to update the timestamp to reflect when the FLC was actually submitted, or add a note to the FLC to that effect.
remove {{featured list removal candidates}} template, update AH,
update ArticleHistory
remove {{featured list removal candidates}} template, update AH and current status
update ArticleHistory
This has to be done on all, incorporating DYKs, peer reviews, GAs, and FLC/FLRC, as well as updating older nominations that were archived. currentstatus= must be "FL", "FFLC", "FL", or "FFL". See {{articlehistory}} for usage.
4. Update Wikiproject Assessments
FL-class to all Wikiproject banners
no change
no change
Remove or change to List-class
Upgrade Wikiproject assessments on promotions to FL, remove (or reassess) on demotions
If GimmeBot ever retires
Uncertain still who will pick up GimmeBot tasks.
Manually archive
WP:GO every Saturday night/Sunday morning UTC (the instructions are in the page). Otherwise, close and tag
WP:GO as Historical, see
this discussion.Gimmetrow had just coded GimmeBot to do the weekly archiving at
WP:GO, agreeing to do it after years of Raul and Sandy searching for someone who would take on the weekly archiving of that page. Shortly after he wrote the code, an
unannounced change was made at the Wikimedia level. In the discussion that ensued, it was found that
WP:GO isn't really used by anyone, is info that is duplicated elsewhere anyway, and probably isn't worth the maintenance effort. As of September 2013, however, it is still being used.
FLC and FLRC archiving without GimmeBot, either manually complete the steps as above, or go back to the old (pre-GimmeBot) method:
As now, FLC and FLRC directors/delegates indicate when a FLC/FLRC has closed by moving the transcluded file to archive and adding/removing the article at
WP:FL and
WP:FFL.
After a FLC/FLRC is closed by moving it to archive, replace the {{FLC}} or {{FLRC}} template on the talk page with the appropriate template: {{FL}}, {{FLCfailed}} or {{FFL}}.
Another editor or new bot will have to later convert the templates to articlehistory.
Update WikiProject class-assessments per Step 10
Other things to consider
Who will check for renames on
WP:FLs, failed FLs and
WP:FFLs so the talk page links correspond with the FLC and FLRC logs?