Wikipedia:Release Version Nominations

Here, we determine which entries will compose the next offline Release Version, as part of the overall project of producing a fixed version of Wikipedia. This could be released on CD, DVD, paper, or some combination. Nominations here are ongoing, for whichever version is planned next, and nominations will be moved over to the next version page when it becomes available. Links that have a strikethrough are unavailable/defunct at present. Review has been slow up to this point, because of ongoing offline work on Wikipedia:Version 0.5, but that is expected to change soon (Feb 2007).

• In order to nominate groups of articles, use the set nominations page.
• Featured articles are automatically nominated and reviewed on the FA Review page.
• Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Core topics are automatically nominated and reviewed on the Core Topics Review page.
• Provinces, counties, etc. are reviewed here.

These entries will be selected based on importance and quality.

[edit] Nomination categories

Miscellaneous | Arts | Everyday Life | Geography | History | Language & Communication | Life Sciences | Mathematics | Philosophy & Religion | Physical Sciences | Social Sciences & Society | Technology and Engineering

[edit] Eligibility for inclusion in the next Release Version

See the release criteria. Being a test release, the number of articles is expected to be fairly small.

Entries that are nominated will then be considered for inclusion on releases of Wikipedia the next offline release version of Wikipedia, as outlined below. Previous offline releases include:

• Test Version, 2000 articles, released in January 2006.
• Wikipedia:Version 0.5 (CD not yet released, but general nominations now closed)

If you nominate something you have worked on, note it as a self-nomination. You may wish to receive feedback from your WikiProject before nominating an article here, or you may wish to list it at Wikipedia:Peer review. If the article is of high quality, you may want to nominate it for Featured article status.

See also Wikipedia:Articles eligible for Version 0.5.

[edit] The approval process

The approval process is designed to be simple, as is appropriate for a test release. Approval will simply involve one member of the editorial team reviewing the article using the criteria outlined above. The reviewer must not have been a major contributor to the article. You may sign up as a reviewer for the team here. If there are quality objections raised, the nomination will be removed from this list and archived. Once the objections have been addressed, you are encouraged to renominate the article. Articles deemed by the team to fail only on the criterion of "importance" will be listed at the held nominations page, for consideration in later releases. Articles that are approved will automatically be submitted for nomination at Wikipedia 1.0 (still under development).

[edit] Disputes

If you disagree the decision to include or exclude an article, please use the disputes page.

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[edit] For reviewers of currently nominated articles

• Reviews should only be done by members of the review team (if you want to help sign up here).
• The reviewer should not have been a significant contributor to the article under review.
• Long-standing nominations are a higher priority than more recently added ones.

[edit] Pass

If the article under review meets the criteria for approval:

1. Remove it from the list.
2. Replace {{releaseversion nom}} with {{releaseversion|class=XX|category=YY|importance=ZZ}} on its talk page. See {{releaseversion}} for details about the parameters.
3. List the article on Wikipedia:Release Version under the appropriate section.

[edit] Fail on importance only

If the article is of acceptable quality, but on a topic outside the scope of the latest release:

1. Remove {{releaseversion nom}} from its talk page.
2. Leave a comment on the article's talk page explaining that the article has been removed to the "held nominations" page and will be considered for a later release. One comment template is {{0.5 held}}, which only requires a header and signature.
3. Move the nomination to the held nominations page.

[edit] Fail on quality

If the article fails to meet the criteria because of quality issues:

1. Remove {{releaseversion nom}} from its talk page.
2. Please leave a clear reason on the article's talk page.
3. Remove the nomination from the nomination list and place it in the archive.

[edit] Nomination procedure

1. Check to make sure it is not already on the previous Release Version.
2. List it below at the bottom of the "Nominations", in the relevant section, by using "# {{article|NAME OF ARTICLE}} comment ~~~~"
3. Place {{0.7 nom}} on the talk page of the nominated article.
4. Wait for someone else to approve or remove your nomination.

[edit] Nominations

[edit] Nomination categories

Miscellaneous

Arts

Everyday Life

Geography

History

Language & Communication

Life Sciences

Mathematics

Philosophy & Religion

Physical Sciences

Social Sciences & Society

Technology and Engineering

[edit] Nominations

Please review articles near the top of the lists first if possible.

[edit] Miscellaneous nominations (if unsure what section to use)

1. Encyclopædia Britannica (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) - current GA and former FA, obviously important. JoeSmack ^Talk 05:33, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

your addition here

[edit] Arts

1. Hunter S. Thompson (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) A good bio of an influential and increasingly popular American writer & cultural icon. --Raoul Duke 20:55, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
2. Joyce Kilmer (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs). Influential and popular American poet, critic, etc. —ExplorerCDT 18:57, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
3. Bolesław Prus (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Self-nomination of biography of a Polish journalist, short-story writer and novelist who was regarded by Nobel Literature Laureate Czesław Miłosz as Poland's greatest novelist. logologist|Talk 05:33, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
4. Frank Zappa (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Notable and important composer. (Ibaranoff24 06:36, 23 January 2007 (UTC))
5. Anton Chekhov (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) One of the most important short story writers and playwrights. Recently greatly enhanced by user Qp10qp, is now FA. Errabee 12:35, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
6. Piano (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) comment 74.116.113.241 23:03, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
7. Antonio Vivaldi (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) A good article about a notable and important Baroque music composer. RickJP 10:00, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
8. Franz Schubert (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) A good article about a notable and important composer of the Romantic era. RickJP 19:41, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
9. Robert Schumann (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) A good article about another notable and important Romantic composer. RickJP 19:41, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
10. Felix Mendelssohn (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) good article – child prodigy, notable and important Romantic composer. RickJP 19:41, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
11. Gioachino Rossini (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) B+ article, important & notable Romantic opera composer; if Verdi is in, Rossini should be, too. RickJP 19:51, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
12. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) B-class article, important & notable Russian Romantic composer. RickJP 19:51, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
13. Bossa nova (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) for music "Genres, styles and eras" section; rated B; former featured article candidate. RickJP 19:58, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
14. Jazz (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) another music genre; former featured article. RickJP 19:58, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
15. Star Trek (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) popular television show Doc Strange 13:48, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
16. NBC (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) World famous American television network Doc Strange 13:51, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
17. Grateful Dead (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) popular rock band. Well written article Doc Strange 13:55, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
18. "Weird Al" Yankovic (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) musician and satirist. Well written article Doc Strange 13:55, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
19. Mad (magazine) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) popular magazine Doc Strange 13:55, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
20. Rolling Stone (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) popular magazine Doc Strange 13:55, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
21. Inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) one of the most important and best written lists on the entire website Doc Strange 13:55, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
22. Bradley Joseph (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Composer/keyboardist. Well-sourced GA. Self-nom. Cricket02 17:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)"
23. The Cure (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) gothic rock band, VERY well written, non-bias article. Doc Strange 16:12, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
24. Arctic Monkeys (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) good example of an "A Class" article Doc Strange 16:16, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
25. The Smashing Pumpkins (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) popular music group, featured article. Teemu08 07:14, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

your –addition here

[edit] Everyday Life

[edit] Sports

1. Dwyane Wade (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs). GA about current NBA star. Quadzilla99 04:55, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
2. Hakeem Olajuwon (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs). GA about retired NBA star. Quadzilla99 04:55, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
3. Bill Russell (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs). Featured Article about retired NBA Hall of Famer and five time league MVP. Quadzilla99 17:03, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
4. Carom billiards (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs). GA covering the history and variety of carom billiards games. Fuhghettaboutit 04:42, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
5. Michael Schumacher (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Currently a Good Article, a very important Bio in terms of Motorsport.--Phill ^{talk Edits} 09:18, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

your addition here

[edit] Geography

Notes

• All countries have already been included.

1. Lake Maracaibo (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) currently only one South American lake, Lake Titicaca. Maracaibo is another lake of major importance and large size on the continent. wgh 16:13, 3 December 2006 (UTC)"
2. Madison, Wisconsin (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Fairly comprehensive article. Some areas are in need of citations, but the article does cite more than fifty sources thus far. Contributions I made prior to having created my log-in make this a self-nomination. --Raoul Duke 17:41, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
3. Mariana Trench (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Deepest point on Earth, as important as Mount Everest -- þħɥʂıɕıʄʈ^ʝɘɖı 22:21, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
4. Perth, Western Australia (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) The capital of the Australian state of Western Australia. Adelaide is already featured, although Perth is more important. -- Comte0 05:58, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

your addition here

[edit] History

History miscellaneous

1. Bill Haywood (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) GA, a prominent American labor leader in the early 20th century, several famous run-ins with the law JerryOrr 19:58, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Military history

your addition here

[edit] Language & Communication

your addition here

[edit] Life Sciences

1. Creation-evolution controversy (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) A lot of problems have been found with this article in the last month, and I'm not sure if it should still be on the list at this time, with all respect to the people who worked on it. In an attempt to be too fair, Wikipedia:Undue weight permeated it. Adam Cuerden ^talk 13:56, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
2. Apricot (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) A commonplace food, article ain't so bad, should be included in the release. JoeSmack ^Talk 16:16, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
3. Egg (food) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) This is an important item that is used in every day life around the world. It isn't a great article, but it should still be in the release or improved later (I'm thinking of the Sex article as a similar example).JoeSmack ^Talk 16:11, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
4. Moonshine (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) pretty decent article; i think of it similarly to the importance of the ethanol article. JoeSmack ^Talk 16:30, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
5. Yeast (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Used to produce beer, wine and bread, as well as a model organism in genetic research. Self nom. ◄§ĉҺɑʀκs► 08:21, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
6. Bacteria (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Core topic featured article. TimVickers 21:50, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

your addition here

[edit] Mathematics

1. Regular polytope (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) FA, an easy to grasp part of mathematics, examples of these are found in crystal structures and throughout nature. Salix alba (talk) 10:40, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
2. Cartesian coordinate system (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) B+, basic coordinate system used in 3D. Salix alba (talk) 10:40, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
3. Chaos theory (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) B+, many people have heard of and are curious about this topic. Vast number of applications, from climate modelling, to stock markets. --Salix alba (talk) 10:40, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
4. Real number (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) B+, together with the integers this is the most important type of number. Salix alba (talk) 10:40, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
5. Decimal (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) B+, the number system used by the majority of the world. Salix alba (talk) 10:40, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
6. Infinity (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) B+, another important and philosophically intreguing concept. Salix alba (talk) 10:40, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
7. Polynomial (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) B+, essential in high-school algebra. Salix alba (talk) 10:40, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
8. Statistics (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) B+, applications everywhere. Salix alba (talk) 10:40, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

your addition here

[edit] Philosophy & Religion

1. Operation Auca (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) FA, an important event in evangelical Christian missions. (selfnom) Spangineer^ws (háblame) 07:57, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

your addition here

[edit] Physical Sciences

1. Tin(II) chloride (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) GA, (Note:I worked on this one) Walkerma 06:30, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

   Renominations, from Wikipedia:Version 0.5 Nominations/Held nominations:

2. Photosynthetic reaction centre (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Miller 20:57, 1 August 2006 (UTC) -- Held by NCurse _work 20:18, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
3. Earth's atmosphere (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) (aka "Air" which redirects to it). B-Class, pretty basic topic. Walkerma 07:59, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
4. Fermentation (food) (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) - article needs improvement, but an important article none the less. JoeSmack ^Talk 16:33, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
5. Alfred Russel Wallace (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) GA - Scientist who worked with Darwin on natural selection, also Wallace was the father of the field of biogeography. -Malkinann 08:37, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

your addition here

[edit] Social Sciences & Society

1. Census (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) - article needs improvement, but an important topic none the less. JoeSmack ^Talk 16:27, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
2. South Australian legislative election, 2006 (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) The South Australian 2006 election which saw the Liberal Party of Australias worst election result in SA history. Is an FA article. Timeshift 12:05, 30 January 2007 (UTC)"
3. Naval heraldry - describes heraldy in relation to individual warships. Some history and background. A significant body of work. --Steve, Sm8900 22:15, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

your addition here

[edit] Technology and Engineering

1. Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) FA; first department of Industrial Engineering. (selfnom) Spangineer^ws (háblame) 08:01, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
2. Plastic (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) Pretty basic material, looks B. Walkerma 07:48, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
3. Roof (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) article needs improvement, but most of the world sleeps under this - important article. JoeSmack ^Talk 16:36, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
4. Bed (edit|talk|history|links|watch|logs) article needs improvement, but much of the world sleeps on this - important article. JoeSmack ^Talk 16:38, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

your addition here