Submissions:2023/URFA/2020 and Wikipedia's Featured Article Review Process

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This submission has been accepted for WikiConference North America 2023.



Title:

2020 and Wikipedia's Featured Article Review Process

Theme:

Community Initiatives

Type of session:

Lightning talk

Abstract:

In 2020, English Wikipedia editors started URFA/2020, an initiative to assess Wikipedia's older featured articles. This talk will share the goals of the initiative, how it works, and criticisms that have been levied against it. It will also describe English Wikipedia's Featured Article Review process and how editors can work to "save" an article's featured status.

Author name:

A. Filipowich

E-mail address:

Z172035z@gmail.com

Wikimedia username:

Z1720

Affiliated organization(s):

Estimated time:

5 minutes

Special requests:

Projector would be appreciated

Have you presented on this topic previously? If yes, where/when?:

No, but I am a frequent contributor to URFA/2020

Okay to livestream?

Livestreaming is okay

If your submission is not accepted, would you be open to presenting your topic in another part of the program? (e.g. lightning talk or unconference session)

Yes