Wikipedia:Mentoring for FAC

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Discussions (August 2016) on the WP:FAC talkpage highlighted a concern at the low rate of

promotion at FAC for first-time nominators – around 15 percent. This rises to about 50
percent for editors with one successful nomination behind them, and is significantly higher
for more experienced editors. To help resolve the problem of the low promotion rate for first-
timers, the FAC coordinators have agreed to support, on a trial basis, a voluntary mentoring
scheme for first-time nominators.

How it works[edit]
This is a voluntary system, and first-time nominators at WP:FAC are not required to use it.
However, editors considering their initial FAC nomination, and any subsequent nomination
before their first FA promotion, are strongly advised to seek the involvement of a mentor,
to assist in the preparation and processing of the nomination. Such a course of action may be
specifically requested by the FA coordinators, before any resubmission of an archived
nomination.

Under this scheme, any editor who has taken at least five nominations successfully through
the FAC process will be acceptable as a mentor. Editors who have indicated a willingness to
act in this capacity can be found in the list below.

For each article, nominator and mentor will work out their modus operandi; this may involve
anything from broad general advice up to and including co-nomination. If the working
relationship should fail, the nominator is free to seek a different mentor.

It is envisaged that mentors will advise generally on issues such as the quality of prose, the
adequacy of citation, reference formatting, and general presentational and MoS issues, with a
view to ensuring that the nomination meets the FA criteria. They will not necessarily have
subject expertise, and will not be expected to vouch for an article's technical accuracy.

When the article is nominated, mentors should indicate their involvement within the article's
FAC nomination statement. Mentors who wish to declare "support" should do so on the
nomination page in the same way as any other reviewer.

Finding mentors[edit]
There are three ways in which a nominator may find a mentor:

By approaching one of the editors listed below. It is up to the prospective mentor to decide
whether to act
By approaching other editors with 5+ FA stars to their name, who although not listed may
still be willing to act.

By placing a request for a mentor on the WP:FAC talkpage.

Mentors[edit]
The following editors have indicated their willingness to act as mentors in this scheme. Note:
this is a general, not a specific commitment, and no mentor is obliged to accept any specific
request.

(Note: when adding your name here, you may wish to indicate preferred subject areas but
this is not essential)

Brianboulton (deceased) – any subject except particle physics and wrestling

Gerda Arendt — I was engaged in music (Requiem (Reger)) and literature (Franz Kafka), but
am open to initial general help on any subject.

Wehwalt

Tim riley — My usual areas are the arts and biography, but I'm happy to help with any topic
(though I'd prefer to be excused Bollywood and popular music.)

Iridescent — I work mainly on 19th-century England, but am happy to take a look at articles
on any topic if asked

Iry-Hor — My Wiki work is exclusively on Ancient Egypt, but I can help in Ancient History,
and Mathematics and Physics articles.

Montanabw — any subject

Nick-D — I mainly work on military history articles, but can provide detailed advice on most
history-related topics and more general advice on other topics.

Cwmhiraeth — I prefer scientific or general topics, and am totally uninterested in popular

culture.

FunkMonk — I mainly work on zoology articles, but have an interest in art (broadly speaking)
and history as well.

Dudley Miles — My main interests are history, geography, science and art.

Hurricanehink — My main interests are hurricanes, roads, American pop music after 1920,
and space.

David Fuchs — I tend to focus on film, video game, and media articles, but open to helping
out on any subject; generally work on image and sourcing issues at FACs.

Harry Mitchell — I dabble in British history, politics, architecture, and sometimes other
things (my current focus is on war memorials).

Gen. Quon — My editing interests are all over the place, but I have the most Wikipedia
experience in television (post-1990 shows mostly) and pop culture-related fields (e.g. popular
and alt. rock music). I also work with anthropological and classics articles. All in all, I'm open
to working with people outside my area of 'expertise'.

Masem - Particularly areas of video games and contemporary pop culture (television, films,
music), but can also do physical sciences and engineering-related works too. Also anything
where non-free media may be of concern, getting through the ins and outs of NFC policy.

PresN - I mainly focus on video games (old and new), along with sci-fi and related
biographies and music articles, but good editing can be applied to any area.

Josh Milburn — Potentially happy to take on lots of things; I have particular interests in
philosophy, biology, culture (popular or otherwise), religion, and British history. Confident
with image licensing, sourcing and writing, less confident with templates, tables and
accessibility.

Nev1 — archaeology and medieval history stuff

Nikkimaria

Casliber - biology, astronomy, other sciencey stuff, sports, popular culture.

Jimfbleak. Mainly science, but I'll have a go at anything except software or popular
culture Jimfbleak (talk) 06:18, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

User:Smerus, - mainly arts, history or articles associated with countries of former Soviet
Union.--Smerus (talk) 07:15, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Grapple X—I tend to have a better understanding of pop culture topics (film, television, etc),
but I think I'd be of more use with things like accessibility adherence or guiding users
through the various stages for article improvement before hitting FAC. GRAPPLE   07:59, 30
X

August 2016 (UTC)

Simon Burchell - Mesoamerica (and archaeology in general), and the Spanish Conquest (and
early modern warfare in general), but am willing to look at many other subjects, although I
am not particularly interested in pop culture.

Sarastro1 - Most subjects, but particularly sports

Imzadi1979—my niche is American state highways and major roadways, and I can help with
such topics in other countries, or more general advice on preparing a nomination on just
about any other topic.

Peacemaker67 military history, my speciality is the Balkans, but I also do a bit of Australian

military history and even political bios.

Coemgenus history and biography, mostly American or British, but I do other things, too.

Ceoil Art history, also most forms of music. Ceoil (talk) 22:28, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

Magiciandude Popular Spanish-language music, mainly after the mid-1980s. Erick (talk)

20:50, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

Ceranthor - Science, biography, mythology.

Squeamish Ossifrage. My bronze stars range from silent films to botany. I specialize in FAC's
picky technical bits, especially reference format standardization, and locating sources for
"comprehensiveness".

I don't have as many FAs as some of the luminaries here, but I've worked a fair bit on
speculative fiction, and also in areas of recent political history that don't receive much
attention; I'm happy to offer any advice I can. Vanamonde (Talk) 03:17, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

Gog the Mild. I don't do most things which could even loosely be described as culture or
sport, especially popular, but am happy to have a look at anything else.

See also[edit]
User:Tony1/How to improve your writing

User:Jengod/Some common objections to featured status and how to avoid them

User:AndyZ/Suggestions

User:Yannismarou/Ten rules to make an article FA

Some advice on navigating the FA and A-class review processes

User:Giano/A fool's guide to writing a featured article

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-04-07/Dispatches (Reviewers achieving excellence)

Wikipedia:Guidance on source reviewing at FAC and Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-

06-26/Dispatches (Reliable sources in content review processes)

Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2008-08-11/Dispatches (Reviewing free images]]

and Reviewing non-free images

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