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The 2019 September GAN Backlog Drive is a month-long effort to reduce the backlog of Good Article nominations. Please ensure that you familiarise yourself with the Good Article review process before starting to review an article, and that you are familiar with the GA criteria and the Manual of Style. Also, it is recommended reading the essays What the Good article criteria are not and Reviewing good articles. The co-ordinator for this drive is User:Barkeep49 with User:Lee Vilenski. If you have any questions, leave a message on this drive's talk page. The drive began on 1 September 2019 at 00:00:01 (UTC) and ends on 30 September 2019 at 23:59:59 (UTC). This is the first backlog elimination drive to be held in over three years.

The ultimate goal of this backlog elimination drive is to cut the number of outstanding GANs and in particular those which have been in the queue 90 days or more. Awards will be given out to those individuals who do the most work in helping reduce the size of the backlog and reach milestones, such as reviewing 15 GANs, vice versa. This backlog drive is modeled on the highly successful December 2011 and August 2016 drives; as a result, points will not be rewarded nor will the reviewer be judged on how long their review is. This is to ensure a faster rate of decreasing backlog whilst maintaining quality reviews. Consequently, "quick-fails" are allowed, only if the article is in exceptionally bad shape. If a participant is found rapidly rubber-stamping GANs that do not meet the criteria, they may be disqualified. Each review will be checked by a co-ordinator to ensure that this does not happen.

Basic guidelines

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  1. Give preference to older nominations. While any review counts for the drive, please give extra consideration to nominations which have been in the queue 90 days or more.
  2. Log completed GANs here. If you complete a GAN for an article, don't forget to list it here so that you can get credit for the review.
  3. No rubber-stamping GANs. Good Article nominations tend to result in even better improvements if a reasonable amount of issues are brought up in a review. This can be especially useful when approaching Featured Article standing. Quick-fails are allowed if the article is in exceptionally poor shape or per the GA criteria page. Each review and its article will be checked by the co-ordinator to ensure that rubber-stamping does not happen.
  4. Minimum length/quality Only reviews of a sufficient length will be counted; quick fails and very short reviews will generally not be given credit. As a rough guide, no review shorter than 1000 bytes will be considered, though the judges reserve the right to remove other short reviews. This is not to say that such short reviews are not worthwhile, it is merely to say that they will not be recognised in this competition.
  5. Provide constructive criticism. If you see a problem or problems in a certain article you're reviewing, don't be afraid to point that out and indicate to the nominator what's wrong. Instead of merely pointing to the problems, guide the nominator to possible ways of fixing those problems. Similarly, if the article is not of Good Article quality yet, don't be afraid to fail, but make sure you provide guidance as to how to get the article up to GA quality.
  6. Stick with it. An article isn't improved if it remains on hold for months. Instead, make the smaller corrections, make sure the primary writer is actively editing, and make the pass/fail judgement if concerns are/are not addressed in a timely matter. Generally, it is standard for a GA review to be on hold for seven days, however the reviewer may close their review when they see fit.
  7. Have fun. We're here to help bring these articles up to their fullest potential and hence improving the overall quality of the encyclopaedia. If you do not enjoy doing that, then there is no motivation to improve these articles and the encyclopaedia as a whole.

Progress

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Date Outstanding
nominations
Unreviewed
nominations
Change since
previous day[N 1]
Change since
beginning[N 1]
1 September 2019 626 533
2 September 2019 622 519 Positive decrease 14 Positive decrease 14
3 September 2019 620 513 Positive decrease  6 Positive decrease 20
4 September 2019 616 511 Positive decrease  2 Positive decrease 22
5 September 2019 615 511 Steady  0 Positive decrease 22
6 September 2019 608 508 Positive decrease  3 Positive decrease 25
7 September 2019 604 494 Positive decrease 14 Positive decrease 39
8 September 2019 593 484 Positive decrease 10 Positive decrease 49
9 September 2019 591 481 Positive decrease  3 Positive decrease 52
10 September 2019 583 472 Positive decrease  9 Positive decrease 61
11 September 2019 580 465 Positive decrease  7 Positive decrease 68
12 September 2019 583 464 Positive decrease  1 Positive decrease 69
13 September 2019 579 438 Positive decrease 26 Positive decrease 95
14 September 2019 564 427 Positive decrease 11 Positive decrease 106
15 September 2019 552 416 Positive decrease 11 Positive decrease 117
16 September 2019 549 410 Positive decrease  6 Positive decrease 123
17 September 2019 547 408 Positive decrease  2 Positive decrease 125
18 September 2019 537 396 Positive decrease 12 Positive decrease 137
19 September 2019 534 388 Positive decrease  8 Positive decrease 145
20 September 2019 523 382 Positive decrease  6 Positive decrease 151
21 September 2019 519 378 Positive decrease  4 Positive decrease 155
22 September 2019 517 374 Positive decrease  4 Positive decrease 159
23 September 2019 509 361 Positive decrease 13 Positive decrease 172
24 September 2019 505 358 Positive decrease  3 Positive decrease 175
25 September 2019 499 356 Positive decrease  2 Positive decrease 177
26 September 2019 499 357 Negative increase  1 Positive decrease 176
27 September 2019 497 347 Positive decrease 10 Positive decrease 186
28 September 2019 490 347 Steady  0 Positive decrease 186
29 September 2019 489 347 Steady  0 Positive decrease 186
30 September 2019 484 342 Positive decrease  5 Positive decrease 191
1 October 2019 463 337 Positive decrease  5 Positive decrease 196
  1. ^ a b Change only refers to unreviewed nominations.

Awards

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To receive an award, please include your name and the number of reviews you have completed as part of this drive. Please keep a running total next to your name. Awards will be given by the co-ordinator after this drive ends.

This is the scheme for the awards:

At least 2 GANs reviewed: The Invisible Barnstar

At least 5 GANs reviewed: The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar

At least 10 GANs reviewed: The Tireless Contributor Barnstar

At least 15 GANs reviewed: The Multiple Good Article Reviewer Barnstar

At least 20 GANs reviewed: The WikiProject Good Articles Medal of Merit

At least 30 GANs reviewed: The Order of the Superior Scribe of Wikipedia

In addition, the person who reviews the most Good Article nominations during the backlog elimination drive will receive the Content Review Medal of Merit

Running total

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Only passes and fails will be recognised as completing a review. If necessary, you can put the article on hold if the article needs to be edited further to be passed. Once you have passed or failed the article after putting it on hold, then include your review below. Article reviews started before 30 September but completed after 30 September are eligible to be counted into the running total. Reviews started before 1 September do not count. Please state if the article is a pass, fail, or on hold. Make sure you follow up reviews that have been placed on hold.

Please log entries in the following format:

====[[User:Username|Username]]====
{{Div col}} 
#{{icon|GA}} [[Talk:Articlename/GAn|Articlename]]
#{{icon|DA}} [[Talk:Articlename/GAn|Articlename]]
#{{icon|GAH}} [[Talk:Articlename/GAn|Articlename]]
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Participants

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  1. GuallatiricheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk) 211 backlog days AmericanAir88(talk)
  2. Vailulu'u checkYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs) 207 backlog days AmericanAir88(talk)
  3. Bradenton RiverwalkcheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk) 335 backlog days AmericanAir88(talk)
  4. The Ramble and LakecheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk) 129 backlog days AmericanAir88(talk)
  5. Slabinja Red XN Barkeep49 (talk)
  6. Hawthorne, FloridaRed XNGiven that a GAR has already been filed Barkeep49 (talk) 272 backlog days AmericanAir88(talk)
  7. Mill Basin, Brooklyn Red XN Barkeep49 (talk)
  8. Tel YokneamcheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk) 237 backlog days AmericanAir88(talk)
  9. Belknap Crater 112 backlog days AmericanAir88(talk)
  1. Gilberto García Mena checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  2. Stranger FruitcheckY Barkeep49 (talk) old nom
  3. The Immaculate Conception of Los VenerablescheckY old nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  4. The Life and Deeds of the Immortal Leader Karađorđe checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  5. Tualatin station checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  6. Interstate 469checkY old nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  7. Fifth Avenue/53rd Street stationcheckY old nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  8. Angolan pavilion checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  9. Anaal Nathrakh checkY Barkeep49 (talk) old nom
  10. CorinnacheckY old nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  11. Yo (album)checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  12. Money HeistcheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  13. List of early 2019 Hong Kong protestscheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  14. Asim ChaudhrycheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  15. Black Panther (soundtrack)checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  16. Samba rockcheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  17. Adán Medrano RodríguezcheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  18. PostcritiquecheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  19. Twilight StrugglecheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  20. Depth of fieldcheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  21. Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  22. The Walt Disney CompanycheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  23. Coronation of the Thai monarchcheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  24. Ridgeway Mine
  25. MedúllacheckYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs)
  26. Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series)checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  27. MyPods and BoomstickscheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  28. Doctor Who (2013 specials)checkYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs)
  29. Soyuz flight VS22checkYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs)
  30. Star Trek: Discovery (season 1)checkYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs)
  31. Ecstatic dancecheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  32. Shallow (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song)checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  33. Romania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  34. U.S. Route 66 in Arizona
  35. 2017 Catalan general strikecheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  36. José Manuel Garza RendóncheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  37. Whitney North Seymour Jr.checkY Barkeep49 (talk)
  38. Casiri (Tacna)checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  39. The Subtle BodycheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  1. Jane AmsterdamcheckYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs)
  2. Sylvia Massy checkY old nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs)
  3. 2016 World Snooker Championship - nominator withdrew the article. checkY Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs) 07:18, 1 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Derek KrauscheckYold nom 10/1 finish. Barkeep49 (talk)
  1. 2019 WPA World Ten-ball ChampionshipcheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  2. Kristina TkachcheckYold nom Barkeep49(talk)
  3. Parachute Jump checkY article nominated 20 July Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs)
  4. Colin Robert ChasecheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  5. Josh YorwerthcheckYold nom Barkeep49(talk)
  6. Leon Barnett checkYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs)
  7. 1923–24 Cardiff City F.C. seasoncheckYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs)
  8. EastwatchcheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  9. Bartley WilsoncheckY Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs)
  10. David AlcaidecheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  11. Lucy FalloncheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  12. Brooklyn Manor station checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  13. Sheep Meadow checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  14. Felicity Smoak (Arrowverse)checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  15. Days of Wine and D'oh'ses checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  16. Starrett City, BrooklyncheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  17. Marcus ChamatcheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  18. 1924–25 Cardiff City F.C. seasoncheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  19. Golf (1995 video game)checkY Barkeep49 (talk)
  20. Gutta Percha CompanycheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  21. Hunts Point Avenue stationcheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  22. Bhakta Prahlada (1967 film)checkY Barkeep49 (talk)
  23. Sean Morrison (footballer)checkY Barkeep49 (talk)
  24. Jerome DaughertycheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  25. Rob Sinclair (footballer, born 1989)checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  26. 2019 Riga MasterscheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  27. Tom FarquharsoncheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  28. John D. WhitneycheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  29. Craig Reid (footballer, born 1985)checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  30. Joseph A. LopezcheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  31. United Airlines Flight 297checkY Barkeep49 (talk)
  32. 2019 International Championship (snooker)checkY Barkeep49 (talk)
  33. 2019 Six-red World ChampionshipcheckYBarkeep49 (talk)
  34. Sissy's Magical Ponycorn AdventurecheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  35. Westway (London)checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  36. US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211checkYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs)
  37. Enoch FenwickcheckYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs)
  38. Rockwood LodgecheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  39. Overlook Park stationcheckYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs)
  40. The War on Normal PeoplecheckYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs)
  41. Pan Am Flight 214checkY Barkeep49 (talk)
  42. Sleepless (comics)checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  43. Kenneth GärdestadcheckYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs)
  44. Parkside stationcheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  45. Green Bay East–Green Bay West football rivalrycheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  46. Yoga the Iyengar WaycheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  47. M23 (New York City bus)checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  48. The Waldo MomentcheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  49. Pan Am Flight 7checkY Barkeep49 (talk)
  50. Submarine Telegraph CompanycheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  51. 2019 Veldhoven OpencheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  52. Lawrence C. GormancheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  53. John B. CreedencheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  1. Barbara Rae-VentercheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk) 170 backlog days --valereee (talk)
  2. EmbiopteracheckY Barkeep49 (talk) 4 backlog days --valereee (talk)
  3. Austin MeehancheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk) 342 backlog days --valereee (talk)
  4. Rémy MwambacheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk) 339 backlog days --valereee (talk)
  5. Marjorie PaxsoncheckYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs) 158 backlog days --valereee (talk)
  6. Independent Democratic ConferencecheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  7. Yu-chien KuancheckYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs) 231 backlog days --valereee (talk)
  8. Joseph Jenckes Jr.
  9. Blind FaithcheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk) 215 backlog days --valereee (talk)
  10. Ahmed Niyazi BeycheckYold nom Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski (talkcontribs) 316 backlog days --valereee (talk)
  11. John Leamy (merchant)checkYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  12. Clarence LightnercheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  13. John W. Winters
  14. Islamophobia in the UK Conservative PartycheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  15. Anote TongcheckYold nom Barkeep49 (talk)
  16. Józefa JoteykocheckY Barkeep49 (talk)
  1. Carlos Landín Martínez Red XN Not a detailed review — Wizardman
  2. Laurent Eketebi Red XN Not a detailed review — Wizardman