Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Good articles/Newsletter/December 2012/GAMO

How were they chosen?

I love the idea of picking out a few good articles for showcase. How were they chosen? J Milburn (talk) 11:35, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I made ramdom selections for this month, as we were in a hurry. I chose one article from each section of the GAN page, although not all sections were included. I'd like to have a better selection process for next month, though... — ΛΧΣ21™ 14:08, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Some possibilities off the top of my head:

Articles with the most interwiki links. This is the fast and dirty way we judge importance in the WikiCup; it's generally a pretty good yardstick.
Articles which have high views. This is less reliable, from my own experience, as it skews towards pop culture and recent events. However, some people like it.
Articles which are now at FAC/have recently been promoted at FAC. This would highlight the good work GAC does as a stepping-stone to FAC, as well as favouring the higher-quality articles for the spotlight.
Articles from new good article contributors. This would serve to encourage newcomers to the project, but it almost certainly wouldn't track the notably high-quality, high-importance or most interesting articles.
Selection from a few regular reviewers: This would perhaps find a balance, but may overlook some definitely worthwhile.
A mix; you could perhaps have a couple with high interwiki numbers, one which has progressed to FAC, a couple from newbies and one oddball; a choice from someone (who doesn't matter) that strikes them as particularly interesting. Anything from WP:ODD would be ideal.

As I say, I think this is a really nice idea, so it's one worth spending some time on, I suspect. J Milburn (talk) 15:29, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OMG Thanks. Yous suggestions are really useful :) I like them all [including the FAC one, which is my favourite]. If you like, you can help us doing this part of the newsletter. ANy help is highly appreciated. — ΛΧΣ21™ 15:38, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]