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WikiProject Vital Articles
Shortcuts WP:VIT WP:WPVIT Vital articles Welcome to Wikiproject Vital Articles! The goal of this vital articles." This page and its subpages can be used to focus our efforts to better cover this critical area of the project. Many of Wikipedia's most-visited pages are in need of much cleanup and maintenance. It is essential to keep these articles up-to-date. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the goals and tasks below. The scope of this project is to improve the coverage and quality of all vital articles, including those at: the standard vital articles list, the vital 100, the vital 10, the expanded list of 10,000 articles and the under-construction list of 50,000 articles . A number of these need cleanup and reorganization, and we hope to coordinate those efforts in conjunction with the articles' own WikiProjects to make Wikipedia a more useful resource for general information. For more information on WikiProjects, please see Wikipedia:WikiProject best practices .
Announcements
Article alerts Today's featured articles 11 Jun 2024 – Ronald Reagan (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb 06 Jun 2024 – Saving Private Ryan (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb Today's featured article requests 05 Jul 2024 – July 2009 Ürümqi riots (talk · edit · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion 02 Jul 2024 – Thomas Cranmer (talk · edit · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion Did you know 28 May 2024 – Jude Law (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by B3251 (t · c); see discussion 23 May 2024 – Metaphysics (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Phlsph7 (t · c); see discussion 22 May 2024 – ZX Spectrum (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by DigitalIceAge (t · c); see discussion 12 May 2024 – Franz Liszt (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Ligaturama (t · c); see discussion 01 May 2024 – Lineage (anthropology) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Me Da Wikipedian (t · c); see discussion Articles for deletion 14 May 2024 – discussion (0 participants) Redirects for discussion 28 May 2024 – Running water (talk · edit · hist) →Tap water was RfDed by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 27 May 2024 – Alcohol drinking (talk · edit · hist) →Alcohol intoxication was RfDed by Mondtaler (t · c); see discussion 26 May 2024 – Katrina Kaushal (talk · edit · hist) →Katrina Kaif was RfDed by Krimuk2.0 (t · c); see discussion 26 May 2024 – Rani Mukerji Chopra (talk · edit · hist) →Rani Mukerji was RfDed by Krimuk2.0 (t · c); see discussion 26 May 2024 – Alia Bhatt Kapoor (talk · edit · hist) →Alia Bhatt was RfDed by Krimuk2.0 (t · c); see discussion 25 May 2024 – Intersex women (talk · edit · hist) →Intersex was RfDed by MikutoH (t · c); see discussion 25 May 2024 – Intersex woman (talk · edit · hist) →Intersex was RfDed by MikutoH (t · c); see discussion 25 May 2024 – Intersex man (talk · edit · hist) →Intersex was RfDed by MikutoH (t · c); see discussion 24 May 2024 – Center for Transpacific Studies (talk · edit · hist) →University of Southern California was RfDed by Rusalkii (t · c); see discussion 23 May 2024 – LATAM (talk · edit · hist) →Latin America was RfDed by Jay (t · c); see discussion (17 more...) Files for discussion 28 May 2024 – File:PBS logo.svg (talk · edit · hist) (on 1, 2) was FfDed by JohnCWiesenthal (t · c); see discussion 25 May 2024 – File:H 4 ill 639759 cambodia-phnom penh-1979-61.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Cambodian–Vietnamese War) was FfDed by Kys5g (t · c); see discussion Featured article candidates 27 May 2024 – Nonmetal (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Sandbh (t · c); see discussion 24 May 2024 – Alia Bhatt (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Krimuk2.0 (t · c); see discussion 20 May 2024 – Tiger (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by LittleJerry (t · c); see discussion 17 May 2024 – Virgo interferometer (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Thuiop (t · c); see discussion 07 May 2024 – AC/DC (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Vaughan J. (t · c); see discussion 25 Apr 2024 – Existence (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Phlsph7 (t · c); see discussion 31 Mar 2024 – Galileo project (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Hawkeye7 (t · c); see discussion 17 Mar 2024 – Iron Man (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Thebiguglyalien (t · c); see discussion A-Class review undated – Yuna Kim (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review Good article nominees 27 May 2024 – Ernest J. King (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Hawkeye7 (t · c); start discussion 27 May 2024 – Arrow's impossibility theorem (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Closed Limelike Curves (t · c); start discussion 25 May 2024 – Parmotrema perlatum (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Esculenta (t · c); start discussion 13 May 2024 – Mind (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Phlsph7 (t · c); start discussion 12 May 2024 – Pikachu (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Pokelego999 (t · c); see discussion 11 May 2024 – Cassava (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chiswick Chap (t · c); start discussion 09 May 2024 – Zinc chloride (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Keresluna (t · c); start discussion 07 May 2024 – Sorghum (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chiswick Chap (t · c); start discussion 07 May 2024 – Software maintenance (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Buidhe paid (t · c); see discussion 05 May 2024 – Potato (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chiswick Chap (t · c); start discussion (33 more...) Featured article reviews 24 May 2024 – Sun (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by 750h+ (t · c); see discussion 24 Feb 2024 – Polio (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion 20 Feb 2024 – Edward I of England (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by JimKillock (t · c); see discussion 17 Feb 2024 – Mariah Carey (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by ScarletViolet (t · c); see discussion 15 Jan 2024 – Emmy Noether (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion 30 Oct 2023 – Byzantine Empire (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by SandyGeorgia (t · c); see discussion 16 Aug 2023 – Minneapolis (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by SandyGeorgia (t · c); see discussion 24 Jul 2023 – Geography of Ireland (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion 14 May 2023 – Edward III of England (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by SandyGeorgia (t · c); see discussion 08 May 2023 – William Wilberforce (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Buidhe (t · c); see discussion Good article reassessments 24 May 2024 – Winter Olympic Games (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by AirshipJungleman29 (t · c); see discussion Requests for comments 28 May 2024 – Emir Abdelkader (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by 808 AD (t · c); see discussion 27 May 2024 – Benito Mussolini (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Emiya1980 (t · c); see discussion 26 May 2024 – Dmitri Shostakovich (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by CurryTime7-24 (t · c); see discussion 24 May 2024 – Black War (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Jack4576 (t · c); see discussion 23 May 2024 – Mughal Empire (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Flemmish Nietzsche (t · c); see discussion 22 May 2024 – Russian Civil War (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by WhatamIdoing (t · c); see discussion 21 May 2024 – Atheism (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Alexanderkowal (t · c); see discussion 21 May 2024 – Joe Biden (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by KlayCax (t · c); see discussion 21 May 2024 – Almería (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Weatherextremes (t · c); see discussion 19 May 2024 – Russo-Ukrainian War (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Pofka (t · c); see discussion (1 more...) Peer reviews 26 May 2024 – Igor Stravinsky (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by MyCatIsAChonk (t · c); see discussion 21 May 2024 – DJ Kool Herc (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by LunaEclipse (t · c); see discussion 17 May 2024 – Robert Schumann (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Tim riley (t · c); see discussion 04 May 2024 – Regency of Algiers (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Scope creep (t · c); see discussion 03 May 2024 – Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Keivan.f (t · c); see discussion 25 Apr 2024 – Ethics (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Phlsph7 (t · c); see discussion 13 Apr 2024 – Charles the Bold (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Amir Ghandi (t · c); see discussion 05 Apr 2024 – Narwhal (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Wolverine XI (t · c); see discussion 03 Apr 2024 – Campbell's Soup Cans (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by TonyTheTiger (t · c); see discussion 01 Apr 2024 – History of Christianity (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Jenhawk777 (t · c); see discussion (4 more...) Requested moves 29 May 2024 – 2023 Gaza War by NasssaNser (t · c); see discussion 24 May 2024 – PhD by Vpab15 (t · c); see discussion 21 May 2024 – Trisha Krishnan by Anoopspeaks (t · c); see discussion 21 May 2024 – discussion 17 May 2024 – Autism spectrum (talk · edit · hist) move request to Autism by A mentally disabled mathematician (t · c) was closed; see discussion 17 May 2024 – X (social network) by ElijahPepe (t · c) was not moved; see discussion 15 May 2024 – National Broadcasting Company by Remsense (t · c) was not moved; see discussion 17 Apr 2024 – discussion Articles to be merged 26 May 2024 – Carbon sequestration (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Carbon dioxide removal by Chidgk1 (t · c); see discussion 22 May 2024 – Stationary-action principle (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Action principles by Johnjbarton (t · c); see discussion 17 May 2024 – Open-source software (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Free and open-source software by Buidhe (t · c); see discussion 13 May 2024 – Rohingya genocide (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Persecution of Muslims in Myanmar by Vanisherman (t · c); see discussion 11 May 2024 – Agronomy (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Agricultural science by DuxLoKi (t · c); see discussion 11 May 2024 – Agricultural science (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Agronomy by DuxLoKi (t · c); see discussion 07 May 2024 – Autism spectrum by COArSe D1RTxxx (t · c); see discussion 07 May 2024 – Synchronous conferencing by Helpful Raccoon (t · c); see discussion 03 May 2024 – Forest gardening (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Silvopasture by Chidgk1 (t · c); see discussion 03 May 2024 – The gospel (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Gospel by LlywelynII (t · c); see discussion (24 more...) Articles to be split 27 May 2024 – Robert Menzies (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by ITBF (t · c); see discussion 25 May 2024 – Chechen language (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Kepler-1229b (t · c); see discussion 24 May 2024 – Separation of powers (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by LegesFundamentales (t · c); see discussion 21 May 2024 – National University of Singapore (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 119.237.212.104 (t · c); see discussion 19 May 2024 – Coal (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Smokefoot (t · c); see discussion 09 May 2024 – Michael Crawford (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 2601:1C1:8200:260:1D7B:1660:F08F:1EAE (t · c); see discussion 03 May 2024 – Social choice theory (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Closed Limelike Curves (t · c); see discussion 02 May 2024 – Slaughterhouse (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by GobsPint (t · c); see discussion 25 Apr 2024 – Jeffrey Epstein (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by DBrown SPS (t · c); see discussion 01 Apr 2024 – Mole salamander (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by TypistMonkey (t · c); see discussion (74 more...) 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Goals
The project aims primarily to: Get the vital articles lists completed and up to date; see talk page. Tag all vital articles' talk pages with {{VA}}, and assess them using that template (see its documentation for details). Maintain those articles. Try to keep them free of cleanup templates or other problems. Increase the quality of them. These articles are some of the most important in Wikipedia; they should all be at least GA-Class. Update the "Featured Content" of this page to include all applicable articles.
Research
File:Wikipedia’s poor treatment of its most important articles.pdf (2011) File:Fun or Functional? The Misalignment Between Content Quality and Popularity in Wikipedia (WMF Research Showcase 2015-09-16).pdf Wikipedia:WikiProject Vital Articles/Readability (2016)
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Did you know... that in 2019, the Vital Articles list was backed up on the moon?

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