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2 kb) - demoted to regular status Supprt demotion - Too short and no references. --Gwib -(talk)- 06:32, 4 February 2008 (UTC) Support demotion to regular...

and create the missing redlinks; if that cannot be done, I propose it be demoted to good article. While we are at it, the following could/shouldin my opinion...

completely demoted, I think we should demote it completely. -Barras talk 15:19, 21 August 2012 (UTC) At present, we do not have the option of demoting to GA...

Pmlineditor ∞ 07:24, 18 March 2010 (UTC) Demote per reasons from nominator.Sinbad (talk) 12:09, 18 March 2010 (UTC) Demote Keep - lacking references. Nifky^...

Shortcuts WP:DEMOTEWP:DEMOTE WP:PADWP:PAD Good articles and very good articles are some of the best articles on Simple English Wikipedia. They have certain...

· watch · logs · delete) Here are 5 reasons why this article should be demoted. Article structure. This article is structured in dubious and seemingly...

incomplete. In such a case, the article should be demoted from very good article status. Demotion of a VGA can be done in this way: A named editor notices...

article incomplete. In such a case, the article should be demoted from good article status. Demotion of a GA can be done in this way: A named editor notices...

 Delete.  --Ferien (talk | join TBA!) 07:02, 20 October 2025 (UTC) Template:Demotion (edit · talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete) · close request...

be demoted to regular status (like the others that are too short). · Tygrrr... 17:18, 18 February 2008 (UTC) Tygrrr took the incentive, and demoted the...

Optim, and Tango, to be demoted due to inactivity for a long time. Although there was no exact consensus whereas to demote all five sysops, steward Jon...

proposed for demotion; this means that someone thinks they no longer meet the criteria for the category listed. Look at the proposed demotions page, as well...

Stubs Did you know? Proposed good articles (1) Proposed very good articles (1) Proposed GA/VGA demotions (0)...

Guys, I don't want to overload the demotions page but I want us to look seriously at saving Giant panda from demotion. Primarily we have at least five dead...

has been demoted to regular article status. Mouthpiece (brass) has been demoted to regular article status. Cuban Missile Crisis has been demoted to regular...

create the demotion page and start working on the GA criteria. I don't think they'll take anywhere near as long to decide on. Once the demotion page is created...

page. No further changes should be made to this discussion. Closed as demoted fr33kman 00:05, 28 July 2010 (UTC) Bluegoblin7 (talk · contribs) End date:...

of a successful permissions request. Please do not modify it. Closed as Demoted -- Enfcer (talk) 20:12, 21 January 2022 (UTC) Lofty abyss (talk · contribs ·...

Wikipedia:Requirements for very good articles Wikipedia:Requirements for good articles Wikipedia:Proposed good articles Wikipedia:Proposed article demotion...

request for oversightship that did not succeed. Please do not modify it. Not demoted - No consensus to remove the admin access. -Barras (talk) 17:25, 2 April...

Epping Ongar Railway are currently at Proposed Very Good Articles - your comments are welcomed. Violin was not demoted, and remains a Very Good Article....

Ernst Röhm has been promoted to Good Article status Joss Whedon has been demoted to regular article status Crich Tramway Village has been promoted to Very...

currently at Proposed Very Good Articles - your comments are welcomed. Violin is currently at Proposed article demotion - your comments are welcomed....

Victoria line is currently at Proposed Very Good Articles - your comments are welcomed. Pope John Paul II has been demoted to normal article status....

- your comments are welcomed. Violin is currently at Proposed article demotion - your comments are welcomed. 1910 Cuba hurricane is now a Good Article...

going through this list of articles, and there are some articles that need demotion because they don't meet some of the requirements. I have already issued...

Wikipedia:Requirements for good articles Wikipedia:Requirements for very good articles Wikipedia:Proposed very good articles Wikipedia:Proposed article demotion...

promoted to Good Article status. Caffeine has been demoted to regular article status. Romania has been demoted to regular article status. Royal Rumble (2009)...

Proposed Very Good Articles - your comments are welcomed. Pope John Paul II is up for demotion from Very Good Article status - your comments are welcomed....

incomplete. In such a case, the article should be demoted from very good article status. Demotion of a VGA can be done in this way: A named editor notices...

right! I forgot that 'crats can't demote people. But one question, if we should bring this up on meta, how did we demote the other inactive sysops like last...

and thinks an very clear case closure is not allowed and can’t read the demotion criteria correctly. He told me via PM on IRC that there are three weeks...

seeing that they are mostly inactive, I think it would make sense to "demote" them to regular users. When they come back, and start editing again, their...

that they should be improved or removed, at Wikipedia:Proposed article demotion. All very good articles come with a template {{vgood}}; this makes a star...

appear that mostly it's easier to demote articles than it is to save them. So, we now have three GAs up for demotion, this will be the fourth in due course...

this incident as well as JC's recent contributions. I see no reason to demote him. Wikipedia is not a bureaucracy. Just because an article meets the criteria...

kinda defeats the point. Other processes such as (V)GA are struggling, demotion etc - let's try and sustain those first. Regards, Goblin 20:30, 21 April...

Lenzburg, which is currently undergoing an unsuccessful bid for demotion (it won't be demoted). I am also pleased with the amount of articles that I have...

now, 27 articles have been demoted from VGA. I am not aware of any that have been re-promoted to VGA, after being demoted. So yes, if we take the process...

can be proposed for improvement or removal at Wikipedia:Proposed article demotion. All good articles come with a template {{good}} that is located on the...

01:21, 14 January 2010 (UTC) Indeed! Kennedy is irreplaceable, and his demotion was a complete tragedy. Let's just move on from it, k. fr33kman 03:42,...

current state of this article warrants its demotion from GA. Comments, suggestions, or someone saving it from demotion, or any combination of the above would...

that they should be improved or removed, at Wikipedia:Proposed article demotion. All very good articles come with a template {{vgood}}; this makes a star...

the removal of 1 'crat does not cause any real loss. I propose that we demote him if he [Blockinblox] agrees with us or is willing to step down and that...

(or two) categories for GAs/VGAs that were demoted, and also to keep their history (as of: promoted, demoted) on some page?--Eptalon (talk) 18:49, 15 May...

here as it requires the community's approval before the article can be demoted, issues or no issues. That linked page is the required one to initiate...

March 2009 (UTC) A number of editors currently support this article´s demotion from GA. I have spent a couple of hours trying to fix the problems identified...

or 80% support (still under discussion) New section of how articles get demoted; basic idea, there is a time (of 2 weeks), where failing articles can be...

--Auntof6 (talk) 08:02, 13 August 2011 (UTC) Wikipedia:Proposed article demotion –Mûĸĸâĸûĸâĸû (blah?) 08:13, 13 August 2011 (UTC) I've given it a little...

December 2022 (UTC) I have cleaned articles for demotion: Jaqueline Kennedy-Onassis and Chopsticks have been demoted (to regular article); Neptune was kept at...

not sure I am comfortable with the candidate handling RFA promotions/demotions with gems like this. With a cooler editing hand, perhaps. I'm not attempting...

remember correctly, was nominated for demotion. It took several people to avoid the article from being demoted. Anyway, this GA was from a while back...

not on this Wikipedia, perhaps). However, I second what Gwib said: we can demote him if he thinks he won't be able to help us as a CU any more than before...

March, closed 2nd April. In terms of consensus, 4 promote, 2 firm demote, 1 leaning demote but with all concerns fixed and 1 no comment. If you read my comments...

or at the very least changing it's name - and basing the promotion and demotion of articles on their condition - a really crappy article could easily be...

have rearranged it a little; now we have a table for those demoted to GA, and those demoted to regular article. I have done the same for the respective...

might likely also be involved in the demotion process). To keep some level of objectivity, they should not promote/demote/decide on articles which they either...

find the oldest article that's still on rotation (ie. it doesn't say demoted or Out of rotation in the 4th column), click the link (I'll use Main Page/Article...

better. I'd rather not propose Demote VGA, but don't have the time, or the interest in tropical storms, to fix this. Go to demote, or is anyone committed to...

(UTC) Creol, Razorflame asked the community's decision as on wether to demote Angela and Freshstart because they haven't made a single edit for more than...

proposals for VGAs, GAs, and both VGA and GA demotions. Sniper has been nominated by Razorflame for demotion. Romania has been nominated for VGA status...

article not really changing much any more in the last two months), I have demoted the article Yellow (song) to good article. The main issue (apart form needing...

that in case a current VGA article no longer meets the criteria, they can demote the article after reviewing it at Wikipedia:Peer review, but still give...

the total of 31 VGAs before the introduction of Good articles, 7 were demoted to Good Articles, 11 became regular articles. The last promotions are Timpani...

after promotion it was forgotten about and no-one thought to list it for demotion. I didn't want a sub-standard VGA to be promoted. (Or, sub-standard per...

because the original VGA criteria did not have it; look at some of the demoted VGA's to see why. --Eptalon (talk) 12:43, 27 June 2008 (UTC) Maybe we could...

finally be given your first chance at a higher power. If you fail, you are demoted. But if you are a success, then it would have been a mistake in being denied...

want to happen: If you value the other projects, oppose their closure. Demote Netoholic to a normal registered user (including no CheckUser rights), and...

November 2010 (UTC) Would peer review be good to see whether this should be demoted from VGA? --Chemicalinterest (talk) 17:44, 14 November 2010 (UTC) Could...

Hermann_Göring has come back around on the front page. It has been flagged for demotion for over three months, but many editors may not have noticed because the...

proposed demotions? --Eptalon (talk) 11:39, 28 July 2008 (UTC) I think (considering the project's size) the same two people could handle demotions too. —Giggy...

discussion, the community agreed they were no longer. I have therefore demoted all of them to regular article. Currently, there are two more articles...

changes should be made to this discussion. I nominated Bloc Party for demotion in early April. As the nominator I don't think I am supposed to act on...

such as Asperger syndrome) will eventually give up on articles that were demoted at nominations, during their first few times; if they were told that their...

Proposed Very Good Articles - your comments are welcomed. Violin was not demoted, and remains a Very Good Article. Administrators Good luck to... I-on who...

problems than to let them linger until we have another flood of article demotion discussions. Thanks, Gotanda (talk) 05:46, 24 January 2012 (UTC) Update:...

know Proposed very good articles Proposed good articles Proposed article demotion Peer review Most of these process are, unfortunately, getting to the activity...

number of our CUs was just enough, when we had M7. As he has agreed to be demoted from CU permissions, I think we may be short in the number of CUs. My idea...

that one of our good articles, Joseph Goebbels, has been nominated for demotion. The discussion can be found here, and feedback from the community would...

they're a vandal (adding stuff about people's genitals to the proposed demotions page etc - see their edits). I'm 90% sure it's IuR from the editing style...

hesitate to advertise demoted articles too strongly, because it might suggest all it needs is a small change. In most cases of demotion, the page would need...

without going through an RFA process. After a year of inactivity, the demoted admin must go through a new RfA to get the flags back. Admins that know...

Proposed good articles (1) Proposed very good articles (1) Proposed GA/VGA demotions (0) Simplification Translation of the week: Plot of Prats de Molló (en)...

Agreed. –Juliancolton (talk) 00:58, 5 February 2009 (UTC) I'm not saying we demote them for good, I'm saying we remove their sysop rights while they are gone...

for oversighters, why not go with what we have? - Is there any use in demoting the two now, to re-promote them in two weeks' time? --Eptalon (talk) 15:34...

Notifying the community on behalf of nominator, there is a propose GA demotion that is discussed here, this is to follow #4 in the instructions. All community...

the correct place, would anybody object to me listing the article for demotion? Soup Dish (talk) 22:26, 20 March 2009 (UTC) I think that you are right...

removed from very good article status. Please see Wikipedia:Proposed article demotion#Hanami for details and discussion. Thanks. --Auntof6 (talk) 11:43, 27 November...

-Djsasso (talk) 11:39, 5 November 2021 (UTC) See Wikipedia:Proposed article demotion for more details. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 00:48, 8 November 2021 (UTC)...

- your comments are welcomed. Violin is currently at Proposed article demotion - your comments are welcomed. 1910 Cuba hurricane is now a Good Article...

frame. That issue would have to be brought up in a separate discussion to demote the article. Unlike En:, things slip through unnoticed around here all the...

consensus to promote. It had quite the opposite, actually. Is it possible to demote a GA solely based on lack of consensus? Lallint (talk) 🍔cheesborger🍔 14:10...

RyanCross (talk) 02:39, 14 May 2009 (UTC)  Fixed - Cuban Missile Crisis was demoted, but Cuban Missile Crisis/VGA stub had not been removed from Category:Selected...

Barry (2007) (reference issues) Victoria line (currently under review for demotion) Violin (Sources needed template, red links) Yellow (song) (red links,...

children are also not very good. At this point, considering a request for demotion. --Gotanda (talk) 08:28, 1 October 2022 (UTC) More new issues on teh Talk...

changes. If we do not watch these articles, they will eventually have to be demoted. We know these articles are already well-written, so maintaining them should...

through users and IPs. Once 10 minutes was over, I would automatically be demoted becak to normal status.PokestarFan (talk) (My Contribs) 21:54, 14 February...

12 August 2020 (UTC) After a 2 year long dry spell which also saw the demotion of 3 VGAs, I am happy to announce that Lawrence, Kansas was promoted to...

- your comments are welcomed. Violin is currently at Proposed article demotion - your comments are welcomed. QandA The QandA. Every week, one or more...

Regarding this article's good status, I have gone and revoked it's good status because the person who closed it didn't read the criteria for good articles...

nominated an article for demotion because I felt it wasn't in the GA status. Then the discussion, instead of focusing on the demotion article, became bickering...

promoted to Good Article status. Caffeine has been demoted to regular article status. Romania has been demoted to regular article status. Royal Rumble (2009)...

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Good Articles - your comments are welcomed. Pope John Paul II has been demoted to normal article status. User Articles Pmlinediter - Article 4 In his...

Good Articles - your comments are welcomed. Pope John Paul II is up for demotion from Very Good Article status - your comments are welcomed. User Articles...

Wikipedia namespace (this includes nominations/Votes for GAs, VGAs and demotions, and Simple talk) Templates (no need) User talk pages (other than those...

there. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 02:03, 13 March 2018 (UTC) We have a proposed demotion from VGA. It has four comments from experienced people, all pointing in...

don't like drama). The RfdA was a clear case of nonsense as well as the GA demotion request. But I don't think this should be a reason for an indef block....

Phaedriel - 02:23, 31 August 2007 (UTC) Delete the current guidleine, or demote to porposed. Then rework: The inclusion criteria should not be based on...

editor can make. I saw the amount of multiple VGA and GA articles were demoted with even two separate broken links appeared on the main page. I thought...

@Everyone, this Wikipedia is in the doldrums, quality content is being demoted on a weekly basis and there's zero evidence of a change in fortunes. So...

give them ideas. Pure Evil (talk) 18:05, 5 January 2023 (UTC) Due to this demotion, an admin should do the following things: Delete Wikipedia:Very good articles/Jacqueline...

pages on Category:Selected articles and transcluding them, but one VGA was demoted. I think they may have to be moved back so that the numbering is correct...

previous discussion about him making the final say-so in promotion or demotion of an article. Jonayo! Selena 4 ever 20:09, 10 October 2011 (UTC) Isn't...

Page/Article 28 can be deleted. Second, Kingsway tramway subway has been demoted to GA. So Wikipedia:Very good articles/Kingsway tramway subway should be...

@Gordonrox24 and GPinkerton: What seems to have happened is Anna Kournikova was demoted to a regular article and therefore Wikipedia:Very good articles/Anna Kournikova...

20 minutes. I'm impressed. What about popping over to PGA, PVGA or PGA demotions gang? The Rambling Man (talk) 14:14, 8 April 2009 (UTC) Delete as it was...

At demotion, the default is to demote. so unless we get the 5 votes, and from their comments it is clear that at least 3 oppose demotion, we demote? -...

  Article name Date of promotion Date of demotion Current status 1 Japanese tea ceremony 29 August 2007 19 February 2008 Regular article 2 Tropical Storm...

are fixed in say a month or so. If they are not fixed we can request a demotion. Is that ok with you? Thanks, BG7even 16:48, 20 January 2009 (UTC) Absolutely...

August 2009 (UTC) Support - One year inactivity is too long for me. Support demotion. Razorflame 07:20, 10 August 2009 (UTC) Support per what everyone else...

sockpuppet actions I've just verified that User:Kennedy has indeed being demoted but never blocked. ONaNcle (talk) 10:16, 4 January 2013 (UTC) Take a look...

56 Hanami 22 March 2018 (demoted from VGA} Article 47 57 Oxalaia 2 February 2019 Article 46 58 Bloc Party 29 June 2019 (demoted from VGA) Article 45 59...

much to wikipedia. Remember, if he is as bad as you think, than he can be demoted. But he could assure you, he step up his game. Give him a chance. Please...

(talk) 08:08, 26 October 2015 (UTC) I think it's fine, except for the word "demote". But I can't really think of a good, simple synonym that captures the essence...

VGA. After the VGA rules changed and GA rules were introduced, it was demoted to the level of regular article because of its size. It is now more than...

If you get a moment, fancy checking out Joss Whedon too? Looks ripe for demotion right now as far as I'm concerned... The Rambling Man (talk) 16:12, 8 April...

with the process becoming even more painful if the oldest GAs are being demoted. I don't anticipate needing a bot flag for this, and the bot will mark...

for the article's content that was translated here VGA Demotions: I gave my input on the demotion of the VGA article Violin RFD Requests, Many new articles...

has been demoted to regular article status. Mouthpiece (brass) has been demoted to regular article status. Cuban Missile Crisis has been demoted to regular...

Has it been demoted? The version when it was promoted is here, for reference. Osiris (talk) 03:00, 30 October 2012 (UTC) Hasn't been demoted. It is still...

Much as it irks me to demote the article, we still need to do it, if we want to remain credible. So, I would propose this be demoted to regular article....

(planet) (change · talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete) When demoted as VGA, this article had two sections flagged for 'no refs'. Its content...

Ernst Röhm has been promoted to Good Article status Joss Whedon has been demoted to regular article status Crich Tramway Village has been promoted to Very...

certainly be interesting (And the section 'Supermassive black holes' would be demoted one or two levels, as they are one of the five). I don't know where the...

(change · talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete) A former GA, demoted to regular status, I think I've adressed most of the issues and am giving...

and Muhammad. Muhammad is the best of them; it is a good article (though demotion was proposed here). Mosque needs a thorough copyediting and expansion,...

since 2001, until it was demoted in March 2021. This record may be broken on 18 November 2026, if Sex Pistols has not been demoted by then. Otherwise it...

closing admin/b'crats satisfaction) then the article is automatically demoted. Article need not sit around for months in a state that we know is substandard...

talk · history · links · watch · logs · delete) Used to be a VGA, but was demoted to regular article; can it be made into a GA with relatively little effort...

women-related articles have been promoted to VGA let alone GA and with the ongoing demotion of articles, it would be nice to have more women articles added to the...

Britan W;ChangingUsername (talk) 05:44, 1 June 2024 (UTC) Hello, I have demoted Tropical Depression Ten (2005), it was a very good article, but there are...

to en:Wikipedia:Notability (geographic features) (which has since been demoted from a guideline, by the way), named natural features are often notable...

article was demoted from GA, but I searched through all archives and even revision history of WP:DEMOTE, and couldn't find any demotion discussion for...

there is consensus to close the WP:PAD discussion for Jupiter as "not demoted"? Shouldn't the discussion be marked as closed? Kk.urban (talk) 03:50,...

User:Kirkukturk3/WikiProject Iraq Kirkuk 09:52, 21 September 2024 (UTC) Hello, I have demoted the article Slavery. It used to be a good article, but with the time, we...

Chili Peppers for demotion from Very Good Article (VGA) to Good Article (GA). Your input is requested at Wikipedia:Proposed article demotion#Red Hot Chili...

To prevent Ronald Reagan from showing up on the main page after it was demoted, an admin will need to do the following: Retarget Main Page/Article 2 to...

good to push it through or apply different standards for promotions and demotions. Lights and freedom (talk) 01:46, 1 February 2023 (UTC) @Macdonald-ross...

Hello everyone. I currently nominated Tropical Depression Ten (2005) for demotion due to it being nominated for a merger, article quality not quite as good...

somebody evaluate and close the discussions at Wikipedia:Proposed article demotion (Jupiter) and Wikipedia:Proposed very good articles (Neptune)? They have...

TwentyWhiteTents is former staff member JohnnyOfTheWell who has been demoted and banned from the site and is understandably unhappy about that....

over 20.000 times in the last year. It used to be a good article, but was demoted, due to various issues. Note, we do have a category, with sub-categories...

articles Wikipedia:Proposed very good articles Wikipedia:Proposed article demotion To be archived into Monthly archives for the section marked as resolved...