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The Article Improvement Drive is a weekly collaboration to improve non-stub articles to featured article status. (For stub articles or topics with no articles, see Collaboration of the week.)

/History - For past winners.
/Removed - For removed nominations.
/Maintenance - AID upkeep.

Collaborations
Articles
Science and technology
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Introduction

To vote or nominate you have to be a registered user with at least one contribution that is not a vote. Any and all articles may be nominated except:

If you wish to help with maintenance of Article Improvement Drive (updating vote counts and such), please see this page: /Maintenance.

{{User AID}} unfolds to

This user participated in the Article Creation and Improvement Drive.




How to nominate

Here is template for nominations: 

===[[ARTICLE]] (1 vote, stays until [[DATE ONE WEEK LATER]])===
:''Nominated [[MONTH DAY]], [[YEAR]]; needs at least 4 votes by [[DATE ONE WEEK LATER]], [[YEAR]]''

; Support:
# (sign with four tildes)

; Comments:
* (put your reason for nomination, sign again)

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  1. Copy and paste the template to the bottom of the list of nominations on this page and fill it out. It is important to use UTC time; the current time and date now is 22:23, Saturday, June 7, 2025 (UTC).
  2. Under "comments" section put explanation of what work is needed.
  3. After submitting the new nomination, go to the nominated article and put {{AIDnom}}{{to do}} on the top of the article's talk page.

How to vote

Sign with "# ~~~~" on the end of the list of the article you want to vote for and then update the vote count in the subhead. Opposing votes are not counted; see approval voting. You can vote for as many articles as you like. If, after you vote, the vote count equals the "needs at least xx votes by", then add 4 to "needs at least xx votes" and add a week to date in vote count and "needs at least xx votes by" notice.

Example. You encounter this situation and decide to vote:

===[[History of the world]] (23 votes, stays until [[February 7]], [[2006]])===
:''Nominated [[December 8]], [[2005]]; needs at least 24 votes by [[February 7]], [[2006]]''

First you put "# ~~~~" on the end of the list of people who voted for that article and then change the vote count and date in following manner:

===[[History of the world]] (24 votes, stays until [[February 14]], [[2006]])===
:''Nominated [[December 8]], [[2005]]; needs at least 28 votes by [[February 14]], [[2006]]''

How the article is elected

Article with most votes on each Sunday in 00:00 GMT is elected as "The current Article Improvement Drive article". If two articles have same number of votes, the older nominee wins.

The next project article is to be selected on Sunday, July 16, 2006. 00:00 GMT (Template:DAYSTOSUNDAY)

How an article is removed from the list

Articles need four votes per week to stay on the list. If current date (June 7 2025) exceeds "stays until" date of particular article, that article entry is removed from this page and moved to page for removed nominations.

Nominations

Fungus (25 votes, stays until July 22)

Nominated June 3, 2006; needs at least 28 votes by July 22, 2006
Support
  1. BorgQueen 12:48, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Felixboy 18:16, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. --D-Rock (commune with D-Rock) 18:24, 5 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Samsara (talk • contribs) 00:00, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. —Cuiviénen on Wednesday, 7 June 2006 at 22:52 UTC
  6. PDXblazers 23:29, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Silence 17:51, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Josen 18:01, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. EamonnPKeane 18:50, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Mr. Lefty 18:51, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Daniel Collins 03:02, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. Julien 22:21, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Ravn 10:37, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. --Gaius Julius Caesar 02:15, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Peirigill 20:02, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. PHF 02:57, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Lukobe 19:23, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Mgiganteus1 01:52, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Ian¹³/t 21:16, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  20. Sean gorter{talk} CVU 22:03, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  21. RexNL 21:10, 29 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  22. --Gay Cdn 16:36, 1 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  23. -- Crna tec Gora 17:42, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  24. ~ ► Wykebjs ◄ (userpage | talk) 22:21, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  25. —Larry2006 06:13, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Removed votes
  1. telchacsusan 22:24, 14 June 2006 (UTC). No such user—D-Rock 04:44, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Futurama (24 votes, stays until July 22)

Nominated June 10, 2006; needs at least 28 votes by July 29, 2006
Support
  1. Lorian 19:47, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Jtrost (T | C | #) 20:17, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Kingfisherswift 20:28, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. lightdarkness (talk) 06:23, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Kingpomba 11:25, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Zepheus 18:56, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. --Crna Gora 20:27, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Thankyoubaby 18:23, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. ♠ SG →Talk 22:42, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Runnerzeus 14:55, 16 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. --Gaius Julius Caesar 02:13, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. PHF 02:58, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Zath42 00:46, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Gpollock 03:29, 1 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. ZeWrestler Talk 12:44, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Kebertxela 09:22, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  17. chemica 16:44, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  18. RomeoVoid 16:59, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  19. Bonojohn 07:36, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  20. ~ ► Wykebjs ◄ (userpage | talk)
  21. Jasrocks (talk) 11:56, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  22. I am a BIG Futurama fan. --HRE 10:05, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  23. I <3 FUTURAMA. --Alegoo92 10:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  24. This article is certainly suitable. --Draicone (talk) 03:03, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Removed votes
  1. 206.11.112.251 17:01, 18 June 2006 (UTC) by PruneauT 01:18, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • This article has been nominated for a featured article twice, but has a lot of missing things preventing that. Especially the lack of citations. If we get lots of people working on it we can get it up to featured status, like the Russian version. See the talk page for suggestions for improvement.
  • Very good TV show, very good article. However, I do also feel that it is not quite up to the FA status it deserves. Kingfisherswift 20:28, 10 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • I am a huge fan of this show i fully support this Kingpomba 11:25, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oh, come on. This is one of my favorite TV series, and I strongly oppose spending a whole on it at AID. There are too many other important works to improve; this thing is already close to FA-quality, whereas science fiction failed to even get GAd. Not to mention that the article for future itself is barely more than a stub! This article already gets more attention than a topic of its importance merits; an AID would just worsen our systemic bias, whereas we should be directing it to improve our coverage of the areas of Wikipedia that are truly lacking. -Silence 17:59, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thank you for articulating so clearly the reasons I have not voted for this... including the part about it being a favorite TV series. --D-Rock (commune with D-Rock) 18:17, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Sometimes it's just as bad for an article to get too much of the wrong kind of attention than no attention at all. Futurama has been filled with fancruft, original research, speculation, and loads of non notable information. The article needs a complete rewrite, as has been discussed on the talk page. Jtrost (T | C | #) 11:47, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • But so does Paradise Lost. In fact, I'd say Paradise Lost is in even worse shape than Futurama, by an order of magnitude! I'm not saying that Futurama couldn't use some improvements, just that there are dozens (even hundreds) of other articles on fictional works that are both more important and in much worse shape, and get far too little attention for them to be likely to get any better in the future unless an organized and deliberate effort, like AID, is utilized. -Silence 14:26, 13 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
      • I really don't see the point of bickering about this. If you want to see Paradise Lost and any other article of that nature on this list, then you have free will to add it and lobby for votes. Each article should be voted on its own merits. Bickering only keeps all of us from improving any of the article. --chemica 16:53, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Africa (16 votes, stays until July 19)

Nominated June 21, 2006; needs at least 16 votes by July 19, 2006
Support
  1. Maurreen 12:08, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Twinxor t 18:03, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Skinnyweed 20:40, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Ehjort 21:12, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. ዮም (Yom) | contribs • Talk 21:33, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Duran 23:46, 22 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. BorgQueen 00:47, 23 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. WhiteCat 10:00, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. CG 14:13, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Cribananda 20:43, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Davodd 07:01, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  12. chemica 20:41, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  13. --SasaStefanovic • 22:28, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  14. PDXblazers 04:32, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  15. --Crna Gora 17:45, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  16. Ezeu 03:06, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Removed Votes
  1. CG by Crna Gora - Double vote
Comments
  • Needs some trimming, now at 53 kb. And failed GA in March. Maurreen 12:08, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
    • Not sure how much can be done. You could spin out the colonialism section into a separate article. I also considered the demographics section for a spin-out, but it's quite dense already. I wonder whether even trying to summarise the demographics of Africa in a few paragraphs is too ambitious, but, to be honest, I don't see a real problem with the current size of the article. What would make a real difference is putting the whole of the territories and regions section into a separate article. - Samsara (talk • contribs) 17:01, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • A must-have in FA. Davodd 07:01, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pac-Man (9 votes, stays until July 18)

Nominated June 27, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by July 18, 2006
Support
  1. Seahen 15:32, 27 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. macgirl 22:07, 28 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Nitchell 08:59, 3 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. warpozio 17:24, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Arch O. La Grigory Deepdelver 17:14, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Kebertxela 09:24, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. --Crna Gora 17:39, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Idont Havaname (Talk) 17:28, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Julien 18:35, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Removed votes
  1. Yarrow1 11:40, 3 July 2006 (UTC) by Errabee; User does not have edits other than votes.[reply]
Comments


French Revolution (10 votes, stays until July 23)

Nominated July 2, 2006; needs at least 12 votes by July 23, 2006
Support
  1. PDXblazers 05:03, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. YankeeDoodle14 19:03, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. nkayesmith 01:41, 3 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Jaranda wat's sup 01:42, 3 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Spawn Man 03:12, 3 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. --Crna Gora 17:46, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  7. Julien 18:35, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  8. Will.i.am 23:11, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Ehjort 08:52, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  10. —Larry2006 06:14, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Scientific method (6 votes, stays until July 16)

Nominated July 2, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by July 16, 2006
Support
  1. Davodd 09:14, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Leaders100 17:01, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. YankeeDoodle14 19:04, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Star Ghost 16:13, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. PDXblazers 03:45, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. --Crna Gora 17:47, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Pippi Longstocking (5 votes, stays until July 16)

Nominated July 2, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by July 16, 2006
Support
  1. Slgr@ndson (page - messages - contribs) 17:49, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Samsara (talk • contribs) 19:16, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Teodorico 20:34, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Lzygenius 06:45, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. -- Crna tec Gora 17:41, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • The article on Astrid Lindgren's most famous creation of all time is in terrible need of improvement. Even the long list of translations that comprises 2/3 of the entire page needs to move to Wiktionary.

Even more disappointingly, there are no Wikipedia pages on any of the film adaptations (with the exception of The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking) or the individual books, and nothing on the '60s Swedish show or the '90s Nelvana series.

Maybe a template covering the world of Pippi would be a good asset as well. --Slgr@ndson (page - messages - contribs) 17:49, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Dissolution of Yugoslavia (5 votes, stays until July 16)

Nominated July 2, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by July 16, 2006
Support
  1. Alr 19:03, 2 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Greece666 11:51, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. PDXblazers 03:44, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Fsotrain09 23:27, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. --Crna Gora 17:46, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

George Washington (6 votes, stays until July 20)

Nominated July 6, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by July 20, 2006
Support
  1. —this is messedr͏̈ocker (talk) 21:48, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Leaders100 23:28, 6 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Maurreen 06:39, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. --Crna Gora 17:47, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Will.i.am 23:15, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  6. PDXblazers 03:02, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Argentina (3 votes, stays until July 15)

Nominated July 8, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 15, 2006
Support
  1. Kingfisherswift 10:59, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. -- Crna tec Gora 17:42, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Jaranda wat's sup 06:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

Malta (5 votes, stays until July 22)

Nominated July 8, 2006; needs at least 8 votes by July 22, 2006
Support
  1. Maltesedog 19:41, 8 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. -- Crna tec Gora 17:41, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. ~ ► Wykebjs ◄ (userpage | talk) 22:11, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  4. └ VodkaJazz / talk ┐ 12:12, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Maurreen 14:46, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • Being a small nation, the article is extensive, however lacks a bit of references. It should have a featured article like many other countries.

163.com/NetEase (2 votes, stays until July 16)

Nominated July 9, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 16, 2006
Support
  1. KWH 02:06, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. ˉˉanetode╦╩ 20:02, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • I was intrigued by this - this is the #10 website in the world, and we have nothing to say about it other than that it exists. Granted that it is Chinese-language only, so it may be a challenge to write about. Can we meet the challenge? I include the ISP NetEase since its article also seems to be stubbed. KWH 02:06, 10 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The Da Vinci Code (2 votes, stays until July 18)

Nominated July 11, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 18, 2006
Support
  1. BorgQueen 07:05, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Empty2005 07:16, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments

China (3 votes, stays until July 18)

Nominated July 11, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 18, 2006
Support
  1. Ideogram 11:55, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  2. →LzyGenius 12:43, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Maurreen 14:16, 12 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • The oldest continuous civilization; a vast subject.

Secular ethics (1 vote, stays until July 20)

Nominated July 13, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 20, 2006
Support
  1. Star Ghost 19:08, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • I just found this article basically empty. I added as much as I could borrowing from many other articles but it is still very lacking. I figure this article represents a major world-view, and would serve some good educational purposes for people who argue morality is impossible for atheists and agnostics alike. If these weren't a major part of the world's religions, I would say secular ethics apply to anyone, regardless of religion. Star Ghost 19:08, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire (1 vote, stays until July 22)

Nominated July 15, 2006; needs at least 4 votes by July 22, 2006
Support
  1. Paul James Cowie 07:27, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
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