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Date	Process	Result
March 29, 2020	Good article nominee	Listed
June 4, 2020	Good topic candidate	Promoted

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on April 30, 2020.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that a temporary period of snowfall was added to Red Dead Online to celebrate Christmas in 2019?

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Reviewer: Sjones23 (talk · contribs) 05:16, 29 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
I fixed up the archive link in reference 24.
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:
Everything looks good to me so far. It's a pass. Keep up the good work, as usual.

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 11:36, 26 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that some story missions in Red Dead Online can only be initiated if the player's in-game "Honor" ranking is at a particular level? Source: Polygon
- ~~ALT1:... that Red Dead Online was developed in tandem with its single-player counterpart Red Dead Redemption 2? Source: GamesRadar~~
- ~~ALT2:... that Rockstar Games considers Red Dead Online and Red Dead Redemption 2 as separate products with independent trajectories? Source: IGN~~
- ALT3:... that a temporary period of snowfall was added to Red Dead Online to celebrate Christmas in 2019? Source: Polygon
- ALT4:... that several users who played as black characters in Red Dead Online claimed to be targeted by griefers posing as Ku Klux Klan-inspired clans or slave catchers? Source: The Verge

Reviewed: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (soundtrack)

Improved to Good Article status by Rhain (talk). Self-nominated at 14:45, 29 March 2020 (UTC).[reply]

GA status, I find ALT3 and ALT4 to be the most interesting, but "KKK" should be spelled out as Ku Klux Klan for non-American readers who may be unfamiliar with the group (and make this edit within the article as well). Nice4What (talk · contribs) – (Don't forget to share a Thanks ♥) 20:55, 31 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gameplay

Where it talks about rdo$ ang gold, someone should add that there are tokens too. RecRoomBoy537 (talk) 21:18, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done. – Rhain ☔ 00:57, 13 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Neutrality

This article needs additional information to conform with Wikipedia’s standards of neutrality. 12.36.233.231 (talk) 03:58, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Anything specific? – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 04:01, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]