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User:Aza24/FTC/Promote Instructions

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See also: User:Spy-cicle/FTC/Demote Instructions

Instructions on how to promote Featured topics and Good topics. Also includes instructions for promotional nominations and the procedures for adding a new project coordinator.

Bot assisted promotion

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This is the recommended method for promoting brand new topics. You must be on the allow list in order to use the bot. The bot's maintainer is User:Novem Linguae.

1. Add 
* {{User:NovemBot/Promote}} ~~~~
to the bottom of the nomination page. The bot will be along within an hour to make the promotion.

After the bot makes its edits...

2. Add {{Wikipedia:Featured topics/NAME OF TOPIC}} to the appropriate section of either Wikipedia:Featured topics or Wikipedia:Good topics (example: [1])
3. If there are any articles in this topic that are also in a different topic, manually adjust the counts at either Wikipedia:Featured topics/count or Wikipedia:Good topics/count.
4. Read over the description paragraph located above the featured topic box on the Wikipedia:Featured Topic/[topic name] page. Edit it for tone. Remove stuff like this.
5. Spot check some of the bot's edits. Report any sub-optimal behaviors on GitHub or at User talk:Novem Linguae.

Manual promotion

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This is the recommended method for promotions the bot can't handle, such as adding articles to an existing topic.

1. Close the nomination; *'''Closed with a consensus to promote to Good Topic''' – ~~~~
2. Copy and paste the featured topic box and topic description into a new page entitled Wikipedia:Featured topics/NAME OF TOPIC
2a. Add or un-comment the <noinclude> tags around the description.
3. Create a talk page for the new featured topic page
3a. Add the Template:Featuredtopictalk:
{{Featuredtopictalk
|title = TITLE OF THE TOPIC
|action1 = GTC OR FTC
|action1date = DATE AND TIME THAT STEP 1 WAS COMPLETED (format example: 21:38, 5 January 2021)
|action1link = Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/NAME OF TOPIC/archive1
|action1result = '''Promoted''' with articles '''[[LEAD ARTICLE]]''', [[OTHER ARTICLE]], [[OTHER ARTICLE]] etc.
|currentstatus = current
}}
3b. The projects from the lead article of the topic:
{{WikiProject banner shell|1=
{{WikiProject INSERTNAME}}
{{WikiProject INSERTNAME}}
}}
4. Go to the talk page of each article in the set
4a.
Remove the {{FTC}}/{{GTC}} nomination template, if present
4b.
Add the following to {{article history}} (only add "ftmain = yes to the main article of the topic):
|action4 = GTC OR FTC
|action4date = DATE AND TIME THAT STEP 1 WAS COMPLETED (the same as 3a's time; format example: 21:38, 5 January 2021)
|action4link = Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/NAME OF THE TOPIC/archive1
|action4result = promoted
|ftname = NAME OF THE TOPIC
|ftmain = NO (YES FOR THE MAIN ARTICLE)
All of the above should be placed below the "currentstatus" line:
|currentstatus=Keep this how it is
}}
5. Update the count at either Wikipedia:Featured topics/count or Wikipedia:Good topics/count (example: [2])
5a. For both good and featured, update the count at Template:Featured topic log
6. Add {{Wikipedia:Featured topics/NAME OF TOPIC}} to the appropriate section of either Wikipedia:Featured topics or Wikipedia:Good topics (example: [3])
7. Depending on the content, create either or both of the below categories, with initial text [[Category:Wikipedia featured topics NAME OF TOPIC]]. (examples: [4] [5])
7a. Category:Wikipedia featured topics NAME OF TOPIC good content for good content
7b. Category:Wikipedia featured topics NAME OF TOPIC featured content for featured content
8. Create Category:Wikipedia featured topics NAME OF TOPIC with initial text [[Category:Wikipedia featured topics categories]].
9. Add to Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/Good log/January 2021 or Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/Featured log/January 2021
10. IF A FEATURED TOPIC add to Template:Announcements/New featured content and Wikipedia:Goings-on
11. Remove topic from Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates

Manual addition

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For supplementary nominations

1. Close the nomination: *'''Closed with a consensus to add to article(s) in question''' – ~~~~
2. Remove the nomination from the candidates page
3. Update the topic:
3a. Update actual topic with the new article(s). Usually easiest to copy and paste from the nomination, but be sure to remove any hidden comments.
3b. Update the topic's {{Featuredtopictalk}} on its talk page (ex):
|action2 = GTA OR FTA
|action2date = TIME/DATE THAT STEP 1 WAS COMPLETED (format example: 21:38, 5 January 2021)
|action2link = Nomination Page – Without brackets
|action2result = '''Supplemented''' with article [[NEW ARTICLE]]
4. Update the talk page(s) of the new supplemented article(s):
Make sure that the code below includes the correct action number
4a. Remove {{FTCadd}} from the topic's main article
4b. Update {{article history}} (ex). There's no GTA/FTA for this template, use GTC/FTC instead
|action3 = GTC OR FTC
|action3date = DATE AND TIME THAT STEP 1 WAS COMPLETED
|action3link = Nomination Page – Without brackets
|action3result = promoted

|ftname = Topic Name
|ftmain = No
5. Update the topic's main article:
Make sure that the code below includes the correct action number
4a. Update {{article history}} (ex). There's no GTA/FTA for this template, use GTC/FTC instead
|action3 = GTC OR FTC
|action3date = DATE AND TIME THAT STEP 1 WAS COMPLETED
|action3link = Nomination Page – Without brackets
|action3result = promoted
There's no need to update the topic's other existing articles
6. Update {{Featured topic log}}
7. Update Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/Addition log/2024 (newest pages at the top)

Topic not promoted

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1. Close the nomination: *'''Closed with a consensus to not promote the topic in question''' – ~~~~
2. Remove the nomination from the candidates page
3. Go to the talk page of each article in the set
3a.
Remove the {{FTC}}/{{GTC}} nomination template, if present
3b.
Add the following to {{article history}}:
|action3 = GTC OR FTC
|action3date = DATE AND TIME THAT STEP 1 WAS COMPLETED (the same as 3a's time; format example: 21:38, 5 January 2021)
|action3link = Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/NAME OF THE TOPIC/archive1
|action3result = failed
All of the above should be placed below the "currentstatus" line:
|currentstatus=Keep this how it is
}}
4. Update {{Featured topic log}}
5. Update Wikipedia:Featured and good topic candidates/Failed log/2024 (newest pages at the top)

Adding new coordinator(s)

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