For featured articles there is
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Featured_log,
presume there is also a similar log attached to good articles
On Wed, 19 Jun 2024 at 10:21, Abraham Israeli <isab...@umich.edu> wrote:
> Hi there,
> I have a question about the right way to extract the accurate time (or
> revision ID) of when an article becomes a featured article (FA) or a good
> article (GA).
>
> The first and most straightforward method I tried was to extract the first
> time that a {{featured article}} tag (or a {{good article}} one) is found
> in the article revision text.
> However, in some cases, this yields weird results, such as an article
> being an FA on the same day it was created.
>
> Another method I tried (without much success) was to extract this
> information from the article talk page under the "Article History" section.
> However, not all pages have this section, and I'm not sure how reliable
> this information is (are all editors adding the date when the article got a
> promotion or maybe the nomination date?)
>
> So, I wonder if anyone can advise on the best way to extract this
> information in the most accurate way. Isn't there any database table that
> holds such information?
> Thank you all in advance!
> Abraham
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