Wikipedia:Good article review pledges

The Good Article nomination process relies on having as many reviews performed as there are nominations to avoid having a long backlog. To speed things along, some users make pledges to review other articles once their own nomination is under review.

Typical pledges

• When my article gets reviewed, I will review one other article.
• When my article gets reviewed, I will review one other article, giving priority to nominations with review pledges.
• When my article gets reviewed, I will review two other articles.
• When my article gets reviewed, I will review two other articles, one of them with a review pledge if possible.
• When my article gets reviewed, I will review an old nomination.
• When my article gets reviewed, I will review a nomination by a newbie.

Please add your own. Anything goes as long as it involves promising at least one review. The pledge system works best if most pledges give priority to other nominations with pledges, though. Do not over-promise: it is better to just pledge one review than to pledge three and then take a long time to fulfil the pledge. Try to fulfil your pledges before adding new nominations.

How to make and fulfil a pledge

Use the |note= field in {{GA nominee}} on the talk page of your article after making a nomination. For example, you could use

|note=I [[WP:GARP|pledge]] that when this article gets reviewed, I will review two other articles, one of them with a review pledge if possible.

A link to this page is appreciated, but of course optional. The word "pledge" must be included so the bot can identify it.

When you use User:SD0001/GAN-helper to add the GAN template to the talk page, a blank |note= field is automatically generated as the second to last field (before |shortdesc=). Be careful not to duplicate the |note= field, it confuses the bot.

The bot will automatically list your pledge in the section #Automatic list of open pledges and remove it once your nomination is under review. To better keep track of pledges, we also have a manually curated list at #Semi-manual pledge tracker; please list your pledges there if you can.

When you start the review(s) you have pledged, please link back to the review of your article to make it easier to find. Typical text to use is This review is part of my [[WP:GARP|pledge]] for the review at [[Talk:Example/GA1]].

Automatic list of open pledges

The following list is maintained by User:ChristieBot. It can be found at /Open. The order is the same as on WP:GAN, so by subtopic first, then by age of the nomination.

1. Frying (talk | history | start review) – Frying foods is a cooking method that requires putting foods in oil or fat. – (1 review, 0 GAs) FinnDalyyy (talk) 03:45, 11 October 2026 (UTC)

   Note: I pledge that when this article gets reviewed, I will review at least two other articles.

2. Bronx Grit Chamber (talk | history | start review) – Sewage treatment plant in the Bronx, New York – (66 reviews, 20 GAs) RoySmith (talk) 16:04, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

   Note: I pledge that when my article gets reviewed, I will review one other article, giving priority to nominations with review pledges.

3. Military Theory and Practice in the Age of Xenophon (talk | history | start review) – 1970 book by John Kinloch Anderson – (20 reviews, 6 GAs) Edward056686 (talk) 00:54, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

   Note: I pledge that when this article gets reviewed, I will review one other article.

4. Formula One drivers from Thailand (talk | history | start review) – List of Formula One drivers who have competed under the Thai flag – (4 reviews, 1 GA) MadelynnSienna (talk) 16:38, 27 August 2026 (UTC)

   Note: I pledge that when this article gets reviewed, I will review one other article

   Nominator inactive for 24 days

5. Raccoin (talk | history | start review) – 2026 video game – (0 reviews, 0 GAs) Axolitl (talk) 22:58, 23 October 2026 (UTC)

   Note: When my article gets reviewed, I will review one other article, giving priority to nominations with review pledges.

6. Frank Cohn (talk | history | start review) – German-born US Army officer and Holocaust survivor – (0 reviews, 0 GAs) OberstFischer1945 (talk) 03:00, 7 September 2026 (UTC)

   Note: I pledge to review one other article related to military

7. USS Pandemonium (talk | history | start review) – United States Navy training ship – (0 reviews, 0 GAs) Rtrb (talk) 03:41, 25 October 2026 (UTC)

   Note: I pledge that when this article gets reviewed, I will review one other article.

Semi-manual pledge tracker

We are trying to make the pledge tracker as easy to maintain as possible. Suggestions for improvement are welcome on the talk page.

When you make a pledge, please add it to the bottom of the "Open pledges" list using {{GARP}}. When an article with pledge is under review, its line should be moved to the bottom of the "Unfulfilled pledges" section. When you start the reviews you have pledged, please add these to the |plrevs= parameter in {{GARP}}. If you have made a link to the review of your article on your pledged reviews, it will be easy to find using the "(links)" link below; the "(check)" link shows the nominator's recent page creations in Talk space, which should include any reviews started.

Unfulfilled pledges

Entries are moved to the bottom of this list once the nomination is under review. When you start the reviews you have pledged, please add these to the |plrevs= parameter in {{GARP}}.

Open and unfulfilled pledges

Nominator	Nomination	Nomination's Review	Pledge	Pledge Date	Pledged Review(s)
Usernameunique	Clair Blank	Talk:Clair Blank/GA1	two other articles, one of them with a review pledge if possible.	27 May 2026	Talk:1937–1938 Elgin Marbles cleaning scandal/GA1  Not done (check) (links)
BGaffney12	Biomechanics of baseball pitching	Talk:Biomechanics of baseball pitching/GA1	two other articles, one of them with a review pledge if possible and one of them in the biology and medicine category.	5 August 2026	Not done (check) (links)
GoneIn60	Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare	Talk:Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare/GA1	become familiar with GAR (with mentorship if needed) and review one other article	21 July 2026	Not done (check) (links)
Kanagawastation	Koi (song)	Talk:Koi (song)/GA1	two other articles, one of them with a review pledge if possible	10 July 2026	Not done (check) (links)
Edward056686	Ancient Greek Horsemanship	Talk:Ancient Greek Horsemanship/GA1	one other article.	27 August 2026	Not done (check) (links)
Simongraham	Stenaelurillus hirsutus	Talk:Stenaelurillus hirsutus/GA1	two other articles, one of them with a review pledge if possible.	16 August 2026	Talk:Jesús Menéndez/GA1  Not done (check) (links)
Grnrchst	Local Workers' Federation	Talk:Local Workers' Federation/GA2	two other articles.	20 September 2026	Talk:Workers' Dreadnought/GA1  Not done (check) (links)
Operator 16	Florida Park Service	Talk:Florida Park Service/GA1	one other nomination	27 September 2026	Not done (check) (links)
Grnrchst	Aleksandra Izmailovich	Talk:Aleksandra Izmailovich/GA1	two other articles.	4 October 2026	Not done (check) (links)
Operator 16	Crystal River Archaeological State Park	Talk:Crystal River Archaeological State Park/GA1	2 articles if this one gets reviewed. Priority to other pages with a similar commitment	11 August 2026	Not done (check) (links)

Pledges with inactive or blocked nominators

Open and unfulfilled pledges

Nominator	Nomination	Nomination's Review	Pledge	Pledge Date	Pledged Review(s)
VaguelyVogue	Rauner Special Collections Library	Talk:Rauner Special Collections Library/GA1	two other articles, one of them with a review pledge if possible.	30 May 2026	Talk:Green Spring Gardens Park/GA1 (user inactive)  Not done (check) (links)