The Deletion to Quality Award (or WP:DQUAL for short) recognizes editors who bring one of Wikipedia's articles from a candidate for deletion at a prior deletion debate to good article (GA) or featured article (FA) status (and featured list ). The award has two primary goals:
to recognize editors who improve articles to good article (GA) or featured article (FA) status–featured list (FL) is also included;
to encourage all Wikipedians to engage in quality-improvement.
The award is inspired by the Wikipedia:Million Award , the Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron , and the Wikipedia:WikiProject Quality Article Improvement .
The Deletion to Quality Award is intended only for editors, and confers no special status on the article itself.
Note: Editors that may be candidates for the Deletion to Quality Award, can be seen by checking the nominations pages from this category: Category:Deletion to Quality Award candidates .
Two tiers of the Deletion to Quality Award exist:
The Deletion to GA Award - Awarded for bringing an article previously a candidate for deletion to good article status;
The Deletion to FA Award - Awarded for bringing an article previously a candidate for deletion to featured article status; deletion to FL would count within this tier as well.
Have you helped take an article from articles for deletion to featured article , featured list , or good article quality ?
show your quality-improvement pride with
(where n is the number of articles you've helped rescue and take to featured article quality)
– There's an automatically generated list of members using this banner here .
(where n is the number of articles you've helped rescue and take to featured list quality)
– There's an automatically generated list of members using this banner here .
(where n is the number of articles you've helped rescue and take to good article quality)
– There's an automatically generated list of members using this banner here .
Use {{subst:Delqual FA|Article name|Link to deletion debate}}
on a user's talk page to reward their efforts.
Which yields:
Use {{subst:Delqual FL|Article name|Link to deletion debate}}
on a user's talk page to reward their efforts.
Which yields:
Use {{subst:Delqual GA|Article name|Link to deletion debate}}
on a user's talk page to reward their efforts.
Which yields:
Please feel free to add yourself or update, at: /Hall of Fame .
Note: More potentials at Category:Deletion to Quality Award candidates .
The table below lists some of the articles and editors that have been awarded the Deletion to Quality Award . Editors are welcome to add themselves or others to the list. Entries should be removed only by the user themselves, except in extreme cases of dishonesty (such as listing an article never promoted to GA or FA) or vandalism. Like the award itself, this list exists only for encouragement, not for strict record-keeping.
Deletion to Quality Award recipients (sorted chronologically by date of promotion to Good article)
Editor(s)
Article
Link to Deletion debate
Promotion date
Bilby
Belldandy
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Belldandy
19 July 2008
Bubba73
Rules of chess
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Rules of chess
20 October 2008
Theleftorium
Pokémon, I Choose You!
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Here Comes the Squirtle Squad
15 January 2009
BOZ
Dwellers of the Forbidden City
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dwellers of the Forbidden City
5 February 2009
Jclemens
Murder of Robert Eric Wone
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Robert_Eric_Wone
9 February 2009
Maitch
Alt.tv.simpsons
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Alt.tv.simpsons
27 February 2009
Theleftorium
Bart's Dog Gets an "F"
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bart's Dog Gets An F
7 June 2009
Tezero
Mew (Pokémon)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pikachu
10 July 2009
Jclemens
Yellow Star (novel)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yellow Star (Book)
29 September 2009
Kung Fu Man
Mewtwo
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pikachu
5 October 2009
Xwomanizerx
...Baby One More Time Tour
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/...Baby One More Time Tour
12 January 2010
Cirt
Beck v. Eiland-Hall
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Beck v. Eiland-Hall
27 January 2010
Tezero
Chao
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chao (Sonic the Hedgehog)
29 January 2010
Cirt
Lady Gaga: Queen of Pop
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lady Gaga: Queen of Pop (2nd nomination)
12 September 2010
Namib dessert
Axe to Fall
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Axe to Fall
17 October 2010
Kung Fu Man
Pokémon Apokélypse
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pokémon Apokélypse
7 January 2011
Grapple X
The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
13 January 2011
Grapple X
Paper Clip
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
13 January 2011
Grapple X
731 (The X-Files)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
13 January 2011
Cirt
Truth in Numbers?
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Truth in Numbers? (5th nomination)
4 March 2011
Double sharp
Copernicium
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ununbium
25 May 2011
Legolas2186
You and I (Lady Gaga song)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yoü and I
6 July 2011
Calvin999
Only Girl (In the World)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Only Girl
28 July 2011
LuK3
Death of Osama bin Laden
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Death of Osama bin Laden
14 October 2011
Calvin999
Fading (song)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fading (song)
31 October 2011
Jivesh boodhun
1+1 (song)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1+1 (song)
1 November 2011
Gen. Quon
Jose Chung's From Outer Space
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
16 December 2011
Calvin999
Skin (Rihanna song)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Skin (Rihanna song)
20 December 2011
Imzadi1979
H-63 (Michigan county highway)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/H-63 (Michigan county highway)
8 January 2012
Grapple X
Apocrypha (The X-Files)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
24 January 2012
Tintor2
Naruto Uzumaki
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Naruto Uzumaki
25 January 2012
Grapple X
Piper Maru
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
20 February 2012
Calvin999
If I Never See Your Face Again
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/If I Never See Your Face Again
2 March 2012
Grapple X
Talitha Cumi (The X-Files)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
11 March 2012
Grapple X
2Shy
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
12 March 2012
Gen. Quon
War of the Coprophages
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
9 April 2012
Gen. Quon
Teso Dos Bichos
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
28 April 2012
Eshlare
Adam Mitchell (Doctor Who)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adam Mitchell (Doctor Who) (2nd nomination)
3 May 2012
Gen. Quon
Syzygy (The X-Files)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
14 May 2012
Till
Dinosaur (Kesha song)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dinosaur (Kesha song)
19 May 2012
Gen. Quon
Hell Money
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
29 May 2012
Gen. Quon
Quagmire (The X-Files)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
5 June 2012
Gen. Quon
Revelations (The X-Files)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
19 June 2012
Gen. Quon
The List (The X-Files)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
23 June 2012
My love is love
Love on Top
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Love on Top
27 June 2012
Gen. Quon
Avatar (The X-Files)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
8 July 2012
Gen. Quon
Wetwired
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
8 July 2012
Gen. Quon
Pusher (The X-Files)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Blessing Way (The X-Files)
30 July 2012
Sp33dyphil
Samsung Galaxy S III
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Samsung Galaxy S III
16 August 2012
Thevampireashlee , JennKR
Nicki Minaj
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nicki Minaj
24 August 2012
Starship.paint
Extreme Rules (2012)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Extreme Rules (2012)
25 November 2012
Cirt
Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance
26 November 2012
Double sharp
Nihonium
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ununtrium
20 December 2012
Changedforbetter
Belle (Disney)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Belle (Beauty and the Beast)
21 December 2012
Hammersfan
1985 Wales v Scotland football match
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1985 Wales vs Scotland football match
8 January 2013
Zanimum
Development of Duke Nukem Forever
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Development of Duke Nukem Forever
21 January 2013
Miyagawa
Angel One
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Angel One (TNG episode)
1 April 2013
Cirt
BLT cocktail
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/BLT cocktail
8 June 2013
Nall
Tales of Legendia
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tales of Legendia
6 July 2013
My love is love
Poison (Beyoncé song)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Poison (Beyoncé Knowles song)
11 July 2013
Rapunzel-bellflower
Grand Guignol Orchestra
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ningyō Kyūtei Gakudan
5 August 2013
Prism
Katy Hudson (album)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Katy Hudson (album)
28 December 2013
Gabriel Yuji
Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa
22 March 2014
Ritchie333
Watford Gap services
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Norton Canes services (2nd nomination)
24 May 2014
Ritchie333
University of Michigan Men's Glee Club
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/University of Michigan Men's Glee Club
14 July 2014
Double sharp
Flerovium
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ununquadium
12 September 2014
Sadads
Divergent (novel)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Divergent (book)
21 November 2014
ProtoDrake
Tales of Hearts
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tales of Hearts
24 January 2015
Ritchie333 , MelanieN
Ika Hügel-Marshall
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ika Hügel-Marshall
10 March 2015
Dr. Blofeld
Ipswich Road, Colchester
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A1232 road
12 August 2015
Brustopher , SSTflyer
Depression Quest
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Depression Quest
17 August 2015
Tintor2
Ash Crimson
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ash Crimson
21 October 2015
Cirt
The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise
21 October 2015
Bcschneider53
John Carpenter (game show contestant)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/John Carpenter (game show contestant)
25 October 2015
SSTflyer
The Fine Young Capitalists
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Fine Young Capitalists
3 December 2015
Masem
Roguelike
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roguelike
4 January 2016
ViperSnake151 , SSTflyer
iPhone 6
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IPhone 6
10 January 2016
Northamerica1000
Pizza cheese
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pizza cheese
21 February 2016
Cirt
Think of the children
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Think of the children (4th nomination)
29 February 2016
Ritchie333
Vine Street, London
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vine Street
8 March 2016
Cirt
The Land of Gorch
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Land of Gorch
30 March 2016
Cirt
The Signpost (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Signpost (Wikipedia)
6 April 2016
NewYorkActuary
Nehemiah Corporation of America
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nehemiah Corporation of America (2nd nomination)
8 December 2016
Peacemaker67
Commissioner Government
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Commissioner Government
28 October 2017
NewYorkActuary
Hark, Hark! The Dogs Do Bark
WP:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Hark Hark The Dogs Do Bark
30 March 2018
Almaty
Digital media use and mental health
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Digital dependencies and global mental health
06 June 2019
HawkAussie
2019 Cricket World Cup
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2019 Cricket World Cup
09 February 2020
CAPTAIN MEDUSA
Taruni Sachdev
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taruni Sachdev
03 May 2020
SD0001 , AleatoryPonderings
Dairy in India
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dairy in India
27 September 2020
Eddie891
Mildred Mottahedeh
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mildred Mottahedeh
9 March 2021
Link20XX
My Hero Academia
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/My Hero Academia
1 May 2021
Sammi Brie
Los Arcos Mall
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Los Arcos Mall
16 June 2021
Piotrus
Earth in science fiction
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Earth in science fiction (2nd nomination)
4 November 2021
Kavyansh.Singh
George H. W. Bush broccoli comments
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George H. W. Bush broccoli comments
29 December 2021
Bungle
Aswang (1994 film)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Aswang (1994 film)
29 January 2022
theleekycauldron
C. J. Cregg
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mandy Hampton
21 March 2022
theleekycauldron
Amy Gardner
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mandy Hampton
2 May 2022
Gen. Quon
There's a Honey
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/There's A Honey
4 June 2022
Styyx
SoloTürk
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Solo Türk
6 June 2022
Llewee
Murder of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Murder of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes
18 June 2022
PCN02WPS
Flag of Gdańsk
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flag of Gdańsk
15 July 2022
Styyx
Geliyoo
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Geliyoo (2nd nomination)
18 September 2022
Chiswick Chap
Finwë and Míriel
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Finwë
30 January 2023
TompaDompa
Time viewer
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Time viewer
11 February 2023
TompaDompa
Neptune in fiction
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Neptune in fiction
5 May 2023
Launchballer
Piri
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Piri (singer)
10 July 2023
RecycledPixels
XiamenAir Flight 8667
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Xiamen Airlines Flight MF8667
8 August 2023
Styyx
Kamil Tolon
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kamil Tolon
18 August 2023
TompaDompa
George Griffith
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Griffith
28 August 2023
TechnoSquirrel69
Capitol Hill mystery soda machine
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine
12 December 2023
Keivan.f , MSincccc
Catherine, Princess of Wales
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kate Middleton 1
21 December 2023
MSincccc
Princess Charlotte of Wales (born 2015)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
23 March 2024
Kung Fu Man
Taki (Soulcalibur)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Taki (Soulcalibur)
23 March 2024
Greenish Pickle!
Sans (Undertale)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sans (Undertale)
28 March 2024
NegativeMP1
Steve (Minecraft)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steve (Minecraft)
29 March 2024
MSincccc
Prince George of Wales
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Child of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
6 April 2024
TompaDompa
Supernovae in fiction
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Supernovae in fiction
22 June 2024
Joeyquism
Lil Ugly Mane
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Travis Miller (musician)
1 August 2024
Leafy46
Mama (My Chemical Romance song)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mama (My Chemical Romance song)
1 September 2024
Tamzin , theleekycauldron
Celebrity Number Six
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Celebrity Number Six
10 October 2024
If you believe one of your articles qualifies for a Deletion to Quality Award, but would prefer that another editor double-check and give the award, please leave a request on the talk page .