Here is the procedure to add an article to these lists:
scan a list of articles, eg. in a category, to find popular articles
go to the article and click on "What links here" to see how many references it has.
check that it has more than 500 references This can be done by using the "limit" and "offset" parameters in the "what links here" link where limit=20 and offset=495, for which 3 different outcomes are distinguishable
"no pages link here" which occurs if there are <495 links to an article (example WHYY)
>5 articles, which indicates that there are >500 articles linking to the targer (example Brain)
<5 articles, meaning that there 495<n<500 articles link to the target {no example}
note that the article count includes links from the Wikipedia, Category, Talk, and other non-Main article spaces
--> Review not complete (Reviewed for "Done" items in listing above)
check if it needs restructuring (see the proposed article structure below).
if it does not need restructuring:
-->Done
if it needs restructuring:
--> Need restructuring
Optional: write a to-do list
add ((todo1)) at the top of the talk page of the article; this creates a to-do list of priority 1.
click "Edit this list" and add the tasks to be done to improve it; please add a reference to Wikipedia:WikiProject Science, in order to advertise our project.
it is good etiquette, but not a requirement, to contribute to an article before creating a to-do list.
--> Structure identified
restructure the article by moving things around (Be bold : avoid using a temporary page)
remove the to-do list
add ((WPStructure|PROJECT=Science)) at the begin of the talk page
--> In progress
fill any missing sections
--> Done
bring it to Feature Article status
--> Feature article
If it has less than 500 references but still needs improvements, you are still encouraged to insert a to-do list of lower priority (((To do)), ... ). Again, include a reference to Wikipedia:WikiProject Science, in order to advertise our project.