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Van Halen was one of the Music good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Date	Process	Result
April 22, 2005	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
September 14, 2005	Peer review	Reviewed
December 5, 2005	Good article nominee	Listed
March 31, 2006	Peer review	Reviewed
February 3, 2007	Good article reassessment	Delisted
Current status: Delisted good article

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