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Welcome to the assessment department of WikiProject Korea! This department focuses on assessing the quality and importance of Wikipedia's Korea-related articles. While much of the work is done in conjunction with the WP:1.0 program, the article ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work.

The ratings are done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{WikiProject Korea}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Korea-related articles by quality and Category:Korea-related articles by importance, which serves as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist.

Frequently asked questions

How can I get my article rated? 

Please list it in the section for assessment requests below.

Who can assess articles? 

Any member of WikiProject Korea is free to add or change the rating of an article.

Why didn't the reviewer leave any comments? 

Unfortunately, due to the volume of articles that need to be assessed, we are unable to leave detailed comments in most cases. If you have particular questions, you might ask the person who assessed the article; they will usually be happy to provide you with their reasoning.

What if I don't agree with a rating? 

You can list it in the section for assessment requests below, and someone will take a look at it. Alternately, you can ask any member of the project to rate the article again.

Aren't the ratings subjective? 

Yes, they are, but it's the best system we've been able to devise; if you have a better idea, please don't hesitate to let us know!

If you have any other questions not listed here, please feel free to ask them on the discussion page for this department. Further information can also be found at the WikiProject Council's article assessment FAQ.

Instruction

See also: Template:WikiProject Korea

An article's assessment is generated from the class and importance parameters in the {{WikiProject Korea}} project banner on its talk page:

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Quality scale

WikiProject article quality grading scheme

Class	Criteria	Reader's experience	Editing suggestions	Example
FA	The article has attained featured article status. More detailed criteria The article meets the featured article criteria: A featured article exemplifies our very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. In addition to meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes. It is— (a) well-written: its prose is engaging, even brilliant, and of a professional standard; (b) comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context; (c) well-researched: it is a thorough and representative survey of the relevant literature. Claims are verifiable against high-quality reliable sources and are supported by inline citations where appropriate; (d) neutral: it presents views fairly and without bias; and (e) stable: it is not subject to ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured article process. It follows the style guidelines, including the provision of— (a) a lead: a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections; (b) appropriate structure: a system of hierarchical section headings and a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents; and (c) consistent citations: where required by criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using either footnotes (<ref>Smith 2007, p. 1.</ref>) or Harvard referencing (Smith 2007, p. 1)—see citing sources for suggestions on formatting references; for articles with footnotes, the meta:cite format is recommended. The use of citation templates is not required. Media. It has images and other media where appropriate, with succinct captions, and acceptable copyright status. Images included follow the image use policy. Non-free images or media must satisfy the criteria for inclusion of non-free content and be labeled accordingly. Length. It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information.	No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.	Choe Bu (as of March 2008)
A	The article is well-organized and essentially complete, having been reviewed by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject, like military history, or elsewhere. Good article status is not a requirement for A-Class. More detailed criteria The article meets the A-Class criteria: Provides a well-written, clear and complete description of the topic, as described in Wikipedia:How to write a great article. It should be of a length suitable for the subject, appropriately structured, and be well referenced by a broad array of reliable sources. It should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems. Only minor style issues and other details need to be addressed before submission as a featured article candidate. See the A-Class assessment departments of some of the larger WikiProjects (e.g. WikiProject Military history).	Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject matter would typically find nothing wanting.	Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style issues may need addressing. Peer review may help.	none
GA	The article has attained good article status. More detailed criteria The article meets the good article criteria: A good article is— Well-written: (a) the prose is clear and concise, respects copyright laws, and the spelling and grammar are correct; and (b) it complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation. Factually accurate and verifiable: (a) it provides references to all sources of information in the section(s) dedicated to the attribution of these sources according to the guide to layout; (b) it provides in-line citations from reliable sources for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged, and contentious material relating to living persons—science-based articles should follow the scientific citation guidelines; and (c) it contains no original research. Broad in its coverage: (a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and (b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style). Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias, giving due weight to each. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. Illustrated, if possible, by images: (a) images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content; and (b) images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (although not equalling) the quality of a professional encyclopedia.	Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existing featured article on a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing.	Sakhalin Koreans (as of June 2008)
B	The article is mostly complete and without major issues, but requires some further work to reach good article standards. More detailed criteria The article meets the six B-Class criteria: The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations where necessary. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged is cited. The use of either <ref> tags or citation templates such as {{cite web}} is not required. The article reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies. It contains a large proportion of the material necessary for an A-Class article, although some sections may need expansion, and some less important topics may be missing. The article has a defined structure. Content should be organized into groups of related material, including a lead section and all the sections that can reasonably be included in an article of its kind. The article is reasonably well-written. The prose contains no major grammatical errors and flows sensibly, but it certainly need not be "brilliant". The Manual of Style need not be followed rigorously. The article contains supporting materials where appropriate. Illustrations are encouraged, though not required. Diagrams and an infobox etc. should be included where they are relevant and useful to the content. The article presents its content in an appropriately understandable way. It is written with as broad an audience in mind as possible. Although Wikipedia is more than just a general encyclopedia, the article should not assume unnecessary technical background and technical terms should be explained or avoided where possible.	Readers are not left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher.	A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed. Expert knowledge may be needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should also be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the Manual of Style and related style guidelines.	Kisaeng (as of July 2008)
C	The article is substantial, but is still missing important content or contains a lot of irrelevant material. The article should have references to reliable sources, but may still have significant issues or require substantial cleanup. More detailed criteria The article is better developed in style, structure and quality than Start-Class, but fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements; need editing for clarity, balance or flow; or contain policy violations such as bias or original research. Articles on fictional topics are likely to be marked as C-Class if they are written from an in-universe perspective.	Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study.	Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and address cleanup issues.	Soju (as of July 2008)
Start	An article that is developing, but which is quite incomplete and may require further reliable sources. More detailed criteria The article has a usable amount of good content but is weak in many areas. Quality of the prose may be distinctly unencyclopedic, and MoS compliance non-existent; but the article should satisfy fundamental content policies such as notability and BLP, and provide sources to establish verifiability. No Start-Class article should be in any danger of being speedily deleted.	Provides some meaningful content, but the majority of readers will need more.	Provision of references to reliable sources should be prioritised; the article will also need substantial improvements in content and organisation.	Lee Eun-ju (as of June 2008)
Stub	A very basic description of the topic. More detailed criteria The article is either a very short article or a rough collection of information that will need much work to become a meaningful article. It is usually very short, but if the material is irrelevant or incomprehensible, an article of any length falls into this category.	Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition.	Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority.	Chollima (website) (as of July 2008)
FL	The article has attained featured list status. More detailed criteria The article meets the featured list criteria: Prose. It features professional standards of writing. Lead. It has an engaging lead that introduces the subject and defines the scope and inclusion criteria. Comprehensiveness. (a) It comprehensively covers the defined scope, providing at least all of the major items and, where practical, a complete set of items; where appropriate, it has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about the items. (b) In length and/or topic, it meets all of the requirements for stand-alone lists; does not violate the content-forking guideline, does not largely duplicate material from another article, and could not reasonably be included as part of a related article. Structure. It is easy to navigate and includes, where helpful, section headings and table sort facilities. Style. It complies with the Manual of Style and its supplementary pages. (a) Visual appeal. It makes suitable use of text layout, formatting, tables, and colour; and a minimal proportion of items are redlinked. (b) Media files. It has images and other media, if appropriate to the topic, that follow Wikipedia's usage policies, with succinct captions. Non-free images and other media satisfy the criteria for the inclusion of non-free content and are labeled accordingly. Stability. It is not the subject of ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured list process.	Professional standard; it comprehensively covers the defined scope, usually providing a complete set of items, and has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about those items.	No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available.	List of mammals of Korea (as of December 2006)
List	Meets the criteria of a stand-alone list, which is an article that contains primarily a list, usually consisting of links to articles in a particular subject area.	There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader.	Lists should be lists of live links to Wikipedia articles, appropriately named and organized.	List of monarchs of Korea (as of July 2008)

Importance scale

WikiProject article importance scheme

Importance	Criteria	Example
Top	Subject is a key entry point for Korea, and a must-have for any good encyclopaedia.	Korean War
High	Subject has a wide range of notability. Includes individuals and topics with a very high international profile, primary administrative divisions, keystone articles for major categories.	Ban Ki-moon
Mid	Subject is notable within its particular field. Includes higher-profile individuals, most secondary administrative divisions, any category-main articles.	Samgyeopsal
Low	Subject is mainly of specialist interest, perhaps covering a small topic area. Includes lower-profile individuals, most tertiary administrative divisions.	Uiwang Station

Requesting an assessment

If you have made significant changes to an article and would like an outside opinion on a new quality rating for it, please feel free to list it below. Please note that an importance rating may not be given in some cases if the reviewer is unfamiliar with the subject.

If you assess an article, please strike it off using <s>Strike-through text</s> so that other editors will not waste time going there too. Thanks!

Submit new requests here:

1. Kumgangsan- Although it still stub size, it should have been assesed high. I am working for FA in Korean wiki counterpart.Vnvnfls (talk) Added a High-Class importance rating (I think that's what you meant). In terms of quality it's still Start-Class due to it's length and a lack of references. PC78 (talk) 11:28, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
2. INCA Internet - It is a South Korean software company that doesn't have an assessment yet. aibyou_chan (talk) 10:23, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
3. Gotjawal forest- It is a very unigue but threatened ecology in Jeju island. Please rate the article. I always welcome your comments on how I can improve this article.Yongchangjang (talk) 15:57, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
4. Samsung C&T Corporation - I found out if you search Samsung C&T Corporation, it was redirected to Samsung Group which was not quite the same subject. Therfore, I've removed the redirection and created its own page. Kymagnus (talk) 20:01, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
5. Korean War POWs detained in North Korea - made major edits to the starting article since June 2009. Still needs work but I hope it gets past Start-Class. Please also reassess the NPOV and Essay-like tags. Thanks! Hanhwe.kim (talk) 06:34, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
6. Children of the Rune - It doesn't look like 'stub' class, at least. Although grammer needs to be worked on, and the Korean clutter can't be helped, it should be at least 'Start' class, I think. However, there are zero refs. It also reads like a game site's 'World and Characters' page. --IspinIm (talk) 01:22, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
7. Anti-Japanese sentiment in Korea = Although I didn't do anything, it should be more important than '???'. --IspinIm (talk) 01:25, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
8. Ryongchon disaster - Substantially improved the refs, removed some OR and added external links to photo sets of the explosion site. Could use some more work, but hopefully warrants more than a start class. Bonewah (talk) 19:52, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
9. G-Dragon - The article has been reedited by several contributors, so was just wondering if it has improved. AhnSoonKyung (talk) 19:01, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
10. After School - The article has undergone a total revamp since its last scale rating. It would be useful to see whether the article quality has improved or not. + ThermoNuclear ☢ 21:59, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
11. Jeon Min-Hee - Over a period of time, made the article. I believe the importance is low. --Ispin (talk) 04:55, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
12. Hallyu- Most of the concerns regarding this article have been addressed. It has certainly improved.Oscar0909
13. List of people of Korean descent -It would be useful to assess this article (list) pinkolive84 (talk)
14. High Kick! (season 2) - Has been largely re-written for legibility (grammar, spelling) based on existing information. User:Cocoa.gardenia
15. Korea Train Express has been expanded, updated, thoroughly sourced and totally re-edited over the past four months, but its assessment as C class dates from more than a year ago. --Rontombontom (talk) 21:40, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
16. Korean Music Awards - I Would Like To Know Whats The Rating Of This Page. A.C - The Kpoper (talk) 13:12 ,11 January 2011 (UTC)
17. Girls' Generation - I Would Like To Know If This Page Has Been Improved in Quality since March 2010 , It had passed 9 months with alot of re-writing and re-fining in the page . A.C - The Kpoper (talk) 13:21 ,11 January 2011 (UTC)

Current status

Korea-related articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	1	1	6	1			9
FL			1	3			4
A			1	1			2
GA		7	33	17		8	65
B	20	54	46	31		15	166
C	18	73	122	86		32	331
Start	15	162	448	815		867	2,307
Stub	1	80	637	3,082	37	3,519	7,356
List		8	39	78	22	145	292
Category			2		2,265		2,267
Template	1	2			380		383
NA			1	1	182		184
Assessed	56	387	1,336	4,115	2,886	4,586	13,366
Unassessed	1	1	1			1,061	1,064
Total	57	388	1,337	4,115	2,886	5,647	14,430

Assessment log

The logs in this section are generated automatically (on a daily basis); please don't add entries to them by hand.

Unexpected changes, such as downgrading an article, or raising it more than two assessment classes at once, are shown in bold.

Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Korea-related articles by quality log

Worklist

The logs in this section are generated automatically (on a daily basis); please don't add entries to them by hand.

This page was once used by the Version 1.0 Editorial Team. It is preserved because of the information in its edit history. This page should not be edited or deleted. Wikiproject article lists can be generated using the WP 1.0 web tool.