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==Article rating and assessment scheme==
An '''article rating and assessment scheme''' has been implemented for Ottoman Empire-related articles, which is monitored and maintained by [[WP:Ottoman|WikiProject Ottoman Empire]]. In this scheme, all Ottoman Empire-related articles ('article' here also includes lists) may be assigned:
*a particular rating which indicates an assessment of their '''class''' (overall quality), and 
*a particular rating which indicates an assessment of their '''importance''' (priority or relative significance).
The primary purpose of this rating and assessment scheme is to provide editors with a sub-categorized survey of the current status of Ottoman Empiren articles, which can then be used to prioritize the overall workload and highlight articles needing improvements at various stages.

For example, higher-priority articles (those most essential to any encyclopaedia) in need of most work (i.e. lower quality) can be readily identified for attention and collaboration.

There will be a number of secondary benefits from the scheme, such as being able to track which kinds and topics of articles are 'neglected'.

This assessment and rating scheme follows the precepts adopted by the '''[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team|Version 1.0 Editorial Team]]''', see '''[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment|Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment]]''' and '''[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Work via Wikiprojects|Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Work via Wikiprojects]]''' for details.

The ''class'' and ''importance'' ratings are recorded by setting appropriate values to the parameters of the main WP:Ottoman Empire Project banner, '''{{tl|WikiProject Ottoman Empire}}''', which are placed on the corresponding talk pages of in-scope Ottoman Empiren articles. See the '''[[Template talk:WikiProject Ottoman Empire|template instructions]]''' for details on these and other parameters which can be set.

See the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ottoman Empire/Assessment#Quality scale|Quality scale]]''' for guideline criteria for rating an article by class/quality. See the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ottoman Empire/Assessment#Importance scale|Importance scale]]''' for guideline criteria for rating an article by importance/priority.

The assessments of ''class'' and ''importance'' are assigned manually by WP:Ottoman Empire project members (or other interested parties) &ndash; see the '''[[#Instructions|Rating instructions]]''' for details. Assigning a rating will automatically place the article in an appropriate rating category.

Once assigned, behind the scenes a bot ({{User|WP 1.0 bot}}) runs periodically (scheduled daily, about 0300hrs UTC) which compiles a variety of statistics and log data, which can then later be analyzed.

It is expected that this rating and assessment scheme will require periodic and iterative maintenance, as new articles are created or identified, and existing articles are progressively improved (or, hopefully much rarer, demoted), requiring the status to be reassessed (indicated by changing the parameter value).

Of course, anyone is free to edit any of the articles they choose without regard to priority, however it is hoped that this will provide some basis for a more methodical approach to the longer-term overall improvement of content and coverage in the Ottoman Empiren field.

== Instructions ==
An article's assessment is recorded via the use of certain parameters of the '''{{tl|WikiProject Ottoman Empire}}''' project banners, which are affixed to the talk pages of in-scope articles. Note that there are some other (optional) parameters to the project banners as well, see [[template talk:WikiProject Ottoman Empire]] for full description.

The two parameters used for this exercise are ''class'' (indicates an assessment of the article's current overall quality) and ''importance'' (indicates an assessment of the relative priority or significance of the particular article to general knowledge of Ottoman Empiren topics). Usage summary (note the parameters are in lowercase):
:''<nowiki>{{WikiProject Ottoman Empire |class=??? |importance=??? }}</nowiki>''
These parameters flag the article according to the values chosen (which then appear on the project banner), and also assign the article to a corresponding category. The possible values of these parameters and guidance criteria on which value to choose are detailed below: see '''[[#Importance scale|Importance scale]]''' for the ''importance'' parameter and '''[[#Quality scale|Quality scale]]''' for the ''class'' parameter.

The general workflow is as follows:
#Locate an in-scope Ottoman Empire-related article (or list), add the {{tl|WikiProject Ottoman Empire}} project banner to its '''talk page''' if not already there. (Note this also applies to new articles you may create, ie you can add the banner and the rating as you go).
#If currently unassessed (or when adding the project banner anew), determine what its class and importance assessment rating should be, using your judgment and the criteria given here. Try to be as frank as possible in the assessment, the aim here is to appropriately identify articles needing later improvement and there's nothing to be gained by "over-ranking" them.
#Add the selected parameter values to the project banner template call, per the specified syntax. Once previewed/saved, you should see the values updated in the banner and the appropriate categories assigned.
#If in doubt as to the appropriate class or importance level, you can either leave the value unassigned for now (ie omit the parameters), and/or consult with another project member to decide.
#If the article already has a rating, but you disagree or the article has subsequently been edited by you or someone else so that its overall quality has changed (hopefully for the better!), then you can update the parameter yourself to reflect its new status.
#Since we may (naturally enough) not be the most objective assessors of one's own work, it might be an idea in these or other unclear cases to invite another party to give the assessment. This can be done by adding the parameter/value combination ''&#124;reassess=yes'' to the project banner, which will automatically assign the article in question to [[:Category:Ottoman Empire articles needing reassessment]]. You can also request reassessments/second opinions at the main discussion forum.
#On an ongoing basis, you can patrol the various ''x-class'' categories for improvement opportunities, and also the ''unassessed'' cats for new assessments. 

=== Importance scale ===
The following values may be used for the ''importance'' parameter (they should be entered exactly as given):
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|'''Top'''||"Key" articles, considered indispensable to any survey of Ottoman Empire, such as: top-level articles on regions, cultures and the largest/most-influential sites, and pan-regional articles on critical topics eg History. ||[[Ottoman Empire]]||[[:Category:Top-importance Ottoman Empire articles|Top-importance Ottoman Empire articles]]
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|'''High'''||High-priority topics and needed subtopics of "key" articles, often with a broad scope; needed to complement any general understanding of the field ||[[Flag of Ottoman Empire]]<BR>||[[:Category:High-importance Ottoman Empire articles|High-importance Ottoman Empire articles]]
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|'''Mid'''||Mid-priority articles on more specialized (sub-)topics; possibly more detailed coverage of topics summarized in "key" articles, and as such their omission would not significantly impair general understanding||||[[:Category:Mid-importance Ottoman Empire articles|Mid-importance Ottoman Empire articles]]
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|'''Low'''||While still notable, these are highly-specialized or even obscure, not essential for understanding the wider picture ("nice to have" articles)||||[[:Category:Low-importance Ottoman Empire articles|Low-importance Ottoman Empire articles]]
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The ''importance'' parameter is not used if an article's class is set to '''NA''', and may be omitted in those cases. If the ''importance'' parameter is not yet set, or contains an invalid value, the article will be assigned to [[:Category:Unassigned-importance Ottoman Empire articles]].

=== Quality scale ===
Each article may also be assigned to a particular '''''class''''', intended as a point-in-time assessment of its overall "quality" - relative to the criteria given in the quality scale which is detailed below.

This quality scale follows the definitions employed at the [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team|Version 1.0 Editorial Team's]] [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment|assessment system]].

The following values may be used for the ''class'' parameter (they should be entered exactly as given):
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|'''FA'''||Articles which are currently [[WP:FA|Featured status]] articles||[[:Category:FA-Class Ottoman Empire articles|FA-Class Ottoman Empire articles]]
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|'''A'''||A-class articles; ||[[:Category:A-Class Ottoman Empire articles|A-Class Ottoman Empire articles]]
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|'''GA'''||Articles with a current [[WP:GA|Good article]] status||[[:Category:GA-Class Ottoman Empire articles|GA-Class Ottoman Empire articles]]
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|'''B'''||B-class articles; ||[[:Category:B-Class Ottoman Empire articles|B-Class Ottoman Empire articles]]
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|'''Start'''||Start-class articles; ||[[:Category:Start-Class Ottoman Empire articles|Start-Class Ottoman Empire articles]]
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|'''Stub'''||Stub-class articles; ||[[:Category:Stub-Class Ottoman Empire articles|Stub-Class Ottoman Empire articles]]
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|'''NA'''||Not applicable; ie for miscellaneous pages such as disambiguation pages, which do not require an assessment||[[:Category:Non-article Ottoman Empire pages|Non-article Ottoman Empire pages]]
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Articles for which a valid ''class'' has not yet been provided are listed by default in [[:Category:Unassessed Ottoman Empire articles]].  

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==== Detailed criteria by class ====
These are the detailed criteria per class/quality division, following the assessment scheme used by the Wikipedia V1.0 Editorial team. 
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== Requests ==
# [[Battle of Vranje]] - I made new changes to the article. --[[User:Serbianboy|<span style="color:blue; font-family:Metal Lord;">VuXman</span>]] <strong>[[User talk:Serbianboy|<sup><span style="color:red">talk</span></sup>]]</strong> 15:20, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
#''Please add new requests for assessment here.''
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