User:Nutiketaiel/WOTTask/Assessment
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Welcome to the assessment department of Task Force Wheel of Time! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's Wheel of Time articles. The article ratings are 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 {{Wheel of Time}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Wheel of Time articles by quality.
Frequently asked questions
[edit]- How do I add an article to the WikiProject?
- Just add {{WikiProject Wheel of Time}} to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else.
- Someone put a {{WikiProject Wheel of Time}} template on an article, but it's not a Wheel of Time related topic. What should I do?
- Because of the large number of articles we deal with, we occasionally make mistakes and add tags to articles that shouldn't have them. If you notice one, feel free to remove the tag, and optionally leave a note on the talk page of this department (or directly with the person who tagged the article).
- What is the purpose of the article ratings?
- It allows the project to monitor the quality of the articles within our scope and to prioritize work on these articles. Please note, however, that these ratings are meant for the internal use of the project, and do not imply any official standing within Wikipedia as a whole.
- Who can assess articles?
- Any member of the Wheel of Time Task Force is free to add or change the rating of an article. Editors who are not participants in this project are also welcome to assess articles, but should defer to consensus within the project in case of procedural disputes. Editors should also note that assessments of B or A require project consensus, while GA, FA, and FL assessments have associated formal review processes that must be followed.
- How do I rate an article?
- Check the assessment scale and select the level that best matches the state of the article, then follow the guidelines below to add the rating to the project banner on the article's talk page. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process; this is documented in the assessment scale.
- How can I make a request for someone from the project to assess an article?
- Please list it in the section for assessment requests below.
- 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.
- Where can I get more details or feedback about an article?
- The peer review process is one that results in a more thorough examination of articles.
- 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 (see, in particular, the disclaimers on the importance scale), 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!
- What about lists?
- Lists of characters, locations or objects are assessed using the same scale as other articles; however, they progress towards featured list rather than featured article status. Lists which are pure lists of links, however, should be assessed as list class, as they have no real content to be evaluated.
If you have any other questions not listed here, please feel free to ask them on the discussion page for this department.
Assessment scale
[edit]The scale for assessments is defined at Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment. Articles are divided into the following categories.
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The article has attained featured article status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured article candidates. More detailed criteria
The article meets the featured article criteria:
A featured article exemplifies Wikipedia's 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.
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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. | Tokyo Mew Mew (as of October 2008) More examples Madlax |
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The article has attained featured list status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured list candidates. More detailed criteria
The article meets the featured list criteria:
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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; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible. | List of Bleach episodes (season 9) (as of January 2009) More examples List of D.Gray-man episodes |
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The article is well organized and essentially complete, having been examined by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject 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:Article development. 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 would typically find nothing wanting. | Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style problems may need solving. WP:Peer review may help. | N/A |
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The article meets all of the good article criteria, and has been examined by one or more impartial reviewers from WP:Good article nominations. More detailed criteria
A good article is:
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Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (though not necessarily equalling) the quality of a professional publication. | 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. | Fullmetal Alchemist (as of November 2008) More examples Strawberry Panic! |
B | The article meets all of the B-Class criteria. It is mostly complete and does not have major problems, but requires some further work to reach good article standards. More detailed criteria
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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 be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the Manual of Style and related style guidelines. | Edward Elric (as of October 2008) More examples Hayao Miyazaki |
C | The article is substantial but is still missing important content or contains irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant problems or require substantial cleanup. More detailed criteria
The article cites more than one reliable source and is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but it fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements, or need editing for clarity, balance, or flow.
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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 solve cleanup problems. | Free Collars Kingdom (as of January 2009) More examples The Rose of Versailles |
Start | An article that is developing but still quite incomplete. It may or may not cite adequate reliable sources. More detailed criteria
The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas. The article has one or more of the following:
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Provides some meaningful content, but most readers will need more. | Providing references to reliable sources should come first; the article also needs substantial improvement in content and organisation. Also improve the grammar, spelling, writing style and improve the jargon use. | Shikabane Hime (as of December 2008) More examples Until Death Do Us Part |
Stub | A very basic description of the topic. Meets none of the Start-Class criteria. | Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition. Readers probably see insufficiently developed features of the topic and may not see how the features of the topic are significant. | Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority. The best solution for a Stub-class Article to step up to a Start-class Article is to add in referenced reasons of why the topic is significant. | Enoki Films (as of July 2008) More examples Selfish Love |
List | Meets the criteria of a stand-alone list or set index article, 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 programs broadcast by Animax (as of February 2008)
More examples List of films based on manga |
These criteria apply to general-content articles. The manual of style provides additional guidelines about what sorts of content and formatting should be provided for certain articles.
Each Wheel of Time related article has its assessment included within the {{WikiProject Wheel of Time}} template, such as {{WikiProject Wheel of Time|class=B}}. This provides automatic categorization within Category:Wheel of Time articles by quality. Note that the class parameter is case-specific; see the template's documentation for more information.
B-Class criteria
[edit]Special emphasis is given to the six criteria that B-Class articles for the WikiProject should meet:
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Importance scale
[edit]Priority must be regarded as a relative term. If priority values are applied within this project, these only reflect the perceived importance to this project and to the work groups the article falls under. An article judged to be "Top-Class" in one context may be only "Mid-Class" in another project. The criteria used for rating article priority are not meant to be an absolute or canonical view of how significant the topic is. Rather, they attempt to gauge the probability of the average reader of Wikipedia needing to look up the topic (and thus the immediate need to have a suitably well-written article on it).
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Top | {{Top-Class}} | This article is of the utmost importance to this project, as it forms the basis of all information. Should be restricted to The Wheel of Time, Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. |
High | {{High-Class}} | This article is fairly important to this project, as it covers a general area of knowledge. Includes core concepts of the series (i.e. Concepts in the Wheel of Time series, Dark One, Dragon (Wheel of Time) or Forsaken (Wheel of Time)), the main sequence novels (i.e. Knife of Dreams) and the 8 core characters (Rand, Perrin, Mat, Nynaeve, Egwene, Min, Elayne & Aviendha) along with the full Major Wheel of Time characters article. |
Mid | {{Mid-Class}} | This article is relatively important to this project, as it fills in some more specific knowledge of certain areas. Includes prequel or outrigger novels (i.e. New Spring), important secondary or supporting characters (i.e. Thom, Faile, Lan, Fain, Graendal or Cadsuane), important setting information (i.e. Places in the Wheel of Time series or Events in the Wheel of Time series) and major adaptations to other media (as in film, TV or stage adaptations, if they are ever made). |
Low | {{Low-Class}} | This article is of little importance to this project, but it covers a highly specific area of knowledge or an obscure piece of trivia. Includes minor or ancillary characters (i.e. Minor Wheel of Time characters or Artur Hawkwing), other works in which Wheel of Time material appears (i.e. Legends (book)), supporting texts of the main sequence novels (i.e. The World of Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time), minor adaptations to other media (i.e. The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game or The Wheel of Time (video game)), items of interest from within the series (i.e. Callandor, the Horn of Valere or the Choedan Kal) and specific locations from within the series (i.e. Andor (Wheel of Time)), along with anything else that is either trivial, or bares only a distant connection to the Wheel of Time. |
None | None | This article is of unknown importance to this project. It remains to be analyzed. |