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Lincolnshire articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
FA 1 2 3 11 17
FL 4 4
GA 2 2 11 25 2 42
B 5 22 52 125 6 210
C 4 36 273 373 44 730
Start 2 18 403 937 250 1,610
Stub 1 141 724 215 1,081
List 4 7 53 1 22 87
Category 710 710
Disambig 10 10
File 5 5
Project 14 14
Redirect 4 31 281 316
Template 5 97 102
NA 1 1
Assessed 14 85 894 2,289 1,118 539 4,939
Unassessed 33 33
Total 14 85 894 2,289 1,118 572 4,972
WikiWork factors (?) ω = 18,170 Ω = 4.92

Welcome to the assessment department of WikiProject Lincolnshire! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's articles related to Lincolnshire. The article ratings are used within the project itself to aid in recognising excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work.

The ratings are done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{WikiProject Lincolnshire}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Lincolnshire articles by quality and Category:Lincolnshire articles by importance, which are themselves sub-categories of the master category for administration categories: Category:WikiProject Lincolnshire.

Frequently asked questions

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How can I get my article rated?
Please list it in the section for assessment requests below.
Who can assess articles?
Any member of the Lincolnshire WikiProject 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 or at the project Talk page Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Lincolnshire.

Instructions

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Quality assessments

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An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject Banner Shell}}. Articles that have the {{WikiProject Lincolnshire}} project banner on their talk page will be added to the appropriate categories by quality.

The following values may be used for the class parameter to describe the quality of the article (see Wikipedia:Content assessment for assessment criteria):

FA (for featured articles only; adds articles to Category:FA-Class Lincolnshire articles)  FA
A (adds articles to Category:A-Class Lincolnshire articles)  A
GA (for good articles only; adds articles to Category:GA-Class Lincolnshire articles)  GA
B (adds articles to Category:B-Class Lincolnshire articles) B
C (adds articles to Category:C-Class Lincolnshire articles) C
Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class Lincolnshire articles) Start
Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class Lincolnshire articles) Stub
FL (for featured lists only; adds articles to Category:FL-Class Lincolnshire articles)  FL
List (adds articles to Category:List-Class Lincolnshire articles) List

For non-standard grades and non-mainspace content, the following values may be used for the class parameter:

Category (for categories; adds pages to Category:Category-Class Lincolnshire articles) Category
Disambig (for disambiguation pages; adds pages to Category:Disambig-Class Lincolnshire articles) Disambig
Draft (for drafts; adds pages to Category:Draft-Class Lincolnshire articles) Draft
File (for files and timed text; adds pages to Category:File-Class Lincolnshire articles) File
Project (for project pages; adds pages to Category:Project-Class Lincolnshire articles) Project
Redirect (for redirect pages; adds pages to Category:Redirect-Class Lincolnshire articles) Redirect
Template (for templates and modules; adds pages to Category:Template-Class Lincolnshire articles) Template
NA (for any other pages where assessment is unnecessary; adds pages to Category:NA-Class Lincolnshire articles) NA
??? (articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unassessed Lincolnshire articles) ???

On top of this, articles may also be nominated as FL or FA Candidates, this is an official position but not on the Grading system. The same applies for Featured Images and Did You Know sections. WP Lincolnshire doesn't use 'Current' and 'Future' Assessments either.

Quality scale

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WikiProject content quality grading scheme
Class Criteria Reader's experience Editing suggestions Example
 FA 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.

  1. It is:
    1. well-written: its prose is engaging and of a professional standard;
    2. comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context;
    3. 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;
    4. neutral: it presents views fairly and without bias;
    5. 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; and
    6. compliant with Wikipedia's copyright policy and free of plagiarism or too-close paraphrasing.
  2. It follows the style guidelines, including the provision of:
    1. a lead: a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections;
    2. appropriate structure: a substantial but not overwhelming system of hierarchical section headings; and
    3. consistent citations: where required by criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using footnotes—see citing sources for suggestions on formatting references. Citation templates are not required.
  3. Media. It has images and other media, where appropriate, with succinct captions and acceptable copyright status. Images follow the image use policy. Non-free images or media must satisfy the criteria for inclusion of non-free content and be labeled accordingly.
  4. Length. It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses summary style where appropriate.
 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. Cleopatra
(as of June 2018)
 FL 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:
  1. Prose. It features professional standards of writing.
  2. Lead. It has an engaging lead that introduces the subject and defines the scope and inclusion criteria.
  3. Comprehensiveness.
  4. Structure. It is easy to navigate and includes, where helpful, section headings and table sort facilities.
  5. Style. It complies with the Manual of Style and its supplementary pages.
  6. 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; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible. List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events
(as of May 2018)
 A 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. Battle of Nam River
(as of June 2014)
 GA 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:
  1. Well-written:
    1. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and
    2. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.
  2. Verifiable with no original research:
    1. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline;
    2. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose);
    3. it contains no original research; and
    4. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.
  3. Broad in its coverage:
    1. it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and
    2. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
  4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
  5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
  6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
    1. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and
    2. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
 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. Discovery of the neutron
(as of April 2019)
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
  1. The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged is cited. Any format of inline citation is acceptable: the use of <ref> tags and citation templates such as {{cite web}} is optional.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. The article is reasonably well-written. The prose contains no major grammatical errors and flows sensibly, but does not need to be of the standard of featured articles. The Manual of Style does not need to be followed rigorously.
  5. The article contains supporting materials where appropriate. Illustrations are encouraged, though not required. Diagrams, an infobox etc. should be included where they are relevant and useful to the content.
  6. The article presents its content in an appropriately understandable way. It is written with as broad an audience in mind as possible. 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 be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the Manual of Style and related style guidelines. Psychology
(as of January 2024)
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.
 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. Wing
(as of June 2018)
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:
  • A useful picture or graphic
  • Multiple links that help explain or illustrate the topic
  • A subheading that fully treats an element of the topic
  • Multiple subheadings that indicate material that could be added to complete the article
 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. Ball
(as of September 2014)
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. Lineage (anthropology)
(as of December 2014)
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 literary movements

Priority assessment

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An article's priority assessment is generated from the importance parameter in the {{WikiProject Lincolnshire}} project banner on its talk page (It is called importance for historical reasons.):

{{WikiProject Lincolnshire| ... | importance=??? | ...}}
Top
High
Mid
Low
???

The following values may be used for importance assessments:

Importance scale

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Label Criteria Possible Examples
Top Articles at the Top Importance level for project Lincolnshire. Articles which are of interest to people on an International basis as well as locally e.g. Lincolnshire, Lincoln, International companies etc. Lincolnshire
High Articles with a High Importance to understanding Lincolnshire. Articles which are of interest to people on a National basis. e.g. Companies known Nationwide, or Towns, Political areas, Landmarks, Famous people. Chester
Mid Articles with a Mid Importance to understanding Lincolnshire. Articles with a significance to people from a wider area. e.g Villages, Rivers, Notable people. Tatton Park
Low Articles with a Low Importance to understanding Lincolnshire. Articles that will only have very localised significance. Gristhorpe

Assessment Requests

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If you have made significant changes to an article and would like an outside opinion on a new rating for it, please feel free to list it below.

Requested assessments

  • Lincoln School of Art, which I have researched and written on the behalf of the University of Lincoln in preparation for next year's 150th anniversary.

Ruskington. It was previously marked as a start class article with no importance rating. Now it could be a good 'C' and Low. 95jb14 (talk) 17:49, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

St. George's College of Technology. I have assessed it as a C/low, having completed everything that would bring up to line with a c but because I did a lot of work, I wanted to give a non-biased opinion on the matter.

The Castle Bytham page is rated as a stub - I think it is worth more than that, although some of the common features of the other lincolnshire villages are still missing. Brunnian (talk) 22:09, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Numbers of village sites are rated 'low importance' but reading the criteria that should make them Mid, surely? Dyke, Lincolnshire, Baston, Heckington, Bicker, Ewerby, Ruskington, Metheringham, Bardney are all examples. Casitor is rated mid, even though it is a town rather than a village. Now entries like Lincolnshire Gate, Barton Town Old Boys F.C., Bourne Civic Society and Caenby Corner are arguably of low importance, but places where people live and work are surely not?

I'm not sure I can see any utility in this 'importance' scale, and the evidence of the villages suggest that the scale is not being followed, but rather there is some subtle attempt to classify the importance of the settlements relative to each other: although against what standard I cannot say. Perhaps, if it is not doing anything useful, it should be expunged --Brunnian (talk) 09:23, 18 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The importance rating is a local way of rating articles for importance to the project and each project has its own rating scale, rather than the more generic quality rating which should be the same for all projects. It does convey which article to concentrate on when editing. those with top importance are the ones that the project considers vital to have in the encyclopaedia and where the resources should be concentrated. Articles marked low are ones where they are useful but not vital to the project and so effort on then is not so vital. The scale needs expanding to cover things better and produces anomalies but it is what we are stuck with at the moment. I assume that rating is similar to the Yorkshire project where we use
  • Top is used for the cities and county articles
  • High for large towns and boroughs, large railway stations, premier sports teams, universities
  • Medium for small town and large/important villages, open railway stations, main league teams, high schools
  • Low for all other villages & hamlets, defunct railway stations, other sports teams, primary schools
Keith D (talk) 12:01, 18 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
But that is not what it says in the table just above this box.
  • Mid Articles with a Mid Importance to understanding Lincolnshire. Articles with a significance to people from a wider area. e.g Villages, Rivers, Notable people.
  • Low Articles with a Low Importance to understanding Lincolnshire. Articles that will only have very localised significance.
i.e. villages are Mid. Towns are High. Football clubs and Forestry picnic places are Low. It's a bit too subjective at the Top end too. Grantham is Top importance, but Scunthorpe,Grimsby, Immingham, Gainsborough and Spalding are not. I can't fathom it. Thanks for coming back, BTW--Brunnian (talk) 16:04, 18 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

can you re-assess the Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls - we are a large sports team competing across the country and internationally, so not just of low local importance, we are sponsored by names such as motorhead and have a large following of supporters. thank you Diss-Continued 14:59 06-12-10 (gmt)

I have expanded Stamford Canal and River Welland, both of which have a Lincolnshire tag, and have written an article on Deeping Fen, which I have taken the liberty of giving a Lincolnshire tag, as it is in Lincolnshire, but have not rated it. Bob1960evens (talk) 09:41, 23 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Created Strubby and Swaby pages as stubs asseessment would be great thankyou Panderoona 09:25, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Butlins Skegness

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Most of the way through a rewrite, I'm aiming to take the article up to GA but could use a reassessment of the current state to gauge the progress. Stuart.Jamieson (talk) 00:15, 4 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Good effort I have re-rated as a B-class and done a couple of standardising passes through the article. Needs further tweaking to bring into line with the WP:MOS. Main thing would be to consolidate the references so that there is a single entry for a particular page number, e.g. refs 33, 34 & 35 all refer to page 91. Keith D (talk) 12:30, 11 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]


I've recently done a bit of work to it, including adding an Infobox, changing some of the promotional material out. At the same time, I upgraded this article from "Start" to "C" class. I wonder if anyone could have a skim and let me know what they thought to that decision? To be honest, I was kind of wavering at a "B" class, but due to my new-ness to Wikipedia and rating articles, I thought it'd be best not to jump too far. KiloSierraCharlietalk 22:43, 27 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Log

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For a log of all the project's articles, please see here, and for the recent assessment changes, please see here.

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