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The assessment department of the Military history WikiProject focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's military history articles. The resulting article ratings are used within the project to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work, and are also expected to play a role in the Version 1.0 Editorial Team program.

Overview[edit]

Introduction[edit]

The assessment system used by the Military history WikiProject to rate article quality consists of two parallel quality scales; one scale is used to assess regular prose articles, while the other is used to assess lists and similar non-prose articles. The progression of articles along these scales is described in greater detail below.

Prose article List article
Stub The first stage of an article's evolution is called a stub. A stub is an extremely short article that provides a basic description of the topic at best; it includes very little meaningful content, and may be little more than a dictionary definition. At this stage, it is often impossible to determine whether the topic should be covered by a prose article or a list, so this assessment level is shared between the two scales.
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Start List A stub that undergoes some development will progress to the next stage of article evolution. An article at this stage provides some meaningful content, but is typically incomplete and lacks adequate references, structure, and supporting materials. At this stage, it becomes possible to distinguish between prose articles and lists; depending on its form, an article at this level will be assessed as a Start-Class prose article or a List-Class list.
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C CL As the article continues to develop, it will reach the C-Class level. At this stage, the article is reasonably structured and contains substantial content and supporting materials, but may still be incomplete or poorly referenced. As articles progress to this stage, the assessment process begins to take on a more structured form, and specific criteria are introduced against which articles are rated.
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B BL An article that reaches the B-Class level is complete in content and structure, adequately referenced, and includes reasonable supporting materials; overall, it provides a satisfactory encyclopedic presentation of the topic for the average reader, although it might not be written to the standard that would be expected by an expert. Articles at this stage commonly undergo peer review to solicit ideas for further improvement. B-Class is the final assessment level that can be reached without undergoing a formal review process, and is a reasonable goal for newer editors.
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GA After reaching the B-Class level, an article may be submitted for assessment as a good article. Good articles must meet a set of criteria similar to those required for the B-Class assessment level, and must additionally undergo the formal good article review process. This assessment level is available only for prose articles; no comparable level exists for lists.
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A-Class article A A-Class list AL A good or B-Class article that has undergone additional improvement may be considered for the A-Class assessment level. An A-Class article presents a complete and thorough encyclopedic treatment of a subject, such as might be written by an expert in the field; the only deficiencies permissible at this level are minor issues of style or language. To receive an A-Class rating, a candidate article must undergo the formal military history A-Class review process. The A-Class rating is the highest assessment level that may be assigned by an individual WikiProject; higher assessment levels are granted only by Wikipedia-wide independent assessment processes.
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Featured article FA Featured list FL The featured article and featured list ratings represent the pinnacle of article evolution and the best that Wikipedia has to offer; an article at this level is professional, outstanding, and represents a definitive source for encyclopedic information. Featured status is assigned only through a thorough independent review process; this process can be grueling for the unprepared, and editors are highly advised to submit articles for A-Class review prior to nominating them for featured status.

Criteria[edit]

The following tables summarize the criteria used to assess articles at each level of the quality assessment scale. In addition to the criteria, the tables list the assessment process used at each level and provide an example of an article previously assessed at that level.

Assessment criteria for prose articles
Class Criteria Assessment process Example
Featured article FA The article meets all the featured article criteria. Featured article candidacy USS Chesapeake (as of June 2011)
A-Class article A The article meets all of the A-Class criteria. A-Class review Lockheed D-21 (as of June 2011)
GA The article meets all of the good article criteria. Good article review Al-Mundhir III ibn al-Harith (as of June 2011)
B The article meets all of the B-Class criteria. Individual review Battle of Guttstadt-Deppen (as of June 2011)
C The article meets B1 or B2 as well as B3 and B4 and B5 of the B-Class criteria. Individual review Incident at Xuanwu Gate (as of June 2011)
Start The article meets the Start-Class criteria. Individual review Paris Declaration Respecting Maritime Law (as of June 2011)
Stub The article meets none of the Start-Class criteria. Individual review Eagle Point National Cemetery (as of June 2011)
Assessment criteria for lists
Class Criteria Assessment process Example
Featured list FL The list meets all the featured list criteria. Featured list candidacy Army of the Danube order of battle (as of June 2012)
A-Class list AL The list meets all of the A-Class criteria. A-Class review List of battlecruisers of the United States (as of May 2012)
BL The list meets all of the B-Class criteria. Individual review List of hill forts in England (as of June 2012)
CL The list meets B1 or B2 as well as B3 and B4 and B5 of the B-Class criteria. Individual review List of assault rifles (as of June 2012)
List The list meets the List-Class criteria. Individual review List of Airborne Artillery Units (as of June 2012)
Stub The list meets none of the List-Class criteria. Individual review List of supercavitating torpedoes (as of June 2012)

Processes[edit]

This section describes the different processes used to assess the quality of military history articles.

Individual review[edit]

The individual review process is used for all assessment activities up to the B-Class level. In this process, any editor may review an article against the listed criteria and assign the corresponding quality rating themselves.

Article authors are free to assess their own articles under this process. However, by convention, the final assessment for a B-Class rating is typically left to an independent editor; requests for an independent assessment may be made at the assessment request page.

Peer review[edit]

The peer review process is not used to evaluate an article for a particular assessment level directly; rather, it is a forum where article authors can solicit ideas for further improvements. Peer review is most often requested when an article is at the C-Class or B-Class level; articles at lower levels are typically so incomplete that a meaningful review is impossible, while articles at higher levels go through more formal review processes.

By convention, military history articles are typically listed in the history section of the main peer review request page; however, articles may be listed in other sections if their primary topic lies in another field.

Good article review[edit]

The good article nomination process is an independent review mechanism through which an article receives a "good article" quality rating. The process involves a detailed review of the article by an independent examiner, who determines whether the article meets the good article criteria.

Full instructions for requesting a good article review are provided on the good article review page.

A-Class article/list review[edit]

The military history A-Class review process is the most thorough and demanding assessment of article quality done by the Military history WikiProject. An article that undergoes this process must be reviewed by at least three independent examiners, each of whom must agree that the article meets all of the A-Class criteria.

Full instructions for requesting an A-Class review are provided on the A-Class review page.

Featured article/list candidacy[edit]

The featured article candidacy and featured list candidacy processes are an independent, Wikipedia-wide quality assessment mechanism; these processes are the only way an article can receive a "featured" quality rating. The process involves a comprehensive review of the article by multiple independent examiners, all of whom must agree that the article meets the featured article or list criteria.

Full instructions for submitting a featured article or list candidacy are provided on the corresponding candidacy page. Editors are advised to carefully review the submission instructions; failing to follow them correctly may cause the submission to be rejected.

Instructions[edit]

An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WPMILHIST}} project banner on its talk page:

{{WPMILHIST|class=???}}

The following values may be used for the class parameter to describe the quality of the article:

The class parameter should be assigned according to the quality scale below.

The following classes may be used for non-article pages; many are automatically generated by the template when it is placed on a page of the corresponding type:

FAQ[edit]

See also the general assessment FAQ and the project's B-Class assessment & criteria FAQ and A-Class review & criteria FAQ.
1. What is the purpose of the article ratings? 
The rating system allows the project to monitor the quality of articles in our subject areas, and to prioritize work on these articles. It is also utilized by the Wikipedia 1.0 program to prepare for static releases of Wikipedia content. Please note, however, that these ratings are primarily intended for the internal use of the project, and do not necessarily imply any official standing within Wikipedia as a whole.
2. How do I add an article to the WikiProject? 
Just add {{WPMILHIST}} to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else.
3. Someone put a {{WPMILHIST}} template on an article, but it doesn't seem to be within the project's scope. 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).
4. Who can assess articles? 
Any member of the Military history WikiProject 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.
5. Can I assess articles that I have written or contributed significantly to? 
For the most part, yes—in fact, you are encouraged to do so. B-Class assessment, by convention, is generally undertaken by an independent editor (requests can be made here), and A-Class promotion requires the consensus of multiple independent reviewers. However, if your article falls within the Stub- to C-Class range, by awarding the rating yourself you are helping to prevent the assessment requests process becoming overloaded.
6. How do I rate an article? 
Check the quality scale and select the level that best matches the state of the article; then, follow the instructions 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.
7. Can I request that someone else rate an article? 
Of course; to do so, please list it in the section for assessment requests below.
8. 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.
9. Where can I get more comments about an article? 
The peer review process can conduct more thorough examination of articles; please submit it for review there.
10. 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. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process; this is documented in the assessment scale.
11. Aren't the ratings subjective? 
Yes, they are somewhat subjective, 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!
12. What if I have a question not listed here? 
If your question concerns the article assessment process specifically, please refer to the discussion page for this department; for any other issues, you can go to the main project discussion page, or contact the project coordinators directly.

Requests[edit]

Requests for A-Class review[edit]

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in UK serviceMark XIV bomb sightYugoslav submarine OsvetnikYugoslav submarine SmeliOsvetnik-class submarineList of National Defence Academy alumniSiege of KamarjaAsad ibn Abdallah al-QasriSMS SeeadlerOperation LeaderList of destroyers of the Indian NavyK-25SMS GeierDirector General of the Indian Coast Guard


Requests for assessment[edit]

Please note that this section is transcluded from a separate requests page, which you may wish to add to your watchlist.

Editors can self-assess articles against the five B-class criteria(FAQ) up to and including C-Class. If you have made significant improvements to an article against one or more of B-class criteria and would like an outside opinion on a new rating for it, please feel free to list it below, specifying which criteria you have worked on. If you feel unable to assess against one or more of the B-class criteria, please say so when posting. Requests for formal A-Class review should be made at the review department. Please consider entering articles you have improved in the military history article writing contest.

  • Khydyr Mustafayev - Please reassess after expansion for August contest. Kges1901 (talk) 10:16, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
    Start? although I could be talked into B class if you tell me there are no sources. It just seems a bit light. auntieruth (talk) 20:54, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
    @Auntieruth55: Added some information about his postwar career. Does it meet B class now? Kges1901 (talk) 21:43, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
  • Alexander Vologin - Please assess after expansions and corrections for August contest. Kges1901 (talk) 12:42, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
    start. Light on info, and the prose is a tad unclear--who crossed where and when, which report, etc. auntieruth (talk) 20:54, 3 August 2016 (UTC)
    @Auntieruth55: Clarified prose. Is the article at B class now? Kges1901 (talk) 08:12, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
  • List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Battle of Gettysburg - Just created list that could use a check for CL-class; thanks in advance ... GELongstreet (talk) 02:11, 4 August 2016 (UTC)
    • @GELongstreet: G'day, thanks for your efforts. I've updated the assessment. I wonder if it should be retitled "List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Gettysburg Campaign", though? The lead indicates that the list includes names from battles other than the Battle of Gettysburg itself (e.g. Williamsport etc). Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 12:02, 20 August 2016 (UTC)
      • Would make sense indeed. I initially planned to make it about the battle only and decided to include the others of the campaign later. But the way it is now it keeps in line with the related lists of other battles ... GELongstreet (talk) 23:12, 21 August 2016 (UTC)
  • Maharram Dadashev - Please reassess after expansion for August contest. Kges1901 (talk) 08:25, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
    • C-class, I think: the article is in good shape, but is a bit brief - especially as the Russian language Wikipedia version looks to be longer. Nick-D (talk) 07:17, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
    • @Nick-D: The Russian version is not actually larger in terms of information, both are the same length. The same information is contained in both articles. Kges1901 (talk) 07:31, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
  • K.M. Cariappa - Please reassess after expansion. Regards, KC Velaga 13:36, 13 August 2016 (UTC)
    • I made too many edits to properly assess this article. In a few cases I rewrote sentences that appeared to be non-neutral or unclear. I believe this article is B class (easily) and only needs someone else to assess for B4. Thanks. Djmaschek (talk) 03:00, 14 August 2016 (UTC)
      • Keeping B4 as a no. A lot of the sentences are too wonky to understand intended meanings. --Molestash (talk) 12:20, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
        • Molestash, thanks. You could help by marking the paragraphs or sentences that are difficult to understand by marking them with "clarify" or "confusing section" templates. I made a number of clarifications, so I'm too heavily involved in the article to assess B4 in an unbiased manner. Djmaschek (talk) 00:32, 22 August 2016 (UTC)
  • 43rd Army (Soviet Union) - Please reassess expanded article for August contest. Thanks, Kges1901 (talk) 10:20, 24 August 2016 (UTC)
    B class. Should we add the Military Unit Number to the military unit infobox template? Hawkeye7 (talk) 00:13, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
  • Battle of Histria - Newly created article, I am most concerned about B4 (I fear some confusing passages), but, please check against all criteria. Much obliged, Mr rnddude (talk) 13:34, 24 August 2016 (UTC)
    • There was no such thing as Russia or Italians at the time so those terms need to be substituted. I think that I would be more convenient if wikilinks were spread through the article instead of being concentrated in the introductory passage.--Catlemur (talk) 12:21, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
      • Sorry I missed this; Catlemur there was also no such thing as Georgia, but, they're being used to identify geographic places, I can look at phrasing this better. Done. As for Italians; Yes there were, Italians predate Rome, but, more importantly, they're referred to as Italians explicitly in the source (I can consider a rename to Italic peoples, since it describes; Etruscans, Umbrians, Samnites, Romans, etc.) Changed to Italic peoples per request. Finally wikilinks, while I agree that there is a concentration of them in the article lede that's just following MOS, link the first instance of a word; per "editors should only link the term's first occurrence in the text of the article". Mr rnddude (talk) 13:36, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
        • Didn't the Romans refer to the place as Italia? Hawkeye7 (talk)
          • Yes, indeed they did; Italia is the latin name for the province which we call Roman Italy. Mr rnddude (talk) 17:50, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
    • You can call them Italic peoples or peoples of the Italian peninsula but not Italians. As far as I know there were Celtic tribes residing in the same region who hardly qualify as Italians.--Catlemur (talk) 09:55, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
      • Alright, I'll amend Italians to Italic peoples per your request. Mr rnddude (talk) 17:50, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
  • Colin McMullen - another new article I've been working on. While short and possibly not of B-class status, it includes pretty much everything available on the subject in reliable sources. Nick-D (talk) 07:13, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
    C class. Footnote 14 needs page numbers. I have added his date and place of birth. If you feel more energetic, you can see his biographical file at the Australian War Memorial (AWM65 3436), and there is one at the National Archive in Mitchell too (A9300, McMullen C C), but that one is NYE, so you would need to get it declassified. You can all obtain his birth certificate from NSW BDM, but there is a charge for that. Hawkeye7 (talk) 23:59, 27 August 2016 (UTC)
  • 27th Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union) - Please assess new article for August contest. Kges1901 (talk) 09:15, 25 August 2016 (UTC)
    B class. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:51, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
  • 7th Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union) - Please assess new article for August contest. Kges1901 (talk) 11:03, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
  • 20th Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union) - Please reassess for August contest, its only a start because 4 B-class criteria have not been yet checked. Thanks,Kges1901 (talk) 12:38, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
    B class. Hawkeye7 (talk) 11:51, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
  • Project Y - Last of the Manhattan Project articles. Suggestions for a DYK hook welcome. Hawkeye7 (talk) 23:59, 27 August 2016 (UTC)
  • Operation Paravane - first in a new set of articles on air attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz Nick-D (talk) 03:14, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
    Already B class. Hawkeye7 (talk) 05:17, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
    • Sorry, I hadn't spotted that. The pre-redevelopment version didn't look much like a modern B-class article. Nick-D (talk) 05:31, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
  • 30th Mechanized Corps (Soviet Union) - Please assess new article for August contest. Kges1901 (talk) 17:39, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
    B class. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:26, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
  • Ernest Titterton Mad scientist of the week. Hawkeye7 (talk) 07:05, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

Assessment backlogs

Please help to clear any backlogs of unassessed articles in the following categories:

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Task forces (general topics)[edit]

Task forces (national and regional)[edit]

Task forces (periods and conflicts)[edit]

Special projects[edit]

Operation Majestic Titan assessment statistics logcategory

Operation Majestic Titan (Phase I) assessment statistics logcategory

Operation Majestic Titan (Phase II) assessment statistics logcategory

Operation Majestic Titan (Phase III) assessment statistics logcategory

Operation Majestic Titan (Phase IV) assessment statistics logcategory

Operation Majestic Titan (Phase V) assessment statistics logcategory

Logs[edit]

An automatically generated log of assessment activity is available here.