Template:WikiProject Visual arts/doc

Usage

When you create or find a new page within the scope of WikiProject Visual arts please add any of the following to the top of its talk page:

{{WikiProject Visual arts |class= }}

{{WikiProject Visual arts |class= |public-art= |needs-infobox= |needs-image= |attention= |listas= }}

{{WikiProject Visual arts
|class         =
|public-art    = 
|needs-infobox = 
|needs-image   = 
|attention     =  
|listas        = 
}}

Unused parameters may be omitted. This template automatically adds articles to Category:WikiProject Visual arts articles.

Optional parameters

• attention – set |attention=yes if the article needs immediate attention from experienced editors. Use only if another parameter does not cover the need for attention; this should be used sparingly. It is strongly encouraged to also add a section to the talk page explaining what needs attention.
  • This parameter populates Category:Visual arts articles needing attention.
• class – valid values are fa, a, ga, b, c, start, stub, fl, list, category, disambig, draft, file, portal, project, template, na (case-insensitive). See the project's quality scale for details. Setting an explicit value of NA is rarely necessary; for this, either leave |class= blank or omit the parameter.
• listas – This parameter, which is the equivalent of the DEFAULTSORT sortkey that should be placed on all biographical articles, is a sortkey for the article talk page (e.g. for Paul Cézanne, use |listas=Cézanne, Paul so that the talk page will show up in the C's and not the P's of the various assessment and administrative categories). This is important because it is one source used by those who set DEFAULTSORT on the article; consider also setting the DEFAULTSORT for the article when setting this parameter. For more information about this, please see Wikipedia:Categorization of people § Ordering names in a category.
  If the article is using {{WikiProject banner shell}} then it is preferable to add |listas= to that template instead of a project banner template. Putting the parameter on more than one template is not required.
• needs-image – set |needs-image=yes to request that a photograph or image be included in the page to improve its quality.
  • This parameter populates Category:Wikipedia requested images of arts.
• needs-infobox – set |needs-infobox=yes if the article needs an infobox. Remember that infoboxes are not suitable for all articles, and can overwhelm short articles.
  • This parameter populates Category:Visual arts articles needing infoboxes.
• public-art – set |public-art=yes if the article is supported by the public art task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Public art articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Public art articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
• auto – This parameter is for the use of bots and indicates that the article has been automatically rated:
  • |auto=length – based on the length of the article
  • |auto=inherit – because one or more other projects use this class
  • |auto=yes (or |auto=stub), in conjunction with |class=stub – as Stub-Class because it uses a stub template
    • Use of the above values (or value combinations) with this parameter populates Category:Automatically assessed Visual arts articles.
• category – set |category=no if, and only if, a banner is being used for demonstration or testing purposes, to prevent unnecessary or undesirable categorization. Otherwise, omit this parameter.

Quality assessment

An article's quality assessment is recorded using the |class= parameter in the {{WikiProject banner shell}}. Articles that have the {{WikiProject Visual arts}} banner template on their talk page will be added to the appropriate categories by quality.

The following standard grades may be used to describe the quality of mainspace articles (see Wikipedia:Content assessment for assessment criteria):

FA	(for featured articles only; adds them to the FA-Class visual arts articles category)		FA
FL	(for featured lists only; adds them to the FL-Class visual arts articles category)		FL
A	(for articles that passed a formal peer review only; adds them to the A-Class visual arts articles category)		A
GA	(for good articles only; adds them to the GA-Class visual arts articles category)		GA
B	(for articles that satisfy all of the B-Class criteria; adds them to the B-Class visual arts articles category)		B
C	(for substantial articles; adds them to the C-Class visual arts articles category)		C
Start	(for developing articles; adds them to the Start-Class visual arts articles category)		Start
Stub	(for basic articles; adds them to the Stub-Class visual arts articles category)		Stub
List	(for stand-alone lists; adds them to the List-Class visual arts articles category)		List
NA	(for any other pages where assessment is unwarranted; adds them to the NA-Class visual arts pages category)		NA
???	(articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed in the Unassessed visual arts articles category)		???

For non-mainspace content, the following values may be used:

FM	(for featured media only; adds them to the FM-Class visual arts pages category)		FM
Category	(for categories; adds them to the Category-Class visual arts pages category)		Category
Draft	(for drafts; adds them to the Draft-Class visual arts pages category)		Draft
File	(for files and timed text; adds them to the File-Class visual arts pages category)		File
Portal	(for portal pages; adds them to the Portal-Class visual arts pages category)		Portal
Project	(for project pages; adds them to the Project-Class visual arts pages category)		Project
Template	(for templates and modules; adds them to the Template-Class visual arts pages category)		Template

The following non-standard assessment grades for mainspace content may be used at a WikiProject's discretion:

Disambig	(for disambiguation pages; adds them to the Disambig-Class visual arts pages category)		Disambig