Wikipedia:WikiProject Disability/Assessment
Welcome to the assessment department of the WikiProject Disability.
The assessment is done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{WikiProject Disability}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Disability articles by quality, which serve as the foundation for an automatically generated assessment table.
Instructions
[edit]Note: You should not assign any article GA or FA grades arbitrarily. These grades must pass through official Wikipedia channels and undergo a Peer Review process.
| Code | Description | Consensus |
|---|---|---|
| {{WikiProject Disability|class=Draft}} | Draft | Anyone can add this to a talk page of a draft article in Draft-space without any approval process |
| {{WikiProject Disability|class=Stub}} | Stub | Anyone can add this to a talk page without any approval process |
| {{WikiProject Disability|class=Start}} | Start | Anyone can add this to a talk page without any approval process |
| {{WikiProject Disability|class=C}} | C | Anyone can add this to a talk page without any approval process |
| {{WikiProject Disability|class=B}} | B | Anyone can add this to a talk page without any approval process |
| {{WikiProject Disability|class=A}} |  A |
To add this to a talk page the article must pass A-Class approval process |
| {{WikiProject Disability|class=GA}} |  GA |
To add this to a talk page, the article must pass the Good article approval process |
| {{WikiProject Disability|class=FA}} |  FA |
To add this to a page, the article must pass the Featured article approval process |
Some pages in the main space are not articles, but have special purposes. Use these parameters for such articles:
| Code | Description | Use |
|---|---|---|
| {{WikiProject Disability|class=NA}} | NA | Add this to the talk page of pages that are not articles, such as navigational lists. |
FAQ
[edit]Purpose
[edit]- What is the purpose of article assessments?
- The assessment system allows a WikiProject to monitor the quality of articles in its subject areas, and to prioritize work on these articles. The ratings are also used by the Wikipedia 1.0 program to prepare for static releases of Wikipedia content.
- Are these ratings official?
- Not really; these ratings are meant primarily for the internal use of the project, and usually do not imply any official standing within Wikipedia as a whole.
Assessing articles
[edit]- Who can assess articles?
- In general, anyone can add or change an article's rating. However, the "GA" and "FA" labels should only be used on articles that have been reviewed and are currently designated as good articles or featured articles, respectively. Individual WikiProjects may also have more formal procedures for rating an article, and please note that the WikiProject bears ultimate responsibility for resolving disputes.
- How do I assess an article?
- Consult the quality scale below; once you have chosen the level that seems to be closest to the article, set the class parameter in the WikiProject banner template to the level's name (omitting "Class" from the end). For example, to rate an article as "B-Class", use
|class=Bin the banner. Again, the "FA" and "GA" labels should not be added to articles unless they are currently designated as such.
Common concerns
[edit]- Someone put a project banner template on an article, but it's not really within the WikiProject'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 article's talk page (or directly with the person who tagged the article).
- What if I don't agree with a rating?
- Feel free to change it—within reason—if you think a different rating is justified; in the case of major disputes, the WikiProject as a whole can discuss the issue and come to a consensus as to the best rating.
- 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!
- 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.
Quality scale
[edit]| 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.
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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. | 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:
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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 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:
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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. | 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
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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. | 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.
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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. | 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:
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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. Improve the grammar, spelling, and writing style; decrease the use of jargon. | 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 |
See also
[edit]Other WikiProjects
[edit]A few WikiProjects have similar FAQs that address issues more specific to their particular assessment programs:
Quality assessments
[edit]An article's quality assessment is recorded using the |class= parameter in the {{WikiProject banner shell}}. Articles that have the {{WikiProject Disability}} 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 Disability articles category) | FA |
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|---|---|---|---|
| FL | (for featured lists only; adds them to the FL-Class Disability articles category) | FL |
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| A | (for articles that passed a formal peer review only; adds them to the A-Class Disability articles category) | A |
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| GA | (for good articles only; adds them to the GA-Class Disability articles category) | GA |
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| B | (for articles that satisfy all of the B-Class criteria; adds them to the B-Class Disability articles category) | B | |
| C | (for substantial articles; adds them to the C-Class Disability articles category) | C | |
| Start | (for developing articles; adds them to the Start-Class Disability articles category) | Start | |
| Stub | (for basic articles; adds them to the Stub-Class Disability articles category) | Stub | |
| List | (for stand-alone lists; adds them to the List-Class Disability articles category) | List | |
| NA | (for any other pages where assessment is unwarranted; adds them to the NA-Class Disability pages category) | NA | |
| ??? | (articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed in the Unassessed Disability articles category) | ??? |
For non-mainspace content, the following values may be used:
| Category | (for categories; adds them to the Category-Class Disability pages category) | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draft | (for drafts; adds them to the Draft-Class Disability pages category) | Draft | |
| File | (for files and timed text; adds them to the File-Class Disability pages category) | File | |
| Portal | (for portal pages; adds them to the Portal-Class Disability pages category) | Portal | |
| Project | (for project pages; adds them to the Project-Class Disability pages category) | Project | |
| Template | (for templates and modules; adds them to the Template-Class Disability 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 Disability pages category) | Disambig | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redirect | (for redirect pages; adds them to the Redirect-Class Disability pages category) | Redirect |
- ^ Prose at the Good Article level is not expected to be at a professional level like it is for Featured Articles. Minor grammatical or style issues that do not impact clarity are not prohibitive of GA status.