Wikipedia:WikiProject Athletics/Assessment
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This page has been created to identify and assess articles related to the Athletics WikiProject. This worklist may also be used to identify key articles for use by the Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team, who are working toward a set of articles suitable for release in print, CD, DVD, or some combination.
How to list articles
[edit]Use this page to identify articles related to Athletics and to assess their priority and quality. Feel free to expand the list. When adding an article, please add the template {{WikiProject Athletics}} to the articles talk page if it is not already there. Thanks.
Assessment
[edit]Purpose
[edit]- What is the purpose of article assessments?
- The assessment system allows the Athletics WikiProject to monitor the quality of articles that fall under its purview, 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?
- No. These ratings are meant primarily for the internal use of the project to better prioritze work on the articles, 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. Drastic changes to an article's rating should typically be discussed on the article's talk page before making the change.
- 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 WPGUNS 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 actually 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?
- Due to the large volume of articles falling under the project, occasionally a tag is added to an article that the project does not cover. Feel free to remove the tag if the article truly is not within the scope of the project. If there is any doubt, post a note on the article's talk page and discuss it.
- 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 project as a whole can discuss the issue either on the project's talk page or on the talk page of the article in question 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 on the talk page?
- 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.
Articles
[edit]Class
[edit]An article's quality assessment is recorded using the |class= parameter in the {{WikiProject banner shell}}. Articles that have the {{WikiProject Athletics}} 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 Athletics articles category) |  FA |
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| FL | (for featured lists only; adds them to the FL-Class Athletics articles category) | FL |
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| A | (for articles that passed a formal peer review only; adds them to the A-Class Athletics articles category) |  A |
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| GA | (for good articles only; adds them to the GA-Class Athletics articles category) |  GA |
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| B | (for articles that satisfy all of the B-Class criteria; adds them to the B-Class Athletics articles category) | B | |
| C | (for substantial articles; adds them to the C-Class Athletics articles category) | C | |
| Start | (for developing articles; adds them to the Start-Class Athletics articles category) | Start | |
| Stub | (for basic articles; adds them to the Stub-Class Athletics articles category) | Stub | |
| List | (for stand-alone lists; adds them to the List-Class Athletics articles category) | List | |
| NA | (for any other pages where assessment is unwarranted; adds them to the NA-Class Athletics pages category) | NA | |
| ??? | (articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed in the Unassessed Athletics articles category) | ??? |
For non-mainspace content, the following values may be used:
| Category | (for categories; adds them to the Category-Class Athletics pages category) | Category | |
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| Draft | (for drafts; adds them to the Draft-Class Athletics pages category) | Draft | |
| File | (for files and timed text; adds them to the File-Class Athletics pages category) | File | |
| Portal | (for portal pages; adds them to the Portal-Class Athletics pages category) | Portal | |
| Project | (for project pages; adds them to the Project-Class Athletics pages category) | Project | |
| Template | (for templates and modules; adds them to the Template-Class Athletics 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 Athletics pages category) | Disambig |
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Importance
[edit]An article's importance assessment is generated from the importance parameter in the {{WikiProject Athletics}} project banner on its talk page:
{{WikiProject Athletics|importance=???}}
The following values may be used for the importance parameter to describe the relative importance of the article within the project (see Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Priority of topic for assessment criteria):
| Top (adds articles to Category:Top-importance Athletics articles) | Top | |
| High (adds articles to Category:High-importance Athletics articles) | High | |
| Mid (adds articles to Category:Mid-importance Athletics articles) | Mid | |
| Low (adds articles to Category:Low-importance Athletics articles) | Low | |
| NA (adds articles to Category:NA-importance Athletics articles) | NA | |
| ??? (articles for which a valid importance rating has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unknown-importance Athletics articles) | ??? |
Quality grading scheme
[edit]| Class | Criteria | Reader's experience | Editing suggestions | Example |
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| 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 |