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It is a goal of the North Carolina Project to create, tag, grade, rank, and improve all articles relating to North Carolina. The Class=, Importance=, NC=Yes, and NC-importance= parameters used within the Project United States Template on the Talk page.

Example: {{WikiProject United States|class=FA|importance=low|NC=Yes|NC-importance=High}}

Please enter any questions or comments on clarification on the talk page: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject North Carolina/Assessment.

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Class and Importance for the North Carolina Project is entered in the WikiProject:United States template. Thee is only a single class in the template but there can be one or more importances. The following examples shows an article with different United States (importance=low) and North Carolina Project (NC-importance=High) importances:

{{WikiProject United States|class=FA|importance=low|NC=Yes|NC-importance=High}}

The North Carolina importance standards are set by the WikiProjet North Carolina members. The North Carolina importance is set using the NC=Yes|NC-importance= parameters within the United States template on the Talk page:

Example: {{WikiProject United States|class=FA|importance=low|NC=Yes|NC-importance=High|USGov=Yes|USGov-importance=Mid|USPresidents=Yes|USPresidents-importance=Low}}.

The importance for United States and other projects using the Project United States template can be different, each applies to the respective projects.


Project North Carolina Statistics (Statistics automatically update (refresh), See also Assessment Standards)
Project North Carolina articles by Importance
Sample Talk Page: {{WikiProject United States|class=B|importance=Low|NC=Yes|NC-importance=High}}
Importance Description Category Link # of Articles
Top (adds articles to Category:Top-importance North Carolina articles) Top 19
High (adds articles to Category:High-importance North Carolina articles) High 278
Mid (adds articles to Category:Mid-importance North Carolina articles) Mid 1,006
Low (adds articles to Category:Low-importance North Carolina articles) Low 12,565
NA (adds articles to Category:NA-importance North Carolina articles) NA 7,290
??? (articles for which a valid importance rating has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unknown-importance North Carolina articles) ??? 2,068
Total in all above importance categories (Category:North Carolina articles by importance)
Total
 23,194
Project North Carolina articles by Wikipedia:Class
Sample Talk Page: {{WikiProject United States|class=B|importance=Low|NC=Yes|NC-importance=High}}
Class Description Category Link # of articles
FA (for featured articles only; adds articles to Category:FA-Class North Carolina articles) Featured article FA 28
A (adds articles to Category:A-Class North Carolina articles) A-Class article A 1
GA (for good articles only; adds articles to Category:GA-Class North Carolina articles) GA GA 146
B (adds articles to Category:B-Class North Carolina articles) B B 378
C (adds articles to Category:C-Class North Carolina articles) C C 1,356
Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class North Carolina articles) Start Start 5,208
Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class North Carolina articles) Stub Stub 8,096
FL (for featured lists only; adds articles to Category:FL-Class North Carolina articles) Featured list FL FL 16
List (adds articles to Category:List-Class North Carolina articles) List List 337
Future (for articles about future events; adds articles to Category:Future-Class North Carolina articles) Future Future 0
Category (for categories; adds pages to Category:Category-Class North Carolina articles) Category 5,581
Disambig (for disambiguation pages; adds pages to Category:Disambig-Class North Carolina articles) Disambig 26
Draft (for draft pages; adds pages to Category:Draft-Class North Carolina articles) Draft 33
FM (for files; adds pages to Category:FM-Class North Carolina articles) FM 16
File (for files and timed text; adds pages to Category:File-Class North Carolina articles) File 197
Redirect (for Redirect pages; adds pages to Category:Redirect-Class North Carolina articles) Redirect 1,093
Portal (for Portal pages; adds pages to Category:Portal-Class North Carolina articles) Portal 1
Project (for WP:Project pages; adds pages to Category:Project-Class North Carolina articles) Project 32
Template (for templates and modules; adds pages to Category:Template-Class North Carolina articles) Template 542
NA (for any other pages where assessment is unnecessary; adds pages to Category:NA-Class North Carolina articles) NA 6
Unassessed (articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unassessed North Carolina articles) Unassessed 134
Total of all Classes above 23,194


Any member of WikiProject North Carolina may assess North Carolina-related articles by following the guidelines on the Article/Class/Importance Tab.

Wikipedia Article Class/quality standards

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Members of this WikiProject should follow the Wikipedia standard quality grading scheme using the Class parameter in the United States Template.

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

Article importance within the scope of the North Carolina Project

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The criteria used for ranking article importance are not meant to be an absolute or canonical view of how significant the perspective of someone from that region. The importance helps the project users in identifying articles for improvement that support the scope of the North Carolina project.

Sample: {{WikiProject United States|class=FA|importance=Mid|NC=y|NC-importance=High}}
Article importance grading scheme
Label Criteria Examples
Top Subject is a "core" or "key" topic for North Carolina, or is generally notable to people other than North Carolinians. Provides essential information about North Carolina. They define and determine the subject of the North Carolina WikiProject. State government and key historical events. North Carolina; Raleigh, Geography, Climate, Wildlife, Demographics, Government, History, and Governor, Constitution, Province, and Culture of North Carolina; North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina Senate, and North Carolina House of Representatives; and Current Governor, and Current U.S. Senators.
High Subject is notable in a significant and important way within the field of North Carolina, but not necessarily outside it. Major state agencies, national parks in North Carolina, major universities in North Carolina, state landmarks, state parks, major geographical features, war hero, general officers, sports hero, major interstate highways in North Carolina, historical events, Counties, large cities[note 1] Charlotte, North Carolina, North Carolina Highway System, President James K. Polk, Sam Ervin, Richard Caswell, Billy Graham, Griffith Rutherford, Jethro Sumner, Michael Jordan, University of North Carolina, Duke University, Interstate 95 in North Carolina, Rowan Resolves, Secretary of State of North Carolina, Iredell County, North Carolina, Wright Brothers, Cape Hatteras, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Bank of America, North Carolina Governors other than the current. List of Governors of North Carolina,
Mid Subject contributes to the total subject of the North Carolina WikiProject. Subject may not necessarily be famous. County representative and political officials, small cities, towns, township[note 2], major buildings in NC, major state level sport teams, North Carolina military units in the Revolution and Civil War. Burlington, North Carolina, Statesville, North Carolina, East Carolina University, Carolina Panthers, Hurricane Connie, Clarence Lightner, Snakebite Township, Bertie County, North Carolina, Salisbury District Brigade.
Low Subject is not particularly notable or significant even within the overall field of North Carolina, and may have been included primarily to achieve comprehensive coverage of another topic or a special interest area. Lists without referencing or significant commentary; secondary school, sports team, city parks, local musical or other cultural organization articles are in this class. (Articles may have a higher class in related WikiProjects.) Rosewood High School, Pullen Park, Kay Kyser, List of Carolina Panthers seasons, Cape Fear Shiner, Carolina Brass, Pig pickin'

Notes:

  1. ^ A large city is defined as one with a population in 2018 of 100,000 or more persons. See List of municipalities in North Carolina for population numbers.
  2. ^ Population less than 100,000

Assessment Log

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The logs in this section are generated automatically (on a daily basis); please don't add entries to them by hand.

Unexpected changes, such as downgrading an article, or raising it more than two assessment classes at once, are shown in bold.


November 17, 2024

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Reassessed

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  • Painter House (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
  • WRNS-FM (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)
  • WSGH (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)

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November 16, 2024

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  • WSFL-FM (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t)

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November 15, 2024

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November 14, 2024

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  • SS Midnight (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to List-Class. (rev · t)

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November 13, 2024

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November 12, 2024

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November 11, 2024

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