Wikipedia:WikiProject SUNY/Assessment
Welcome to the assessment department of the WikiProject SUNY! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's State University of New York articles. While much of the work is done in conjunction with the WP:1.0 program, the article ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work.
The ratings are done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{WikiProject New York|class=|importance=|SUNY=Yes|SUNY-importance=}}
project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:SUNY articles by quality and Category:SUNY articles needing attention. The quality and importance ratings serve as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist.
SUNY articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
FA | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
FL | 1 | 1 | |||||
FM | 1 | 1 | |||||
GA | 1 | 1 | |||||
B | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | |||
C | 2 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 62 | |
Start | 2 | 2 | 63 | 208 | 8 | 283 | |
Stub | 3 | 54 | 246 | 5 | 308 | ||
List | 2 | 10 | 1 | 13 | |||
Category | 232 | 232 | |||||
Disambig | 1 | 1 | |||||
File | 19 | 19 | |||||
Project | 17 | 17 | |||||
Redirect | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 19 | ||
Template | 39 | 39 | |||||
Other | 2 | 2 | |||||
Assessed | 5 | 14 | 147 | 504 | 325 | 18 | 1,013 |
Unassessed | 4 | 4 | |||||
Total | 5 | 14 | 147 | 504 | 325 | 22 | 1,017 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 3,552 | Ω = 5.31 |
When assessing an article for this project, please add the {{WikiProject New York|class=|importance=|SUNY=Yes|SUNY-importance=}}
template to the article's talk page as follows:
{{WikiProject New York|class=|importance=|SUNY=Yes|SUNY-importance=}}
- The
class
parameter should be chosen from those given in the Wikipedia 1.0 Assessment Scale. Note that you should not assign any article GA, A or FA classes arbitrarily. These grades must pass through official Wikipedia channels and undergo a peer review process. - The
importance
parameter should be "High", "Mid", or "Low", depending on how important the article is to understanding the State University of New York as a whole. - If the article needs immediate attention due to suspected copyright infringement, vandalism, exposure of personal information, or other urgent issues please add
attention=yes
- If the article has no infobox (and it makes sense to add one), please add
infobox=yes
- If the article has no photo, please add
needsphoto=yes
Frequently asked questions
[edit]- How can I get my article rated?
- As a member of WikiProject SUNY, you can do it yourself. If you're unsure, list it in the requesting an assessment section below.
- Who can assess articles?
- Any member of WikiProject SUNY is free to add—or change—the rating of an article, but please follow the guidelines.
- 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.
- Where can I get more comments about my article?
- Contact Wikipedia:WikiProject SUNY who will handle it or assign the issue to someone. You may also list it for a Peer review.
- What if I don't agree with a rating?
- Relist it as a request or contact Wikipedia:WikiProject SUNY who will handle it or assign the issue to someone.
- Aren't the ratings subjective?
- Yes, they are, 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!
If you have any other questions not listed here, please feel free to ask them on the discussion page for this department or at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject SUNY.
Instructions
[edit]Assessing for quality
[edit]An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject Banner Shell}}. Articles that have the {{WikiProject New York}} project banner on their talk page will be added to the appropriate categories by quality.
The following values may be used for the class parameter to describe the quality of the article (see Wikipedia:Content assessment for assessment criteria):
FA (for featured articles only; adds articles to Category:FA-Class SUNY articles) | FA | |
A (adds articles to Category:A-Class SUNY articles) | A | |
GA (for good articles only; adds articles to Category:GA-Class SUNY articles) | GA | |
B (adds articles to Category:B-Class SUNY articles) | B | |
C (adds articles to Category:C-Class SUNY articles) | C | |
Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class SUNY articles) | Start | |
Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class SUNY articles) | Stub | |
FL (for featured lists only; adds articles to Category:FL-Class SUNY articles) | FL | |
List (adds articles to Category:List-Class SUNY articles) | List |
For non-standard grades and non-mainspace content, the following values may be used for the class parameter:
Assessing for importance
[edit]An article's importance assessment is generated from the importance parameter in the {{WikiProject New York}} project banner on its talk page:
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 New York articles) | Top | |
High (adds articles to Category:High-importance New York articles) | High | |
Mid (adds articles to Category:Mid-importance New York articles) | Mid | |
Low (adds articles to Category:Low-importance New York articles) | Low | |
NA (adds articles to Category:NA-importance New York articles) | NA | |
??? (articles for which a valid importance rating has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unknown-importance New York articles) | ??? |
Quality scale
[edit]Please try to search for examples. Please note that a B-Class article must include at least one reference. Examples from WikiProject SUNY are provided where possible.
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.
|
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. | none |
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 State University of New York units |
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. | none |
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. | none |
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. | Stony Brook University |
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. | State University of New York |
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. Also improve the grammar, spelling, writing style and improve the jargon use. | State University of New York Upstate Medical University |
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. | SUNY Learning Network |
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 largest United States colleges by enrollment |
Category | Any category falls under this class. | Categories are mainly used to group together articles within a particular subject area. | Large categories may need to be split into one or more subcategories. Be wary of articles that have been miscategorized. | |
Disambig | Any disambiguation page falls under this class. | The page serves to distinguish multiple articles that share the same (or similar) title. | Additions should be made as new articles of that name are created. Pay close attention to the proper naming of such pages, as they often do not need "(disambiguation)" appended to the title. | University of New York |
Project | All WikiProject-related pages fall under this class. | Project pages are intended to aid editors in article development. | Develop these pages into collaborative resources that are useful for improving articles within the project. | Wikipedia:WikiProject SUNY |
Template | Any template falls under this class. The most common types of templates include infoboxes and navboxes. | Different types of templates serve different purposes. Infoboxes provide easy access to key pieces of information about the subject. Navboxes are for the purpose of grouping together related subjects into an easily accessible format, to assist the user in navigating between articles. | Infoboxes are typically placed at the upper right of an article, while navboxes normally go across the very bottom of a page. Beware of too many different templates, as well as templates that give either too little, too much, or too specialized information. | Template:WikiProject SUNY |
Importance scale
[edit]Importance | Criteria | Example |
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Top | Subject is extremely important, even crucial, to its specific field. Reserved for subjects that have achieved international notability within their field. | Major system-wide article(s), e.g., State University of New York |
High | Subject is extremely notable, but has not achieved international notability, or is only notable within a particular continent. | System-wide articles and main articles on University centers, e.g., Stony Brook University |
Mid | Subject is only notable within its particular field or subject and has achieved notability in a particular place or area. | Main articles on other SUNY units, e.g., State University of New York Upstate Medical University |
Low | Subject is not particularly notable or significant even within its field of study. It may only be included to cover a specific part of a notable article. | All other articles, including most daughter articles on particular campus topics, e.g., Statutory college |