Wikipedia:WikiProject Appalachia/Assessment

Appalachian article quality visualized Welcome to the Assessment Department of WikiProject Appalachia! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's Appalachia related 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 Appalachia project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Appalachia articles by quality and Category:Appalachia articles by importance.

Frequently asked questions

 * How do I add an article to the Appalachia WikiProject? : Just add WikiProject Appalachia to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else.
 * How can I get my article rated? : Please list it in the section for assessment requests below.
 * Who can assess articles? : Any member of the Appalachia WikiProject is free to add—or change—the rating of an article.
 * 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? : This does not exist for this project yet. Perhaps you could join the project and create a peer review system?
 * What if I don't agree with a quality rating? : You can list it in the section for assessment requests below, and someone will take a look at it. Alternately, you can ask any member of the project to rate the article again.
 * What if I don't agree with an importance rating? : If you believe an item is mis-classed or its class has since changed, please list it in the Requesting an assessment with your reasons. Please see the importance scale below and make sure your claims follow the criteria listed.
 * 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!
 * How can I keep track of changes in article ratings? : A full log of changes over the past thirty days is available here. If you are just looking for an overview, however, the monthly statistics may be more accessible.
 * Can I review my own article? : You may not rate your own articles. New articles should be added to the peer review section of assessment. Large changes to articles that may change the quality should be added to the Requesting an assessment section. Articles that may need a change in Importance status should be listed in the Importance review section.
 * Exception: editors who create articles and/or files can assess the following classifications: Start, Stub, List, Category, Disambig, File, Portal, Project, Redirect, or Template. Self-classification of "start" articles should be used sparingly as most new articles tend to be "stubs" -- the remaining classifications are procedural in nature and can be applied as apporpriate. However,  if an article creator thinks the article should be C, B, A, GA, FA, or FL, they should leave it unassessed and request an assessment.

If you have any other questions not listed here, please feel free to ask them on the discussion page for this department, or to contact the project coordinators directly.

Requesting an assessment
To request a reassessment, place the article below along with the short description of the topic and why it needs to be reassessed.

You should use this format:
 * Article name - Short description - Reason for reassessment

Place your request at the bottom of the following list so that oldest requests are at the top. Upon reassessment, remove the listing:

Instructions
An article's assessment is generated from the class parameter in the WikiProject Appalachia project banner on its talk page (see the project banner instructions for more details on the exact syntax):


 * (This is currently the only option)

While assessing articles, please rate the class with a capital letter. This will insure uniformity on the template.

The following values may be used for the class parameter:


 * FA (adds articles to Category:FA-Class Appalachia articles)
 * FL (adds articles to Category:FL-Class Appalachia articles)
 * A WikiProject Appalachia does not currently use the A-Class distinction.
 * GA (adds articles to Category:GA-Class Appalachia articles)
 * B (adds articles to Category:B-Class Appalachia articles)
 * C (adds articles to Category:C-Class Appalachia articles)
 * Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class Appalachia articles)
 * Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class Appalachia articles)
 * List (adds articles to Category:List-Class Appalachia articles)
 * Template (templates; adds articles to Category:Template-Class Appalachia articles)
 * Category (categories; adds articles to Category:Category-Class Appalachia articles)
 * Redirect (redirection pages; adds articles to Category:Redirect-Class Appalachia articles)
 * NA (rarely used; only used in sandbox and other non-article or non-project areas; adds pages to Category:NA-Class Appalachia articles)

Articles for which a valid class is not provided are listed in Category:Unassessed Appalachia articles. The class should be assigned according to the quality scale below.

Importance scale
''' This is a fairly comprehensive table for determining an article's importance. If you have any questions, feel free to ask for advise on this project's talk page or use the Miscellaneous category alongside your best judgement '''

Note: Certain subjects, such as Universities, are in the scope of this article but rely on the miscellaneous category.

'' do not assume being in Appalachia implies being within this project's scope. A certain amount of cultural and/or historical impact on the region is required. It is rather subjective, but use your best judgement; if any disagreement about relevance arises please make it known via this project's talk page so that discussion can take place and consensus can be reached.''