Wikipedia:WikiProject Apple Inc./Archive/2010 Backlog drive

Backlog Elimination Drive for May 2010
To reduce (or eliminate) our backlog of over 500 unassessed articles, WikiProject Apple Inc. is holding a backlog elimination drive. The drive will end June 10; please make sure you know how to assess. The coordinator for this drive is  m o n o   ; direct any questions to him. The backlog elimination drive is open to all, and you do not need to be a member of WikiProject Apple Inc. to participate. However, you may want to consider joining, as membership has its benefits.

Guidelines
Assessment tags are placed on the talk pages of articles to categorize and rate articles. Many (576) articles that are tagged with our template, WikiProject Apple Inc., are not rated. We need you to assess all these articles!
 * 1) Don't create extra work. Participants should not add an unnassessed tag to an article, then assess it for credit.
 * 2) Log completed assessments in the Running Totals section. If you complete a assessment for an article, don't forget to list it so that you can get credit for the edit.
 * 3) No rubber-stamping of articles. Be thorough and complete in your assessments, and make sure all the i's are dotted and the t's crossed. If you see any glaring problems with the article you are assessing, fix as many as you can before moving on to the next one.
 * 4) Have fun!

Assessing an article
For a guide on how assess an article, see here. ''Note that GA-class, A-class, and FA-class require a review, so you cannot tag an article as GA-class, A-class, or FA-class, unless it has already been reviewed. Also, remember to assess the importance of the article as well. We will check your assessments to make sure they comply with the standards; if they fail to comply, you will lose the assessment for that article, which would make it up for grabs for another user to assess.

Awards
Awards will be given out at the conclusion of the backlog elimination drive. The requirements shown below are subject to change.

At least 1 article assessed: An apple with a bite taken out of it.

At least 15 articles assessed: The Modest Barnstar.

At least 35 articles assessed: The Working Man's Barnstar.

At least 55 articles assessed: The Cleanup Barnstar.

At least 75 articles assessed: The Tireless Contributor Barnstar.

At least 95 articles assessed: The Surreal Barnstar.

At least 115 articles assessed: All Around Amazing Barnstar.

The most assessed artices : The Golden Wiki Award, which will be awarded to two users.

And remember, the ultimate winner here is Wikipedia.

Directions
Please log entries in the following format:

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 * Total articles: 3

Participants

 * 1)   m o n o
 * 2) Airplaneman   ✈
 * 3) ~ Nerdy Science Dude  (✉ • ✐)
 * 4) ~Super Hamster  Talk Contribs
 * 5) -  EdoDodo  talk

Airplaneman ✈

 * 1) old id assessment
 * 2) old id assessment
 * 3) old id assessment
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 * Have decided to stop logging them after assessing about 50 today. Going for 0 unassessed! Airplaneman   ✈  01:40, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
 * This link provides you with my latest submission: around 30% should be assessments, 35% should be de-listings (for example, cross-platform apps and video games, in which case I reassessed them to their appropriate WikiProject(s), usually WP:COMP), 15% should be fixes to the articles being assessed, and 20% of the edits should be on other subjects. (Do ctrl+F and search "assess" to find out how many total articles I have assessed - last count: 6+359=365 assessed. As I have removed the WP:APPLE template from many, search "assess for WP:APPLE" see the drive total [submitted below: currently 179+6=185]) I think, after assessing everything, we should run through the C class articles and do B class checklists, as many B class articles were demoted to C class following mono's addition of a B class checklist to the assessment template (which, by the way, I think is great!) Airplaneman   ✈  22:03, 30 May 2010 (UTC) Last update: 16:59, 31 May 2010 (UTC) (final submission, category empty)
 * Total articles: 179 Apple Inc., 365 total

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 * 2) TeXShop
 * 3) IPod Hi-Fi
 * 4) Gammu (software)
 * 5) Free Pascal
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