Wikipedia:WikiProject Systems/Assessment

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Assessment progress:

Article lists:
 * Article list by quality
 * Quality changes log

See also:
 * Assessment FAQs & explanation

Assessment FAQs

 * What is the purpose of article assessments? : The assessment system allows a WikiProject to monitor the quality of articles in its subject areas, 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? : Not really; these ratings are meant primarily for the internal use of the project, and usually do not imply any official standing within Wikipedia as a whole.


 * 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. Individual WikiProjects may also have more formal procedures for rating an article, and please note that the WikiProject bears ultimate responsibility for resolving disputes.
 * 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 WikiProject banner template to the level's name (omitting "Class" from the end). For example, to rate an article as "B-Class", use   in the banner. Again, the "FA" and "GA" labels should not be added to articles unless are currently designated as such.


 * Someone put a project banner template on an article, but it's not really within the WikiProject's scope. What should I do? : Because of the large number of articles we deal with, we occasionally make mistakes and add tags to articles that shouldn't have them.  If you notice one, feel free to remove the tag, and optionally leave a note on the article's talk page (or directly with the person who tagged the article).
 * 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 WikiProject as a whole can discuss the issue 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? : 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.

How to rate articles
Any member of Wikiproject Systems are invited to rate articles for the project. Unassessed articles can be found at Category:Unassessed Systems articles. An article's assessment is generated with a class and an important parameter in the project template found on article's talk page:

Adding produces:
 * For example:

The general template without any assessment is:


 * The following is a list of parameters for different quality ratings and importance ratings. The following values may be used for the class parameter to describe the quality of the article:


 * FA (adds articles to Category:FA-Class Systems articles)
 * A (adds articles to Category:A-Class Systems articles)
 * GA (adds articles to Category:GA-Class Systems articles)
 * B (adds articles to Category:B-Class Systems articles)
 * Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class Systems articles)
 * Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class Systems articles)

The following values may be used for importance assessments:
 * Top - core topics adds to Category:Top-importance Systems articles
 * High - basic topics adds to Category:High-importance Systems articles
 * Mid - topic not commonly known adds to Category:Mid-importance Systems articles
 * Low - topic specialized add to Category:Low-importance Systems articles

For pages that are not articles, the following values can also be used for the class parameter (this isn't operational yet):


 * Template (for templates; adds pages to Category:Template-Class Systems articles)
 * Dab or Disambig (for disambiguation pages; add pages to Category:Disambig-Class Systems articles)
 * Cat or Category (for categories; adds pages to Category:Category-Class Systems articles)
 * List (for articles that are lists made up primarily of links to other pages; adds pages to Category:List-Class Systems articles)
 * NA (for any other pages where assessment is unnecessary; adds pages to Category:NA-Class Systems articles)
 * Portal (for any pages related to the portal; adds pages to Category:Portal-Class Systems articles)

Quality scale
This table is transcluded here, and is identical to the one at Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment.