Wikipedia:WikiProject Latin/Assessment Department

FA	A	GA	B	C	Start	Stub	FL	List	Category	Disambig	Draft	File	Portal	Project	Template	NA	???	Total
6	0	19	130	278	636	382	21	83	256	23	10	8	0	5	10	88	2	1,957

Salve! Welcome to the Assessment Department of WikiProject Latin. The department is responsible for assessing articles related to the Latin language. This page is designed to clarify the assessments and to demonstrate how the grading system works.
Assessment allows us to recognise excellent articles and identify articles that need work. All articles with the Project Banner {{WikiProject Latin}} on their talk pages need to be rated,

Logs

The Assessment logs can be found at Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Latin articles by quality log.

The Project Banner

== Criteria and technical information == This is the area for members to understand the criteria and assessing systems as well as the basic WikiMarkup (the language of Wikipedia's editing system) involved in these processes. They are the standard templates.

It should be noted that at this moment in time not all of the below are compatible with our template. Work is being done to amend this, if you feel you can help to add all of these to our assessing, contact 95jb14 (talk) directly ON HIS TALKPAGE before you do anything, create it in a sandbox first as well.

An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject Banner Shell}}. Articles that have the {{WikiProject Latin}} 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 Latin articles)		FA
A (adds articles to Category:A-Class Latin articles)		A
GA (for good articles only; adds articles to Category:GA-Class Latin articles)		GA
B (adds articles to Category:B-Class Latin articles)		B
C (adds articles to Category:C-Class Latin articles)		C
Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class Latin articles)		Start
Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class Latin articles)		Stub
FL (for featured lists only; adds articles to Category:FL-Class Latin articles)		FL
List (adds articles to Category:List-Class Latin articles)		List

For non-standard grades and non-mainspace content, the following values may be used for the class parameter:

Category (for categories; adds pages to Category:Category-Class Latin articles)		Category
Disambig (for disambiguation pages; adds pages to Category:Disambig-Class Latin articles)		Disambig
Draft (for drafts; adds pages to Category:Draft-Class Latin articles)		Draft
File (for files and timed text; adds pages to Category:File-Class Latin articles)		File
Portal (for portal pages; adds pages to Category:Portal-Class Latin articles)		Portal
Project (for project pages; adds pages to Category:Project-Class Latin articles)		Project
Template (for templates and modules; adds pages to Category:Template-Class Latin articles)		Template
NA (for any other pages where assessment is unnecessary; adds pages to Category:NA-Class Latin articles)		NA
??? (articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unassessed Latin articles)		???

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. It is: well-written: its prose is engaging and of a professional standard; comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context; 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; neutral: it presents views fairly and without bias; 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 compliant with Wikipedia's copyright policy and free of plagiarism or too-close paraphrasing. It follows the style guidelines, including the provision of: a lead: a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections; appropriate structure: a substantial but not overwhelming system of hierarchical section headings; and 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. 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. 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: Prose. It features professional standards of writing. Lead. It has an engaging lead that introduces the subject and defines the scope and inclusion criteria. Comprehensiveness. (a) It comprehensively covers the defined scope, providing at least all of the major items and, where practical, a complete set of items; where appropriate, it has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about the items. (b) statements are sourced where they appear, and they provide inline citations if they contain any of the four kinds of material absolutely required to have citations. (c) In length and/or topic, it meets all of the requirements for stand-alone lists and includes at minimum eight items; does not violate the content-forking guideline, does not largely duplicate material from another article, and could not reasonably be included as part of a related article. Structure. It is easy to navigate and includes, where helpful, section headings and table sort facilities. Style. It complies with the Manual of Style and its supplementary pages. (a) Visual appeal. It makes suitable use of text layout, formatting, tables, and colour; and a minimal proportion of items are redlinked. (b) Media files. It has images and other media, if appropriate to the topic, that follow Wikipedia's usage policies, with succinct captions. Non-free images and other media satisfy the criteria for the inclusion of non-free content and are labeled accordingly. (c) Accessibility. It uses proper formating to be accessible to all readers. Bulleted and unbulleted lists and tables are structured correctly. Visual media, if included, utilize alternative (alt) text. 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: Well-written: the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation. Verifiable with no original research: it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline; 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); it contains no original research; and it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism. Broad in its coverage: it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style). Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio: media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and 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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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

Requests for Assessment

Members

Members are those who regularly assess our articles. To be a member, you have to be a member of the main WP first. If need be a Head of Department can be created by the first member.

1. 95jb14 (talk) 12:38, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
2. I.M.S. (talk) 15:33, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Featured Content

Featured Articles

Featured Articles Are the top class of Articles. They are not rated by an individual but have to go through a candidate process where senior editors discuss whether it qualifies and come to a consensus. A featured article is always.

Former

Featured articles may not always continue to reach their original criteria. These have to be sent to review so that it can be determined whether or not it is right for them to continue to be graded as an FA. If not then they will be classed as 'former'.

• Vulgar Latin,

current status: B,

current FA Nomination status: Not being Nominated,

FA: 12th October 2004,

Review: 12th August 2006,

Former: 24th September 2006

Candidates

Before an article can be called an FA, it has to be proposed and nominated at WP:FA candidates, although it is worth discussing it on it's own talk page first. It becomes a candidate and is discussed until a general consensus is reached over and about it's status and rating as an F.A..

Review

If an articles status as an FA is questionable it can be reviewed in the Review area as a discussion.

Good Articles

Good Articles

Good articles are articles which are considered to be of good quality but which are not yet, or are unlikely to reach, featured article quality. Good articles should meet the good article criteria and have passed through the good article nomination process successfully. In short, they should be well written, factually accurate and verifiable, broad in coverage, neutral in point of view, stable, and illustrated, where possible, by relevant images with suitable copyright licenses. Good articles need not be as comprehensive as featured articles, but they should not omit any major facets of the topic: a comparison of the criteria for good and featured articles describes further differences.

Wikipedia:Good Articles Definitions and Descriptions

Candidates

Good articles are important to us but they do have to go through a nomination process. This is where they are under review. We should try to press 'B' articles that are good enough into nomination. One example is Ancient Rome, a former GA.

Former

In recent times the FA and GA Assessing criteria have changed and in some cases have made it more difficult for articles to be nominated. Articles that were nominated and succeeded but later didn't match the criteria can be found. These are distinguished with a separate banner on their talkpage. They should be listed here. They are normally described as being 'delisted'.

• Latin, current status: B, Current GA Nomination status: Not being Nominated at the Moment.
• Ancient Rome, current status: B, Current GA Nomination status: Not being Nominated at the Moment.

Fails

Not all articles will pass, in fact many will fail. Those that fail nominations will be listed here with the date and further information. If they later succeed it should be struck through.

On hold

Second Opinion

If you are unsure as to whether an article meets GA criteria you can ask for a second opinion. We may not keep these up to date but will try!

Popular Pages

I, 95jb14, have added our WikiProject to a wiki based toolserver that determines the most popularly viewed pages and we are currently on the waiting list. Our request key is mbb0h8i, this is to edit or delete the request before it is accepted. It will appear as a subpage, Wikipedia:WikiProject Latin/Popular pages and has a maximum number of articles available to view on the list set to 1500 (the maximum). Don't worry it shows all of the articles in order of Popularity so the some that are after 1500 will be the least popular any way. The website is here: [1].

Our list is now available for view for the first time (for November now) at [2]

Quality Images

Quality images are run by the Commons (Wikimedia Commons) but a banner is shown on 'File:' articles. They are images, videos and diagrams that meet certain standards based on technical image quality. There are over 7,100 of these images. It is not something we need to worry about or focus on but I felt it is necessary to include here.