Wikipedia:WikiProject Punk music/Assessment
Welcome to the assessment department of WikiProject Punk music! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's punk rock-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 Punk music}} banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Punk music articles by quality and Category:Punk music articles by importance, which serves as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist.
Frequently asked questions
[edit]- How can I get my article rated?
- Please list it in the section for assessment requests below.
- Who can assess articles?
- Any member of WikiProject Punk music 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.
- What if I don't agree with a 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.
- 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.
Instructions
[edit]Quality assessments
[edit]An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject Punk music}} banner on its talk page:
- {{WikiProject Punk music| ... | class=??? | ...}}
- class
This optional parameter records the Project quality assessment rating currently assigned to the particular article on whose talkpage the project banner appears.
If unassigned, or an invalid value is given, the parameter defaults to "unassigned" and the template places the talkpage into Category:Unassessed Punk music articles.
The class should be assigned according to the quality scale below.
After assessing an article's quality, any comments on the assessment can be added to the article's talk page.
Valid values for this parameter, their associated meanings and categories are given in the table below. Values should be typed as shown (e.g. |class=GA ):
Value | Use for | Adds article to the category | What it looks like |
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For articles | |||
FA | Featured articles | FA-Class Punk music articles | ![]() |
FL | Featured lists | FL-Class Punk music articles | ![]() |
A | A-class articles | A-Class Punk music articles | ![]() |
GA | Good articles | GA-Class Punk music articles | ![]() |
B | B-class articles | B-Class Punk music articles | B |
C | C-class articles | C-Class Punk music articles | C |
Start | Start-class articles | Start-Class Punk music articles | Start |
Stub | Stub-class articles | Stub-Class Punk music articles | Stub |
List | List-class articles | List-Class Punk music articles | List |
Future | Articles on future topics, for example an album yet to be released. | Future-Class Punk music articles | Future |
Needed | Articles that do not yet exist but have been identified as subjects that should be covered. | Needed-Class Punk music articles | Needed |
For non-article pages | |||
Category or Cat | Categories | Category-Class Punk music articles | Category |
Disambig or Dab | Disambiguation pages | Disambig-Class Punk music articles | Disambig |
File | Images and other media files | File-Class Punk music articles | File |
Portal | Pages that are part of the Punk rock Portal namespace. | Portal-Class Punk music articles | Portal |
Project | Pages that are part of WikiProject Punk music namespace. | Project-Class Punk music articles | Project |
Redirect | Pages that exist only as redirects. | Redirect-Class Punk music articles | Redirect |
Template | Templates that are part of the project and portal. | Template-Class Punk music articles | Template |
NA | Any other pages that are not articles or where assessment is unnecessary. | NA-Class Punk music articles | NA |
Quality scale
[edit]Class | Criteria | Reader's experience | Editing suggestions | Example |
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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.
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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) |
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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 dates predicted for apocalyptic events (as of May 2018) |
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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) |
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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. | 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
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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. | 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.
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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. | 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:
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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. | 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 |
Importance assessment
[edit]An article's importance assessment is generated from the importance parameter in the {{WikiProject Punk music}} banner on its talk page:
- {{WikiProject Punk music| ... | importance=??? | ...}}
If unassigned, or an invalid value is given, or the class parameter is set to "NA", the parameter defaults to "unassigned" and the template places the talkpage into Category:Unknown-importance Punk music articles.
Value | Use for | Adds article to the category | What it looks like |
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For articles | |||
Top | Articles about core topics related to punk music. | Top-importance Punk music articles | Top |
High | Articles about the most well-known or culturally or historically significant aspects of punk music. | High-importance Punk music articles | High |
Mid | Articles about topics within punk music that may or may not be commonly known outside the community of rock music. | Mid-importance Punk music articles | Mid |
Low | Articles about topics that are highly specialized within punk music and are not generally common knowledge outside the punk community. | Low-importance Punk music articles | Low |
For non-article pages | |||
NA | Non-article pages such as templates and project pages. | NA-importance Punk music articles | NA |
Importance scale
[edit]Label | Criteria | Reader's experience | Editor's experience | Example |
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Top | The article is one of the core topics about punk music. Generally, this is limited to those articles that are included as sections of the main punk rock article. These are the articles with the highest potential for being elevated to featured article status. | A reader who is not a fan of punk music will have high familiarity with the subject matter and should be able to relate to the topic easily. Only a handful of the most culturally significant musicians, albums, songs, etc. will be assessed with Top importance, as these are the most likely to have large amounts of reliable secondary sources available to reference the article. | Articles in this importance range are written in mostly generic terms, leaving technical terms and descriptions for more specialized pages. | Ramones |
High | The article covers a topic that is vital to understanding punk music. These articles have a high potential to be elevated to featured article status. | Most readers will have some knowledge of the subject. Famous musicians, albums, record labels, etc. may have High importance, as it is likely that a good number of reliable secondary sources exist that could be used to reference the article. | Articles at this level cover particular issues related to punk music, specific terms are used to detail the topic. | Bad Religion |
Mid | The article covers a topic that has a strong but not vital role in the history of punk music. These articles have less potential to be elevated to featured article status, but may be capable of reaching good article status with some work. | Many readers will be familiar with the topic being discussed, but a larger majority of readers may have only cursory knowledge of the overall subject. Moderately well-known musicians, albums, etc. will be marked with Mid importance, as it is unlikely that many reliable secondary sources exist that cover these topics. | Articles at this level will cover subjects that are well known but not necessarily vital to understand punk music. Due to the topics covered at this level, Mid-importance articles will generally have more technical terms used in the article text. Most topics familiar only to the community of rock music will be rated in this level. | Kung Fu Records |
Low | The article is not required knowledge for a broad understanding of punk music. These articles have little potential to be elevated to either good article or featured article status. | Few readers outside the rock music community or who are not punk music fans may be familiar with the subject matter. It is unlikely that the typical reader knows anything at all about the subject before reading the article. Lesser known musicians, albums, songs, etc. might be listed with Low importance, as is it's likely that very few reliable secondary sources exist that cover these topics. | Articles at this range of importance will often delve into the minutiae of the subject, using technical terms (and defining them) as needed. Topics included at this level include obscure performers or subgenres, minor releases, aspects of fashion, etc. | Don't Call Me White |
Requesting an assessment
[edit]If you have made significant changes to an article and would like an outside opinion on a new rating for it, please feel free to list it below, like this : # {{la|Article name here}} ~~~~
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- The Rezillos (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - major expansion of the article with numerous references, I'd hope that on the quality scale it would now be moved from Start Class to at least C-class, maybe B-class. Thanks. Richard3120 (talk) 02:26, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
- Blackbird Raum (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - Doesn't look like a stub to me, but i am new to this. Thanks!
- The Phenomenauts (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - Added 4,000 words; 109 references; five free images; 3 non-free images; four audio clips with subtitles; band member timeline. Proposing it could be at least B class. --Culix (talk) 06:08, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
- Won (As Friends Rust album) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Requesting an reassessment of importance within the scope of punk music. I believe that this album is notable enough and received significant coverage in the media to qualify at least in the Mild-level importance scale (based on the description above). I think that it also partly qualifies for High-level, due to the amount of reliable source coverage, but the band is not as famous as the example given, Bad Religion. In any case, it's certainly not Low. Bricks&Wood talk 13:25, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
- Gospel (hardcore punk band) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - i created this page a while ago, still unassessed!!! i did lots of research and work into making the page lol, id really appreciate the assessment of the obscure thing idk Chchcheckit (talk) 19:08, 23 July 2022 (UTC)
Assessment log
[edit]Punk music articles: Index · Statistics · Log |
- The logs in this section are generated automatically (every 3-5 days); please don't add entries to them by hand.
There were no logs for this project from August 14, 2024 - August 21, 2024.