Wikipedia:WikiProject Wisconsin/Assessment
One of the main tasks of WikiProject Wisconsin is to assess the quality of Wikipedia's Wisconsin articles. The resulting article ratings are used within the project to help in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work. They also play a role in the WP:1.0 program, which the WikiProject uses to help automate some of the assessing process.
The assessment is done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{WikiProject Wisconsin}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Wisconsin articles by quality. WP:1.0 also produces a statistics page, and a log of articles assessed.
| Wisconsin articles by quality and importance | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Importance | ||||||
| Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
 FA
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1 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| FL
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1 | 10 | 20 | 31 | |||
| FM
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9 | 9 | |||||
 GA
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2 | 3 | 28 | 115 | 2 | 150 | |
| B | 9 | 28 | 99 | 305 | 1 | 442 | |
| C | 3 | 47 | 251 | 1,661 | 3 | 1,965 | |
| Start | 54 | 600 | 9,270 | 19 | 9,943 | ||
| Stub | 20 | 8,335 | 5 | 8,360 | |||
| List | 2 | 10 | 56 | 244 | 9 | 1 | 322 |
| Category | 5,817 | 5,817 | |||||
| Disambig | 227 | 227 | |||||
| File | 348 | 348 | |||||
| Portal | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Project | 47 | 47 | |||||
| Redirect | 7 | 83 | 1,558 | 1,648 | |||
| Template | 1,013 | 1,013 | |||||
| NA | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Other | 1 | 19 | 20 | ||||
| Assessed | 16 | 144 | 1,071 | 20,044 | 9,051 | 31 | 30,357 |
| Unassessed | 98 | 98 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 144 | 1,071 | 20,044 | 9,051 | 129 | 30,455 |
| WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 109,491 | Ω = 5.24 | |||||
Frequently asked questions
[edit]- How can I get an article rated?
- You are welcome to rate it yourself. If you are unable to do so for any reason, please list it in the section for assessment requests below.
- Who can assess articles?
- Any member of WikiProject Wisconsin is free to add or change the rating of an article. Editors outside of the project are also welcome to participate, but are asked to respect the consensus of the project in the case of disputes.
- 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 project's discussion page.
Assessment instructions
[edit]Quality assessments
[edit]An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject banner shell}}. Articles that have the {{WikiProject Wisconsin}} 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 Wisconsin articles) | FA |
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| A (adds articles to Category:A-Class Wisconsin articles) |  A |
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| GA (for good articles only; adds articles to Category:GA-Class Wisconsin articles) | GA |
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| B (adds articles to Category:B-Class Wisconsin articles) | B | |
| C (adds articles to Category:C-Class Wisconsin articles) | C | |
| Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class Wisconsin articles) | Start | |
| Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class Wisconsin articles) | Stub | |
| FL (for featured lists only; adds articles to Category:FL-Class Wisconsin articles) | FL |
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| List (adds articles to Category:List-Class Wisconsin articles) | List |
For non-standard grades and non-mainspace content, the following values may be used for the class parameter:
After assessing an article's quality, any comments on the assessment can be added to the article's talk page.
Quality scale
[edit]| 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.
|
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:
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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) |
| 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:
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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.
|
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 Wisconsin}} project banner on its talk page:
- {{WikiProject Wisconsin| ... | importance=??? | ...}}
| Top |
| High |
| Mid |
| Low |
| ??? |
The following values may be used for importance assessments:
- Top - The article is one of the core topics of Wisconsin. Adds articles to Category:Top-importance Wisconsin articles
- High - The article is about the most well-known or culturally or historically significant aspects of Wisconsin. Adds articles to Category:High-importance Wisconsin articles
- Mid - The article is about a topic within the Wisconsin field that may or may not be commonly known outside the Wisconsin community. Adds articles to Category:Mid-importance Wisconsin articles
- Low - The article is about a topic that is highly specialized within the Wisconsin field and is not generally common knowledge outside the community. Adds articles to Category:Low-importance Wisconsin articles
- Unknown - Any article which has not yet been assessed on the importance scale is automatically added to the Category:Unknown-importance Wisconsin articles.
Importance scale
[edit]| Label | Criteria | Reader's experience | Editor's experience | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | The article is one of the core topics about Wisconsin. | A reader who is not knowledgeable about Wisconsin will have high familiarity with the subject matter and should be able to relate to the topic easily. | Articles in this importance range are written in mostly generic terms, leaving technical terms and descriptions for more specialized pages. | Wisconsin |
| High | The article covers a topic that is vital to understanding Wisconsin. | |||
| Mid | The article covers a topic that has a strong but not vital role in the study of Wisconsin. | 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. | Articles at this level will cover subjects that are well known but not necessarily vital to understand Wisconsin. Due to the topics covered at this level, Mid-importance articles will generally have more technical terms used in the article text. | |
| Low | The article is not required knowledge for a broad understanding of Wisconsin. | Few readers outside of Wisconsin may be familiar with the subject matter. It is likely that the reader does not know anything at all about the subject before reading the article. | Articles at this range of importance will often delve into minutiae, using technical terms (and defining them) as needed. |
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.
1996 Oakfield tornado outbreak
Public Service Building (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Assessment log
[edit]| Wisconsin articles: Index · Statistics · Log |
- The logs in this section are generated automatically (on a daily basis); please don't add entries to them by hand.
April 3, 2025
[edit]Renamed
[edit]- Fox Valley (Illinois) renamed to Fox Valley (Illinois River).
Reassessed
[edit]- 2026 Wisconsin gubernatorial election (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)
Assessed
[edit]- Fox Valley (Illinois River) (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Harambee, Milwaukee (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- RAIC Labs (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
April 1, 2025
[edit]Renamed
[edit]- William H. Hatton renamed to William H. Hatten.
Reassessed
[edit]Assessed
[edit]- 2025 Dane County Executive election (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- 2025 Winnebago County, Wisconsin Executive election (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- John Nolen (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
- William H. Hatten (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
March 31, 2025
[edit]Reassessed
[edit]- 1916 Wisconsin Supreme Court election (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance rating changed from Unknown-Class to Low-Class. (rev · t)
- March F. Chase (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)
- Milwaukee Skywalk (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from C-Class to Stub-Class. (rev · t)
- Wisconsin Catholic Interscholastic Athletic Association (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to B-Class. (rev · t) Importance rating changed from Unknown-Class to Low-Class. (rev · t)
Assessed
[edit]- 1863 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice election (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- 1869 Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice election (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- 1947 Wisconsin Supreme Court election (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Dane County executives (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Milwaukee County executives (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
Removed
[edit]- Category:Dane County Executives (talk) removed.
- Category:Milwaukee County Executives (talk) removed.
March 30, 2025
[edit]Assessed
[edit]- 1852 Wisconsin Supreme Court elections (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- 1855 Wisconsin Supreme Court election (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- 1868 Wisconsin Supreme Court special elections (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- 1891 Wisconsin Supreme Court election (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- 1906 Wisconsin Supreme Court election (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- 1922 Wisconsin Supreme Court special election (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- 1925 Wisconsin elections (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- 1926 Wisconsin Supreme Court election (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Unassessed-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- March F. Chase (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- Template:Wisconsin Supreme Court elections (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Template-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Category:Wisconsin stub templates (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Category-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
March 29, 2025
[edit]Reassessed
[edit]- Bernard Schwartz House (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)
- Matthias Koehl (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)