Wikipedia:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America/Article Assessment
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The Indigenous peoples of North America WikiProject manages over 6,000 articles related to Indigenous topics, with a broad and nested hierarchy of categories covering them.
NOTE: As of Nov. 2012, assessment has resumed for new articles and for existing unassessed articles.
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How to assess articles[edit]
This section is an attempt to categorize some of the main ones as to quality level and address which ones need work the most.
A link to a page that generates lists of rated and unassessed articles is here. You can sort this list by Quality (such as Unassessed) or by Score, which gives you articles in higher demand. You can also start near the end of the list, at article number 4,000 or greater, to find unassessed items.
This is an ongoing task and your help would be appreciated. If you decide to pitch in and assess 2-3 articles, or even assess one or two articles the days you edit, you will have an impact!
Take a look some of the existing article talk pages so you know what this is about, and please do read the instructions before starting.
Indigenous peoples of North America pages by quality | |||||||
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Quality | Total pages | ||||||
FA | 17 | ||||||
FL | 1 | ||||||
GA | 69 | ||||||
B | 360 | ||||||
C | 1,077 | ||||||
Start | 3,380 | ||||||
Stub | 2,411 | ||||||
List | 159 | ||||||
NA | 1,465 | ||||||
Assessed | 8,939 | ||||||
Unassessed | 106 | ||||||
Total | 9,045 | ||||||
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = | 36,408Ω = 5.05 |
How to assess[edit]
- You can find articles that need assessment at Category:Unassessed Indigenous peoples of North America articles. (These are just the articles that have been tagged for our project so far.)
- Assess the article using the grading and importance scheme below.
- Once you've determined whether the article is B, C , Start, or Stub, make sure the {{WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America}} template is included (not subst'd) on the Talk page, with the correct parameters. (Most articles will have it already, but with no parameters).
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- Template: {{WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America|class= |importance= }}
- Edit the /comments subpage if you wish add comments about why you rated the article the way you did. (Remember to sign your comment with ~~~~.)
Small improvements while assessing articles[edit]
- Apply small fixes on the spot (or big fixes if you have the time and inclination).
- Make sure the article is in at least one (and usually only one) Indigenous peoples of North America category.
- Remove any stub template(s) from the article if it has expanded past stub length/quality.
FOR NEW EDITORS :)[edit]
Does all this sound complicated? If so, you can also assess an article by simply posting the your comments and rating at the WikiProject's Talk Page. One of our members can add your information and the project banner to the article talk page for you. And while you're there, say hi and introduce yourself.
B-class assessment requests[edit]
- Native American mascot controversy -- FigureArtist (talk) 05:59, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
- Half-Breed Tract -- Djembayz (talk) 19:37, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
- Interior Salish languages -- Djembayz (talk) 19:37, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
- William Bent -- Djembayz (talk) 19:37, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
- Devils Tower -- Djembayz (talk) 19:37, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
- White Swan, Crow Indian Scout -- Djembayz (talk) 00:05, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
- Daniel N. Paul -- Djembayz (talk) 03:09, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
- Bill Anoatubby --TommyBoy (talk) 23:56, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
- Washington Redskins name controversy -- FriendlyFred (talk) 01:06, 12 July 2014 (UTC)
- Raven Tales -- David Condrey (talk) 09:22, 4 September 2014 (UTC)
Grading scheme[edit]
Codes and meanings[edit]
Class | Criteria | Reader's experience | Editing suggestions | Example | ||
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FA | The article has attained featured article status by passing an official review.
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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. | Peter Jones (missionary) (as of February 2009) |
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A | The article is well organized and essentially complete, having been reviewed by impartial reviewers from this WikiProject or elsewhere. Good article status is not a requirement for A-Class.
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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. Peer review may help. | n/a | ||
GA | The article has attained good article status by passing an official review.
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Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (but not equalling) the quality of a professional encyclopedia. | 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. | Aboriginal peoples in Canada (as of December 2009) |
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B | The article is mostly complete and without major problems, but requires some further work to reach good article standards.
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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 also be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the Manual of Style and related style guidelines. | Sioux (as of February 2009) |
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C | The article is substantial, but is still missing important content or contains much irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant problems or require substantial cleanup.
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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. | Kintpuash (as of April 2009) |
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Start | An article that is developing, but which is quite incomplete. It might or might not cite adequate reliable sources.
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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. | Spirit of Haida Gwaii (as of March 2009) |
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Stub | A very basic description of the topic. However, all very-bad-quality articles will fall into this category.
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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. | Kogluktogmiut (as of October 2008) |
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FL | The article has attained featured list status.
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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. | n/a | ||
List | Meets the criteria of a stand-alone list, 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 Ohlone villages (as of March 2008) |
How to migrate early assessments and comments[edit]
Feel free to pitch in on this if you're interested ... Although many of these assessments are from 2006, the comments can still be helpful. Instructions are here: Wikipedia:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America/Article Classification/Migrating
Early article assessments and comments to migrate[edit]
(Broken into sections for easy editing)