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{{navbar-header|WikiProject article quality grading scheme|Grading scheme}}
| Class |
Criteria |
Reader's experience |
Editing suggestions |
Example |
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|class = FA
|Project =
|criteria = The article has attained featured article status.
|detail = The article meets the featured article criteria:{{Wikipedia:Featured article criteria}}
|reader = Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information.
|suggestion = No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.
|specified =
|default = L'incoronazione di Poppea
|oldid = 368911589
|date = August 2010
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|trigger = yes
|class = A
|Project =
|criteria = The article is well-organized and essentially complete, having been reviewed by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject, like military history, or elsewhere. Good article status is not a requirement for A-Class.
|detail = The article meets the A-Class criteria:
{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment/A-Class criteria}}
|reader = Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject matter would typically find nothing wanting.
|suggestion = Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style issues may need addressing. Peer review may help.
|specified =
|default = 102nd Intelligence Wing
|oldid = 360305312
|date = March 2010
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|class = GA
|Project =
|criteria = The article has attained good article status.
|detail = The article meets the good article criteria:{{Wikipedia:Good article criteria}}
|reader = Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (although not equalling) the quality of a professional encyclopedia.
|suggestion = 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.
|specified =
|default = Usain Bolt
|oldid = 291685224
|date = November 2009
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|class = B
|Project =
|criteria = The article is mostly complete and without major issues, but requires some further work to reach good article standards.
|detail = The article meets the six B-Class criteria:{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment/B-Class criteria|raw=yes}}
|reader = Readers are not left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher.
|suggestion = 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.
|specified =
|default = KV55
|oldid = 324230925
|date = November 2009
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|class = C
|Project =
|criteria = The article is substantial, but is still missing important content or contains a lot of irrelevant material. The article should have references to reliable sources, but may still have significant issues or require substantial cleanup.
|detail = The article is better developed in style, structure and quality than Start-Class, but fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements; need editing for clarity, balance or flow; or contain policy violations such as bias or original research. Articles on fictional topics are likely to be marked as C-Class if they are written from an in-universe perspective.
|reader = Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study.
|suggestion = Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and address cleanup issues.
|specified =
|default = Architecture of Sweden
|oldid = 291105691
|date = May 2009
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|class = Start
|Project =
|criteria = An article that is developing, but which is quite incomplete and may require further reliable sources.
|detail = The article has a usable amount of good content but is weak in many areas. Quality of the prose may be distinctly unencyclopedic, and MoS compliance non-existent; but the article should satisfy fundamental content policies such as notability and BLP, and provide sources to establish verifiability. No Start-Class article should be in any danger of being speedily deleted.
|reader = Provides some meaningful content, but the majority of readers will need more.
|suggestion = Provision of references to reliable sources should be prioritised; the article will also need substantial improvements in content and organisation.
|specified =
|default = Real analysis
|oldid = 81105845
|date = November 2006
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|class = Stub
|Project =
|criteria = A very basic description of the topic.
|detail = The article is either a very short article or a rough collection of information that will need much work to become a meaningful article. It is usually very short, but if the material is irrelevant or incomprehensible, an article of any length falls into this category.
|reader = Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition.
|suggestion = Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority.
|specified =
|default = Geodia gibberosa
|oldid = 253675866
|date = July 2009
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|class = FL
|Project =
|criteria = The article has attained featured list status.
|detail = The article meets the featured list criteria:{{Wikipedia:Featured list criteria}}
|reader = 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.
|suggestion = No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available.
|specified =
|default = Avatar: The Last Airbender (season 3)
|oldid = 273535597
|date = February 2009
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|class = List
|Project =
|criteria = 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.
|reader = There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader.
|suggestion = Lists should be lists of live links to Wikipedia articles, appropriately named and organized.
|specified =
|default = List of aikidoka
|oldid = 139316446
|date = June 2007
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|trigger =
|class = Future
|Project =
|criteria = A topic where details are subject to change often.
|detail = The article covers a future topic of which no broadcast version exists so far and all information is subject to change when new information arises from reliable sources. With multiple reliable sources there might be information that contradicts other information in the same or other articles.
|reader = Amount of meaningful content varies over time as the projected event draws near.
|suggestion = Material added might be speculation and should be carefully sourced.
|specified =
|default = The Waters of Mars
|oldid = 292256548
|date = May 2009
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|trigger =
|class = Book
|Project =
|criteria = A collection of Wikipedia articles arranged as a book (see Wikipedia Books).
|detail = Collections typically cover a topic and related subjects. These can be downloaded electronically (in PDF or OpenDocument formats), or ordered in print.
|reader = People who would like to read wikipedia offline, or in print.
|suggestion = It is a good idea to team up with a relevant WikiProject to gather feedback on books.
|specified =
|default = Wikipedia:Books/Hadronic Matter
|oldid = 324106200
|date = November 2009
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|trigger =
|class = Category
|Project =
|criteria = Any category falls under this class.
|reader = Categories are mainly used to group together articles within a particular subject area.
|suggestion = Large categories may need to be split into one or more subcategories. Be wary of articles that have been miscategorized.
|specified =
|default = Category:Software
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|trigger =
|class = Disambig
|Project =
|criteria = Any disambiguation page falls under this class.
|reader = The page serves to distinguish multiple articles that share the same (or similar) title.
|suggestion = Additions should be made as new articles of that name are created. Pay close attention to the proper naming of such pages, as they often do not need "(disambiguation)" appended to the title.
|specified =
|default = Doubling
|oldid = 224521839
|date = October 2008
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|trigger =
|class = FM
|Project =
|criteria = Featured pages in the file namespace falls under this class.
|reader = The page contains a featured image, sound clip or other media-related content.
|suggestion = Make sure that the file is properly licensed and credited.
|specified =
|default = File:American World War II senior military officials, 1945.JPEG
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|trigger =
|class = {{#if:|Image|File}}
|Project =
|criteria = Any page in the file namespace falls under this class.
|reader = The page contains an image, a sound clip or other media-related content.
|suggestion = Make sure that the file is properly licensed and credited.
|specified =
|default = File:Musk Lorikeet jul08.jpg
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|trigger =
|class = Portal
|Project =
|criteria = Any page in the portal namespace falls under this class.
|reader = Portals are intended to serve as "main pages" for specific topics.
|suggestion = Editor involvement is essential to ensure that portals are kept up to date.
|specified =
|default = Portal:Science
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|trigger =
|class = Project
|Project =
|criteria = All WikiProject-related pages fall under this class.
|reader = Project pages are intended to aid editors in article development, and are probably not useful to readers.
|suggestion = Develop these pages into collaborative resources useful for improving articles within the project.
|specified =
|default = Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|trigger =
|class = Redirect
|Project =
|criteria = Any redirect falls under this class.
|reader = The page redirects to another article with a similar name, related topic or that has been merged the original article at this location.
|suggestion = Editor involvement is essential to ensure that articles are not mis-classified as redirects, and that redirects are not mis-classified as articles.
|specified =
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|trigger =
|class = Template
|Project =
|criteria = Any template falls under this class. The most common types of template include infoboxes and navboxes.
|reader = Different types of template serve different purposes. Infoboxes provide easy access to key pieces of information about the subject. Navboxes are for the purpose of grouping together related subjects into an easily accessible format, to assist the user in navigating between articles.
|suggestion = Infoboxes are typically placed at the upper right of an article, while navboxes normally go across the very bottom of a page. Beware of too many different templates, as well as templates that give either too little, too much, or too specialized information.
|specified =
|default = Template:Martial arts
}}{{Grading scheme/row
|trigger =
|class = NA
|Project =
|criteria = Any non-article page that fits no other classification.
|reader = The page contains no article content, and is probably not useful to any casual reader.
|suggestion = Look out for mis-classified articles. Currently many NA-class articles need to be re-classified.
|specified =
}}