Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums/Assessment#Importance scale
Welcome to the assessment department of WikiProject Albums. This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's album 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 {{tl|WikiProject Albums}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of :Category:Album articles by quality, which serves as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist ({{WP1|Album}}).
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How to nominate a page
If you have made significant changes to an article and would like an outside opinion on a new rating for it, please place it at the bottom of the section for assessment requests below, using the syntax:
with an edit summary of "Nominating
How to review an article
- Check that you have logged in; anons may not review articles.
- Choose an article to review, noting:
- * You cannot choose an article if you have made significant contributions to it.
- * Nominations near the top of the lists are oldest, and should be given higher priority.
- Read the whole article.
- Place the
{{WikiProject Albums| class=}} tag at the top of the article's talk page if it does not already exist. - *Read the quality scale and set the class parameter to B, C, start, stub or NA.
- Save the talk page. If you wish to leave detailed comments about your assessment, there is an option to do so on the project banner.
- Remove the article from the section for assessment requests using the edit summary "Assessed
ArticleName ".
Frequently asked questions
; Why can articles only be assessed up to B class here? : Higher classes need a more formal assessment so that standards are maintained.
:* Good article nominations are processed here.
:* A-class reviews are not performed by the albums Wikiproject at the moment. As an alternative, you may request a peer review.
:* Featured articles candidates are processed here.
; 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
= Quality assessments =
An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{tl|Album}} banner on its talk page:
;
;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 Album articles.
The class should be assigned according to the quality scale below.
After assessing an article's quality, 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 ):
| width="90%" class="wikitable" align="center" style="font-size:90%" |
| +Class parameter values (:Category:Album articles by quality) |
| Value
!Use for !Adds article to the category !What it looks like |
|---|
| align="center" colspan=4|For articles |
| FA
|{{FA-Class}} |
| FL
|{{FL-Class}} |
| A
|A-class articles |{{A-Class}} |
| GA
|{{GA-Class}} |
| B
|B-class articles |{{B-Class}} |
| C
|C-class articles |{{C-Class}} |
| Start
|Start-class articles |{{Start-Class}} |
| Stub
|Stub-class articles |{{Stub-Class}} |
| List
|List-class articles |{{List-Class}} |
| Future
|Articles on future topics, for example an album yet to be released. |{{Future-Class}} |
| align="center" colspan=4|For non-article pages |
| Category or Cat
|Categories |Category-Class Album articles |{{Category-Class}} |
| Disambig or Dab
|Disambiguation pages |Disambig-Class Album articles |{{Disambig-Class}} |
| Draft
|Drafts that are part of the project. |{{Draft-Class}} |
| File
|Image, sound, and other media files |{{File-Class}} |
| Portal
|Pages that are part of the Albums Portal namespace. |{{Portal-Class}} |
| Project
|Pages that are part of WikiProject Albums namespace. |{{Project-Class}} |
| Redirect
|Pages that exist only as redirects. |Redirect-Class Album articles |{{Redirect-Class}} |
| Template
|Templates that are part of the project and portal. |Template-Class Album articles |{{Template-Class}} |
| NA
|Any other pages that are not articles or where assessment is unnecessary. |{{NA-Class}} |
= Quality scale =
:This scale describes specific criteria for album articles. For the main Wikipedia Version 1.0 WikiProject article progress grading scheme, go here.
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|+ WikiProject Albums article progress grading scheme |
| width=5% | Label
! width=39% | Criteria ! width=21% | Reader's experience ! width=24% | Editing suggestions ! width=11% | Example |
|---|
| {{FA-Class|category=Category:FA-Class Album articles}} {{tl|FA-Class}} | The article has attained Featured article status. This is not assessed by this project; the article must have passed the FA review process. {{grading scheme/table|The article must meet the featured article criteria: {{Wikipedia:Featured article criteria}} }} | style="font-size:90%" rowspan=2 | Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information. | style="font-size:90%" rowspan=2 | No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible. | style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"| [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Too_Much_Too_Soon_(album)&oldid=937198355 Too Much Too Soon] |
| {{FL-Class|category=Category:FL-Class Album articles}} {{tl|FL-Class}} | The article has attained Featured list status. This is not assessed by this project; the article must have passed the FL review process. {{grading scheme/table|The article must meet the featured list criteria: {{Wikipedia:Featured list criteria}} }} | style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_best-selling_albums_in_the_United_Kingdom&oldid=959785919 List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom] |
| {{A-Class|category=Category:A-Class Album articles}} {{tl|A-Class}} | Not used by this project | NA | NA | NA |
| {{GA-Class|category=Category:GA-Class Album articles}} {{tl|GA-Class}} | The article has attained Good article status. This is not assessed by this project; the article must have passed the GA review process. {{grading scheme/table|The article must meet the good article criteria: {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria}} }} | style="font-size:90%" | Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (although not equalling) the quality of a professional encyclopedia. | style="font-size:90%" | Some editing by album and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existing featured album article may highlight areas where content is weak or missing. | style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murdering_Oscar_(And_Other_Love_Songs)&oldid=885115470 Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)] |
| {{B-Class|category=Category:B-Class Album articles}} {{tl|B-Class}} | The article is mostly complete and without major issues, meeting the six B-Class criteria. It should have all of the C-Class criteria as well as:
| style="font-size:90%" | Most readers should feel satisfied by the content, although it may not satisfy more expert readers. There are no obvious omissions, but also no obvious extraneous information—such as "trivia". The article flows well and logically. | style="font-size:90%" | While a few aspects of content and style may need to be addressed, the article overall complies with tone and content guidelines. | style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Platinum_(Miranda_Lambert_album)&oldid=932727060 Platinum] |
| {{C-Class|category=Category:C-Class Album articles}} {{tl|C-Class}} | The article is substantial and has some references to reliable sources, but is still missing important content or contains a lot of irrelevant material. It should have all the Start-Class criteria as well as:
| style="font-size:90%" | A casual reader should learn something about the album. | style="font-size:90%" | Possible subjects to include are the events leading up to its recording, stories of its recording and release, critical reception, reception by fans or its influence in the music world. Alternately, descriptions of the songs and the album in general may be included. | style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=This_Is_Jan_Howard_Country&oldid=936771704 This Is Jan Howard Country] |
| {{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class Album articles}} {{tl|Start-Class}} | An article that is developing, but which is quite incomplete and lacks adequate reliable sources. It should have:
| style="font-size:90%" | Provides some meaningful content, but the majority of readers will need more. | style="font-size:90%" | Provision of references to reliable sources should be prioritised; the article will also need substantial improvements in content and organisation. | style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nadha&oldid=950109215 Nadha] |
| {{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class Album articles}} {{tl|Stub-Class}} | A very basic description of the album. Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a title and track listing. | style="font-size:90%" | Possibly useful to someone who is not familiar with the album, but may be useless to a reader who is passingly familiar with the album. | style="font-size:90%" | Editors should place a stub template at the bottom of the article, just above the categories (see Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums/Stub templates and categories). Focus should be on expanding the lead section, adding an infobox, and fleshing out the basic details of the album. | style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Breaking_Sensation&oldid=875042592 Breaking Sensation] |
| {{List-Class|category=Category:List-Class Album articles}} {{tl|List-Class}} | Used for stand-alone list articles such as discographies, until such time as they have passed the FL review process and can be marked as Featured lists. | style="font-size:90%" | The organization of the list should be logical and useful to the reader. | style="font-size:90%" | The list should be organized and follow a logical format. Discography articles should follow the standards of WikiProject Discographies. | style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" | [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Excel_demos&oldid=901116025 List of Excel demos] |
Note that there was an importance assessment for several years, but this was removed by consensus in early 2023. You may still find talk page tags that include importance=foo, but this is not functional.
== Requesting an assessment ==
To get an article in the scope of WikiProject Albums assessed on quality, you may list a request.
- {{la|More Chaos}} expanded Chchcheckit (talk) 13:36, 18 April 2025 (UTC)
- {{la|Imprint (Vision of Disorder album)}} expanded Chchcheckit (talk) 15:17, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Assessment log
An automatically generated log of assessments is available at Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Album articles by quality log. Please don't change anything in the log manually.
Popular pages
List of top articles with the most frequent views, at Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums/Popular pages, updated monthly.
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