Wikipedia:WikiProject Alternate History/Assessment#Requesting an Assessment

! Criteria

! Reader's experience

! Editor's experience

! Example

| The article is one of the core topics about alternate history. Generally, this is limited to those articles that are included as sections of the main alternate history article.

| A reader who is not involved in the alternate history field 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 authors and books will be assessed with Top importance.

| Articles in this importance range are written in mostly generic terms, leaving technical terms and descriptions for more specialized pages.

| Alternate history

| The article covers a topic that is vital to understanding alternate history. Articles covering major alternate history series are also of high importance.

| Most readers will have some knowledge of the subject. Famous books and authors may have High importance.

|Articles at this level cover particular issues related to science fiction, specific terms are used to detail the topic.

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| The article covers a topic that has a strong but not vital role in the history of alternate history. Articles covering most well known books or other forms of media should also be of mid importance as should articles on well known, notable, major characters and supplementary articles on alternate history series.

| 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 authors and many books will be marked with Mid importance.

| Articles at this level will cover subjects that are well known but not necessarily vital to understand alternate history. Due to the topics covered at this level, Mid-importance articles will generally have more technical terms used in the article text. Most people involved in the community of alternate history will be rated in this level.

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| The article is not required knowledge for a broad understanding of alternate history. Articles covering less well known media and minor supplementary articles are of low importance.

| Few readers outside the alternate history field or that are not alternate history students 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. Lesser known books and authors might be listed with Low importance.

| Articles at this range of importance will often delve into the minutiae of the alternate history, using technical terms (and defining them) as needed. Topics included at this level include characters and plot elements within most books or shows.

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