Wikipedia:WikiProject Engineering/Assessment

; What is the purpose of article assessments? : The assessment system allows a WikiProject to monitor the quality of articles in its subject areas, and to prioritize work on these articles. The ratings are also used by the Wikipedia 1.0 program to prepare for static releases of Wikipedia content.

; Are these ratings official? : Not really; these ratings are meant primarily for the internal use of the project, and usually do not imply any official standing within Wikipedia as a whole.

; Who can assess articles? : In general, anyone can add or change an article's rating. However, the "GA" and "FA" labels should only be used on articles that have been reviewed and are currently designated as good articles or featured articles, respectively. Individual WikiProjects may also have more formal procedures for rating an article, and please note that the WikiProject bears ultimate responsibility for resolving disputes.

; How do I assess an article? : Consult the quality scale below; once you have chosen the level that seems to be closest to the article, set the class parameter in the WikiProject banner template to the level's name (omitting "Class" from the end). For example, to rate an article as "B-Class", use |class=B in the banner. Again, the "FA" and "GA" labels should not be added to articles unless are currently designated as such.

; Someone put a project banner template on an article, but it's not really within the WikiProject's scope. What should I do? : Because of the large number of articles we deal with, we occasionally make mistakes and add tags to articles that shouldn't have them. If you notice one, feel free to remove the tag, and optionally leave a note on the article's talk page (or directly with the person who tagged the article).

; What if I don't agree with a rating? : Feel free to change it—within reason—if you think a different rating is justified; in the case of major disputes, the WikiProject as a whole can discuss the issue and come to a consensus as to the best rating.

; Aren't the ratings subjective? : Yes, they are somewhat subjective, 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!

; 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 the article is within this project's scope but doesn't have a project banner on its talk page? : Due to the large number of articles we cover, not all articles within our scope can be tagged. However you can help increase the number of tagged articles by tagging the talk page of any untagged articles within our scope you come across with {{Engineering}}.

Any member of Wikiproject Engineering are invited to rate articles for the project. Articles with unassessed quality can be found at :Category:Unassessed Engineering articles and articles with unassessed importance ratings can be found at :Category:Unknown-importance Engineering articles

For example adding {{WikiProject Engineering|class=B|importance=mid}} produces:

{{WikiProject Engineering|category=no|class=B|importance=Mid}}

{{Assessment Class Summary

|banner = WikiProject Engineering

|topic = Engineering

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This table is transcluded here, and is identical to the one at Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment.

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|High_example = Aluminium alloy

|Mid_text = The article is about a topic within Engineering that may or may not be commonly known outside the Engineering industry.

|Mid_example = Air preheater

|Low_text = The article is about a topic that is highly specialized within Engineering and is not generally common knowledge outside the Engineering industry.

|Low_example = Allam power cycle

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• Clicking the unassesed articles on the projects table gives a Tool Labs error.Lbertolotti (talk) 22:43, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
• American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering - New article, requesting assessment. :FingersOnRoids|FingersOnRoids♫]] 00:52, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

:* I've rated it as start-class (due to short length, lack of wikilinks, and few sources) and mid-importance. Anyone should feel free to be bold in changing the assessment if they disagree, since both ratings are just my opinion. --Explodicle (T/C) 00:38, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

• Six Sigma. An anonymous editor added {{tl|WikiProject Engineering}} in [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ASix_Sigma&action=historysubmit&diff=365804621&oldid=365524881 this edit] which may have been [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ASix_Sigma&action=historysubmit&diff=365812854&oldid=365804621 mistaken for vandalism]. My request is for a project member to determine if Six Sigma should receive a WikiProject Engineering rating and, if so, restore the template and rate the article. I've also cross-listed this request under {{tl|WikiProject Technology}}.

::-- DanielPenfield (talk) 13:29, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

• Infrastructure Already assessed Top/C in WikiProjects Planning. I'm adding the article to WikiProjects Engineering and Economics. AlexPlante (talk) 17:16, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
• Göltzsch Viaduct - Currently marked as a stub; WikiProject Germany rated it as C-class with B-class potential; please reassess. Thank you. --Eddyspeeder (talk) 04:00, 6 December 2010 (UTC), changed link --Eddyspeeder (talk) 16:35, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
• Marc Edwards (civil engineering professor)—Just completed a major rewrite/expansion of the article and would like reassessment. // ⌘macwhiz (talk) 04:23, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
• Chip formation - This article is currently a stub, please reassess. Thank you. User:Amanil.mech
• Salt spray test - References, Bibliography, Further Reading and External Links: reassess? Thanks. Celiacunningham (talk) 16:29, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
• HVAC - Article has been cleaned up and restructured. Please reasses quality. Noggo (talk) 13:16, 10 August 2014 (UTC)
• Air conditioning - Cleand up and restructured, added references. Please reasses quality. Noggo (talk) 13:16, 10 August 2014 (UTC)
• Duct_(HVAC) - Article has not been assesed yet. Just finished restructuring and cleaning up. - New article, requesting assessment.
• Mechanical stoker - - New article, requesting assessment. Lumos3 (talk) 12:00, 16 September 2014 (UTC)
• vibration - very old assessment Anthere (talk) 14:47, 16 December 2015 (UTC)
• Vitreous china - Stub article, requesting assessment. Hakaboy8 (talk) 06:16, 29 May 2021 (UTC)
• Polymer devolatilization - New article, requesting assessment. Trex4321 (talk) 08:46, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
• Bee Branch Creek (Iowa) needs to be classed and stuff and checked that it even qualifies for this Wikiproject. Marshmallo3535 (talk) 23:46 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Use this section for assessment discussions and comments:

• Physical plant significantly updated Physical plant. Added academic sources Johnnyhopkins214 (talk) 02:22, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

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