Wikipedia:WikiProject Software/Assessment
The assessment department of WikiProject Software focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's computer software articles. The resulting article ratings are used within the project to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work, and are also expected to play a role in the Version 1.0 Editorial Team program.
The assessment is done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{tl|WikiProject Software}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of {{c|Software articles by quality}} and {{c|Software articles by importance}}, which serves as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist. ({{WP1|Software}})
Frequently asked questions
: See also the general assessment FAQ
; 1. What is the purpose of the article ratings? : The rating system allows the project to monitor the quality of articles in our subject areas, and to prioritize work on these articles. It is also utilized by the Wikipedia 1.0 program to prepare for static releases of Wikipedia content. Please note, however, that these ratings are primarily intended for the internal use of the project, and do not necessarily imply any official standing within Wikipedia as a whole.
; 2. How do I add an article to the WikiProject? : Just add {{tl|WikiProject Software}} to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else.
; 3. Someone put a {{tl|WikiProject Software}} template on an article, but it doesn't seem to be within the project'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 project talk page (or directly with the person who tagged the article).
; 4. Who can assess articles? : Any member of the Software WikiProject is free to add—or change—the rating of an article. Editors who are not participants in this project are also welcome to assess articles, but should defer to consensus within the project in case of procedural disputes.
; 5. How do I rate an article? : Check the quality scale and select the level that best matches the state of the article; then, follow the instructions below to add the rating to the project banner on the article's talk page. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process; this is documented in the assessment scale.
; 6. 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.
; 7. What if I don't agree with a rating? : You can ask any member of the project to rate the article again. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process; this is documented in the assessment scale.
; 8. 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!
Instructions
=Quality assessment=
{{Assessment Class Summary|banner=WikiProject Software|topic=software}}
= Quality scale =
{{Grading scheme
|Project = software
|FA_example = OpenBSD
|A_example = N/A
|A=No
|GA_example = Ransomware
|B_example = GNU General Public License
|C_example = Customer relationship management
|Start_example = Open-source Unicode typefaces
|Stub_example = Rivet (software)
|FL_example = List of mergers and acquisitions by Symantec
|List_example = List of commercial open-source applications and services
|Book_cat = yes
|Book_example = Book:Software testing
|FM_cat = no
|FM_example = N/A
|Cat_cat = yes
|Cat_example = :Category:Computer software
|Dab_cat = yes
|Dab_example = Game developer
|File_cat = yes
|File_example = :File:Newton logo.png
|Portal_cat = yes
|Portal_example = Portal:Software
|Project_cat = yes
|Project_example = Wikipedia:WikiProject Software/Free Software
|Redirect_cat = yes
|Redirect_example = Free software community
|Template_cat = yes
|Template_example = Template:Infobox software
|NA_cat = yes
|NA_example = N/A
}}
=Importance assessment=
{{Assessment Importance Summary
|banner = WikiProject Software
|topic = software
}}
= Importance scale =
{{Importance scheme
|topic = software
|impn =
|Top_text = Core articles which are a "must have" for Wikiproject Software.
High-traffic articles which many people outside of computer software will already have a good knowledge of.
|Top_example = Mac OS, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows
|High_text = Most people interested in software will be familiar with the topic, and the article gives context to a number of other information software articles. Is mentioned by many books and academic papers, and discussed in detail in more than one.
|High_example = Adobe Acrobat, Avast!, iOS
|Mid_text = Known to many people interested in software, even if not in detail.
|Mid_example = Adobe Flash Player, Google Voice, RAID
|Low_text = More specific and specialized content known only to some people interested in software.
Most individuals, standards and software projects will be low importance unless they are well known or have high adoption.
|Low_example = DVD Studio Pro, Defraggler, EJay
|NA = yes
|NA_text =
|NA_example = :Category:Software
|Unknown = yes
|Unknown_text =
|Unknown_example = ???
}}
Log
The full log of assessment changes for the past thirty days is available; due to its size (ca 100 kB), it cannot be transcluded directly.