Wikipedia:WikiProject Chinese-language entertainment/Assessment

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Quality: FA-Class | A Class | GA-Class | B-Class | Start-Class | Stub Class | Unassessed Importance: Top | High | Mid | Low | Unknown

Contents 1 Quality 2 Priority 3 Statistics 4 Requests for assessment

[edit] Quality

FA and GA are not for us to determine, but here's a very rough guideline for degrees of article quality:

• A - Minimum GA quality. Essentially finalized, with the exception of late-breaking news. Could use a final copyedit before submitting to FAC. The WP:CPOP A-rating is our version of the Featured Article. With the exception of Jay Chou, nearly all Modern Chinese Music articles, no matter how well written they are, are likely not popular enough to earn swift response at the FAC, and as a result, will likely fail. Resubmitting it with streamlining changes is just going to waste time, so if you feel that the article really is brilliant according to the FA criteria, just give it an A-rating. Cause it'll probably never be an FA unless you encounter the right type of reviewer. (But if you want to give the FAC a test run, be my guest. You'll soon realize what happens.)
• B - In short, a B article is pretty much ready for GA, except for missing citations and general copyediting. Several paragraphs per section (4-6) are present, but "citation needed" tags are still present. Each section should have at least one fully written paragraph, instead of just sentences. Although long, the article should consist largely of verified fact, as opposed to artists denying each and every rumour that they come across. At least five sources should be present. The article should include sections on an artist's degree of influence (for Mid and High priority articles).
• Start - A fuller lead is present (5-10 lines). The majority of essential sections are present, and are filled in with at least one full paragraph of information. Some sections are only a couple of sentences in length. Sources are still largely missing, but there are at least three citations. There is probably more room for expansion. Prose may still be rather iffy.
• Stub - The lead is between 2-4 lines. The infobox contains information on Years Active, Label Name, Group Members (if applicable), Birth Date/Name, Aliases and Associated Acts...or less. A discography may be present. At best, the biography consists of a large block of text; however, the remainder of the text resembles a fan bio, includes trivial items like blood type. Grammatical and structural errors may be glaringly obvious.

Just because an article is long does not mean that an otherwise Stub-class article should be rated as Start-class. These quality ratings are assigned based on the amount of actual content i.e. everything minus discographies, filmographies, trivia sections, references lists, and external links.

[edit] Priority

The purpose of assigning priority is a guideline for the workgroup to get an idea of which article to work on next. The higher priority articles will likely be more extensive than lower priority articles, making it easier for us to tackle. These priorities are based on an artist's influence within the Cantopop or Mandopop industries, whichever it is that they are more active in. Many Cantopop artists sing in Mandarin, but their fanbase is largely entrenched in Hong Kong.

• Top - reserved for the distinct styles of Chinese pop (e.g. Chinese Rock, Mandopop, Cantopop) and general articles relating to the Chinese music industry.
• High - Artists who are known for songs that are commonly heard in public places and/or Karaoke bars. Album sales are regularly near the top 10 during their active years, and endorsement sales usually get them within the same ranking range. They are few in number, but either own the lion's share of awards, or are shoo-in favourites. The names of these artists will almost always be names that come quickly to someone's mind. Some of these artists may have even made their way to feature-length films (not to be confused with television series) or film soundtracks. For artists that debuted in the late 90s or early 2000s, their songs may have also been popularized through viral videos (e.g. the Back Dorm Boys). Finding news articles should never be a problem for these industry behemoths; if they stopped singing long before the Internet age, there should be books on them already. Popularity for these artists may have extended to big-name publications in North America e.g. Time Magazine. These artists are so heavily promoted that their faces are plastered all over television sets, advertisements and what have you. Examples: Jay Chou, S.H.E, Eason Chan, Twins.
• Mid - Artists who have starred in several television series, but never managed to star in a movie. They have released a couple of hit songs, but the popularity of those songs is more limited. These artists are regulars on television drama soundtracks, but not popular enough for film. "Mid" artists are also popular in their own right, but don't have as many awards to show for it. Promotion is not as heavy for these artists, so their visibility ends up being a little lower. However, an artist qualifies if he/she has large visibility in commercials/adverts, but releases few albums (5 or fewer for an artist that debuted after 2000, 10 or fewer for an artist that debuted after 1990). News is still easy to find for these artists, but there aren't as many tidbits about their music as there are for rumours. Examples: Justin Lo, Rainie Yang, Mayday, Denise Ho.
• Low - Artists who have been around for a while, but never managed to release a song that would have elevated their visibility. This priority is usually for newer artists, or artists who released only a few albums but were not very successful. Their names are probably known by listeners who've made the effort to see what there is beyond those who are heavily promoted. They may have also provided appearances in a number of television drama soundtracks. One-hit wonders with low promotional visibility fall into this category. Artists more often associated with a practice not related to singing also fall into this category (i.e. is known more for the non-singing, as opposed to both singing and whatever else he/she does). Includes all members of bands and groups, unless the singer has made it big after going solo (e.g. Michael Wong). News articles are substantially harder to find. Examples: i.n.g, 2R, Gary Cao, Ella Koon.

Choosing a category: In order for an artist to fall into a category, a maximum of two conditions should not apply. For example, Michael Wong is best known for his karaoke favourite Tong Hua (Fairy Tale), which was parodied on the viral Back Dorm Boys, but he doesn't exactly sweep up awards to the same extent as, say, Lee-Hom Wang.

If an artist has retired/been inactive, either as a soloist or as a group, then priority should be listed as how dominant they were during the years that they were active. For example, F4 is on hiatus, but would be rated as High priority due to the cult following they had as a result of Meteor Garden.

If you still don't know which priority you should put for an artist, use the High-Low rule of thumb. If they're not flailing about in the industry (Low) or ridiculously famous (High) then they're likely Mid. Mid is usually a safe choice.

[edit] Statistics

Instantly update the table below. In the blank, type Modern Chinese music (case-sensitive).

Modern Chinese music articles		Importance
		Top	High	Mid	Low	None	Total
Quality
	FA		2		1		3
	GA				1		1
	B	1	6	1	5		13
	Start	5	18	20	13	4	60
	Stub	3	3	28	95	8	137
	List					35	35
	Assessed	9	29	49	115	47	249
	Unassessed			1	1	44	46
	Total	9	29	50	116	91	295

[edit] Requests for assessment

Put requests here.