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UK Trams
articles		 Importance
Top High Mid Low None Total
Quality
B 2 4 5 3 1 15
Start 1 5 4 12 1 23
Stub 1 1 7 39 6 54
List 1 1 2
Assessed 4 10 17 55 8 94
Unassessed 12 12
Total 4 10 17 55 20 106

Welcome to the assessment department of WikiProject UK Trams! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's UK Tram related 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. It is maintained by the Assessment Taskforce of the UK Trams WikiProject.


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[edit] FAQs

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.

[edit] How to rate articles

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

An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in any of the project banners found on article's talk page:

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


This article is within the scope of WikiProject UK Trams, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of trams and tramways around the United Kingdom. For more information, visit the project page, or sign up here and contribute to one of the many articles within this project's scope.
B This article has been rated as B-Class on the quality scale. [FAQ]
Mid This article is on a subject of Mid-importance within WikiProject UK Trams.


{{UKTrams| ... | class=??? | importance=??? ...}} is the general template.
The following is a list of parameters for different quality ratings and importance ratings
Featured article FA
A
Good article GA
B
Start
Stub
Needed

The following values may be used for the class parameter to describe the quality of the article:


Template
Disambig
Category
Image
List
NA
Portal

For pages that are not articles, the following values can also be used for the class parameter:


Top
High
Mid
Low

The following values may be used for importance assessments:

  • Top - The article is about one of the core topics of UK Tram transport as listed in {{Train topics}}. Adds articles to Category:Top-importance UK Trams articles
  • High - The article is about the basic technologies and infrastructures or the most well-known or culturally or historically significant aspects of UK Tram transport. Adds articles to Category:High-importance UK Trams articles
  • Mid - The article is about a topic within UK Tram transport that may or may not be commonly known outside the UK Tram transport industry. Adds articles to Category:Mid-importance UK Trams articles
  • Low - The article is about a topic that is highly specialized within UK Tram transport and is not generally common knowledge outside the tram transport industry.

[edit] Article quality rating scale

Use the following scale to assess article's quality ratings:

Article progress grading scheme [  v • d • e  ]
Label Criterion Reader's experience Editor's experience Example
Featured article FA
{{FA-Class}}		 Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "Featured article" status, and meet the current criteria for featured articles. Definitive. Outstanding, thorough article; a great source for encyclopedic information. No further additions are necessary unless new published information has come to light, but further improvements to the text are often possible. Tourette Syndrome (as of July 2007)
Featured list FL
{{FL-Class}}		 Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "Featured lists" status, and meet the current criteria for featured lists. Definitive. Outstanding, thorough list; a great source for encyclopedic information. No further additions are necessary unless new published information has come to light, but further improvements to the text are often possible. FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives (as of January 2008)
A
{{A-Class}}		 Provides a well-written, reasonably clear and complete description of the topic, as described in How to write a great article. It should be of a length suitable for the subject, with a well-written introduction and an appropriate series of headings to break up the content. It should have sufficient external literature references, preferably from reliable, third-party published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy (peer-reviewed where appropriate). Should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems. At the stage where it could at least be considered for featured article status, corresponds to the "Wikipedia 1.0" standard. Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject matter would typically find nothing wanting. May miss a few relevant points. Minor edits and adjustments would improve the article, particularly if brought to bear by a subject-matter expert. In particular, issues of breadth, completeness, and balance may need work. Peer-review would be helpful at this stage. Durian (as of March 2007)
Good article GA
{{GA-Class}}		 The article has passed through the Good article nomination process and been granted GA status, meeting the good article standards. This should be used for articles that still need some work to reach featured article standards, but that are otherwise acceptable. Good articles that may succeed in FAC should be considered A-Class articles, but having completed the Good article designation process is not a requirement for A-Class. Useful to nearly all readers. A good treatment of the subject. No obvious problems, gaps, or excessive information. Adequate for most purposes, but other encyclopedias could do a better job. Some editing will clearly be helpful, but not necessary for a good reader experience. If the article is not already fully wikified, now is the time. International Space Station (as of February 2007)
B
{{B-Class}}		 Commonly the highest article grade that is assigned outside a more formal review process. Has several of the elements described in "start", usually a majority of the material needed for a comprehensive article. Nonetheless, it has some gaps or missing elements or references, needs editing for language usage or clarity, balance of content, or contains other policy problems such as copyright, Neutral Point Of View (NPOV) or No Original Research (NOR). With NPOV a well written B-class may correspond to the "Wikipedia 0.5" or "usable" standard. Articles that are close to GA status but don't meet the Good article criteria should be B- or Start-class articles. Useful to many, but not all, readers. A casual reader flipping through articles would feel that they generally understood the topic, but a serious student or researcher trying to use the material would have trouble doing so, or would risk error in derivative work. Considerable editing is still needed, including filling in some important gaps or correcting significant policy errors. Articles for which cleanup is needed will typically have this designation to start with. Jammu and Kashmir (as of October 2007) has a lot of helpful material but needs more prose content and references.
Start
{{Start-Class}}		 The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas, and may lack a key element. For example an article on Africa might cover the geography well, but be weak on history and culture. Has at least one serious element of gathered materials, including any one of the following:
  • a particularly useful picture or graphic
  • multiple links that help explain or illustrate the topic
  • a subheading that fully treats an element of the topic
  • multiple subheadings that indicate material that could be added to complete the article
 Useful to some, provides a moderate amount of information, but many readers will need to find additional sources of information. The article clearly needs to be expanded. Substantial/major editing is needed, most material for a complete article needs to be added. This article still needs to be completed, so an article cleanup tag is inappropriate at this stage. Real analysis (as of November 2006)
Stub
{{Stub-Class}}		 The article is either a very short article or a rough collection of information that will need much work to bring it to A-Class level. It is usually very short, but can be of any length if the material is irrelevant or incomprehensible. Possibly useful to someone who has no idea what the term meant. May be useless to a reader only passingly familiar with the term. At best a brief, informed dictionary definition. Any editing or additional material can be helpful. Coffee table book (as of July 2005)


[edit] Article importance rating scale

Use the following scale to assess article's importance ratings:

Label Criteria Reader's experience Editor's experience Example
Top The article is one of the core topics of tram transport. A reader who is not involved in tram transport will have high familiarity with the subject matter and should be able to relate to the topic easily. Articles in this importance range are written in mostly generic terms, leaving technical terms and descriptions for more specialized pages.
High The article covers a topic that is vital to understanding the history or technology of tram transport. Most readers will at least be familiar with the topic being discussed. These articles describe the basics beyond the core topics about how trains work and the more significant historical events in tram transport history worldwide. Articles about the most basic topics in tram transport like rolling stock types, the largest tram companies and the most historically and culturally significant topics are included in this level. Some technical terms can be used within articles in this range, but where they are used, they should be explained or at least link to articles that discuss the terms in more detail.
Mid The article covers a topic that has a strong but not vital role in the history or technology of tram transport. 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. Articles at this level will cover subjects that are well known but not necessarily vital to understand tram transport, such as main tram stops in secondary travel markets and more specialized types of equipment. Due to the topics covered at this level, Mid-importance articles will generally have more technical terms used in the article text. Most tram company executives will be rated in this level.
Low The article is not required knowledge for a broad understanding of tram transport technology or history. Few readers outside the tram transport industry or that are not within the local area of the article's topic 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. Articles at this range of importance will often delve into the minutiae of tram transport, using technical terms (and defining them) as needed. Topics included at this level include most local tram stops, short line tram companies and limited or one-off productions of equipment or facilities that otherwise had no significant impact on the tram industry.

[edit] Participants

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