LCNWiki:WikiProject TRA World Building/Assessment

Main pageGuidelinesCurrent competitionPrevious competitionsAssessmentMembers

The assessment department of the TRA World Building WikiProject focuses on assessing the quality of article submitted to the TRA World Building Competition. The resulting article ratings are used within the project to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work.

Prose article
Stub		The first stage of an article's evolution is called a stub. A stub is an extremely short article that provides a basic description of the topic at best; it includes very little meaningful content, and may be little more than a dictionary definition.
Start		A stub that undergoes some development will progress to the next stage of article evolution. An article at this stage provides some meaningful content, but is typically incomplete and lacks adequate references, structure, and supporting materials. An article at this level will be assessed as a Start-Class.
C		As the article continues to develop, it will reach the C-Class level. At this stage, the article is reasonably structured and contains substantial content and supporting materials, but may still be incomplete or poorly referenced, but not both. As articles progress to this stage, the assessment process begins to take on a more structured form, and specific criteria are introduced against which articles are rated.
B		An article that reaches the B-Class level is complete in content and structure, adequately referenced, and includes reasonable supporting materials; overall, it provides a satisfactory encyclopedic presentation of the topic for the average reader, although it might not be written to the standard that would be expected by an expert. B-Class is the final assessment level that can be reached without undergoing a formal review process, and is a reasonable goal for newer editors.
GA		After reaching the B-Class level, an article may be submitted for assessment as a good article. Good articles must meet a set of criteria similar to those required for the B-Class assessment level, and must additionally undergo the formal good article review process. This assessment level is available only for prose articles.
A		A good or B-Class article that has undergone additional improvement may be considered for the A-Class assessment level. An A-Class article presents a complete and thorough encyclopedic treatment of a subject, such as might be written by an expert in the field; the only deficiencies permissible at this level are minor issues of style or language. To receive an A-Class rating, a candidate article must undergo the formal TRA World Building A-Class review process. The A-Class rating is the highest assessment level that may be assigned by an individual WikiProject; higher assessment levels are granted only by LCNWiki-wide independent assessment processes.
FA		The featured article rating represent the pinnacle of article evolution and the best that LCNWiki has to offer; an article at this level is professional, outstanding, and represents a definitive source for encyclopedic information. Featured status is assigned only through a thorough independent review process; this process can be grueling for the unprepared, and editors are highly advised to submit articles for A-Class review prior to nominating them for featured status.

Criteria

The following tables summarize the criteria used to assess articles at each level of the quality assessment scale. In addition to the criteria, the tables list the assessment process used at each level and provide an example of an article previously assessed at that level.

Assessment criteria for prose articles

Class	Criteria	Examples
FA	The article meets all the Featured Article criteria. It is: well-written: its prose is engaging and of a professional standard; comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context; well-researched: it is supported by inline citations where appropriate; (if applicable) neutral: it presents views fairly and without bias; free of plagiarism. It follows the style guidelines, including the provision of: a lead: a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections; appropriate structure: a substantial but not overwhelming system of hierarchical section headings; and consistent citations: (if applicable), consistently formatted inline citations using footnotes—see citing sources for suggestions on formatting references. Media. It has images and other media, where appropriate, with succinct captions. Length. It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses summary style.	Pollo Campiña (no citations) Creeperopolis (few citations) Creeperian annexation of Navidad and San Juan Diego (many citations)
A	The article meets all of the A-Class criteria. A1. The article is consistently referenced with an appropriate citation style. (if applicable) A2. The article is comprehensive, factually accurate, neutral and focused on the main topic; it neglects no major facts or details, presents views fairly and without bias, and does not go into unnecessary detail. A3. The article has an appropriate structure of hierarchical headings, including a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections, and a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents. A4. The article is written in concise and articulate English; its prose is clear, is in line with style guidelines, and does not require substantial copy-editing to be fully MoS-compliant. A5. The article contains images or diagrams with succinct captions and other media where relevant.	5 June attacks Amèric Perarnau Agué Augusto Cabañeras Gutiérrez
GA	The article meets all of the Good Article criteria. Well-written: the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, and list incorporation; and contains in-line citations where necessary. (if applicable) Contains no plagiarism. Broad in its coverage: it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio: media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	BIC Adolfo Martínez Hernández Hraunborg War Salim VI bin Abu Arshad
B	The article meets all of the B-Class criteria. B1. It is suitably referenced, and all major points have appropriate inline citations. (if applicable) B2. It reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies. B3. It has a defined structure, including a lead section and one or more sections of content. B4. It is free from major grammatical errors. B5. It contains appropriate supporting materials, such as an infobox, images, or diagrams. Pages can be incomplete and still be ranked as B-Class.	500 Years Speech Armas Blockade War of Creeperian Unification
C	The article meets B1/B2 or B3 and B4 and B5 of the B-Class criteria. B1. It is suitably referenced, and all major points have appropriate inline citations. (if applicable) B2. It reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies. B3. It has a defined structure, including a lead section and one or more sections of content. B4. It is free from major grammatical errors. B5. It contains appropriate supporting materials, such as an infobox, images, or diagrams. Pages can be incomplete and still be ranked as C-Class.	Creeperian Airlines Flight 1347 Gonzalo Vázquez Luján Operation Genesis 19:24–25
Start	The article meets the Start-Class criteria. The article has a meaningful amount of good content but is still weak in many areas It has at least one serious element of gathered materials, including any one of the following: A particularly useful picture or graphic A subheading that fully treats an element of the topic Multiple subheadings that indicate material that could be added to complete the article Pages can be incomplete and still be ranked as Start-Class.	Imperial Crown of Creeperopolis Maroto Botín MB-11 National University Acceptance Exam
Stub	The article meets none of the Start-Class criteria.	Chalatenango Marapolítica State of the Church (1258–1729)

Instructions

An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the project banner on its talk page:

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

• FA (for featured articles only; adds articles to Category:FA-Class TRA World Building articles)
• A (adds articles to Category:A-Class TRA World Building articles)
• GA (for good articles only; adds articles to Category:GA-Class TRA World Building articles)
• B (adds articles to Category:B-Class TRA World Building articles)
• C (adds articles to Category:C-Class TRA World Building articles)
• Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class TRA World Building articles)
• Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class TRA World Building articles)