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The '''assessment department''' of the Salisford WikiProject focuses on assessing the quality of LCNWiki's Salisford articles.  The resulting article ratings are used within the project to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work.

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| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top; padding-left: 1em;" | The first stage of an article's evolution is called a '''[[Wikipedia:Stub|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.  At this stage, it is often impossible to determine whether the topic should be covered by a prose article or a list, so this assessment level is shared between the two scales.
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| colspan="2" {{Start-Class|style=height: 3em;|category=Category:Start-Class Salisford articles}}
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| colspan="2" {{List-Class|style=height: 3em;|category=Category:List-Class Salisford articles}}
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top; padding-left: 1em;" | 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.  At this stage, it becomes possible to distinguish between prose articles and lists; depending on its form, an article at this level will be assessed as a '''Start-Class''' prose article or a '''List-Class''' list.
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| colspan="2" {{C-Class|style=height: 3em;|category=Category:C-Class Salisford articles}}
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| colspan="2" {{CL-Class|style=height: 3em;|category=Category:CL-Class Salisford articles}}
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top; padding-left: 1em;" | 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.
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| colspan="2" {{B-Class|style=height: 3em;|category=Category:B-Class Salisford articles}}
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| colspan="2" {{BL-Class|style=height: 3em;|category=Category:BL-Class Salisford articles}}
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top; padding-left: 1em;" | 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.  Articles at this stage commonly undergo [[#PR|peer review]] to solicit ideas for further improvement.  B-Class is the final assessment level that can be reached without undergoing a [[#Processes|formal review process]], and is a reasonable goal for newer editors.
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| colspan="2" {{GA-Class|style=height: 3em;|category=Category:GA-Class Salisford articles}}
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| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top; padding-left: 1em;" | 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|criteria]] similar to those required for the B-Class assessment level, and must additionally undergo the [[#GAN|formal good article review process]].  This assessment level is available only for prose articles; no comparable level exists for lists.
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| colspan="2" {{A-Class|style=height: 3em;|category=Category:A-Class Salisford articles}}
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| colspan="2" {{AL-Class|style=height: 3em;|category=Category:AL-Class Salisford articles}}
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top; padding-left: 1em;" | 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 [[#ACR|formal Salisford 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 Wikipedia-wide independent assessment processes.
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| colspan="2" {{FA-Class|style=height: 3em;|category=Category:FA-Class Salisford articles}}
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| colspan="2" {{FL-Class|style=height: 3em;|category=Category:FL-Class Salisford articles}}
| rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:top; padding-left: 1em;" | The '''featured article''' and '''featured list''' ratings represent the pinnacle of article evolution and the best that Wikipedia 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 [[#FAC|independent review process]]; this process can be grueling for the unprepared, and editors are highly advised to submit articles for [[#ACR|A-Class review]] prior to nominating them for featured status.
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=== Criteria ===

The following tables summarize the criteria used to assess articles at each level of the [[#SCALE|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.
 
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|+ Assessment criteria for prose articles
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! style="width: 10%;" | Class
! style="width: 50%;" | Criteria
! style="width: 20%;" | Assessment process
! style="width: 20%;" | Example
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| {{FA-Class|category=Category:FA-Class Salisford articles}}
| The article meets '''all''' the [[Wikipedia:Featured article criteria|featured article criteria]]. 
| [[#FAC|Featured article candidacy]]
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| {{A-Class|category=Category:A-Class Salisford articles}}
| The article meets '''all''' of the [[/A-Class|A-Class criteria]].
| [[#ACR|A-Class review]]
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| {{GA-Class|category=Category:GA-Class Salisford articles}}
| The article meets '''all''' of the [[Wikipedia:Good article criteria|good article criteria]].
| [[#GAN|Good article review]]
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| {{B-Class|category=Category:B-Class Salisford articles}}
| The article meets '''all''' of the [[/B-Class|B-Class criteria]].
| [[#IR|Individual review]]
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| {{C-Class|category=Category:C-Class Salisford articles}}
| The article meets '''B1 or B2''' as well as '''B3 and B4 and B5''' of the [[/B-Class|B-Class criteria]]. 
| [[#IR|Individual review]]
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| {{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class Salisford articles}}
| The article meets the Start-Class criteria.
| [[#IR|Individual review]]
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| {{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class Salisford articles}}
| The article meets none of the Start-Class criteria.
| [[#IR|Individual review]]
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{| class="wikitable" style="align: left; margin-right: 1em; width: 100%;"
|+ Assessment criteria for lists
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! style="width: 10%;" | Class
! style="width: 50%;" | Criteria
! style="width: 20%;" | Assessment process
! style="width: 20%;" | Example
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| {{FL-Class|category=Category:FL-Class Salisford articles}}
| The list meets '''all''' the [[Wikipedia:Featured list criteria|featured list criteria]].
| [[#FAC|Featured list candidacy]]
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| {{AL-Class|category=Category:AL-Class Salisford articles}}
| The list meets '''all''' of the [[/A-Class|A-Class criteria]].
| [[#ACR|A-Class review]]
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| {{BL-Class|category=Category:BL-Class Salisford articles}}
| The list meets '''all''' of the [[/B-Class|B-Class criteria]].
| [[#IR|Individual review]]
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| {{CL-Class|category=Category:CL-Class Salisford articles}}
| The list meets '''B1 or B2''' as well as '''B3 and B4 and B5''' of the [[/B-Class|B-Class criteria]].
| [[#IR|Individual review]]
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| {{List-Class|category=Category:List-Class Salisford articles}}
| The list meets the List-Class criteria.
| [[#IR|Individual review]]
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| {{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class Salisford articles}}
| The list meets none of the List-Class criteria.
| [[#IR|Individual review]]
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=== 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 [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured articles]] ''only''; adds articles to [[:Category:FA-Class Salisford articles]])
* '''FL''' (for [[Wikipedia:Featured lists|featured lists]] ''only''; adds articles to [[:Category:FL-Class Salisford articles]])
* '''A''' (adds articles to [[:Category:A-Class Salisford articles]])
* '''AL''' (adds articles to [[:Category:AL-Class Salisford articles]])
* '''GA''' (for [[Wikipedia:Good articles|good articles]] ''only''; adds articles to [[:Category:GA-Class Salisford articles]])
* '''B''' (adds articles to [[:Category:B-Class Salisford articles]])
* '''BL''' (adds articles to [[:Category:BL-Class Salisford articles]])
* '''C''' (adds articles to [[:Category:C-Class Salisford articles]])
* '''CL''' (adds articles to [[:Category:CL-Class Salisford articles]])
* '''List''' (adds articles to [[:Category:List-Class Salisford articles]])
* '''Start''' (adds articles to [[:Category:Start-Class Salisford articles]])
* '''Stub''' (adds articles to [[:Category:Stub-Class Salisford articles]])

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

The following values may be used for the '''''importance''''' parameter to describe the quality of the article:
* '''Top''' (adds articles to [[:Category:Top-importance Salisford articles]])
* '''High''' (adds articles to [[:Category:High-importance Salisford articles]])
* '''Mid''' (adds articles to [[:Category:Mid-importance Salisford articles]])
* '''Low''' (adds articles to [[:Category:Low-importance Salisford articles]])

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