MyWiki:WikiProject Ohio/Assessment

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Welcome to the assessment section of the Ohio WikiProject! This section focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's articles about Ohio. 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.

The ratings are done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{OH-Project}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Ohio articles by quality and Category:Ohio articles by importance, which serves as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist.

Frequently asked questions

How can I get my article rated?

Please list it in the section for assessment requests below.

Who can assess articles?

Any member of the Ohio WikiProject is free to add—or change—the rating of an article.

What if I don't agree with a rating?

You can list it in the section for assessment requests below, and someone will take a look at it. Alternately, you can ask any member of the project to rate the article again.

Aren't the ratings subjective?

Yes, they are, but it's the system we see best fit to run.

What's this auto parameter message about?

Bots that assess articles as stub class set templates with an "auto=yes" parameter so editors know to check the article's class. If it is a stub remove the "auto=yes", if it is not please assess the article or request an assessment below.

If you have any other questions not listed here, please feel free to ask them on the discussion page for this section.

Instructions

An article's assessment is generated from the class and importance parameters in the {{OH-Project}} project banner on its talk page:

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If an article has comments, it is listed in Category:Ohio articles with comments. This section needs to be periodically checked.

If an article was automatically assessed by a bot it was tagged and placed in Category:Automatically assessed Ohio articles. Please review the articles in this category and remove the "auto=yes" parameter.

Quality scale

WikiProject content quality grading scheme

Class	Criteria	Reader's experience	Editing suggestions	Example
FA	The article has attained featured article status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured article candidates. More detailed criteria The article meets the featured article criteria:{{Wikipedia:Featured article criteria}}	Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information.	No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.	Cleveland, Ohio (as of March 2008)
FL	The article has attained featured list status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured list candidates. More detailed criteria The article meets the featured list criteria:{{Wikipedia:Featured list criteria}}	Professional standard; it comprehensively covers the defined scope, usually providing a complete set of items, and has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about those items.	No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.	List of Tallested Buildings in Cleveland (as of March 2008)
A	The article is well organized and essentially complete, having been examined by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject or elsewhere. Good article status is not a requirement for A-Class. More detailed criteria The article meets the A-Class criteria: {{Wikipedia:Content assessment/A-Class criteria|raw=yes}}	Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject would typically find nothing wanting.	Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style problems may need solving. WP:Peer review may help.	William Stacy (as of March 2008)
GA	The article meets all of the good article criteria, and has been examined by one or more impartial reviewers from WP:Good article nominations. More detailed criteria {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria}}	Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (though not necessarily equalling) the quality of a professional publication.	Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existing featured article on a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing.	Ohio Department of Transportation (as of November 2007)
B	The article meets all of the B-Class criteria. It is mostly complete and does not have major problems, but requires some further work to reach good article standards. More detailed criteria {{Wikipedia:Content assessment/B-Class criteria|raw=yes}}	Readers are not left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher.	A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed. Expert knowledge may be needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the Manual of Style and related style guidelines.	Oberlin College (as of March 2008)
C	The article is substantial but is still missing important content or contains irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant problems or require substantial cleanup. More detailed criteria The article cites more than one reliable source and is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but it fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements, or need editing for clarity, balance, or flow.	Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study.	Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and solve cleanup problems.	Government of Ohio (as of October 2008)
Start	An article that is developing but still quite incomplete. It may or may not cite adequate reliable sources. More detailed criteria The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas. The article has one or more of the following: A 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	Provides some meaningful content, but most readers will need more.	Providing references to reliable sources should come first; the article also needs substantial improvement in content and organisation. Improve the grammar, spelling, and writing style; decrease the use of jargon.	Ohio Caverns (as of March 2008)
Stub	A very basic description of the topic. Meets none of the Start-Class criteria.	Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition. Readers probably see insufficiently developed features of the topic and may not see how the features of the topic are significant.	Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority. The best solution for a Stub-class Article to step up to a Start-class Article is to add in referenced reasons of why the topic is significant.	"S" Bridge II (Muskingum County, Ohio) (as of March 2008)
List	Meets the criteria of a stand-alone list or set index article, which is an article that contains primarily a list, usually consisting of links to articles in a particular subject area.	There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader.	Lists should be lists of live links to Wikipedia articles, appropriately named and organized.	List of Tree Cities in Ohio
Category	Any category falls under this class.	Categories are mainly used to group together articles within a particular subject area.	Large categories may need to be split into one or more subcategories. Be wary of articles that have been miscategorized.	Category:Ohio
Disambig	Any disambiguation page falls under this class.	The page serves to distinguish multiple articles that share the same (or similar) title.	Additions should be made as new articles of that name are created. Pay close attention to the proper naming of such pages, as they often do not need "(disambiguation)" appended to the title.	Ohio (disambiguation)
Template	Any template falls under this class. The most common types of templates include infoboxes and navboxes.	Different types of templates serve different purposes. Infoboxes provide easy access to key pieces of information about the subject. Navboxes are for the purpose of grouping together related subjects into an easily accessible format, to assist the user in navigating between articles.	Infoboxes are typically placed at the upper right of an article, while navboxes normally go across the very bottom of a page. Beware of too many different templates, as well as templates that give either too little, too much, or too specialized information.	{{OH-Project}}

Importance scale

Rate articles on overall importance. Use the basic descriptions, guided by the general examples when available. Always give the highest rating suggested by general examples at different levels.

WikiProject article importance scheme

Importance	Criteria	Example
Top	Subject is necessary for Category:Ohio and the print version of Wikipedia State government Major geological formations and geographic regions Cities over 100,000 and major metropolitan areas	Ohio
High	Subject contributes a key component to Category:Ohio Micropolitan areas State and national parks Major universities (over 50,000 students) Military battles, wars and skirmishes Cities 50,000 - 99,999 Sitting federal politicians	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Mid	Subject fills in details which will most likely not make it to the print version Unique notable cultural, sport and entertainment traditions and celebrations Folklore Minor geographic and geological sites Major architectural landmarks Cities/Towns 10,000 - 49,999 Sitting statewide politicians Major charities and foundations Federal highways and waterways Listings on the National Register of Historic Places Universities with over 20,000 students	Michigan–Ohio State rivalry
Low	Subject is peripheral knowledge, usually only of interest to Ohioans or those studying Ohio in depth Non-suburb populations under 10,000 Famous or notable native or resident biographies Local politicians with constituents fewer than 100,000 City neighborhoods, parks and events Former federal and statewide politicians; sitting mayors Individual sporting events Minor architectural structures Lists and galleries All school districts and their respective buildings Universities with under 20,000 students, community colleges, regional campuses	List of people from Dayton, Ohio
???	Articles of unknown importance, need to be assessed Any article which is not assessed on the importance scale

Requesting an assessment

If you have made significant changes to an article and would like an outside opinion on a it, please feel free to list it for an assessment. Peer review and A-Class review here.

• Dresden, Ohio - My first article. advice is welcomed. :) Todd Carnes (talk) 20:49, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
• 2009 Akron Zips football team - New Article Navie05 (talk) 20:44, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
• 2008 Akron Zips football team - I've just upgraded this from a 249-word Stub-Class article to 4,438 words. Please rate it and give tips on improvements. Thanks! Navie05 (talk) 05:13, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
• Jonathan Alder - recently created, and currently rated Start (by myself)... I believe it is at least a good solid C, if not possibly a B... If not B, I would like some suggestions on how to improve it further... - Adolphus79 (talk) 04:32, 10 March 2009 (UTC)
• J. Vernon Shea - New biography, start or stub, still bare bones in bio details, just more bibliography than collected in any other single site. Going public to try getting more hands involved, maybe with access to sources I don't have. Thanks! — Sizzle Flambé (☎/✍) 13:43, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
• School for Creative and Performing Arts-- Substantially extended and revised. Well beyond a stub now. Requesting an assessment.
• Cleveland Museum of Art -- began an overhaul. Needs work, but I'm confident this can (and ought to be) be at the very least a 'good' artcle someday. Ryecatcher773 (talk) 00:51, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
• Rush Run, Ohio My first article, please make any suggestions you feel are needed. Thanks. User:Thatguy73
• Columbus Mayoral Election, 2011 Please make any suggestions in the page discussion. Also if someone could add Columbus to the elections OH template. It is on the page also. Thanks --Pjustice13 (talk) 17:23, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
• Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner - A bit more than a stub, but the frontman of the Ohio Players deserved a Wikipedia article. I plan to tighten it up significantly and would appreciate any help - especially from Ohioians! -- Donald Andrew Agarrat (talk) 19:20, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
• A.J. Crew - American hip-hop artist and producer born in 1990. Native of Toledo. Currently Unassessed. Thank you in advance. --Buspirtraz (talk) 00:30, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
• Murder of Sierah Joughin - been working on this one for the last few months, I would appreciate an assessment. It was assessed C-Class on Wikipedia:WikiProject_Crime. Thank you. A sentient pickle (talk) 17:00, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

Reassessment

If you believe an article has an incorrect rating that you would like an outside opinion on please list it below.

• William McKinley currently rated C-class High Importance — Monty₈₄₅ 01:33, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Article Assessment Log

The logs in this section are generated automatically (on a daily basis); please don't add entries to them by hand.

{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Ohio articles by quality log}}

(Due to the size of the log, it is on a separate page.)