Wikipedia:WikiProject Environment/Assessment

Welcome to the assessment department of the WikiProject Environment! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's environment articles. The resulting article ratings are used within the project to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work, and are also expected to play a role in the WP:1.0 program.

The assessment is done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{WikiProject Environment}} banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Environment articles by quality.

See also the general assessment FAQ.

1. What is the purpose of the article ratings?

The rating system allows the project to monitor the quality of articles in our subject areas, and to prioritize work on these articles. It is also utilized by the Wikipedia 1.0 program to prepare for static releases of Wikipedia content. Please note, however, that these ratings are primarily intended for the internal use of the project, and do not necessarily imply any official standing within Wikipedia as a whole.

2. How do I add an article to the WikiProject?

Just add {{environment}} to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else.

3. Someone put a {{environment}} template on an article, but it doesn't seem to be within the project'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 talk page of this department (or directly with the person who tagged the article).

4. Who can assess articles?

Any member of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Environment is free to add—or change—the rating of an article. Editors who are not participants in this project are also welcome to assess articles, but should defer to consensus within the project in case of procedural disputes.

5. How do I rate an article?

Check the quality scale and select the level that best matches the state of the article; then, follow the instructions below to add the rating to the project banner on the article's talk page. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process that must be followed; this is documented in the assessment instructions.

6. Can I request that someone else rate an article?

Of course; to do so, please list it in the section for assessment requests below.

7. Where can I get more comments about an article?

Wikipedia:Peer review can conduct more thorough examination of articles; please submit it for review there.

8. 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. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process that must be followed; this is documented in the assessment instructions.

9. 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!

10. What if I have a question not listed here?

If your question concerns the article assessment process specifically, please refer to the discussion page for this department; for any other issues, you can go to the main project discussion page.

An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject banner shell}}. Articles that have the {{WikiProject Environment}} project banner on their talk page will be added to the appropriate categories by quality.

The following values may be used for the class parameter to describe the quality of the article (see Wikipedia:Content assessment for assessment criteria):

FA (for featured articles only; adds articles to Category:FA-Class Environment articles)		FA
A (adds articles to Category:A-Class Environment articles)		A
GA (for good articles only; adds articles to Category:GA-Class Environment articles)		GA
B (adds articles to Category:B-Class Environment articles)		B
C (adds articles to Category:C-Class Environment articles)		C
Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class Environment articles)		Start
Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class Environment articles)		Stub
FL (for featured lists only; adds articles to Category:FL-Class Environment articles)		FL
List (adds articles to Category:List-Class Environment articles)		List

For non-standard grades and non-mainspace content, the following values may be used for the class parameter:

Note that lists are assessed using the same scale as other articles; however, they progress towards featured list rather than featured article status.

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

{{WikiProject Environment| ... | importance=??? | ...}}

The following values may be used for importance assessments:

• Top - The article is about a core issue dealing with the Environment. Adds articles to Category:Top-importance Environment articles
• High - The article is about well-known issues. Adds articles to Category:High-importance Environment articles
• Mid - The article is about an environmental topic that may not be commonly known. Adds articles to Category:Mid-importance Environment articles
• Low - The article is about a topic that is highly specialized and is not generally common knowledge outside the community. Adds articles to Category:Low-importance Environment articles
• Unknown - Any article which has not yet been assessed on the importance scale is automatically added to the Category:Unknown-importance Environment articles.

• Thin-film solar cell I'm requesting assessment for this article after significant expansion of the content and sources. Happy to receive other feedback as well! Fourmatter (talk) 19:10, 10 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Aptera (solar electric vehicle) has been significantly edited to improve neutrality and the quality of its links. I request an assessment and suggestions to improve its quality rating. Thanks. User:Fotoguru 12-March-2023
• 2023 International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan requesting an assessment, the article is complete and well written, the candidate of DYK on the main page. M.Ashraf333 (talk) 05:05, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Recycling in Australia old article however I have completely rebuilt and expanded the article and it needs reassessment. HoHo3143 (talk) 6:51, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
• Stanley Spisiak new article about the person responsible for bringing attention to the pollution in Lake Erie. BuffaloBob (talk) 12:30, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Conservation community requesting assessment after recent significant edits/clean up. Thanks! Rosenbergwrite (talk) 18:50, 7 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Litter in New Zealand requesting an assessment. I have recently added a significant amount of content to Litter in New Zealand. This article was originally a stub article with nothing except a lead section. I would appreciate it if the article were now assessed and given a class rating. Thank you! Isabel.miriam (talk) 04:47, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Waste management in Russia - I am requesting an assessment of this article that I have and will continue to contribute to over the following days as part of an Australian University course. Looking forward to suggestions and criticism, thank you very much in advance! WriteOfMight (talk) 06:57, 3 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
• Veena Sahajwalla requesting an assessment. I have included many new sections amassing 2000 words. It has been significantly improved. Thank you in advance. mui3772 (talk) 01:30, 09 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Environmental finance Requesting assessment. The article has started as a stub but I have contributed signifacntly and believe it is at least a C class article. Thanks!
• I recently rewrote Oceana (non-profit group). I have put it as C instead of start, but I would appreciate an outside opinion. Toad02 (talk) 19:50, 8 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Planet of the Humans needs assessment and improvements; particularly on the topics discussed in the film. Eternal Father (talk) 21:15, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]