Wikipedia:WikiProject Motorcycle racing/Assessment

Welcome to the assessment department of the Motorcycle racing WikiProject, which focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's motorcycle racing related 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 programme.

The assessment is done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{WikiProject Motorcycle racing}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Motorcycle racing articles by quality and Category:Motorcycle racing articles by importance, which serve as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist.

FAQ

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 {{WikiProject Motorcycle racing}} to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else.
3. Someone put a {{WikiProject Motorcycle racing}} 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). However, all of our child project articles should have template on the article as they fall under our scope.
4. Who can assess articles?
Any member of the Motorcycle racing WikiProject 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.
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. 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.
8. Where can I get more comments about an article?
People at Wikipedia:Peer Review can conduct a more thorough examination of articles; please submit it for review there, or ask for comments on the main project discussion page.
9. 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.
10. 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!
11. 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.

Instructions

An article's assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject banner shell}} banner and the importance parameter in the {{WikiProject Motorcycle racing}} project banner on its talk page (see the template page for more details on the exact syntax):

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{{WikiProject Motorcycle racing|importance=???}}
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The following values for the class parameter may be used:

The following values for the importance parameter may be used:

Articles for which a valid class is not provided are listed in Category:Unassessed Motorcycle racing articles and articles for which a valid importance is not provided are listed in Category:Unknown-importance Motorcycle racing articles. The class and importance should be assigned according to the quality scale below.

Quality scale

Article progress grading scheme
Label Criteria Reader's experience Editor's experience Example
FA
{{FA-Class}}		 Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "Featured article" status after peer review, and meet the current criteria for featured articles. Definitive. Outstanding, thorough article; a great source for encyclopedic information. No further editing is necessary unless new published information has come to light; but further improvements to the text are often possible. TBD
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 good. 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. Good articles that may succeed in FAC should be considered FA-Class articles, but having completed the Good article designation process is not a requirement for FA-Class. Useful to nearly all 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. No obvious problems, gaps, excessive information. Adequate for most purposes, but other encyclopedias could do a better job. Minor edits and adjustments would improve the article, but not necessary for a good reader experience. If the article is not already fully wikified, now is the time. Peer-review would be helpful at this stage, particularly if brought to bear by a subject-matter expert. In particular, issues of breadth, completeness, and balance may need work. Kenny Roberts
B
{{B-Class}}		 The article is mostly complete, without major issues, but requires some further work to reach Good Article standards. B-Class articles should meet the six B-Class criteria:
More detailed criteria
  1. The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged is cited. Any format of inline citation is acceptable: the use of <ref> tags and citation templates such as {{cite web}} is optional.
  2. The article reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies. It contains a large proportion of the material necessary for an A-Class article, although some sections may need expansion, and some less important topics may be missing.
  3. The article has a defined structure. Content should be organized into groups of related material, including a lead section and all the sections that can reasonably be included in an article of its kind.
  4. The article is reasonably well-written. The prose contains no major grammatical errors and flows sensibly, but does not need to be of the standard of featured articles. The Manual of Style does not need to be followed rigorously.
  5. The article contains supporting materials where appropriate. Illustrations are encouraged, though not required. Diagrams, an infobox etc. should be included where they are relevant and useful to the content.
  6. The article presents its content in an appropriately understandable way. It is written with as broad an audience as possible in mind. The article should not assume unnecessary technical background and technical terms should be explained or avoided where possible.
 No reader should be 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, and expert knowledge is increasingly needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should also be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the manual of style. Grand Prix motorcycle racing
C
{{C-Class}}		 The article is substantial, but is still missing important content or contains a lot of irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant issues or require substantial cleanup.
More detailed criteria
The article is better developed in style, structure and quality than "Start"-Class, but fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements; need editing for clarity, balance or flow; or contain policy violations such as bias or trivia. Articles on fictional topics are likely to be marked as C-Class if they are written from an in-universe perspective.
 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 address cleanup issues. Suzuka 8 Hours
Start
{{Start-Class}}		 An article that is developing, but which is quite incomplete and, most notably, lacks adequate reliable sources.
More detailed criteria
The article has a usable amount of good content, but it is weak in many areas, usually in referencing. Quality of the prose may be distinctly unencyclopedic, and MoS compliance non-existent; but the article should satisfy fundamental content policies such as notability and BLP, and provide enough sources to establish verifiability. No Start-Class article should be in any danger of being speedily deleted.
 Provides some meaningful content, but the majority of readers will need more. Provision of references to reliable sources should be prioritised; the article will also need substantial improvements in content and organisation. YART
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 FA-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. 2010 Southern 100 Races

Importance assessment

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

{{Motorcycle racing| ... | importance=??? | ...}}
Top
High
Mid
Low
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The following values may be used for importance assessments:

Importance scale

The assessment team have developed some criteria specific to Motorcycling articles as guidelines for deciding the importance of articles being assessed. Different criteria tables have been created for different topic groups as shown below.

Article importance grading scheme guidelines
Label Criteria Motorcycles & Manufacturers Teams & Constructors Biographies Events & Series Other topics
Top Article is extremely important, even crucial, to its specific field. Reserved for articles that have achieved international notability within its subject or field.

High probability that general readers and non-motorcyclists would look this up. Limited to the top 5–10 articles. Must have had a large impact outside of their main discipline, across several generations, and in the majority of the world. Members should not give this rating to any biography without first getting Project approval from the other members.

 BMW Motorrad, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle Ducati Corse, HRC, Yamaha Racing Team Giacomo Agostini, Mike Hailwood, Valentino Rossi MotoGP, Superbike World Championship, Isle of Man TT Types of motorcycles
High Article is extremely notable, but has not achieved international notability, or is only notable within a particular continent.

Must have had a large impact in their main discipline, across a couple of generations. Had some impact outside their own discipline but regarded as very important within the discipline, though perhaps not well known generally.

 Honda, Harley-Davidson XR-750 Paul Bird Motorsport Stanley Woods, Harry Hurt Enduro, Macau Grand Prix, North West 200 The Motor Cycle (magazine)
Mid Article is only notable within its particular field or subject and has achieved notability in a particular place or area.

Important in their discipline.

 Gas Gas, Öhlins, Suzuki Hayabusa TAS Racing Sylvester H. Roper, John Britten Ice speedway, AMA Grand National Championship Motorcyclist (magazine)
Low Subject is not particularly notable or significant even within its field of study. It may only be included to cover a specific part of a notable article.

Subject is notable in their main discipline.

 Gilera, Ideal Jawa, Honda CB77 Onde 2000 Martin Finnegan, Brian Jones (motorcycle designer) Pocketbike racing American Iron Magazine, Deals Gap, North Carolina

Statistics

Current status

Requests for assessment

If you have made significant changes to an article and would like an outside opinion on a new rating for it, please feel free to list it below. If you are interested in more extensive comments on an article, please use Wikipedia:Peer review instead.

Log

The full log of assessment changes for the past seven days can be viewed here: