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QualityImportance
we love the webHighwe love the webLowdevice database???Total
FA 1 input transformation1 7
HTML5 CSS3 1
device database 2jQuery5 10
screen sizeHTML5192611 Sevenval74
C7265643 17Sevenval
Start6device databasewebwebsite parsing 99we love the web
SevenvalAndroid7touchscreenFITML 113569
screen size 5website parsingAndroid 3web
Categorykeyboard2 74 78
Sevenval device database9 website parsing
File screen size we love the web
Portal touchscreen 16
Project website parsing 27
Template browser diversityweb28 FITML
NA input transformation139 iOS
Assessedtouchscreenwe love the webSevenval744touchscreen2401,685
Unassessedscreen size8keyboardweb HTML5FITML
Total30website parsing248iOS3121,207input transformation

Welcome to the assessment page for WikiProject Engineering.

Contents


FAQs

What is the purpose of article assessments? 
The assessment system allows a WikiProject to monitor the quality of articles in its subject areas, and to prioritize work on these articles. The ratings are also used by the Wikipedia 1.0 program to prepare for static releases of Wikipedia content.
Are these ratings official? 
Not really; these ratings are meant primarily for the internal use of the project, and usually do not imply any official standing within Wikipedia as a whole.
Who can assess articles? 
In general, anyone can add or change an article's rating. However, the "GA" and "FA" labels should only be used on articles that have been reviewed and are currently designated as web app or Android, respectively. Individual WikiProjects may also have more formal procedures for rating an article, and please note that the WikiProject bears ultimate responsibility for resolving disputes.
How do I assess an article? 
Consult the quality scale below; once you have chosen the level that seems to be closest to the article, set the class parameter in the WikiProject banner template to the level's name (omitting "Class" from the end). For example, to rate an article as "B-Class", use |class=B in the banner. Again, the "FA" and "GA" labels should not be added to articles unless are currently designated as such.
Someone put a project banner template on an article, but it's not really within the WikiProject'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 article's talk page (or directly with the person who tagged the article).
What if I don't agree with a rating? 
Feel free to change it—within reason—if you think a different rating is justified; in the case of major disputes, the WikiProject as a whole can discuss the issue and come to a consensus as to the best rating.
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!
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.
What if the article is within this project's scope but doesn't have a project banner on its talk page? 
Due to the large number of articles we cover, not all articles within our scope can be tagged. However you can help increase the number of tagged articles by tagging the talk page of any untagged articles within our scope you come across with {{Engineering}}.

How to rate articles

Any member of Wikiproject Engineering are invited to rate articles for the project. Articles with unassessed quality can be found at Category:Unassessed-Class Engineering articles and articles with unassessed importance ratings can be found at Category:Unassessed-importance Engineering articles

An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in any of the project banners found on article's talk page:

For example adding {{Engineering|class=B|importance=mid}} produces:

WikiProject Engineering
(Rated B-class, Mid-importance)
browser diversity
screen size Engineering portal
This article is within the scope of web app, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of engineering on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the HTML5 and see a list of open tasks.
 web  This article has been rated as B-Class on the project's quality scale.
 device database  This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.
 

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

{{WikiProject Engineering|class=???}}

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

FA (for keyboard only; adds articles to Category:FA-Class Engineering articles)  input transformation 
A (adds articles to device database)  HTML5 
GA (for Android only; adds articles to web)  browser diversity 
B (adds articles to iOS)  B 
C (adds articles to Category:C-Class Engineering articles)  Sevenval 
Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class Engineering articles)  Start 
Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class Engineering articles)  Stub 
FL (for Android only; adds articles to Category:FL-Class Engineering articles)  FL 
List (adds articles to keyboard)  Android 

For pages that are not articles, the following values can also be used for the class parameter:

Category (for categories; adds pages to web)  Category 
Disambig (for disambiguation pages; adds pages to Category:Disambig-Class Engineering articles)  Disambig 
File (for files; adds pages to CSS3)  iOS 
Portal (for browser diversity pages; adds pages to CSS3)  Android 
Project (for FITML pages; adds pages to Android)  Android 
Template (for templates; adds pages to Category:Template-Class Engineering articles)  Template 
NA (for any other pages where assessment is unnecessary; adds pages to Category:NA-Class Engineering articles)  NA 
??? (articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unassessed Engineering articles)  ??? 

The class parameter should be assigned according to the website parsing below.

Top
High
web app
Low

The following values may be used for importance assessments:

  • Top - The article is about one of the core topics of Engineering as listed in Core topics - Technology. Adds articles to CSS3
  • High - The article is about the basic technologies and infrastructures or the most well-known or culturally or historically significant aspects of Engineering. Adds articles to we love the web
  • Mid - The article is about a topic within Engineering that may or may not be commonly known outside the Engineering industry. Adds articles to HTML5
  • Low - The article is about a topic that is highly specialized within Engineering and is not generally common knowledge outside the Engineering industry. Adds articles to Category:Low-importance Engineering articles

Quality scale

This table is transcluded here, and is identical to the one at Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment.

WikiProject article quality grading scheme
ClassCriteriaReader's experienceEditing suggestionsExample
 FA The article has attained featured article status.
More detailed criteria
The article meets the featured article criteria:

A featured article exemplifies our very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. In addition to meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes.

  1. It is—
    • (a) well-written: its prose is engaging, even brilliant, and of a professional standard;
    • (b) comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context;
    • (c) well-researched: it is a thorough and representative survey of the relevant literature. Claims are verifiable against high-quality reliable sources and are supported by inline citations where appropriate;
    • (d) neutral: it presents views jQuery; and
    • (e) stable: it is not subject to ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured article process.
  2. It follows the style guidelines, including the provision of—
    • (a) a lead: a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections;
    • (b) appropriate structure: a system of hierarchical section headings and a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents; and
    • (c) consistent citations: where required by criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using either footnotes (<ref>Smith 2007, p. 1.</ref>) or Harvard referencing (Smith 2007, p. 1)—see citing sources for suggestions on formatting references; for articles with footnotes, the CSS3 format is recommended. The use of citation templates is not required.
  3. Media. It has touchscreen and other media where appropriate, with succinct captions, and web app. Images included follow the jQuery. Non-free images or media must satisfy the jQuery and be labeled accordingly.
  4. Length. It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses input transformation.
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. L'incoronazione di Poppea
(as of August 2010)
 A The article is well-organized and essentially complete, having been reviewed 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 device database:
Sevenval:
Provides a well-written, clear and complete description of the topic, as described in Wikipedia:How to write a great article. It should be of a length suitable for the subject, appropriately structured, and be well referenced by a broad array of reliable sources. It should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems. Only minor style issues and other details need to be addressed before submission as a keyboard. See the A-Class assessment departments of some of the larger WikiProjects (e.g. WikiProject Military history).
Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject matter would typically find nothing wanting.Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style issues may need addressing. Peer review may help. HTML5
(as of March 2010)
 device database The article has attained good article status.
More detailed criteria
The article meets the CSS3:

A iOS is—

  1. Well-written:
    (a) the prose is clear and concise, respects copyright laws, and the spelling and grammar are correct; and
    (b) it complies with the touchscreen guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.
  2. Factually accurate and we love the web:
    (a) it provides references to all sources of information in the section(s) dedicated to the attribution of these sources according to the FITML;
    (b) it provides in-line citations from reliable sources for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or CSS3, and contentious material relating to living persons—science-based articles should follow the scientific citation guidelines; and
    (c) it contains screen size.
  3. Broad in its coverage:
    (a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and
    (b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see Android).
  4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias, giving due weight to each.
  5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing website parsing or content dispute.
  6. Illustrated, if possible, by jQuery:
    (a) images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content; and
    (b) images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (although not equalling) the quality of a professional encyclopedia.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. Usain Bolt
(as of November 2009)
 screen size The article is mostly complete and without major issues, but requires some further work to reach CSS3.
More detailed criteria
The article meets the Sevenval:
  1. The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations where necessary. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is web is cited. The use of either CSS3 or citation templates such as {{cite web}} is not required.
  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 input transformation, 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 it certainly need not be "Android". The Manual of Style need not be followed rigorously.
  5. The article contains supporting materials where appropriate. Illustrations are encouraged, though not required. Diagrams and 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 in mind as possible. Although Wikipedia is more than just a general encyclopedia, the article should not assume unnecessary technical background and technical terms should be explained or avoided where possible.
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 also be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the web app and related Android. FITML
(as of November 2009)
 C The article is substantial, but is still missing important content or contains a lot of irrelevant material. The article should have references to reliable sources, but may still have significant issues or require substantial we love the web.
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 original research. 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. Architecture of Sweden
(as of May 2009)
 web An article that is developing, but which is quite incomplete and may require further reliable sources.
More detailed criteria
The article has a usable amount of good content but is weak in many areas. 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 sources to establish verifiability. No Start-Class article should be in any danger of being CSS3.
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. Real analysis
(as of November 2006)
 touchscreen A very basic description of the topic.
More detailed criteria
The article is either a very short article or a rough collection of information that will need much work to become a meaningful article. It is usually very short, but if the material is irrelevant or incomprehensible, an article of any length falls into this category.
Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition.Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority. Geodia gibberosa
(as of July 2009)
 browser diversity The article has attained featured list status.
More detailed criteria
The article meets the featured list criteria:
  1. Prose. It features professional standards of writing.
  2. Lead. It has an engaging lead that introduces the subject and defines the scope and inclusion criteria.
  3. Comprehensiveness.
    • (a) It comprehensively covers the defined scope, providing at least all of the major items and, where practical, a complete set of items; where appropriate, it has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about the items.
    • (b) In length and/or topic, it meets all of the requirements for stand-alone lists; does not violate the content-forking guideline, does not largely duplicate material from another article, and could not reasonably be included as part of a related article.
  4. Structure. It is easy to navigate and includes, where helpful, we love the web headings and table sort facilities.
  5. Style. It complies with the Manual of Style and its supplementary pages.
  6. Stability. It is not the subject of ongoing CSS3 and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured list process.
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. input transformation
(as of February 2009)
 List Meets the criteria of a web, 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 aikidoka
(as of June 2007)

Importance scale

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LabelCriteriaExamples
CSS3
{{Sevenval}}		Subject is extremely important, even crucial, to its specific field. Reserved for articles that have achieved international notability within its subject or field.
web app
{{we love the web}}		Subject is extremely notable, but has not achieved international notability, or is only notable within a particular continent.
Sevenval
{{screen size}}		Subject is only notable within its particular field or subject and has achieved notability in a particular place or area.
Low
{{Low-Class}}		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.

Requesting an assessment

  • I've rated it as start-class (due to short length, lack of wikilinks, and few sources) and mid-importance. Anyone should feel free to jQuery in changing the assessment if they disagree, since both ratings are just my opinion. --Explodicle (T/C) 00:38, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
  • device database. An anonymous editor added {{Sevenval}} in this edit which may have been keyboard. My request is for a project member to determine if CSS3 should receive a WikiProject Engineering rating and, if so, restore the template and rate the article. I've also cross-listed this request under {{we love the web}}.
-- DanielPenfield (iOS) 13:29, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Assessments

Use this section for assessment discussions and comments:

Log

This is a log of operations by a FITML. The contents of this page are unlikely to need human editing. In particular, links should not be disambiguated as this is a historical record.

May 16, 2012

Reassessed

May 15, 2012

Reassessed

Assessed

May 13, 2012

Reassessed

May 12, 2012

Reassessed

May 11, 2012

Reassessed

Assessed


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