Wikipedia:WikiProject Apple Inc./Assessment

This is the assessment department of WikiProject Apple Inc. Its goal is to assess the quality of Wikipedia's Apple Inc. articles. Article ratings are used to help recognize excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work, and are also expected to play a role in the Version 1.0 Editorial Team program.

Assessment is done in a distributed way through parameters in the {{WikiProject Apple Inc.}} talk page banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Apple Inc. articles by quality and Category:Apple Inc. articles by importance.

Article statistics

Apple Inc. articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA		1	2				3
FL			1				1
GA	2	6	13	7			28
B	15	42	50	60			167
C	5	80	164	258		3	510
Start		33	134	557		74	798
Stub		2	13	265		212	492
List	2	4	13	23	1	2	45
Category					262		262
Draft					22		22
Disambig					10		10
File					220		220
Project					30		30
Redirect		2	2	10	546		560
Template					146		146
Assessed	24	170	392	1,180	1,237	291	3,294
Total	24	170	392	1,180	1,237	291	3,294
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 9,544			Ω = 4.77

Guidelines to Assessment

Quality assessment

An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject Banner Shell}}. Articles that have the {{WikiProject Apple Inc.}} 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 Apple Inc. articles)		FA
A (adds articles to Category:A-Class Apple Inc. articles)		A
GA (for good articles only; adds articles to Category:GA-Class Apple Inc. articles)		GA
B (adds articles to Category:B-Class Apple Inc. articles)		B
C (adds articles to Category:C-Class Apple Inc. articles)		C
Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class Apple Inc. articles)		Start
Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class Apple Inc. articles)		Stub
FL (for featured lists only; adds articles to Category:FL-Class Apple Inc. articles)		FL
List (adds articles to Category:List-Class Apple Inc. articles)		List

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

Category (for categories; adds pages to Category:Category-Class Apple Inc. articles)		Category
Disambig (for disambiguation pages; adds pages to Category:Disambig-Class Apple Inc. articles)		Disambig
Draft (for drafts; adds pages to Category:Draft-Class Apple Inc. articles)		Draft
File (for files and timed text; adds pages to Category:File-Class Apple Inc. articles)		File
Portal (for portal pages; adds pages to Category:Portal-Class Apple Inc. articles)		Portal
Project (for project pages; adds pages to Category:Project-Class Apple Inc. articles)		Project
Redirect (for redirect pages; adds pages to Category:Redirect-Class Apple Inc. articles)		Redirect
Template (for templates and modules; adds pages to Category:Template-Class Apple Inc. articles)		Template
NA (for any other pages where assessment is unnecessary; adds pages to Category:NA-Class Apple Inc. articles)		NA
??? (articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unassessed Apple Inc. articles)		???

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: A featured article exemplifies Wikipedia's 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. It is: well-written: its prose is engaging and of a professional standard; comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context; 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; neutral: it presents views fairly and without bias; 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; and compliant with Wikipedia's copyright policy and free of plagiarism or too-close paraphrasing. It follows the style guidelines, including the provision of: a lead: a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections; appropriate structure: a substantial but not overwhelming system of hierarchical section headings; and consistent citations: where required by criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using footnotes—see citing sources for suggestions on formatting references. Citation templates are not required. Media. It has images and other media, where appropriate, with succinct captions and acceptable copyright status. Images follow the image use policy. Non-free images or media must satisfy the criteria for inclusion of non-free content and be labeled accordingly. Length. It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses summary style where appropriate.	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.	Macintosh Classic
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: Prose. It features professional standards of writing. Lead. It has an engaging lead that introduces the subject and defines the scope and inclusion criteria. 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) statements are sourced where they appear, and they provide inline citations if they contain any of the four kinds of material absolutely required to have citations. (c) In length and/or topic, it meets all of the requirements for stand-alone lists and includes at minimum eight items; 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. Structure. It is easy to navigate and includes, where helpful, section headings and table sort facilities. Style. It complies with the Manual of Style and its supplementary pages. (a) Visual appeal. It makes suitable use of text layout, formatting, tables, and colour; and a minimal proportion of items are redlinked. (b) Media files. It has images and other media, if appropriate to the topic, that follow Wikipedia's usage policies, with succinct captions. Non-free images and other media satisfy the criteria for the inclusion of non-free content and are labeled accordingly. (c) Accessibility. It uses proper formating to be accessible to all readers. Bulleted and unbulleted lists and tables are structured correctly. Visual media, if included, utilize alternative (alt) text. Stability. It is not the subject of ongoing edit wars 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; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.	List of mergers and acquisitions by Apple
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: Provides a well-written, clear and complete description of the topic, as described in Wikipedia:Article development. 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 featured article candidate. 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 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.	N/A
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 A good article is: Well-written: the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation. Verifiable with no original research: it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline; reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose); it contains no original research; and it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism. Broad in its coverage: it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style). Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio: media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	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.	IOS 10
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 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. The article presents its content in an appropriately understandable way. It is written with as broad an audience in mind as possible. 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 be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the Manual of Style and related style guidelines.	Steve Jobs
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.	iPod Classic
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. Also improve the grammar, spelling, writing style and improve the jargon use.	Apple Keyboard
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.	PowerBook 160
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 Mac software
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:Macintosh desktops
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.	IPhone Touch
File	Any page in the file namespace falls under this class.	The page contains an image, a sound clip or other media-related content.	Make sure that the file is properly licensed and credited.	File:Aerial view of Apple Park dllu.jpg
Project	All WikiProject-related pages fall under this class.	Project pages are intended to aid editors in article development.	Develop these pages into collaborative resources that are useful for improving articles within the project.	Wikipedia:WikiProject Apple Inc.
Redirect	Any redirect falls under this class.	The page redirects to another article with a similar name, related topic or that has been merged with the original article at this location.	Editor involvement is essential to ensure that articles are not mis-classified as redirects, and that redirects are not mis-classified as articles.	Chime (Macintosh)
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.	Template:Apple Inc.
NA	Any non-article page that fits no other classification.	The page contains no article content.	Look out for misclassified articles. Currently, many NA-class articles may need to be re-classified.	N/A

Importance assessment

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

{{WikiProject Apple Inc.|importance=???}}

The following values may be used for the importance parameter to describe the relative importance of the article within the project (see Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Priority of topic for assessment criteria):

Top (adds articles to Category:Top-importance Apple Inc. articles)		Top
High (adds articles to Category:High-importance Apple Inc. articles)		High
Mid (adds articles to Category:Mid-importance Apple Inc. articles)		Mid
Low (adds articles to Category:Low-importance Apple Inc. articles)		Low
NA (adds articles to Category:NA-importance Apple Inc. articles)		NA
??? (articles for which a valid importance rating has not yet been provided are listed in Category:Unknown-importance Apple Inc. articles)		???

Importance scale

Really, go with your gut when assessing importance. I (DFlhb) just created this importance scale (and added examples) so that we have something, but feel free to boldly change it, and again, go with your gut, and use your own judgment. This table isn't meant as a "top-down" edict; just use it if you're confused.

WikiProject article importance scheme

Importance	Criteria	Example
Top	Reserved for product families, major platforms (macOS, iOS), major Apple Inc.-related articles, major individualls associated with Apple and its history.	Mac (computer) Apple Inc. IOS Jony Ive
High	Product lines (MacBook Pro), particularly noteworthy products (Apple II), particularly noteworthy OS releases, noteworthy Apple platforms, major parts of Apple history, articles of interest to any Apple fan. First products of major lineups (e.g. first iPad, first Mac)	1984 (advertisement) MacBook Mac OS X Snow Leopard iPhone 14 Stevenote
Mid	Most Apple products, most OS releases, relatively minor aspects of Apple products, articles of interest to some Apple fans.	OS X Yosemite Apple Inc. design motifs QuickTime iPhone 13
Low	Lists, trivia, most apps by third-party developers, relatively obscure old product lines.	List of Mac games Apple II system clocks Apple A14 OmniFocus Macintosh LC
NA	Subject importance is not applicable. Generally applies to non-article pages such as redirects, categories, templates, etc.	Category:Apple Inc.
???	Subject importance has not yet been assessed.	???

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Assessment log

December 1, 2024

Reassessed

• Star Trek: Countdown (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)

November 30, 2024

Reassessed

• QuickTime VR (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)

November 28, 2024

Reassessed

• Apple Museum, Prague (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)

November 27, 2024

Assessed

• Clickwheel (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)

November 26, 2024

Reassessed

• Batch Monitor (Apple) (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t)

November 25, 2024

Removed

• Draft:OpenOTP Security Suite (talk) removed.

Requests

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