Template:WikiProject Astronomy/doc

Usage

To add an article to the list, simply add {{WikiProject Astronomy|class=|importance=}} to the talk page of the article, along with the following parameters:

{{WikiProject Astronomy
|class=XXX
|importance=YYY
|object=yes
|attention=yes
|infobox=yes
|needs-image=yes
}}

or

{{WikiProject Astronomy|class=XXX|importance=YYY|object=yes|attention=yes|infobox=yes|needs-image=yes}}

• attention – set |attention=yes if the page needs immediate attention.
  • This parameter populates Category:Astronomy articles needing attention.
• class – valid values are fa, a, ga, b, c, start, stub, fl, list, na (case-insensitive). See the project's quality scale for details. Setting an explicit value of NA is rarely necessary; for this, either leave |class= blank or omit the parameter.
• constellations – set |constellations=yes if the article is supported by Constellations taskforce.
• importance – valid values are: top, high, mid, low, na (case-insensitive). See the project's importance scale for details. Setting an explicit value of NA is rarely necessary; for this, either leave |importance= blank or omit the parameter.
• infobox – set |infobox=yes if the page needs an infobox.
  • This parameter populates Category:Astronomy articles needing infoboxes.
• listas – This parameter, which is the equivalent of the DEFAULTSORT sortkey that should be placed on all biographical articles, is a sortkey for the article talk page (e.g. for Isaac Newton, use |listas=Newton, Isaac so that the talk page will show up in the N's and not the I's of the various assessment and administrative categories). This is important because it is one source used by those who set DEFAULTSORT on the article; consider also setting the DEFAULTSORT for the article when setting this parameter. For more information about this, please see Wikipedia:Categorization of people § Ordering names in a category.
  If the article is using {{WikiProject banner shell}} then it is preferable to add |listas= to that template instead of a project banner template. Putting the parameter on more than one template is not required.
• needs-image – set |needs-image=yes if an appropriate image needs to be added to the page, or the current one needs to be updated.
  • This parameter populates Category:Astronomy articles needing images.
• object – set |object=yes if the article is supported by WikiProject Astronomical objects.
  • This parameter populates Category:Pages within the scope of WikiProject Astronomical objects (WP Astronomy Banner), and the relevant subcategory of Category:Astronomical objects articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
• small – this parameter is no longer supported and can safely be removed from the template.
• category – set |category=no if, and only if, a banner is being used for demonstration or testing purposes, to prevent unnecessary or undesirable categorization. Otherwise, omit this parameter.

How to

Rate an article with a class and importance

... that's already tagged with {{WikiProject Astronomy}}

Edit the talk page, change the class= and importance= parameters to the appropriate ratings or add |class= and |importance=, if not already present and save the page.

See above for available ratings. Please leave comments about how to improve the article on the /Comments page linked to in the template once you've rated the article.

... that isn't

Edit the talk page, add {{WikiProject Astronomy|class=|importance=}} and change the class and importance parameters as appropriate before saving the page.

See above for available ratings. Please leave comments about how to improve the article on the /Comments page linked to in the template once you've rated the article.

Leave comments to explain the rating

If comments haven't already been left, then click on the red /Comments list and leave your comments on that page. If they have already been left, then un-hide the comments using the "Show" link on the right of the template, then click on the "edit" link.

Agree that the stub rating is appropriate where the page was auto-tagged

Remove the |auto=yes parameter from within {{WikiProject Astronomy}}, such that the rating reads {{WikiProject Astronomy|class=Stub}}.