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This is the assessment department of WikiProject Museums.

Below is a bot generated table of the assessment process of WikiProject Museums supported articles. The stats are generated automatically every 2-3 days, but they can be updated manually by entering ''Museums'' (and replacing ''Foobar'') into the Category box  [http://www.math.ucla.edu/~aoleg/wp/wp10/run_wp10.html here]. These statistics are based on how articles are categorized by {{tl|WikiProject Museums}} - for full information on how to use the template, see the documentation on that page.

{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Museums articles by quality statistics}}

The above table shows the current state of this WikiProject. To view historical, monthly totals, see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Museums/progress|project progress]].

== Quality ==

Once they have [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Museums#Templates_and_Userbox|this talk page template]] they need to be assessed using the criteria at [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment]] to get the class  FA, A, GA, B, Start and Stub. Then this can be added to the talk page template by adding '''|class = ''level'''''. This will make them appear in the relevant categories. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Museums/Guideline|Museum article guidelines]].

===Quality scale===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Article progress grading scheme''' '''[ {{navbar|Grading scheme|mini=1|nodiv=1}} ]'''
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! Label
! Criteria
! Reader's experience
! Editor's experience
! Example
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| {{FA-Class|{{#if:{{{Project|}}}|category=:Category:FA-Class {{{Project}}} articles}}}}<br /><small>{{tl|FA-Class}}</small>
| Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "[[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured article]]" status, and meet the [[WP:WIAFA|current criteria for featured articles]].
| Definitive. Outstanding, thorough article; a great source for encyclopedic information.
| No further additions are necessary unless new published information has come to light, but further improvements to the text are often possible.
|{{#if:{{{FA_example|}}}|{{{FA_example}}}|[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tourette_syndrome&oldid=142782548 Tourette Syndrome] (as of July 2007)}}
|-
| {{FL-Class|{{#if:{{{Project|}}}|category=:Category:FL-Class {{{Project}}} articles}}}}<br /><small>{{tl|FL-Class}}</small>
| Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "[[Wikipedia:Featured lists|Featured lists]]" status, and meet the [[Wikipedia:Featured list criteria|current criteria for featured lists]].
| Definitive. Outstanding, thorough list; a great source for encyclopedic information.
| No further additions are necessary unless new published information has come to light, but further improvements to the text are often possible.
|{{#if:{{{FL_example|}}}|{{{FL_example}}}|[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FBI_Ten_Most_Wanted_Fugitives&oldid=181954631 FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives] (as of January 2008)}}
|-
| {{A-Class|{{#if:{{{Project|}}}|category=:Category:A-Class {{{Project}}} articles}}}}<br /><small>{{tl|A-Class}}</small>
| Provides a well-written, reasonably clear and complete description of the topic, as described in [[Wikipedia:How to write a great article|How to write a great article]]. 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. It should have sufficient external literature references, preferably from reliable, third-party published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy ([[Peer review|peer-reviewed]] where appropriate). Should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems. At the stage where it could at least be considered for [[Wikipedia:What is a featured article|featured article]] status, corresponds to the "Wikipedia 1.0" standard.  
| Very useful to 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.
| Minor edits and adjustments would improve the article, particularly if brought to bear by a subject-matter expert.  In particular, issues of breadth, completeness, and balance may need work.  [[Wikipedia:Peer review|Peer-review]] would be helpful at this stage.
| {{#if:{{{A_example|}}}|{{{A_example}}}|[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Durian&oldid=115213790 Durian] (as of March 2007)}}
|-
| {{GA-Class|{{#if:{{{Project|}}}|category=:Category:GA-Class {{{Project}}} articles}}}}<br /><small>{{tl|GA-Class}}</small>
| The article has passed through the [[Wikipedia:Good articles/Nominations|Good article nomination process]] and been granted GA status, meeting the [[WP:WIAGA|good article standards]]. This should be used for articles that still need some work to reach featured article standards, but that are otherwise acceptable. Good articles that may succeed in FAC should be considered A-Class articles, but '''having completed the [[Wikipedia:Good article|Good article]] designation process is not a requirement for A-Class.'''   
| Useful to nearly all readers. A good treatment of the subject.  No obvious problems, gaps, or excessive information. Adequate for most purposes, but other encyclopedias could do a better job.
| Some editing will clearly be helpful, but not necessary for a good reader experience. If the article is not already fully [[:Category:Articles_that_need_to_be_wikified|wikified]], now is the time.
|{{#if:{{{GA_example|}}}|{{{GA_example}}}|[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International_Space_Station&oldid=102210806 International Space Station] (as of February 2007)}}
|-
| {{B-Class|{{#if:{{{Project|}}}|category=:Category:B-Class {{{Project}}} articles}}}}<br /><small>{{tl|B-Class}}</small>
| Commonly the highest article grade that is assigned outside a more formal review process. Has several of the elements described in "start", usually a ''majority'' of the material needed for a comprehensive article. Nonetheless, it has some gaps or missing elements or references, needs editing for language usage or clarity, balance of content, or contains other policy problems such as copyright, [[WP:NPOV|Neutral Point Of View (NPOV)]] or [[WP:NOR|No Original Research (NOR)]].  With NPOV a well written B-class may correspond to the "Wikipedia 0.5" or "usable" standard. Articles that are close to GA status but don't meet the [[WP:WIAGA|Good article criteria]] should be B- or Start-class articles.
| Useful to many, but not all, readers. A casual reader flipping through articles would feel that they generally understood the topic, but a serious student or researcher trying to use the material would have trouble doing so, or would risk error in derivative work.
| Considerable editing is still needed, including filling in some important gaps or correcting significant policy errors. Articles for which [[Wikipedia:cleanup|cleanup]] is needed will typically have this designation to start with.
|{{#if:{{{B_example|}}}|{{{B_example}}}|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir] (as of October 2007) has a lot of helpful material but needs more prose content and references.}}
|-
| {{C-Class|{{#if:{{{Project|}}}|category=:Category:C-Class {{{Project}}} articles}}}}<br /><small>{{tl|C-Class}}</small>
| Needs Criteria Description
| Needs Reader Experience Description
| Needs Editor Experience Description
|{{#if:{{{C_example|}}}|{{{C_example}}}|Insert Example Here}}
|-
| {{Start-Class|{{#if:{{{Project|}}}|category=:Category:Start-Class {{{Project}}} articles}}}}<br /><small>{{tl|Start-Class}}</small>
| The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas, and may lack a key element. For example an article on Africa might cover the geography well, but be weak on history and culture. Has at least one serious element of gathered materials, including any '''one''' of the following: 
*a particularly 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 
| Useful to some, provides a moderate amount of information, but many readers will need to find additional sources of information. The article clearly needs to be expanded.
| Substantial/major editing is needed, most material for a complete article needs to be added.  This article still needs to be completed, so an article [[Wikipedia:Cleanup|cleanup]] tag is inappropriate at this stage.
|{{#if:{{{Start_example|}}}|{{{Start_example}}}|[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Real_analysis&oldid=81105845 Real analysis] (as of November 2006)}}
|-
| {{Stub-Class|{{#if:{{{Project|}}}|category=:Category:Stub-Class {{{Project}}} articles}}}}<br /><small>{{tl|Stub-Class}}</small>
| The article is either a very short article or a rough collection of information that will need much work to bring it to A-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.  
|{{#if:{{{Stub_example|}}}|{{{Stub_example}}}|[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coffee_table_book&oldid=19451333 Coffee table book] (as of July 2005)}}
{{#if:{{{List_example|}}}|
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{{!}} {{List-Class|{{#if:{{{Project|}}}|category=:Category:{{{List_cat|List-Class {{{Project}}} pages}}}}}}}<br /><small>{{tl|List-Class}}</small>
{{!}} Meets the criteria of a [[WP:SAL|Stand-alone List]], which is a page that contains primarily a list.
{{!}} 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.
{{!}}{{#if:{{{List_example|}}}|{{{List_example}}}|[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_aikidoka&oldid=139316446 List of aikidoka] (as of June 2007)}}
</tr>}}{{#if:{{{Template_example|}}}|
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{{!}} {{Template-Class|{{#if:{{{Project|}}}|category=:Category:{{{Template_cat|Template-Class {{{Project}}} pages}}}}}}}<br /><small>{{tl|Template-Class}}</small>
{{!}} Is any type of [[WP:TEMPLATE|template]]. The most common types of template used in the WikiProject are [[WP:IBT|infoboxes]] and [[WP:NAV|navboxes]].  
{{!}} Serves different purposes depending upon the type of template.  Infoboxes go at the upper right of a page and are a way of providing easy access to important pieces of introductory infomation about the subject. Navboxes normally go across the very bottom of a page, and are for the purpose of uniting a group of related articles into an easily accessible format for inclusion on every page listed in the navbox.
{{!}} Beware of too many different templates, as well as templates that give either too little, too much, or too specialized information.
{{!}}{{#if:{{{Template_example|}}}|{{{Template_example}}}|[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Martial_arts&oldid=140786288 Template:Martial arts] (as of June 2007)}}
</tr>}}{{#if:{{{Dab_example|}}}|
<tr>
{{!}} {{Dab-Class|{{#if:{{{Project|}}}|category=:Category:{{{Dab_cat|Disambig-Class {{{Project}}} pages}}}}}}}<br /><small>{{tl|Dab-Class}}</small>
{{!}} Is any [[WP:DAB|disambiguation]] page.
{{!}} Serves to distinguish article titles that occur when a single term can be associated with more than one topic.
{{!}} Pay particular attention to the proper naming of disambiguation articles, they often do not need "(disambiguation)" appended to the title.
{{!}}{{#if:{{{Dab_example|}}}|{{{Dab_example}}}|[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crane_%28martial_arts%29&oldid=115309468 Crane (martial arts)] (as of June 2007)}}
</tr>}}{{#if:{{{Cat_example|}}}|
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{{!}} {{Cat-Class|{{#if:{{{Project|}}}|category=:Category:{{{Cat_cat|Category-Class {{{Project}}} pages}}}}}}}<br /><small>{{tl|Cat-Class}}</small>
{{!}} Is any [[WP:CAT|category]].
{{!}} 
{{!}} 
{{!}}{{#if:{{{Cat_example|}}}|{{{Cat_example}}}|}}
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{{!}} {{NA-Class|{{#if:{{{Project|}}}|category=:Category:{{{NA_cat|NA-Class {{{Project}}} pages}}}}}}}<br /><small>{{tl|NA-Class}}</small>
{{!}} Is not an article, and fits no other classification. 
{{!}} Probably not useful to any casual reader, these are typically only [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] pages or a [[Wikipedia:Portal|Portal]].
{{!}} Look out for mis-classified articles. Currently many NA-class articles need to be re-classified.
{{!}}{{#if:{{{NA_example|}}}|{{{NA_example}}}|[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Martial_arts&oldid=140493131 Portal:Martial arts] (as of June 2007)}}
</tr>}}
|}

== Importance ==

This page is a guide to assessing the importance levels of articles that are maintained by [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Museums|WikiProject Museums]]. There are four levels of importance that give an indication as to the priority of articles to '''this WikiProject''', as opposed to Wikipedia as a whole.

The importance levels are '''Top''', '''High''', '''Mid''' and '''Low''', and are assigned by adding '''|importance = ''level''''' to the {{tl|WikiProject Museums}} template on the article's talk page. A guide to the type of articles that should be placed in each category is given below, but these are not hard and fast rules. Any individual article should be assessed on its own merits. If you are unable to decide which importance level to use, please go to the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Museums|WP:Museums talk page]] and leave a message there.

'''Remember:'''
*Anyone can assess the class or importance of an article, you don't need special permission to do it.
*If you feel that an article has been assessed wrongly, feel free to change it.
*Any problems or questions should be left at the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Museums|WP:Museums talk page]], as that is monitored by more people that the talk page here.

===Importance scale===

{| class="wikitable"
!Importance!!Type of article!!Examples!!Notes
|-
|{{Top-Class|category=Category:Top-importance Museums articles|Top}}||Articles that are central to [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Museums|WikiProject Museums]]||[[Museum]]<br>[[List of museums]]<br>?||Very few articles should be in this category
|-
|{{High-Class|category=Category:High-importance Museums articles|High}}||National Museums<br>Types of Museums<br>International Museum Organisations||[[National Museum of Australia]]<br>[[Maritime museum]]<br>[[International Council of Museums]]<br>?||
|-
|{{Mid-Class|category=Category:Mid-importance Museums articles|Mid}}||Major Museums of specific types<br>Well known Museums<br>?<br>?<br>?||[[National Museum of American Jewish History]]<br>[[Roman Baths (Bath)]]<br>[[United States Capitol Visitor Center]]<br>[[Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum]]<br>?||
|-
|{{Low-Class|category=Category:Low-importance Museums articles|Low}}||Local Museums<br>Very specialist interests<br>Miscellaneous articles||[[Radstock Museum]]<br>[[Lambretta Scooter Museum]]<br>[[20 GOTO 10]]<br>?||The majority of articles will be in this category
|}
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==Log==
{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Museums articles by quality log}}

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