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Welcome to the assessment department of the WikiProject Alabama! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's Alabama articles. While much of the work is done in conjunction with the WP:1.0 program, the article ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work.

The ratings are done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{ WikiProject Alabama}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Alabama articles by quality and Category:Alabama articles needing attention. The quality and importance ratings serve as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist.

Articles assessed for quality: 99.9% complete

Alabama pages by quality
Quality
	Total
FA	16
FL	12
FM	13
GA	100
B	392
C	958
Start	4,734
Stub	5,014
List	280
Category	4,482
Disambig	20
File	276
Portal	1
Project	21
Redirect	603
Template	340
Assessed	17,262
Unassessed	13
Total	17,275
WikiWork factors ( ?)		ω = 58,962			Ω = 5.26

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

• 2.4% List-Class
• 43.5% Stub-Class
• 41.1% Start-Class
• 8.3% C-Class
• 3.4% B-Class
• 0.9% GA-Class
• 0.2% FA-Class
• 0.1% remaining

• Quality operations: A bot-generated daily log which lists articles Reassessed, Assessed and Removed.
• Popular pages: List of top articles with the most frequent views, updated monthly.

How can I get my article rated?

As a member of the WikiProject Alabama, you can do it yourself. If you're unsure, list it in the requesting an assessment section below.

Who can assess articles?

Any member of WikiProject Alabama is free to add—or change—the rating of an article, but please follow the guidelines.

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.

Where can I get more comments about my article?

Contact Wikipedia:WikiProject Alabama who will handle it or assign the issue to someone. You may also list it for a Peer review.

What if I don't agree with a rating?

Relist it as a request or contact Wikipedia:WikiProject Alabama who will handle it or assign the issue to someone.

Aren't the ratings subjective?

Yes, they are, 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!

If you have any other questions not listed here, please feel free to ask them on the discussion page for this department, or to contact the Wikipedia:WikiProject Alabama directly.

An article's assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{ WikiProject Alabama}} project banner on its talk page. You can learn the syntax by looking at the talk pages in edit mode and by reading the info below.

This is the rating syntax (ratings and dates are samples, change to what applies to the article in question):

{{WikiProject Alabama}}

• displays the default banner, showing the project info and only ??? for the quality parameter.

{{WikiProject Alabama|class=FA}}

• all assessed articles should have quality filled in. Leaving the other parameters off does not hurt anything.

{{WikiProject Alabama|class=Star|attention=yes}}

• if an article needs immediate attention, add the attention tag and please leave talk notes as to why. "yes" is the only valid parameter here. If it doesn't need attention, leave the parameter off.

{{WikiProject Alabama|class=B|attention=yes|past-selected=[[July]] [[2006]]|past-collaboration=[[April]] [[2006]]}}

• if an article has been the SATM or COTM, these tags get added in this format. This is the actual project tag of Philmont Scout Ranch.

The following values may be used for the class parameter:

• FA (adds articles to Category:FA-Class Alabama articles)
• GA (adds articles to Category:GA-Class Alabama articles)
• B (adds articles to Category:B-Class Alabama articles)
• C (adds articles to Category:C-Class Alabama articles)
• Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class Alabama articles)
• Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class Alabama articles)

Articles for which a valid class is not provided are listed in Category:Unassessed Alabama articles. The class should be assigned according to the quality scale below.

Quality scale

• Please note: A-class, although used elsewhere, is not currently used by WikiProject Alabama.

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. under discussion	Cleopatra (as of June 2018)
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; 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.	List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events (as of May 2018)
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.	Battle of Nam River (as of June 2014)
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.	Discovery of the neutron (as of April 2019)
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.	Psychology (as of January 2024)
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.	Wing (as of June 2018)
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.	Ball (as of September 2014)
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.	Lineage (anthropology) (as of December 2014)
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 literary movements

Requesting an assessment or re-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 Peer review instead.

Add articles here! Newest requests on the BOTTOM

1. Example (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) (and put "(re-)assessment request" in your edit summary of this assessment page), leave reasons if a reassessment.
2. University of Mobile (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Added more information, cleaned it up a little. Done
3. William March (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Added more information, integrated the trivia section into main text, added more citations and rewrote (again) much of the work. - Diarmada 03:32, 1 June 2007 (UTC) Done reply
4. Auburn University Marching Band (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Added more information. Done
5. Mark Matthews (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Expanded from a Stub Cheers, CP 05:07, 24 December 2007 (UTC) Done reply
6. University of Alabama System (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Added a lot more information, reorganized it. Done
7. Mobile Bay jubilee (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Complete re-write, greatly expanded content, added references, organized information into (what I hope are) balanced sections. Added one fairly useful self-made map/graphic [1]. Still has a ways to go, polish, etc. but good foundation and a substantial step-up. Done
8. May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) No rating yet. Rvk41 ( talk) 20:21, 2 June 2008 (UTC) reply

   Now B class, but still needs extensive referencing. - auburnpilot talk 20:44, 2 June 2008 (UTC) reply

9. University_of_North_Alabama (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) This doesn't look like a stub any more at all.

   Reassessed as B class. Altairisfar _talk 15:04, 20 October 2008 (UTC) reply

10. Civitan International (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Added more information, references, and photos. SU Linguist ( talk) 16:06, 17 November 2008 (UTC) Done. Altairisfar _talk 17:23, 17 November 2008 (UTC) reply
11. Dothan, Alabama (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Huge expansion and refinement of this article from its original "Start Class" classification. - Ecjmartin ( talk) 14:19, 10 July 2009 (UTC) Done. Altairisfar _talk 16:39, 10 July 2009 (UTC) reply
12. Bill Sketoe (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)Famous "hole that won't stay filled" ghost of Newton, Alabama. This article was assessed at "C" class on the Military History project, but I thought it was worthy of "B" class or better (but I could be wrong!). I'd be interested in an assessment from the Alabama project viewpoint. Thanks! - Ecjmartin ( talk) 02:51, 12 July 2009 (UTC) Done. Altair isfar 17:54, 23 May 2010 (UTC) reply
13. 15th Regiment Alabama Infantry (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Created this article on one of Alabama's most famous Civil War regiments; would appreciate an assessment from Alabama project viewpoint. - Ecjmartin ( talk) 03:01, 23 May 2010 (UTC) Done. Altair isfar 17:54, 23 May 2010 (UTC) reply
14. Big Spring Park (Huntsville, Alabama) -- I'd like to think this has graduated beyond being a little stub. Now has more detail and several references. Anivron ( talk) 08:14, 26 October 2010 (UTC) reply
15. Episcopal Diocese of Alabama I have expanded this article thanks to a source i found that has been cited. Done. Altairisfar ( talk) 04:55, 27 November 2011 (UTC) reply
16. Daphne, Alabama (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) It's being reviewed for GA status now but more eyes (and more help) is always welcomed. JodyB _talk 15:41, 19 December 2013 (UTC) reply
17. Cherokee–American wars (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) should be Start-class instead of B, as discussed here. Serious concerns. — ℜob C. alias ALAROB 14:32, 24 May 2014 (UTC) reply
18. Fort Morgan, Alabama (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) was a stub, should now be start or C Redditaddict69 ( talk) 08:28, 5 July 2018 (UTC)Redditaddict69 reply
19. Wilson Dam (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Reorganized and mostly added to History, used a variety of sources. New to Wikipedia. WLet718 21:44, 17 January 2021 (UTC)WLet718 reply