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Welcome to the assessment department of the WikiProject Magic: The Gathering! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's video games articles. The resulting article ratings are used within the project to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work, and are also expected to play a role in the WP:1.0 program.

The assessment is done in a distributed fashion through the |class= parameter in the {{mtgproject}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Magic: The Gathering articles by quality, which serve as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist.

FAQ[edit]

1. What is the purpose of the article ratings?
The rating system allows the project to monitor the quality of articles in our subject areas, and to prioritize work on these articles. It is also utilized by the Wikipedia 1.0 program to prepare for static releases of Wikipedia content. Please note, however, that these ratings are primarily intended for the internal use of the project, and do not necessarily imply any official standing within Wikipedia as a whole.
2. How do I add an article to the WikiProject?
Just add {{mtgproject}} to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else.
3. Someone put a {{mtgproject}} template on an article, but it doesn't seem to be within the project'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 talk page of this department (or directly with the person who tagged the article).
4. Who can assess articles?
Any member of the Magic: The Gathering WikiProject is free to add—or change—the rating of an article. Editors who are not participants in this project are also welcome to assess articles, but should defer to consensus within the project in case of procedural disputes.
5. How do I rate an article?
Check the quality scale and select the level that best matches the state of the article; then, follow the instructions below to add the rating to the project banner on the article's talk page. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process that must be followed; this is documented in the assessment instructions.
6. Can I request that someone else rate an article?
Of course; to do so, please list it in the section for assessment requests below.
7. Where can I get more comments about an article?
Ask any of the participants for help.
8. What if I don't agree with a rating?
You can list it in the section for assessment requests below, and someone will take a look at it. Alternately, you can ask any member of the project to rate the article again. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process that must be followed; this is documented in the assessment instructions.
9. 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!
10. What if I have a question not listed here?
If your question concerns the article assessment process specifically, please refer to the discussion page for this department; for any other issues, you can go to the main project discussion page.

Assessment instructions[edit]

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

{{ mtgproject | class=??? }}

The following values may be used:

Other supported values, for non-article pages, include:

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

Quality scale[edit]

Article progress grading scheme
Label Criteria Reader's experience Editor's experience Example
FA
{{FA-Class}} 		Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "Featured article" status, and meet the 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. Currently none! Work on getting Magic: The Gathering to FA!
A
{{A-Class}} 		Provides a complete description of the topic, and contains all information that is normally expected of an article like it. Complies with most of the featured article guidelines. Should be well referenced, and include no excessive information. May miss a few details, and have some problems with the prose, for example with gaming jargon and in universe perspective. Could be considered for featured article status. 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. Peer-review would be helpful at this stage. Currently none.
GA
{{GA-Class}} 		The article has passed through the Good article nomination process and been granted GA status, meeting the good article standards. Good articles in the Magic: The Gathering project's scope often still need work. Having completed the Good article designation process is not a requirement for A-Class. Useful to most readers. A good treatment of the subject, but may lack information in some areas. Can contain excessive information and violate standards. Some editing will clearly be helpful, but not necessary for a good reader experience. Further improvements may require outside comments, for example through an assessment. Now is the time to work on details such as the proper use of citation templates.
B
{{B-Class}} 		The highest article grade that can be assigned by a single reviewer from WikiProject Magic: The Gathering. Has several of the elements described in "start", usually a majority of the material needed for a comprehensive article. May contain stub sections and excessive information and lists. Contains at least a few reliable, third party references, but some text may be unverifiable. Useful to many, but not all, readers. The reader doing in-depth research may find some points missing, and the layperson may be confronted with excessive information only useful to fans. Considerable editing is still needed, including filling in some important gaps or correcting significant policy errors. Cleanup may be needed, and a close look at the featured article guidelines will help with identifying problems.
C
{{C-Class}} 		The article is substantially larger than a stub and has some good content, but is still missing important content or contains a lot of irrelevant material. The article might have reliable sources referenced, but may still require more sourcing or substantial cleanup. Sections might ramble or contain lots of trivia, and sections on development and reception may need expansion. 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.
Start
{{Start-Class}} 		The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas, and may lack a key element. Usually treats the gameplay of a game well, but lacks information on the reception and development of the game. Articles on fiction typically do not contain enough real world information on the subject. 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. Reliable sources need to be found.
Stub
{{Stub-Class}} 		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. The article is usually very short, but may contain a lot of irrelevant lists and other inappropriate material. 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.
List
{{List-Class}} 		Reserved exclusively for lists which are composed primarily of tables or which contain so little text as to be un-assessable on the regular scale. This class of article can only reach Featured List class, and is not acceptable for GA or FA status. Lists which contain a substantial amount of text should be assessed using the regular scale. Useful as a method of organizing information into a sortable format. May be missing critical information. Formatting may be not up to an acceptable level. Reliable sources may need to be found.

Current status[edit]

Magic: The Gathering pages by quality
Quality
Total
GA 2
B 6
C 65
Start 166
Stub 121
List 10
Category 17
File 5
Redirect 124
Template 11
NA 8
Assessed 535
Unassessed 2
Total 537
WikiWork factors (?) ω = 1,838 Ω = 5.11


Requests for assessment[edit]

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 the peer review department instead. Note that while there is no formal process for attaining an A-rating, it is highly recommended that at least two assessors agree on rating an article as A-class before declaring it as such.

New requests[edit]

Archive[edit]

Requests for assessment are archived in this section after being acted upon.

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