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The assessment department of the Military history WikiProject focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's military history 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 parameters in the {{WPMILHIST}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Military history articles by quality, which serve as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist.

Contents 1 FAQ 2 Assessment instructions 2.1 Quality scale 3 Statistics 3.1 Current status 3.2 Task force statistics 4 Requests for assessment 5 Backlog of articles for assessment by class 6 Backlog of articles for tagging by task force 7 Log

[edit] FAQ

See also the general assessment FAQ and the project's B-Class assessment & criteria FAQ.

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 {{WPMILHIST}} to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else.

3. Someone put a {{WPMILHIST}} 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 Military history 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; this is documented in the assessment scale.

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. 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.

8. Where can I get more comments about an article? 

The review department can conduct more thorough examination of articles; please submit it for peer review there.

9. 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; this is documented in the assessment scale.

10. 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!

11. What about lists? 

Lists are assessed using the same scale as other articles; however, they progress towards featured list rather than featured article status.

12. 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, or contact the project coordinators directly.

[edit] Assessment instructions

An article's assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WPMILHIST}} project banner on its talk page (see the project banner instructions for more details on the exact syntax):

{{WPMILHIST| ... | class=??? | ...}}

The following values may be used:

• FA (adds articles to Category:FA-Class military history articles)
• A (adds articles to Category:A-Class military history articles)
• GA (adds articles to Category:GA-Class military history articles)
• B (adds articles to Category:B-Class military history articles)
• Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class military history articles)
• Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class military history articles)
• DAB (for disambiguation pages; adds pages to Category:Military history disambiguation pages)

Note that lists are assessed using the same scale as other articles; however, they progress towards featured list rather than featured article status.

Pages outside the main namespace (such as portals, images, categories, and user pages) are automatically assigned a class of "NA", indicating that they lie outside the assessment scheme.

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

[edit] Quality scale

Class	Criteria	Formal process	Example
FA	Reserved for articles that meet the featured article criteria and have received featured article status after community review.	Featured article candidates	Victoria Cross (as of April 2008)
A	Reserved for articles that have received A-Class status after review by the project. Such articles are expected to largely meet the featured article criteria, and must be comprehensive, accurate, well-sourced, and decently-written; however, they may require some further copyediting.	A-Class review	USS Siboney (ID-2999) (as of April 2008)
GA	Reserved for articles that meet the good article criteria and have received good article status.	Good article nominations	Siege of Damascus (as of April 2008)
B	The article meets the following five criteria: It is suitably referenced, and all major points have appropriate inline citations. It reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies. It has a defined structure, including a lead section and one or more sections of content. It is free from major grammatical errors. It contains appropriate supporting materials, such as an infobox, images, or diagrams. See also the B-Class assessment & criteria FAQ.	May be assigned by any reviewer A checklist is available through {{WPMILHIST}} to track the criteria (see the project banner instructions for more details)	Vicenzo Camporini (as of April 2008)
Start	The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas, and may lack a key element; it 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	May be assigned by any reviewer	Thomas Müller (SS officer) (as of April 2008)
Stub	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.	May be assigned by any reviewer	Bengal Regiment (as of April 2008)

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Current status

Military history articles		Importance
		None	Total
Quality
	FA	287	287
	A	78	78
	GA	246	246
	B	2403	2403
	Start	34283	34283
	Stub	30325	30325
	Assessed	67622	67622
	Unassessed	5	5
	Total	67627	67627

[edit] Task force statistics

African military history task force assessment statistics African military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 8 8 GA 11 11 B 67 67 Start 468 468 Stub 458 458 Assessed 1012 1012 Total 1012 1012 worklist • log • category	American Civil War task force assessment statistics American Civil War articles Importance None Total Quality FA 9 9 A 9 9 GA 9 9 B 97 97 Start 1889 1889 Stub 1136 1136 Assessed 3149 3149 Total 3149 3149 worklist • log • category	American Revolutionary War task force assessment statistics American Revolutionary War articles Importance None Total Quality FA 4 4 A 1 1 GA 3 3 B 40 40 Start 651 651 Stub 484 484 Assessed 1183 1183 Total 1183 1183 worklist • log • category
Australian military history task force assessment statistics Australian military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 21 21 A 1 1 GA 13 13 B 82 82 Start 835 835 Stub 887 887 Assessed 1839 1839 Total 1839 1839 worklist • log • category	Balkan military history task force assessment statistics Balkan military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 6 6 A 2 2 GA 7 7 B 42 42 Start 309 309 Stub 183 183 Assessed 549 549 Total 549 549 worklist • log • category	Baltic states military history task force assessment statistics Baltic states military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 1 1 GA 1 1 B 4 4 Start 81 81 Stub 35 35 Assessed 122 122 Total 122 122 worklist • log • category
British military history task force assessment statistics British military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 72 72 A 10 10 GA 50 50 B 337 337 Start 4515 4515 Stub 5096 5096 Assessed 10080 10080 Total 10080 10080 worklist • log • category	Canadian military history task force assessment statistics Canadian military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 5 5 A 2 2 GA 10 10 B 54 54 Start 625 625 Stub 646 646 Assessed 1342 1342 Total 1342 1342 worklist • log • category	Chinese military history task force assessment statistics Chinese military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 7 7 A 1 1 GA 7 7 B 38 38 Start 523 523 Stub 397 397 Assessed 973 973 Total 973 973 worklist • log • category
Classical warfare task force assessment statistics Classical warfare articles Importance None Total Quality FA 19 19 A 6 6 GA 9 9 B 82 82 Start 537 537 Stub 491 491 Assessed 1144 1144 Total 1144 1144 worklist • log • category	Crusades task force assessment statistics Crusades articles Importance None Total Quality FA 4 4 GA 3 3 B 18 18 Start 138 138 Stub 63 63 Assessed 226 226 Total 226 226 worklist • log • category	Dutch military history task force assessment statistics Dutch military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 5 5 GA 7 7 B 25 25 Start 236 236 Stub 143 143 Assessed 416 416 Total 416 416 worklist • log • category
Early Modern warfare task force assessment statistics Early Modern warfare articles Importance None Total Quality FA 20 20 A 3 3 GA 15 15 B 79 79 Start 1227 1227 Stub 869 869 Assessed 2213 2213 Total 2213 2213 worklist • log • category	Early Muslim military history task force assessment statistics Early Muslim military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 5 5 A 3 3 GA 9 9 B 27 27 Start 91 91 Stub 39 39 Assessed 174 174 Total 174 174 worklist • log • category	Fortifications task force assessment statistics Fortifications articles Importance None Total Quality GA 11 11 B 20 20 Start 492 492 Stub 525 525 Assessed 1048 1048 Total 1048 1048 worklist • log • category
French military history task force assessment statistics French military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 27 27 A 6 6 GA 16 16 B 122 122 Start 1453 1453 Stub 1270 1270 Assessed 2894 2894 Total 2894 2894 worklist • log • category	German military history task force assessment statistics German military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 27 27 A 7 7 GA 10 10 B 147 147 Start 1709 1709 Stub 1340 1340 Assessed 3240 3240 Total 3240 3240 worklist • log • category	Indian military history task force assessment statistics Indian military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 3 3 GA 3 3 B 50 50 Start 409 409 Stub 300 300 Assessed 765 765 Total 765 765 worklist • log • category
Intelligence task force assessment statistics Intelligence articles Importance None Total Quality FA 1 1 GA 1 1 B 13 13 Start 145 145 Stub 30 30 Assessed 190 190 Total 190 190 worklist • log • category	Italian military history task force assessment statistics Italian military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 8 8 B 49 49 Start 390 390 Stub 270 270 Assessed 717 717 Total 717 717 worklist • log • category	Japanese military history task force assessment statistics Japanese military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 25 25 GA 6 6 B 85 85 Start 1426 1426 Stub 1089 1089 Assessed 2631 2631 Total 2631 2631 worklist • log • category
Korean military history task force assessment statistics Korean military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 1 1 B 17 17 Start 203 203 Stub 156 156 Assessed 377 377 Total 377 377 worklist • log • category	Maritime warfare task force assessment statistics Maritime warfare articles Importance None Total Quality FA 54 54 A 5 5 GA 25 25 B 377 377 Start 9123 9123 Stub 6789 6789 Assessed 16373 16373 Total 16373 16373 worklist • log • category	Medieval warfare task force assessment statistics Medieval warfare articles Importance None Total Quality FA 34 34 A 7 7 GA 30 30 B 97 97 Start 1111 1111 Stub 863 863 Assessed 2142 2142 Total 2142 2142 worklist • log • category
Middle Eastern military history task force assessment statistics Middle Eastern military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 7 7 A 1 1 GA 3 3 B 73 73 Start 415 415 Stub 266 266 Assessed 765 765 Total 765 765 worklist • log • category	Military aviation task force assessment statistics Military aviation articles Importance None Total Quality FA 18 18 A 18 18 GA 19 19 B 468 468 Start 4131 4131 Stub 2361 2361 Assessed 7015 7015 Total 7015 7015 worklist • log • category
Military biography task force assessment statistics Biography (military) articles Importance Top High Mid Low None Total Quality FA 4 8 2 36 50 A 1 3 4 GA 3 5 10 7 34 59 B 11 43 81 87 538 760 Start 2 26 292 1162 5534 7016 Stub 2 5 83 612 6283 6985 Assessed 18 83 475 1870 12428 14874 Total 18 83 475 1870 12428 14874 worklist • log • category		Military historiography task force assessment statistics Military historiography articles Importance None Total Quality GA 3 3 B 14 14 Start 148 148 Stub 97 97 Assessed 262 262 Total 262 262 worklist • log • category
Military memorials and cemeteries task force assessment statistics Military memorials and cemeteries articles Importance None Total Quality FA 7 7 GA 3 3 B 18 18 Start 249 249 Stub 145 145 Assessed 422 422 Total 422 422 worklist • log • category	Military science task force assessment statistics Military science articles Importance None Total Quality FA 2 2 GA 1 1 B 22 22 Start 190 190 Stub 125 125 Assessed 340 340 Total 340 340 worklist • log • category	Military technology and engineering task force assessment statistics Military technology and engineering articles Importance None Total Quality FA 23 23 A 12 12 GA 18 18 B 217 217 Start 2530 2530 Stub 2050 2050 Assessed 4850 4850 Total 4850 4850 worklist • log • category
Napoleonic era task force assessment statistics Napoleonic era articles Importance None Total Quality FA 12 12 A 1 1 GA 8 8 B 43 43 Start 501 501 Stub 257 257 Assessed 822 822 Total 822 822 worklist • log • category	National militaries task force assessment statistics National militaries articles Importance None Total Quality FA 7 7 GA 1 1 B 37 37 Start 359 359 Stub 97 97 Assessed 501 501 Total 501 501 worklist • log • category	New Zealand military history task force assessment statistics New Zealand military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 2 2 GA 1 1 B 21 21 Start 132 132 Stub 125 125 Assessed 281 281 Total 281 281 worklist • log • category
Nordic military history task force assessment statistics Nordic military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 10 10 GA 3 3 B 29 29 Start 444 444 Stub 389 389 Assessed 875 875 Total 875 875 worklist • log • category	Ottoman military history task force assessment statistics Ottoman military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 3 3 A 2 2 GA 2 2 B 27 27 Start 239 239 Stub 235 235 Assessed 508 508 Total 508 508 worklist • log • category	Polish military history task force assessment statistics Polish military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 16 16 A 3 3 GA 5 5 B 30 30 Start 416 416 Stub 405 405 Assessed 875 875 Total 875 875 worklist • log • category
Romanian military history task force assessment statistics Romanian military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 1 1 A 4 4 GA 6 6 B 10 10 Start 107 107 Stub 72 72 Assessed 200 200 Total 200 200 worklist • log • category	Russian and Soviet military history task force assessment statistics Russian and Soviet military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 18 18 A 10 10 GA 8 8 B 83 83 Start 1199 1199 Stub 733 733 Assessed 2051 2051 Total 2051 2051 worklist • log • category	South American military history task force assessment statistics South American military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 1 1 GA 1 1 B 21 21 Start 252 252 Stub 208 208 Assessed 483 483 Total 483 483 worklist • log • category
Southeast Asian military history task force assessment statistics Southeast Asian military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 12 12 A 19 19 B 48 48 Start 457 457 Stub 233 233 Assessed 769 769 Total 769 769 worklist • log • category	Spanish military history task force assessment statistics Spanish military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 10 10 A 1 1 GA 3 3 B 10 10 Start 281 281 Stub 197 197 Assessed 502 502 Total 502 502 worklist • log • category	Taiwanese military history task force assessment statistics Taiwanese military history articles Importance None Total Quality GA 2 2 B 5 5 Start 51 51 Stub 30 30 Assessed 88 88 Total 88 88 worklist • log • category
United States military history task force assessment statistics United States military history articles Importance None Total Quality FA 77 77 A 32 32 GA 69 69 B 933 933 Start 13649 13649 Stub 7475 7475 Assessed 22235 22235 Total 22235 22235 worklist • log • category	War films task force assessment statistics War films articles Importance Top High Mid Low None Total Quality FA 1 1 1 3 GA 1 1 2 B 3 3 3 2 3 14 Start 4 10 14 17 107 152 Stub 1 3 76 181 261 Assessed 8 16 22 95 291 432 Total 8 16 22 95 291 432 worklist • log • category
Weaponry task force assessment statistics Weaponry articles Importance None Total Quality FA 21 21 A 10 10 GA 14 14 B 183 183 Start 2087 2087 Stub 1616 1616 Assessed 3931 3931 Total 3931 3931 worklist • log • category	World War I task force assessment statistics World War I articles Importance None Total Quality FA 31 31 A 5 5 GA 22 22 B 144 144 Start 2085 2085 Stub 1316 1316 Assessed 3603 3603 Total 3603 3603 worklist • log • category	World War II task force assessment statistics World War II articles Importance None Total Quality FA 76 76 A 21 21 GA 33 33 B 561 561 Start 8108 8108 Stub 4150 4150 Assessed 12949 12949 Total 12949 12949 worklist • log • category

[edit] Requests for assessment

Shortcut: WP:MHA#REQ

Please also check Category:Unassessed military history articles for articles needing 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. Requests for formal A-Class review should be made at the review department. You could also consider entering articles you have worked on in the military history article writing contest.

Add new requests above this line

If you are interested in more extensive comments on an article, please list it for peer review instead.

[edit] Backlog of articles for assessment by class

The articles in Category:Unassessed military history articles need assessing by class. After assessment, they are automatically removed from this category.

[edit] Backlog of articles for tagging by task force

The articles in Category:Military history articles with no associated task force need tagging to allocate to task forces. After task forces have been assigned, they are automatically removed from the category.

[edit] Log

A full log of assessment changes for the past thirty days is available; unfortunately, due to its extreme size, it cannot be transcluded directly.