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University of Virginia
articles
Importance
Top High Mid Low None Total
Quality
Featured article FA 1 1 2
Good article GA 1 1
B 1 3 8 1 6 19
Start 10 2 5 43 60
Stub 1 4 13 67 85
List 2 2
Assessed 3 14 14 21 117 169
Unassessed 1 1 7 9
Total 3 14 15 22 124 178

Welcome to the assessment department of the Virginia WikiProject! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's articles about Virginia or the people of Virginia. 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.

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[edit] Frequently asked questions

How can I get my article rated? 
Please list it in the section for assessment requests below.
Who can assess articles? 
Any member of the Virginia WikiProject is free to add—or change—the rating of an article.
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.
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.

[edit] Instructions

An article's assessment is generated from the class and importance parameters in the {{WikiProject University of Virginia}} project banner on its talk page:

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The following values may be used for the class parameter:

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

[edit] Quality scale

Article progress grading scheme [  v  d  e  ]
Label Criterion Reader's experience Editor's experience Example
Featured article 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. Tourette Syndrome (as of June 2008)
Featured list FL
{{FL-Class}}
Reserved exclusively for articles that have received "Featured lists" status, and meet the 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. FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives (as of January 2008)
A
{{A-Class}}
Provides a well-written, reasonably clear and complete description of the topic, as described in 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-reviewed where appropriate). Should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems. At the stage where it could at least be considered for 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. Peer-review would be helpful at this stage. Durian (as of March 2007)
Good article GA
{{GA-Class}}
The article has passed through the Good article nomination process and been granted GA status, meeting the 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 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 wikified, now is the time. International Space Station (as of February 2007)
B
{{B-Class}}
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, Neutral Point Of View (NPOV) or 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 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 cleanup is needed will typically have this designation to start with. Jammu and Kashmir (as of October 2007) has a lot of helpful material but needs more prose content and references.
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. 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 cleanup tag is inappropriate at this stage. Real analysis (as of November 2006)
Stub
{{Stub-Class}}
The article is either a very short article or a rough collection of information that will need extensive 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. Coffee table book (as of July 2005)


[edit] Requesting an 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.

  1. I have significantly updated the Virginia Glee Club article and would like to see it assessed. It was previously assessed as a stub. Tjarrett 16:01, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
  2. I would like to see the Virginia Pep Band article reassessed. It has been assessed as a start, but appears to have more information than (and certainly complements) the Cavalier Marching Band article, which was rated a mid-B. The Pep Band article clearly exceeds the description of a "start" article. 71.206.188.25 00:54, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
  3. I would love to see University of Virginia College of Arts & Sciences reassessed. I've done alot of work on it and I believe its no longer start category anymore... Queerbubbles (talk) 18:35, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Assessment log

The logs in this section are generated automatically (on a daily basis); please don't add entries to them by hand.

Unexpected changes, such as downgrading an article, or raising it more than two assessment classes at once, are shown in bold.


Archive This is a log of operations by a bot. The contents of this page are unlikely to need human editing. In particular, links should not be disambiguated as this is a historical record.


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  • Peter Lalich reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (Low-Class)
  • TheCompoundWord reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (Low-Class)
  • Ed Moses (swimmer) reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Stub-Class (Low-Class)

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  • Media Studies at UVA (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) removed.

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[edit] January 22, 2008

  • Edgar Allan Poe reassessed from GA-Class (Top-Class) to FA-Class (Top-Class)

[edit] Worklist

The logs in this section are generated automatically (on a daily basis); please don't add entries to them by hand.



Contact with WP University of Virginia
Article Import Date Assess Ver Comments
Edgar Allan Poe [1] Top January 22, 2008 Featured article FA
William N. Page [2] May 5, 2008 Featured article FA 0.5 needs inline citations --plange 20:22, 24 September 2006 (UTC) (edit comment)
University of Virginia [3] Top November 20, 2006 Good article GA
Virginia Cavaliers [4] Top November 7, 2006 B
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration [5] High November 8, 2006 B
University of Virginia College of Arts & Sciences [6] High May 18, 2008 B == Assessed as Start ==

I didn't do this assessment, but I have a few suggestions about moving it past start class:

  • History - the article is totally devoid of any historical information. At what point did the College start to be its own entity?
  • Details of the programs - if there is relevant information about any of the degree programs (history, notable output, etc) the links should either go to a page describing the program or the information should be pointed inline. Right now there's no info that, for instance, the English department has historically been top ranked for graduate studies
  • Notable individuals - Any notable faculty or graduates that should be highlighted?
  • Relevant rankings?
  • Programs or centers within the College?
  • Image
  • Expand the lead (WP:LEAD)

A brief scan of some of the articles on the other schools at UVA might give other ideas on ways the article could be expanded. Right now it's a good solid start that needs more material. Tjarrett (talk) 13:58, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re-assessing as B

I've looked at the article and almost all my criticism above has been addressed. I think additional areas for expansion include:

  • Look at the programs list again and address my earlier criticism

The other thing that could use more work is more historical context -- we know for instance that at the foundation of UVA Jefferson's model had no required classes and issued no degrees. At some point that changed. Talking about that, and about the Echols Scholars in that context, might be an interesting opportunity for expansion.

I think everything else on the list has been addressed, and I think the article is now a solid B. That's the highest I feel comfortable assessing it, never having gone through the GA process myself. Tjarrett (talk) 18:43, 14 May 2008 (UTC) (edit comment)

University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science [7] High November 22, 2006 B
Brown College at Monroe Hill [8] Mid November 7, 2006 B
Cavalier Marching Band [9] Mid November 8, 2006 B
Frank Batten [10] Mid April 16, 2007 B
Hullabahoos [11] Mid November 8, 2006 B
Jefferson Literary and Debating Society [12] Mid April 6, 2007 B
Katie Couric [13] Mid March 20, 2007 B Lead needs expansion among other things. Aaron Bowen 13:16, 17 April 2007 (UTC) (edit comment)
Virginia Cavaliers football [14] Mid November 18, 2006 B
Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball [15] Mid November 19, 2006 B
2007 Virginia Cavaliers football team [16] Low October 24, 2007 B
Al Groh [17] December 1, 2006 B
Algernon S. Buford [18] March 20, 2007 B
Brit Hume [19] March 20, 2007 B Looks like a good article - Needs infobox - Submit for GA when ready Morphh 03:00, 11 September 2006 (UTC) (edit comment)
Bruce Arena [20] March 20, 2007 B
Ralph Sampson [21] December 1, 2006 B
W. Graham Claytor Jr. [22] May 5, 2008 B
Alben W. Barkley [23] High February 23, 2007 Start
Curry School of Education [24] High November 8, 2006 Start
McIntire School of Commerce [25] High November 22, 2006 Start
The Corner (UVA) [26] High November 22, 2006 Start
The Lawn [27] High November 22, 2006 Start
The Range [28] High November 22, 2006 Start
The Rotunda (University of Virginia) [29] High November 7, 2006 Start
University of Virginia School of Architecture [30] High November 22, 2006 Start
University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies [31] High November 22, 2006 Start
University of Virginia School of Nursing [32] High November 22, 2006 Start
Davenport Field [33] Mid November 7, 2006 Start
IMP Society [34] Mid November 8, 2006 Start
2006-07 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team [35] Low September 21, 2007 Start
2007-08 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team [36] Low September 21, 2007 Start
Dan Bonner [37] Low December 19, 2006 Start
Peter Lalich [38] Low May 21, 2008 Start
TheCompoundWord [39] Low May 21, 2008 Start == Assessed article for WP:Wikiproject UVA ==

Article is start class and needs a good deal of work to move up, including:

  • Wikilinks
  • References
  • Better assertion of notability

Tjarrett (talk) 15:27, 20 May 2008 (UTC) (edit comment)

Augustus Maxwell [40] March 20, 2007 Start
Charles Augustus Briggs [41] March 20, 2007 Start
Chris Long (American football) [42] November 13, 2007 Start
Claudia Emerson [43] November 13, 2007 Start
Claudio Reyna [44] March 18, 2007 Start
Colgate Darden [45] March 18, 2007 Start
Dawn Staley [46] December 1, 2006 Start
Dick Bestwick [47] December 7, 2006 Start
Francis Collins (geneticist) [48] March 20, 2007 Start
Fred Barnes (journalist) [49] March 20, 2007 Start
Greasy Neale [50] January 27, 2008 Start
Henry Howell [51] March 20, 2007 Start
Henry St. George Tucker, Sr. [52] March 14, 2007 Start
Jameel Sewell [53] November 13, 2007 Start
John B. Minor [54] March 20, 2007 Start
John D. Butzner, Jr. [55] December 1, 2006 Start
John Paul Jones Arena [56] March 20, 2007 Start
Julian Bond [57] March 20, 2007 Start
Kit Bond [58] March 20, 2007 Start
Klöckner Stadium [59] March 20, 2007 Start
McCormick Observatory [60] March 18, 2007 Start
Memorial Gymnasium (Virginia) [61] March 18, 2007 Start
Mortimer Caplin [62] March 27, 2008 Start Keeping start-class assessment from WikiProject Biography. Article seems a little thinly sourced for someone who was a senior US government official. Also could use a little article structure, an infobox, and a photo. Tjarrett (talk) 13:26, 24 March 2008 (UTC) (edit comment)
Philip D. Zelikow [63] March 20, 2007 Start
Rare Book School [64] March 20, 2007 Start
Richard Evelyn Byrd [65] March 18, 2007 Start
Ron Suskind [66] March 20, 2007 Start
Ronde Barber [67] December 11, 2006 Start
Rosenberger v. University of Virginia [68] March 22, 2007 Start
Rupert Blue [69] March 20, 2007 Start
Sarah Drew [70] March 20, 2007 Start
Semester at Sea [71] March 16, 2007 Start
Seven Society [72] March 20, 2007 Start
Sheridan Snyder Tennis Center [73] March 20, 2007 Start
The Cavalier Daily [74] March 20, 2007 Start
The Virginia Quarterly Review [75] March 20, 2007 Start
Tiki Barber [76] December 11, 2006 Start (edit comment)
University Hall (UVa) [77] March 20, 2007 Start
University of Virginia School of Law [78] March 20, 2007 Start
University of Virginia School of Medicine [79] March 20, 2007 Start
University of Virginia's College at Wise [80] March 18, 2007 Start
Virginia Pep Band [81] March 20, 2007 Start
Wahoos [82] March 20, 2007 Start
Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy [83] High April 16, 2007 Stub
Debbie Ryan [84] Mid December 18, 2006 Stub
Jefferson-Eppes Trophy [85] Mid March 18, 2007 Stub
Miller Center of Public Affairs [86] Mid April 15, 2008 Stub Where to begin? Page needs the following at a minimum for start class:
  • General cleanup - removal or expansion of redlinks
  • More detailed history--who was Miller?
  • Why is it important? What has it done?
  • References.

Tjarrett (talk) 15:34, 8 April 2008 (UTC) (edit comment)

Orland E. White Research Arboretum [87] Mid April 15, 2008 Stub What's here is good. Needs expansion. Needs references. Tjarrett (talk) 15:52, 8 April 2008 (UTC) (edit comment)
Commonwealth Cup [88] Low November 22, 2006 Stub
Ed Moses (swimmer) [89] Low May 21, 2008 Stub
Eli Banana [90] Low February 5, 2008 Stub
Fan Mountain Observatory [91] Low November 11, 2006 Stub
Harry Rogers Pratt [92] Low September 15, 2007 Stub
Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities [93] Low November 11, 2006 Stub
Kenneth W. Thompson [94] Low April 22, 2008 Stub References, picture, infobox, notability.Tjarrett (talk) 14:31, 16 April 2008 (UTC) (edit comment)
South's Oldest Rivalry [95] Low November 22, 2006 Stub
Systems and Information Engineering [96] Low December 7, 2006 Stub
The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership [97] Low April 22, 2008 Stub
Thomas Jefferson Randolph [98] Low April 15, 2008 Stub Well researched and referenced but brief. Could be substantially expanded. One source might be UVA histories or BOV minutes.

Tjarrett (talk) 15:40, 8 April 2008 (UTC) (edit comment)

Virginia Film Festival [99] Low April 22, 2008 Stub Needs expansion, history, sources. Tjarrett (talk) 14:27, 16 April 2008 (UTC) (edit comment)
Virginia Glee Club [100] Low November 7, 2006 Stub ==March 23, 2008==

Overall, I would describe this as a nicely developed solid B-class article. In particular, I am impressed with the quality of the referencing.

From a presentation perspective, the article should have an infobox - perhaps {{Infobox musical artist}}? A more current picture would certainly be a plus, and this would allow moving the current image to the history section where it would fit perfectly. However, there are always challenges in getting appropriate and free images, so this may be a longer term project.

In terms of content, what is in the article is great. The prose is good, and the referencing is excellent. I would say the main need would be a section on the music itself. The lead section mentions the TTBB arrangement, and this should be discussed and expanded in a section discussing the club's musical style or traditions. Something to substantiate the lead's claim that the club is critically acclaimed should also be added, either in the section on the music or in a critical reception section. Finally, the lead could use a little more expansion, per WP:LEAD.

Good work!--Kubigula (talk) 02:56, 24 March 2008 (UTC) (edit comment)

ARP (laboratory) [101] March 14, 2007 Stub
Alexander Penn Wooldridge [102] March 22, 2007 Stub
Alexander Rives [103] March 22, 2007 Stub
Alfred Berkeley [104] March 18, 2007 Stub
Arthur Guepe [105] December 1, 2006 Stub
Bill Elias [106] December 1, 2006 Stub
Bob Sellers [107] March 18, 2007 Stub
Charles A. Holt [108] March 22, 2007 Stub
Claude V. Spratley [109] March 22, 2007 Stub
Collins Denny [110] March 18, 2007 Stub
Craig Littlepage [111] March 18, 2007 Stub
Daniel Weissiger Adams [112] November 11, 2006 Stub
David Seth Doggett [113] March 18, 2007 Stub
Donald F. Hunt [114] March 30, 2007 Stub
Earl Abell [115] December 1, 2006 Stub
Edwin Alderman [116] December 1, 2006 Stub
Emma Vyssotsky [117] March 22, 2007 Stub
Fran Crippen [118] March 22, 2007 Stub
Frank Hereford (UVa) [119] March 18, 2007 Stub
Frank Murray [120] December 1, 2006 Stub
Frederick Hartt [121] March 22, 2007 Stub
Gene D. Block [122] March 22, 2007 Stub
George Blackburn [123] December 1, 2006 Stub
George M. Cochran [124] March 22, 2007 Stub
Gus Tebell [125] December 1, 2006 Stub
Hanan Ashrawi [126] November 12, 2006 Stub
Ignacio Provencio [127] March 22, 2007 Stub
James D. Savage [128] March 18, 2007 Stub
James Laurence Cabell [129] March 18, 2007 Stub
Jan L. Perkowski [130] March 20, 2007 Stub
Jefferson Hall [131] March 20, 2007 Stub
Jerome McGann [132] March 14, 2007 Stub
Jim Lark [133] March 22, 2007 Stub
John Calvin Jeffries [134] March 18, 2007 Stub
John Campbell (US Ambassador) [135] March 18, 2007 Stub
John Charles Thomas (jurist) [136] March 22, 2007 Stub
Journal of Law and Politics [137] March 18, 2007 Stub
Kip Hawley [138] March 20, 2007 Stub
Kurt Smith [139] March 22, 2007 Stub
Legion (software) [140] March 18, 2007 Stub
Lillian Bevier [141] March 20, 2007 Stub
Lyon Gardiner Tyler [142] March 18, 2007 Stub
Mary Poovey [143] March 22, 2007 Stub
Mary Szybist [144] March 22, 2007 Stub
Max O. Stephenson, Jr. [145] March 22, 2007 Stub
Melissa Stark [146] November 13, 2007 Stub
Mentat (computing) [147] March 22, 2007 Stub
Michael Ryan (poet) [148] December 7, 2006 Stub
NINES (initiative) [149] March 14, 2007 Stub
Nathan L. Bachman [150] November 12, 2006 Stub
Philip Brodie, Lord Brodie [151] December 1, 2006 Stub
Richard Voris [152] December 1, 2006 Stub
Robert Bruner [153] March 22, 2007 Stub
Robert E. Davis (climatologist) [154] March 22, 2007 Stub
Robert Webb (education) [155] March 22, 2007 Stub
University of Virginia Investment Management Company [156] October 24, 2007 Stub
University of Virginia Japanese Text Initiative [157] March 18, 2007 Stub
University of Virginia Press [158] March 22, 2007 Stub
Virginia Gentlemen [159] August 22, 2007 Stub
Virginia Law Weekly [160] March 20, 2007 Stub
W. C. Cole [161] March 22, 2007 Stub
Wade Hampton Frost [162] March 22, 2007 Stub
Washington Literary Society and Debating Union [163] March 18, 2007 Stub
Will Shortz [164] March 18, 2007 Stub
William Duane Benton [165] March 18, 2007 Stub
William H. Armstrong [166] March 22, 2007 Stub
Z Society [167] March 16, 2007 Stub
List of University of Virginia people [168] Low November 5, 2007 List
List of presidents of the University of Virginia [169] Low November 5, 2007 List
Rugby Road [170] Mid March 5, 2008 Unassessed
Secret societies at the University of Virginia [171] Low May 18, 2008 Unassessed
Arthur Fickenscher [172] March 27, 2008 Unassessed
Batten Institute [173] May 18, 2008 Unassessed
Edgar F. Shannon, Jr. [174] April 6, 2008 Unassessed
Ken Heilman [175] June 20, 2007 Unassessed
Marvin P. Bush [176] June 20, 2007 Unassessed
Paul Goodloe McIntire [177] May 5, 2008 Unassessed
Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression [178] April 22, 2008 Unassessed
See also: assessed article categories. Last update: June 11, 2008