Welcome to the assessment department of WikiProject Ice Hockey. This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's ice hockey 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 articles' talk page banners; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of
Category:Ice Hockey articles by quality.
Statistics
These are the current Ice Hockey article quality statistics. As of today, 12 June 2024, there are 62,377 articles within the scope of WikiProject Ice Hockey, of which 147 are
featured and 307 are
good articles. Totally, this makes up 0.6% of the articles on Wikipedia and 1.35% of featured articles and lists.
Don't worry! We can help. The table below contains information on how ice hockey articles should be assessed on
Wikipedia's quality scale, with information specific to ice hockey. There are different scales for players, teams, and lists.
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;
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
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.
The article meets all of the
good article criteria, and has been examined by one or more impartial reviewers from
WP:Good article nominations. These articles are well-written, but not absolutely perfect. It must have
a complete lead summarizing their entire career
a section describing their early life
a complete career section that contains information on every season they played
sections about their international play, head coaching career, etc. (if applicable)
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);
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. It must have
a lead summarizing their career
a section describing their early life
a career section that contains information on most if not all seasons they have played
sections about their international play, head coaching career, etc. (if applicable)
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 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. It must have
a career section that contains information on most seasons they have played
sections about their international play, head coaching career, etc. (if applicable)
a section on their personal life (if applicable)
a complete career statistics section
a complete honors/awards section (if applicable)
for the article to be accepted as C-class.
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.
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;
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
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.
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);
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.
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 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.
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.
(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.
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.
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.