Welcome to the assessment department of WikiProject Punk music! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's punk rock-related 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 Punk music}} banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Punk music articles by quality and Category:Punk music articles by importance, which serves as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist.

Frequently asked questions edit

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

Instructions edit

Quality assessments edit

An article's quality assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject Punk music}} banner on its talk page:

{{WikiProject Punk music| ... | class=??? | ...}}
class

This optional parameter records the Project quality assessment rating currently assigned to the particular article on whose talkpage the project banner appears.

If unassigned, or an invalid value is given, the parameter defaults to "unassigned" and the template places the talkpage into Category:Unassessed Punk music articles.

The class should be assigned according to the quality scale below.

After assessing an article's quality, any comments on the assessment can be added to the article's talk page.

Valid values for this parameter, their associated meanings and categories are given in the table below. Values should be typed as shown (e.g. |class=GA ):

Class parameter values (Category:Punk music articles by quality)
Value Use for Adds article to the category What it looks like
For articles
FA Featured articles FA-Class Punk music articles   FA
FL Featured lists FL-Class Punk music articles   FL
A A-class articles A-Class Punk music articles   A
GA Good articles GA-Class Punk music articles   GA
B B-class articles B-Class Punk music articles B
C C-class articles C-Class Punk music articles C
Start Start-class articles Start-Class Punk music articles Start
Stub Stub-class articles Stub-Class Punk music articles Stub
List List-class articles List-Class Punk music articles List
Future Articles on future topics, for example an album yet to be released. Future-Class Punk music articles Future
Needed Articles that do not yet exist but have been identified as subjects that should be covered. Needed-Class Punk music articles Needed
For non-article pages
Category or Cat Categories Category-Class Punk music articles Category
Disambig or Dab Disambiguation pages Disambig-Class Punk music articles Disambig
File Images and other media files File-Class Punk music articles File
Portal Pages that are part of the Punk rock Portal namespace. Portal-Class Punk music articles Portal
Project Pages that are part of WikiProject Punk music namespace. Project-Class Punk music articles Project
Redirect Pages that exist only as redirects. Redirect-Class Punk music articles Redirect
Template Templates that are part of the project and portal. Template-Class Punk music articles Template
NA Any other pages that are not articles or where assessment is unnecessary. NA-Class Punk music articles NA

Quality scale edit

Importance assessment edit

An article's importance assessment is generated from the importance parameter in the {{WikiProject Punk music}} banner on its talk page:

{{WikiProject Punk music| ... | importance=??? | ...}}

If unassigned, or an invalid value is given, or the class parameter is set to "NA", the parameter defaults to "unassigned" and the template places the talkpage into Category:Unknown-importance Punk music articles.

Class parameter values (Category:Punk music articles by importance)
Value Use for Adds article to the category What it looks like
For articles
Top Articles about core topics related to punk music. Top-importance Punk music articles Top
High Articles about the most well-known or culturally or historically significant aspects of punk music. High-importance Punk music articles High
Mid Articles about topics within punk music that may or may not be commonly known outside the community of rock music. Mid-importance Punk music articles Mid
Low Articles about topics that are highly specialized within punk music and are not generally common knowledge outside the punk community. Low-importance Punk music articles Low
For non-article pages
NA Non-article pages such as templates and project pages. NA-importance Punk music articles NA

Importance scale edit

Label Criteria Reader's experience Editor's experience Example
Top The article is one of the core topics about punk music. Generally, this is limited to those articles that are included as sections of the main punk rock article. These are the articles with the highest potential for being elevated to featured article status. A reader who is not a fan of punk music will have high familiarity with the subject matter and should be able to relate to the topic easily. Only a handful of the most culturally significant musicians, albums, songs, etc. will be assessed with Top importance, as these are the most likely to have large amounts of reliable secondary sources available to reference the article. Articles in this importance range are written in mostly generic terms, leaving technical terms and descriptions for more specialized pages. Ramones
High The article covers a topic that is vital to understanding punk music. These articles have a high potential to be elevated to featured article status. Most readers will have some knowledge of the subject. Famous musicians, albums, record labels, etc. may have High importance, as it is likely that a good number of reliable secondary sources exist that could be used to reference the article. Articles at this level cover particular issues related to punk music, specific terms are used to detail the topic. Bad Religion
Mid The article covers a topic that has a strong but not vital role in the history of punk music. These articles have less potential to be elevated to featured article status, but may be capable of reaching good article status with some work. Many readers will be familiar with the topic being discussed, but a larger majority of readers may have only cursory knowledge of the overall subject. Moderately well-known musicians, albums, etc. will be marked with Mid importance, as it is unlikely that many reliable secondary sources exist that cover these topics. Articles at this level will cover subjects that are well known but not necessarily vital to understand punk music. Due to the topics covered at this level, Mid-importance articles will generally have more technical terms used in the article text. Most topics familiar only to the community of rock music will be rated in this level. Kung Fu Records
Low The article is not required knowledge for a broad understanding of punk music. These articles have little potential to be elevated to either good article or featured article status. Few readers outside the rock music community or who are not punk music fans may be familiar with the subject matter. It is unlikely that the typical reader knows anything at all about the subject before reading the article. Lesser known musicians, albums, songs, etc. might be listed with Low importance, as is it's likely that very few reliable secondary sources exist that cover these topics. Articles at this range of importance will often delve into the minutiae of the subject, using technical terms (and defining them) as needed. Topics included at this level include obscure performers or subgenres, minor releases, aspects of fashion, etc. Don't Call Me White

Requesting an 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, like this : # {{la|Article name here}} ~~~~ .

  1. The Rezillos (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - major expansion of the article with numerous references, I'd hope that on the quality scale it would now be moved from Start Class to at least C-class, maybe B-class. Thanks. Richard3120 (talk) 02:26, 6 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  2. Blackbird Raum (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - Doesn't look like a stub to me, but i am new to this. Thanks!
  3. The Phenomenauts (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - Added 4,000 words; 109 references; five free images; 3 non-free images; four audio clips with subtitles; band member timeline. Proposing it could be at least B class. --Culix (talk) 06:08, 13 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Won (As Friends Rust album) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Requesting an reassessment of importance within the scope of punk music. I believe that this album is notable enough and received significant coverage in the media to qualify at least in the Mild-level importance scale (based on the description above). I think that it also partly qualifies for High-level, due to the amount of reliable source coverage, but the band is not as famous as the example given, Bad Religion. In any case, it's certainly not Low. Bricks&Wood talk 13:25, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Gospel (hardcore punk band) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - i created this page a while ago, still unassessed!!! i did lots of research and work into making the page lol, id really appreciate the assessment of the obscure thing idk Chchcheckit (talk) 19:08, 23 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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