The Assessment department finds historical articles for the first time and rate them on quality and importance scales.

The articles are rated by examining them and comparing them to the quality and importance scales. A template is then place on the article's talk page stating that the article is within the scope of WikiProject History and displaying what rating the article has been given].

Historical articles can be found in Category:History and its subcategories

Progress

History articles		Importance
		Top	High	Mid	Low	None	Total
Quality
	FA			4	4	110	118
	FL					3	3
	A			1		3	4
	GA	2	2	8	15	155	182
	B	19	24	36	22	622	723
	C	7	26	24	19	279	355
	Start	13	27	58	99	2434	2631
	Stub	2	4	15	109	2568	2698
	List		4	60	1	27	92
	Assessed	43	87	206	269	6201	6806
	Unassessed	1	5	2	2	6684	6694
	Total	44	92	208	271	12885	13500

[edit] Template

WikiProject History		HistoryWikipedia:WikiProject HistoryTemplate:WikiProject Historyhistory articles
History portal v • d • e This article is within the scope of WikiProject History, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the subject of History on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.  ???  This article has not yet received a rating on the project's quality scale.  ???  This article has not yet received a rating on the project's importance scale.

Shortcut: {{WPHIS}}

[edit] Usage

The following is the full syntax used for placing this template on a talk page:

 {{WikiProject History |small= |class= |importance= |attention= |needs-infobox= }} 

[edit] Parameters

• small – "yes" if the banner should be rendered in its miniature size; this should be used sparingly and only on crowded talk pages for the time being.
• class – a rating of the article's quality; see the quality scale for more details.
• importance - a rating of the article's quality; see the importance scale for more details.
• attention – "yes" if the article is extremely low quality and requires the attention of experienced editors.
• needs-infobox - "yes" if the article requires an infobox
• auto - used by bots if the article has been assessed automatically

Contents 1 Template 1.1 Usage 1.1.1 Parameters 2 Quality scale 2.1 Featured articles 2.2 A-Class 2.3 Good articles 2.4 B-Class 2.5 Start Class 2.6 Stub Class 3 Importance scale

[edit] Quality scale

[edit] Featured articles

Reserved for articles that meet the featured article criteria and have received featured article status after community review

Featured articles are selected at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates

[edit] A-Class

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.

A-Class articles are selected by the project at Wikipedia:WikiProject History/Review#A-Class Review.

[edit] Good articles

Reserved for articles that meet the good article criteria and have received good article status.

Good articles are selected at Wikipedia:Good article nominations.

[edit] B-Class

The article meets the following six criteria:

1. It is suitably referenced, and all major points are appropriately cited.
2. It reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain major omissions or inaccuracies.
3. It has a defined structure, including a lead section and one or more sections of content.
4. It is free from major grammatical errors.
5. It contains appropriate supporting materials, such as an infobox, images, or diagrams.
6. It is written from a neutral point of view

B-Class articles are selected by individual assessors.

[edit] Start Class

Start class article have a few paragraphs that provide all the key points but may not cover all aspects of the subject. These articles usually have an image or infobox to support the text.

Start-class articles are selected by individual assessors.

[edit] Stub Class

Stubs are very short articles which offer a quick description of the subject

Stub articles are selected by individual assessors

[edit] Importance scale

Need	The article's priority or importance, regardless of its quality
Top	Subject is a must-have for a good encyclopedia
High	Subject contributes a depth of knowledge
Mid	Subject fills in more minor details
Low	Subject is mainly of specialist interest.