AARoads:Assessment/B-Class criteria
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The B-Class criteria are the six standards by which an article at B-Class review (BCR) may be compared and judged to be a B-Class article. A B-Class article does not have to meet the more demanding A-Class criteria.
Criteria
The six B-Class criteria are the only aspects that should be considered when assessing whether to pass or fail a BCR. Other comments designed to improve the article are encouraged during the review process but should not be mandated as part of the assessment.
A B-Class article is:
- Well-written:
- the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and
- it complies with the Manual on Uniform Road Articles guidelines for X, Y and Z.
- Verifiable with no original research:
- it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline;[1]
- reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for 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);
- it contains no original research; and
- it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.
- Broad in its coverage:
- it addresses the main aspects of the topic;[2] and
- it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail.
- Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
- Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.[3]
- Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:[4]
- media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and
- media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
Immediate failures
An article may be failed without further review (known as a quick fail) if, prior to the review:
- It is a long way from meeting any one of the six B-Class criteria
- It contains copyright violations
- It has, or needs, cleanup.
- It is not stable due to edit warring on the page
- It has issues noted in a previous BCR that still have not been adequately addressed, as determined by a reviewer who has not previously reviewed the article
In all other cases, the nominator deserves a full review against the six criteria. For most reviews, the nominator is given a chance to address any issues raised by the reviewer before the article is failed. Often the nomination is brought up to standard during the review.
Notes
- ^ Dead links are considered verifiable only if the link is not a bare url. Using consistent formatting or including every element of the bibliographic material is not required, although, in practice, enough information must be supplied so that the reviewer is able to identify the source.
- ^ The "broad in its coverage" criterion is significantly weaker than the "comprehensiveness" required of A-Class articles. It allows shorter articles, articles that do not cover every major fact or detail, and overviews of large topics.
- ^ Edits that do not apply to the "stable" criterion include reverting vandalism, proposals to split or merge content, good faith improvements to the page (such as copy editing), and changes based on reviewers' suggestions. Nominations for articles that are unstable because of disruptive editing may be failed or placed on hold. Stability is based on the article's current state, not any potential for instability in the future.
- ^ The presence of media is not a requirement. However, if media with acceptable copyright status is appropriate and readily available, then such media should be provided.