Elite Dangerous Wiki:Article assessment - Revision history

EliteMaintenanceBot: Set up WikiProject collaboration hubs and subject assessment queues

2026-11-01T16:43:33Z

Set up WikiProject collaboration hubs and subject assessment queues

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	These checks do not assign assessment classes or approve Good or Featured status. Findings are refreshed when pages are rescanned. Pages not yet checked are not certified clean, and the report displays at most 250 findings.		These checks do not assign assessment classes or approve Good or Featured status. Findings are refreshed when pages are rescanned. Pages not yet checked are not certified clean, and the report displays at most 250 findings.

			== WikiProjects ==
			[[Project:WikiProjects\|Subject WikiProjects]] coordinate editing through their scope, participants, tasks and discussion pages. Use the appropriate subject flags in one assessment banner to enrol articles. Subject records share the banner class and retain the general assessment used by the daily Featured selector. Participation does not grant extra account rights.

EliteMaintenanceBot: Enable measurable reference checks in maintenance report

2026-11-01T15:51:29Z

Enable measurable reference checks in maintenance report

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	These categories contain the discussion pages carrying the banners. They are not automatic assurances that article content is correct.		These categories contain the discussion pages carrying the banners. They are not automatic assurances that article content is correct.

			== Automated maintenance checks ==
			[[User:EliteMaintenanceBot\|EliteMaintenanceBot]] checks articles through a bounded local queue. Its [[User:EliteMaintenanceBot/Maintenance report\|maintenance report]] flags missing files, missing templates, reference errors and articles with no rendered inline citations. References supplied by templates count too. An article without inline citations may still contain external links or use in-game evidence; this finding asks an editor to review its sourcing.

			These checks do not assign assessment classes or approve Good or Featured status. Findings are refreshed when pages are rescanned. Pages not yet checked are not certified clean, and the report displays at most 250 findings.

EliteMaintenanceBot: Set up local article assessments and daily selection

2026-11-01T15:19:17Z

Set up local article assessments and daily selection

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Article assessments help editors identify pages needing work and pages ready to showcase. They describe quality, not the importance of a subject. These are local assessments for Elite Dangerous Wiki.

== Quality scale ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Class !! Criteria
|-
| Unassessed || No local quality review recorded. Imported content and existing Main Page selections are not automatically approved.
|-
| Stub || An outline needing substantial expansion.
|-
| Start || A useful introduction with significant gaps in explanation, coverage or sources.
|-
| C || Main subject covered and organised, with notable gaps or sourcing problems remaining.
|-
| B || Substantial, coherent coverage supported by suitable sources, without major omissions or obvious outdated advice. Smaller improvements remain.
|-
| Good || Reviewed for accuracy, clarity, scope, sources, current game information, usable images and links. No significant unresolved maintenance issues.
|-
| Featured || Meets Good criteria and is an especially useful, polished example. Its introduction works for a new reader, illustrations are suitable and credited, and essential claims and gameplay advice have been checked.
|}

== How to assess ==
Place <code><nowiki>{{Article assessment|class=|notes=}}</nowiki></code> at the top of the article's discussion page, preserving discussions. Leave the class empty until reviewed. Describe specific improvements in the notes.

Editors may assign Stub through B with an explanation. For Good or Featured, propose the rating on the discussion page and record a review against the criteria. A second editor or site operator should confirm the promotion. Record the review and reviewer in the discussion or edit summary. Article length, a source wiki rating or a bot's checks do not establish approval.

To downgrade a rating, explain the problems on the discussion page and change the banner. Removing Featured status removes eligibility for future daily selections. [[Special:PageAssessments]] lists structured ratings under project '''Elite Dangerous Wiki'''.

== Daily Main Page selection ==
Selection runs at '''00:05 UTC every day'''. The three panels select approved Featured ship, station and planet candidates. Candidates also need valid local images and short descriptions in the site's curated selection pool. Ask a site operator to add those presentation details after approval.

Until eligible candidates exist, the current curated cards remain under '''Selected articles'''. This is not a quality award. The bot will not promote pages to fill a slot. A panel may retain its previous selection when no eligible replacement exists.

== Review queues ==
* [[:Category:Unassessed articles|Unassessed articles]]
* [[:Category:Stub-Class articles|Stub]] · [[:Category:Start-Class articles|Start]] · [[:Category:C-Class articles|C]] · [[:Category:B-Class articles|B]]
* [[:Category:Good articles|Good]] · [[:Category:Featured articles|Featured]]

These categories contain the discussion pages carrying the banners. They are not automatic assurances that article content is correct.