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Icons are images placed in the top right corner of pages, which may be used to mark them as part of a certain timeline or project, as having received an award, or as being within a group of articles. Content assessment is one form of icon that may be used within projects to delineate how far along a page is within a project, or as an award given out by an admirer, similar to a Barnstar. Icons are a completely optional accessory to add to pages that may be opted into by their authors. Pages are not required to have a content assessment, and icons should never be used for offensive purposes.

How to use

To use an icon simply write the following code on the top of a page, with "Name" being the name of the icon you want to display:

{{Icons|Name}}

You can also have multiple icons on one page, for example:

{{Icons|Name1|Name2|Name3}}

For consistency, please try to order your icons so that it goes from right to left: timeline, content assessment, awards, any misc icons.

List of Icons

Timelines

Use these icons to display that a page is within a certain timeline.

Icon Timeline Category What to type
Altverse II button.svg Altverse II Category Altverse II
Former Altverse button.svg Former articles
of Altverse II
Category Former Altverse
Morte Logo.png Merveilles des Morte Category Morte

Special Honors

Content assessment

Letter grade assessments
Icon Class Criteria Category Example What to type
Symbol s class.svg S

Finished avant-garde or specialized articles of the highest quality. Good article status is not a requirement for S-class.

More detailed criteria

The article is exceptionally and professionally well-written and is about a topic that is unconventional, unique, or groundbreaking. It should meet all the requirements of an A-class article and may meet or closely meet the criteria of a featured article. The only issues the article may have are minor style issues or other details that need to be addressed before submission as a featured article candidate.

Category S-class
Symbol a class.svg A

The article is well organized and essentially complete. Good article status is not a requirement for A-Class.

More detailed criteria

Provides a well-written, clear and complete description of the topic. It should be of a length suitable for the subject and appropriately structured. It should be well illustrated with media, tables, and other elements. Only minor style issues and other details need to be addressed before submission as a featured article candidate.

Category A-class
Symbol b class.svg B

The article is mostly complete and without major problems but requires some further work to reach good article standards.

More detailed criteria

The article meets the five B-class criteria:

  • 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 it does not need to be "brilliant". 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 presents itself in an appropriately understandable way. It is written with as broad an audience in mind as possible. The article should not assume unnecessary technical background and technical terms should be explained or avoided where possible.
Category B-class
Symbol c class.svg C

The article is substantial but is still missing important content or contains much 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 is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but it fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. The article is most likely still an ongoing work in progress. It may have some gaps or missing elements; need editing for clarity, balance, or flow; or contain policy violations, such as bias or original research. It is most likely that C-Class articles have a reasonable encyclopedic style.

Category C-class
Symbol d class.svg D

The article is lacking and/or has significant issues including content or policy violations. It requires urgent attention and cleanup.

More detailed criteria

The article is either less developed than Start-Class but more developed than a stub or it is significantly more deficient in a number of criteria for B-class than a C-class article. The article is missing crucial elements and may not even be written in an encyclopedic style. It may be subject to speedy deletion if the issues are not addressed in a timely manner.

Category D-class
Symbol e class.svg E

The article is meaningless, nonsensical, or unreadable. It requires immediate attention and cleanup. It could also be an article that has been retained due to its quality evoking the saying of "so bad it's good".

More detailed criteria

The article has significant quality issues that compromises or jeopardize the wiki's standards and reputation. The article violates content policy and guidelines, and may be subject to speedy deletion at once. If the article is retained for historical interest or archival purposes, the article may be exemplary of an article of bizarrely-written or incredibly niche topic, and/or the article was written in a manner that could be construed as trolling. Such articles may blur the lines between genuine ignorance and secret genius.

Category E-class
Miscellaneous assessments
Cscr-featured.svg Featured

Finished and comprehensive articles of the highest quality. Featured article candidates must have either S-class or A-class to be considered.

More detailed criteria

A featured article exemplifies the wiki's best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing and presentation.

  • It must be:
    • 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 history; claims are verifiable against high-quality reliable sources
    • neutral: it presents views fairly and without bias;
    • stable: it is not subject to ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day
    • original: free of plagiarism or too-close paraphrasing
  • It follows the style guidelines, including the provision of:
    • 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
    • media: it has images and other media, where appropriate, with succinct captions
    • length: it is of a considerable length; it stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses summary style
Category FA
Symbol support vote.svg Good

The article has attained good article status.

More detailed criteria

The article meets the good article criteria:

A good article is:

  1. Well written:
    1. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and
    2. it complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.
  2. Broad in its coverage:
    1. it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and
    2. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
  3. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
  4. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
  5. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
    1. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and
    2. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
Category GA
Symbol start class.svg Start

A developing article that is still incomplete or short.

More detailed criteria

The article has a usable amount of good content but is weak in many areas and it is evident that it is still a work in progress. Quality of the prose may be distinctly unencyclopedic, and Manual of Style compliance non-existent. The article should satisfy fundamental content policies. No Start-Class article should be in any danger of being speedily deleted.

Category Start
Symbol stub class.svg Stub

A very short article; may also have content issues.

More detailed criteria

The article is either a very short article or a rough collection of information that will need much work to become a meaningful article. It is usually very short; however, if the material is irrelevant or incomprehensible, an article of any length falls into this category. Although Stub-class articles are the lowest class of the normal classes, they are adequate enough to be an accepted article, though they do have risks of being dropped from being an article altogether.

Category Stub