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This evaluation is still ongoing. I've started this page, so I can log information once I get it.

To add to the knowledge I've decided to do my own random page test,which was originally concocted by Ambi and later repeated by many.

March 1, 2006 batch of 25 articles

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Article data Article Assessment scores
Article Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to* Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
Norm McFarlaneE (p) September 10 2004
9 edits
none none 1 ref 1 cat 2 articles, 2 lists STUB 6 6 - occasional odd phrasing. N/A 1 - nothing to enhance article. 6 Reasonable stub
Richard Thaler (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
Bridge Records, Inc.E (p) August 10 2005
4 edits
none none 1 link 4 cats 4 articles, 1 redirect STUB 3 - major omissions 8 - writing is fine 4 - big "see also" 1 - none 5 Ad-like but founder was Grammy nominee.
Ngo Dinh Can (p) December 24 2005
6 edits
none none 1 (dubious) 4 cats 2 articles, 1 list SUBSTUB 3 - bad coverage. 9 1 - none to speak of. 1 - none 4 bad coverage, dubious ref.
Bruderheim, Alberta (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
Mount Blackwelder (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
Al McKibbon (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
Mammoth Spring, Arkansas (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
Belgian football league system (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
1856 in South Africa (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
Liu XiaoguangE (p) February 22 2006
1 edit
minor ones in tables 2 on scores none 4 cats 2 articles STUB 4 - few facts, no refs 4 - short partial sentences, occasional UE tone. 6 - sufficient 6 - has tables, does little to make it attractive. 5' - lacks refs and looks needs refs and copyedit
Eric Griffiths (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
George YongeE (p) August 25 2004
15 edits
none 4 succession boxes 1 link (ref buried) 8 cats 13 articles, 1 redirect GOOD STUB 6 - good info, but ref hidden on site. 6 - dull but sound. 7 - no headers, but good use of templates. 5 - boxes look good, but not much else. 6 - reasonable stub Refs should be given directly. Link to page; not domain.
Guildford Flames (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
Indian Lake (Massachusetts) (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
HidingE (p) January 29 2005
4 edits
none none none 1 cat 1 article DISAMBIGUATION N/A 5 - wordy 4 - bad format 5 5 wordy dab; fixable
Ctenacodon (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
Espirito Santo Trophy (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
Negros Occidental (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
Uetikon am See (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
Stony Cove Pike (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
Widawa (p) September 11 2005
3 edits
none none none 2 cats 1 article SUBSTUB 1 1 - no full sentence. 1 - no structure. 1 1 - abysmal One sentence substub.
Jodi Benson (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
Spun aluminum (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
Multiple access (p) Creation date Images Tables Refs/links Categories Linked to Status Coverage/Facts Writing Structure Aesthetics Overall Comments
  • excluding userpages.

I edited articles labelled E after evaluating them.

Images in stub tags and small flags aren't counted.

Results

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Following the collection of data resulting from <number> random article searches, I have come up with the following statistics.

Type of article Percentage
Full articles x%
Stubs x%
Substubs x%
Disambiguation x%
Articles from public sources x%
Rambot articles x%
Charts x%
Lists x%
Requiring substantial cleanup x%
Should be redirected x%
Dubious articles x%
Deletables x%

Other tests

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