Wikipedia:WikiProject Idaho/Article guidelines
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Types of Articles
[edit]Types of articles that could/should be built
Find
[edit]How to best find if an article already exists. Some have funny names.
New articles
[edit]How to request an article be built. How to build a new article.
structure
[edit]Basic outlines (by topic)
- Biographies
- Places
- Things
- Politics
templates
[edit]Various templates to help with each section listed above
Edit Articles
[edit]It exists, but doesn't say what you think it should say.
References
[edit]What constitutes good and poor references? + List of bad references
Pictures
[edit]About copy-rights, etc.
Categories
[edit]Why we have them How they should "link"/"chain"
Assessment
[edit]Stubs
[edit]Someone has just created an article
- check history in case they are actively (within 24-48 hrs) still working on it
- Try to improve it yourself before tagging
- Clean up tags
Start
[edit]How to get to Start?
"C" Class
[edit]Full topic, solid references, templates, and categories
"B" Class
[edit]Everything there is to know about the topic.
<!-- 1. It is suitably referenced, and all major points have appropriate inline citations. --> |B-Class-1=no <!-- 2. It reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain major omissions or inaccuracies. --> |B-Class-2=no <!-- 3. It has a defined structure, including a lead section and one or more sections of content. --> |B-Class-3=yes <!-- 4. It is free from major grammatical errors. --> |B-Class-4=yes <!-- 5. It contains appropriate supporting materials, such as an infobox, images, or diagrams. --> |B-Class-5=yes
"A" Class
[edit]This is an odd transient classification. It basically tells the group of "Peer-Reviewers" for Idaho to get together on promoting the article to either GA (Good Article) or FA (Featured Article) status.
GA (Good Article)
[edit]FA (Featured Article)
[edit]Importance
[edit]Importance should be from the height of the State of Idaho. Meaning how important is it to the ENTIRE State.
Top
[edit]Idaho would not exist without this article. (See Idaho). Generally, things that might fall in the 90-95% ranking.
- People (recognized internationally)
- Biggest cities (top 5), Top 5 Counties
- Biggest Landmarks ( top 10)
- Politics: Top State positions, Party Pages, Most recent Election (maybe previous if just occurred)
- Biggest Colleges/Universities (Top 5) - Example; BSU, but not BSU Football (High)
- Snake River
- Nationally recognized {Noun} - Sports Team,
- National Forests (State forests are High)
- International Businesses
- Boise Airport
- Flag and seal of Idaho
High
[edit]- On going Lists: List of governors of Idaho
- People (recognized Nationally)
- Politics: State Legislature (State Senators and Representatives); National Elections within 20 yrs. State elections within 10yrs.
- County Leaders
- Anything that just missed a limit for Top (but above 75%);
- Cities/counties 5-10 (top 25%)
- Any "Yearly" article within the last decade or so.
- State based Sports teams (that HAVE gone to a National Tournament/Bowl).
- State Forests, Highways
- US Only businesses
Mid
[edit]Article topic would need to be recognized by 50% of the residents. "Most" people would know about this or be affected by it.
- Things that are Idaho Only.
- People (recognized within Idaho)
- City Leaders
- Politics: Ex-National (State Senators and Representatives); National Elections within 10 elections. State elections within 20.
- State based Sports teams (that have NOT gone to a National Tournament/Bowl).
- IDaho Only businesses; no real presence outside the state
Low
[edit]Basically, everything else. BUT MUST still be WP:NOTABLE.
- People: (born, living or died) in Idaho.
- Politics: "Ran" for office, but did not win. Criminals in Idaho, etc.
- Place: "IN" Idaho, not just referencing Idaho.
- Things: Made in Idaho, not just bought/sold here.
Do NOT Create
[edit]- Idaho Potato - See, it links to Potato (And Idaho is not even ON that article's Talk Page); as Idaho potatoes are not an actual "thing". Besides, the top crop is actually Onions