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Welcome to the '''assessment department''' of WikiProject Webcomics!  Here's what you need to know:

* Every article in this project should have a quality rating. This helps editors track progress and find things that need work.
* Ratings are stored on the talk page of the article in question.
* This page lists the rating levels and what they mean.
* Anyone can update a rating, except to give some high ratings like "good article" – these have more formal processes. And if you want to help review other people's articles, see the list below.
* If you have worked on an article and would like someone to look at its rating, make a request on this page. 
* If you don't get a response to a request on this page, you may wish to try [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Assessment]] or [[Wikipedia:Peer review]] 
* This page also has some tools for finding incorrectly-assessed articles and for generating lists of articles by rating.

The ratings for each page appear on its Talk page in the {{tl|WikiProject Webcomics}} project banner. This allows automatic analysis in tools like the [https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Webcomics/articles WP 1.0 tool].

== Frequently asked questions ==
: ''See also the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Assessment FAQ|general assessment FAQ]]''

# '''What is the purpose of rating articles by quality?''' Monitoring quality allows the project to prioritize work on articles that need the most attention. It also lets the project know which could be promoted, for example, which articles could be worthy of being a featured article. 
# '''Who can assess articles?''' Any member of WikiProject Webcomics is free to add or change the rating of an article. Editors who are not participants in this project are also welcome to assess articles, but should defer to consensus within the project in case of procedural disputes.
# '''Can I assess an article I worked on?''' You can, as any member of the project can rank an article. However, it's best to get an independent view if you can. Consider submitting it for assessment on this page; if you don't get a reply from another editor then rank it yourself.
# '''What's the technical process for ranking an article?''' Go to the article's Talk page, and inside the {{tl|WikiProject Webcomics}} template, add "|class=xxx", where "xxx" is your ranking. The page on the template has more details.
# '''How do I decide what rating an article is?''' Check the [[#Quality scale|quality scale]] and select the level that best matches the state of the article, then follow the [[#Instructions|instructions]] below to add the rating to the project banner on the article's talk page. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process; this is documented in the [[#Quality scale|assessment scale]].
# '''How can I ask for an article to be assessed?''' You can request an assessment lower down on this page. However, be aware that this assessment process has been largely inactive for some time, so you may not get a response. Alternatively, you can try the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Peer review|project's peer review department]]. If you aren't getting a response in either place, or if there is disagreement, you may want to take it to [[Wikipedia:Peer review|Wikipedia's general peer review]].
# '''Why didn't the reviewer leave any comments?''' Unfortunately, due to the volume of articles that need to be assessed, reviewers may not have time to  leave detailed comments. If you have particular questions, you might ask the person who assessed the article. They will usually be happy to provide you with their reasoning.
# '''What if I don't agree with a rating?''' You have a number of options. You can list it in the [[#Requesting an assessment|section for assessment requests]] below, start a discussion on the article's talk page, or ask any member of the project to rate the article again. Please note that some of the available levels have an associated formal review process; this is documented in the [[#Quality scale|assessment scale]].
# '''Aren't the ratings subjective?''' Yes, they are somewhat subjective, but it's the best system we've been able to devise. If you have a better idea, please don't hesitate to let us know!
# '''How can I keep track of changes in article ratings?''' A full log of changes over the past thirty days is available [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Comics articles by quality log|here]].  If you are just looking for an overview, however, the [[#Statistics|statistics]] may be more accessible.
# '''Does WikiProject Webcomics rate comics by importance?''' This project does not rank articles by importance. If you would like to discuss this decision, there is a discussion about it [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Webcomics#Importance_parameter|here]]. 
# '''What if I have a question not listed here?''' If you have any other questions not listed here, please feel free to ask them on the discussion page for this department; for any other issues, you can go to the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Comics|main project discussion page]].

==List of possible quality ratings==
{{Assessment Class Summary|banner=WikiProject Comics|topic=Comics}}

=== Quality scale ===
The scale for assessments is defined at [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment]]. Articles are divided into the following categories.

{{Grading scheme
|Project          = Comics
|FA_example       = [[Tintin in Tibet]]
|A_example        = [[Batman (1989 film)]]
|A=no
|GA_example       = [[Alex Raymond]]
|B_example        = [[Garfield]]
|B6=no
|C_example        = [[2000 AD (comics)]]
|Start_example    = [[Q Force]]
|Stub_example     = [[Action Girl Comics]]
|FL_example       = [[List of Smallville episodes]]
|List_example     = [[List of comic books]]
|Future_cat       = 
|Future_example   = 
|Book_cat         = yes
|Book_example     = [[:Book:DC Comics]]
|Cat_cat          = yes
|Cat_example      = [[:Category:Comics stubs]]
|Dab_cat          = yes
|Dab_example      = [[DC Universe (disambiguation)]]
|File_cat        = yes
|File_example    = [[:File:John Byrne.JPG]]
|Portal_cat       = yes
|Portal_example   = [[:Portal:Comics]]
|Project_cat      = yes
|Project_example  = [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Marvel Comics work group]]
|Redirect_cat     = yes
|Redirect_example = [[Martha Kent]]
|Template_cat     = yes
|Template_example = [[:Template:WikiProject Comics]]
|NA_cat           = yes
|NA_example       = [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Templates]]
}}

These criteria apply to general-content articles. The [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Comics|manual of Style guide]] provides additional sorts of content and formatting should be provided for certain articles.

Each comics-related article has its assessment included within the {{tl|WikiProject Comics}} template, such as <nowiki>{{WikiProject Comics|class=B}}</nowiki>. This provides automatic categorization within [[:Category:Comics articles by quality]]. Note that the class parameter is case-specific; see the [[Template:WikiProject_Comics/doc|template's documentation]] for more information.

==List of requests for quality assessment==
If you want an article's quality rating assessed or reassessed, especially if it's one you worked on, please add it to the list below. 

*Reviewers may or may not leave feedback on why they gave an article a certain rating, depending on time. If you want a full review of an article, use the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Peer review|WP:COMICS peer review]] process or the [[Wikipedia:Peer review|regular peer review]] process. 
*If you want to discuss an article's quality or how to improve it, it's best to do this on the article's talk page. 
* Seeking an A-class rating? We suggest you submit it for a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Peer review|Peer Review]] to allow us more time to respond and review. Be sure to first read what qualifies as an A rating before doing so though.
*If you have a problem with getting an assessment, want to talk about a group of articles at once, or to discuss how ratings are done, ask on this project's Talk page. 

If you assess an article, please strike it off using <nowiki><s>Strike-through text</s></nowiki> and note your rating here so that other editors will not waste time going there too. Thanks!

Past assessments done as part of WikiProject Comics are located [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Article Classification/Archived requests 1|on this page]]. If you delete a struck-through article from the list, please archive it somewhere.

'''Add new requests at the bottom.'''
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# [[Cyanide & Happiness]] This was a fun one to work on and I think it is B-class now. [[User:HenryCrun15|HenryCrun15]] ([[User talk:HenryCrun15|talk]]) 21:46, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
#<s> [[Emily Carroll]] – Gives good enough coverage of the subject to be C-class. [[User:HenryCrun15|HenryCrun15]] ([[User talk:HenryCrun15|talk]]) 22:09, 28 February 2021 (UTC)</s>
# [[8-Bit Theater]] – I did a massive rewrite of this article, based on research and finding previously unincluded articles, to replace the classic decade-old webcomic article. I am not confident that it makes B-class but I would appreciate a review. [[User:HenryCrun15|HenryCrun15]] ([[User talk:HenryCrun15|talk]]) 08:03, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
# [[Tapas (website)]] hoping to move from C to B. [[User:HenryCrun15|HenryCrun15]] ([[User talk:HenryCrun15|talk]]) 03:14, 5 March 2021 (UTC)
#<s> [[Doctor Fun]] – I wanted to upgrade this article on a very early, long-running webcomic, but there are very few sources. Does it make a C-class? [[User:HenryCrun15|HenryCrun15]] ([[User talk:HenryCrun15|talk]]) 01:31, 29 March 2021 (UTC)</s>
# [[Hyperbole and a Half]] Recently, the article on [[Allie Brosh]], the creator of this comic, got to B-class, so I made this article consistent and added some more stuff on the new book to hopefully also raise it. [[User:HenryCrun15|HenryCrun15]] ([[User talk:HenryCrun15|talk]]) 04:16, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
# [[Garfield Minus Garfield]] – Hopefully upped to C - it was covered extensively (if just for a short time). [[User:HenryCrun15|HenryCrun15]] ([[User talk:HenryCrun15|talk]]) 00:13, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
# [[Never Satisfied]] - I tried to improve this article to C but I suspect there aren't enough sources or much to say about it. [[User:HenryCrun15|HenryCrun15]] ([[User talk:HenryCrun15|talk]]) 04:56, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
# [[Mom's Cancer]] - is Start, hopefully improved to C. [[User:HenryCrun15|HenryCrun15]] ([[User talk:HenryCrun15|talk]]) 00:28, 12 April 2021 (UTC)
# [[Goblins (webcomic)]] - is Start (but was a complete mess), hopefully improved to C. [[User:HenryCrun15|HenryCrun15]] ([[User talk:HenryCrun15|talk]]) 06:24, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
# [[Questionable Content]] - currently C. I'm not sure it makes B-grade yet but at the least I would like feedback on it. I'm keen to improve it as it's a pretty key subject for early webcomics. [[User:HenryCrun15|HenryCrun15]] ([[User talk:HenryCrun15|talk]]) 03:28, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
# [[Andrew Hussie]] - a big name in webcomics, but the article is only Start class (largely due to a lack of sources on the person). I think it's C-class now? [[User:HenryCrun15|HenryCrun15]] ([[User talk:HenryCrun15|talk]]) 06:31, 25 June 2021 (UTC)

==Incorrectly assessed pages==
There are some automatic systems that try to identify incorrectly assessed pages. [[:Category:Incorrectly tagged WikiProject Comics articles]] and [[:Category:Incorrectly tagged WikiProject Comics articles]] output lists of these pages. Reasons for this include:
* Invoked review parameter when the associated subpage doesn't exist, or missing review parameter it when it does
* Invalid combination of review status and assessment class
* Link to a portal subpage that doesn't exist
* Use of a deprecated parameter (e.g. <tt>portal</tt>)
* Assessed as NA-importance when the page '''is''' in the article namespace
**Disambig and Redirect articles should be rated as '''No''' for importance
* Assessed as No-importance when the page '''is not''' in the article namespace
**Templates, Categories, Images and Portals should be rated as '''NA''' for importance
* Assessed as having an importance when the page '''is not''' in the article namespace
* Use of a deprecated parameter (e.g. <tt>image</tt>)
**Future class has been deprecated

== Statistics ==
As of {{#formatdate:{{FULLDATE}}|dmy}}, there are '''{{WP Comics article count}}'''<!--The sum of all classes stub through FA, plus lists, plus unassessed--> articles within the scope of WikiProject Comics, of which '''{{nts|{{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class Comics articles|R}}-6+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class Comics articles|R}}-7}}}}''' <!--FAs+FLs--> are [[Wikipedia:Featured content|featured]]. This makes up {{#expr:({{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class Comics articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class Comics articles|R}}-6+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:A-Class Comics articles|R}}-6+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:GA-Class Comics articles|R}}-6+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:B-Class Comics articles|R}}-8+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:C-Class Comics articles|R}}-6+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Start-Class Comics articles|R}}-6+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Stub-Class Comics articles|R}}-6+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:List-Class Comics articles|R}}-6+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Unassessed Comics articles|R}}-5)*100/{{NUMBEROFARTICLES:R}} round 2}}% of the articles on Wikipedia and {{#expr:({{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class Comics articles|R}}-6+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class Comics articles|R}}-6)*100/({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Featured articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Featured lists|R}}) round 2}}% of featured articles and lists. Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, etcetera, there are '''{{formatnum:{{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:WikiProject Comics articles|R}}-8}}}}''' <!--the total x2 because of the talk pages--> pages in the project.

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Statistics/Table}}

== Log ==
The log has now grown too large to transclude.  Please see [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Comics articles by quality log]] for full details.

[[Category:WikiProject Webcomics|Assessment]]
[[Category:WikiProject assessments|Webcomics]]