Novel articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
FA | 5 | 19 | 40 | 24 | 88 | ||
FL | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 45 | ||
GA | 9 | 38 | 118 | 179 | 9 | 353 | |
B | 46 | 120 | 369 | 312 | 44 | 891 | |
C | 78 | 319 | 1,180 | 2,066 | 220 | 3,863 | |
Start | 22 | 501 | 4,387 | 9,391 | 1 | 1,235 | 15,537 |
Stub | 3 | 138 | 3,311 | 12,808 | 3,047 | 19,307 | |
List | 2 | 10 | 596 | 543 | 77 | 1,228 | |
Category | 1 | 12,500 | 12,501 | ||||
Disambig | 1 | 83 | 84 | ||||
File | 10 | 21,304 | 21,314 | ||||
Portal | 44 | 44 | |||||
Project | 10 | 212 | 222 | ||||
Redirect | 9 | 296 | 2,220 | 5,356 | 7,881 | ||
Template | 1 | 11 | 2,288 | 2,300 | |||
NA | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | |||
Other | 117 | 117 | |||||
Assessed | 166 | 1,160 | 10,316 | 27,602 | 41,918 | 4,632 | 85,794 |
Unassessed | 36 | 1 | 2,026 | 2,063 | |||
Total | 166 | 1,160 | 10,316 | 27,638 | 41,919 | 6,658 | 87,857 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 212,364 | Ω = 5.30 |
Hello and welcome to the assessment department of the Novels WikiProject! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's novel and novel-related articles. Much of the work is done in conjunction with the WP:1.0 program, the article ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work.
The ratings are done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{WikiProject Novels}} talk page project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Novel articles by quality and Category:Novel articles by importance, which serve as the sources for an automatically generated worklist.
Frequently asked questions
edit- How do I add an article to the WikiProject?
- Just add {{WikiProject Novels}} to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else.
- Someone put a {{WikiProject Novels}} template on an article, but it's not a novel or related article. What should I do?
- If you notice one, feel free to remove the tag, and optionally leave a note on the talk page of this department (or directly with the person who tagged the article).
- How can I get my article rated?
- Please list it in the section for assessment requests below.
- Who can assess articles?
- Any member of the Novels WikiProject is free to add—or change—the rating of an article.
- Why didn't the reviewer leave any comments?
- Unfortunately, due to the volume of articles that need to be assessed, we are unable to leave detailed comments in most cases. 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 can list it in the section for assessment requests below, and someone will take a look at it. Alternately, you can ask any member of the project to rate the article again.
- Aren't the ratings subjective?
- Yes, they are (see, in particular, the disclaimers on the importance scale), but it's the best system WP:1.0 have 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 here. If you are just looking for an overview, however, the monthly statistics may be more accessible.
- What if I have a question not listed here?
- If your question concerns the article assessment process specifically, please refer to the discussion page for this department; for any other issues, you can ask them on the main project general forum page, or contact one of the other members directly.
Instructions
editAn article's assessment is generated from the class and importance parameters in the {{WikiProject Novels}} project banner on its talk page (see the project banner instructions for more details on the exact syntax):
- {{WikiProject Novels| ... | class=??? | importance=??? | ...}}
The following values may be used for the class parameter:
- FA (adds articles to Category:FA-Class novel articles)
- FL (adds articles to Category:FL-Class novel articles) - Featured List (subject to the same controls as FA)
- A (adds articles to Category:A-Class novel articles)
- GA (adds articles to Category:GA-Class novel articles)
- B (adds articles to Category:B-Class novel articles)
- C (adds articles to Category:C-Class novel articles)
- Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class novel articles)
- Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class novel articles)
- NA (for pages, such as templates or disambiguation pages, where assessment is unnecessary; adds pages to Category:NA-Class novel articles)
- Cat (adds articles to Category:Category-Class novel articles)
- Dab (adds articles to Category:Disambig-Class novel articles)
- List (adds articles to Category:List-Class novel articles)
- Portal (adds articles to Category:Portal-Class novel articles)
- Project (adds articles to Category:Project-Class novel articles)
- Redirect (adds articles to Category:Redirect-Class novel articles)
- Template (adds articles to Category:Template-Class novel articles)
Articles for which a valid class is not provided are listed in Category:Unassessed novel articles. The class should be assigned according to the quality scale below.
The following values may be used for the importance parameter:
- Top (adds articles to Category:Top-importance novel articles)
- High (adds articles to Category:High-importance novel articles)
- Mid (adds articles to Category:Mid-importance novel articles)
- Low (adds articles to Category:Low-importance novel articles)
The parameter is not used if an article's class is set to NA, and may be omitted in those cases. The importance should be assigned according to the importance scale below.
Quality scale
editClass | Criteria | Reader's experience | Editing suggestions | Example |
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FA | The article has attained featured article status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured article candidates. More detailed criteria
The article meets the featured article criteria:
A featured article exemplifies Wikipedia's very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. In addition to meeting the policies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes.
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Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information. | No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible. | Cleopatra (as of June 2018) |
FL | The article has attained featured list status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers from WP:Featured list candidates. More detailed criteria
The article meets the featured list criteria:
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Professional standard; it comprehensively covers the defined scope, usually providing a complete set of items, and has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about those items. | No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible. | List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events (as of May 2018) |
A | The article is well organized and essentially complete, having been examined by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject or elsewhere. Good article status is not a requirement for A-Class. More detailed criteria
The article meets the A-Class criteria:
Provides a well-written, clear and complete description of the topic, as described in Wikipedia:Article development. It should be of a length suitable for the subject, appropriately structured, and be well referenced by a broad array of reliable sources. It should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems. Only minor style issues and other details need to be addressed before submission as a featured article candidate. See the A-Class assessment departments of some of the larger WikiProjects (e.g. WikiProject Military history). |
Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject would typically find nothing wanting. | Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style problems may need solving. WP:Peer review may help. | Battle of Nam River (as of June 2014) |
GA | The article meets all of the good article criteria, and has been examined by one or more impartial reviewers from WP:Good article nominations. More detailed criteria
A good article is:
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Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (though not necessarily equalling) the quality of a professional publication. | Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existing featured article on a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing. | Discovery of the neutron (as of April 2019) |
B | The article meets all of the B-Class criteria. It is mostly complete and does not have major problems, but requires some further work to reach good article standards. More detailed criteria
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Readers are not left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher. | A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed. Expert knowledge may be needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the Manual of Style and related style guidelines. | Psychology (as of January 2024) |
C | The article is substantial but is still missing important content or contains 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 cites more than one reliable source and is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but it fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements, or need editing for clarity, balance, or flow.
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Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study. | Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and solve cleanup problems. | Wing (as of June 2018) |
Start | An article that is developing but still quite incomplete. It may or may not cite adequate reliable sources. More detailed criteria
The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas. The article has one or more of the following:
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Provides some meaningful content, but most readers will need more. | Providing references to reliable sources should come first; the article also needs substantial improvement in content and organisation. Also improve the grammar, spelling, writing style and improve the jargon use. | Ball (as of September 2014) |
Stub | A very basic description of the topic. Meets none of the Start-Class criteria. | Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition. Readers probably see insufficiently developed features of the topic and may not see how the features of the topic are significant. | Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority. The best solution for a Stub-class Article to step up to a Start-class Article is to add in referenced reasons of why the topic is significant. | Lineage (anthropology) (as of December 2014) |
List | Meets the criteria of a stand-alone list or set index article, which is an article that contains primarily a list, usually consisting of links to articles in a particular subject area. | There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader. | Lists should be lists of live links to Wikipedia articles, appropriately named and organized. | List of literary movements |
Importance scale
editThe criteria used for rating article importance are meant to be a probable indication of how significant the topic is to a reader of literature, and how likely it would be covered in a serious encyclopedia. Hence, for example, Moby-Dick would be ranked higher than an average Anne Rice or Sidney Sheldon novel.
Note that general notability need not be from the perspective of editor demographics; generally notable topics should be rated similarly regardless of the country or region in which they hold said notability. Thus, topics which may seem obscure to a Western audience—but which are of high notability in other places—should still be highly rated.
Label | Criteria | Examples |
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Top | Subject is a "core" topic for literature. | Lolita The Lord of the Rings Pride and Prejudice War and Peace |
High | Subject is very notable or significant within its field of literature. | The Name of the Rose Brighton Rock (novel) Lucky Jim |
Mid | Subject is notable or significant within the field of literature (or to a historian), but not necessarily outside it. | Rosemary's Baby (novel) The Body in the Library |
Low | Subject is not particularly notable or significant even within the field of literature, and may have been included primarily to achieve comprehensive coverage of a notable author or other notable subject. | A Fine Night for Dying The Holy |
N.B. Discussion on which articles should be included in the "Top" priority class takes place here, Top priority.
Requesting an assessment
edit- See the assessment request archive.
If you have made significant changes to an article and would like an outside opinion on a new rating for it, please feel free to list it below at the bottom of the list. If you are interested in more extensive comments on an article, please use the peer review department instead.
To assess an article, simply update the Novels WikiProject template on the article's talk page. Please also strike out the request on this page by using the <s>Strike-through text</s> command and add a rationale for your assessment. Don't forget to sign your username after your comment.
Tarzan of the Apes: Looks like it was last assessed in 2006, and the article has changed significantly since then. There's enough research out there to make it a GA eventually (though I know it would prob take a lot of work). Just interested in an accurate assessment before diving in.--MattMauler (talk) 18:49, 21 July 2018 (UTC)- Done Reassessed as C-class: It's a reasonable article but needs to address WP:LEAD, the list-sections per list incorporation (they may be better merged with other sections), and it could use a Reception section (the lead mentions how popular it was but that is not stated in the body). maclean (talk) 03:37, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
Legendary Moonlight Sculptor: It's been start-class for a while now. I've worked on it, and hopefully qualifies as more than that. Let me know. - MakersBreath (talk) 13:07, 31 July 2018 (UTC)- Done Reassessed as C-class by User:DanielleTH.
David Copperfield: I and Prairieplant have recently made major improvements to this article, and wonder if it's now a B category, or if further improvements are needed? Rwood128 (talk) 17:56, 3 June 2019 (UTC)- Done Reassessed as B-class [1] It reasonably covers the topic, is suitably referenced and reasonably well-written. For a more in-depth review, it can be nominated for GA-status. maclean (talk) 18:49, 11 November 2019 (UTC)
Jennifer Government: Recently rewrote the article, pruning out non-encyclopedic material and improving source cites. I'm hoping that I improved it enough to bring it up to B-class. Thanks in advance for your time. Krinn DNZ (talk) 17:42, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
- @Krinndz: That article is still barely a start -- in particular, on literary articles, most of our focus is on reception, themes and other kinds of critical information about how the world engages the book. However, the current version of the articles is alsmost All Plot describing the plot, and its setting. For more recommendations or guidance, see the style guide: Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Novels, Sadads (talk) 19:45, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
- Enna Burning I recently edited & expanded this article; it shouldn't be stub class Cstickel(byu) (talk) 17:59, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
- Gideon the Ninth I fixed many factual errors in the plot section, added more references and created a Style section. Dharmaprasanth (talk) 00:22, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
The Last Chronicle of Barset I have worked on this page as a university assignment and would like a rating on it. Thank you! User: Cutedogs123 11:56, 9 December 2020 (UTC)- Done Reasonably meets B-class criteria [2] maclean (talk) 03:01, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Vignettes (literature) I've edited and expanded this article for an assignment at my university. I would be very grateful for someone to assess this article. Thanks! --Penceypug (talk) 02:30, 9 December 2020 (UTC)- Done Meets C-class criteria [3] maclean (talk) 03:01, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
- Chronicles of Barsetshire I recently completed a major edit to this page, the topic of which I am very passionate about. I'm really proud of how it turned out, so would love if it could be reassessed. Thanks! BjL1504 (talk) 00:39, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
- The Tolkien Reader This article is rated start-class, but I have added a significant amount of information to it in the last month, so could someone please reassess it? Like others here, I did this for a university assignment, and would really appreciate a reassessment. Thanks! --Hofendorf (talk) 14:40, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
- Sweet Caress This article about a novel by William Boyd was first edited three years ago, but hasn't been assessed yet. I'd appreciate a rating, please: thank you. Headhitter (talk) 08:59, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
- The Zombie Survival Guide I completed an overhaul of this article to bring it up to Wikipedia standards a year ago, and have continued to add information as I've found sources for it. Would appreciate a reassessment, as I think it's no longer start-class. WilliamTravis (talk) 18:58, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
- Gothic double This article isn't about a specific novel but about a motif in literature, however I did expand it from a stub by adding sections about many different Gothic novels and short stories. Please let me know if this article is suitable for this WikiProject, and if so I would appreciate an assessment please. Thank you!Snowdrop Fairy (talk) 02:43, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
- Bug Jack Barron I've cut down the plot summary to less than 700 words and rearranged a few ideas for better flow. I feel it's worthy of being raised to start class at this point. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 05:46, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
- The Unbalancing Requesting initial assessment on this article for the novel The Unbalancing by R. B. Lemberg. This novel is of interest to the Fantasy task force. Thanks. CorundumCat (talk) 13:08, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
- The Small-tooth Dog I have recently heavily overhauled the article and would love an outside opinion and a rating if anyone is willing. No rush. Thank you! 11/25/2023 WalkingAsGiants (talk) 18:40, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
- Les Mains d'Orlac I have recently overhauled the article which was previously a stub. The novel/article may be of interest to the sf and fantasy task force. Andrzejbanas (talk) 14:13, 19 August 2024 (UTC)
Statistics
editRaw counts
editJun 2006 | Jul 2006 | Aug 2006 | Sep 2006 | Oct 2006 | Nov 2006 | Dec 2006 | Jan 2007 | Feb 2007 | Mar 2007 | Apr 2007 | Feb 2009 | |||||||||||||
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FA | 8 | 0.37 % | 8 | 0.29 % | 7 | 0.20 % | 6 | 0.14 % | 6 | 0.11 % | 7 | 0.12 % | 7 | 0.10 % | 9 | 0.11 % | 10 | 0.11 % | 10 | 0.10 % | 10 | 0.09 % | 21 | 0.0009 % |
A | 0 | 0.00 % | 0 | 0.00 % | 2 | 0.06 % | 4 | 0.10 % | 4 | 0.07 % | 4 | 0.07 % | 6 | 0.10 % | 5 | 0.06 % | 4 | 0.04 % | 4 | 0.04 % | 4 | 0.03 % | 1 | ~0 % |
GA | 0 | 0.00 % | 3 | 0.11 % | 8 | 0.23 % | 7 | 0.17 % | 8 | 0.15 % | 8 | 0.14 % | 8 | 0.11 % | 7 | 0.08 % | 10 | 0.11 % | 10 | 0.10 % | 10 | 0.09 % | 60 | .0028 % |
B | 7 | 0.32 % | 82 | 2.96 % | 170 | 4.81 % | 313 | 7.50 % | 398 | 7.44 % | 472 | 8.19 % | 559 | 7.67 % | 718 | 8.59 % | 768 | 8.54 % | 779 | 7.57 % | 810 | 7.00 % | 946 | .0437 % |
C | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 246 | .0114 % |
Start | 32 | 1.46 % | 256 | 9.24 % | 416 | 11.78 % | 712 | 9.97 % | 1011 | 18.91 % | 1190 | 20.66 % | 1499 | 20.57 % | 2167 | 25.92 % | 2474 | 27.50 % | 2558 | 24.86 % | 2868 | 24.79 % | 4679 | 21.61 % |
Stub | 24 | 1.10 % | 353 | 12.74 % | 540 | 15.29 % | 1022 | 24.50 % | 1771 | 33.12 % | 2238 | 38.85 % | 3455 | 47.41 % | 4799 | 57.41 % | 5724 | 63.64 % | 6920 | 67.24 % | 7453 | 64.42 % | 15589 | 71.99 % |
Unassessed | 2114 | 96:75 % | 2069 | 74:76 % | 2388 | 67.63 % | 2108 | 50.53 % | 2049 | 38.32 % | 1842 | 31.97 % | 1753 | 24.06 % | 654 | 7.82 % | 5 | 0.05 % | 9 | 0.09 % | 415 | 3.59 % | 0 | 0 % |
Top | 0 | 19 | 0.69 % | 51 | 1.44 % | 69 | 2.40 % | 73 | 1.37 % | 73 | 1.27 % | 76 | 1.04 % | 81 | 0.97 % | 89 | 0.99 % | 87 | 0.85 % | 90 | 0.78 % | 109 | .0050 % | |
High | 0 | 105 | 3.79 % | 170 | 4.81 % | 417 | 10.00 % | 551 | 10.30 % | 601 | 10.43 % | 652 | 8.95 % | 712 | 8.52 % | 747 | 8.30 % | 756 | 7.35 % | 777 | 6.72 % | 839 | .0387 % | |
Mid | 0 | 359 | 12.96 % | 598 | 16.94 % | 1077 | 25.81 % | 1517 | 28.37 % | 2060 | 35.76 % | 3070 | 42.13 % | 4634 | 55.44 % | 5349 | 59.47 % | 5609 | 54.51 % | 6149 | 53.15 % | 8092 | 37.37 % | |
Low | 0 | 172 | 6.21 % | 271 | 7.67 % | 440 | 10.55 % | 1000 | 18.70 % | 1181 | 20.50 % | 1734 | 23.80 % | 2272 | 27.18 % | 2802 | 31.15 % | 3413 | 33.17 % | 4132 | 35.71 % | 11224 | 51.83 % | |
Total | 2185 | 2771 | 3531 | 4172 | 5347 | 5761 | 7287 | 8359 | 8995 | 10290 | 11570 | 21654 |
Monthly changes
editJul 2006 | Aug 2006 | Sep 2006 | Oct 2006 | Nov 2006 | Dec 2006 | Jan 2007 | Feb 2007 | Mar 2007 | Apr 2007 | May 2007 (tba) | ||||||||||||
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FA | +0 | 0.00 % | -1 | -12.50 % | -1 | -14.29 % | 0 | 0.00 % | +1 | 16.67 % | 0 | 0.00 % | +2 | 28.57 % | +1 | 11.11 % | 0 | 0.00 % | 0 | 00.00 % | ||
A | +0 | +2 | +2 | 100.00 % | 0 | 0.00 % | 0 | 0.00 % | +2 | 50.00 % | -1 | -16.67 % | -1 | -20.00 % | 0 | 0.00 % | 0 | 00.00 % | ||||
GA | + 3 | +5 | 166.67 % | -1 | -12.50 % | +1 | 14.29 % | 0 | 0.00 % | 0 | 0.00 % | -1 | -12.50 % | +3 | 42.86 % | 0 | 0.00 % | 0 | 00.00 % | |||
B | +75 | 1071.43 % | +88 | 107.32 % | +143 | 84.12 % | +85 | 27.16 % | +74 | 18.59 % | +78 | 16.53 % | +159 | 28.44 % | +50 | 6.96 % | +11 | 1.43 % | +31 | 3.98 % | ||
Start | +224 | 700.00 % | +160 | 62.50 % | +296 | 71.15 % | +299 | 41.99 % | +179 | 17.71 % | +309 | 25.97 % | +668 | 44.56 % | +307 | 14.17 % | +84 | 3.40 % | +310 | 12.19 % | ||
Stub | +329 | 1370.83 % | +187 | 52.97 % | +482 | 89.26 % | +749 | 73.29 % | +467 | 26.37 % | +1217 | 54.38 % | +1344 | 38.90 % | +925 | 19.27 % | +1196 | 20.89 % | +533 | 07.70 % | ||
Unassessed | -45 | -2.13 % | +319 | 15.42 % | -280 | -11.73 % | -59 | -2.80 % | -207 | -10.10 % | -89 | -4.83 % | -1099 | -62.69 % | -649 | -99.24 % | +4 | 80.00 % | +406 | 4511.11 % | ||
Top | +19 | +32 | 168.42 % | +18 | 35.29 % | +4 | 5.80 % | 0 | 0.00 % | +3 | 4.11 % | +5 | 6.58 % | +8 | 9.88 % | -2 | -2.25 % | +3 | 3.45 % | |||
High | +105 | +65 | 61.90 % | +247 | 145.29 % | +134 | 32.13 % | +50 | 9.07 % | +51 | 4.89 % | +60 | 9.20 % | +35 | 4.92 % | +9 | 1.20 % | +21 | 2.81 % | |||
Mid | +359 | +239 | 66.57 % | +479 | 80.10 % | +440 | 40.85 % | +543 | 35.79 % | +1010 | 49.03 % | +1564 | 50.94 % | +715 | 15.43 % | +260 | 4.86 % | +540 | 9.63 % | |||
Low | +172 | +99 | 57.56 % | +169 | 62.36 % | +560 | 127.27 % | +181 | 18.10 % | +553 | 46.82 % | +538 | 31.03 % | +530 | 23.33 % | +611 | 5.84 % | +719 | 21.07 % | |||
Total | +586 | +26.82 % | +760 | +27.43 % | +641 | +18.15 % | +1175 | +28.16 % | +404 | +3.57 % | +1526 | +26.49 % | +1072 | +14.71 % | +636 | +07.61 % | +1295 | +14.40 % | +1280 | +12.44 % |
Log
editThe full log of assessment changes for the past thirty days is available; due to its size (ca 100 kB), it cannot be transcluded directly.