Wikipedia:WikiProject Virginia Tech

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Welcome to WikiProject Virginia Tech. Several Wikipedians have formed this collaboration resource and group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of Virginia Tech and the organization of information and articles on this topic. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions and various resources; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians interested in the topic. If you would like to help, please join the project, inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list below.

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• Recent changes to Virginia Tech articles

• Recent changes to Virginia Tech Hokies articles

Goals

• WikiProject Virginia Tech hopes to create, assess, and improve articles related to Virginia Tech and the Virginia Tech Hokies. All Top-importance articles should be improved to FA or GA class and all mid-importance articles should be improved to at least B class.

• Cleanup pages that are related to Virginia Tech and the Virginia Tech Hokies
• Watch Virginia Tech and the Virginia Tech Hokies pages for vandalism
• Expand and Create pages for Virginia Tech Personalities (Notable alumni, coaches, faculty, administrators, etc.)
• Expand and Create pages for Virginia Tech Main Campus in Blacksburg and the Branch Campuses
• Create a page that documents the History of Virginia Tech and the Virginia Tech Hokies

Scope

• All articles related to Virginia Tech and Virginia Tech Hokies are included (including notable alumni, faculty, administrators, athletes, coaches, and academic staff).

Members

Please indicate your area of interest/info about yourself.

WikiProject Virginia Tech Members
Go Hokies	Virginia Tech student
Rockhead126	CLAHS Class of 2016
Cake	Just a guy with an interest in early southern football (before 1933).
Jwalte04	VT grad '08. Mainly focused on Virginia Tech football history. Currently expanding football season articles.
G. Moore	Alumni Class of 1970, College of Science, physics, Highty-Tighties
Gordon Sumner	VT Grad.
FelixThePhoenix	VT Graduate Student

Article alerts

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Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : History of Virginia Tech, Thanassis Rikakis, Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, Virginia Tech Honors Residential College, Fralin Life Science Institute, Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology, Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Virginia Tech Research Center – Arlington, Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation, Virginia Tech Southwest Center, Virginia Tech Roanoke Center, Virginia Tech National Capital Region, Virginia Tech Northern Virginia Center, Virginia Tech Hampton Roads Centers, Virginia Tech Caribbean Center for Education and Research, Steger Center for International Scholarship Expand : Virginia Tech Hokies, Virginia Tech Hokies football, Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball, Timothy Sands, Hunter Carpenter, Joseph F. Ware, Sr., Virginia Tech Foundation, Virginia Cooperative Extension, List of Virginia Tech alumni, Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance, Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center, Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens Wikify : Virginia Tech commencement speakers

Article assessments

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Virginia Tech/Assessment for the project assessment guideline.

Virginia Tech articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA				1			1
FL		1				1	2
GA						1	1
B	1			5		3	9
C	7	1	2	11		14	35
Start	9	3	16	42		99	169
Stub	4	1	6	26		94	131
List	1	4		1		4	10
NA					11		11
Assessed	22	10	24	86	11	216	369
Unassessed						4	4
Total	22	10	24	86	11	220	373
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 1,800			Ω = 5.20

Assessment instructions

Basically since we have so few members, we really can't formulate a review process for everything. A general rule for this project is that if it works for other projects, then it works for us.

An article's assessment is generated from the class parameter in the {{WikiProject Virginia Tech}} project banner: Place this on the talk page of the article

{{Virginia Tech| ... | class=??? |importance=??? ...}}

The following values may be used for importance:

• Top (adds articles to Category:Top-importance Virginia Tech articles)
• High (adds articles to Category:High-importance Virginia Tech articles)
• Mid (adds articles to Category:Mid-importance Virginia Tech articles)
• Low (adds articles to Category:Low-importance Virginia Tech articles)
• if not completed, the article is added to the Category:Unknown-importance Virginia Tech articles.

WikiProject content quality grading scheme

Class	Criteria	Reader's experience	Editing suggestions	Example
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. It is: 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 literature; claims are verifiable against high-quality reliable sources and are supported by inline citations where appropriate; 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, except in response to the featured article process; and compliant with Wikipedia's copyright policy and 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 consistent citations: where required by criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using footnotes—see citing sources for suggestions on formatting references. Citation templates are not required. Media. It has images and other media, where appropriate, with succinct captions and acceptable copyright status. Images follow the image use policy. Non-free images or media must satisfy the criteria for inclusion of non-free content and be labeled accordingly. Length. It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and uses summary style where appropriate.	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: Prose. It features professional standards of writing. Lead. It has an engaging lead that introduces the subject and defines the scope and inclusion criteria. Comprehensiveness. (a) It comprehensively covers the defined scope, providing at least all of the major items and, where practical, a complete set of items; where appropriate, it has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about the items. (b) statements are sourced where they appear, and they provide inline citations if they contain any of the four kinds of material absolutely required to have citations. (c) In length and/or topic, it meets all of the requirements for stand-alone lists and includes at minimum eight items; does not violate the content-forking guideline, does not largely duplicate material from another article, and could not reasonably be included as part of a related article. Structure. It is easy to navigate and includes, where helpful, section headings and table sort facilities. Style. It complies with the Manual of Style and its supplementary pages. (a) Visual appeal. It makes suitable use of text layout, formatting, tables, and colour; and a minimal proportion of items are redlinked. (b) Media files. It has images and other media, if appropriate to the topic, that follow Wikipedia's usage policies, with succinct captions. Non-free images and other media satisfy the criteria for the inclusion of non-free content and are labeled accordingly. (c) Accessibility. It uses proper formating to be accessible to all readers. Bulleted and unbulleted lists and tables are structured correctly. Visual media, if included, utilize alternative (alt) text. Stability. It is not the subject of ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured list process.	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: Well-written: the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation. Verifiable with no original research: it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline; reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose); it contains no original research; and it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism. Broad in its coverage: it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style). Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio: media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content; and media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	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 The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged is cited. Any format of inline citation is acceptable: the use of <ref> tags and citation templates such as {{cite web}} is optional. 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 does not need to be of the standard of featured articles. 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 its content 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.	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.	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: A useful picture or graphic Multiple links that help explain or illustrate the topic A subheading that fully treats an element of the topic Multiple subheadings that indicate material that could be added to complete the article	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

WikiProject Award

Image	What to type	Description
	{{subst:The Virginia Tech Star|message ~~~~}}	The Virginia Tech Star is awarded for excellence in editing articles pertaining to Virginia Tech.

Image	What to type	Description
	{{subst:The Virginia Tech Hokies Barnstar|message ~~~~}}	The Virginia Tech Hokies Barnstar is awarded for excellence in editing articles pertaining to the Virginia Tech Hokies.

• SPECIAL NOTE: Do not give these Barnstars away often.

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