Welcome to the assessment department of WikiProject Amusement Parks!
This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's amusement park articles and their relative importance to the project. While much of the work is performed in conjunction with the WP:1.0 program, article assessment ratings are used within the project itself to aid in the recognition of excellent contributions and in the identification of topics that need further improvements.
class – valid values are fa, a, ga, b, c, start, stub, fl, list, na (case-insensitive). See the project's quality scale for details. Setting an explicit value of NA is rarely necessary; for this, either leave |class= blank or omit the parameter.
herschend-importance (only used if |herschend=yes is set; uses the same values as |importance=) – Importance rating within Herschend Family Entertainment task force
hersheypark-importance (only used if |hersheypark=yes is set; uses the same values as |importance=) – Importance rating within Hersheypark task force (inactive)
Imagedetails (appears only if |Imageneeded=yes is set) – Additional details to describe the image that is requested.
importance – valid values are listed in the custom importance mask. See the project's importance scale for details. Setting an explicit value of NA is rarely necessary; for this, either leave |importance= blank or omit the parameter.
listas – This parameter, which is the equivalent of the DEFAULTSORT sortkey that should be placed on all biographical articles, is a sortkey for the article talk page (e.g. for Ron Toomer, use |listas=Toomer, Ron so that the talk page will show up in the T's and not the R's of the various assessment and administrative categories). This is important because it is one source used by those who set DEFAULTSORT on the article; consider also setting the DEFAULTSORT for the article when setting this parameter. For more information about this, please see Wikipedia:Categorization of people § Ordering names in a category. If the article is using {{WikiProject banner shell}} then it is preferable to add |listas= to that template instead of a project banner template. Putting the parameter on more than one template is not required.
seaworld-importance (only used if |seaworld=yes is set; uses the same values as |importance=) – Importance rating within SeaWorld Entertainment task force
universal-importance (only used if |universal=yes is set; uses the same values as |importance=) – Importance rating within Universal Parks & Resorts task force
category – set |category=no if, and only if, a banner is being used for demonstration or testing purposes, to prevent unnecessary or undesirable categorization. Otherwise, omit this parameter.
Aliases
The parameters |disneyland= and |wdw= are recognised as aliases for |disney=. If more than one is present, |disneyland= has precedence over |wdw=, and |disney= has precedence over both of the others: parameters with lower precedence are ignored.
The parameters |disneyland-importance= and |wdw-importance= are recognised as aliases for |disney-importance=. If more than one is present, |disneyland-importance= has precedence over |wdw-importance=, and |disney-importance= has precedence over both of the others: parameters with lower precedence are ignored.
The parameter |Hersheypark-importance= is recognised as an alias for |hersheypark-importance=. If both |hersheypark-importance= and |Hersheypark-importance= are present, |Hersheypark-importance= is ignored.
The parameters |imageneeded=, |Photoneeded= and |photoneeded= are recognised as aliases for |Imageneeded=. If more than one is present, the order of precedence, from highest to lowest, is: |Imageneeded= → |imageneeded= → |Photoneeded= → |photoneeded= . Parameters with lower precedence are ignored.
The parameter |UK= is recognised as an alias for |uk=. If both |uk= and |UK= are present, |UK= is ignored.
The parameter |UK-importance= is recognised as an alias for |uk-importance=. If both |uk-importance= and |UK-importance= are present, |UK-importance= is ignored.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get an article added to the project?
Just add {{WikiProject Amusement Parks}} to the talk page; there's no need to do anything else. Anyone can add an article to the project.
Anyone 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 specific questions, you can ask the person who assessed the article; they will usually be happy to provide you with their reasoning.
Yes, they are, 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!
If you have any other questions not listed here, please feel free to ask them on the project Assessment talk page.
Quality assessments
An article's quality assessment is recorded using the |class= parameter in the {{WikiProject banner shell}}. Articles that have the {{WikiProject Amusement Parks}} banner template on their talk page will be added to the appropriate categories by quality.
The following standard grades may be used to describe the quality of mainspace articles (see Wikipedia:Content assessment for assessment criteria):
The following is a guide for assigning importance within WikiProject Amusement Parks. The process is somewhat subjective. Click the importance grade in the left column to view articles within this WikiProject that have that designation.
Subject is a crucial aspect of amusement parks, and its relationship to the industry would be mentioned in a print encyclopedia. This designation is typically reserved for subjects that have gained international notability and historical significance.
Subject is somewhat notable to experts within the field, but it only fills in minor details to aid in the field's understanding. Non-experts lack familiarity with the subject, and its impact on the industry has been modest.
This designation may tend to apply to:
Topics that are well-known mainly among enthusiasts
Topics that lack significant national coverage
Rides and attractions that are somewhat known outside of their locale but not significantly
Rides and attractions that have not set any enduring records or milestones
People with less significant contributions that may or may not have lasting, historical relevance
Subject is somewhat trivial and may only serve as a minor extension of a larger topic. It has had little, if any, impact on the industry as a whole. Many experts within the field may have little to no familiarity with the subject.
This designation may tend to apply to:
Topics with enough coverage in reliable sources to meet WP:GNG but very little in comparison to "Mid" importance
Topics that are not well-known outside of their locale, as evidenced in reliable sources
Rides and attractions that have set no records or milestones
People whose contributions have not achieved lasting, historical significance and/or lack strong ties to the amusement industry
Subject has the lowest level of significance or no real significance to the project as a whole. It may be an entity, such as a brand or hotel, that has some form of financial or marketing relationship within the amusement park industry. Its significance may also be solely tied to a task force within the project.
If you have created a new article or made significant changes to one, and are seeking another editor's opinion on its assessment, feel free to list it below in the form of:
* {{Article|articlename}} --~~~~.
Note that requesting assistance here is not required. Any editor who feels comfortable doing so may assess or re-assess an article on their own. It is recommended to use the charts above as a reference. Also, you may leave brief comments below when performing an assessment for others, but extensive commentary is best left at the article's talk page. WikiProject members should help keep the list below tidy by periodically removing old entries in the list that have been assessed.
Important: If you assess an article listed below, please indicate Done, as well as the result, and strike it off the list so that others are aware.
Done Already assessed as C which I would keep. Good additions but missing sources and could benefit from more content. Adog (Talk・Cont) 00:52, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Demon (roller coaster) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) - I've been working on this article for ~5 months (and have added 37 sources in that time, as well as over doubling the article length) and I would like an unbiased opinion on its quality - I'd like it to be reassessed. Any feedback would be very welcome as well! I'll ping @Adog because the last person didn't and their article hasn't been reassessed yet after 9 months. Thanks in advance! - Plighting Engineerd (talk) 04:12, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done Start to C class. Good deal of work into the article (the graphic made was a nice touch). More information is good. There are a couple of missing sources, and could use the addition of more content from independent web-based sources (I would suggest doing a deep dive into the Newspapers.com archive or local newspaper coverage, less of enthusiast sources/YouTube/Official website where possible). Adog (Talk・Cont) 00:52, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Wood Coaster (Mountain Flyer) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) -- Wrote the history and ride experience sections, changed some parts of it, and added some images. The article doesn't currently have a class, and I also believe it should be mid-importance, looking at the importance scale on the roller coaster task force page. Thanks - CosmicVortecs (talk) 13:07, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
