Template:Pre-review/doc

This template can be used in two ways:

Authors can use the template to request a pre-review.
Pre-reviewers can use the template to communicate an evaluation of an article before it is reviewed.

Pre-reviewed articles can help both authors and reviewers successfully publish articles.

Usage

To request that a pre-review be performed on an article, place {{pre-review}} at the top of the article.

To pre-review an article, perform any desired edits to the article to help improve it as the first part of your pre-review. Explain all edits in the edit summary and link to existing policy when appropriate (local links work in edit summaries).

Place this template in a new section titled "Pre-review" on the talk page of the article you have pre-reviewed. Provide values for each parameter (see template data below).

The template will format the findings of the pre-review in a consistent format that is similar to a formal review.

If a request was made for a pre-review by adding the template to the article (not the Talk page), remove it from the article once you complete the pre-review.

{{Pre-review
|evaluated-url=
|status=
|updated=
|copyright=
|earwig-permalink=
|newsworthy=
|verifiable=
|npov=
|style=
|author-notes=
|reviewer-notes=
|updated-notes=
}}

Examples

Placing {{pre-review}} at the top of an article page will render the following:

An author has requested a pre-review of this article by an uninvolved pre-reviewer (one not substantially involved in writing the article).

A pre-review is meant to help the author or authors improve the article and increase the likelihood of it passing a formal review. A pre-review represents a recommendation that can be heeded or ignored.

Article last amended: Jul 18 at 18:39:06 UTC (history)

An author has requested a pre-review of this article by an uninvolved pre-reviewer (one not substantially involved in writing the article).

A pre-review is meant to help the author or authors improve the article and increase the likelihood of it passing a formal review. A pre-review represents a recommendation that can be heeded or ignored.

Article last amended: Jul 18 at 18:39:06 UTC (history)

Placing the following code on a talk page:

{{Pre-review
|evaluated-url=https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=British_Prime_Minister_Rishi_Sunak_calls_for_general_election_in_UK&oldid=4781850
|status=flag
|updated=~~~~~
|copyright=The third sentence of the second paragraph contains the following phrase "this is some serious testimony." XYZnews has the exact same phrase.
|earwig-permalink=https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikinews&oldid=4783659&action=search&use_engine=1&use_links=1
|newsworthy=pass
|verifiable=pass
|npov=pass
|style=pass
|author-notes=Ensure distance from sources. Remember date formats per [[Wikinews:Style_guide#Dates]]. 
|reviewer-notes=Not recommended due to scuffing.
|updated-notes=The latest changes unfortunately did not fully correct the issue. 
}}

Renders the following:

Status: Not ready; Updated 22:46, 29 November 2024 (UTC)

Version evaluated: 4781850

Copyright: Not ready: The third sentence of the second paragraph contains the following phrase "this is some serious testimony." XYZnews has the exact same phrase.
Newsworthiness: Passed
Verifiability: Passed
NPOV: Passed
Style: Passed

Notes for author(s):

Ensure distance from sources. Remember date formats per Wikinews:Style_guide#Dates.

Notes for reviewer:

Not recommended due to scuffing.

Updated notes:

The latest changes unfortunately did not fully correct the issue.

This is a pre-review only and is not part of the official review process. A pre-review is meant to help the author or authors improve the article and increase the likelihood of it passing a formal review. This pre-review was not done by a reviewer and represents a recommendation that can be heeded or ignored.

Parameters

status: The overall recommendation to
- pass (recommend publish)
- unsure If used, be sure to explain why in reviewer-notes.
- flag (not ready)
- leave blank (no recommendation).
updated: Use this if you need to change the status of a previous pre-review. Use five tildes ~~~~~ for current date and time.
evaluated-url: The URL that points directly to the version of the article evaluated. If changes are made after the pre-review, this link informs the reviewer which version was evaluated. To obtain the URL, view the article history and right-click on the time/date stamp of the latest version reviewed. Select 'copy link.' Then paste that link as the evaluated-url.
- The template uses Module:ExtractOldid to extract the oldid from the evaluated-url.
copyright: Use pass to indicate compliance with WN:COPYRIGHT. Leave blank to indicate it was not evaluated. Use freeform notes to explain how it's not ready.
earwig-permalink: The URL or permalink that points to Earwig's Copyvio Detector evaluation of the article. To obtain the URL, locate the permalink, which appears under the "submit" button on Earwig's after the web page has displayed the results. Right-click the permalink and select "copy link" and paste the URL as the value for earwig-permalink.
newsworthy: Use pass to indicate compliance with WN:NEWSWORTHY. Leave blank to indicate it was not evaluated. Use freeform notes to explain how it's not ready.
verifiable: Use pass to indicate compliance with WN:Cite_sources. Leave blank to indicate it was not evaluated. Use freeform notes to explain how it's not ready.
npov: Use pass to indicate compliance with WN:NPOV. Leave blank to indicate it was not evaluated. Use freeform notes to explain how it's not ready.
style: Use pass to indicate compliance with WN:STYLE. Leave blank to indicate it was not evaluated. Use freeform notes to explain how it's not ready.
author-notes: Freeform notes to provide to the author(s).
reviewer-notes: Freeform notes to provide to the reviewer.
updated-notes: Freeform notes to explain the updated status. If you use updated, you must include updated-notes to explain the change.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
evaluated-url	`evaluated-url`	The raw URL obtained from the article's version history (right-click the date and select 'copy link') Example https://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=British_Prime_Minister_Rishi_Sunak_calls_for_general_election_in_UK&oldid=4781850	String	suggested
status	`status`	Conveys overall recommendation of the pre-reviewer as 'recommend publish,' 'not ready,' 'unsure,' or 'no recommendation.' Suggested values `pass` `flag` `Unsure` Default When blank (default), the value is "no recommendation"	String	optional
updated	`updated`	Indicates the date and time the status was updated Suggested values `~~~~~` Example updated=~~~~~	String	optional
copyright	`copyright`	Indicates evaluation of copyright infringement Suggested values `pass` `Freeform note` Default Not evaluated Example copyright=pass	String	optional
earwig-permalink	`earwig-permalink`	URL permalink to earwig's copyvio test Default blank (provides no link) Example earwig-permalink=https://copyvios.toolforge.org/?lang=en&project=wikinews&oldid=4783659&action=search&use_engine=1&use_links=1	String	optional
newsworthy	`newsworthy`	Indicates evaluation of Newsworthiness Suggested values `pass` `Freeform note` Default Not evaluated Example newsworthy=pass	String	optional
verifiable	`verifiable`	Indicates evaluation of Verifiability Suggested values `pass` `Freeform note` Default Not evaluated Example verifiable=The statement "Red cars go faster than blue cars." was not found in any source.	String	optional
npov	`npov`	Indicates evaluation of Neutral Point of View Suggested values `pass` `Freeform note` Default Not evaluated	String	optional
style	`style`	Indicates evaluation of Manual of Style Suggested values `pass` `Freeform note` Default Not evaluated	String	optional
author-notes	`author-notes`	Notes addressed to the author(s) Suggested values `Freeform note` Example author-notes=The article passes the minimum requirements but could be expanded with additional background information.	String	suggested
reviewer-notes	`reviewer-notes`	Notes addressed to the reviewer Suggested values `Freeform note` Example reviewer-notes=This article follows-up on a previous article. Having both published would be beneficial.	String	optional
updated-notes	`updated-notes`	Long-form notes regarding the update in status. Example updated-notes=The latest changes unfortunately did not fully correct the issue.	String	optional