User:Michael.C.Wright/sandbox/pre-review
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This is a template for the proposed pre-review process. Currently there is no agreed-upon pre-review process. Maybe there shouldn't even be one. Consider joining the discussion: |
This is a template for the proposed pre-review process. Currently there is no agreed-upon pre-review process. Maybe there shouldn't even be one. Consider joining the discussion: |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Placing {{pre-review}}
at the top of an article page will render the following:
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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 20 at 16:01:13 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 20 at 16:01:13 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 12:28, 20 August 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
[edit]- 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 includeupdated-notes
to explain the change.
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')
| String | suggested |
status | status | Conveys overall recommendation of the pre-reviewer as 'recommend publish,' 'not ready,' 'unsure,' or 'no recommendation.'
| String | optional |
updated | updated | Indicates the date and time the status was updated
| String | optional |
copyright | copyright | Indicates evaluation of copyright infringement
| String | optional |
earwig-permalink | earwig-permalink | URL permalink to earwig's copyvio test
| String | optional |
newsworthy | newsworthy | Indicates evaluation of Newsworthiness
| String | optional |
verifiable | verifiable | Indicates evaluation of Verifiability
| String | optional |
npov | npov | Indicates evaluation of Neutral Point of View
| String | optional |
style | style | Indicates evaluation of Manual of Style
| String | optional |
author-notes | author-notes | Notes addressed to the author(s)
| String | suggested |
reviewer-notes | reviewer-notes | Notes addressed to the reviewer
| String | optional |
updated-notes | updated-notes | Long-form notes regarding the update in status.
| String | optional |