Template:ORGCRIT assess/doc

This template creates a row in a source assessment table, corresponding to a single source being assessed with respect to Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies). It is meant for use in deletion discussions. It must be enclosed in template {{ORGCRIT assess table}}.

The use of this template does not imply a final or consensus view of how any given source should be assessed. Though it may be used to summarize a developing consensus, it may also reflect the assessments of a single editor in the course of a discussion.

Background

The ORGCRIT is a benchmark for assessing the presumed notability of organizations. From ORGCRIT: "A company, corporation, organization, group, product, or service is notable if it has been the subject of significant coverage in multiple reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject." ORGCRIT and other guidelines expand on what is meant by "significant coverage", "reliability", and "independence".

This template (with {{ORGCRIT assess table}}) provides a visually clear means of presenting as assessment of sources against each of these four criteria, as well as an overall assessment derived from these criterion assessments.

Usage

{{ ORGCRIT assess
| source   =     <!-- Source (link or citation template)               -->
| ind      =     <!-- y/n/-/? -->
| ind_just =     <!-- Justification re: independence                   -->
| rel      =     <!-- y/n/-/? -->
| rel_just =     <!-- Justification re: reliability                    -->
| sig      =     <!-- y/n/-/? -->
| sig_just =     <!-- Justification re: significance of coverage       -->
| sec      =     <!-- y/n/-/? -->
| sec_just =     <!-- Justification re: secondary source               -->
}}

Abbreviated:

{{ORGCRIT assess
| src = 
| i =  | ij =     
| r =  | rj = 
| s =  | sj = 
| 2 =  | 2j = 
}}

Argument	Purpose	Notes
source or src	The source being assessed	Should contain, at the very least, a link to the source being assessed; it may contain any other useful information, including {{citation}} templates.
ind or i (independence)	Discrete assessment of whether the source meets the criterion	Value Output Meaning "y" (or equivalent per template {{yesno}}) [justification] The source meets the criterion "n" (or equivalent per template {{yesno}}) [justification] The source does not meet the criterion "-" (hyphen) – [justification] The source partially meets the criterion "?" [justification] It has not been or cannot be determined whether the source meets the criterion [blank, or any other value] It has not been determined whether the source meets the criterion
rel or r (reliability)
sig or s (significance of coverage)
sec or 2 (secondary source)
ind_just or ij	Justification for the corresponding assessment	These arguments are not strictly required, but their use is highly encouraged; deletion discussions are evaluated on the basis of well-supported arguments based on policy and guidelines.
rel_just or rj
sig_just or sj
sec_just or 2j

"Overall" assessment

The template computes an overall summary assessment of the source, based on the three criteria. This overall assessment is determined as follows:

If...	Overall assessment	Meaning
All four criteria are "yes"		The source supports the case that the article meets ORGCRIT
One or more criteria are "–" and all the rest are "yes"	–	The source partially supports the case that the article meets ORGCRIT
Any of the criteria are "no"		The source does not support the case that the article meets ORGCRIT
Any of the criteria are "?" or blank, but none are "no"		The value of the source with respect to ORGCRIT has not been or cannot be determined

See also

• {{source assess}} / {{source assess table}} – similar templates for assessing against the general notability guideline