Tag Grading Scheme

★ A-Class

This tag possesses all of the properties of a great tag and is a terrific resource. It covers a valuable topic, has a clear name and a great, lively explanation of its topic (perhaps with some quotes or humor), it lists many top-tier posts, any subject ambiguity is addressed, posts have been relevance-voted upon to create a good ordering, there are links to neighboring tags, guidance is provided on what to read, and external resources are linked to.

A user unfamiliar with the concept can use the tag to quickly understand the concept and find the most important content. A user already familiar will find their knowledge enriched as content they weren't aware of brought to their attention. Any writer would want to direct a reader to the tag as the best place to start learning what this concept is.

Example: Impact Measures

B-Class

This tag is a solid resource. It has a clear name, great explanation, and great posts. Someone looking for the latest or best content on the topic, or just a clear explanation, is well-served by this tag. However, the tags lack the contextualization, extra content guidance, top-notch writing quality, or top-tier posts needed to be A-Class.

Example: Postmortems & Retrospectives (as of 2020/7/22)

Actions: Improve the explanation (length, depth, engagingness), explain how this tag relates to neighboring tags, expand the tag description to identify key posts related to the tag (introductory and/or landmark), and point to good external resources if relevant.

C-Class

The tag has a basic adequate description for defining/explaining the concept and 5-10 posts of decent quality have been tagged. [Tags on definitely important concepts for which there simply aren't many posts might be given C-, or even B-Class status, despite not having many posts tagged.]

A user can get a basic idea of a concept from this tag and find some related resources; however, the explanation is only basic and key material is not necessarily identified, tagged posts may not be especially good. The description may be a little flat.

Example: Conservation of Expected Evidence (as of 2020/7/22)

Actions: tag more high-quality posts relevant to the concept, write a more engaging or helpful description, provide a See Also section that references related tags. Identify key posts and introductory material

Stub

 This is the default grade of a tag. To move up, it will need to have a decently good description and have at least a handful of good posts.

A tag may also be designated a stub if has grown to contain too many posts without an adequately clear connection to a coherent concept. This is a way in which higher grade tags may revert to stubs. Conversely, a tag with a very strong posts list might be designated C-Class even before it has a good description, if the topic is fairly clear.

Although limited, a Stub is still a useful resource. A stub with a clear name and a few of the right posts can 1)  help someone interested in a specific topic find related material, 2) be a clear signal that there's interest a topic.

Example: Alief (as of 2020/7/22)

Actions: write better description, rename for more clarity, merge with existing/split, add more posts.

 Flagged

★ A-Class

This tag possesses all of the properties of a great tag and is a terrific resource. It covers a valuable topic, has a clear name and a great, lively explanation of its topic (perhaps with some quotes or humor), it lists many top-tier posts, any subject ambiguity is addressed, posts have been relevance-voted upon to create a good ordering, there are links to neighboring tags, guidance is provided on what to read, and external resources are linked to.

A user unfamiliar with the concept can use the tag to quickly understand the concept and find the most important content. A user already familiar will find their knowledge enriched as content they weren't aware of brought to their attention. Any writer would want to direct a reader to the tag as the best place to start learning what this concept is.

B-Class

This tag is a solid resource. It has a clear name, great explanation, and great posts. Someone looking for the latest or best content on the topic, or just a clear explanation, is well-served by this tag. However, the tags lack the contextualization, extra content guidance, top-notch writing quality, or top-tier posts needed to be A-Class.

Example:Example: Postmortems & Retrospectives (as of 2020/7/22)

Actions:Actions: Improve the explanation (length, depth, engagingness), explain how this tag relates to neighboring tags, expand the tag description to identify key posts related to the tag (introductory and/or landmark), and point to good external resources if relevant.

C-Class

The tag has a basic adequate description for defining/explaining the concept and 5-10 posts of decent quality have been tagged. [Tags on definitely important concepts for which there simply aren't many posts might be given C-, or even B-Class status, despite not having many posts tagged.]

A user can get a basic idea of a concept from this tag and find some related resources; however, the explanation is only basic and key material is not necessarily identified, tagged posts may not be especially good. The description may be a little flat.

Example:Conservation of Expected Evidence (as of 2020/7/22)

Actions:Actions: tag more high-quality posts relevant to the concept, write a more engaging or helpful description, provide a See Also section that references related tags. Identify key posts and introductory material

Stub

 This is the default grade of a tag. To move up, it will need to have a decently good description and have at least a handful of good posts.

A tag may also be designated a stub if has grown to contain too many posts without an adequately clear connection to a coherent concept. This is a way in which higher grade tags may revert to stubs. Conversely, a tag with a very strong posts list might be designated C-Class even before it has a good description, if the topic is fairly clear.

Although limited, a Stub is still a useful resource. A stub with a clear name and a few of the right posts can 1)  help someone interested in a specific topic find related material, 2) be a clear signal that there's interest a topic.

Example: Alief (as of 2020/7/22)

Actions: write better description, rename for more clarity, merge with existing/split, add more posts.

 Flagged