User blog comment:Khalael/A Simple Proposition/@comment-25033299-20130427230109

In order to promote quality writing, I offer this system. Contributers can request that an admin review an article. The admin would then judge everything in the article. Then the article would be assigned to a tier, if deemed appropriate.

These are the tiers.

Bronze - Bronze is the lowest possible tier. For an article to be Bronze means that it is above average quality but still has some issues, such as organization, spelling, grammar, punctuation, poor use of templates, internal continuity problems, canon-bending, etc. Again, this is still above average. Expect 10+ Bronze articles every 1-2 months.

Silver - Silver is one tier up from Bronze. Many of the same problems seen in Bronze articles are present in Silver articles, but to a lesser extent. My guess is maybe 5-10 Silver articles every 2-3 months or so.

Gold - Gold tier articles have near-perfect spelling, grammar, and punctuation. No part of the article contradicts itself, and it stays within the boundaries of canon. The fluff of the article itself is original and engaging. Probably 4-5 articles every 6 months would earn their place in this tier.

Platinum - Platinum is similar to Gold, but is noticeably superior in quality. Innovative yet proper use of imagery, templates, sentence structure, and storytelling (this is a creative wiki afterall) are commonplace in Platinum. All Platinum articles are complete*. 2-4 articles every 7-10 months would earn their place in this tier.

Diamond - Diamond is reserved for the best of the best of the best of the best. It has the expectations of a Platinum article, but smacks the face of the reader with amazement. This tier is for the articles that would seem out of place in Platinum, obviously deserving higher recognition. Only 1 or 2 articles would be Diamond-worthy every year.

''*complete in this sense means that it is capable of delivering an entire story. Expansions of existing material can still be added, there just can't be important stuff missing.''

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It's important to recognize that asking for a rating doesn't mean that your article will automatically be put in Bronze at least. Bronze still has to be earned.

I think that this system would really help motivate people to try to make their articles as good as they can be. I'm going to stop myself here so I don't make an even bigger text wall than necessary xD