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Welcome to the assessment department of the Geology WikiProject! This department focuses on assessing the quality of Wikipedia's articles about Geology. While much of the work is done in conjunction with the WP:1.0 program, the article ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work.

The ratings are done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{WikiProject Geology}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in the appropriate sub-categories of Category:Geology articles by quality and Category:Geology articles by importance, which serves as the foundation for an automatically generated worklist.

Contents 1 Frequently asked questions 2 Instructions 2.1 Quality scale 2.2 Importance scale 2.3 Importance assessment 2.4 Requesting an assessment 2.5 Infobox request 3 Assessment log 3.1 November 14, 2008 3.2 October 29, 2008 3.3 October 26, 2008 3.4 October 19, 2008 3.5 October 15, 2008 3.6 October 12, 2008 3.7 October 8, 2008 3.8 October 5, 2008 3.9 October 1, 2008 3.10 September 28, 2008 3.11 September 26, 2008 3.12 September 18, 2008 3.13 September 15, 2008 3.14 September 12, 2008 3.15 September 7, 2008 3.16 September 3, 2008 3.17 August 31, 2008 3.18 August 24, 2008 3.19 August 20, 2008 3.20 August 13, 2008 3.21 August 11, 2008 3.22 August 6, 2008 3.23 August 4, 2008 3.24 July 31, 2008 3.25 July 28, 2008 3.26 July 24, 2008 3.27 July 21, 2008 3.28 July 17, 2008 3.29 July 14, 2008 3.30 July 3, 2008 3.31 June 30, 2008 3.32 June 27, 2008 4 Worklist

Frequently asked questions

How can I get my article rated? 

Please list it in the section for assessment requests below.

Who can assess articles? 

Any member of the Geology WikiProject is free to add—or change—the rating of an article.

What if I don't agree with a rating? 

You can list it in the section for assessment requests below, and someone will take a look at it. Alternately, you can ask any member of the project to rate the article again.

Aren't the ratings subjective? 

Yes, they are, but it's the best system we've been able to devise; if you have a better idea, please don't hesitate to let us know!

If you have any other questions not listed here, please feel free to ask them on the discussion page for this department.

Instructions

An article's assessment is generated from the class and importance parameters in the {{WikiProject Geology}} project banner on its talk page:

{{WikiProject Geology
|class= 
|importance= 
|attention= 
|needs-infobox= 
|peer-review= 
|old-peer-review= 
}}

The following values may be used for the class parameter:

• FA (adds articles to Category:FA-Class Geology articles)
• A (adds articles to Category:A-Class Geology articles)
• GA (adds articles to Category:GA-Class Geology articles)
• B (adds articles to Category:B-Class Geology articles)
• Start (adds articles to Category:Start-Class Geology articles)
• Stub (adds articles to Category:Stub-Class Geology articles)
• NA (for pages, such as templates or disambiguation pages, where assessment is unnecessary; adds pages to Category:Non-article Geology pages)

Articles for which a valid class is not provided are listed in Category:Unassessed Geology articles. The class should be assigned according to the quality scale below.

Quality scale

WikiProject article progress grading scheme [  v • d • e  ]

Label	Criteria	Reader's experience	Editing suggestions	Example
FA {{FA-Class}}	The article has attained Featured article status. More detailed criteria The article must meet the featured article criteria: A featured article exemplifies our very best work and features professional standards of writing and presentation. In addition to meeting the requirements for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes. It is— (a) well-written: its prose is engaging, even brilliant, and of a professional standard; (b) comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details; (c) factually accurate: claims are verifiable against reliable sources, accurately represent the relevant body of published knowledge, and are supported with specific evidence and external citations; this requires a "References" section in which sources are listed, complemented by inline citations where appropriate; (d) neutral: it presents views fairly and without bias; and (e) stable: it is not subject to ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured article process. It follows the style guidelines, including the provision of: (a) a lead—a concise lead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections; (b) appropriate structure—a system of hierarchical headings and a substantial but not overwhelming table of contents (see section help); and (c) consistent citations—where required by Criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using either footnotes1 or Harvard referencing (Smith 2007, p. 1) (see citing sources for suggestions on formatting references; for articles with footnotes, the meta:cite format is recommended). Images. It has images and other media where appropriate, with succinct captions and acceptable copyright status. Non-free images or media must satisfy the criteria for inclusion of non-free content and be labeled accordingly. Length. It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information.	No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.	Tourette Syndrome (as of June 2008)
FL {{FL-Class}}	The article has attained Featured list status. More detailed criteria The article must meet the featured list criteria: Prose. It features professional standards of writing. Lead. It has an engaging lead section that introduces the subject, and defines the scope and inclusion criteria of the list. Comprehensiveness. It comprehensively covers the defined scope, providing a complete set of items where practical, or otherwise at least all of the major items; where appropriate, it has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about entries. Structure. It is easy to navigate, and includes—where helpful—section headings and table sort facilities. Style. It complies with the Manual of Style and its supplementary pages. Visual appeal. It makes suitable use of text layout, formatting, tables, and colour; it has images if they are appropriate to the subject, with succinct captions or "alt" text; and it has a minimal proportion of red links. Stability. It is not the subject of ongoing edit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured list process.			FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives (as of January 2008)
A {{A-Class}}	The article is well organized and essentially complete, having been reviewed by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject or elsewhere. More detailed criteria Provides a well-written, clear and complete description of the topic, as described in Wikipedia:How to write a great article. It should be of a length suitable for the subject, appropriately structured, and be well referenced by a broad array of reliable sources. It should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems. Only minor style issues and other details need to be addressed before submission as a featured article candidate. See the A-Class assessment departments of some of the larger WikiProjects (e.g. WikiProject Military history, WikiProject Films).	Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject matter would typically find nothing wanting.	Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style issues may need addressing. Peer-review may help.	Durian (as of March 2007)
GA {{GA-Class}}	The article has attained Good article status. More detailed criteria The article must meet the good article criteria: Well written: (a) the prose is clear and the spelling and grammar are correct; and (b) it complies with the manual of style guidelines for lead sections, layout, jargon, words to avoid, fiction, and list incorporation. Factually accurate and verifiable: (a) it provides references to all sources of information, and at minimum contains a section dedicated to the attribution of those sources in accordance with the guide to layout; (b) at minimum, it provides in-line citations from reliable sources for direct quotations, statistics, published opinion, counter-intuitive or controversial statements that are challenged or likely to be challenged, and contentious material relating to living persons; and (c) it contains no original research. Broad in its coverage: (a) it addresses the main aspects of the topic; and (b) it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style). Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without bias. Stable: it does not change significantly from day-to-day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute. Illustrated, if possible, by images: (a) images are tagged with their copyright status, and valid fair use rationales are provided for non-free content; and (b) images are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (although not equalling) the quality of a professional encyclopedia.	Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existing featured article on a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing.	International Space Station (as of February 2007)
B {{B-Class}}	The article is mostly complete and without major issues, but requires some further work to reach Good Article standards. B-Class articles should meet the six B-Class criteria. More detailed criteria Shortcuts: WP:WIABCA WP:BCLASS WP:1.0/B The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations where necessary. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged is cited. The use of citation templates such as {{cite web}} is not required, but the use of <ref></ref> tags is encouraged. The article reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies. It contains a large proportion of the material necessary for an A-Class article, although some sections may need expansion, and some less important topics may be missing. The article has a defined structure. Content should be organized into groups of related material, including a lead section and all the sections that can reasonably be included in an article of its kind. The article is reasonably well written. The prose contains no major grammatical errors and flows sensibly, but it certainly need not be "brilliant". The Manual of Style need not be followed rigorously. The article contains supporting materials where appropriate. Illustrations are encouraged, though not required. Diagrams and an infobox etc. should be included where they are relevant and useful to the content. The article presents its content in an appropriately accessible way. It is written with as broad an audience in mind as possible. Although Wikipedia is more than just a general encyclopedia, the article should not assume unnecessary technical background and technical terms should be explained or avoided where possible.	No reader should be left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher.	A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed, and expert knowledge is increasingly needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should also be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with the manual of style and related style guidelines.	Jammu and Kashmir (as of October 2007)
C {{C-Class}}	The article is substantial, but is still missing important content or contains a lot of irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant issues or require substantial cleanup. More detailed criteria The article is better developed in style, structure and quality than Start-Class, but fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements; need editing for clarity, balance or flow; or contain policy violations such as bias or original research. Articles on fictional topics are likely to be marked as C-Class if they are written from an in-universe perspective.	Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study.	Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and address cleanup issues.	Exeter Cathedral (as of June 2008)
Start {{Start-Class}}	An article that is developing, but which is quite incomplete and, most notably, lacks adequate reliable sources. More detailed criteria The article has a usable amount of good content, but it is weak in many areas, usually in referencing. Quality of the prose may be distinctly unencyclopedic, and MoS compliance non-existent; but the article should satisfy fundamental content policies such as notability and BLP, and provide enough sources to establish verifiability. No Start-Class article should be in any danger of being speedily deleted.	Provides some meaningful content, but the majority of readers will need more.	Provision of references to reliable sources should be prioritised; the article will also need substantial improvements in content and organisation.	Real analysis (as of November 2006)
Stub {{Stub-Class}}	A very basic description of the topic. More detailed criteria The article is either a very short article or a rough collection of information that will need much work to become a meaningful article. It is usually very short, but can be of any length if the material is irrelevant or incomprehensible.	Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition	Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority.	Coffee table book (as of July 2005)

Importance scale

The criteria used for rating article importance are not meant to be an absolute or canonical view of how significant the topic is. Rather, they attempt to gauge the probability of the average reader of Wikipedia needing to look up the topic (and thus the immediate need to have a suitably well-written article on it). Thus, subjects with greater popular notability may be rated higher than topics which are arguably more "important" but which are of interest primarily to students of the Geology.

Note that general notability need not be from the perspective of editor demographics; generally notable topics should be rated similarly regardless of the country or region in which they hold said notability. Thus, topics which may seem obscure to a Western audience—but which are of high notability in other places—should still be highly rated.

Status	Template	Meaning of Status
Top	{{Top-Class}}	This article is of the utmost importance to this project, as it forms the basis of all information.
High	{{High-Class}}	This article is fairly important to this project, as it covers a general area of knowledge.
Mid	{{Mid-Class}}	This article is relatively important to this project, as it fills in some more specific knowledge of certain areas.
Low	{{Low-Class}}	This article is of little importance to this project, but it covers a highly specific area of knowledge or an obscure piece of trivia.
None	None	This article is of unknown importance to this project. It remains to be analyzed.

Importance assessment

An article's importance assessment is generated from the importance parameter in the {{WikiProject Geology}} project banner on its talk page:

{{WikiProject Geology| ... | importance=??? | ...}}

Top

High

Mid

Low

???

The following values may be used for importance assessments:

• Top - The article is about one of the core topics of Geology. Adds articles to Category:Top-importance Geology articles
• High - The article is about the most well-known or culturally or historically significant aspects of the Geology. Adds articles to Category:High-importance Geology articles
• Mid - The article is about a topic within the field that may or may not be commonly known outside the Geology community. Adds articles to Category:Mid-importance Geology articles
• Low - The article is about a topic that is highly specialized within the field of Geology studies and is not generally common knowledge outside that community. Adds articles to Category:Low-importance Geology articles
• Other - Any articles not placed in any of the above categories will be automatically placed in the Category:Unknown-importance Geology articles.

Requesting an assessment

If you have made significant changes to an article and would like an outside opinion on a new rating for it, please feel free to list it below.

1. Geology of Scotland. Upgrade recently completed. A re-assessment would be helpful, but what I'd really like is something closer to a peer review. I am by no means a professional geologist and I may have been occasionally unconformable, if you get my drift. Any assistance gratefully received. Ben MacDui (Talk) 15:49, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
2. Exner equation Updated and expanded, and I now believe that it is more than a stub. Awickert (talk) 05:20, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

   I removed the stub tag, but would still like an assessment whenever someone has a chance - thanks! Awickert (talk) 04:56, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

3. Sioux Quartzite One of the more initially-complete articles I have made - would like an assessment to see where others think it stands, how to improve it. Awickert (talk) 05:07, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Infobox request

Complete the "needs-infobox" field with the infobox template required to add an appropriate template to the talk page.

Assessment log

The logs in this section are generated automatically (on a daily basis); please don't add entries to them by hand.

Unexpected changes, such as downgrading an article, or raising it more than two assessment classes at once, are shown in bold.

This is a log of operations by a bot. The contents of this page are unlikely to need human editing. In particular, links should not be disambiguated as this is a historical record.

November 14, 2008

• ALH84001 (talk) B-Class (Mid-Class) renamed to Allan Hills 84001
• Geology of Lizard, Cornwall (talk) Start-Class (Low-Class) renamed to Lizard complex
• London-Brabant Island (talk) Start-Class (Low-Class) renamed to London-Brabant Massif
• Quartzarenite (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Quartz arenite
• Glossary of geology terms (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) renamed to Glossary of geological terms
• Kenneth J. Hsu (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) renamed to Kenneth Hsu
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake reassessed from Unassessed-Class (High-Class) to B-Class (High-Class)
• Mining (talk) B-Class (Mid-Class) added.
• Evolution of dinosaurs reassessed from Stub-Class (No-Class) to B-Class (No-Class)
• Point bar reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to C-Class (High-Class)
• Eclogite reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to C-Class (Mid-Class)
• Komatiite reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to C-Class (Mid-Class)
• Metal reassessed from Start-Class (Mid-Class) to C-Class (Mid-Class)
• Salt tectonics reassessed from Stub-Class (No-Class) to C-Class (Mid-Class)
• Gildersleeve Mountain (talk) C-Class (No-Class) added.
• Near-Earth object reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to C-Class (No-Class)
• Plagioclase reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (High-Class)
• Tectonic uplift reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (High-Class)
• Exploration geophysics reassessed from Stub-Class (Mid-Class) to Start-Class (Mid-Class)
• Hawaii hotspot reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (Mid-Class)
• Indian Head Rock reassessed from Stub-Class (Mid-Class) to Start-Class (Mid-Class)
• John Tuzo Wilson (talk) Start-Class (Mid-Class) added.
• Longmenshan Fault reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (Mid-Class)
• Newton Horace Winchell reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (Mid-Class)
• Earth Surface Processes and Landforms reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (Low-Class)
• Basin and Range reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Stub-Class (High-Class)
• Bed load reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Stub-Class (Mid-Class)
• Dacite reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Stub-Class (Mid-Class)
• Brachyopidae (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.
• Crystal Cave (Ohio) (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.
• Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.
• Luna Leopold reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Stub-Class (No-Class)
• Platteville Limestone (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.
• Tellus B (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.
• Subglacial eruption reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Unassessed-Class (Mid-Class)
• Cattierite (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Geology of British Columbia (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Geology of Iowa (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Iron ore (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Planetary Data System (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Pyrite (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Sioux Quartzite (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• St. Peter Sandstone (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Stanley Bowie (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Vaesite (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

October 29, 2008

• Eemian interglacial (talk) Start-Class (High-Class) renamed to Eemian Stage
• Planetary geology reassessed from Stub-Class (Top-Class) to Start-Class (Top-Class)
• Current sea level rise (talk) Start-Class (High-Class) added.
• Sea level (talk) Start-Class (High-Class) added.
• Thomasclarkite reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (No-Class)
• Debris flow reassessed from Stub-Class (No-Class) to Stub-Class (High-Class)
• Turbidity current (talk) Stub-Class (High-Class) added.
• Sea-level curve (talk) Stub-Class (Low-Class) added.
• Depth-slope product (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Marshall Kay (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

October 26, 2008

• Thectardis (talk) A-Class (Low-Class) removed.
• Amber (talk) B-Class (Mid-Class) removed.
• Fuxianhuia (talk) B-Class (Low-Class) removed.
• American lion (talk) Start-Class (Top-Class) removed.
• Cave lion (talk) Start-Class (Top-Class) removed.
• Botomian (talk) Start-Class (High-Class) renamed to End-Botomian mass extinction
• Stromatolite (talk) Start-Class (Low-Class) removed.
• Namapoikia (talk) Stub-Class (Mid-Class) removed.
• Funisia (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) removed.
• Morion (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Morion (mineral)
• Ductility reassessed from Stub-Class (No-Class) to C-Class (No-Class)
• Armor (hydrology) (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.
• Stream bed (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.
• Boji stone (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Delaware Water Gap (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Spiegeleisen (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Spurrite (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Strontianite (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Thaumasite (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Thomasclarkite (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Tyrolite (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Water gap (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Water spot (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Weloganite (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Witherite (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Wyartite (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Zabuyelite (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Zaccagnaite (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

October 19, 2008

• Amesbury Archer (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) removed.
• Geological and Geophysical Engineering (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Geological and geophysical engineering
• Volcanism on Io reassessed from B-Class (Mid-Class) to FA-Class (Mid-Class)
• Nadir (topography) (talk) Start-Class (Mid-Class) added.
• Summit (topography) (talk) Start-Class (Mid-Class) added.
• Blanco Fracture Zone (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Glossary of geology terms (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Newton Horace Winchell (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

October 15, 2008

• 2008 Panzhihua earthquake reassessed from Stub-Class (Low-Class) to Start-Class (Low-Class)
• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake reassessed from FA-Class (High-Class) to Unassessed-Class (High-Class)
• Charles Kenneth Leith (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

October 12, 2008

• Wolfe Creek crater (talk) Start-Class (Mid-Class) renamed to Wolfe Creek Crater
• Sedimentary exhalative deposits reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to C-Class (Mid-Class)
• Seismic refraction reassessed from Stub-Class (No-Class) to C-Class (Mid-Class)
• 2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake reassessed from Start-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (Low-Class)
• Seismic tomography reassessed from Stub-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (No-Class)
• Tepui (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Wadsleyite (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

October 8, 2008

• Vernanimalcula (talk) Start-Class (High-Class) removed.
• 2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake (talk) Start-Class (No-Class) added.
• 2008 Yingjiang earthquakes (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Calcium titanium oxide (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Cave of Swallows (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• China Seismic Intensity Scale (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Cut bank (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Great Basin (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Paleosoil (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Point bar (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Rennell Island (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Virgin River Gorge (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

October 5, 2008

• Dendritic erosion (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) removed.
• Everglades reassessed from GA-Class (No-Class) to GA-Class (Mid-Class)
• Pseudaelurus reassessed from B-Class (No-Class) to B-Class (Low-Class)
• Bentonite reassessed from C-Class (No-Class) to C-Class (Mid-Class)
• Plankton reassessed from C-Class (No-Class) to C-Class (Mid-Class)
• Keurusselkä reassessed from Unassessed-Class (Low-Class) to C-Class (Low-Class)
• Walliserops reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (No-Class)
• Acid maceration (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.

October 1, 2008

• Exfoliation joints (sheet joints) (talk) Start-Class (Low-Class) renamed to Exfoliation joint
• Ailuropoda microta (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Pygmy Giant Panda
• Yellowstone Caldera reassessed from B-Class (High-Class) to C-Class (High-Class)
• Silver Creek Fault reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Stub-Class (No-Class)
• Keurusselkä reassessed from GA-Class (Low-Class) to Unassessed-Class (Low-Class)
• Foiba (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Polje (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

September 28, 2008

• Dinocarida (talk) Start-Class (No-Class) renamed to Dinocaridida
• Great pond (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) removed.

September 26, 2008

• La Espuela Coal Mine (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to La Espuela Coal Mine disaster
• Geologic record (talk) Start-Class (High-Class) added.
• Niah Caves reassessed from Stub-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (No-Class)
• Paha (landform) (talk) Start-Class (No-Class) added.
• Ardre image stones reassessed from Stub-Class (No-Class) to Stub-Class (Low-Class)
• Balle (runemaster) reassessed from Stub-Class (No-Class) to Stub-Class (Low-Class)
• Partial melting (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

September 18, 2008

• American lion (talk) Start-Class (Top-Class) added.
• Cave lion (talk) Start-Class (Top-Class) added.
• South Downs reassessed from Stub-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (No-Class)
• Geologic timeline of Western North America (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Smartville Block (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Sonomia Terrane (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

September 15, 2008

• Ordovician–Silurian extinction events (talk) Start-Class (High-Class) renamed to Ordovician–Silurian extinction event
• Dinomischus (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) removed.
• Sarkastodon mongoliensis (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Sarkastodon
• Waptia (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) removed.
• Pseudaelurus reassessed from Stub-Class (No-Class) to B-Class (No-Class)
• Plankton (talk) C-Class (No-Class) added.
• Acritarch reassessed from Stub-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (No-Class)
• Doushantuo Formation reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (No-Class)
• Orthrozanclus reassessed from Stub-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (No-Class)
• Shatter cone reassessed from Stub-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (No-Class)
• Fossil Detectives (talk) Stub-Class (Low-Class) added.
• Stem group reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Stub-Class (No-Class)
• Tsunami warning system (talk) Unassessed-Class (Top-Class) added.
• Deluge (prehistoric) (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

September 12, 2008

• Kerygmachela kierkegaardi (talk) Start-Class (No-Class) renamed to Kerygmachela
• Pambdelurion whittingtoni (talk) Start-Class (No-Class) renamed to Pambdelurion
• Bomakellia kelleri (talk) Stub-Class (Low-Class) removed.
• Charniodiscus (talk) Stub-Class (Low-Class) removed.
• Praecambridium sigillum (talk) Stub-Class (Low-Class) renamed to Praecambridium
• Coeloscleritophoran (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) removed.
• Double Terminated Crystal (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Double terminated crystal
• Cox's cave (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) renamed to Cox's Cave

September 7, 2008

• Tar sands (talk) B-Class (Mid-Class) renamed to Oil sands
• Dickinsonia (talk) C-Class (Low-Class) removed.
• Monastic remains (talk) Stub-Class (Low-Class) removed.
• Choia (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) removed.
• GeoMar (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) removed.
• Woodland muskox (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Harlan's muskox
• Coast Plutonic Complex (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) removed.
• San Jacinto Fault Zone reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (No-Class)
• Coast Range Arc (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

September 3, 2008

• Barnack (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Barnack, Cambridgeshire
• North Island Broad-billed Moa (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Euryapteryx
• Kula Ridge (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) renamed to Kula-Farallon Ridge
• St. Michael's Cave reassessed from Stub-Class (Mid-Class) to B-Class (Mid-Class)
• Pikes Peak granite (talk) Start-Class (Low-Class) added.
• 2008 Panzhihua earthquake (talk) Stub-Class (Low-Class) added.
• Geoid (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Geophysical global cooling (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Georeactor (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Jan Mayen Plate (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• New Hebrides Plate (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Pacific-Farallon Ridge (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Pacific-Kula Ridge (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Solomon Sea Plate (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

August 31, 2008

• Evolutionary history of life (talk) GA-Class (Top-Class) removed.
• 2008 Sichuan earthquake reassessed from GA-Class (Mid-Class) to A-Class (Mid-Class)
• Microseism (talk) Start-Class (Low-Class) added.
• 2008 Iceland earthquake reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (No-Class)
• Lherzolite reassessed from Stub-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (No-Class)
• 2000 Iceland earthquake reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Stub-Class (No-Class)
• Geological Survey of Canada (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Green uba tuba (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Lac des Iles igneous complex (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Lady Knox Geyser (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• New islands (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Sulphur Spring (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

August 24, 2008

• Devil's Hole (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Devils Hole
• Lake Toba reassessed from B-Class (High-Class) to GA-Class (High-Class)
• Geology of Somerset reassessed from B-Class (Low-Class) to GA-Class (Low-Class)
• Harry Hammond Hess (talk) Start-Class (No-Class) added.
• J. Lamar Worzel (talk) Start-Class (No-Class) added.
• W. Jason Morgan (talk) Start-Class (No-Class) added.
• Plagioclase (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

August 20, 2008

• Burgess Shale (talk) Start-Class (Mid-Class) removed.
• Wells Gray-Clearwater Volcanic Field (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) removed.
• 2008 Chino Hills earthquake reassessed from B-Class (Low-Class) to GA-Class (Low-Class)
• Earthquake reassessed from C-Class (High-Class) to B-Class (High-Class)
• George Wetherill (talk) Start-Class (No-Class) added.
• Lawrence Wager reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Start-Class (No-Class)
• M. King Hubbert (talk) Start-Class (No-Class) added.
• Yarnemia reassessed from Unassessed-Class (No-Class) to Stub-Class (Low-Class)
• Troctolite (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.
• Endorheic basin (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Robert M. Hirsch (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Subaqueous volcano (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

August 13, 2008

• Gary Roskin G.G (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Gary Roskin
• Huntley Mountain Formation (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.
• Lock Haven Formation (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.
• Electrical resistivity tomography (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

August 11, 2008

• Eastern Mediterranean Event (talk) Start-Class (Low-Class) renamed to Eastern Mediterranean event
• Barnack, Cambridgeshire (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Barnack
• 2008 Chino Hills earthquake reassessed from C-Class (Low-Class) to B-Class (Low-Class)
• Anorthite (talk) Start-Class (No-Class) added.

August 6, 2008

• Coelosclerithophorans (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Coeloscleritophoran
• Cooyoo australis (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Cooyoo
• Gillicus arcuatus (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) removed.
• Lake Kivu earthquake (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) removed.
• Duluth Complex reassessed from C-Class (Low-Class) to B-Class (Low-Class)
• Gillicus (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.
• Oxygen-18 (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.
• Paradox Basin (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.
• Coelosclerithophorans (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Coeloscleritophoran
• Cooyoo australis (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Cooyoo
• Gillicus arcuatus (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) removed.
• Lake Kivu earthquake (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) removed.
• Duluth Complex reassessed from C-Class (Low-Class) to B-Class (Low-Class)
• Gillicus (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.
• Oxygen-18 (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.
• Paradox Basin (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) added.

August 4, 2008

• Seep (talk) Start-Class (Low-Class) renamed to Petroleum seep
• Chancellorid (talk) Stub-Class (Mid-Class) removed.
• Central American Volcanic Belt (talk) Stub-Class (No-Class) renamed to Central America Volcanic Arc
• Oil shale geology reassessed from B-Class (Mid-Class) to GA-Class (Mid-Class)
• Calcium carbonate (talk) B-Class (High-Class) added.
• Paleotempestology reassessed from Start-Class (Mid-Class) to C-Class (Mid-Class)
• 2008 Chino Hills earthquake reassessed from Start-Class (Low-Class) to C-Class (Low-Class)
• Bentonite (talk) C-Class (No-Class) added.
• Botomian (talk) Start-Class (High-Class) added.
• Eemian interglacial (talk) Start-Class (High-Class) added.
• Silicon dioxide (talk) Start-Class (High-Class) added.
• Alabaster (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Lake Kivu earthquake (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• Mica (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

July 31, 2008

• Earthquake reassessed from B-Class (High-Class) to C-Class (High-Class)
• 2008 Chino Hills earthquake (talk) Start-Class (Low-Class) added.
• Pelagic sediments (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• SWEAT (hypothesis) (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.
• San Jacinto Fault Zone (talk) Unassessed-Class (No-Class) added.

July 28, 2008

• Fall River Granite (talk) Start-Class (No-Class) renamed to Fall River granite