Wikipedia:WikiProject Devon
Welcome to WikiProject Devon
This is a collaboration area and group of editors dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of the English county of Devon.
Located in the south west of the United Kingdom, Devon's county town is Exeter and its largest city is Plymouth.
- Scope
- Articles about all subjects related to Devon, with special emphasis on geography (settlements, landmarks, etc.)
- People are included, but not those whose only connection with the county is that they were born or died here.
- Goals
- On a day-to-day basis, keep articles on Devon free from vandalism and ensure that they are not degraded by sub-standard edits. The list of recent changes below shows the edits that have been made recently to articles under this project.
- Improve existing articles by editing them. This includes the addition of new referenced content, copyediting (improvements to style, grammar, layout, spelling, etc.), and dealing with problem tags – see the list here (warning: there are a lot!).
- Identify omissions in the coverage of Devon. Suggestions for new articles can be made on this project's Talk page, but the bold way is to write a new article yourself.
- Identify existing or newly-created articles that should be included in this project and assess them, as described below.
- The ultimate aim is to improve all Devon-related articles towards Featured Article status. This will take a long time, but we work towards it by a gradual process of improvement through these stages: Stub > Start > Class C > Class B > Good Article > Featured Article. Only 5 steps from the most basic entry!
Devon articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
FA | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||
FL | 4 | 4 | |||||
GA | 1 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 37 | ||
B | 4 | 12 | 21 | 99 | 3 | 139 | |
C | 6 | 18 | 89 | 440 | 8 | 561 | |
Start | 3 | 7 | 147 | 1,759 | 21 | 1,937 | |
Stub | 1 | 7 | 1,643 | 14 | 1,665 | ||
List | 4 | 25 | 67 | 96 | |||
Category | 1 | 9 | 234 | 421 | 665 | ||
Disambig | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | |||
File | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |||
Portal | 1 | 1 | |||||
Project | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Template | 26 | 22 | 48 | ||||
NA | 2 | 73 | 102 | 177 | |||
Other | 3 | 3 | |||||
Assessed | 14 | 48 | 320 | 4,381 | 569 | 46 | 5,378 |
Unassessed | 2 | 63 | 65 | ||||
Total | 14 | 48 | 320 | 4,383 | 569 | 109 | 5,443 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 22,410 | Ω = 5.16 |
New to Wikipedia?[edit]
If you're new to Wikipedia and thinking of becoming an editor – welcome! Here are a few resources that will help get you up to speed on how things work around here.
- "Editing Wikipedia" is a downloadable PDF brochure that gives you a basic introduction to how to edit Wikipedia. You will learn what Wikipedia is and how it works, how to navigate Wikipedia, how and why you should contribute to Wikipedia, important rules that keep Wikipedia reliable, how to edit with VisualEditor and using wiki markup, how to add content, and etiquette for interacting with other contributors.
- Wikipedia:Tutorial is a web-based introduction.
- Help:Getting started provides links to several other resources that are useful to new editors.
- When it all seems too complex, The Teahouse is a friendly place to help new editors become accustomed to Wikipedia culture, ask questions, and develop community relationships.
- The Talk page of this project is the place to ask any questions about editing Devon articles.
- When you've created a user account (see WP:REGISTER for why this is a good idea), feel free to sign our informal list of participants.
Assessment[edit]
- In common with many other WikiProjects, we use a quality assessment of Stub to FA and an importance scale of Low to Top.
- See the table to the right and WikiProject Devon/Assessment for more information.
Guidelines[edit]
This project broadly follows the guidelines of its parent, the UK Geography WikiProject, on how to write about settlements.
Article alerts[edit]
Redirects for discussion
- 28 May 2024 – First f Great Western (talk · edit · hist) →Great Western Railway (train operating company) was RfDed by JuniperChill (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 02 Feb 2024 – Deanery of Christianity (Exeter) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Archdeaconry of Exeter by Moriwen (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Feb 2024 – Deanery of Cadbury (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Archdeaconry of Exeter by Moriwen (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 16 May 2024 – Draft:Crediton Rural District (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
To do[edit]
A long list of articles with clean-up tags that need fixing is available on Toolforge at clean-up listing for Devon.
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Here are some tasks awaiting attention:
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(Edit the tasklist here)
- Check out wanted images, where your photographs may come in handy!
Also browse the following categories for a list of Devon articles with specific requirements. Please deactivate the relevent parameter in {{WPDevon}} banner on the article's talk page upon resolution:
- Category:Devon articles needing attention for articles in need of a general cleanup such as copy editing or finding sources.
- Category:Devon articles needing expert attention for articles that require specific knowledge for its improvement in which WikiProject Devon members will be more qualified to help.
- Category:Devon articles needing infoboxes: check out Wikipedia:List of infoboxes and use Ctrl+F to find a suitable infobox or copy one from a similar article.
- Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Devon: the category contains instructions on how to help. Please remove {{Image requested}} from the talk page once an image has been added to the article.
New articles[edit]
This list was generated from these rules. Questions and feedback are always welcome! The search is being run daily with the most recent ~14 days of results. Note: Some articles may not be relevant to this project.
Rules | Match log | Results page (for watching) | Last updated: 2024-06-17 20:06 (UTC)
Note: The list display can now be customized by each user. See List display personalization for details.
- Thomas Salthouse (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by WikiOriginal-9 (talk · contribs · new pages (74)) started on 2024-06-17, score: 40
- Armada Way (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Encoded (talk · contribs · new pages (9)) started on 2024-06-16, score: 50
- Draft:South Devon Alliance (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by 141.195.162.159 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-06-17, score: 60
- Template:City of Plymouth (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Encoded (talk · contribs · new pages (9)) started on 2024-06-16, score: 30
- Cyber-SHIP Lab (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Encoded (talk · contribs · new pages (9)) started on 2024-06-15, score: 40
- Draft:Armada Way (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Encoded (talk · contribs · new pages (9)) started on 2024-06-16, score: 50
- William Jones Thomas (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by LiamGM (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-06-13, score: 40
- List of performances by Felice Lascelles (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Pdebee (talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2024-06-13, score: 50
- Felice Lascelles (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Pdebee (talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2024-06-12, score: 70
- Khairil Abdul Rahman (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Pangalau (talk · contribs · new pages (11)) started on 2024-06-09, score: 30
- Holdstone Down (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Mochmarcuz (talk · contribs · new pages (8)) started on 2024-06-07, score: 40
- Honiton Rural District (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by IAmChaos (talk · contribs · new pages (16)) started on 2024-06-05, score: 80
- Old Town Hall, Paignton (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Warofdreams (talk · contribs · new pages (55)) started on 2024-06-03, score: 70
- Draft:Owen Bates (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Bazzabloodybenson (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-06-04, score: 40
Recent changes[edit]
List of abbreviations (help):
- D
- Edit made at Wikidata
- r
- Edit flagged by ORES
- N
- New page
- m
- Minor edit
- b
- Bot edit
- (±123)
- Page byte size change
18 June 2024
- diffhist Norman Lockyer 03:58 −45 2620:0:e00:4037::39 talk (Further edits to correct misattribution of co-discovery to Janssen.)
- diffhist Manor of Molland 03:08 −391 Nikkimaria talk contribs (rm non-RS)
- diffhist Golden Hind 02:30 +4 Mehendri Solon talk contribs (→Devon)
- diffhist m Francis Drake 01:57 −1 Audaciter talk contribs (→Slave trade)
- diffhist Tavistock Abbey 01:41 +286 58.107.48.137 talk
- diffhist Richard Duke (English lawyer) 00:50 −7 Jonesey95 talk contribs (Fix Linter errors. We do not use italics for quotations.)
- diffhist Tavistock Abbey 00:02 +77 58.107.48.137 talk
17 June 2024
- diffhist m Totnes railway station 20:08 +8 Rodw talk contribs (Disambiguating links to Shunting (link changed to Shunting (rail)) using DisamAssist.)
- diffhist Geoffrey Cox (British politician) 19:49 +25 Keith D talk contribs (Tidy, tag dead link atchives do not appear to support, script-assisted date audit and style fixes per MOS:NUM)
- diffhist Crediton United A.F.C. 19:20 −1 2a04:4a43:529f:d14d:b98d:4057:aa7e:eee7 talk Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Crediton United A.F.C. 19:20 −12 2a04:4a43:529f:d14d:b98d:4057:aa7e:eee7 talk (Corrected manager) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist m Ten Tors 18:48 −6 Charliethelionking talk contribs (v2.05 - Fix errors for CW project (Heading with bold)) Tag: WPCleaner
- diffhist Marsh Barton railway station 17:58 −10 IXIA talk contribs Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist m Manor of Poltimore 16:52 −7 Kontributor 2K talk contribs (→de Poltimore: griffin update)
- diffhist Exercise Tiger 16:41 +2 Shams lnm talk contribs (→Friendly fire incident: "original scheduled time"→originally scheduled time.)
- diffhist Newton Abbot (UK Parliament constituency) 13:51 +3 141.195.162.159 talk (→References: edited sda www address) Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist m Francis Drake 13:23 −12 Bruce1ee talk contribs (fixed lint errors – file options)
- diffhist Torquay United F.C. 13:07 −15 Yellow 1899 talk contribs Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Talk:2008 Exeter attempted bombing 11:48 +60 Cameron Dewe talk contribs (Remove defunct WikiProject British crime banner as no longer used. See Wikipedia:WikiProject British crime. - Add WikiProject United Kingdom and WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography as substitutes.)
- diffhist Francis Drake 11:42 +54 DocWatson42 talk contribs (Cleaned up image placement (to prevent the overrunning of the appendices in wide browser windows) and other matters.)
- diffhist Pinhoe 11:19 +365 AukusRuckus talk contribs (Redlink St Michael and All Angels Church, Pinhoe for St Michael and All Angels Church DAB page. {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} filled in)
- diffhist Francis Drake 07:02 +1 157.40.69.190 talk (I have change the third circumnavigate to second circumnavigate) Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Edginswell railway station 05:31 −5 REVUpminster talk contribs (name is edginswell as per planning application)
- diffhist Lord William Cecil (bishop) 04:00 −63 98.228.137.44 talk (→External links: already in sub category)
- diffhist The Hound of the Baskervilles 03:45 +4 185.183.146.91 talk (→Plot)
- diffhist The Hound of the Baskervilles 03:44 +43 185.183.146.91 talk
- diffhist m Lobsang Rampa 01:22 +3 Dawnseeker2000 talk contribs (date format audit, minor formatting) Tag: AWB
- diffhist Stoke Fleming 00:43 −142 50.81.237.217 talk (rm self-sourced pub/bar promo from community's intro) Tags: references removed Visual edit
- diffhist Michael Foot 00:12 −42 98.228.137.44 talk (→External links: already in sub category)
- diffhist m Exeter Chiefs 00:05 +13 SimplyLouis27 talk contribs (script-assisted date audit and style fixes per MOS:NUM)
16 June 2024
- diffhist Michael Heseltine 23:47 −42 98.228.137.44 talk (→External links: already in sub category)
- diffhist m Charles Pinkham (politician) 23:46 −11 Dawnseeker2000 talk contribs (date format audit, minor formatting) Tag: AWB
- diffhist John Nott 23:43 −42 98.228.137.44 talk (→External links: already in sub category)
- diffhist Lundy 21:05 +402 Simon Harley talk contribs (→20th and 21st centuries: Corrected error, added information and sources.)
- diffhist m Prayer Book Rebellion 20:29 −1 Astroteric talk contribs (Spelling mistake changed) Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Adrian Sanders 20:12 +22 Mattythewhite talk contribs (→External links: commons cat)
- diffhist Ben Green (cricketer) 20:08 0 Ytfc23 talk contribs
- diffhist Royal Citadel, Plymouth 19:46 +20 Encoded talk contribs (Add navbox) Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links added
- diffhist Tamar Valley Line 19:45 +19 Encoded talk contribs (Add navbox) Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links added
- diffhist Railways in Plymouth 19:45 +20 Encoded talk contribs (Add navbox) Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links added
- diffhist Plymouth Citybus 19:44 +19 Encoded talk contribs (Add navbox) Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links added
- diffhist Plymouth City Airport 19:43 +19 Encoded talk contribs (Add Navbox) Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links added
- diffhist Plymouth City Council 19:38 +19 Encoded talk contribs (Add navbox) Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links added
- diffhist Smeaton's Tower 19:36 −1 Encoded talk contribs (Add Navbox) Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links added
- diffhist Mount Batten 19:36 +18 Encoded talk contribs (Add Navbox) Tags: Visual edit Disambiguation links added
- diffhist Plymouth Hoe 19:35 +19 Encoded talk contribs (Add Navbox) Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist City College Plymouth 19:34 +19 Encoded talk contribs (Add Navbox) Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist Plymouth College 19:34 +16 Encoded talk contribs (Add Navbox) Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist Plympton 19:21 +19 Encoded talk contribs Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist Plymstock 19:21 +18 Encoded talk contribs Tag: Visual edit
Featured content[edit]
See the Featured Content page for some of our content (articles and photos) that has gained recognition within Wikipedia.
Resources[edit]
- A list of relevant books and internet resources. (under construction)
Templates[edit]
This section contains templates used by or applicable to the project. Note that new stub templates should be proposed before creation at WP:WSS/P
Talk page template[edit]
Devon Unassessed | |||||||
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All entries of Devon towns and villages should have the above template placed on their talk pages. A list of categories whose articles should be tagged is available at Wikipedia:WikiProject Devon/Categories. Sometimes, you will see a UK geography WikiProject template already there; in these cases, add our template after theirs. You can add the template using the following code:
{{WPDevon|class=|importance=}}
Additional parameters can be added for articles in need of help and when activated will populate the article in its relevant category.
{{WPDevon|class=|importance=|needs-infobox=yes||attention=yes||needs-photo=yes}}
See WPDevon for further examples and details of the suggestions parameter.
Project userbox[edit]
This user participates in WikiProject Devon. |
To add this userbox to your user page use {{User WPDevon}}.
Barnstar[edit]
The WikiProject Devon Barnstar of Merit | ||
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this WikiAward was given to {{subst:PAGENAME}} by ~~~ on ~~~~~ |
To use this barnstar, simply add {{subst:Devon Barnstar|message ~~~~}} to the talk page of the user you wish to reward. Make sure you include a message which indicates why they are receiving the award.
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{{Devon}} is placed at the bottom of all the articles linked in the template to help readers "navigate" between the most important articles of Devon.
Categories[edit]
- Category:Devon and numerous sub-categories
Interested in Devon?[edit]
We maintain an informal list of editors interested in Devon. Please feel free to add yourself to the list and to indicate any areas of particular interest. You're not committing yourself to anything!