Wikipedia:WikiProject Bob Dylan

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Bob Dylan At the "March on Washington", 28 August 1963 Background information Birth name Robert Allen Zimmerman Also known as Elston Gunnn, Tedham Porterhouse, Blind Boy Grunt, Lucky Wilbury/Boo Wilbury, Elmer Johnson, Sergei Petrov, Jack Frost, Jack Fate, Robert Milkwood Thomas Genres Rock, folk, folk rock, blues, country gospel Occupations Singer-songwriter, author, poet, screenwriter, disc jockey Instruments Vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, bass Years active 1961–present Labels Columbia, Asylum Associated acts The Band, Traveling Wilburys, Grateful Dead, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Website bobdylan.com This page represents the Wikipedia Project Bob Dylan, a collaborative effort to help classify and improve the quality of all articles relating and pertaining to the Singer-Songwriter Bob Dylan. If you’d like to join or help, please add your name to the list below in the "members" section. Everyone is welcome to help! This project is still in its fledgling stages. If you have any tips or would like to point out something, please feel free to leave a comment on this project's talk page. Thanks! Scope The scope of the project is articles about Bob Dylan and his work, and people and things directly related to - or who have achieved a significant part of their notability through their connection to - Bob Dylan. Goals WikiProject Project page talk Assessment log Article quality Portal Media To Improve all articles relating to Bob Dylan To tag all Bob Dylan articles To categorize all Bob Dylan articles To create articles to fill in gaps in Bob Dylan's coverage on Wikipedia And, specifically, Unify and improve articles about albums Unify and improve articles about Dylan Unify and improve song articles If you wish to become a member sign below (please note this list should be kept in order of date joined): I.M.S. (talk) 02:47, 3 October 2009 (UTC) Mick gold (talk) 16:23, 3 October 2009 (UTC) Richhoncho (talk) 04:54, 4 October 2009 (UTC) Moisejp (talk) 09:17, 4 October 2009 (UTC) Rlendog (talk) 22:41, 4 October 2009 (UTC) Dominik92 (talk) 05:02, 5 October 2009 (UTC) Allreet (talk) 14:26, 6 October 2009 (UTC) Rickrossistheboss (talk) 05:19, 10 October 2009 (UTC) Bulletfmv25 (talk) 20:20, 13 October 2009 Kitchen roll (talk) 20:16, 22 October 2009 (UTC) Kohoutek1138 (talk) 14:07, 27 October 2009 (UTC) Craig Walker (talk) 13:29, 5 November 2009 (UTC) A.Beaz (talk) 17:30, 6 November 2009 (UTC) Brianyoumans (talk) 16:16, 12 November 2009 (UTC) Darrell Wheeler (talk) 04:49, 29 November 2009 (UTC) J'onn J'onzz (talk) 02:10, 15 December 2009 (UTC) Sean (talk || contribs) 16:43, 26 December 2009 (UTC) Buzzzsherman (talk) 08:03, 21 January 2010 (UTC) portal guy PositivelyJordan (talk) 22:13, 30 January 2010 (UTC) truthissoap (talk) 11:58 18 March 2010 Epinephren (talk) 22:14, 28 March 2010 Wikipedia@edlis.org (talk) 13:41, 3 April 2010 (UTC) Goonerlb1 (talk) 18:10, 27 June 2010 Bserin (talk) 18:59, 10 September 2010 (CEST) BootleggerWill (talk) 23:24, 12 October 2010 (UTC) Sayantan m (talk) 12:10, 25 October 2010 (UTC) EdRicardo (talk) 12:10, 24 May 2011 (UTC) User:ohmercy Jaani Francis (talk) 09:28, 15 Jan 2012 (UTC) User:Ali Hewson (talk) Lonepilgrim007 (talk) 17:04, 22 March 2013 (UTC) Related projects Parentage The parent of this WikiProject is WikiProject Music. Related portals Y Done --> Portal:Bob Dylan To-do list This Month's Collaboration Goals Wikipedia articles on Bob Dylan ▼ Bob Dylan ► Bob Dylan album covers ► Bob Dylan albums ► Albums produced by Bob Dylan ► Bob Dylan audio samples ► Bob Dylan concert tours ► Films about Bob Dylan ► Traveling Wilburys ► Bob Dylan tribute albums ► Works by Bob Dylan Articles using Bob Dylan template (indicated by "(inclusion)" after the article's name). Articles using WikiProject Bob Dylan (indicated by "(inclusion)" after the article's name). Subpages Wikipedia:WikiProject Bob Dylan/Echo Helstrom - Missing article waiting to be redacted and restored. Templates There are a few templates for the project, and these are the following: Project Banner This you can add to the Talk Page (not the main article) of any pages related to Bob Dylan. Anyone can do it – the more the better! Please add {{WPDylan}} along with the importance and quality of the article. You can do this by putting |class=X (where X is Stub, Start, B, A, GA or FA) and |importance=X (where X is Low, Mid, High or Top). Note that the parameters and values are case sensitive. Portal {{portal|Bob Dylan}} End-of-page Template Add this to the end of the actual article on a page relating to Bob Dylan. This does not belong on pages only vaguely related, the scope is not as broad as the Project Banner. Basically, add this to songs, albums, and articles directly relating to Dylan - e.g., Electric Dylan Controversy. Type {{Bob Dylan}}. User box Once you've joined, you can add the following Template to your user page: {{User WP Dylan}} This User is a member of WikiProject Bob Dylan Do this by typing: {{User WP Dylan}} A Guide to Tagging and Assessing Dylan Articles When tagging Dylan articles, it's important to follow a few simple rules. First, and most importantly, stay within the project's scope. Tag people, albums, songs, and concepts (as well as categories, lists, etc.) related to Dylan. This can also include people in pickup groups under him, such as Al Kooper and Barry Goldberg. To tag an article, got to the article's talk page. Place the {{WPDylan}} banner at the top of the page. Once you've tagged your article, rate it by Quality (called "class" in the template) and Importance. See this section for details on how to use the template. When rating an article by quality, look at a few factors before making your choice. First, look at the length of the article. If it's only a few sentences, this would qualify as a stub. If it's a couple of paragraphs long, this would be a start. Things get more tricky with C-class articles and up. The next thing you should be looking for with your assessment of an article is the tone. Is the article intelligently written and thought-out? Is it encyclopedic? Also, take into consideration the amount of references and in-line citations. If all these things check out, use your best judgment and make a decision. Don't be afraid to post on the Talk Page for this WP if you need help, have a question, or would like to suggest an article for assessment. See here for more info on grading, as well as some examples. When rating by importance, there are a few clues that will help you make your decisions. Here are some guidelines: Remember, all Dylan albums don't have to be Top and High importance—in fact, a few could count as low importance. An example of a Top importance album would be Bringing It All Back Home. This album is pivotal and is an extremely important point in Dylan's career, as he switched from Acoustic to Electric. An example of a Top importance song would be "Like a Rolling Stone", one of Dylan's best known songs (if not his best known), and a major hit for him. An example of a Mid importance album would be Dylan, a collection of outtakes from Self-Portrait. The album is not well known today, and was not innovative or influential. To put it simply, it is not important in understanding Bob Dylan as a whole. Many of the articles in the Bob Dylan project are also in other projects, such as WikiProject Rock music and WikiProject Albums. The importance rating given in each project does not necessarily have to be the same: for example, a work that may be quite important in Dylan's career, and rate a High importance, could be only somewhat important in the history of rock music, and rate a Mid importance. Remember to not let your own opinions on the album influence your decision. Please don't rate an album Top just because it's your favorite, or Low because you have a grudge against it. Assessment Bob Dylan articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 5 1 6 GA 1 8 1 3 1 14 B 4 2 5 3 14 C 11 12 11 5 39 Start 5 18 46 71 1 141 Stub 6 25 83 2 116 List 1 2 3 1 1 8 Category 37 37 File 40 40 Portal 1 1 Project 3 3 Template 16 16 NA 1 63 6 70 Assessed 27 50 92 229 102 5 505 Unassessed 32 32 Total 27 50 92 229 102 37 537 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 70031637000000000001,637 Ω = 4.93 Showcase The following items have received recognition from the Wikipedia community: Featured Articles The Basement Tapes Blonde on Blonde Bob Dylan The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited Like a Rolling Stone Good Articles Chimes of Freedom I'd Have You Anytime It's All Over Now, Baby Blue It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues Love Minus Zero/No Limit Madhouse on Castle Street Mr. Tambourine Man My Back Pages Santa-Fe (Bob Dylan song) Visions of Johanna Watching the River Flow Wigwam (Bob Dylan song) You Ain't Goin' Nowhere Did You Know... (DYK) On the Road Again (Bob Dylan song) - June 11, 2009 It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry - July 2, 2009 From a Buick 6 - July 2, 2009 Queen Jane Approximately - July 3, 2009 Joey (Bob Dylan song) - July 12, 2009 I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine - July 12, 2009 Mr. Tambourine Man - July 22, 2009 Chimes of Freedom - July 29, 2009 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - August 1, 2009 She Belongs to Me - August 1, 2009 Love Minus Zero/No Limit - August 2, 2009 Bobby Gregg - August 25, 2009 The Wicked Messenger - October 22, 2009 Madhouse on Castle Street - December 16, 2009 I Threw It All Away - February 9, 2010 Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You - July 6, 2010 Lay Down Your Weary Tune - September 22, 2010 Gates of Eden (song) - December 30, 2010 Drifter's Escape - January 4, 2011 To Be Alone with You - March 7, 2011 About this WikiProject This project was proposed on 29 September 2009 by I.M.S. The project got a vote on the next day by Moisejp. It gained speed and received a vote on 2 October from Allreet, and two more on the next day from Mick gold and Richhoncho. The Project itself was founded on 4 October. External watchlist Wikiproject Watchlist - WikiProject Bob Dylan

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