Wikipedia:WikiProject Poland

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WikiProject Poland / Poland-related Wikipedia notice board
This project is designed to gather Wikipedians interested in Poland-related content, tools designed to help them, and offer a centralized place for relevant announcement and discussions.
If that sounds useful or fun, please watchlist this page and add your name to the participants list below.

This project prefers the English language. Please see the talk page for the noticeboard and ongoing discussions.

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Our articles [edit]

We take care of the tens of thousands of articles, about 80,000 at last count - that's close to 2% of all articles on the English Wikipedia! Here is a breakdown by quality and importance:

Poland-related articles by quality and importance
Quality Importance
Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total
Featured article FA 4 8 1 13
Featured list FL 1 1
A-Class article A 1 1
GA 13 19 32 17 81
B 4 10 57 62 133
C 76 106 273 241 37 733
Start 42 138 18,230 2,302 954 21,666
Stub 24 519 31,222 7 17,890 49,662
List 1 5 28 54 30 165 283
Future 1 1
Book 2 2
Category 1 3,831 3,832
Disambig 1 52 53
File 162 162
Portal 18 18
Project 12 12
Redirect 1 26 27
Template 3 3 27 3,233 3,266
NA 2 2
Assessed 140 307 19,152 33,927 7,375 19,047 79,948
Unassessed 9 1,605 1,614
Total 140 307 19,152 33,936 7,375 20,652 81,562
WikiWork factors (?) ω = 7005409718000000000409,718 Ω = 5.67
Polish military history pages by quality
Quality Total pages
Featured article FA 10
A-Class article A 9
GA 31
B 106
C 252
Start 768
Stub 811
Assessed 1,987
Total 1,987
WikiWork factors (?) ω = 700410112000000000010,112 Ω = 5.08

You are welcome to add more articles we missed to our project, and assess them. See #Templates for how to add articles to that list, Wikipedia:WikiProject Poland/Assessment for information on assessment, and Wikipedia:WikiProject Poland/Reviews for current request for a B-class review.

Most popular [edit]

Most popular (number of visit) Poland-related articles are here.

Our Portal [edit]

You can visit our Portal:Poland.

Tools [edit]

Naming conventions [edit]

For guidelines on article naming and style, see the Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Poland-related articles) page (shortcut WP:MOSPOL).

Image copyright guide [edit]

If you want to upload a possibly public domain Polish image, see here for a guide on what is in public domain, and which license templates to use.

Articles in need of improvement [edit]

Cleanup listing for this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.

Articles tagged with various issues are listed in a sortable list at here (the on-wiki listing is no longer actively maintained). As of December 2010, 12570 or 18.7% were marked for cleanup. As of September 2012 that grew to 14790 or 20.3 % of (the also growing) total.

A frequently updated list of unreferenced biographies of living persons is here. As of September 2011 we have eliminated the backlog there, and as of September 2012 the list usually has between 0 to 2 articles. Adding referencing to living person bios is one of Wikipedia's priorities.

Article news [edit]

You can watchlist this feed by watchlisting Wikipedia:WikiProject Poland/Article alerts.

Generic Poland-related

Articles for deletion
Categories for discussion
(6 more...)
Featured article candidates
A-Class review
Good article nominees
(3 more...)
Polish military history

Featured article candidates
A-Class review

Deletions [edit]

While deletions should also be available in the article news feed, you can also check and watchlist this dedicated page: Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Poland

New articles announcements [edit]

Newly created Poland-related articles are announced here (that page can be watchlisted). You can view them by clicking "show" on the bot report below (the "show" link is to the right). Click here for more than the last 7 days of history

Templates [edit]

  • Template:WikiProject Poland (short: {{WPPOLAND}}, full syntax: {{WikiProject Poland|class=|importance=}}) is our assessment template. Please add it to talk pages of all Poland-related articles, it is a key template that enables the article to be included in our article news, popularity ranking, project watchlist deletion discussion notifications the nifty quality and importance tables we have at the top of this page and other tools.
  • Use {{lang}} for Polish words or phrases, thus: {{lang|pl|Gmina Świnice Warckie}} will produce Gmina Świnice Warckie
  • The {{IPAc-pl}} template can be used to produce representations of Polish pronunciation.
  • When marking sources in Polish language, use {{pl icon}} to produce (Polish)
  • {{Polish}} will produce This article incorporates information from the Polish Wikipedia. However this template is now deprecated; see Template:Polish for more information.
  • There is also a Portal:Poland/Welcome message box that can be used to notify new users about this noticeboard and our related projects. Just slap {{subst:Portal:Poland/Welcome}}--~~~~ on their usertalkpage - it has its own heading.
  • use {{Wikiquotelang}} to link Polish language wikiquote pages (often found on Polish Wikipedia articles). The full syntax is {{wikiquotelang|pl|article name|article name}} (yes, it seems you need to use article's name twice), for example {{wikiquotelang|pl|Stanisław Koniecpolski|Stanisław Koniecpolski}}
  • use {{Wikisourcelang}} just like Wikiquotelang above but for linking to Polish Wikisource articles.
  • Various other, less used templates are listed at Category:Poland templates

Userboxes [edit]

Please note we have two functioning userboxes:

Herb Polski.svg This user is a member of WikiProject Poland.
Substitute: {{User WikiProject Poland}}


PB Poland CoA.png This user is a member of the
Polish military history task force
of the Military history WikiProject.
Substitute: {{User WPMILHIST Polish military history task force}}


You may also want to check the following userboxes:

Flag of Poland.svg
This user comes from Poland.
Substitute: {{User Poland}}


Flag of Poland.svg
This user has
Polish ancestry.
 Herb Polski.svg
Substitute: {{User Polish Ancestry}}


Flag of Poland.svg This user is interested in Poland

Substitute: {{User:Piotrus/PolandInterest}}

You can also declare your knowledge of Polish language with the WP:BABEL templates, such as:

pl Polski jest językiem ojczystym tego użytkownika.
Substitute: {{User pl}}


For non-native speakers of Polish, just use User pl-1 (beginner) to pl-5 (professional)

Awards [edit]

In the spirit of kindness and recognition we strongly encourage the use of the following barnstars, awards and assorted goodies:

Image What to type Description Ribbon
The Barnstar of National Merit {{subst: The Barnstar of National Merit|message ~~~~}} The Barnstar of National Merit

The Barnstar of National Merit may be awarded to an editor who contributes significantly to expand or improve Wikipedia's coverage of any given country.
It may also be awarded to those who create a particularly fine article on the subject of Geography.

 BoNM rib.png
The Polish Barnstar of National Merit, 1st Class {{subst:The Polish Barnstar of National Merit|message ~~~~}} The Polish Barnstar of National Merit, 1st Class

The Polish Barnstar of National Merit, 1st Class is a specific variant of the Barnstar of National Merit, which may be awarded to editors who contribututed significantly to expand or improve Wikipedia's coverage of Poland. The 1st Class award should be used for very significant contributions (for example, getting an article to FA level). In most cases, the 2nd Class (below) will be sufficient. As a rule of thumb, somebody should have already received a 2nd Class award before being eligible for the 1st Class.

 BoNM-Poland-ribbon.png
The Polish Barnstar of National Merit, 2nd Class {{subst:The Polish Barnstar of National Merit 2|message ~~~~}} The Polish Barnstar of National Merit, 2nd Class

The Polish Barnstar of National Merit, 2nd Class is a specific variant of Barnstar of National Merit, which may be awarded to editors who contributed significantly to expand or improve Wikipedia's coverage of Poland. The 2nd Class can be given for various reasons, but if the contributor has done something really significant, and has already received this award, consider giving him or her a 1st Class award (above).

 BoNM-Poland-ribbon-grade2.png
The Rosetta Barnstar {{subst:The Rosetta Barnstar|message ~~~~}} The Rosetta Barnstar

The Rosetta Barnstar may be given to any editor who exhibits outstanding translation efforts on Wikipedia. In the case of the Poland-related Wikipedia notice board of course, translations to or from the Polish language are most relevant.

 Rosetta Ribbon.png

  • For contributions related to Polish history during WWII

  • For contributions related to interwar Polish history

See also pl:Wikipedia:Odznaczenia Wikipedii for other awards designed on Polish Wikipedia!

We also encourage the use of other awards for non-Poland specific contributions to Wikipedia!

Other tools [edit]

Historical (no longer actively mainained):

Participants list [edit]

Before adding yourself, please note that this is a page for editors who want to actively edit and discuss Poland-related articles. This is NOT a page to declare that you like Poland, are from Poland, or are of Polish descent (there are userboxes you can use for such declarations).

Please add your name to the list below in the alphabetical order if you would like to participate in this project. Please consider stating your interests.

Activity is checked periodically, last time in December 2010. If you are not active in Poland-related topics, your entry will be moved accordingly (and you'll be notified).

Active (have edited Poland-related encyclopedic content in the last three months or so AND have more than 10 edits per full month)

  1. Abhijay
  2. Ajh1492 (all things Podlaskie - History, Geography, Transportation, etc.)
  3. Bartekfm, economics because of work, literature and film theory because of interests.
  4. Camdan history of polish clans, historical research on the Clan of Ostoja and related families.
  5. Danim
  6. DarioTW {Polish history, mostly pre-1795)DarioTW (talk) 23:06, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
  7. Darwinek (geography, history,
  8. User:Hugo420 (BS degree history, world history, new to Wikipedia note: EN native speaker)
  9. Kaszubian (Kaszubian and especially Kaszubian-American history)
  10. Kcdlp (history)
  11. Kmicic (history)
  12. Kotniski (geography of Poland; note: EN native speaker)
  13. Malik Shabazz (Polish-Jewish history)
  14. Marekchelsea (Jews in Poland, Polish people of Jewish origin or descent, Polish Lithuanians, People of Polish descent, History of Poland before 1939, Polish people in Belarus, Polish nobles "szlachta", Polish footballers, Footballers of Polish descent)
  15. Mathiasrex (talk) 20:40, 6 April 2009 (UTC) (prosopography, military history, international relations of Poland)
  16. Molobo (German-Polish relations, XIX century Poland)
  17. nihil novi
  18. Orestek
  19. Orczar (prehistory of Polish lands, general history of Poland)
  20. PantherBF3
  21. Pernambuko Poland
  22. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk (history, economics, society, Silesia)
  23. PolandEagle Villages , cities , architecturea and culture
  24. – Plarem (User talk contribs)
  25. Rejedef - (Poland: the diversity of culture)
  26. Rjensen (history; historiography)
  27. Robsuper (Peeks at all subjects and matters, if just has some time for it...)
  28. SeveroTC (Warsaw, Sport, categories)
  29. Vecrumba (Poland-Lithuania, WWI—interbellum—WWII—Soviet era)
  30. Volunteer Marek (Polish history, economics)
  31. Whiteman
  32. Xx236 (WW2 history, Culture, "Expulsions" vs. "repatriations")
  33. Przemub (talk) 16:11, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
  34. Żlepskż (talk) 12:05, 16 October 2011 (UTC)
  35. Oliwier1111 (talk) 19:07, January 2012 (UTC)
  36. Markvs88 (talk) 16:43, 8 February 2012 (UTC) (primarily interested in culture, history and Lesser Poland)
  37. Rzuwig► 07:37, 12 October 2012 (UTC) (Poznań and Greater Poland)

Semi-active (have not edited Poland-related articles in the last three months or have 10 or less edits per month on them), but have edited Wikipedia in the that period.

  1. Alex Albright
  2. Aleksengland
  3. Anonymous Dissident
  4. ArkadiuszEurope
  5. Audirs8 (Poznan, Greater Poland, Polish Architecture, Poznan History, Polish Military History)
  6. Belissarius (history in general, geography, Polonia)
  7. Biala Gwiazda (History, Sport in Poland, Cities in Poland, Geography)
  8. Boston999 (Warsaw, famous Poles, WWII, geography, photos)
  9. CityElefant (GDL, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, notable persons)
  10. Craftyanthropologist - various historical topics, particularly 20th-century history; museums and cultural centers
  11. Daaviiid (History)
  12. Damian Wieczorek
  13. Easternknight
  14. Elonka
  15. IJA United KingdomEuropean Union (History, Politics, Economics, Culture, Krakow and Photography)
  16. Jacurek (WW2 history, Polish-Jewish history, Politics)
  17. JanderVK
  18. Jniech (Anti-Polish sentiment, Poles in the UK)
  19. JRWalko
  20. Kasjanek21
  21. Kameal (Polish medieval and early modern literature, Latin literature of Poland, philological research in Poland)
  22. Mariusz Paździora aka Kiejstut9
  23. Kiwusek (History, Military, Cinema, Geography)
  24. Konradr
  25. Kowalmistrz
  26. Kpjas
  27. Lajsikonik
  28. Lockoom
  29. Lysy
  30. Mały koleżka
  31. Marek69
  32. Mareklug
  33. Michał P. aka Remigiu
  34. Mikej007 (II Polish Republic, Jews in Poland, Polish heritage in Lithuania and Belarus)
  35. Misza13 T C
  36. Montessquieu
  37. Mrodowicz
  38. Mûĸĸâĸûĸâĸû
  39. Oleola
  40. Opole.pl
  41. Parslad (Sport in Poland)
  42. Pilecka
  43. Poeticbent (cities, arts and culture, notable people, prominent minorities)
  44. PS.
  45. Pundit
  46. Pustelnik
  47. Radzinski (Speedway in Poland)
  48. Klisu
  49. roo72
  50. syrenab
  51. The Hitch22
  52. Tymek
  53. Visor
  54. Władysław Komorek (Catholicism related to Polish immigrants)
  55. Wronkiew
  56. Zadora13
  57. Ivankinsman (the translation and dissemination of Polish literature (and culture) to non-Poles)

Inactive (have not edited at all for three months or more; those editors are listed by dat of their last edit)

  1. Patricknoddy (inactive since June 5, 2007)
  2. Maed (royal genealogies) (inactive since September 23, 2007)
  3. Pawel bielsko (inactive since May 13, 2007)
  4. Mynek (inactive since May 20, 2007)
  5. Wnuk-pl (inactive since May 9, 2007)
  6. Blowski (inactive since May 5, 2008)
  7. Bartekos (inactive since October 20, 2008)
  8. Boyau (inactive since January 2, 2008)
  9. Acne_m (inactive since August 10, 2008)
  10. R9tgokunks (inactive since October 20, 2008)
  11. Krzyzowiec (inactive since November 24, 2008, one year block)
  12. Marcin Suwalczan (inactive since August 28, 2008)
  13. Skoranka (inactive since February 26, 2008)
  14. Indoles (inactive since March 20, 2008)
  15. ArtInterventions (inactive since January 19, 2008)
  16. Sarmata (inactive since December 28, 2007)
  17. Mike70n9 (inactive since October 15, 2007)
  18. P.pilecki (inactive since February 21, 2008)
  19. KatLos (inactive since January 2, 2008)
  20. Alden Jones (inactive since 11:39, August 4, 2008)
  21. Olessi (inactive since September 19, 2008)
  22. PolandEuropepieandcheeseandcereal (inactive since March 31, 2008)
  23. Historiene (inactive since March 24, 2008)
  24. Jubilee line (inactive since May 27, 2008)
  25. Mikołajski (inactive since May 21, 2008)
  26. United KingdomTom Szczepanik Talk (inactive since October 30, 2008)
  27. Tomeczek (inactive since December 20, 2008)
  28. Tanessi (inactive since July 30, 2008)
  29. JanKokular (inactive since July 20, 2008)
  30. JEDRZEJ GDANSK (inactive since October 27, 2008)
  31. Wroman Poland (inactive since January 3, 2009)
  32. Partisan1 aka Bloomfield (inactive since March 12, 2009)
  33. Umedard (requested account deletion on June 9, 2009)
  34. DK4 (inactive since June 15, 2010)
  35. MJSplant (inactive since September 15, 2009)
  36. John Mytton (inactive since December 31, 2009)
  37. Trivelt (inactive since March 6, 2010)
  38. Lantuszka (inactive since August 26, 2010)
  39. Starzynka (inactive since October 30, 2010, self-declared as retired)
  40. Piast93 (Polish history from 1386-1795) (inactive since December 23, 2010)
  41. LUCPOL (Silesia) (inactive since January 18, 2011)

Honorary members (users who are or once were very active in Poland-related articles in the past - or still are - but never officially joined the project)

  1. Emax (inactive since February 18, 2005)
  2. Witkacy (inactive since September 14, 2005)
  3. SylwiaS (inactive since November 21, 2006)
  4. Logologist (inactive since November 28, 2007 )
  5. Balcer (inactive since September 8, 2007)
  6. Appleseed (semi-active since May 26, 2008)
  7. Halibutt (semi-active)
  8. Kpalion (active)
  9. Greg park avenue (inactive since December 26, 2008)
  10. Radomil (active)

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