User:16bitz/sandbox

WikiProject Linux
Category	WikiProject Linux
Portal	Linux
Wikimedia Commons	Linux
Parent; project(s)	Software, Computing, Technology
Userbox	{{User WPLinux}}
Assessment	WikiProject Linux/Assessment

This is the user sandbox of 16bitz. A user sandbox is a subpage of the user's user page. It serves as a testing spot and page development space for the user and is not an encyclopedia article. Create or edit your own sandbox here.

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Welcome to WikiProject Linux. The aim of this project is to get as many users as possible, so join if you are interested in Linux. Advocate to fellow Linux contributors and get them on board. If you know someone who contributes here and uses Linux make sure they are aware of this project. Please help out by indexing all the Linux articles you know of on Wikipedia:WikiProject Linux/index.

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The current focus of our Mini Collaboration is improving and organising WikiProject: Linux

This is a WikiProject, an area for focused collaboration among Wikipedians. New participants are welcome; please feel free to participate!

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WP:LINUX

Promote the project

Join this project! Add yourself to the list, and add the userbox to your page, to advertise the project to people who happen to pass by.
Invite people to the project – drop a note on the user talk page of editors working on Linux topics who aren't project members.
Consider promoting the project via the Wikipedia Signpost WikiProject desk.

Improve the project

Update the project pages, archive clutter, and make use of the latest automation available
Consult the WikiProject Guide for ideas
Come up with new ones

Use the project

Monitor discussions on talk pages of articles covered by the project. Recent changes to the project's talk pages
Create a new article.

Expand some of the articles (check out Category:Linux stubs or some of its subcategories), always respecting Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View Policy. Also, check the Wikipedia: Manual of Style.
Add references to articles which need referencing improving. Biographies of living persons are a particular priority.
Assess some of the Unassessed Linux articles, using the criteria at Wikipedia:WikiProject Linux/Assessment. Update the project banner on the relevant talk page.

Check the talk page for requests for help.

Templates[edit]

The following templates has been made to promote the project:

Project template: {{WikiProject Linux}}
Stub template: {{Template:linux-stub}}
Userbox: {{Template:User WPLinux}}
Invite: {{Template:Linux invite}}

There are four milestones for improving Linux articles:

25% of articles B-Class or better: 17.3% complete

(54 / 313)

90% of articles Start-Class or better: 85.4% complete

(962 / 938)

All Mid/High/Top-Importance articles C-Class or better: 47.4% complete

(218 / 460)

5% of articles GA-Class or better: 9.6% complete

(6 / 63)

Featured Articles[edit]

A bot produces a list of content recognized as related to this project. It contains among other things featured articles and good articles directly related to Linux.

Article alerts[edit]

To watch: Wikipedia:WikiProject Linux/Article alerts

Requested moves

20 Apr 2024 – XZ Utils backdoor (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to XZ backdoor by Tehonk (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be merged

24 Nov 2023 – SUSE Linux (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to openSUSE by Flakesosa (t · c); see discussion
21 Sep 2023 – KDE Plasma 5 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Plasma (software) by CoolingGibbon (t · c); see discussion
21 Sep 2023 – KDE Plasma 4 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Plasma (software) by CoolingGibbon (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

18 Apr 2024 – Draft:THE400 Mini (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Rparslow (t · c)

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Goals[edit]

To improve the quality and expand the range of Linux-related articles on Wikipedia.
To improve articles such that they would serve as useful to beginners and experts alike, by providing both simple and more technical descriptions.
To spread awareness of Linux, in a respectful and realistic manner, to other Wikipedians.

State of affairs[edit]

For now, we need to collaborate on getting the WikiProject organized and get a healthy set of articles/lists marked up with the Wikiproject template. In the future we plan to use this space to advertise a specific article that we want to get to see reach good article status.

Featured Articles[edit]

The following is a list of current featured articles and good articles directly related to Linux:

Distributions:

Kernel:

Linux

Software:

Templates[edit]

Article Talk page template[edit]

On the talk pages of the articles that we are focusing on, please put in this template: {{WikiProject Linux}}. It should appear like this:

Linux NA‑class

	Linux portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Linux, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Linux on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.LinuxWikipedia:WikiProject LinuxTemplate:WikiProject LinuxLinux articles
NA	This article has been rated as NA-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.

Please don't add this to articles we have not yet had an effect on. It frustrates some of the editors that have worked hard on the article in the first place.

Stub template[edit]

For Linux stub articles use the standard {{linux-stub}} or one of it's sub-stub categories.

This Linux-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Userbox[edit]

For a userbox, use this: {{User WPLinux}}.

This user is a member of WikiProject Linux.

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