Wikipedia:WikiProject Oceania/The 10,000 Challenge

The Oceania
10,000 Challenge

Improve/create any article on anywhere in Oceania whenever you feel like it and list it!...

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Coming soon... Thought it was worth setting up a page and seeing if some editors who are active for some Oceanian countries might be interested in some sort of ambitious challenge to aim for long term with 10,000 article improvements or creations for Oceania. The idea is based on Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge for the UK and The 10,000 Challenge (Africa).

The idea is not to document every minor edit or improvement, but to create a momentum by displaying the diversity of content being improved or created for each country and make it more visible regionally, and in turn attempt to inspire and motivate people to work on countries they might not normally work on or reinforce existing national WikiProject efforts to improve content. With that in place, eventually there might be some contests in the format of Wales's Awaken the Dragon, The Africa Destubathon or regional/national contests held for Oceanian countries with prizes, contests for Oceanian women etc to help fuel the drive but we'll see.

I anticipate that this will get the least attention out of the 10,000 continent challenges, but thought it worth setting at 10,000 as a Destubathon or contest much like the African one would likely apply to all countries of the continent anyway so make reaching the goal possible. The general idea will be the Wikipedia:WikiProject Australia/The 5000 Challenge feeding into this to reinforce the effort.

Goals

Improve the quality of existing articles related to Australia, New Zealand and the wider Oceania, and to encourage more editors to improve general article quality and sourcing. Try to ensure that no article created or existing is unsourced, and try to ensure that every article has no unsourced statements and that Wikipedia:Citations are neatly drawn up and consistently formatted. The most important goal of the challenge is to try to see an overall improvement in quality for Oceanian countries, and more consistency in articles in any category.
To encourage the creation of missing content and build a highly comprehensive coverage of every Oceanian country on English Wikipedia. In doing so, to develop a detailed missing article directory for Oceanian countries by area and topic to promote long term growth and view overall scope.
To make existing settlement articles for Oceania consistently of minimum quality, with some geographical and population information and create new articles in the same style. Eventually aim to have a satisfactory article for every settlement in Oceania.
Help cleanup existing articles which might get a lot of traffic and ip spamming. Devise a way of maintaining article quality and getting more editors to cover differ areas and more articles going on watchlist to protect content long term and guide new editors to become quality editors themselves.
To generate a strong momentum for Australia, New Zealand, Oceania and stage contests/editathons which fuel growth and attract people to develop those countries which might not otherwise get much attention. In the long term, try to build bridges with institutions within Australia, New Zealand and Oceania and get them to see the potential of wikipedia for national development. Get libraries, universities and cultural institutions involved in hosting editathons and forming partnerships with wikipedia in contests, which promote growth.

Scope

All topics related to the following countries. Let's try to get work contributed to all Oceanian nations and break down barriers and let knowledge flow!

Feeder challenges

To increase editorial interest, a series of Sub Challenges, typically 1000-5000 articles, will develop over time. The idea will be to run them as their own challenges but update this big list as the challenges progress.

Australia

Sign up on that page and contribute there if you only work on Australian-related content.

New Zealand

The 1000 Challenge (New Zealand) (sign up below if interested!)

We'll need around 5 active editors to make it worth starting I think:

♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:54, 20 November 2016 (UTC) Can't promise much but will try to contribute occasionally.[reply]
Pyrusca (talk) 22:54, 20 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Hugo999 (talk) 03:06, 24 November 2016 (UTC) have some articles to finish[reply]
TimClicks (talk) 04:02, 24 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
—Jonny Nixon (talk) 13:57, 5 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
L-Bit (talk) 23:42, 9 December 2016 (UTC) What Dr Blofeld said[reply]
Slafayette (talk) 13:54, 10 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
🌺Kori🌺 - (@) 20:52, 14 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Pakoire (talk) 04:05, 15 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
―Panamitsu (talk) 23:29, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Polynesia

Participants

If we can get together some editors who think they might be interested in working on something like this long term sign up here. If I can see some sort of initial indication that there is the support for this I'll start a full blown challenge later in the month.

♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:19, 20 November 2016 (UTC), I'll try to help when I can but already have a lot of commitments![reply]
Pyrusca (talk) 22:54, 20 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Hugo999 (talk) 03:06, 24 November 2016 (UTC) have some articles to finish[reply]
TimClicks (talk) 04:02, 24 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
ManicSpider (talk) 02:29, 24 November 2016 (UTC) (Australia)[reply]
Peterdownunder (talk) 04:31, 24 November 2016 (UTC) (Australia)[reply]
Perry Middlemiss (talk) 08:36, 24 November 2016 (UTC) (Australia)[reply]
Sterry2607 (talk) 23:00, 24 November 2016 (UTC) (Australia)[reply]
Nick F., Toaster (talk) 20:52, 24 November 2016 (UTC) (Australia)[reply]
—Jonny Nixon (talk) 13:47, 28 November 2016 (UTC) (Australia)[reply]
KAVEBEAR (talk) 01:55, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]
AustralianRupert (talk) 02:12, 21 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Jjm596 (talk) 18:02, 14 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
MozzazzoM (talk) 09:20, 15 January 2017 (UTC) (Australia)[reply]
--MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 20:34, 28 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Slafayette (talk) 13:51, 10 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Nat965 (talk) 23:54, 6 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
--IdiotSavant (talk) 23:10, 4 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Chongkian (talk) 03:49, 20 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Bogger (talk) 11:39, 11 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Cielquiparle (talk) 21:47, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Pakoire (talk) 04:47, 23 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup

Articles needing improvement list here under each country:

New Zealand

New Zealand art
Māori culture (needs more citations and has some structural questions)
National_Certificate_of_Educational_Achievement Done
New Zealand Qualifications Authority

Missing articles

People from different Oceanian countries can list articles here which they would like to see created for their respective countries:

Polynesia

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Polynesia#Requested articles
Eufenio Takala, present king of Sigave in Wallis and Futuna
Filipo Katoa, king of Alo in Wallis and Futuna (2016–2018)
Lino Leleivai, present king of Alo in Wallis and Futuna
Felice Tominiko Halagahu , a co-claimant to Patalione Kanimoa, the king of Uvea in Wallis and Futuna
Code of Pomare (1819), allegedly the first written law code in Oceania
Law of the Cook Islands
South Pacific Creative Arts Society - founded at USP in 1972 or 1973, helped build South Pacific literature and arts
Cecil Hector Watson Larsen - resident commissioner murdered on Niue
Esekia Solofa - former vice-chancellor of USP
redlinks in List of islands and towns in Tonga
redlinks in Pasifika Arts Aotearoa Wikiproject - Pasifika artists living in Aotearoa

Papua New Guinea

Most wanted missing topics

Fiji

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Fiji#Requested articles

Quality Articles

Jonah Kapena, by KAVEBEAR
2/7th Battalion (Australia), by AustralianRupert
James Kaliokalani, by KAVEBEAR
William Pūnohu White, by KAVEBEAR
George Naea, by KAVEBEAR
Prince Romerson, by KAVEBEAR
King Kalākaua's world tour, by Maile66 and KAVEBEAR
Battle of Finschhafen, by Hawkeye7 and AustralianRupert
Zorobabela Kaʻauwai, by KAVEBEAR
Tahitian Dog, by KAVEBEAR
Curtis P. Iaukea, by KAVEBEAR
Marquesan Dog, by KAVEBEAR
Elizabeth Keawepoʻoʻole Sumner, by KAVEBEAR
William Vitarelli, by FallingGravity
Edward William Purvis, by KAVEBEAR
Kaniakapupu, by KAVEBEAR
Liliuokalani, by KAVEBEAR
Joseph Nāwahī, by KAVEBEAR
Franklin Seaver Pratt, by KAVEBEAR
Curtis P. Iaukea, by KAVEBEAR
Nani Alapai, by KAVEBEAR
Riro Kāinga, by KAVEBEAR
1892 Legislative Session of the Kingdom of Hawaii, by KAVEBEAR
Wilhelmine Kekelaokalaninui Widemann Dowsett, by KAVEBEAR
ʻAkahi, by KAVEBEAR
Atamu Tekena, by KAVEBEAR
Elizabeth Kekaʻaniau, by KAVEBEAR
Likelike (wife of Kalanimoku), by KAVEBEAR
Lucy Kaopaulu Peabody, by KAVEBEAR
George Charles Beckley, by KAVEBEAR
Maputeoa, by KAVEBEAR
Keanolani, by KAVEBEAR
Tui Manu'a Matelita, by KAVEBEAR
Kepelino, by KAVEBEAR
Robert Napuʻuako Boyd, by KAVEBEAR
Polynesian Dog, by KAVEBEAR
Emma Ahuena Taylor, by KAVEBEAR
Emma Nāwahī, by KAVEBEAR
Leleiohoku II, by KAVEBEAR
Kaʻiminaʻauao, by KAVEBEAR
Kalākaua, by KAVEBEAR
Fiji at the 1976 Summer Olympics, by HawkAussie
Clipperton Island, by Dr vulpes and Tcr25
Coins of the New Zealand pound, by Generalissima
Halfpenny (New Zealand coin), by Generalissima
Penny (New Zealand pre-decimal coin), by Generalissima
Threepence (New Zealand coin), by Generalissima
Sixpence (New Zealand coin), by Generalissima
Shilling (New Zealand coin), by Generalissima
Florin (New Zealand coin), by Generalissima
Half-crown (New Zealand coin), by Generalissima
Centennial half-crown, by Generalissima
Waitangi crown, by Generalissima
1949 New Zealand crown, by Generalissima
Queen Victoria Monument, Wellington, by Generalissima
Statue of Queen Victoria, Auckland, by Generalissima
Stuart Memorial, Dunedin, by Generalissima
German Mission House, by Generalissima
List of historic places in the Chatham Islands, by Generalissima
List of historic places in Kaikōura District, by Generalissima

Article achievements

Please list articles you have improved here, place newer entries at the bottom of the list. You are free to list any article you wish related to any country or topic in Oceania. State whether it's a new article/stub/a destubbing, an article cleanup/expansion/ref improvement, Good/Featured Article etc, and credit yourself after it. Add entries to the list below with a # so the numbers will count. See the article list on the 10,000 Challenge for how to list correctly. Here though, add the country in brackets that you've worked on. I hope that people can focus a lot on improving existing article quality on this. destubbing and cleanup, not just new articles. Please try to ensure that all entries are sourced with formatted citations and that there are no unsourced claims. Avoid signing your name to keep the page size down and just state your username without linking.

Add articles for Australia to the Australia Challenge page, and they'll be copied to this main continent-wide list after every 100 articles.