Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/WikiProject desk
WikiProject Desk
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Sidebar news requests[edit]
Please do not make requests here. Go to the Suggestions page instead.
- I noticed the "semi-active" tag on the project page for Wikipedia:WikiProject Libertarianism and seek to change this status. There are several articles related to libertarianism that are being edited. Some have maintenance templates and need to be improved. There have been recent posts on the project page, but I would like to invite more editors to help improve the article. I'm not sure how invite templates work. Reliable sources and article quality improves the chances of articles on notable subjects remaining in Wikipedia. Participation by knowledgeable editors will improve the clarity of articles. Editors need to have a quick way to locate tagged articles so they may make the suggested improvements. Please help revive this project. Today I archived the 2016 discussions to streamline this talk page.--Libertyguy (talk) 04:24, 3 June 2017 (UTC)
- Hey there!
- The WikiProject Investment has been revived.
- The project needs more members to improve the coverage of the Investment topic on Wikipedia, I already am pretty much finished with updating the project page. Take a look at it.
- Ping me if you want to help! Thanks. WikiEditCrunch (talk) 22:15, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
- Looking at Wikipedia:WikiProject Directory/All, most of the projects are completely inactive! No members at all. Jjjjjjdddddd (talk) 00:18, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
Interview requests[edit]
If you'd like your WikiProject featured in an upcoming WikiProject report, feel free to add it to the list below. Note that these requests are entirely advisory, and may or may not be used in future reports. Please keep requests short and concise.
See Archive 1 for previous requests that were archived without action.
- Not previously covered:
- WikiProject YouTube (click link for request)
- WikiProject Democratic Republic of the Congo - This project has always been small, despite the expansiveness or importance of its scope. Since joining last year I have done what I can to improve it, including creating a mission section, responding to talk page requests, inviting two new members, and improving relevant content. A feature would be of great help, and would also shed some light on the problems faced by WP:Africa in countering systemic bias. -Indy beetle (talk) 00:10, 18 July 2017 (UTC)
- WikiProject Days of the year - Might be an interesting WP, with history going back to 15 October 2001. — JoeHebda • (talk) 14:48, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
- WikiProjects previously covered:
- Teahouse previous article was published in May of 2012 about the time of the Teahouse startup. I thought it would be interesting to evaluate & assess how TH has progressed since then. — JoeHebda • (talk) 20:10, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
Call for interviews[edit]
Instructions[edit]
- First, at an open Workspace page below, reserve an open workspace page for your interview questions. Do this by updating the Workspace wikitable.
- At your reserved Workspace page, prepare questions for the WikiProject members to be interviewed.
- Next, see the Template page below. At the template's subpage, copy and paste at the destination WikiProject's talk page (new section).
- At the destination WikiProject's talk page, change the WikiProject xxxxxxx to the correct WP name.
- At the destination WikiProject's talk page, add your signature to the new Call for interviews with ~~~~. Do not sign below.
- Add the destination WikiProject to your watchlist to check for responses.
Workspace for interviews[edit]
- To conduct interviews, use one of the following workspace (#1 - 8) pages.
For each person taking part in the interview, post on their talk page a wikilink to their assigned workspace, and add their names to the User column below. There is a pre-formatted notification template for you to copy-and-paste to the interviewee's talk page. Remember to change the wikilink to the correct Workspace number for their WikiProject, and to add your signature with ~~~~ at the bottom.
| # | Project | User |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Published |
User:Jamesjpk |
| 2 | WikiProject YouTube | User:Megalibrarygirl |
| 3 | The Wikipedia Library | User:Barbara (WVS) |
| 4 | Open | DENAMAX (talk) 19:47, 12 November 2017 (UTC) |
| 5 | Open | |
| 6 | Open | |
| 7 | Open | |
| 8 | Open |
Template[edit]
- Template located at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/WikiProject desk/Call for interviews
This template can be used at destination WikiProject's talk page. Use the following code (replacing WIKIPROJECT NAME with the actual name of the WikiProject)
{{subst:Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/WikiProject desk/Call for interviews|WIKIPROJECT NAME}}
to add a Call for interviews that looks like this:
Schedule[edit]
Upcoming articles and authors are listed here. Before adding a new article to the schedule, please check the WikiProject Desk archive to ensure it is not a repeat of a recent interview and discuss the proposed schedule change with the other current authors on the talk page.
| Date | Project | User | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 5, 2017 | WikiProject Comics | User:Jamesjpk | 1 Published |
| undetermined | WikiProject YouTube | User:Megalibrarygirl | 2 Started |
| undetermined | WikiProject | User: Barbara (WVS) | 3 Open |
| undetermined | Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools | User:Kudpung | 4 Open |
| WikiProject | 5 Open | ||
| WikiProject | 6 Open | ||
| WikiProject | 7 Open | ||
| WikiProject | 8 Open |
Resources[edit]
- List of previously published interviews (reverse chronological order)
- Directory of WikiProjects (by topic)
- Category for WikiProjects (by topic; subdivisions for collaborations, inactive projects, etc)
- Prefix Index for WikiProjects (alphabetical; every page starting with "WikiProject")
- Most active projects by activity on WikiProject pages
- Most active projects by watchers of project's page
- Most active projects by edits to project's talk page
- Largest projects by number of articles – Not found on Toolserver
- Toolserver data on WikiProjects
- Sample message for inviting interview responses & interview template
Archive[edit]
Post publication[edit]
Template[edit]
After your report has been published, please add the following template to the WikiProject's talk page. Please note the parameters
{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/WikiProject used|link=[[<Article link>]]|day=<Day>|month=<Month>|year=<Year>}}
Parameters[edit]
- Link (required)
- Day (required)
- Month (required)
- Year (required)
Discussion[edit]
- Please visit the talk page.