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A WikiProject is a collection of pages devoted to the management of a specific topic or family of topics within Wikipedia; and, simultaneously, a group of editors who use those pages to collaborate on encyclopedic work. It is not a place to write encyclopedia articles directly, but a resource to help coordinate and organize the writing and editing of those articles.
Despite the name, the purpose of Wikipedia:WikiProject is concerned not with project management, but the daily management, administration and editor support of the process of article creation, editing and completion.
The attached talk pages are a convenient forum for those interested in a particular project.
Participating
There is a central Directory of WikiProjects available which lists all known projects; for ease of navigation, it has been split into sections by project topic:
WikiProjects are usually extremely welcoming towards new participants; please feel free to join any—or all—that interest you!
Creating and maintaining
- Read the guide to WikiProject organization!
- Peruse some of the existing WikiProjects to understand how WikiProjects are used "in the wild".
- Make a WikiProject proposal if you're not sure about creating a new project, or aren't certain if anyone else is interested.
- Ask for advice at the WikiProject Council if you have any questions!
See also
- Wikipedia:WikiProject reform
- Wikipedia:Regional notice boards
- Wikipedia shortcuts to WikiProjects
- (inactive) meta:Wikiproject group
- (historical) Wikipedia:WikiProject proposal
- (historical) Wikipedia:Wikiproject/Inappropriate projects
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- This page was last modified on 27 November 2008, at 21:42.
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