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Welcome to the Outline of knowledge WikiProject, dedicated to building an outline encompassing all knowledge. It is divided into many topic outlines, each dedicated to a particular subject. Not only do these topic outlines show our readers the structure of knowledge and how things fit together in the world, they also form a site map for the encyclopedia, helping users to find their way around more easily.
For more information on WikiProjects, please see the Guide to WikiProjects and the Directory of WikiProjects.
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Wikipedia's goal is to provide knowledge. But knowledge is only useful if you can find it. The main limitation of a search box is that it can only help you find what you already know exists. Our mission is to show what exists and provide easy access to that knowledge.

The system is far from complete. So keep in mind that recruiting more people to join this effort is currently as important as the effort itself. If you know anyone who loves Wikipedia, please tell them about this WikiProject!

By the way, do you use Firefox? If so, Linky is an invaluable extension. You'll also need WP:AWB (an auto-page-loader) which works with Internet Explorer. I've found these two tools essential for working on multiple topic outlines. If you know of even better tools, please let me know.

The Transhumanist    03:33, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Contents

Goals

  • Develop topic outlines, including the creation of TOs to fill in gaps in subject coverage, and to develop and maintain all the TOs in the set, to provide a fundamental outline of human knowledge which also serves as one of Wikipedia's tables of contents systems.
  • Determine guidelines and design tools for the maintenance and development of topic outlines. Currently our main creation tool is Template:Topic outline.

Project scope

  • This project covers all topic outlines, and all links leading to them.

Procedures and tips

Outline creation

This project's main procedure is the creation of topic outlines. The creation template is called Template:Topic outline. Instructions on how to use it is included with it. (Another template exists called Template:Topic outline country which was used to create a topic outline for every country of the World (unless we missed some). The country topic outlines are all listed below, further down this page).

If you create a topic outline list in article space, be sure to place a {{under construction}} template at the top of it. Otherwise, you run the risk that someone will come along and nominate the page for deletion after you barely get started. For example, the Topic outline of Canada was nominated for deletion at AfD when it only included a few links. Someone had to jump in and develop it fast in order to save it. The same thing happened to Topic outline of mining.

A safer approach is to create new topic outlines in this WikiProject's space, starting the page title with "Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of ". One must have a compelling reason to delete a draft, since it is by definition under development, which means all problems are subject to being discussed on its talk page before it gets moved to article space. There are lists of drafts under development, below.

Outline maintenance

Active participants

If you'd like to work on Wikipedia's outline of knowledge, including collaboration and communication with other members, and receiving updates/status reports and task requests, please add your name below:

  1. The Transhumanist (talk · contribs)
  2. Thehelpfulone (talk · contribs)

Tasks

  • Maintain links to topic outlines: each article of the corresponding topic should have a link to its topic outline in its see also section. Periodically check each see also section, as the links sometimes get removed. Linky comes in handy for this.
  • Build new topic outlines. See Template:Topic outline.
  • Maintain existing topic outlines
    • Please place them on your watchlist and check your watchlist every time you log on. The lists need to be monitored for vandalism and new mistakes.
  • Improve existing topic outlines
    • Add missing links
    • Match the structure of the subject (outline it)
  • Place a WikiProject banner at the top of the talk pages of all lists of basic topics, leading here
  • Place a coverage banner at the top of the talk pages of all articles matching the subjects in the titles of topic outlines, leading to the corresponding list.
    • the coverage banner template needs to be designed

Missing or incomplete topic outlines

There are still gaps in this collection. We need topic outlines to fill those gaps. Please list them here:

Once a topic outline is created, add it to the "Incomplete topic outlines" list below.

Many of the topic outlines are incomplete; those listed below are particularly sparse and need the most work. Each one should provide an overview of its subject, and present all the essential topics from its field. But please don't overdo it: keep in mind that these lists don't aim at being comprehensive—we have the Lists of topics for that.

Once a topic outline has been sufficiently filled-in or fleshed out, please add its link to the master list and mark it as Y Done below:
  1. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of abnormal psychology
  2. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of accounting
  3. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of accounting law
  4. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of acting
  5. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of actuarial science
  6. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of advertising
  7. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of aesthetics
  8. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of anatomy
  9. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of ancient history
  10. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of animal science
  11. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of animation
  12. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of anthropology
  13. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of applied mathematics
  14. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of aquaculture
  15. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of architectural engineering
  16. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of archival science
  17. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of area studies
  18. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of art history
  19. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of astrobiology
  20. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of astrophysics
  21. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of atheism
  22. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of bioengineering
  23. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of biogeography
  24. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of bioinformatics
  25. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of biomedical engineering
  26. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of biophysics
  27. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of black holes
  28. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of journalism
  29. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of business ethics
  30. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of cardiology
  31. Topic outline of cell biology Y Done
  32. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of chaos theory
  33. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of civics
  34. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of civil engineering
  35. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of common law
  36. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of civil law
  37. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of climatology
  38. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of cognitive psychology
  39. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of cognitive science
  40. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of conflict theory
  41. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of constitutional law
  42. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of criminal law
  43. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of databases
  44. Wikipedia:WikiProject Outline of knowledge/Drafts/Topic outline of demographics
  45. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of demography
  46. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of dental care
  47. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of electronics
  48. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of entrepreneurship
  49. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of fire safety
  50. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of learning
  51. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of research
  52. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of teaching
  53. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of urban studies
  54. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of the World Wide Web
  55. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of prehistory
  56. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of modern history
  57. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of World War I
  58. Topic outline of World War II Y Done
  59. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of metaphysics
  60. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of information science
  61. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of mass communication
  62. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of medicine
  63. Topic outline of mining Y Done
  64. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of optical technology
  65. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of safety
  66. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of sound-related technology
  67. Wikipedia:WikiProject Topic outline/Drafts/Topic outline of tools

Topic outlines of countries

The template {{Topic outline country}} was used to create these. If we missed a country (or autonomous territory), and you would like to create a topic outline for it, substitute the template like this: {{subst:Topic outline country|Country name}}.

Here are the ones completed enough to be moved to the article namespace. They are still incomplete and need further development, such as the addition of maps and pictures! The rest are in alphabetical sections further below.

  1. Topic outline of Albania – Republic of Albania
  2. Topic outline of Algeria – People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
  3. Topic outline of Angola – Republic of Angola
  4. Topic outline of Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
  5. Topic outline of Austria – Republic of Austria
  6. Topic outline of Argentina –
  7. Topic outline of Canada - Canada
  8. Topic outline of Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
  9. Topic outline of Egypt – Arab Republic of Egypt
  10. Topic outline of France – French Republic
  11. Topic outline of Germany – Federal Republic of Germany
  12. Topic outline of Iceland – Republic of Iceland
  13. Topic outline of India – Republic of India
  14. Topic outline of Indonesia – Republic of Indonesia
  15. Topic outline of Iran – Islamic Republic of Iran
  16. Topic outline of Iraq – Republic of Iraq
  17. Topic outline of the Republic of Ireland - Republic of Ireland
  18. Topic outline of the Isle of Man (British Crown dependency)
  19. Topic outline of Israel – State of Israel
  20. Topic outline of Italy – Italian Republic   
  21. Topic outline of Japan - Japan
  22. Topic outline of Macau – Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (Area of special sovereignty)
  23. Topic outline of Mexico – United Mexican States
  24. Topic outline of Russia – Russian Federation
  25. Topic outline of Taiwan – Republic of China
  26. Topic outline of Thailand – Kingdom of Thailand
  27. Topic outline of the United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  28. Topic outline of the United States – United States of America
  29. Topic outline of Zimbabwe – Republic of Zimbabwe

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Topic outline formatting

Most of the topic outlines are presented in single-column, and this makes the pages long. These should be converted to a multi-column format, as has been done in Topic outline of geography, or as dash-separated lists, as has been done for some of the lists, or a combination of both, or some other scheme that looks good and is easy to use (see the basic concepts section of Topic outline of painting, for example). Here is a list of the pages which need to be converted from single-column format:

Once a list has been nicely formatted, please remove that page from this list:

Geographical topics – Subnational entities

Mathematics –

Self – Biology – Psychology – Relationships

Philosophy – Ethics – Epistemology – Humanism – Logic – Metaphysics – Philosophical isms – Thinking – Transhumanism

Physical science – Astronomy – Biochemistry – Biology  Chemistry  Ecology – Earth sciences – Geology – Meteorology – Oceanography –

Major social sciences – Archaeology – Business – Cognitive science  Community – Critical theory – Economics  Education – Finance – Law – Linguistics  Management – Marketing – Parapsychology – Politics  – Psychology – Public affairs – Relationships – Sociology

Technology – Aerospace science – Artificial intelligence – Agriculture – Architecture – Cartography – Communication – Energy development – Engineering – Health science  Industry – Library and information science – Manufacturing – Military science – Transport

Categories

Templates

  • Template:Topic outline - to use, type this on a new page and save: {{subst:BLT|topic uncapitalized|topic capitalized}}

Wikipedia content modification information:

  • This page was last modified on 26 November 2008, at 03:52.

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