User:RockOfVictory/WikiProject revision

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 * Note: WikiProjects are not Wikimedia sister projects.

A WikiProject is a collection of pages devoted to the management of a specific family of information within Wikipedia. It is not a place to write encyclopedia articles, but a resource to help coordinate and organize article writing. The attached talk pages are a convenient forum for those interested in a particular project. Projects can also have associated Wikiportals.

Regional notice boards also seek to improve a broad category of articles based on geographical regions.

See the complete List of WikiProjects.

Before you begin
Ask yourself this question&mdash;is a WikiProject right for what I want to do?

A Wikiproject is designed to coordinate the efforts of several users, and to allow a group of conceptually related pages to have similar structures and appearance. However, using a WikiProject adds a considerable amount of additional effort and administration and it only begins to deliver value once several users are actively involved.

Generally you should have at least 5–10 people involved before a Wikiproject structure makes any sense and adds any value. If you don't think you'll get at least 5–10 people on board, then don't waste your effort&mdash;you'll be better off just writing your articles.

If you are not sure: If you have a subject you are passionate about, but you aren't certain if anyone else is interested, then write a brief description of your project on your user page, and a link to it on Wikiproject/List of proposed projects. If interest is good, feel free to launch the project; otherwise you will probably find it more effective to focus your efforts on the articles themselves.

Suggestions for new projects

 * 1) Read Wikiproject Best practices for tips on leading a WikiProject.
 * 2) Create the main project page at Wikipedia:WikiProject projectname. (See Starting a new page)
 * 3) Create an outline on your project page:
 * 4) *Add &#123;&#123;subst:WikiProject&#124;projectname&#125;&#125; into your main project page and save. (See m:Help:Template for details.)
 * 5)  Identify pages within the scope of your project:
 * 6) * A good way to do this is to copy the listings of Special:Whatlinkshere for the most important articles related to your project.
 * 7) * You will probably want to save a copy of the list on a project status subpage.
 * 8) Create a project  to-do list to focus and coordinate your collaborative efforts.
 * 9) If possible, link to a sample article to give other Wikipedians a feel for the project's goals.
 * 10) Add the new portal to the list of WikiProjects.
 * 11) Advertise!
 * 12) * Announce the new project on the community bulletin board.
 * 13) * Create a project notice template, and insert it at the top of the talk page of related articles.
 * 14) * Find prospective members on IRC at Freenode in the general #wikipedia discussion channel.
 * 15) Collaborate in real-time with other project members using IRC at Freenode. Log into #wikiproject, which was created especially for WikiProject coordination and collaboration.

Guidance for School and University Projects

 * School and university projects
 * School and university projects - instructions for teachers and lecturers
 * School and university projects - instructions for students