User talk:Lds/Sandbox/WikiProject Wuxia

To-do list
Improve the following sections on the test project page (in decreasing order of importance, top priority for the bolded points): Guidelines, Assessment, Open tasks, Project templates and infoboxes, Resources and links, Other creative ideas.

Wikiproject Wuxia
It's a great idea but I've never started a wikiproject. How do you do it? Simonm223 (talk) 14:15, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * If we decide to follow the rules and go step-by-step, the instructions are at WP:PJ and WP:PROJGUIDE. I've started a WP:WikiProject Water Margin before without bothering to read the instructions. It's currently orphaned and almost inactive, with its members comprising only me and another editor. I was thinking of modeling WikiProject Wuxia based on that, but certainly Wuxia's scope would be much larger than Water Margin, so the project's page needs to have more "substance" in a sense. _LDS (talk) 14:25, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Ok, got you on watch.Simonm223 (talk) 14:40, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Check out User:Lonelydarksky/Sandbox/WikiProject Wuxia. The project page will like something like that, but the details need to be filled in. Maybe you can start on the test page now and we make it real when it's ready. Thanks. _LDS (talk) 14:55, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks good. I'll start working on it after work.  Swamped today. Simonm223 (talk) 15:53, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * It's about 50 minutes past midnight here in Singapore now. I'll get some sleep first. _LDS (talk) 16:49, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Great job, I'll work on it too. Just asking, can the "Water Margin" actually be considered part of this project based on its setting and plot?  No News  !  03:55, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Not really. Water Margin and Romance of the Three Kingdoms can be classified under the "ancient" generation. See the history section of Wuxia for more information. I think WikiProject Wuxia can stand alone as a project by itself, without becoming a task-force of a bigger project. We can put in under this directory, or do you want it here instead? We can start filling in the details on the test page. _LDS (talk) 05:01, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I've filled in quite a bit of information. _LDS (talk) 06:15, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Do you guys have any ideas on how to create the assessment thing for the project? Like rate the article as top-importance, A-class etc. _LDS (talk) 13:46, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Other creative ideas

 * I have a black wu against a red background photographed at an armed escort agency museum in Pingyao. We could use that.  I take it you are a fan of the heavenly sword and dragon sabre.  :D  My wife and I are watching the most recent mainland television rendition of it now.  It is entertaining and the subtitles are so poor that it's improved my spoken Chinese watching it. (LOL) Simonm223 (talk) 16:03, 12 February 2010 (UTC)


 * You mean this version? I haven't watched it. I'm so sick of watching Wuxia dramas already, having watched so many different adaptations of the same novel. The most recent ones produced by the Mainland are not as good as the older Hong Kong versions. You can find almost all of them in this category. Why don't you upload that picture and show us? _LDS (talk) 16:10, 12 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Will try when I get back from the gym tonight (around 8 ish). Never tried to upload a picture before... Also I own the rights to the image but it has been used commercially before, so I have to check and make sure the creative license won't mess with that.Simonm223 (talk) 16:32, 12 February 2010 (UTC)

Templates
Alright, I've done the infobox template for the novel characters based on the template from the Chinese wikipedia. Any comments or suggestions for improvements, please?  No News  !  03:37, 14 February 2010 (UTC)


 * The current name of the template is not consistent with other templates. Perhaps it should be renamed as "Infobox ___" or as "___/infobox"?  No News  !  03:52, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I've made a few minor modifications and additions. Shall we start with an example, using this template? Maybe use one of the three protagonists of the Condor Trilogy. _LDS (talk) 04:12, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

We have to work on our WikiProject template. It is too empty to be shown on articles' talk pages.  No News  !  10:22, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes. The open tasks and so on need to be included. I think we can leave that until the end, because whatever that appears on the template is dependent on our project page. Here's what we need to do (in order of decreasing importance): Guidelines; Assessment; Open tasks; Templates and categories; Resources and links; Other creative ideas. I hope this serves a guide for our journey towards realising this project. _LDS (talk) 10:34, 14 February 2010 (UTC)

Proposal
I'm submitting a proposal for this project at WP:WikiProject Council/Proposals, hopefully to attract more members and get some supporters. Do remember to "cast your vote" there too. _LDS (talk) 12:54, 19 February 2010 (UTC)