User talk:MadMax/WikiProject Piracy

Participants?
Any requirements to add oneself to the list? - Adolphus79 21:12, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Not at all. I suppose all that would be required is an interest in the project itself, if anything else. MadMax 17:24, 22 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Hi! I'm interested in joining this project, too. I don't have much time right now, but should be able to devote time to it in August. Aardvark92 17:00, 14 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Glad to have you aboard, no pun intended. :) MadMax 19:10, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Project format

 * With the recent addition of Adolphus79, it seems there are presently 6 members making the project eligable to become an official WikiProject. Would anyone have any opinions on how the project should be organized ? Also, while we're on the subject, how many project members would everyone feel to be nessessary to propose becoming an official WikiProject ? MadMax 00:02, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I think it should be organized something like WikiProject Tropical cyclones or WikiProject Inheritance Trilogy. And I think it should be made an official wikiproject ''NOW'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 :P íslenska hurikein #12(samtal) 00:13, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Maybe all projects do this, but one thing we should do is have a box to add to the Talk pages, like Military History has. See Talk:Battle_of_Jersey for example --Awiseman 18:28, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Look's like a good idea. We should at the very least think about some sort of template. Anyone have any experience with temple design by any chance ? MadMax 21:33, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Eras?
I was wondering about those various eras? I haven't read much about pirates, are they generally accepted time periods? I remember something similar in the old Pirates! video game. --Awiseman 14:43, 23 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Generally, as far as I'm aware, the most specific "eras" are:


 * 1) Golden Age (1690-1730) - Blackbeard, Thomas Tew, Henry Every, William Kidd, etc.
 * 2) Buccaneering (1640-1690) - Henry Morgan, Bartholomew Sharp, etc.
 * 3) English Sea Dog/Dutch Corsairs (1580-1650) - Sir Francis Drake, John Hawkins, Piet Hein, etc.


 * Obviously there much broader eras of piracy, such as in the Ancient World or Middle Ages, however those above are the most specific which years can at least be loosly pinpointed. I believe the first two eras are loosly outlined on newest Sid Meier's Pirates! game as well. We should probaly try to agree upon certain historical periods in which to define one period from the next. MadMax 19:31, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

Examples
Do we have any good or featured articles about pirates that we can use for an example? If not, can we nominate one to be a good/featured article? Bibliomaniac15 19:12, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
 * A lot of pirate articles are long enough for GA or FA, but they still need inline sourcing. íslenska hurikein #12(samtal) 19:25, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
 * That's a good point. Perhaps we might consider listing articles needing improvement as well ? Articles such as Bartholomew Roberts and Bartolomeo Portugues for example could certainly do with some improvement. MadMax 19:31, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

But I am gonna put the good 'ole Jolly Roger up for GA. It has inline sourcing. íslenska hurikein #12(samtal) 19:36, 23 June 2006 (UTC)


 * It looks pretty good so far, although from looking at the talk page a good question to ask, particulary in reference to the July 1st complaint, has the criticism been resolved or, more to the point, has the page improved overall between then and the present version (see ) ? Also have there been any piracy related articles nominated for GA, FA, etc. ? MadMax 19:48, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
 * It failed. See the reasons why on the talk page. íslenska hurikein #12 (samtal) 02:33, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Wanted list

 * see WikiProject Piracy Wanted articles

Blackbeard for GA ?

 * Turns out Blackbeard does have inline-sourcing. Shall I nominate it? It may need some more though. íslenska hurikein #12(samtal) 23:10, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, don't everyone talk all at once now. :) Any suggestions for the article ? MadMax 02:24, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Pirate list

 * In case anyone's interested, I've been working on a missing topics list for Jay Robert Nash's Encyclopedia of World Crime series and I've recently completed the Pirates section. MadMax 21:33, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

Existance of John Ward ?

 * Recently the reliability of primary sources relating to English pirate John Ward has been called into question and has raised the serious concern that John Ward may in fact have been a non-existant person. If anyone has any comments or questions, please leave a message on the talk page. MadMax 01:22, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

please help cleanup lists at Piracy
Piracy has a long list of pirates in popular culture that I think is out of control, or at least wayyy too long. Can someone stop by and help trim it? --Awiseman 20:05, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
 * It looks like they've been moved to List of fictional pirates ? MadMax 20:28, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

New template

 * I've just created a new piracy template for the WikiProject, largely working off the Military Person Infobox. I'd certainly appreciate any comments or suggestions. Any help would certainly be appreciated. MadMax 01:13, 27 August 2006 (UTC)