Wikipedia:Community portal/Redesign/October 2005


 * "Why help? - Imagine the entire summation of knowledge gathered in one place which is easy to access, easy to change, and, best of all, is free. This is exactly the purpose of Wikipedia; however, this can not be done without people like you who are willing to put forward their knowledge and effort into this project..."

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To do

 * Do you have a moment to respond to a request for comment.
 * Can you draw or take pictures? Help make requested images.
 * Can you use GIS tools? Help make requested maps.
 * Can you code? Help make a useful bot or update an offline report.
 * Comment on the wisdom of new bot proposals.
 * Peer review some articles.
 * Offer your thoughts and ideas on proposed Wikipedia policies.
 * Can you speak another language? There are articles which need translation into English.

Or...

Not sure where to report a certain type of problem with article content? If it exists, it's probably listed at Maintenance.


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Active collaborations
In order to improve the quality of articles which are short or lacking in detail, Wikipedia's community take part in collaborations to expand articles. The two main collaborations are:
 * Collaboration of the week
 * Currently working on Lee Smith (baseball).


 * Article improvement drive
 * Currently working on NASA.

Other collaborations include:
 * Africa (Wikipedia:African Collaboration of the Week/current)
 * Biography (Wikipedia:Biography Collaboration of the Week/current)
 * Book Club ()
 * Canada ()
 * Cinema
 * Comics ()
 * Computer and video games ()


 * Cricket ()
 * Football (soccer) ()
 * Gaming ()
 * Hong Kong ()
 * India ()
 * Japan
 * Latter Day Saint ()
 * Mathematics (Wikipedia:Mathematics Collaboration of the Week/current)
 * Medicine ()
 * Poland ()
 * Science (Wikipedia:Science_collaboration_of_the_week/current)
 * Spanish Translation of the Week (Capernaum, translated from Cafarnaúm Cafarnaúm)
 * Texas ()
 * United Kingdom ()
 * United States ()
 * Unusual ()


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Ongoing projects
WikiProjects are ongoing collaborations to improve articles having to do with a particular subject. Hundreds exist; find one that interests you! There are also many other fine projects listed below.

Active improvement teams:
 * Featured Article Drive
 * Cleanup Taskforce
 * Version 1.0 Editorial Team
 * Forum for Encyclopedic Standards
 * WikiProject Countering systemic bias

Community support groups
 * Association of Members' Advocates
 * Esperanza
 * Welcoming committee

Ongoing tasks:
 * Maintenance
 * Categorization
 * Transwiki


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Policies, conventions and guidelines
Overview of policies · Neutral point of view (NPOV) · Copyright · Editing · Manual of Style ( Layout, Naming conventions, Disambiguation, Captions ) · Image use · Citing Wikipedia · Libel · Wikipedia etiquette · Be bold!

How to resolve conflicts
Stay cool! · Be nice to newcomers · Alert others · Request assistance from a members' advocate · Dispute resolution · Arbitration policy

Resources
Ask a question· How to edit a page (Wiki markup) · Special pages · Basic topics · Contributing · Improving articles · Writing a great article · Sources for articles · Templates · Image list · Tools


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