Wikipedia:WikiProject Anime and manga/Gundam

Welcome to the Gundam work group, a WikProject workgroup that aims to organize, expand, clean up, and guide Gundam related articles on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can simply start by editing any Gundam article, or join the project below and/or contribute to the discussion on the talk page. Be sure to also check out the to-do list for some of the project's ongoing tasks.

You may also be interested in joining WikiProject Anime and manga, the Wikiproject of this workgroup, which is dedicated to all anime and manga articles on Wikipedia.

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Guidelines, layouts, and advice

 * Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Gundam For article issues

Official guidelines and advice
Although we strive to comply with all Wikipedia guidelines, there are a lot of them. The ones here are listed for convenience and also may be particularly helpful when editing Gundam articles:
 * Manual of Style (writing about fiction)
 * Notability (fiction)
 * Guide to writing better articles
 * Trivia
 * Fancruft

Parent WikiProjects
In addition to the above guidelines and recommendations, follow the guidelines and recommendations of the following "parent" WikiProjects when they apply:
 * WikiProject Anime and manga

Similar WikiProjects
Even if not directly Gundam-related, the following WikiProjects that may contain useful advice and information that you can use:
 * Pokémon Collaborative Project
 * Digimon Systems Update

Participants
A list of participants can be found at Category:WikiProject Gundam participants.
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Technically speaking, anyone who edits / contributes to Gundam articles is a participant, and there are no requirements other than that. If one wishes they can further identify themselves with the project by listing their name as a participant. This helps spread the word about the project and can help other editors see what types of articles that user is interested in editing.

To add yourself to the project listing add the following to your user page.

Or, if you wish to use the userbox, add User WP Gundam to your user page instead as it includes the above wikicode.

Recent changes
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Articles for deletion
These articles are currently nominated for deletion, please follow the links to discuss about them.
 * Articles for deletion/List of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED mobile weapons (2nd nomination)

Articles previously proposed in Articles for deletion

 * Articles for deletion/CAT1-X Hyperion Gundam series
 * No consensus kept
 * GAT-X105 Strike
 * GAT-X105E Strike Noir
 * GAT-01 Strike Dagger
 * ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam
 * ZGMF-X20A Strike Freedom
 * YMF-X000A Dreadnought Gundam
 * CAT1-X Hyperion Gundam series
 * TMF/A-802 BuCUE
 * TMF/A-803 LaGOWE
 * ZGMF-X09A Justice Gundam
 * Merge, delete and redirect
 * MBF-P01 Gundam Astray Gold Frame
 * MBF-P02 Gundam Astray Red Frame
 * MBF-P03 Gundam Astray Blue Frame
 * MBF-M1 Astray
 * Deleted
 * GAT-01A1 105 Dagger
 * GAT-X102 Duel Gundam
 * GAT-X103 Buster Gundam
 * GAT-02L2 Dagger L
 * GAT-04 Windam
 * GAT-X370 Raider Gundam
 * GAT-X252 Forbidden Gundam
 * GAT-X131 Calamity Gundam
 * GAT-X207 Blitz Gundam
 * GAT-X303 Aegis Gundam
 * GFAS-X1 Destroy
 * TS-MA4F Exass
 * TS-MB1B Euclid
 * TSX-MA717/ZD Pergrande
 * YMAF-X6BD Zamza-Zah
 * YMAG-X7F Gells-Ghe
 * AMA-953 BABI
 * AMF-101 DINN
 * TFA-2 ZuOOT
 * UMF-4A GOOhN
 * UMF-5 ZnO
 * UMF/SSO-3 ASH
 * ZGMF-515 CGUE
 * ZGMF-600 GuAIZ
 * ZGMF-1017 GINN
 * ZAFT Armed Keeper of Unity
 * ZGMF-X11A Regenerate Gundam
 * ZGMF-X12A Testament Gundam
 * ZGMF-X13A Providence Gundam
 * ZGMF-X23S Saviour Gundam
 * ZGMF-X24S Chaos Gundam
 * ZGMF-X31S Abyss Gundam
 * ZGMF-X42S Destiny Gundam
 * ZGMF-X56S Impulse Gundam
 * ZGMF-X666S Legend Gundam
 * ZGMF-X88S Gaia Gundam
 * ZGMF-X2000 GOUF Ignited
 * MVF-M11C Murasame
 * ORB-01 Akatsuki
 * ZGMF-XX09T DOM Trooper
 * MAW-01 Mistral
 * NMS-X07PO Gel Finieto
 * GSF-YAM01 Δ Astray
 * GSX-401FW Stargazer
 * UT-1D Civilian Astray DSSD Custom
 * MSF-007 Gundam Mk-III was speedy deleted
 * RX-78 Gundam was kept
 * AMX-003 Gaza-C was deleted
 * MAN-05 Gromlin was deleted
 * MAM-07 Grabro was deleted
 * AMX-104 R-Jarja was deleted
 * GM camouf was merged into MS-06 Zaku II
 * Tallgeese was kept
 * MSN-04 Sazabi was no consensus
 * RMS-099 Rick Dias was deleted
 * OZ-06MS Leo, OZ-07AMS Aries, XXXG-01S2 Altron Gundam, Mobile Suits of the Maganac Corps, MMS-01 Serpent, OZ-02MD Virgo, XXXG-01H Gundam Heavyarms, and XXXG-01SR Gundam Sandrock was no consensus to delete, strong indication to merge
 * MSK-008 Dijeh and RMS-106 Hi-Zack was deleted and appealed for deletion review (which resulted in no consensus)
 * ENG-001 Estardoth, RMS-019 Crouda, RMSN-002 Febral, RMSN-008 Bertigo, DT-6600 Dautap, and DTM-7000 Daughseat was deleted
 * MS-05A Zaku 1 Early Type, MS-05B Zaku 1, FD-03 Gustav Karl, RGM-86R GM III, RX-75 Guntank, and RX-77 Guncannon was kept
 * MS-06 Zaku II was kept
 * MSM-03 Gogg was deleted
 * List of weapon packs in Gundam series was deleted
 * RB-79 Ball was kept
 * List of Cosmic Era mobile units was no consensus
 * List of mobile suit operating systems was deleted
 * List of After Colony mobile units was no consensus
 * List of Universal Century mobile units was no consensus
 * F90 Gundam Formula 90 was no consensus
 * List of Cosmic Era vehicles and aircraft was kept
 * Hyaku Shiki was kept
 * Minerva class battleship was merged as per consensus
 * Leo (mobile suit) was merged into List of minor Gundam Wing mobile suits
 * GN-001 Gundam Exia had its nomination withdrawn
 * GN-001 Gundam Exia was kept
 * OZ-13MSX1 Vayeate was merged into List of minor Gundam Wing mobile suits
 * GF13-017NJ Shining Gundam was merged into List of Future Century mobile units
 * GF13-017NJII God Gundam was merged into List of Future Century mobile units
 * JDG-009X Devil Gundam was merged into List of Future Century mobile units
 * Gundam Sandrock was redirected to List of Gundam Wing mobile suits
 * Noble Gundam was merged into List of G Gundam mobile suits
 * GN-002 Gundam Dynames was no consensus
 * RGM-89 Jegan was kept
 * Gundam Epyon was merged and redirected to List of Gundams in Gundam Wing
 * Albion (Gundam) was 'redirected to List of Universal Century vehicles and craft
 * DG Cells was redirected to List of Mobile Fighter G Gundam mobile suits
 * List of After Colony technology was merged and redirected to Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

Proposed for deletion
These articles are proposed to be deleted, feel free to edit them to meet Wikipedia's policy so that they will not be nominated for deletion.

A huge number of Gundam images has been proposed for deletion. Please see


 * Templates_for_discussion/Log/2011_February_22 This template is up for deletion.  D r e a m Focus  01:41, 4 March 2011 (UTC)

Categories for deletion

 * None

Categories Rename proposal

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UC related

 * Category:Universal Century - main category
 * Subcategories:
 * Please link to the main category for the list.

CE related

 * Category:Cosmic Era - main category
 * Subcategories:
 * Please link to the main category for the list.
 * Category:Cosmic Era images - Cosmic Era-related images and media
 * Category:WikiProject Mobile Operation System participants

AD related

 * Category:Anno Domini - main category
 * Subcategories:
 * Please link to the main category for the list.

A.G related

 * Category:Advanced Generation - main category
 * Subcategories:
 * Please link to the main category for the list.

UC related

 * List of Universal Century characters
 * List of Universal Century mobile units
 * List of Universal Century vehicles and craft
 * List of Universal Century superweapons
 * List of Universal Century nations and factions


 * Mobile Suit Gundam related lists (First Gundam)
 * List of Military Units in Mobile Suit Gundam
 * Mobile Units of Mobile Suit Gundam


 * List of Mobile Suit Z Gundam mobile units‎ Need urgent attention
 * List of Mobile Suit ZZ Gundam mobile units‎ Need urgent attention

CE related

 * List of Gundam SEED characters
 * List of Cosmic Era mobile units
 * List of Gundam SEED episodes
 * List of Cosmic Era warships and spacecraft
 * List of Cosmic Era vehicles and aircraft

CC related

 * List of Turn A Gundam mobile units‎ Need urgent attention

AD related

 * List of Anno Domini characters
 * List of Anno Domini mobile units
 * List of Gundam 00 episodes
 * List of Anno Domini factions
 * List of Anno Domini technology

A.G related

 * List of Mobile Suit Gundam AGE characters
 * List of Advanced Generation mobile units
 * List of Mobile Suit Gundam AGE episodes
 * List of Advanced Generation technology
 * List of Advanced Generation warships and spacecraft

UC related
Early Universal Century Mobile weapons

CE related

 * Cosmic Era ship classes
 * Cosmic Era characters 2
 * Cosmic Era vehicles and aircraft
 * WikiProject CE

Wikipedia stand point on fictional mechanical units and items

 * An article should not be created if it contains no real world significance.
 * If it does not contain any real world significant other than being one of the items in the series, the real world impact is by the series itself instead of the mecha.
 * Examples of real world significance are appearance in another series, not dedicated to the original series, preferably not any Gundam series. An exception is something like the SD Gundam G Generation series, and the HG, MG, PG, EX models series which contains different mecha from different Gundam series and is not dedicated to one Gundam series. The MG and EX model series are best sources since they contain mechas from the Patlabor, Aura Battler Dunbine, Yukikaze and Ace Combat series as well.
 * A list of mechas is acceptable and should be created per WP:FICT guideline of fictional characters, they are considered minor characters until they receive enough real world impact and flooded the list to too long.
 * If the list became too long (larger than 32kb and is warned by wiki's editing page), try to separate them into different series and land, sea, air based lists before separating them into fictional nations.

Valid arguements in AfD discussions
WP:Notability should be the main issue of articles being deleted. According to WP:FANCRUFT, Approach section, in AfDs the main focus should be on notability, not about the article is fancruft or not since fancruft could be notable. If anyone just leave a note of fancruft or not notable/nn, point them to WP:CRUFTCRUFT. If the page contains not even one single reliable third party source, leave it, there is no way the fight could be won. Improve the article to a better state, cite verifiable and reliable sources before trying to save a page.

Sample pages
Here are a few pages that are written to try to follow the guidelines of WP:FICT, the contents containing more real world analysis instead of plot summary. These are not perfect articles still need more work on them but is considered better following wikipedia's policy and guidelines than most of the others:
 * RX-78-2 Gundam
 * Z Gundam (MSZ-006 Zeta Gundam + MSZ-006 Zeta Plus)
 * ZZ Gundam
 * FX-550 Skygrasper

Current sourced real world impact CE mechas

 * Strike, Skygrasper, Freedom, having not only appearance in the Super Robot Wars series, but the two MS are featured in a 3D modeling technique book and modeling review in Dengeki Hobby and Hobby Japan magazines. First two are the only CE mecha appearing in the PG model series and the latter is the only unit appearing in the MG series other than the first two and Strike Freedom. Also impacted later production and design of the Strike Noir, Cosmograsper and Strike Freedom.

Vandal alert
24.118.153.134 frequently vandalize pages related to Gundam by adding in unreferenced material into articles, changing numbers randomly even when easily accessible official sources like the Gundamofficial is presented and kept doing a series of self-reverts to confuse other editors that he/she has mixed in vandalism edits. User reported several times but admins are too busy and have little knowledge which material is correct and only treat those vandalism as "controversial edits (content dispute)". This user has been blocked from editing several times.
 * troll
 * Newer edits of the suspected user with 69.180.145.190 smartly removes the sources along with his/her edits, which makes it easier to report such case to admins to certify a longer term block, cheers.


 * The above user currently uses the IP: 24.131.169.133 and is currently back.
 * The above user might be back with the IP: 69.180.145.190. They may not be the same person, since edits are somewhat different, but they share the same poor English and making up numbers persistent vandal styles.
 * They also share the same interest in non-anime articles, like their 10/21 edits of potential superpower articles.
 * This particular IP is being blocked for a month(last til 24 Feb, 2009)
 * User talk:24.111.216.250 same vandal again.
 * Blocked for 55 hours (will be back around 16 July, 2009)
 * User:71.195.10.41 replied talk page section and edited articles of same interest, same number vandalism without source(claiming his/herself having more reliable sources yet never presented them) poor English standard(cannot understand the difference between fourth and forth and multiple user replies and edit summaries)
 * List of Superior Defender Gundam Force characters is constantly being vandalized with dubious characters by unregistered users with similar attributes. I removed some of them, but my edit was reverted by User:Cwobeel, who I have already contacted regarding the issue, but you guys with greater knowledge of Gundam than I should be able to properly resolve it. Additionally Superior Defender Gundam Force had some false information that I have since removed, but a close eye should be kept on that page as well.