Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada/The 10,000 Challenge

  The 10,000 Challenge  Improve/create any article related to Canada whenever you feel like it!

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'''Know somebody who might be interested in contributing? Alert them, and ask them to invite others!'''

Goals

 * To improve the quality of existing articles related to Canada, and to encourage more editors to improve general article quality and sourcing. Destubbing/cleaning up/sourcing stale older articles, particularly on places and landmarks, is especially welcome.
 * To encourage the creation of quality missing content, and build a highly comprehensive coverage of Canada on English Wikipedia. In doing so, to develop a detailed missing article directory for Canada, by province and topic, to promote long-term growth and overall scope.
 * To generate a momentum for WikiProject Canada and to stage contests/editathons which fuel growth and attract people to develop articles more evenly by area. Many provincial WikiProjects are currently barely active but might have a few dedicated editors who plow on and do most of the work anyway. If you feel like one of those people, this challenge could be a way to attract new editors to work on articles for your province, to increase interest, and to get projects more active again.
 * In the long term, to continue to build bridges with more institutions within Canada and to get them to see the potential of Wikipedia. To continue to get libraries, universities, and cultural institutions involved in hosting editathons and in forming partnerships with Wikipedia in contests to promote growth and interest in each province.

Scope

 * Alberta
 * British Columbia
 * Manitoba
 * New Brunswick
 * Newfoundland and Labrador
 * Northwest Territories
 * Nova Scotia
 * Nunavut
 * Ontario
 * Prince Edward Island
 * Quebec
 * Saskatchewan
 * Yukon

If anybody would be interested in a smaller 1,000 Challenge for a province like British Columbia or Ontario or even one for a sport like ice hockey feeding into this, propose it on the talk page, but it'll need support to do it!

Contests
Contests can be a great way to get editors to work on stale older content, particularly stubs or important neglected core articles, and significantly boost the challenge. It can be a way to fuel the challenge and realistically reach the target in a shorter duration than normal.

List of Canadian stubs
• Category:Canadian artist stubs

• Category:Canadian building and structure stubs

• Category:Canadian comics stubs

• Category:Canadian company stubs

• Category:Canadian festival stubs

• Category:Canada geography stubs

• Category:Canadian geologic formation stubs

• Category:Canada government stubs

• Category:Canadian heraldry stubs

• Category:Canadian history stubs

• Category:Canadian law stubs

• Category:Canadian military stubs

• Category:Canadian music stubs

• Category:Canadian organization stubs

• Category:Canadian people stubs

• Category:Canada politics stubs

• Category:Canadian sport stubs

• Category:Canada transport stubs

• Category:Alberta stubs

• Category:British Columbia stubs

• Category:Manitoba stubs

• Category:New Brunswick stubs

• Category:Newfoundland and Labrador stubs

• Category:Northwest Territories stubs

• Category:Nova Scotia stubs

• Category:Nunavut stubs

• Category:Ontario stubs

• Category:Prince Edward Island stubs

• Category:Quebec stubs

• Category:Saskatchewan stubs

• Category:Yukon stubs

• Category:First Nations stubs

• Category:Canada theatre stubs

Templates
On the talk page of an article that you have created or substantially improved as part of this Challenge, please add yes as a parameter in the WikiProject Canada banner. That is, along with other parameters as appropriate.

You may also find it useful to place at the top of the article and  at the top of the article's talk page. See WP:TALKLAYOUT for more information on the placement of talk page banners.

Participants
Sign up below if you'd be interested in contributing Canadian articles or to a North American Destubathon:


 * 1) ♦ Dr. Blofeld  21:16, 31 October 2016 (UTC) (Very busy but will try to contribute the occasional article)
 * 2) Definitely interested. --MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 05:30, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
 * 3) Whenever I have the chance, I'll add infoboxes and check sources! Info2Learn (talk) 02:40, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
 * 4) I work mainly on horse racing articles right now, but always enjoy upgrading stubs. Point me in the right direction... Jlvsclrk (talk) 17:24, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
 * 5) Okay, I added a few I've worked on in November.&mdash;Anne Delong (talk) 22:30, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
 * 6) Interested for sure. Short on time now, but watching. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 02:01, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
 * 7) Interested, I will work on Nova Scotia articles, as we have a lot of NS stubs. JakeR (talk) 03:16, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
 * 8) Daylen (talk) I am quite busy at the moment, but will work on expanding some articles relating to British Columbia when I get a chance. 04:17, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
 * 9) Always interested in improving Canadian coverage and articles. - Alaney2k (talk) 05:48, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
 * 10) I'm a proud Canadian who is happy to help make the Canadian content on Wikipedia even better. - SJJM4EVER (talk) 13:13, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
 * 11) Have been doing this for years :) -- Kndimov (talk) 13:29, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
 * 12) Interested. I specifically focus on Canadian articles, usually. - Iheartthestrals (talk) 18:39, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
 * 13) Not much of a change to my editing routine, to be honest. Verified Cactus (talk) 22:33, 22 November 2016 (UTC)
 * 14) I'm in! Laatu (talk)
 * 15) I'm in. Llammakey (talk) 00:42, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
 * 16) Sure.  Patar knight - chat/contributions 16:56, 23 November 2016 (UTC)
 * 17) Meters (talk) 03:06, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
 * 18) Hwy43 (talk) 23:59, 9 February 2017 (UTC)
 * 19) Count me in!  Johnny Au  (talk/contributions) 21:12, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
 * 20) KingArmery (talk)
 * 21) the artchivist  (talk)  15:30, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
 * 22) Da Drewster (talk) 17:55, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
 * 23) I mostly do cleanup & ce; when I do write articles they tend to be about Canada. Reidgreg (talk) 19:27, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * 24) For myself I mostly contribute to Canadian amateur sports athletes, as well as Canadian geographical articles. Krazytea ( talk ) 21:05, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
 * 25) A little late to the game, very interested in history and railways. Oaktree b (talk) 02:29, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
 * 26) I'm interested, but I would only really want to participate with others in person. If you're in Toronto or you're interested in organizing something, comment on my talk page. I specialize in history, literature, poetry, philosophy, and the biographies of individuals who generate the aforementioned. Tradereddy (talk) 15:25, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
 * 27) Big_iron (talk) 16:41, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * 28) A bit late, but I still look forward to participating. Toreightyone (talk) 12:13, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
 * 29) Already participating in the US one anyway.  Sounder  Bruce  07:26, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
 * 30) Knope7 (talk) 03:45, 5 December 2017 (UTC)
 * 31) Since I've already contributed a few biographies. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:17, 7 January 2018 (UTC)
 * 32) Braveheart (talk) 08:07, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
 * 33) UmpireRay (talk) 08:48, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * 34) Geo Swan (talk) 13:55, 17 October 2018 (UTC)
 * 35) Anything curling-related! Allthegoldmedals (talk) 13:21, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
 * 36) Aaghi (talk) 17:14, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * 37) Abishe (talk) 05:11, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
 * 38)  P 1 9 9  (talk)  16:33, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
 * 39) Verne Equinox (talk) 03:17, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
 * 40) I'm definitely interested in creating/improving Canadian topics. Clovermoss (talk) 02:14, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
 * 41) Georgialh (talk) 19:56, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
 * 42) DoggieTimesTwo (talk) 04:26, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
 * 43) I'd love to help pick away at the queue, and improve on the quality of Canadian content on Wikipedia! CplKlinger (talk) 08:53, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
 * 44) Quebec and The Maritimes --Cornellier (talk) 21:44, 17 June 2020 (UTC)
 * 45) Ontario (Toronto) and dance. Z1720 (talk) 21:33, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
 * 46) I've improved many articles with photos (mainly) and text / layout changes but have neither created new article nor destubbed anything.  With your instuctions to: "Be sure to note whether it's a new article or destubbing", I assume you're not interested in my work.  Please lemme know if I'm wrong. BrettA343 (talk) 15:38, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
 * 47) Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes (US & Canada). GreatLakesShips (talk) 09:43, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
 * 48) I'll find articles that are in a subject I know about and will add infoboxes and check sources, maybe even some expansion of the article! --Aknell4 (talk)
 * 49) Riley1012 (talk) 18:31, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
 * 50) Just discovered this challenge now after months of work on Canadian country music articles. Hopefully I can contribute to the challenge! Yeehaw45 (talk) 14:53, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
 * 51) Mcbrarian (talk) 12:51, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
 * 52) AlfredRennie (talk) 12:51, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
 * 53) Volcanoguy 10:47, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
 * 54) Royal Autumn Crest (talk) 01:17, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
 * 55) MetaAlphaBeta (talk) 12:50, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
 * 56) ReadEuler (talk) 11:40, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
 * 57) DJ Cane (he/him) (Talk) 21:09, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

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Article achievements
Please list Canada-related articles you have improved/created since November 2016. Place newer entries at the bottom of the list. Be sure to note whether it's a new article or destubbing, an article cleanup/expansion/reference improvement, etc., and be sure to credit yourself.

Please try to ensure that all entries are sourced with formatted citations and that there are no unsourced claims. Try to avoid creating short stubs, though lengthy stubs are welcome. Embolden entries which have been promoted to GA/FA status following successful nominations.

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Listed below are the recent additions to this 10,000 Challenge.

See WikiProject Canada/The 10,000 Challenge/List of achievements for a full list of contributions. If this list is too large to load, smaller lists are also available: 1–1000, 1001–2000, 2001–3000, 3001–4000, and 4001–5000.

Recent additions
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Awards
Participants can earn The Maple Leaf Award which is given annually in November.