Wikipedia:WikiProject Contract bridge

Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to contract bridge. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians.


 * See also: List of project subpages

Goal

 * 1) To make Wikipedia a world-class reference on contract bridge

Objectives

 * 1) To create comprehensive and current coverage on bidding and card play
 * 2) To achieve a uniformity of style in all articles
 * 3) To achieve the featured standard for all top importance bridge articles
 * 4) To achieve minimum GA-class quality standard in all high importance bridge articles
 * 5) To create biographies on all notable bridge players, writers and administrators
 * 6) To create records of achievement for bridge competitions and awards
 * 7) To create links and identify references to other bridge resources, including books and websites

Scope

 * 1) All forums and media
 * 2) All bridge topics on bidding and play
 * 3) All notable people, competitions and awards at the international (WBF) and national (zonal and country) level
 * 4) English language bridge literature and references; biographical information may be sourced in other languages

Self-identified
Please put your user name here, in alphabetical order, if you intend to collaborate in the Wikiproject

User userboxes and categories

 * Category:WikiProject Contract bridge participants

General

 * Wikipedia policies and guidelines apply; ensure you are familiar with:
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia — a quick rundown of the five key rules you need to start editing.
 * Simplified ruleset — 12 rules of thumb to help you avoid problems.
 * List of policies — a comprehensive list of the 42 official policies.
 * Unless explicitly addressed in the Wiki Bridge Writing Manual of Style, the Manual of Style governs matters of spelling and grammar. Use a formal style with a consistent theme for text, diagrams, tables and other bridge notations using the available templates. Do not italicize or bold words unless emphasis is explicitly intended.
 * The reading audience is the general public and not just bridge experts or enthusiasts. Each contract bridge related article stands on its own merits and should not depend upon or assume any prior knowledge of other articles nor an advanced knowledge of contract bridge or bridge in general.
 * All descriptions, symbols and notations are based upon use of the standard fifty-two card French deck.

Supplementary Manual of Style for Bridge Articles

 * See Manual of Style - Main Body
 * Appendix 1: Article creation and naming guidelines
 * Appendix 2: Referenced Manuals of Style
 * Appendix 3: Bidding table examples
 * Appendix 4: Deal diagram examples
 * Appendix 5: Notable people criteria

Article categorization
The categorization of contract bridge articles should be hierarchical and entries as mutually exclusive as possible. Red-link categories should be created when there are sufficient member articles or subcategories created; until then, the article should remain in the parent category.
 * Article categories

The table at right represents the proposed general scheme for the categories to be used internally for purpose of managing the contract bridge articles under this project. The titles in bold represent the comparable category names to be used externally for the readers, e.g. in the index of contract bridge articles. Accordingly, the primary categories should remain stable.


 * Administrative categories
 * Category:Contract bridge stubs contains all stub articles, regardless of other categorization
 * Category:Contract bridge templates contains all bridge related templates


 * Project pages
 * See also: List of project subpages

Quality and importance assessments

 * See WikiProject Contract bridge/Assessment

Quality and importance parameter capability has been added to the WPCB banner but most articles have not been assessed in either parameter.

Consistent application of the grading criteria requires further support by more detailed descriptions of each classification in the context of 'contract bridge'.

Watchlist

 * Project watchlist:  summary of recent edits to all articles incorporating the WikiProject Contract bridge banner.

Policies requiring attention
In addition to all normal Wiki policy, these will guide how participants will govern themselves on this project.

Stubs requiring attention
See Category:Contract bridge stubs ( articles) for the list of bridge articles designated as stubs. If they are, improve them and remove the tag; if they are not deemed a stub, remove the stub. Stub tags should be removed in accordance with Wiki policy.


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Frequently used references

 * References to The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge: To avoid tedious text entry and ensure consistency, a template is available and includes all seven American editions plus the International Edition. See OEB
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Related WikiProjects
Parent:
 * WikiProject Sports

Siblings:
 * WikiProject Poker
 * WikiProject Chess