Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Veganism and vegetarianism

Description
WikiProject dedicated to improving articles on veganism and vegetarianism Psychologist Guy (talk) 20:12, 8 June 2020 (UTC)

List of important pages and categories for this proposed group
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 * veganism (number of pages in the category:63)
 * vegetarianism (number of pages in the category:30)
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 * veganism (number of pages in the category:63)
 * vegetarianism (number of pages in the category:30)
 * veganism (number of pages in the category:63)
 * vegetarianism (number of pages in the category:30)
 * veganism (number of pages in the category:63)
 * vegetarianism (number of pages in the category:30)
 * veganism (number of pages in the category:63)
 * vegetarianism (number of pages in the category:30)
 * veganism (number of pages in the category:63)
 * vegetarianism (number of pages in the category:30)
 * veganism (number of pages in the category:63)
 * vegetarianism (number of pages in the category:30)
 * veganism (number of pages in the category:63)
 * vegetarianism (number of pages in the category:30)
 * veganism (number of pages in the category:63)
 * vegetarianism (number of pages in the category:30)
 * veganism (number of pages in the category:63)
 * vegetarianism (number of pages in the category:30)
 * veganism (number of pages in the category:63)
 * vegetarianism (number of pages in the category:30)
 * veganism (number of pages in the category:63)
 * vegetarianism (number of pages in the category:30)
 * veganism (number of pages in the category:63)
 * vegetarianism (number of pages in the category:30)
 * veganism (number of pages in the category:63)
 * vegetarianism (number of pages in the category:30)
 * vegetarianism (number of pages in the category:30)


 * List of WikiProjects currently on the talk pages of those articles
 * Please invite these and any other similar groups to join the discussion about this proposal. See WikiProject_Council/Directory to find similar WikiProjects.




 * Why do you want to start a new group, instead of joining one of these existing groups?
 * There is no Wikiproject dedicated to veganism and vegetarianism which is a popular topic on Wikipedia. There is a Wikiproject Food and drink but it is not active in relation to this topic and a scan of the archives of that Wikiproject reveals that the topic of veganism and vegetarianism has been rarely discussed in the past. There are many articles on veganism and vegetarianism on Wikipedia that need attention from experts or new users. This would be a great project to create and get people involved to fix articles relating to this subject. It would also be a great resource to educate new users about WP:MEDRS guidelines when it comes to veganism or vegetarianism on Wikipedia and we should try and make the articles as neutral as possible without any dubious content. This would be a good project to educate users not just about the subject itself but Wikipedia guidelines as well. Also it would be a good place for users with an interest in the topic to meet likeminded users.

I have improved many articles in relation to historical vegetarianism but there is much work to be done on many other high-traffic articles including, veganism, vegetarianism, vegan nutrition and vegetarian nutrition etc.

Note that I have called the Wikiproject "veganism and vegetarianism" because I have followed the template name and it makes sense to include both veganism and vegetarianism in the Wikiproject title.

Support
Also, specify whether or not you would join the project.
 * 1) Psychologist Guy (talk) 20:12, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
 * 2) I'd support this and join —valereee (talk) 21:36, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
 * 3) If —valereee will also join this project, I would support this effort and join with my skills, resources, and background. MaynardClark (talk) 22:27, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
 * 4) Support - Odontocetes (talk) 23:15, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
 * 5) Happy to support and join this project Throughthemind (talk) 08:06, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
 * 6) Support. It's a must to unify various articles under the topic. Kudos to Psychologist Guy for initiating this. Rasnaboy (talk) 12:52, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
 * 7) Support. Might be interesting to include more on Sentientism (a naturalistic worldview that implies veganism) and maybe a Category and a List of Notable Sentientists? --JamieWoodhouse (talk) 15:09, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
 * 8) Yes. I would agree.  How this WikiProject would prioritize and develop  this WikiProject's interests in comparative worldviews could be explored, perhaps with much input from several social sources.  I suspect that, in particular, younger persons could find a well-developed network of interlinked Wikipedia articles to be very helpful in their search for discernment in further study of interrelated topics. MaynardClark (talk) 23:10, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
 * 9) I support and would join this project. Thank you for proposing it. BrikDuk (talk) 17:05, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

Discussion

 * Support. In addition to the topics listed, there are a number of biographical topics in other currently-existing projects which deserve attention in this proposed (and hopefully accepted) project. MaynardClark (talk) 21:30, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I would think that the herbivorous philosophic tradition ought to be 'articulated informationally' inside the Wikipedia, and perhaps contrasting that with vegetarian and vegan thoughtleaders who differed on important topics with those who were deemed to be vegan and vegetarian philosophers: Pythagoras; Epicurus; Theophrastus; Ovid; Seneca; Plutarch; Plotinus, Porphyry ... Schopenhauer, Singer, Leonardo da Vinci, Regan, Dombrowski, Linzey, Wise, et al|. Then ask the question, does herbivorous diet make any difference in the directions which intellection pursues.  These biographies have been included in History of vegetarianism articles. I don't know whether advocates for herbivorous eating have always agreed with one another on other topics that they considered to be 'core values' or insights. MaynardClark (talk) 16:50, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
 * I created a vegan school meal page if it might be relevant to this project. I hope to do work on milk substitute page that is different than plant milk page and needs alignment for consistency. It might be relevant to this project. BrikDuk (talk) 17:12, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
 * The carnism page might also be of relevant interest to this group. BrikDuk (talk) 18:10, 20 June 2020 (UTC)