Wikipedia:WikiProject Deserts/Tasks

This is a list of open tasks of WikiProject Deserts. You can help by:

1. Completing these tasks listed under particular sections. 2. Making requests by adding name of articles in the lists.

Once a task is complete, you can tick it by placing  after it.

Attention requests
Most Stub-class articles need immediate attention. A collaborative effort should be made to bring all articles to at least Start-class status.


 * Ecoregions: Fog desert · North Saharan steppe and woodlands · San Lucan xeric scrub
 * Continental deserts
 * Africa: Bayuda Desert · Chalbi Desert · Danakil Desert · Eastern Desert · Ferio Desert · Farafra · Nubian Desert · Nyiri Desert
 * Afroasia: ad-Dahna Desert · Nefud · Negev · Syrian Desert · Tihamah
 * Asia: Badain Jaran Desert · Cholistan Desert · Dasht-e Margoh · Gurbantünggüt Desert · Karakum Desert · Ordos Desert · Qaidam · Registan Desert · Tengger Desert · Thal Desert
 * Eurasia: Aral Karakum · Aralkum · Betpak-Dala · Ryn Desert · Saryesik-Atyrau Desert · Ustyurt Plateau
 * Europe: Accona Desert · Bardenas Reales · Błędów Desert · Deliblato Sand · Hálendi · Oltenian Sahara
 * North America: Amargosa Desert · Escalante Desert · Okanagan Desert · Owyhee Desert · Jornada del Muerto
 * Oceania: Kaʻū Desert · Little Sandy Desert · Painted Desert · Pedirka Desert · Sturt's Stony Desert
 * South America: La Guajira Desert · Los Médanos de Coro · Tatacoa Desert

Expansion requests
Expansion in usually needed in order to bring the article to C-class status.
 * Before requesting, place on the top of the article needing expansion.
 * For a specific section of the article, place on the top of that section.


 * Ecoregions: Sahara Desert (ecoregion) · San Lucan xeric scrub · Eritrean coastal desert
 * Continental deserts:
 * Africa: Kalahari Desert · Libyan Desert · Namib Desert · Richtersveld · Ténéré
 * Afroasia: Arabian Desert · Rub' al Khali · Wahiba Sands
 * Asia: Dasht-e Kavir · Dasht-e Lut · Hami Desert · Indus Valley Desert · Kharan Desert · Kumtag Desert · Kyzyl Kum · Lop Desert · Taklamakan Desert
 * Europe: Oleshky Sands · Tabernas Desert
 * North America: Alvord Desert · Baja California Desert · Carcross Desert · Channeled scablands · Great Salt Lake Desert · North American Arctic · Painted Desert · Sonoran Desert
 * Oceania: Great Sandy Desert · Great Victoria Desert · Rangipo Desert · Simpson Desert · Strzelecki Desert · Tanami Desert
 * South America: Atacama Desert · Monte Desert · Sechura Desert

Cleanup requests
Cleaning up is required for articles that are expansive but have an inadequate format, grammatical or spelling mistakes, copy-right problems among other issues.
 * You can add banner on the articles that require cleaning up.
 * Cleaning up is usually required to bring an article to a B-class status.


 * Asia: Gobi Desert

Image requests
For maps (cartography), you can either make one yourself or ask someone from WikiProject Maps for help.
 * Add and/or  on the talk page of the article before adding it to the list below.


 * Cartography:
 * Libyan Desert


 * Photography:
 * Al Khatim Desert
 * Dashti Margo
 * Fog desert (suggested: Tucson05 BiosphereFogDesert.jpg)
 * Registan Desert

Infobox requests
Infobox is very important in providing a quick general and specific information about deserts and other topographical landforms. An effort should be made to cite the data added.
 * If you find an article on a desert without an infobox, add Infobox desert at the top of that article. (see instructions).
 * Add to talk page of the article before adding it to the list below.


 * Arabian Desert
 * Atacama Desert
 * Great Sandy Desert

Assessment requests
Assessment is an important generalization for WikiProjects and helps them keep check the standard of their articles.
 * See FAQ to learn about assessing articles.
 * You can also conduct or participate in peer reviews in order to do collaborative assessment with other editors.

no requests

Article requests
Please feel free to list your new Desert-related articles here. Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them, are at least over 1,000 characters, don't have any dispute templates on them, and their sources cited, should be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Wikipedia Main Page.


 * Dasht-e Naomid
 * Liwa Desert
 * Nara Desert

Deletion requests
If you feel that a certain desert-related article needs to be deleted, you can nominate it for deletion. An effort should be made, if possible, to improve an article rather than deleting it.
 * Please confirm that your proposal deletion follows the guidelines and policy laid out at WP:DEL.
 * Follow these steps for proposing a deletion of an article along with your criteria.
 * This would create an entry in the deletion log where you could discuss the idea with other wikipedians to reach a consensus.

no requests