Wikipedia:WikiProject Massachusetts/Salem Witch Trials Task Force

Welcome to the Salem Witch Trials Task Force of WikiProject Massachusetts!

Since May 2007

this task force is not inactive..., the topic is controversial, and shepherding this issue requires me to allow people to get the job done..., I think it is helpful to have someone here..., I look in occasionally..., John5Russell3Finley (talk) 14:50, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Members
 Coordinator:


 * John5Russell3Finley

Members

(To become a member yourself just add your name to the list below)


 * Cocoaguy ここがいい contribstalk


 * Yamaka122 ... :)


 * Carla
 * MegaMom
 * John5Russell3Finley
 * Smartyshoe
 * Billy Bishop
 * David Nelson
 * Gingerseymour
 * Ogram
 * Dureo
 * Lisasmall
 * Sharriso
 * ShayDC
 * Tim Q. Wells
 * Stephen Luce
 * sariah.sugarman
 * Tlongoria2
 * La Ovo

Retired Members

 * Psdubow (Retired):Founder and Original Coordinator
 * Baseballmes
 * Lradrama

Scope
The scope of this group is the Category:Salem witch trials and its subcategories. At present, these include:
 * Category:Salem witch trials
 * Category:People of the Salem witch trials
 * Category:Salem witch trials stubs

To-do

 * Recruit more members!
 * Collaborate and join the discussions. If you know things, teach! (If you don't know things, Ask.)
 * Revert vandalism.
 * Create templates, infoboxes, stubs, userboxes, ads, and awards.
 * Rate and assess articles.
 * Tag articles.
 * Categorize articles.
 * Wikify articles.
 * Add things here...

Articles

 * Rewrite articles (some articles may be a bit sloppily written, or have grammatical and spelling errors, a few might not have a Neutral point of view.)
 * Add new biographies! There are plenty of people still unaccounted for!
 * Expand articles.

Articles Needing Attention
Requested articles

Bartholomew Gendey • Sarah Bishop (Salem) • Mary Black (Salem) • Sarah Churchwell (Salem) • John DeRich • Lydia Dustin (Salem) • Mary English (Salem) • Phillip English (Salem)  • Thomas Farrar, Sr. • Elizabeth Hart (Salem) • William Hobbs (Salem) • John Indian • Margaret Jacobs (Salem) • Martha Carrier (Salem) • Mary Lacey Jr. • Mary Lacey Sr. • Benjamin Proctor• John Proctor, III • Sarah Proctor • William Proctor (Salem)   • Margaret Scott (at Salem)  • Richard Tango • Edward Bishop 3

Expansion or Cleanup needed

A Break with Charity • George Burroughs • Giles Corey • Jonathan Corwin • Rebecca Eames • Ann Foster • Dorcas Good • Sarah Good • John Hale • John Hathorne • Mercy Lewis • Rebecca Nurse • Betty Parris • Samuel Parris • Elizabeth Proctor •  John Proctor • Ann Putnam, Jr. • Wilmot Redd • Nathaniel Saltonstall • Samuel Sewall • Roger Toothaker •  Mary Walcott • Mary Warren • John Willard • Samuel Willard • Abigail Williams • The Witch House • 1692 • The Crucible (1957 film) • The Crucible (1996 film) • Tituba

Good articles

 * Thomas Danforth
 * William Phips
 * William Stoughton (Massachusetts)

Did You Knows (DYKs)

 * Elizabeth Howe - 22 August 2008.

Former good articles

 * Salem witch trials

Collaboration
Please see WikiProject Massachusetts/Salem Witch Trials Task Force/Collaboration for more information.

The SWTTF Fall Requested Article Creation Drive
September 10, 2007 to December 10, 2007, we had an "articles creation drive".

Participants in last drive 2007

 * User Name - Number of Articles Created
 * Ogram - 3 new articles:
 * Cultural depictions of the Salem Witch Trials
 * People of the Salem Witch Trials
 * Medical and psychological explanations of bewitchment
 * Medical and psychological explanations of bewitchment

Outreach
Currently we are willing to gain more members and willing to assist anyone interested in helping improve articles about this topic.

John5Russell3Finley (talk) 02:20, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

SWTTF Anti-Vandalism Unit
This Unit concentrates on stopping, preventing, reverting and reporting vandalism in articles within the scope of this Task Force. This Unit also focuses on cleaning up articles as well.

Although all members of this Task Force are encouraged to revert vandalism, to specifically be a member of this Unit please sign yourself up below. (Please sign yourself up at the main members list first)

SWTTF Anti-Vandalism Unit Members
Chairman of the Unit:
 * Cocoaguy

Members:
 * Cocoaguy ここがいい contribstalk
 *  Lra drama
 * Dureo

Templates
Once you've joined the task force, please post one of these userboxes on your userpage:

Feel free to give this award to dedicated and hardworking members of this task force:

message Yamaka122 ... :)  21:33, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

It will look like this:

Please feel free to put this ad on your userpage and/or talkpage:

SWTTF Ad

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The Salem Witch Trials Task Force actively recruits editors whose contributions demonstrate the skills and knowledge we need. Post this template on promising user talk pages!

SWTTF Invite ~

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To place a stub note on an article use this code: Salem-stub

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If an article is considered under the scope of the task force place this code on the talk page: WikiProject Salem taskforce

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If a non-article (ex. category, template) is under the scope of the task force add this:

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