Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life/Template union proposal

See also: WikiProject Council/Guide/Task forces

Mockups
See /Mockups for an example of what the final result COULD look like. This is a draft, and everything is open to discussion. Circeus 22:40, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Examples of templates with this system

 * WP India WikiProject India
 * WPMILHIST WikiProject Military history
 * WPBiography WikiProject Biography
 * WPFC WikiProject Former countries
 * WP Australia WikiProject Australia
 * WikiProject Canada WikiProject Canada

Advantages

 * Single template/less talk page clutter
 * Semi-automated importance assessment for hierarchical projects
 * Single quality assessment for all projects
 * Assessment/Quality for all projects
 * Consistent WP:TS-style formatting

Disadvantages

 * Large/complex template
 * Recruitment dilution?

Hierarchical list of templates
for purpose of e.g. automated importance assessment


 * Tree of Life master template


 * WP Ecoregions WikiProject Ecoregions ??


 * Regional projects
 * WP Australia (subsumed) WikiProject Australian biota
 * "Biota" classification, but without specific subproject, exist for the Ecuador, Argentina and Uruguay Projects


 * AARTalk (WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles)
 * WikiProject Pterosaurs (WikiProject Pterosaurs)
 * WikiProject Dinosaurs (WikiProject Dinosaurs)


 * ArthropodTalk (WikiProject Arthropods)
 * LepidopteraTalk (WikiProject Lepidoptera)
 * WikiProject Phasmatodea (WikiProject Phasmatodea)
 * WPSpiders (WikiProject Spiders)


 * Marine Life Talk (WikiProject Marine life)
 * ?? (WikiProject Fishes)
 * WikiProject aquarium fishes (WikiProject Aquarium Fishes)
 * (WikiProject Sharks)
 * GastTalk (WikiProject Gastropods)
 * CephalopodTalk (WikiProject Cephalopods)


 * BirdTalk (WikiProject Birds)


 * MaTalk (WikiProject Mammals)
 * CetaTalk (WikiProject Cetaceans)
 * WikiProject Cats (WikiProject Cats)
 * WikiProject Dogs (WikiProject Dogs)
 * PrimateTalk (WikiProject Primates)
 * MaMTalk (WikiProject Monotremes and Marsupials)


 * WikiProject Plants (WikiProject Plants)
 * WP Banksia WikiProject Banksia
 * Carnivorous Plants WikiProject Carnivorous plants
 * ?? WikiProject Horticulture and Gardening
 * WikiProject Fungi (WikiProject Fungi)


 * ?? (WikiProject Prokaryotes and Protists) (inactive)


 * Wikiproject Viruses (WikiProject Viruses)