Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Italy/Archives/2006/November

Banner and userbox
There are currently a userbox and a banner with assessment parameters which can be found in Category:WikiProject Italy. Badbilltucker 19:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Tiny point, but I wonder whether it might be worth considering using the Coat of Arms of the Italian Republic as the project’s logo, rather than the flag? The steel cog-wheel representing work and industry seems rather appropriate to a wikiproject. —Ian Spackman 14:50, 13 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Uhm, I see your point, but I'm not sure. That represents the Republic, and the scope of the project goes back to well before that...  --Nehwyn 17:20, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
 * True. It’s also true that the scope of the project predates the tricolour, of course. But I guess the flag is more recognizable: especially in small sizes. —Ian Spackman 12:56, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Modifying them to change the image is extremely easy. Simply substitute in the "Image" address of the correct image. Just thinking here that the sooner the discussion of which image is used ends, the sooner the finalized templates can start to applied on the articles. Not implying that the discussion is not worth having, because I had stupidly never even considered anything but the current flag, so thanks for thinking further than I myself did. Badbilltucker 01:04, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Added to project banner. - 9:31am, February 10, 2007

Italy AID
How about we have an article improvement drive for articles about Italy?Here is an example of one. Kingjeff 17:19, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Yes. Good. —Ian Spackman 12:41, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Another possibility is to do like WikiProject Biography and some other projects do. They've tried to determine what are the top importance articles to their project to let the members know that those articles are the ones requiring the greatest attention the quickest, regardless of how many members work on them when. Either way works. Badbilltucker 01:06, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

Romano Prodi
There's been an edit war related to his alleged ties to the KGB. Could someone from this Wikiproject held decide whether the allegations merit inclusion? The section in question is here. I couldn't really find any mainstream information on this, and I'm inclined to believe it's a fringe theory being given a little too much merit. Because of the controversial nature of the material, I have removed it per WP:BLP until consensus about reliable sources can be determined. --Wafulz 02:42, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
 * The allegations are cruel. But thats the way it works in the world of intel. One day a cuddly Santa is giving out presents, the next he's been uncovered as a KGB guy putting mics in the presents! Its not so serious and the controvosy diserves to be covered without project italy's opinion, they are as clueless as we are. According to the guidelines the main thing is are refs. Chavatshimshon 10:49, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
 * If all editors are clueless, the section should simply be removed. It’s very boring in a way, but Wikipedia is intended to be an encyclopedia! —Ian Spackman 15:27, 20 November 2006 (UTC)