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A WikiProject is a collection of pages devoted to the management of a specific topic or family of topics within Wikipedia; and, simultaneously, a group of editors that use said pages to collaborate on encyclopedic work. It is not a place to write encyclopedia articles directly, but a resource to help coordinate and organize article writing and editing. The attached talk pages are a convenient forum for those interested in a particular project. A WikiProject is a collection of pages devoted to the management of a specific family of information within Wikipedia. ... A WikiProject is a collection of pages devoted to the management of a specific family of information within Wikipedia. ...


Participating

There is a central Directory of WikiProjects available which lists all known projects; for ease of navigation, it has been split into sections by projects topic:

WikiProjects
Wikipedia's contents systems
Basic topic lists
Culture and the arts
Games and toys
Literature and writing
Music
Philosophy and religion
Sports
Geographical
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
South America
History and society
Multidisciplinary
Science, technology, and engineering
Wikipedia maintenance

WikiProjects are usually extremely welcoming towards new participants; please feel free to join any—or all—that interest you!


Creating and maintaining

  • Read the guide to WikiProject organization!
  • Peruse some of the existing WikiProjects to understand how WikiProjects are used "in the wild".
  • Make a WikiProject proposal if you're not sure about creating a new project, or aren't certain if anyone else is interested.
  • Ask for advice at the WikiProject Council if you have any questions!

See also

  • Wikipedia:WikiProject reform - New Proposal
  • Wikipedia:Regional notice boards
  • Wikipedia shortcuts to WikiProjects
  • (inactive) meta:Wikiproject group
  • (historical) Wikipedia:WikiProject proposal
  • (historical) Wikipedia:Wikiproject/Inappropriate projects

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Wikipedia:WikiProject Countries (1112 words)
WikiProject Countries is an attempt to formulate a template for the country articles.
This WikiProject aims to structure all country articles.
The descendant wikiprojects are WikiProject U.S. States, WikiProject French departements, WikiProject Chinese provinces, WikiProject Swedish counties, WikiProject Finnish provinces and WikiProject Thai provinces.
Wikipedia:WikiProject Chemistry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (427 words)
The Chemistry WikiProject is about combining and co-ordinating the many efforts to improve all articles pertaining to chemistry and related subjects, by providing standards and guide where practical.
WikiProject Chemicals, aiming at a full coverage of important chemical compounds.
WikiProject Elements, aiming at a full coverage of all chemical elements in the periodic table
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