User talk:LordsReform

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My real name is Mike.

I'm trying to create a framework, whereby anybody can come in and work on an article about the public consultations on House of Lords reform. From bitter experience the main pages of Wikipedia aren't the right place. I've asked how to do it, but the only suggestion was to put it in my sandpit. I don't think that will work because it would imply that it is "my" article - I really do need others to come and help!

So, I've set up this "neutral" user account so that I can set up a link from Talk:Lords Reform on its discussion page to User:LordsReform (With an explanation of what is there!)

I've set up a page User:LordsReform/Consultation & Public Debate (And, I'll probably make a few others. For various sections)

And listed the page on User:LordsReform.

Now from previous experience I've probably broken fifty rules and about to be barred for life (not had a very good beginning at all!)

What I need is some advice. Is it allowed, will it work, will the docs be deleted, can the deletionists come in and press "delete"? LordsReform 12:38, 3 October 2006 (UTC) {{Helpme}}

If you're trying to create a project to improve the Wikipedia article about Lords reform, everything's fine (except it should probably be a Wikipedia:Wikiproject). Otherwise, you're breaking the policy WP:NOT a free webhost. So it quite possibly will be deleted in that case. One possibility would be to try Wikia:campaigns, a wiki Jimbo Wales created, which has a more similar subject (although you should check their rules before starting up anything there; I'm not sure how appropriate this would be there). Hope that helps; feel free to put {{helpme}} back up or contact me on my talk page if you have any more questions. --ais523 13:52, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

1. Had a quick look at the "Help" and couldn't see anything on projects. Where is it? 2. I'm struggling just to get the article written (I've been at it 5hrs today and not edited a think), is a project really going to help or just delay everything?

I've been looking through User talk:Haseler for more information on the situation. Checking your four questions above, 'Is it allowed', probably yes, 'will it work', probably not. The problem is that of advertising; it'll be quite hard to attract people to work on 'your' article. You probably don't need to create a WikiProject now you have the userspace; the problem is that you need the draft to create the article, and you need the article's talkspace to persuade people to work on the draft. The information on WikiProjects is at Wikipedia:WikiProjects; I'm not sure if one would help (if the focus is very narrow they tend to get deleted anyway, so it's probably not worth your time making one). My best suggestion (which isn't very good) is to comment on the talk pages of similar articles, such as Talk:House of Lords (where you are allowed to link to your userspace, as long as you don't do it so much it becomes spamming). I'm going to leave {{helpme}} up to see if anyone else has any better ideas. --ais523 14:15, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Ais523 That is very helpful comments. The last thing I can do with now is to be fighting a project closure!LordsReform 14:31, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your WikiProject

If you want to make a WikiProject and your not sure if it is worth making list it on the List of proposed WikiProjects (see my usertalk page it has a link). List it and its' purpose and ask if anyone wants to join. If that doesn't work get back to me. Mr. Garrison 20:07, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lords Reform - reply

I'm sorry I took so long to get back to you viz-a-viz the comment you left on my talk page. I edited the article on Lords Reform mainly to add a link to my article on the Wakeham Report, also clearly relevant to the topic. I will be happy to help with any edits on the topic. Walton monarchist89 11:58, 17 October 2006 (UTC)