Wikipedia:WikiProject EastEnders

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WikiProject on EastEnders

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1 Scope
2 Participants
3 Parent projects
4 Structure
- 4.1 Character pages
5 Goals
6 Projects
7 Tasks
- 7.1 Completed tasks
8 Adopt an article
9 Categories
10 Articles
- 10.1 Wikipedia articles on EastEnders
- 10.2 New Wikipedia articles related to EastEnders
11 Resources
12 Templates

Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to EastEnders. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list there.

For more information on WikiProjects, please see Wikipedia:WikiProjects and Wikipedia:WikiProject best practices.

[edit] Scope

The objective of this WikiProject is mainly that of organisation and improvisation in relation to articles regarding EastEnders. What this means is, that there should be a clear standard set for both the editing and creation of articles regarding its structure and layout, articles should also be placed correctly in the correct category. Quality should also be a priority, it does not matter how many articles are created on different subjects, what matters is the substance and content of that article. Taking the main EastEnders article as an example, it has taken time and effort by those that have edited it over the past few months, it is up to a fairly good enyclopedic standard but there are still problems. Yet there is a sense that some articles are created from a fanatical point of view. This is something that is mostly one sided rather than adding any useful information that can be referred to in the long term for research purposes.

[edit] Participants

User:EastEnders the great
Trampikey
~~Sweetie Petie~~
User:Stephenb
User:The JPS - not overly familiar with the show, but will keep an eye on things like copyright.
User:Shakirfan
Quentin Smith - I ought to be on here as I made the stub cat and was one of the catalysers for this, but I don't watch the show.
User:Gungadin
User:Wootking
AnemoneProjectors
MrSecret
User:Notfred

If you're interested then add yourself to the list. You may also add yourself to Category:WikiProject EastEnders participants by placing the template {{User EastEnders}} on your userpage.

[edit] Parent projects

The parents for this project are:

[edit] Structure

All encyclopedias follow a consistent style, thus when editing or creating an EastEnders-related article, attention should be paid to this as well as the content itself.

The following has been devised to help establish a set structure.

When referring to EastEnders you should be sure not to use "Eastenders". The show officially capitalises the second E due to the creators' opinion that down on paper 'Eastenders' just didn't look right.

Also, when referring to EastEnders in an article it should be formatted in italic, as with all programmes.

[edit] Character pages

When creating a character page, you should remember to write as though you are writing for an enyclopedia, and not from the opinion of a fan. This is a current problem that we have, wikipedians assume as if the reader knows other characters and watches the show, an example includes:

Joe Macer is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. He is played by Ray Brooks.

Pauline and Big Mo both danced with Joe at a salsa night.

As a reader who does not watch this show, I am immmediately made aware that he danced with Pauline and Big Mo at a salsa night.

But who is Pauline?! Big Mo? Is that some type of farmyard animal?

It should read 'Pauline Fowler and Big Mo', this allows the reader to follow up from the reading, by providing the surname it is much more enyclopedic than what sounds like a friend of yours telling you about the character.

Also there needs to be a standard of importance, having the most relevant & important information towards the top of the page, such as first arrival, history etc... rather than jumping into a characters later storyline.

Character pages should also begin:

John Smith is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. He is played by John Smith.

If the character has died, or in any other way left the show, then the past tense should be used.

John Smith was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. He was played by John Smith.

If the character has changed their name, pages should begin:

Jane Smith (née Jones, previously Williams) is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. She is played by Jane Smith.

[edit] Infoboxes

This is the infobox that provides an example of how it should be used within an EastEnders character page. Copy and paste the code below to add the template to a character page:

{{EastEnders_Character
| image = 
| character_name = 
| actor_name = 
| years = 
| first =
| last =
| appeared =
| books = 
| dob = 
| dod = 
| status = 
| home = 
| occupation = 
| family = 
| owner = 
}}

All fields are optional so may be left blank if they do not apply.

EastEnders character

Lou Beale
Portrayed by	Anna Wing
Duration	1985–1988
First appearance	19 February 1985
Last appearance	26 July 1988
Book appearances	Home Fires Burning Swings and Roundabouts Good Intentions The Flower of Albert Square
Date of birth	1915
Date of death	26 July 1988
Marital status	Deceased
Occupation	Housewife
Family	Albert, Maggie, Harry, Dora, Ronnie, Kenny, Pete, Pauline, Terence, Flo, Doris, Liz, Elsie, Queenie

An example is displayed on the right.

Character name (character_name)

The infobox should show only the name of the character at the present time OR their last known name (example: "Janine Evans", not "Janine Butcher/Evans" or "Janine Evans (neé Butcher)"), previous names can be provided in the article. Also, please do not provide titles such as "Dr." or "Rev." in the infobox, it can be put in the article.

Actor name (actor_name)

Only the name of the actor/acress who last played the character should be used (example: Kim Medcalf and not Daniella Westbrook for Sam Mitchell).

Duration (years)

The duration should be how long the character has been in the show, not the actor. Closed dates should be separated by an en dash (–). Open dates (for characters still in the show) should end with an em dash (—).

First and last appearances (first and last)

The first and last appearances should be the first and last dates the character appeared in the programme.

Appeared on (appeared)

For characters who only appeared in one episode.

Book appearances (books)

The book appearances should show the EastEnders novels that the character has appeared in, and should link to the certain novel's page, either in full or through the short redirect article (i.e. [[EEB1]] instead of [[EastEnders - Book One: Home Fires Burning]]), and should also only show the last part of the book's name, so should be typed as (example) [[EEB1|''Home Fires Burning'']] rather than [[''EastEnders - Book One: Home Fires Burning'']]. The title should be used, rather than the number of the book, to avoid confusion as it may seem that a character in book number 11 has appeared in 11 books if the number is used.

Date of birth (dob) and Date of death (dod)

Dates of birth and death should be wikified (i.e. [[10 July]] [[1962]], not 10 July 1962 or [[10th July]] [[1962]]. If the full date of birth or death is unknown, a partial date (i.e. 1915) is fine, but the year should not be linked to unless the full date is given. See WP:MOSNUM for more information.

Marital status (status)

Marital status should be one of the following:

[[Single (relationship)|Single]]
In a relationship
[[Married]]
In a [[civil partnership]]
[[Widowed]]
[[Divorced]]
[[Legal separation|Separated]]
Co-habiting

If the character is dead, "[[Deceased]]" is acceptable.

Home (home)

The current home of a current character, linked to the correct section of list of residences in EastEnders, e.g. [[list of residences in EastEnders#45 Albert Square|45 Albert Square]], or the last known home of a past character, e.g. [[Florida]] for Michelle Fowler. If a character is dead, this should be left blank.

Occupation (occupation)

The character's occupation should be their current occupation, last known occupation, or last occpation before their death. If the character is unemployed, please state "Unemployed".

Family (family)

The list of family members in the infobox should be the closest relatives only (i.e. parents, siblings, spouse and children), to keep the list short. Other relatives can be listed in a separate section in the article (see #Family below). If the closest relatives are not known, then the most relevant relatives can be listed, i.e. a cousin or aunt, etc.

Owner (owner)

If the character is a pet, list the owners of the pet here.

[edit] Family

If any members of a character are known, they should all be listed in a separate section after the character's storylines. The order of the family should be as follows:

Father 
Mother
Brother(s)
Sister(s)
Husband/Wife
Son(s)
Daughter(s)
Grandfather(s)
Grandmother(s)
Great grandfather(s)
Great grandmother(s)
Grandson(s)
Granddaughter(s)
Great grandson(s)
Great granddaughter(s)
Nephew(s)
Niece(s)
Great nephew(s)
Great niece(s)
Uncle(s)
Aunt(s)
Great uncle(s)
Great aunt(s)
Cousin(s)
First cousin(s) once removed
Second cousin(s)
etc.

For an example, see Ian Beale#Family. Step family and in-laws should not be included, but half-siblings (etc) should.

[edit] External links

If the character has a page on the offical EastEnders website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders), then this should be linked to in an external links section. Any other relavant links should be included but must follow the guidelines set out at Wikipedia:External links.

[edit] Goals

Ensure that all EastEnders-related articles can be easily found, through correctly placing them in the correct categories and making sure any other articles that refer to them link to them.
Organise and improve EastEnders-related articles that are in need of attention.
Character pages and other notable information should be kept up to date with the current events in the show.
Where possible (e.g characters) a standard style should be set throughout the articles, to provide a consistent and professional enyclopedia style.
Ensure that quality of articles is held above that of quantity of articles.
Ensure that EastEnders related images are provided with the correct copyright information and that they are correctly placed under the most relevant EastEnders category.
Ensure that EastEnders related images and articles do not infringe copyright.
To ensure that images used within an EastEnders page are relevant to the text and provide the reader with a break up from long lines of text.

[edit] Projects

See also: Wikipedia: WikiProject EastEnders/To do

See also: Wikipedia: WikiProject EastEnders/Project log

Family pages:
1. The Branning/Jackson Family
2. The Butcher Family
3. The Miller Family
4. The Mitchell Family
5. The Moon Family
6. The Slater Family
7. The Watts Family
8. The Wicks Family
Characters who need pages: Polly Becker, Felix Kawalski, Asif Malik, Nita Mistry, Joanne Ryan, Donna Andrews, Willy Roper, Milton Hibbert, Sean Flaherty, Brenda Flaherty, Neelam Kapoor, Sadie Banks, Jacques Butcher, Jabbar Ahmed, Luisa di Marco, Bruno di Marco, Nadia Mitchell, Susan Rose, Harry Osborne

[edit] Tasks

Update Storylines of EastEnders#2006 to the day.
Expand Michael Rawlins.
Put all EastEnders-related images into Category:EastEnders images.
Expand List of EastEnders spin-offs.
Priority: Expand Audrey Trueman and Graham Foster.
Add further content to Tony Hills.
Expand Danny Whiting.
Expand Maureen Carter.

[edit] Completed tasks

Expand List of buildings in EastEnders.
Expand Christmas in EastEnders
Expand Peggy Mitchell as it says very little about this major character.
Update Honey Edwards.
Expand Tony Hills.
Add to The Beale/Fowler Family, all information 1985-1996 is complete, but 1996-2006 needs to be on there!
Update Max Branning
Add some images (see talk page) to the main EastEnders article.
Clean up Ian Beale and put in chronological order, adding his storylines, from the beginning, including The Banned storyline, his boxing and his bankruptcy etc.
Write a better lead paragraph for the main EastEnders article.

[edit] Adopt an article

Similar to the Collaboration of the week, but on a smaller scale, you might want to "adopt" an article. This would involve doing the research, writing, and picture-taking (if possible) for either a non-existent article or a stub. Of course, everyone else can still edit an adopted article, and you can work on other things too, but the idea is to find a focus for a while, to try and build up the number of quality articles the Project has produced.

[edit] Categories

Please ensure that in the creation of an EastEnders-related article it is placed in the most relevant category listed below.

[edit] Articles

[edit] Wikipedia articles on EastEnders

Main article: Wikipedia:WikiProject EastEnders/articles

[edit] New Wikipedia articles related to EastEnders

Please feel free to list your new EastEnders-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Main Wikipedia page. DYN has a 72 hr. time limit from the creation of the article.

See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject EastEnders/Project log

[edit] Resources

Some good resources for EastEnders related articles:

[edit] Templates

What to type

What it makes

What it's for

This EastEnders-related article is a stub. You can help by expanding it.

The official EastEnders stub that should be used for short articles in need of more information.

This article is part of WikiProject EastEnders, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can choose to edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.

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