Wikipedia:WikiProject Vancouver

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WikiProject Vancouver

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[edit] Introduction

This WikiProject aims to organize, improve the quality, and provide accurate information in an established, community-driven, Wikipedia standard for Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, and Vancouver-related articles. The importance of these articles for new users, research, education, and the pursuit of accumulated knowledge will be accomplished through our efforts in providing a consistent format and standard to our articles. 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 participate, please follow the instruction on the Member's Page.

[edit] Scope and Motivation

This project covers articles relating to Greater Vancouver region such as (but not restricted to) Anmore, Barnston Island, Belcarra, Bowen Island, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, the City and Township of Langley, Lions Bay, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, the City and District of North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, University Endowment Lands, West Vancouver and White Rock.

Vancouver is the largest city in British Columbia, Canada's western-most province.
Vancouver is Canada's third largest metropolitan centre.
Vancouver is the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Vancouver hosted the Worlds Fair in 1986: Expo 86
Vancouver has been consistently ranked among the top five in the "World's Most Livable Cities" list.
Vancouver is one of the most diverse and multi-cultural cities in North America.
Vancouver is North America's second largest film production centre and third-largest for US-based productions.
Vancouver is North America's second largest Port (in tonnage & physical size - after New York).
Vancouver is the 4th largest cruise ship terminus in the world.
Vancouver contains the wealthiest neighbourhoods in Canada.

[edit] Featured Articles

Vancouver - 22 November 2006.

[edit] Structure

[edit] Five Point Plan

As described and collaborated by the participants of the WikiProject Vancouver on November 13, 2006.

~~Successfully complete Vancouver's FAC.~~

On November 22, 2006 the article Vancouver became a featured article.

Expansions of the Vancouver Portal. - Current Task

The Vancouver Portal has had major work on it lately but still requires more content and organization. We would ideally like it to be a featured portal.

Nominate Vancouver for Wikipedia Version 1.0.

Vancouver now satisfies all Version 1.0 criteria. Nominations for articles are not active as the 1.0 project is still underway.

Reorganization of the WikiProject.

Our former layout was based upon the WikiProject Ottawa as a template. Our increased mandate to other articles means creating a new WikiProject to accommodate our goals. Motion on revisions and a new direction for this project are already underway. Upon the creation of this WikiProject it was planned that this project would form its own identity and format. It's about time that idea was realized.

Continued work on Vancouver related articles to Featured Status.

This presents a long road ahead, but Vancouver is now our example for establishing our standard to the rest of this project.

[edit] Portal-related

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[edit] Other things you can do!

See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Vancouver/Tasks

[edit] Naming conventions

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Vancouver/Naming conventions

[edit] Templates

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Vancouver/Templates

[edit] Collaboration of the Month

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Vancouver/COTM

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Articles are divided into A - C Listings based on quality, completion, accuracy, and proper citation. Articles will be moved between lists after approval. Please post on the discussion page if you wish to nominate an article for upgrade status.