Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Outreach/March 2007 Newsletter

Project News

• In the absence of Plange's excellent leadership, many important tasks have fallen by the wayside. A proposal has been made to create a project coordination council. Please volunteer as a coordinator for the project or drop by to give your two cents about the idea.

• We have begun a new assessment drive to help clear the massive backlog of unassessed articles. Make sure to sign up and help out.

• The Biography Portal needs your help! Take the time to nominate or vote on nominations for the portal's highlighted articles, help revise the Did You Know? section, or drop by to add your favorite quotes as future quotes of the week.

• Don't forget to help out with the collaboration of the fortnight. And while you're there, why not nominate an article or vote for one of the current nominations?

Member News

Congratulations to the editors who worked on the newest featured biographies: George I of Greece; Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia; Ellis Paul; Anna Laetitia Barbauld; Peter Jennings; David I of Scotland; Anton Chekhov; Jenna Jameson; Thomas Playford IV; Bill Russell; John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough; Jack Sheppard; Nick Drake; Aaron Sorkin; and Mary Wollstonecraft.

• Welcome to February's crop of new members: Abebenjoe; AliceConnorFan; Awadewit; Caerwine; Cocoaguy; Coemgenus; Czesc26; Depressio; DeSales; Dsp13; Duribald; Fbdave; FuzzyTheGood ; Goran.Smith2;Karanacs; Kimonandreou; LordHarris; M3tal H3ad; Macgreco; Madmedea; Michkalas; Mocko13; Moondyne; Netscott; NPswimdude500; Ozgod; Patricknoddy; PC78; Petercorless; Planetneutral; Quadzilla99; Real96; SMcCandlish; The Giant Puffin; Thegn; Thehaikumaster; WJBscribe; and Yksin.

From the Editors

Everybody needs a break sometimes, and that might go for WikiProjects as well. But the WP:Biography newsletter is back from its hiatus, and the project is healthier than ever. With more than 250 active members and upwards of 20 admins, we are one of the biggest projects on wikipedia. But size doesn't matter - or so they say. The true measure of a wikiproject is how much it contributes to the betterment of wikipedia. Which means adding your name to the rolls wasn't enough. If you haven't already, it's time to step up and help out the project. Volunteer. Contribute. So take a look at the to-do list in this newsletter, and let's get going.

If you've just joined, add your name to the Members section of Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography. You'll get a mention in the next issue of the Newsletter and get it delivered as desired. Also, please include your own promotions and awards in future issues. Don't be shy!

Lastly, this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the next issue (Issue 2 – April 2007). Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!

Contributors to this Issue

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