Wikipedia:WikiProject Middle-earth

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WikiProject Middle-earth

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Welcome to the home page of Middle-earth WikiProject. This Wikiproject was created on 23 November 2005 and activated and merged with Silmarillion WikiProject on 1 March 2006 in an effort to start bringing order to all Tolkien-related articles.

If you are interested in joining, please sign your name in the participants section below and on the roll call in the talk page. The current (active) participant count is 32.

Announcements for WikiProject Middle-earth
Edit • Watch	21 February – February to mid-March roll call is up.

Contents 1 Navigation 2 Scopes and goals 2.1 Mission statement 2.2 Scopes 2.3 Goals 3 Participants 3.1 Past participants 4 General guide 4.1 What you should do 4.2 What you should not do 4.3 Duties and tasks 4.4 Accomplishments 4.4.1 Featured Articles/Lists 4.4.2 Good Articles

[edit] Navigation

[edit] Scopes and goals

[edit] Mission statement

Our mission is to focus efforts and to promote interaction, cooperation, and communication in order to improve Wikipedia's encyclopedic coverage of Tolkien's legendarium.

[edit] Scopes

We cover articles that have anything to do with the following:

• Any articles concerning Tolkien's novels, the characters, the places, the plots, etc.
• Any articles concerning and affiliated with the films
• Any articles concerning other Tolkien-related books, resources, or media

[edit] Goals

Our goals include:

1. To discuss/contribute/improve as a group of editors anything dealing with Things to Do page
2. To standardize and have any Tolkien-related articles/lists/categories/etc. to follow this WikiProject's style guidelines
3. To follow Wikipedia's notability guidelines, to reduce and monitor anything that should not be done.
4. To improve Tolkien-related articles up to the high standards and quality of either Good Article, Featured Article/or Featured List

[edit] Participants

If you are interested, feel free to join. Please sign your name below in alphabetical order and on the roll call on the talk page. Look out for these monthly roll calls and watch for discussions and updates.

Adanadhel Alataristarion Alethiophile Ameratsu A.N.K. Barnikel Bdb79 Bill W. Smith, Jr. Bossi CaliMae Carcharoth CBDunkerson dan_crook54 davemon Destructo_087 dhawk1964 Dragon of Cavel Eiyuu Kou Elistir Elurin Eruhildo Fang Aili Flower Sniffer Frosty King Gandalf's hat Gil-galad1 GoldDragon Grey Wanderer Heru Elladan Iakd87 Imperator Honorius Irongargoyle Jammi568 jc37 Jor

Kyriakos Linus M. Lokidoodle LotR Mal Madhava 1947 Merond e Mirlen --Monasticknight 21:26, 21 March 2007 (UTC) Nimfaelin Oldbus Pejorative.majeure PKM Quesoman Radagast of Rhosgobel Radfan Randalllin Ramandu RoyRedersn17 Scholarus Silmathulie Soarhead77 Smaug the Mighty SFGiants Sighter Goliant StarWarsGirl Suriel1981 Taosein Ted87 Thu The Lilac Pilgrim The Pink Panther The Superteapot Tiresias BC Tommy9281 Tttom Uthanc Valaruselinux Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici Zroberts

[edit] Past participants

Middle-earth WikiProject would like to thank our past participants for their contributions:

ASchmoo, Astrokey44, Bakasuprman, Barnikel, Bornagain4, Bryan, CCMichalZ, Chamberlian, Christopher Hanson, cubfanpgh, Cuivienen, Dineredhel Carantaraglar, Editor at Large, Elentirmo, Ellachor, Elmer92413, Eluchil404, False Prophet, Guðsþegn, GwydionM, Jason Dusek, jelsa_tris, Jordan Samuels, [[User:lotrfinatic14 Hannah kruman Judgesurreal777, Kaobear, User:Kdsoccer409 Ifrit, mbeyers, Melian, Migatu, Miriel Giltarma, Nitin, RashBold, Rochelle, Ronald Bennett, Sauron, Sapha, Savidan, Sdsouza, Skookum1, Sotakeit, SorryGuy, Splamo, UrbaneLegend, Thu, Wootking

[edit] General guide

WikiProject Middle-earth Open Tasks Here are some open tasks for WikiProject Middle-earth. Feel free to help with any of the following tasks: Collaboration: Raise Faramir and Maedhros to Good Article status Cleanup: Anglachel, List of Hobbits, List of hobbit families, Samwise Gamgee, Saruman, Yearbook of Tuckborough Copyedit/extensive work: Cirdan, Elf (Middle-earth), Peregrin Took, Meriadoc Brandybuck Create: Catherine Karina Chmiel, Frodo Lives!, Horus Engels, Inger Edelfeldt, Kay Miner, Pictures by J. R. R. Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography Stubs: Avathar, Old Man Willow, The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, Tolkien Studies, Images of Middle-Earth Merge into: Minor places in Middle-earth, Minor places in Beleriand Other: See the Things to do page, update a Random article (reset) , or review recent Middle-earth changes edit | watch

[edit] What you should do

• As a participant, be active as you can!
• Take a look at the discussion links, including the things to do page and contribute what you can.
• Follow the Standards for this WikiProject, as well as the Wikipedia's Manual of Style page. Please cite your sources.
• Follow Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy. Avoid bias of any sort.
• As Wikipedia says, "Be bold in updating pages, but do not be reckless!" If there is anything in the articles you see that does not follow the style guidelines or if they have bias in them, please edit them.

[edit] What you should not do

• Anything that Wikipedia is not follows here as well. Which means...
  • No point-of-view, please!
  • No speculation, no assumptions, no fan theories, etc.
  • No original research and unsourced information/claims/statements/etc.
  • No vandalism, and no revert wars either!

[edit] Duties and tasks

• See the Things to do page or watch the {{ME-taskbox}} for more information.

[edit] Accomplishments

[edit] Featured Articles/Lists

Articles that are/have been a Featured Article/Featured List and/or are F.A. candidates:

• J. R. R. Tolkien — Was featured on the front page on 15 November 2006
• The Lord of the Rings — Was featured on the front page on 5 October 2006
• The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)

[edit] Good Articles

Articles with Good Article (G.A.) status:

• The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (film)