Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Reference Investigation

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Contents 1 Identical to another project? 2 great! 3 Project directory 4 Wikipedia Day Awards

[edit] Identical to another project?

I think this is virtually identical to WikiProject:Fact_and_Reference_Check.

Neo0983 02:15, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Not quite. That project would investigate facts, like "Abraham Lincoln is the 16th President". This project, however, would investigate the source that said "Abraham Lincoln is the 16th President" (and be a little bit more concerned about the one that says Mr. Lincoln is the 60th President). While we can also investigate individual articles to make sure their references are up to snuff, that's not our major purpose. See where I'm getting at? —MESSEDROCKER (talk) 00:37, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

But that project is called Fact and Reference Check. Adam Bishop 06:24, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

I notice that. However, it seems as though this article is centered more on articles and specific facts than their sources. Maybe a negotiation/merger between the two projects is in order? —THIS IS MESSEDOCKER (TALK) 20:40, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Maybe...I don't know if they are even operating anymore anyway. Adam Bishop 21:10, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] great!

It's a great idea to have this (and/or the one mentioned above if it is an accidental duplicate). We recently ran into a huge number of problems with a group of 54 articles on Polynesian mythology sourced from the online Encyclopedia Mythica (see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ahoeitu for details). If we'd known what a lousy source it was earlier, then the articles may never have been in that mess to start with. Grutness...wha? 03:41, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks! Always good to see a fan. —MESSEDROCKER (talk) 00:37, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Project directory

Hello. The WikiProject Council has recently updated the Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory. This new directory includes a variety of categories and subcategories which will, with luck, potentially draw new members to the projects who are interested in those specific subjects. Please review the directory and make any changes to the entries for your project that you see fit. There is also a directory of portals, at User:B2T2/Portal, listing all the existing portals. Feel free to add any of them to the portals or comments section of your entries in the directory. The three columns regarding assessment, peer review, and collaboration are included in the directory for both the use of the projects themselves and for that of others. Having such departments will allow a project to more quickly and easily identify its most important articles and its articles in greatest need of improvement. If you have not already done so, please consider whether your project would benefit from having departments which deal in these matters. It is my hope that all the changes to the directory can be finished by the first of next month. Please feel free to make any changes you see fit to the entries for your project before then. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you. B2T2 14:18, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia Day Awards

Hello, all. It was initially my hope to try to have this done as part of Esperanza's proposal for an appreciation week to end on Wikipedia Day, January 15. However, several people have once again proposed the entirety of Esperanza for deletion, so that might not work. It was the intention of the Appreciation Week proposal to set aside a given time when the various individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia would be recognized and honored. I believe that, with some effort, this could still be done. My proposal is to, with luck, try to organize the various WikiProjects and other entities of wikipedia to take part in a larger celebrartion of its contributors to take place in January, probably beginning January 15, 2007. I have created yet another new subpage for myself (a weakness of mine, I'm afraid) at User talk:Badbilltucker/Appreciation Week where I would greatly appreciate any indications from the members of this project as to whether and how they might be willing and/or able to assist in recognizing the contributions of our editors. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 19:30, 30 December 2006 (UTC)