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[edit] Support needed

Is anyone else's enthusiasm for Wikifying beginning to wane? I've put a high percentage of my Wikipedia time into WikiProject Wikify and get quite a bit of my motivation from seeing the backlog go down. From being regularly around 8500, it's crept downwards, but recently the rate of articles being wikified seems to have declined, and new articles are still being added of course. Especially seeing the November number suddenly jump by 141 today (no criticism of Elonka's great work intended) my heart sank. Well...I feel better for getting it off my chest, but any encouragement for me and others feeling the same, would be most welcome! --- Windymilla 17:12, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Cheered myself up a bit making a Wikification progress history template. It looks like this at the moment (I picked out the figures from the Wikification progress template history, taking the first edit on each Friday).
It's beautiful. Good work! Cbdorsett 18:34, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
Wikification Progress History
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Comments & improvements welcome of course --- Windymilla 23:12, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
Interesting to see the history, my casual observations suggested that the total was drifting down in the short term. However, as the total is a balance between those articles being wikified and those being added and detected I´m not sure what conclusions to draw from this. Rich257 00:12, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, my enthusiam wanes from time to time. It seems that wikification is an endless task, and it does not look likely that the total will get within hundreds of zero for a long time. I am disappointed that some contributors appear to put little though in to what they add and seem to presume ¨someone¨ or a bot will come along and sort it out for them. Some people of course are simply confused by wiki syntax and contribute good content.

It´s actually quite easy to substantially raise the total by looking through the Wikipedia:Dead-end pages list, as I have done recently so will admit to raising the total. Some of those can be deleted but most need some work. I think it would be better if the dead-end pages list was closer to zero and the articles were moved to wikification, categorisation, cleanup and deletion ´bins´ because at least then there would be an idea of the task involved.

The number of fresh articles I have been wikifying has also fallen as I try to maintain the articles I have wikified in that state, so as my watchlist grows so does the daily maintenance of ´past´ articles.

I tend to think that perhaps a bit more co-ordination between those involved in wikification might speed it along. For example, do people prefer to work on longer articles or like a quick fix on a shorter one? Prefer biography or geography or technology articles or a mix? I sometimes find that if you are unfamiliar with an article´s category it takes longer to do, to find the categories, similar articles and standard infoboxes etc; equally sometimes I like a diversity. Perhaps by breaking them down in these ways rather than alphabetically by date people doing wikification could work faster and find an article to work on more quickly? An idea for discussion... Rich257 00:12, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it does get frustrating at times. Especially when you're correcting things which shouldn't have been there to start with. (I'm currently working on an article which requires me to put capital letters at the beginning of sentences! I know no-one is perfect, but it's such an elemantary thing!) I'm still plodding through the Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikify/Backlog cleanup taskforce, but am wikifying any stubs as I go - it doesn't seem much point leaving them undone really! -Ladybirdintheuk 10:16, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the empathy. It's a good point about moving articles to the wikify list from lists such as Wikipedia:Dead-end pages. As Rich257 says, getting that list (and others?) close to zero would give a better idea of the task involved. I guess one thing I don't have a handle on is how much of the addition to the wikify list is from existing unwikified articles being newly detected, and how much is from new unwikified articles being added to Wikipedia. Or to put it another way, are we gaining ground (wikifying articles faster than NEW unwikified ones are being added) or fighting a losing battle. Of course, even if it's the latter, things could turn around by having more wikifiers, "educating" new contributors, tackling the backlog more efficiently, etc. So I won't give up just yet! -- Windymilla 23:10, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

I could turn my attention to the dead-end pages list, if project participants would like. As I said, this will raise the total of pages to be wikified, which could be demoralising! Rich257 13:27, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
Dead-end pages suffers from the same influx of rubbish as the wikify project; once we clear out a batch, the list is recycled and more dead-end pages are added to it. Getting it done faster isn't going to help that much. Salad Days 16:11, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
My current feeling is that it would be great to see the Wikify backlog go down for a bit, but it's all psychological I guess: articles are lurking hidden on other lists even if we don't transfer them to the Wikify project. What do others think? -- Windymilla 21:26, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
I need to start doing more work on wikification, I know. I get sidetracked by other things... there are a million backlogs on Wikipedia that need fixing and there just isn't enough time. For all the prettiness of the Featured Articles and more prominent content, there's still massive amounts of work under the surface. Crystallina 03:11, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

Wikification is never-ending; new articles that need formatting are always being created and older articles that need formatting are always being discovered. To me, it's really the journey, not the destination (as we'll most likely never see the backlog totally disappear, we clear out a 2000 article "month" just in time for another to be added to the backlog) ... Wikification is one of the most important tasks that can be done, it covers a lot of ground, and if you're like me, you end up doing far more than just wikification if the article merits. I don't even mind when it's tagged for wikify incorrectly; I just look at it as a chance to examine and possibly improve an article in some way (that same concept is why I enjoy rolling the dice so much) ... I too get a good feeling when I see a particular month's backlog disappear, but I try not to think too much about whether or not there's a light at the end of the tunnel ... at least I know that when I log in, there's always going to be something to wikify! JubalHarshaw 20:26, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

I don't know whether my comment will support readers or depress them, but the wikify drive has always been, for me, similar to real-life work - it's like a job aspect that can get on your last nerve, but at the same time will remind you that you have "job security". A fine example would be customer support jobs... the customers sometimes make you crazy, but you know that as long as they keep having troubles, you'll have a reason to be there and help them. If you find helping interesting, it is comforting to know that you'll always have something to do. The methodical correction of wikifying a page is comforting in times of real-life stress, and for subjects that are unfamiliar to the editor, an immersive distraction from it. So in short, some may find the backlog uplifting, since there is no question of "What can I work on today?" - we always have many options of articles, subjects, and level of editing needed to wikify. Also, I noticed today that the September 2006 category is empty, and we are now up to the October 2006 backlog list. I wanted to congratulate everyone on their hard work and dedication - great job! *Vendetta* (whois talk edits) 06:06, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

I do come and go with this project but I think the most important thing is to keep the marvellous graph above in perspective. The total number of entries in Wikipedia seems to grow exponentially - therefore by keeping the number to be wikified in something close to a constant number we are driving down the percent of articles needing wikification all the time! Keep up the good work folks!--NHSavage 19:29, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How do you 'join' a project?

Hi- I'm planning to start my efforts to wikify articles, but was just wondering how i can actually join this project! As in how do I have my efforts "acknowledged" as part of this project? I'm pretty new here so can you please put it in layman terms! --khello 07:02, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Heya Khello! I just "officially" joined this project a few days ago, though it doesn't seem there's any real official process to it. I added the banner to my user page by clicking on my name in the upper corner and editing the page that pops up then adding "{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikify/Userpage banner}}" to that page. I also went to Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wikify#List_of_participants and added my name to the list of people currently involved in the project by clicking "edit" next to the "List of Participants" subheader and adding in "{{Wikipedia:WikiProject_Wikify/table|username|status}}" in the appropriate place (the list is arranged alphabetically by username) and being sure to substitute in my name for "username" and my status, which is "active", in for "status." I also added to my userpage a link to [[Category:Articles_that_need_to_be_wikified]] so I can access the list easily whenever I want. Sorry if I overexplain things here; I don't mean to patronize you. It's a pretty neat project, I think. Welcome! --Ben iarwain 09:29, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
Welcome! You could let people know that your efforts are part of the project by using the edit summary shown on the project page: Wikified as part of the [[WP:WWF|Wikification wikiproject]]! Ollie 15:41, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
Haha, no worries! I said I wanted it in layman terms... I think this project will really help me get used to all the formatting etc... in wikipedia. Happy wikifying I Guess! --khello 18:55, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

I just wanted to introduce myself as well as an enthusiastic member of this project. I've been wikifying articles on the side as part of WP:LoCE, but this project seems like a great place to continue this! John Pouliot 16:11, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Welcome! →Ollie (talk • contribs) 17:14, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Shortcut

lol, WP:WWF? Kind of humorous. I would prefer more something like WP:WIKI :P Anyways, I'll help as much I can. AQu01rius (User • Talk) 05:05, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Template stealing

I don't know if it's worth asking, but would it be alright if I nicked the source for your very nice user page banner? I seem to end up making a hash of <div> tags, so it would save me a bit of time.--CarrotMan 07:24, 7 December 2006 (UTC) p.s. I am a member of this Wikiproject, does that make any difference?

I think I'm gonna go ahead with it, tell me if there's any complaints.--CarrotMan 07:12, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
I'm sure that's fine - I didn't want to give you "permision", as I didn't create the banner in the first place, but I don't see why anyone would object :) -Ladybirdintheuk 11:34, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Backlog cleanup taskforce

Hello! Just thought I'd do a quick plug for the Backlog cleanup taskforce. Because at the moment, the taskforce seems to consist of just me! Not a problem at the mo, but my internet time is going to be disrupted soon - I'm going to be moving house at the weekend, so will be busy with that. And I'm starting a new job in the New Year. Presumably they will expect me to do some real work during the day ;) -Ladybirdintheuk 10:33, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

You're not the only one! I've been working on the backlog (specifically, August '06) too, though instead of picking a specific letter I've been trying to get all the biography articles. I'm on a break from school right now, so hopefully I can contribute more than I have been. RedRollerskate 20:29, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Project page facelift

Hi, I propose to give this project page a total facelift. The new page would look exactly like the main page and yes there will be a featured article of our own, and instead of "in the news" and "on this day" we will have other features to encourge wikification! Please discuss. frummer 04:01, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

If you have the time and know-how, then go for it? As long as the information stays in some form, I don't see any problems. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Oliver Brown (talk • contribs) 05:21, 15 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Annotation and review help requested

Hi everyone. I'm new to Wikification. The article I'm currently Wikifying lists a related source (a book) that as far as I can tell doesn't exist. How would I annotate to this effect? It seems like the verify source template indicates that I'm questioning a fact provided from that source, which is not the case. I'd just like someone to confirm the existence and relevance of the book offered as a related source.

Also, is there some kind of senior review of the Wikification process? I'd like for someone more experienced to take a look at what I've done and let me know if I'm on the right track.

Thanks! Catfood73 17:26, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

  • Generally, if the sources are non-existent or even questionable, I add a {{sources}} tag. If broad sweeping statements are made with no reference, I tend to tag them with {{fact}}. My thought is, let someone else worry about sources; there are thousands of articles to be wikified. Others may take a different view.
  • There's no official "senior" review ... though a few of the more experienced wikifiers have weighed in on my edits a time or two.
Having said that, the wikify tag shouldn't be removed until the article is completely wikified.
Looks pretty good so far. Keep up the good work! JubalHarshaw 16:46, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Use of Wikification Templates

Hello. After an article has been wikified, and we have this wikification template sitting on the talk page with 5 checks, is it customary to then remove the template or leave it there? Kc8ukw 04:53, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

After you've finished wikifying an article, remove the template. That'll take it off the list of articles that need to be wikified. If the template's still there, the other wikifiers might think the article needs more work. RedRollerskate 17:15, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
RedRollerskate, Kc8ukw is talking about {{wikification}}, the checklist that sits on the talk page that some people in the project use as a step-by-step guide to wikifying the article. This is different from the {{wikify}} template that sits on the article page. Metros232 17:19, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
Oh, OK. I actually hadn't seen that tag until today. RedRollerskate 17:29, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
I am indeed talking about the checklist. Kc8ukw 19:45, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
I would remove the template as it has served its purpose. I don't even bother using the template now. -- Whpq 20:16, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
OK. Thanks. Kc8ukw 20:58, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Barnstars?

Does this WikiProject have any barnstars? If it doesn't, it should - it might help us get some more participants. RedRollerskate 17:15, 28 December 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 19:39, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] To subst or not to subst?

I think it would be smarter not to subst the {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikify/Invite a member}} template. The number of articles left to wikify will be updated periodically, and if the user templates have been pre-substituted, they will have the wrong article counts.

I have been told that templates on talk pages always use subst, but have not found a reference to this policy at Wikipedia:Template namespace#Dynamic or subst, Wikipedia:Template substitution, or Help:Substitution.

Is there any objection to modifying this article to take out the "subst" from the "Invite a member" template? Tim Pierce 17:53, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

For me, I would keep it as it is. If I get a message on my talk (even if it is a template) and if I would want to read it again much later (months). I would want to know what it said then, not what it says now. We also use subst on the welcome or vandalism templates, even though they also change over time sometimes. Garion96 (talk) 21:23, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
The welcome, warning and vandalism templates are specifically listed among "templates that should always be substituted in the user talk namespace" at Wikipedia:Template substitution. One thing the page does not say is that "all user talk templates should always be substituted." :-) I think this is one case where subst is inappropriate. :-) Tim Pierce 03:11, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
I never looked at that page. I just think it's inappropriate to not use subst. But I guess we can agree to disagree here. :) Garion96 (talk) 19:54, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright Violations Question

Hello. I started to wikify Virtual patient, but just because of how it is written, I am suspicious that is was copied from somewhere. But, the person who posted the article doesn't seem to use Wikipedia anymore so I can't ask them, and I can't find a copy of the page anywhere else online - perhaps it came from a book. What do I do in this situation? Because I can't prove it to be a copyright violation, do I just assume everything is fine? (It might even be, after all.) Kc8ukw 00:38, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

You're right, this does set the alarm-bells ringing, although as Wikipedia:Spotting possible copyright violations says, it could be innocent. Anyway, as a solution, from WP:CP:
Probable copyvios without a known source: If you suspect that an article contains a copyright violation, but you cannot find a source for the violation (so you aren't sure that it's a violation), do not list it here. Instead, place {{cv-unsure}} on the article's talk page, but replace FULL_URL with the full URL of the article version that you believe contains a violation. (To determine the URL, click on "Permanent link" in the toolbox area, and copy the URL)
I'm not sure of the procedure from there, but i guess that is for someone else to worry about! →Ollie (talk • contribs) 01:48, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
OK. Thanks for the tip. Kc8ukw 04:02, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Zouavman Le Zouave

Hi everybody! I know you people are having trouble wikifying all those articles, so I came to help you guys out. Okay, I'm not Rambo or anything, so I won't be able to be like a super-savior that comes and changes everything for the better. I'm just another hand at work. It's a little help, but it's better than nothing. ^^ Good luck to you all!

--Zouavman Le Zouave (Talk to me! • See my edits!) 18:38, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New contributor

Just a quick "hello" to all! I've decided to start participating in WikiProject Wikify and have read the project page, added myself to the list of participants, etc.

I've started looking at the articles mentioned on the August 2006 backlog page and feel pretty confident I know what needs to be done to most of them. However, as I'm very much a newbie Wikipedian, please feel free to leave any comments or critisism on my talk page, should you wish.

—XhantarTalk 02:01, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Copycat ^^ Just kidding! I'm new on this project as well, that's why... :p And the thing is you have exactly the same strategy as me... I guess I can welcome you even though I am almost as new as you, hahahah ^^ --Zouavman Le Zouave (Talk to me! • See my edits!) 02:15, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Status of August list of articles to Wikify

Hey, I went to the list of articles to Wikify for August 2006 and I decided to post up an overall status of each article.

  • Tales of Legendia NPCs and Locations I don't find anything too ugly about it except from the fact that the actors' names are listed in an unusual way. I think they should be listed at the end of the paragraph concerning the character(s). It should also be noted that the article was proposed for deletion, and that the AfD procedures will only take place starting tomorrow (January 16, 2007)
Wikified and moved to List of Tales of Legendia NPCs and locations, as per talk page. —XhantarTalk 11:56, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Zouavman Le Zouave (Talk to me! • See my edits!) 17:37, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] news

Hey Zouavman - I've been slowly working my way through the last of the August wikifys as it would be so good to see this bit ticked off and finished. I'm in the process of getting some expert help with Nikah Misyar as it has been quite a controversial subject so even wikification could be a little sensitive. Also notified the creators/major editors or Tales of Legendia NPCs and Locations that it had been prodded for deletion (pretty unfairly) and could do with some attention. Thanks for giving the hints and tips for the articles above - always good to have some input on the best way to fix up an article. Madmedea 11:04, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Just had a look for the Pakistan Educational Alliance on google and other than a registered office address I can find no information about the organisation (and the article seems to be actually talking about a different organisation - the "Chaudhry Rehmat Ali Memorial Trust". Very odd. I've left a comment on the talk page if anyone has any ideas - otherwise I might propose it as an AfD as there is no way to verify the information Madmedea 14:38, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Some progress

Hi there,

I've done what I can to North Sydney Demonstration School, obviously picking the one requiring the least amount of attention! Actually, I've discovered a wonderful little thing called Infoboxes in the process, and might have gotten a little carried away. :P

Anyway, that's that, then.

Some other articles wikified by yours truly are as follows. Feel free to let me know if I've messed up anywhere (including style changes and such):

—XhantarTalk 13:14, 15 January 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Thanks to all!

Well, seems to me like the work is done... I'm happy this went so fast! Thanks to all! --Zouavman Le Zouave (Talk to me! • See my edits!) 19:53, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Yep, good work all! I'll give you a few days off before you start on September ;) →Ollie (talk • contribs) 20:08, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Question about Gutenberg Encyclopedia

I was about to start Wikifying Aberration in optical systems and noticed it is mainly copied from the Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia. It's not a copyright violation, because the source is public domain, but do we really need to duplicate this source? What is the best way to handle wholesale duplication of public domain text?

Also, the text itself dates to 1911. I wonder about the usefulness of copying scientific content that is 95 years old. Optics is not a new science, but I personally don't have the background to investigate the reliability of this source. What to do, what to do...

Catfood73 23:26, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

You could put a banner on the top, perhaps the 'attention from an expert' one, then make a note on the talk page asking for it to be checked for accuracy? →Ollie (talk • contribs) 10:41, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
The article appears to have been deleted now. When I see wholesale copying, the first thing I do is check the article history. In may cases, there was either a previously good article that has been overwritten, or a valid stub article, to which it can be reverted. In a case like the one you've mentioned, I would expect that the topic would already have been covered under a different name, and start searching for a target article to redirect to. Also, there are many wikiprojects where people with subject matter expertise can help out. -- Whpq 14:21, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
The article is at Aberration in optical systems. →Ollie (talk • contribs) 14:34, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks--will tag for expert attention. --Catfood73 13:43, 22 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Purpose of Wikification?

Going through the articles that are tagged for Wikification, I find a tremendous number that are copyvios, advertisements, or simply not encyclopedic in nature. It seems to me that Wikification isn't appropriate for these articles; they probably need to be removed anyway.

Is the Wikify tag being used too much? Should we encourage Wiki readers to use other, more specific tags, for articles that may not belong in the Wikipedia at all?

Catfood73 23:45, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't know. Personally I don't mind finding copyvio's as part of the wikification process. I don't think anyone would tag an article "possible copyvio" for someone else to track down, at least if they thought it was possible for them to track it down. Wikification seems like a good time to check for things like that. Kc8ukw 00:00, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
I do get annoyed sometimes as I find a fair proportion of articles I'm ending up either prodding for deletion or nominating them for a AfD debate if I'm not sure. I guess "wikify" ends up being a bit of a catch all tag for the articles that need a bit more than copy-editing. I guess its better that they're flagged and one of us pays some attention to them, then sitting in the Wiki-ether until someone happens upon them. Tis frustrating though and I encourage all other Wikifipedians to be brave and prod/nominate for deletion if you're not happy that an article should even be on here - all you're doing is starting a debate. Madmedea 09:54, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] About copyscape.com

I tried to use this site, but it has a limit of 20 free searches per month for all of Wikipedia. I was invited to sign up for a "Premium account." Hmmm. It seems like a hugely useful tool. Maybe WP should invest in a membership? However, to get the biggest bang for the buck, I would strongly recommend a policy that WHEN an article has been checked by that service AND PASSED, the editor should make a note of the fact on the relevant talk page so that other editors do not check something that has already been checked. That is, of course, if each check costs a specific amount of money. I wonder how much they charge? Cbdorsett 18:32, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree that this would be useful, but I'm not sure how one would go about "controlling" access to the site. They seem to work on a prepaid basis. Once signed up for a premium account, you can purchase any amount of searches (min 100, max 10,000) at $0.05 per search. These then need to be used up within 12 months. Also remember that copyrighted information can be added to an article at a later stage, even though the article was previously checked for copyvio and indicated as such on its talk page. It might be a good idea to discuss this at The Village Pump as well. —XhantarTalk 18:20, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
I doubt that this would be easily workable as you would need to have well-controlled organisation, to limit the access. I've not used Copyscape but using article fragments as search arguments in Google seem to work well for me in finding most copyvios. And for those that look very suspicious but for which you cannot fnd the source, there is the {{copypaste}} tag. In many cases, the article itself has a link to the original source where the text was copied from. -- Whpq 18:42, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] John La Rose

Hi, I created the wiki page on the late John La Rose last year. I checked the page just now and noticed there's a notice at the top of the page saying that the entry need to be "wikified". What does this mean and how do we go about "wikifying" it?

We're very concerned that the notice might lead users to believe that the information is somehow inauthentic or suspect. I am a Trustee of the George Padmore Institute(see www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org), a research and archival charity founded by John La Rose. Our duty is to ensure that information about John on the Net is authentic and accurate, hence my concern to make the entry confirm to Wikipedia's standards so there can be no doubt about its authenticity and accuracy.

signed:

Jamrocker 13:56, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi Jamrocker, I'm replying on your talk page and the Wikify project talk page. Don't worry too much about the "wikify" tag - it just means that someone has noticed that the article isn't currently formatted to wikipedia standards - with sections, an infobox, categories etc. Although it often also gets used as a coverall clean-up tag. I'll have a go at wikifying it for you. But what you could do to further improve the article is add footnotes to show where the information is from - wikipedia doesn't allow "original research" (WP:OR) so it is important to show where in the reference works you've listed you've got the information for the article. Ideally every "fact" should be cited with a footnote or other citation (see WP:CITE for the guidelines). But as I said don't be panicked by wikification --Madmedea 14:17, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List of Participants

Yesterday, I went to the contribs page of a few participants listed as "Active", only to note that they had not edited in months (some have not edited since as far back as the middle and last half of 2006). I originally wanted to see some examples of other people's work in the project to make sure that I was on the right track.

My question: should we manually edit the participants list to change those that haven't edited in months to "Inactive"? It would be nice to have an idea of how many active wikifying editors we have working on the project.

As for the original concern, a list of pages I've worked on in the scope of the WWF project is at my toolbox, listed by day. The recent work has mostly been in the October 2006 backlog. *Vendetta* (whois talk edits) 21:06, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Eep, old articles needing wikification

I've just been trawling through past wikification categories, and found these two articles on Denise Levertov and Process (engineering) which have needed to be wikified since October 2005 and May 2006 respectively. Because they were both in non-existant categories, I thought I'd post them here in case no one found them for a long time. I'd do them myself, but, to be honest, they look a bit overwhelming! While I'm here, I don't suppose there's a tool that makes wikifying easier? I might be more inclined to participate if there was. Cheers, -Panser Born- (talk) 20:34, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

I've just removed the date from the tag so they get redated for this month. Rich257 21:04, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

I've found the Internal Link Suggestion Tool to be very helpful in Wikifying articles. Also, when I first arrived, I had the wrong idea about what the wikfiy process actually is -- it's more simple than it looks. There are really only three basic steps: Add internal links (the tool makes this easier), format a lead sentence, and format the article into sections (with headers). You can knock out somewhere around 20-30 articles a day from the backlog without too much effort, and I've found it to be quite interesting. *Vendetta* (whois talk edits) 09:07, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Navigation popups can also be useful for checking the destination of links without having to click on them. Rich257 09:57, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

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