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[edit] WikiProject check-list

Create a project base page.
Create a project banner template.
Create an invite template.
Create a userbox template.
Define the scope of the WikiProject.
Identify potential parent WikiProjects.
Identify potential child WikiProjects.
Identify potential sibling WikiProjects.
Identify potential partner WikiProjects.
Identify high-level categories which contain articles falling within the scope of this WikiProject.
Identify areas within the scope which could benefit from the attention of a specialised task force in the near future.
Outline any guidelines and/or policies specific to this WikiProject.

[edit] Initial setup

[edit] Scope

The Ancient Germanic studies WikiProject works to improve Wikipedia's coverage of the history, language and culture of the Ancient Germanic peoples from ca. 500 BCE to ca. 1000 CE. Our chronological scope is derived mainly from the field of linguistics, with the First Sound Shift (ca. 500 BCE) marking the beginning of the Ancient or Old Germanic period and the change from the 'Old' to the 'Middle' dialects (High German ca. 1000, English 1066, Norse ca. 1100) marking its end. In historical terms, this period stretches from the Pre-Roman Iron Age to the Early Middle Ages.

[edit] Possible parent WikiProjects

[edit] Possible child WikiProjects

WikiProject Norse history and culture

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WikiProject Celtic studies

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[edit] Portal

Portal:Ancient Germanic culture

[edit] Related categories

Category:GA-Class Ancient Germanic studies articles [[Category:GA-Class articles|Ancient Germanic studies]] > [[Category:Ancient Germanic studies articles by quality]]

Category:B-Class Ancient Germanic studies articles > [[Category:B-Class articles|Ancient Germanic studies]] > [[Category:Ancient Germanic studies articles by quality]]

Category:Start-Class Ancient Germanic studies articles > [[Category:Start-Class articles|Ancient Germanic studies]] > [[Category:Ancient Germanic studies articles by quality]]

Category:Stub-Class Ancient Germanic studies articles > [[Category:Stub-Class articles|Ancient Germanic studies]] > [[Category:Ancient Germanic studies articles by quality]]

Category:Unassessed Ancient Germanic studies articles > [[Category:Unassessed-Class articles|Ancient Germanic studies]] > [[Category:Ancient Germanic studies articles by quality]]

[edit] To do

As this is a new WikiProject covering a broad topic, a good deal of freedom is granted to members in terms of where they begin working. For the time being, we are relying primarily upon personal initiatives to improve individual articles or select groups of articles. There are many articles which fall under this project's scope, and looking through some of the related categories (such as History of the Germanic peoples) is a good way to get an idea of where work needs to be done. Some initiatives may develop into task forces with their own work page. If you have a small project in mind which would encompass several interrelated articles (e.g. articles relating to one of the Ancient Germanic tribes, one of the Old Germanic languages, or to a series of related historical events), you may propose creating such a task force on our talk page. Alternatively, you could adopt a particular article with a view towards raising its assessment rating, or pick a task from one of the lists below:

[edit] Portal Maintenance

Add quality pictures to the Selected picture module, replacing the current choices as appropriate and paying special attention to our scope.
Add FA, GA or B-class articles to the Selected article module, replacing the current choices as appropriate and paying special attention to our scope.
Add quality articles to the Selected runic artefact module (at least 2 more are currently required).
Update the 'Did you know..?' module with more interesting facts relevant to our scope.

[edit] Requests for collaboration

(If you would like to invite fellow project members to collaborate with you on a particular article, please list it here.)

[edit] Requests for peer review

(If you would like to have a fellow project member perform a peer review on an article you are working on, please list it here)

[edit] Task force: Runic Studies

Scope: This task force will focus upon the improvement of any and all articles related to runes and runic inscriptions as part of the Ancient Germanic Studies WikiProject.

Goals:

To apply and/or create recognized standards for the transcription, transliteration and translation of runic inscriptions in Wikipedia articles.
To apply MoS standards to all relevant articles.
To establish a uniform, MoS-compliant method of citation and referencing in all relevant articles.
To widen the research base for credible resources in runic studies and incorporate them into the appropriate articles.
To remove all non-sourced, dubious claims and replace with verifiable reporting on respectable research.
To establish a 'standard' method of treatment (e.g. outline structure) for particular 'species' of articles, such as those on individual runes and those on inscriptions found on artefacts, etc.
To establish and maintain proper categorization of all relevant articles.
To maintain/continue proper categorization of related media, i.e. images used in runic articles.

Possible partner WikiProjects:

WikiProject Writing systems

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[edit] General guidelines and policies

WP:RS: Only add information from reliable sources, and cite them where it is appropriate to do so.
WP:V: Make only those claims that can be verified as stemming from reliable sources.
WP:OR: Keep articles free of original research, and be attentive to signs of unwarranted synthesis.
WP:NPOV: Maintain a neutral point of view, being careful to distinguish between fact and opinion, and give due weight to the views concerned.
WP:MOS: Apply the guidelines given in the manual of style in all your edits.

[edit] Specific guidelines, policies and suggestions

Quality: The members of this WikiProject are dedicated to bringing about a dramatic improvement in the quality of the articles within its scope. The most tangible evidence of improved quality that Wikipedia offers is assessment. Our ideal should be to raise every article within our WikiProject's scope to GA-status or higher. Of course, in practice, this ideal will not always be attainable. But we should make an honest attempt to significantly improve each and every article we edit with an eye towards its eventual assessment.

Focus: Though everyone has their preferred method of working, it is believed by some members of this WikiProject that individual editors can achieve better results by focusing upon one article - or a limited group of closely related articles - at a time, rather than adding sporadically to a great number of articles which cover a relatively large field, improving many a little but none a lot. Of course, 'article burnout' can arise, and when it does it is best to turn to another article of equal interest, to help out a fellow project member with copy-editing, or performing an internal peer-review. But don't forget to return to your former work and see the article through to the 'end'. Helping an article attain a higher assessment rating is, after all, a rather rewarding experience.

Collaborative task forces: Ancient Germanic studies is a broad topic, encompassing research and discoveries from various fields of human knowledge such as history, archaeology, linguistics and mythology. As a result, many of the articles which fall within the scope of this project would benefit most from treatment by contributors with specialised knowledge in those areas. This will often require inter-project collaboration. To facilitate such collaboration, this WikiProject supports the creation of specialized task forces which work together with other WikiProjects to achieve common goals.

MoS additions: The breadth of the topic that this WikiProject covers entails that, if a healthy degree of uniformity is to be maintained among closely related articles, additional rules of style will need to be established. Rather than dictating these, however, this WikiProject makes it incumbent upon its task forces and daughter projects to formulate these on an as-needed basis. These guidelines are then made available on the project page of the related task force or daughter project.

Project templates: Use caution when dealing with templates. We request that you do not launch a 'template campaign' and rifle through dozens or even hundreds of pages, putting up our WikiProject's banner template. A project banner is a sign of commitment to an article, and the number of articles we can maintain and improve is limited by our membership. Of course, project banners are a great way to quickly increase membership. Yet this often accomplishes little more than a temporary 'bloat' in membership numbers, and can actually contribute to its eventual demise. Therefore, only place banner templates on articles that you are personally willing to help improve - ideally to GA-status - and maintain.

Invitation templates: Please do post an invitation template onto the talkpages of editors who you think might be interested in joining this WikiProject. With increased membership, we can tackle a wider range of articles.

Guidelines, Policies and Suggestions

General

WP:RS: Only add information from reliable sources, and cite them where it is appropriate to do so.
WP:V: Make only those claims that can be verified as stemming from reliable sources.
WP:OR: Keep articles free of original research, and be attentive to signs of unwarranted synthesis.
WP:NPOV: Maintain a neutral point of view, being careful to distinguish between fact and opinion, and give due weight to the views concerned.
WP:MOS: Apply the guidelines given in the manual of style in all your edits.

Specific

Quality: The members of this WikiProject are dedicated to bringing about a dramatic improvement in the quality of the articles within its scope. The most tangible evidence of improved quality that Wikipedia offers is assessment. Our ideal should be to raise every article within our WikiProject's scope to GA-status or higher. Of course, in practice, this ideal will not always be attainable. But we should make an honest attempt to significantly improve each and every article we edit with an eye towards its eventual assessment.

Focus: Though everyone has their preferred method of working, it is believed by some members of this WikiProject that individual editors can achieve better results by focusing upon one article - or a limited group of closely related articles - at a time, rather than adding sporadically to a great number of articles which cover a relatively large field, improving many a little but none a lot. Of course, 'article burnout' can arise, and when it does it is best to turn to another article of equal interest, to help out a fellow project member with copy-editing, or performing an internal peer-review. But don't forget to return to your former work and see the article through to the 'end'. Helping an article attain a higher assessment rating is, after all, a rather rewarding experience.

Collaborative task forces: Ancient Germanic studies is a broad topic, encompassing research and discoveries from various fields of human knowledge such as history, archaeology, linguistics and mythology. As a result, many of the articles which fall within the scope of this project would benefit most from treatment by contributors with specialised knowledge in those areas. This will often require inter-project collaboration. To facilitate such collaboration, this WikiProject supports the creation of specialized task forces which work together with other WikiProjects to achieve common goals.

MoS additions: The breadth of the topic that this WikiProject covers entails that, if a healthy degree of uniformity is to be maintained among closely related articles, additional rules of style will need to be established. Rather than dictating these, however, this WikiProject makes it incumbent upon its task forces and daughter projects to formulate these on an as-needed basis. These guidelines are then made available on the project page of the related task force or daughter project.

Project templates: Use caution when dealing with templates. We request that you do not launch a 'template campaign' and rifle through dozens or even hundreds of pages, putting up our WikiProject's banner template. A project banner is a sign of commitment to an article, and the number of articles we can maintain and improve is limited by our membership. Of course, project banners are a great way to quickly increase membership. Yet this often accomplishes little more than a temporary 'bloat' in membership numbers, and can actually contribute to its eventual demise. Therefore, only place banner templates on articles that you are personally willing to help improve - ideally to GA-status - and maintain.

Invitation templates: Please do post an invitation template onto the talkpages of editors who you think might be interested in joining this WikiProject. With increased membership, we can tackle a wider range of articles.

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