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The Commonwealth realms WikiProject was formed in order to foster better articles within its scope with a spirit of cooperation. The participants are a group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to Commonwealth realms. This WikiProject is modelled on similar projects and was started in March, 2008. it is our hope that this project will provide an amicable atmosphere in which the efforts of interested Wikipedians can be focussed. If you would like to help, please inquire on our talk page and visit our to do page.

WikiProject Commonwealth realms
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[edit] What are Commonwealth realms?

Queen Elizabeth II, Queen regnant of the 16 Commonwealth realms.
Queen Elizabeth II, Queen regnant of the 16 Commonwealth realms.

For the Portal see Portal:Commonwealth realms.

A Commonwealth realm is any one of 16 sovereign states within the Commonwealth of Nations with Elizabeth II as their respective monarch. These countries, with a combined area totalling 18.8 million km² (excluding Antarctic claims), and with a combined population of 131 million, are independent kingdoms in personal union, with the one sovereign being separately and equally monarch of each state. While the term Dominion has never been officially revoked, it has been replaced by use of the word realm, beginning in the 1950s, so as to reflect the relationship of equality amongst all 16 countries.

Commonwealth realms are each members of, but distinguished from, the Commonwealth of Nations, which is an organisation of mostly former British colonies. Within the Commonwealth, there is no difference in status between the Commonwealth realms and other Commonwealth members.


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[edit] Aims

  • To provide guidelines and recommendations for articles that describe all aspects of Commonwealth realms.
  • To improve Wikipedia's coverage of Commonwealth realms by creating, expanding, and maintaining such articles.
  • To serve as the central point of discussion for issues related to Commonwealth realms in Wikipedia.
  • To create a consistent look and style for each page within our scope.
  • To fight vandalism on articles within our scope by patrolling recent changes.

[edit] Participants

You don't need to hail from one of the Commonwealth realms to help with this WikiProject. All we ask is that users be registered, and are familiar with Wikipedia's various policies and guidelines.

Follow the steps below to add you self to our list of participants!

Add yourself to our list of participants here.

Add your name---> the date and time---> and your special interests....and you are an offical member!
User Time and date Relevant interests and specialist knowledge Status
Cameron (Founder) 19:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC) Lists of monarchs, Commonwealth realm monarchy pages, Elizabeth II, George VI. User
GoodDay 19:34, 21 March 2008 (UTC) All monarchy articles, current & defunct. PS- As a republican, I promote NPOV on these articles. User
TharkunColl 19:35, 21 March 2008 (UTC) Articles that deal with historical chronology, and the development and evolution of institutions. User
Lholden 20:57, 21 March 2008 (UTC) L. Holden is the Chair of the Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand. User
Jza84 23:08, 21 March 2008 (UTC) Interested in the United Kingdom, Scottish monarchy and Canada. Willing to do peer reviews. Administrator
Ibagli 23:13, 21 March 2008 (UTC) Interested in British Royalty and heraldry. User
G2bambino 16:32, 24 March 2008 (UTC) Topics generally related to the Canadian monarchy, but also to the broader condition of the Crown in the other Commonwealth realms. User
Gazzster 16:32, 24 March 2008 (UTC) History, Philosophy of Monarchism and Republicanism, Australia, general stirring of the pot to see what comes to the surface - we should be explorers and learners! User
DBD 18:13, 11 April 2008 (BST) British royalist-in-chief, but a citizen of the Commonweath nonetheless! User
User:PrinceOfCanada 13:04, 4 June 2008 (EST) Mostly Commonwealth monarchy, specifically relating to UK & Canada. Significant houses/residences used by Royalty, significant jewellery, etc User

[edit] Scope

For a list of the articles deemed most important to this project see Wikipedia:WikiProject Commonwealth realms/Important.

The project generally considers any article related to Commonwealth realms or any Commonwealth realm monarchy articles to be a valid topic. A simple (but accurate) way of checking which pages are within our scope is to follow click "What links here" in the "toolbox" section of this page. The scope template is added to pages within our WikiProject. Anyone may add an article to the scope, provided they are sure that it is relevant to the project. An article may be in the scope of mulitple WikiProjects. Where this is true one should be sure to contact the other WikiProject's too so as to avoid conflicts. If you are not sure whether to add the template, propose it a the talk page first.

[edit] Templates

For templates relevant to Commonwealth realms see this page.

  • The scope template: This template is used to add articles to our project's scope. The scope template can be found here.
  • The Userbox: The userbox may be used by anyone who is a member of our project. Using the userbox helps people do identify wikipedians as members of this project. The userbox template can be found here.

[edit] Other

[edit] To-do list

  • A list of pages that need creating or special attention can be found here. Feel free to add an article to the list or discuss here.

[edit] Sandbox

  • You can experiment with edits and put up links on the discussion prior to them going "live" here.

[edit] Important

  • A list of the articles most important to the project can be found here.

[edit] Resources

  • A list of hepful websites and other resources can be found here.

[edit] Related projects

The Portal about Commonwealth realms can be found at Portal:Commonwealth realms.