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Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to Eritrea. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list there.

Contents 1 Title 2 Scope 3 Participants 4 Writing articles 4.1 Layout 4.2 Think of the reader 4.3 Use clear, precise and accurate terms 4.4 When adding material to the biography of a living person 4.5 Other issues 5 Recognized content 5.1 Featured articles 5.2 Good articles 5.3 Did You Knows (DYKs) 6 Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team release version selections 7 Formerly recognized content 7.1 Former featured articles 7.2 Former good articles 8 Structure & Organization 8.1 Requests 8.2 Templates 8.2.1 Government Templates 8.2.2 Stub templates 8.3 Userboxes 9 Resources

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WikiProject on Eritrea

[edit] Scope

The main aim of this WikiProject is to develop consistently formatted articles relating to Eritrea and to improve the standard of these articles.

The scope of this WikiProject is any article relating to Eritrea or the People of Eritrea.

[edit] Participants

If you want to help out, just add your name (by clicking 'edit' to the right in this section and typing " # ~~~~ " at the next space on the list) and join in! If you would like you should also let people know what you will be working on.

1. Merhawie 05:44, 1 April 2006 (UTC) -- I will mostly be filling out the general articles but may try to go into particular depth in the Government related articles when that is done. I will also be trying to maintain this group and facilitate.
2. Yom 06:32, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
3. Nadeana 03:20, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
4. Erigirl05 19:56, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
5. Asmarina 6:30, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
6. Ted87 00:08, 25 April 2006 (UTC)
7. User:Merih 02:52, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
8. User:MTekle
9. Jordanwaladmehlab 23:22, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
10. Cluckbang 06:32, 1 April 2006 (UTC)
11. Yonas Abraham
12. Vicioustrader 18:40, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
13. Merhawit 01:20, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
14. Zeragito 02:36, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
15. Yemane Berhane -- I will be contributing in the high tech development section.
16. MikeG (talk) 21:33, 31 December 2006 (UTC) — Will continue working on Tigrinya language, possibly also Tigre language.
17. Wiki Raja 19:53, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
18. Æe<fontcolor="#96DED1">tlr Creejl 20:08, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

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1. ♦Blofeld of SPECTRE♦ ^$1,000,000? 19:21, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Writing articles

Brief overview of Wikipedia:Guide to writing better articles.

[edit] Layout

• Introductory material: Good articles should start with a brief lead section which introduces the reader to the topic.
• Size:Articles should be kept relatively short with mostly only necessary information. When articles grow past this amount of readable text, they should be broken up to improve readability and ease of editing.
• Paragraphs: Remember that paragraphs should be relatively short to reduce eyestrain, but not too short. If it does manage to become too long, divide it up into seperate paragraphs with similar themes.
• Headings: Headings can help clarify articles and compose the table of contents. For more information, see Wikipedia:Section.
• Images: If the article can be illustrated with pictures, find an appropriate place to position these images, where they relate closely to text they illustrate.
• Standard appendices: Other optional sections can be included as well. This includes quotations, related topics, references, and external links (also called further reading).
• Also, please see Wikipedia:Long article layout or Wikipedia:Article size if the article manages to become too large.

[edit] Think of the reader

• State the obvious, which is usually done at the first sentence or two of the article.
• Have a Lead section, a section before the first headline. It should establish significances, large implications and why we should care.
• Use other languages sparingly, and make sure it is used only as extra information, not something the reader needs to know to understand the article. However, in the English-language Wikipedia, the English form does not always have to come first, sometimes the non-English word is better as the main text with the English in parentheses or set off by commas after it, and sometimes not.
• Use colour sparingly, as too many colours on one page make them look cluttered and unencyclopedic.

[edit] Use clear, precise and accurate terms

• Use short sentences and lists with only necessary words, and sometimes using periods rather than commas (though this does not mean one should use fewer words).
• Use the principle of least astonishment. Be sure to plan your pages and links so that everything appears reasonable and makes sense.
• The phrase refers to should usually be found near the beginning of Wikipedia articles.
• Check your facts and make sure everything is true, usually through citing good sources. Also avoid blanket terms unless you have verified them and stay on topic (avoid irrelevant information). When dealing with fiction (such as Nintendo characters) you should be sure to clearly distinguish fact and fiction as well.
• Be sure to pay attention to spelling and grammar, especially of new page names.
• Avoid peacock and weasel terms that show off the subject or expresses opinions.
• When making an article, make omissions explicit and always aim for completeness.

[edit] When adding material to the biography of a living person

Main article: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons

Biographies of living persons should be sourced with particular care, for legal and ethical reasons. All negative material about living persons must be sourced to a reliable source. Do not wait for another editor to request a source. If you find unsourced or poorly sourced negative material about a living person — whether in an article or on a talk page — remove it immediately. Do not leave it in the article and ask for a source. Do not move it to the talk page. This applies whether the material is in a biography or any other article.

[edit] Other issues

• Do not use honorifics or titles such as Mr, Ms, Rev, Doctor, etc.
• Avoid inappropriate subjects. Please remember Wikipedia is not an advertising medium or home page service.
• Avoid making your articles orphans and be sure to add links. However when you do create links, link only one or a few instances of the same term; don't link all instances of it. See also: Wikipedia:Links.
• For issues involving pronouns, see m:Quest for gender-neutral pronouns and the discussion.
• Remember to integrate changes. For example, when you make a change to some text, rather than appending the new text you'd like to see included at the bottom of the page, if you feel so motivated, please place and edit your comments so that they flow seamlessly with the present text.
• Be sure to remember that unimportant things are important, too.
• Everyone makes mistakes, though try to avoid making common mistakes.
• It is best to make a personal copy of an article, just in case you get into some sort of edit war or a revert war. However, be sure to stay cool

[edit] Recognized content

Eritrea articles		Importance
		Top	None	Total
Quality
	B	1	8	9
	Start		29	29
	Stub		138	138
	List		2	2
	Assessed	1	177	178
	Unassessed		3	3
	Total	1	180	181

[edit] Featured articles

[edit] Good articles

[edit] Did You Knows (DYKs)

[edit] Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team release version selections

• Asmara
• Demographics of Eritrea
• Eritrea
• Eritrean-Ethiopian War
• Eritrean War of Independence
• Tigrinya language

[edit] Formerly recognized content

[edit] Former featured articles

[edit] Former good articles

[edit] Structure & Organization

A structure for articles relating to the Eritrea and the People of Eritrea has not yet been agreed.

[edit] Requests

• Please add Tigrinya text to National Scout Association of Eritrea, thank you! Chris 06:04, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Templates

Please use this template for assessments: {{AfricaProject}}.

• {{ER Regions}}

v • d • e Regions of Eritrea Anseba · Central · Gash-Barka · Northern Red Sea · Southern · Southern Red Sea

[edit] Government Templates

These templates should be used when creating pages related to the Eritrean Government.

This template should be used in pages related to the Politics in Eritrea series.

• {{Politics of Eritrea}}

Eritrea

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Eritrea

President Isaias Afewerki Cabinet National Assembly Political parties PFDJ Elections Judiciary High Court Regional Courts Community Courts Special Court Regions (Zobas) Regional Administrators Districts (Sub-zobas) Regional Assemblies Human rights Foreign relations Algiers Agreement Foreign aid UNMEE Diplomatic Missions

Other countries · Atlas  Politics Portal view • talk • edit

This template should only be used on the Zoba pages.

• {{Infobox Eritrea zoba}}

{{{Zoba}}}

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Administration type	{{{AdministrationType}}}
Administrator	{{{Administrator}}}
Capital	{{{Capital}}}
Population	{{{Population}}}
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• {{Infobox Eritrea Cabinet official}}

WikiProject Eritrea

[edit] Stub templates

• {{Eritrea-stub}} for stubs generally relating to Eritrea

• {{Eritrea-geo-stub}} for stubs relating to Eritrean geography

• {{Eritrea-bio-stub}} for stubs of Eritrean biographies

[edit] Userboxes

• {{User WP:ERI}} for those Wikipedians working on the WikiProject Eritrea

• {{User Eritrean}} for those Wikipedians from Eritrea

[edit] Resources

• Books
  • Habteselassie, Bereket (2002). The Making of the Eritrean Constitution. Red Sea Press. ISBN 1569021619. 
  • Cliffe, Lionel; Davidson, Basil (1988). The Long Struggle of Eritrea for Independence and Constructive Peace. Red Sea Press. ISBN 0932415377. 
  • Favali, Lyda; Pateman, Roy (2003). Blood, Land, and Sex. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253215773. 
  • Killion, Tom (1998). Historical Dictionary of Eritrea. The Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810834375. 
  • Habteselassie, Bereket (1989). Eritrea and the United Nations and Other Essays. Red Sea Press. ISBN 0932415121. 
  • Gebremedhin, Naigzy; Denison, Edward; Ren, Guang Yu (2005). Massawa: A Guide to the Built Environment. Asmara: Francescana Printing Press. 
  • Gebremedhin, Naigzy; Denison, Edward; Ren, Guang Yu (2003). Asmara: A Guide to the Built Environment. Asmara: Francescana Printing Press. 
  • Gebremedhin, Tesfa (2001). Women, Tradition, and Development: A Case Study of Eritrea. Red Sea Press. ISBN 156902152X. 
  • Rena, Ravinder (2006). A Handbook on The Eritrean Economy. New Africa Press. ISBN 0-9802534-6-2. 
  • Rena, Ravinder (2006). Financial Institutions in Eritrea. New Africa Press. ISBN 0-9802534-8-9. 

• Magazines
  • Lechenperg, Harald. "With the Italians in Eritrea: Torrid Colony Between the Red Sea and Ethiopia, 2,600 Miles by Sea from Rome, Is Mobilization Place of Fascist Troops and Planes" (Print), National Geographic, September 1935, pp. 265-295. (English) 
  • Suau, Anthony. "Eritrea in Rebellion" (Print), National Geographic, September 1985, pp. 384-405. (English) 
  • Cobb, Charles. "Eritrea Wins the Peace" (Print), National Geographic, June 1996, pp. 82-105. (English) 

More sources will be added as soon as they are vetted.