Wikipedia:WikiProject Massachusetts/Salem Witch Trials Task Force

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Welcome to the Salem Witch Trials Task Force of WikiProject Massachusetts!

Since May 2007

[edit] Scope

This task force covers all topics about and related to the Salem Witch Trials; it can be considered to be a subgroup of the WikiProject Massachusetts whose scope likely includes every such topic.

[edit] Members

Founder and Coordinator:

• Psdubow (Retired)

Chairman:

• Cocoaguy ここがいい _contribs^talk

Co-Chairmen:

• Yamaka122 ...:)
• (TBD)

Members:

• Tim Q. Wells
• Gingerseymour
• Sharriso
• MegaMom
• John5Russell3Finley
• Smartyshoe
• Billy Bishop
• Carla
• David Nelson
• Ogram
• Baseballmes
• Lradrama (SWTTF Anti-Vandalsim Unit Member)
• ShayDC
• Dureo
• Lisasmall

[edit] To-do

• Recruit more members!
• Collaborate and join the discussions. If you know things, teach! (If you don't know things, Ask.)
• Revert vandalism.
• Create templates, infoboxes, stubs, userboxes, ads, and awards.
• Rate and assess articles.
• Tag articles.
• Categorize articles.
• Wikify articles.
• Add things here...

[edit] Articles

• Rewrite articles (Many articles are very sloppily written, have grammatical and spelling errors, and do not have a Neutral point of view.)
• Add new biographies! There are plenty of people still unaccounted for!
• Expand articles (or merge if appropriate).

[edit] Articles Needing Attention

Cleanup needed 

Edward Bishop • Giles Corey • Sarah Good • Jonathan Corwin • Thomas Danforth • Tituba • Abigail Williams • John Willard • Mary Warren

Requested articles 

Bartholomew Gendey • Nicholas Noyes • Deodat Lawson • Thomas Brattle • Robert Calef • Elizabeth Hubbard • Susannah Sheldon • Sarah Bibber • John Alden • Sarah Bishop • Mary Black • Mary Bradbury • Sarah Cloyce • Mary English • Phillip English • Abigail Faulkner • William Hobbs • Mary Lacy • Sarah Morey • Benjamin Proctor • Sarah Proctor • William Proctor • Abigail Hobbs • Deliverance Hobbs • Margaret Jacobs • Mary Lacey Jr. • Mary Lacey Sr. • Sarah Churchwell • Mary Eastey • Elizabeth Howe • George Jacobs, Sr. • Alice Parker • Mary Parker • Margaret Scott • Samuel Wardwell • Sarah Wildes • Lydia Dustin

Expansion needed 

A Break with Charity • Abigail Williams • Ann Foster • Dorcas Good • John Hale • John Hathorne • John Willard • Jonathan Corwin • Martha Corey • Mary Walcott • Mary Warren • Mercy Lewis • Nathaniel Saltonstall • Rebecca Eames • Roger Toothaker • Samuel Sewall • Samuel Willard • Sarah Good • The Witch House • Wilmot Redd • 1692 • Ann Putnam, Jr. • Betty Parris • Bridget Bishop • Edward Bishop • Elizabeth Proctor • George Burroughs • Giles Corey • John Proctor • Rebecca Nurse • Samuel Parris • The Crucible (film) • Thomas Danforth • Tituba • William Stoughton visit task force · edit this list

[edit] Collaboration

The current Salem Witch Trials Task Force collaboration, an effort to bring a selected article in the scope of the Salem Witch Trials Task Force to at least GA status, is Martah Corey. Please check it out and help us bring the article to GA status. You can nominate an article in need for the next collaboration here

Please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Massachusetts/Salem Witch Trials Task Force/Collaboration for more information.

[edit] Current Events

[edit] The SWTTF Fall Requested Article Creation Drive

Starting on September 10, 2007 and ending December 10, 2007, is the The SWTTF Fall Requested Article Creation Drive. If you wish to participate please feel free to sign up anytime and next to your name keep track of how many articles you have created. All Wikipedians, whether or not a member of this Task Force is free to participate.

Rules:

1. Stubs are not included

(More rules will be decided on soon...)

[edit] Participants

• User Name - Number of Articles Created
• Ogram - 3 new articles:
  • Cultural depictions of the Salem Witch Trials
  • People of the Salem Witch Trials
  • Medical and psychological explanations of bewitchment

[edit] Assessment

Salem Witch Trials Task Force articles		Importance
		None	Total
Quality
	GA	2	2
	B	6	6
	Start	18	18
	Stub	19	19
	Assessed	45	45
	Unassessed	8	8
	Total	53	53

[edit] Outreach

The outreach department of the Salem Witch Trials Task Force is a centralized work area for member interaction efforts. The major program currently underway is a monthly project newsletter, further ideas are always welcome, of course!

Please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Massachusetts/Salem Witch Trials Task Force/Outreach for more information

[edit] SWTTF Anti-Vandalism Unit

This Unit concentrates on stopping, preventing, reverting and reporting vandalism in articles within the scope of this Task Force. This Unit also focuses on cleaning up articles as well.

Although all members of this Task Force are encouraged to revert vandalism, to specifically be a member of this Unit please sign yourself up below. (Please sign yourself up at the main members list first)

[edit] SWTTF Anti-Vandalism Unit Members

Chairman of the Unit: (TBD)

Members:

• Cocoaguy ここがいい _contribs^talk
• Lradrama
• Dureo

[edit] Templates

Once you've joined the task force, please post this userbox on your userpage:

{{User:Cocoaguy/User SWTTF}}

It will look like this:

This user is a member of The Salem Witch Trials Task Force.

Feel free to give this award to dedicated and hardworking members of this task force:

{{SWTTF Barnstar}} {{SWTTF Barnstar|message ~~~~}}

It will look like this:

		The Salem Witch Trials Task Force Barnstar
		{{{1}}}

Please feel free to put this ad on your userpage and/or talkpage:

{{SWTTF Ad}}

It will look like this:

This user suggests that you check out The Salem Witch Trials Task Force.

The Salem Witch Trials Task Force actively recruits editors whose contributions demonstrate the skills and knowledge we need. Post this template on promising user talk pages!

{{SWTTF Invite}} ~~~~

It will look like this:

You are being recruited by the Salem Witch Trials Task Force, a collaborative project committed to improving Wikipedia's coverage of the Salem Witch Trials. Join us!

To place a stub note on an article use this code: {{Salem-stub}}

It will look like this:

This article relating to the Salem witch trials is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

If an article is considered under the scope of the task force place this code on the talk page: {{Salem taskforce}}

It will look like this:

	WikiProject Massachusetts/Salem Witch Trials Task Force is within the scope of The Salem Witch Trials Task Force. A task force dedicated to improving articles about and relating to the Salem Witch Trials.
???	This article has not yet received a rating on the assessment scale.

If a non-article (ex. category, template) is under the scope of the task force add this:

{{User:Cocoaguy/SWTTF non-article}}

It will look like this:

This non-article is maintained by The Salem Witch Trials Task Force. Contact a member of the Salem Witch Trials task force for support if needed.