Wikipedia:WikiProject Mesoamerica/Goals

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This is a subpage of WikiProject Mesoamerica. Some or all of this subpage may be transcluded on the main Project page(s). Portions of this page which are not meant to appear on the main Project page(s) should be placed between "noinclude" tags.
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This subpage expresses the common goals for this WikiProject (strictly speaking, these are not currently formulated as specific objectives with some measurable outcome per se, but rather more as open-ended actions). The content of the "Mainpage text" section below appears on the Project main page, and any changes to it will be reflected there.

The text is intended to give newcomers a view of the objectives to be pursued, and also as a general reference for Project participants. Any substantial changes proposed to the text can be notified at the corresponding talk page.

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A primary motivation in establishing this WikiProject stems from the large degree of interrelatedness of Mesoamerican topics and history. By providing interested editors with a central forum to discuss issues and ideas for improvement, the need to disperse discussion relating to common themes across multiple talk pages is avoided (note, however, that discussion on relevant talk pages is of course still encouraged, particularly where major changes are being considered; the Project's workspace is intended to complement, and not replace, editor best practices).

The goals of this WikiProject are to:

  • [A]- improve and maintain Mesoamerica-related articles and other materials: fact checking, prose checking, expanding, ensuring currency of information, providing reliable citations and references, NPOVing, bringing more selected articles up to Featured article status, via Peer review or Good article processes if necessary;
  • [B]- expand wikipedia coverage of Mesoamerica-related topics: identify gaps, check for completeness of coverage, start new articles, expand entries on little-known or neglected, but still notable, subjects;
  • [C]- apply sensible organisational structures to articles: Within articles, similar articles can have a similar structure, coverage and presentation. Across articles, maintaining categories, lists and links so related articles are easier to locate;
  • [D]- ensure consistency of information and terminology across articles: where similar facts and data are cited or mentioned in several different articles, they should as far as possible be consistent and not contradict. Terminology and the orthography used for names and places should be consistently applied;
  • [E]- propose and establish guidelines for editing: produce materials to assist others in understanding any guidelines or standards;
  • [F]- develop tools and resources for others to use in article production: such as, templates, navboxes, infoboxes, 'what to include' checklists, diagrams, base maps, image catalogues, useful and commonly used references;
  • [G]- facilitate coordination and collaboration: between Projects, interwikis and editors, establish priorities, where possible avoid duplication of effort, apply WP:AGF, WP:CIVIL, WP:CON, WP:NPA, and others.