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This project is aimed to highlight Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican society's history. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list there. For more information on WikiProjects, please see Wikipedia:WikiProjects and Wikipedia:WikiProject best practices.

Contents 1 Related WikiProjects 1.1 Other related WikiProjects 2 Related Wikiportals 3 Participants 3.1 Administrators 3.2 Active participants 3.3 Interested parties 4 Conventions 5 Goals 6 Projects 7 Tasks 8 Templates 9 Articles 9.1 Article assessment 10 Did You Know - Puerto Rico 11 Newsletter 12 Ad 13 Barnstar of National Merit

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[edit] Other related WikiProjects

• WikiProject Ethnic Groups
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Caribbean

[edit] Related Wikiportals

• Portal:Puerto Rico
• Portal:Culture
• Portal:Caribbean

[edit] Participants

This project maintains the following list of active participants to better organize editing efforts and collaborations toward Puerto Rico-related articles. After all, it would be best if editors with this common interest could write to each other and get to know each other when collaborating. If you wish to join, or are simply interested in the project, sign your username below. Also, consider adding Category: WikiProject Puerto Rico participants to your userpage. All are welcome!!

[edit] Administrators

The following project participants are Wikipedia administrators. They may be able to help other users with special tasks.

• Mtmelendez ^{(Talk|UB|Home)} 10:40, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Active participants

• Antonio Pura Sangre Martin 5:37, 12 January, 2006 (UTC)
• Cerejota 06:09, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
• <<Coburn_Pharr>> 19:35, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
• DEMF ^Talk 18:29, 16 June 2006 (UTC)
• Thief12 21:39, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
• Guettarda 21:46, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
• Tomer^talk 10:31, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
• Wvivoni 1600, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
• Joelito 20:55, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
• Mo 19:30, 24 January 2006 (EST)
• Mtmelendez 15:46, 21 May 2006 (UTC)
• vertical 03:14, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
• In terrorem fidei defenso 20:27, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
• Charleenmerced 17:36, 8 February 2007 (UTC)Charleenmerced
• - Caribbean~H.Q. 05:08, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
• Tony the Marine 04:54, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
• Smith Jones 07:36, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
• --colibri-- 15:43, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
• Boricuaeddie 20:58, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
• eljohnson15
• Pr4ever 03:26, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
• -Wachapon 2-Talk 03:31, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
• Madgirl 15 (talk) 04:28, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
• Dorothybaez
• MissCurie 03:47, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
• User:Rashido 12:49, 2 October 2007 (GMT London)
• Lex^{94 Talk Contributions Signatures} 04:49, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
• ~RayLast ^«Talk!»
• Queerbubbles | Leave me Some Love 15:09, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Interested parties

• Rockero/talk
• Nnfolz 19:40, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
• ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYandZ!!!
• lforestier

[edit] Conventions

• In biographies, the subject should be identified as a Puerto Rican if he/she is born in the island or if the subject is born to Puerto Rican parents, regardless of place of birth.
• Accentuation: use accents if the name of the article is either officially or commonly known with the accentuation (for example Mayagüez), including biographies of persons who use them when spelling their name.
• Spanish words: These should be italicized and properly accentuated, followed by an English translation (in parentheses) the first time the word appears in an article.
• Titles of articles with Spanish names: These should be translated to English, whenever possible, immediately followed by their official Spanish name in italic, unless:
  • The subject matter is a work of, or theme related to art, including paintings, music, dances, books, poems, etc. (for example La Danza),
  • As stated above, the Spanish name has no literal translation to English (for example Tembleque),
  • The subject matter is known almost exclusively by its Spanish name, even in English speaking countries (for example Tren Urbano).

[edit] Goals

1. To create a body of articles that accurately depicts the history and culture of Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans.
2. To highlight Puerto Rico's relationships and/or bringings to the rest of the world.
3. To standardize articles on Puerto Rico or Puerto Rican subjects. They should have similar layouts, formatting, etev.
4. To include all relevant information, making especially certain to include the voices of children, women, the poor, people of all races, and basically all the rest of the Puerto Rican society (providing the info. is sourced, of course).
5. To standardize the use of Spanish-language terms, names, and translations into English across the series.

[edit] Projects

List projects to be done here:

• Elevate Puerto Rico article to feature status.
• Add content to Puerto Rico stub articles.
• Create a sound base of articles regarding Puerto Rico in general. For example, the following topics need major work: Economy of Puerto Rico, Transportation in Puerto Rico, Culture of Puerto Rico, Geography of Puerto Rico, Education in Puerto Rico, Geology of Puerto Rico, etc.

[edit] Tasks

To-do list for Wikipedia:WikiProject Puerto Rico:

edit · history · watch · refresh

Expand all articles on Puerto Rico's municipalities. Create articles on Puerto Rico's flora and fauna. Work on: Article requests: Art of Puerto Rico, Lourdes Chacón, Laws of Puerto Rico, Central Fajardo, El Verde more Cleanup: Mona, Puerto Rico, Vieques, Puerto Rico, Ponce Massacre, Morovis, Puerto Rico, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Caguas, Puerto Rico Verify: Dominican illegal immigration to Puerto Rico, Biographic articles tagged with {{sources}} see List of Puerto Ricans. Puerto Rican Spanish Wikify: Expand: Public welfare in Puerto Rico, Culture of Puerto Rico, Demographics of Puerto Rico, Geology of Puerto Rico, Government of Puerto Rico, Education in Puerto Rico, Communications in Puerto Rico, Public housing in Puerto Rico, University of Puerto Rico more Merge: Category Sorting: Images needed: edit bullet points

[edit] Templates

For a complete list of templates and infoboxes please see: Wikipedia:WikiProject Puerto Rico/templates. Also please leave suggestions or comments on the corresponding talk page.

[edit] Articles

Articles and articles news related to the project can be found here.

[edit] Article assessment

See main page at Wikipedia:WikiProject Puerto Rico/Assessment

[edit] Did You Know - Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico-related Did you knows may be found here.

[edit] Newsletter

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Puerto Rico/Newsletter/Archives

This month's newsletter:

The WikiProject Puerto Rico Newsletter Year I - Issue 4 - September 2007
"La razón no grita. La razón convence." - Luis A. Ferré
From the editor Hello, WikiProject Puerto Rico. This is the fourth issue of WikiProject Puerto Rico's newsletter. The newsletter is intended to help all members to keep up with the latest news relating to the project. Please help with the newsletter by suggesting content to be included on the newsletter by leaving a message on my talk page. Enjoy! --Agüeybaná 16:52, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Tribute to "the Marine" I would like to pay a small tribute in this edition to Tony "the Marine". Editing since May 24, 2004, he has been one of our project's most active editors and has become one of Wikipedia's most recognized writers. He has authored over 400 articles, including 4 Featured Articles, 1 Featured List, 10 Good Articles, and 28 DYKs. His name has appeared in newspapers and magazines and has been mentioned by politicians and artists. He has brought Puerto Rico's history and its people to the web. He has shown the world that Puerto Ricans have done much more than just be gangsters and drug dealers. He has shown the world that we have contributed to history and the world just as much as any other group of people. On September 29, 2007, Tony announced that he would not be writing for Wikipedia anymore. We, the members of this project, are sad that he will not be able to continue to spread the word of Hispanics' contributions here on the web, but I, for one, feel honored that he has entrusted us with the duty of continuing and improving his excellent work. Tony, rest assured that your contributions, your wisdom, and the help you provided to all of us when we were new users will be remembered for generations. Que Dios te bendiga, Tony, y que tu recompensa sea grande en el Reino de los Cielos. Viva Puerto Rico libre. —Agüeybaná 16:52, 30 September 2007 (UTC)	Users who helped with this newsletter Agüeybaná (talk · contribs) Caribbean H.Q. (talk · contribs) Other areas where you can help Please help Marcos maintain Portal:Puerto Rico. Please help assess articles within our scope. Please see Wikipedia:WikiProject Puerto Rico/Assessment for more information. An image for you!
Project News This fourth issue of the WikiProject Puerto Rico Newsletter was delivered! Special thanks to R Delivery Bot and its operator, R, for delivering this newsletter. MissCurie joined the WikiProject on September 25. ¡Bienvenida! Puerto Rican Spindalis, José Juan Barea, Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional (Puerto Rico), and 1998 Puerto Rican General Strike, articles within our scope, are currently Good Article candidates. Ramón Emeterio Betances, a Featured Article within our scope, appeared on the Main Page on September 23. Miguel Cotto, Carly Colón, and 65th Infantry Regiment (United States), articles within our scope, are now of Good Article quality. Congratulations to those who helped promote these articles! Benicio Del Toro, an article within our scope, was moved to Benicio del Toro per this discussion. The Puerto Rico Portal is currently a Featured Portal candidate. Caribbean H.Q., a member of our project, was entrusted by the community with administrator rights. Use them well!

[edit] Ad

As a way of attracting more participants, WikiProject Puerto Rico asked Miranda to create an ad. This project thanks Miranda for her work. You can find the banner below.

[edit] Barnstar of National Merit

To be awarded to dedicated users whose contributions and dedication to articles regarding Puerto Rico are above and beyond from what is normally expected and have helped provide a positive image of the island.

• "Recipient should have at least one featured article about Puerto Rico" or
• "Has created a significant amount of Puerto Rico related articles".