Template talk:WPFC

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Great work with setting up a project banner. I thought about it a few days ago, looked at some other banners and saw that they were quite complex, but I notice that you've brougth this one up to standards as well. There are basically two aspects that I would like to see included in the banner: whether the article has the right structure (not only if the infobox, etc. has been added) and extending the use of the banner to the categories in the scope of the project (not only articles). I remember reading something about policy issues for project banners. Is there any reason to defer from applying the banner? -- Domino theory 13:09, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. They're almost ready to use, but there is a bit of work left to do before we start using them. Including the two features that you mention is no problem, but I think we also need to rethink how the project itself is organised in order for the banner to function properly:
  1. Needs structure: i have added the structureneeded parameter to the banner, but the requirement for structure should probably also be a part of article assessment, which is not yet set up.
  2. The categorisation of project scope is very important. This can be addressed by the creation of subprojects/taskforces - I have created a couple of sample taskforces in the banner. But this categorisation can go in two different directions:
    1. Categorising by continent is no problem. Similarly, the banner for the Prussia project can be modified to include the subdivisions that formed the previous child-projects (province, kreise, etc.). Further categorisation might be necessary later on, especially given the huge number of states in some areas. These subcategories are also ideal ways to interact with geographically-localised projects who already have done a lot of work on the former states in their region.
    2. Another way to slice it is by the proposed sub-articles for each entry (eg. military, rulers) - this is something that i've been thinking about lately, and so it is still an idea-in-progress. Each of these could form a subproject, and would be the ideal way to interact with other projects (eg. military history, biography), just as the image requests in the banner now inform the heraldry project. Further consultation with the relevant projects is still required.
To see what the banners look like under different settings, see here - 52 Pickup 12:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)