User:DeirdreAnne/sandbox

User:Doug/sandbox User:Doug/Sandbox User:Doug/Sandbox 2 Discussion of inactive projects -thoughts:

So I would tentatively organize the inactive projects more like this:

• 1. Delete - Spurious projects we wouldn't consider beneficial no matter how many members they had and projects that have never done more than create a Project page with no activity for several months.
• 2. Userfy and refer editor to WP:COUNCIL/P (but remembering that neither the Guide nor Proposals are policy)- One member projects where the member is actively editing in the topic covered by the project
• 3. Rename as a task force - Projects with Very few members and a small scope (some very large scope projects have very few members)
• 4. Mark Historical and either rename as a task force or otherwise suggest where to comment - projects with little activity over an extended period of time that don't fall into any of the above - including most inactive maintenance projects.
• 5. Mark Inactive - projects of any size with little activity for several months as a sort of yellow light to everyone concerned and to help us track when someone needs to suggest actions 1 though 4.

A template for law? Not really that great, there's better stuff down below.

WikiProject: Law Here are some law related tasks you can do: Requests: European co-operative statute, ICA Group, Cooperative Movement, New South Wales Co-operative Wholesale Society, Cooperative Development Services, Cooperative Individualism, Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative, Cooperative Corporations Law, European Association of Co-operative Banks, Dot Cooperation LLC, Roy Bergengren, SANASA More... NPOV: need some More... Wikify: cooperative, More... Cleanup: equity, More... Merge: Example to ← example from More... Expand: example, example2, example3, More... Stubs: International Co-operative Alliance, .coop, World Council of Credit Unions, SEWA More... Projects - Law, Companies, Deletion sorting, Portal, More... view • • discuss • history • watch

--comment-- According to the article the United States is eligible as "a group of British Colonies until 1783". Is there a reliable third party source that says that the United States, a federal republic only 13 of the states of which were ever British Colonies (though many other parts were British territory at times) and which also includes French, Spanish, and Russian colonies or territories and one previously autonomous kingdom, that repudiated the Crown and made war against it, is eligible for membership.

Also, as an American, I consider the idea that we were colonies until 1783 POV. During the Revolution the American's carried arms openly, organized a standing army which moved about at will, and operated virtually all of the functions of civil government.

- maybe want to add

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Looking for something good/better for WPs I'm involved with - these are just models, I am not necessarily associated with any of them:

- thorough and looks nice, but VERY busy

Here are some open Continental philosophy task force tasks:

Add references to: Theodor W. Adorno Major overhaul: Critical Theory basic topics Semiotics Queer theory Expansion: A Thousand Plateaus Cyborg theory Queer Pedagogy Critical theory Critical race theory Jacques Derrida bibliography Notable figures in critical theory Psychoanalytic theory Mikhail Bakhtin List of works in critical theory Critical Discourse Analysis De-Stub: Barbara Herrnstein Smith French Theory Mary Louise Pratt Juan-David Nasio Peer Review Theodor W. Adorno Diegesis Third Generation of Critical Theory Axel Honneth Nancy Fraser Seyla Benhabib, etc. Economics Influence to Critical Theory Friedrich Pollock Critical Theory of IR and the GPE Improve article on neo-gramscianism and create new category for this field of critical theory Feel free to edit this list or discuss these tasks.

- this is clearly laid out, easy to make sense of

Open tasks for History of India

[] Top priorities	[] Missing articles	[] Expansion
Gopala (mathematician) - The mathematician (see Talk:Gopala) South India - the Dravidian rulers		Gupta Empire Chola dynasty Pandyas Pallavas Serfoji II Battle of Buxar Chera Dynasties Daulat Khan Lodi Gautamiputra Satkarni Ahilyabai Holkar Pratihara Linguistic history of India Postal history of India Bhagat Singh Chittagong Armoury Raid Hindustan Socialist Republican Association Jai Singh II Ahom Gopala 1980 in India 1981 in India and so on. Haider Ali Kohari Osmanistan
[] Merges	[] Maps
	Routes, Wars, etc. Kamboja-Dvaravati Route Anglo-Maratha wars, based on [1] Anglo-Sikh wars, based on [2] Anglo-French wars (India), based on [3] Osmanistan, based on [4]
[] Recently Updated		[] Other requests
Created Rani Mangammal - Feb 14 Created Lakshman Sen - Feb 17 Edited and expanded Anushilan Samiti -Jul-Sept 2015		Pictures Timelines Linguistic history of India Stubs Try to get the number of stubs in Category:Indian_history_stubs down to <100 by either expanding them or merging them. History of the Travancore Dynasty NPOV Issues British Raj Company rule in India Indian Rebellion of 1857 Economic History of India Hemu Sino-Indian War More Research Needed Baji Rao I Neera Arya Wikibook - History Of India There are requests for authors to expand the Wikibooks on Indian history and religion.

- cleaner than buddhism and I like the cross outs

WikiProject: Magic (edit or discuss this box)

• Major overhaul:
  • Magic

• Requests:
  • Dedi
  • Parlor magic
  • Palming
  • Cleanup/wikify:
    • Cabinet escape
    • Charlier Cut
    • The Pass
    • French drop
    • Chinese linking rings
    • Children's magic

• Expansion – also check Magic stubs
  • List of magicians - Presumably these could all go into Category: Professional magicians and/or Category: Magicians as well?
  • List of magic tricks
  • List of conjuring terms
  • Alex Elmsley
  • Kreskin
  • Ed Balducci
  • Harry Lorayne
  • Jeff Sheridan
  • Sleight of hand
  • Spoon bending
  • Jep Hostetler
  • Duane Laflin
  • Alan watson - Bio needed
  • Marc Oberon
  • Guy Bavli
  • Tommy Wonder
  • Ed Marlo

• Merge:
  • King levitation / Balducci levitation / Elevator levitation has now been merged into one article. But not yet into (Levitation (illusion))? - Several

• Peer review:
  • Escapology - great article, triple check content and wikify.
  • Bullet catch
  • John Henry Anderson
  • Davenport Brothers
  • Larry Jennings - wikify
  • Sorcerers Safari Magic Camp - wikify
  • Al Baker (magic) - wikify
  • Paul LePaul - wikify
  • Frank Garcia (magic) - wikify
  • Milton Kort - wikify
  • August Roterberg - wikify
  • Jean Hugard - wikify
  • Peter Kane (magic) - wikify
  • Lewis Ganson - wikify
  • Frederick Braue - wikify
  • Stewart Judah - wikify
  • Karrell Fox - wikify
  • Karl Fulves - wikify
  • Ralph W. Hull - wikify
  • Han Ping Chien - wikify
  • Ellis Stanyon - wikify
  • Joseffy - wikify
  • Peter Warlock (magic) - wikify
  • John Ramsay (magic) - wikify
  • Winston Freer - wikify
  • T.A. Waters - wikify
  • Ottokar Fischer - wikify
  • Max Holden (magic) - wikify
  • Guy Bavli

• Create – also check Requested Magic articles
  • Magicians:
    • David Ginn
    • Lee Grabel
    • Maybe/Local
      • Tony Wilson
      • Richard Webster
      • Alan Martell
      • Joel Howlett
  • Magic Charity Organization
    • The Penguin Foundation (See notes in comment brackets, below.)

- another nicely laid out template

WikiProject Philosophy task list

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A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.

• Optimism should have a separate page that focuses on the philosophical idea of optimism and distinguishes the philosophical view from "positive thinking" and other everyday uses of the word.
• Philosophy of social science, has some okay points but requires elaboration on Wittgenstein and Winch, perhaps other linguistic critiques, whether logical positivist or postmodernist.
• Exchange value needs to be redone, it shouldn't be under 'Marxist theory'- although it's an important component of Marxist theory it's also vital for all economics. That said the article's weight on Marx is also absurd.
• German Idealism and the articles related to it may need to be rewritten or expanded to avoid undue weight on Arthur Schopenhauer.
• Protected values first section confuses right action and values and needs a copy edit, moving and wikifying
• Quality (philosophy) needs a more clear explanation.
• Socratic dialogues could do with some tidying and clarification. See the talk page for one suggested change.
• Problem of universals: The introductory definition is (perhaps) fixed. But, the article is poor. Check out the German version.
• Teleology: the article is shallow and inconsistent.
• Existentialism: the quality of this article varies wildly and is in desperate need of expert attention.
• Analytic philosophy This is a very major topic, but still has several sections which are stubs, and several topics which are not covered.
• Lifeworld A philosophical concept that seems to have fallen exclusively into the hands of the sociologists. Could use some attention; it's a major and complex issue in phenomenology.
• Perception Needs the attention of philosophically minded Wikipedians. This is only the start of an overhaul of perception and related articles.

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Edit this list | To do | stubs | Article alerts | Cleanup listing | Category | Portal | RFC | Deletion | Requested articles | Discussion

- a more descriptive way to handle it

Here are some open WikiProject Reenactment tasks:

• Project-level:
  • Locate pages that need attention, then add them to this tasks list.
  • Add Template:WikiProject Reenactment to the talk pages of related articles, by placing {{WikiProjectReenactment}} at the top of the talk page.
  • Help assess articles for quality and importance within this project.
  • Goals and scope need to be defined

• Major work needed:
  • List of historical reenactment groups needs work
  • Historical reenactment needs to be abstracted (currently focuses on American Civil War)
  • Authenticity (reenactment) needs to be expanded (currently focuses on less-authentic medieval reenactment)
  • Codex Belli needs an English summary of the basic ruleset
  • Living history needs to be expanded

• Articles to write:
  • Stone Age reenactment (might be just experimental archaeology)
  • Classical reenactment for Roman Empire, Ancient Greece
  • Dark Age reenactment (redirect to Medieval reenactment?)
  • Modern reenactment for 18th-20th century reenactment (American Civil War, Napoleonic Wars, World War II)
  • Articles for major reenactment groups? (What defines a "major" reenactment group anyway?)
  • Article about gunnery displays? Might be crossreferenced for details on black powder focused reenactment groups
  • Boer War reenacting is a new (and experimental) trend, primarily with mostly modern reenactors.

• Categories:
  • Category:American Civil War firearms is not generalized; there is only a Category:American Civil War rifles.
  • Need a category (and probably sub-categories) for manufacturers of reproduction weapons, such as U.S. Fire Arms Manufacturing Company.

Feel free to edit this list or discuss these tasks.

- even more so

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2007-11-13