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WikiProject Desk

Make a request

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If you'd like a WikiProject featured in an upcoming WikiProject report, feel free to add it to the list below. Note that these requests are entirely advisory, and may or may not be used in future reports. Please keep requests short and concise.

You can see if a WikiProject was previously interviewed by having a look at the list here: WikiProject report archives.

Old requests are archived here: Old requests.


New Requests

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Not previously covered:

@ 83.97.73.91 (talk) 17:13, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProjects previously covered:


Call for interviews

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Instructions

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  1. First, start a draft page. There are Workspace pages below if you wish. Please update the Workspace table so other editors know which pages are in use.
  2. At your draft page, prepare questions for the WikiProject members to be interviewed. A standard set of questions is here: Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/WikiProject desk/Invitation#Standard interview template
  3. Notify the WikiProject. If you need it, a standard template is below (Template page) that you can copy and past to the destination WikiProject's name (don't forget to that WikiProject xxxx on the template to the name of the WikiProject).
  4. Add the destination WikiProject to your watchlist to check for responses.

Workspace for interviews

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You can use the workspaces below as draft pages if you wish.

For each person taking part in the interview, post on their talk page a wikilink to their assigned workspace, and add their names to the User column below. There is a pre-formatted notification template for you to copy-and-paste to the interviewee's talk page. Remember to change the wikilink to the correct Workspace number for their WikiProject, and to add your signature with ~~~~ at the bottom.

# Status Project User
1 Published WikiProject Comics User:Jamesjpk
2 Published WikiProject YouTube User:Megalibrarygirl
3 Open
4 Open
5 Open
6 Open
7 Open
8 Open

Template

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Template located at Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/WikiProject desk/Call for interviews

This template can be used at destination WikiProject's talk page. Use the following code (replacing WIKIPROJECT NAME with the actual name of the WikiProject):

{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/WikiProject desk/Call for interviews|WIKIPROJECT NAME}}

The template looks like this:


== From the WikiProject desk at The Signpost ==
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Going forward, each participant receives a wikilink to the interview workspace questions about the project's work, problems and achievements.

Publishing

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When your interview is ready, you can submit it at the Signpost submissions page or simply include it in the newsroom. When it has received a copyedit and sign-off from the editor-in-chief, it will be published.

After publication

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After your report is published:

  1. Give yourself a pat on the back . Thanks for contributing to the Signpost!
  2. Update the Wikiproject's talk page with this template (all parameters need to be filled for it to work): {{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Signpost article link for WikiProjects|link=ARTICLE LINK|day=DAY|month=MONTH|year=YEAR}}
  3. Update the archives so future editors can know when that project was reviewed
  4. Consider thanking the participants.

Resources

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See Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Resources#WikiProject report

Archive

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Map of reports from geographic WikiProjects as of October 2014
See Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Series/WikiProject report

















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