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* '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history/Contest|Monthly contest, WikiProject Military history]].''' The contest department of the Military history WikiProject aims to motivate increased quality in military history articles by offering a form of friendly competition for project members making improvements to them. The primary contest available is a simple rolling competition that awards points for improving articles. The contest runs from the first to last day of each month. |
* '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Military_history/Contest|Monthly contest, WikiProject Military history]].''' The contest department of the Military history WikiProject aims to motivate increased quality in military history articles by offering a form of friendly competition for project members making improvements to them. The primary contest available is a simple rolling competition that awards points for improving articles. The contest runs from the first to last day of each month. |
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* '''Guild of Copy Editors' editing <!--blitz-->drive.''' <!--The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2024|August 2024 editing blitz]]''' was a one-week-long effort by the '''[[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]]''' to reduce its backlog. The themes were: articles on the [[WP:GOCE/REQ|GOCE Requests page]] from May and June 2024, and articles on the [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from May 2023|May 2023]] and [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from June 2023|June 2023]] backlog.--> The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2024|September 2024 backlog drive]]''' is a one-month-long effort by the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors|'''Guild of Copy Editors''']] to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy editing: those carrying the {{tl|copy edit}} tag (also {{Tl|awkward}}, {{Tl|copy edit section}}, {{tl|inappropriate person}}, and {{Tl|copy edit inline}}, and their redirects) or are listed on the [[WP:GOCE/REQ|GOCE Requests page]]. <u>It |
* '''Guild of Copy Editors' editing <!--blitz-->drive.''' <!--The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/August 2024|August 2024 editing blitz]]''' was a one-week-long effort by the '''[[WP:GOCE|Guild of Copy Editors]]''' to reduce its backlog. The themes were: articles on the [[WP:GOCE/REQ|GOCE Requests page]] from May and June 2024, and articles on the [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from May 2023|May 2023]] and [[:Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from June 2023|June 2023]] backlog.--> The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Backlog elimination drives/September 2024|September 2024 backlog drive]]''' is a one-month-long effort by the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors|'''Guild of Copy Editors''']] to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy editing: those carrying the {{tl|copy edit}} tag (also {{Tl|awkward}}, {{Tl|copy edit section}}, {{tl|inappropriate person}}, and {{Tl|copy edit inline}}, and their redirects) or are listed on the [[WP:GOCE/REQ|GOCE Requests page]]. <u>It began on 1 September, 00:00 (UTC), and will end on 30 September, 23:59 (UTC).</u> <!-- Stay tuned for the next event. --> |
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* '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red]] 2024 Events''': |
* '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red]] 2024 Events''': |
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{{Women in Red events}} |
{{Women in Red events}} |
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Welcome to the community bulletin board, which is a page used for announcements from WikiProjects and other groups. Included here are coordinated efforts, events, projects, and other general announcements.
Events and projects [add]
Yearly or infrequent events
- The 2024 Developing Countries WikiContest is an editing competition with a focus towards developing countries. It will begin on July 1st and signups will close on July 15th. Sign up now!
- Want to help good articles get better? Sign up for the July Good Article backlog drive! New and experienced reviewers welcome.
Monthly or continuous events
- Monthly contest, WikiProject Military history. The contest department of the Military history WikiProject aims to motivate increased quality in military history articles by offering a form of friendly competition for project members making improvements to them. The primary contest available is a simple rolling competition that awards points for improving articles. The contest runs from the first to last day of each month.
- Guild of Copy Editors' editing drive. The September 2024 backlog drive is a one-month-long effort by the Guild of Copy Editors to reduce the backlog of articles that require copy editing: those carrying the {{copy edit}} tag (also {{awkward}}, {{copy edit section}}, {{inappropriate person}}, and {{copy edit inline}}, and their redirects) or are listed on the GOCE Requests page. It began on 1 September, 00:00 (UTC), and will end on 30 September, 23:59 (UTC).
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red 2024 Events:
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Upcoming events: |
Christchurch 31 | September 1, 2024 |
London 208 | September 8, 2024 |
Seattle meetup | September 17, 2024 |
BLT Office Hours | September 22, 2024 |
San Diego 114 | September 23, 2024 |
London 209 | October 13, 2024 |
Seattle meetup | October 15, 2024 |
BLT Office Hours | October 27, 2024 |
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Also consider posting WikiProject, Task Force, and Collaboration news at The Signpost's WikiProject Report page. Please include your signature when adding a listing here.
- WikiProject Outlines news:
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- The following outline covers an ongoing situation, please help keep it updated:
- Outline drafts recently moved to article space (thank you!):
- Outline drafts nearing completion include:
- The Outline of the week is Outline of open educational resources.
- Please help improve them. —The Transhumanist 14:35, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
- We're trying to revive Wikipedia:WikiProject Geocaching! If you're a Geocacher and want to improve the quality of the Geocaching related articles, sign up now! Lordseriouspig 20:12, 1 August 2024 (UTC)
- We are looking to revive Task Force Philippine History and are looking for interested editors! Sign-up now! NyanThousand (talk) 15:45, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
- WP Unreferenced articles is trying to clear the decades-long backlog of unreferenced articles. The backlog recently reached under 90,000. Come contribute! — PerfectSoundWhatever (t; c) 17:04, 4 July 2024 (UTC)
- WikiProject Bendigo is currently seeking interested editors to join the project. Lotsw73 (talk) 05:03, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
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