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WikiProject Germany
Willkommen to WikiProject Germany! We are a group of editors dedicated to the expansion and refinement of Wikipedia’s coverage of the German republic, people, monuments and culture. If you wish to join us, simply sign your name on our roster.
Should you have any questions about our project, just drop us a line on our discussion page or by contacting our project coordinators directly. If you’re lucky, you might even find some fellow project members in the Wikipedia IRC chat (#wikipedia-en). If you speak German, you may want to also try the German Wikipedia chatroom (#wikipedia-de).
This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the nation of Germany, its cities, counties, geography, transportation, culture, history and so on. It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on Germany in a fair and accurate manner.
As of 20 March 2019, there are 117,675 articles and other project resources within the scope of WikiProject Germany. For a more detailed overview see Germany article statistics.
A monthly top 1000 list of Germany-related popular articles is available at Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Popular pages.
- Kill all backlogs.
- Get this project organized.
- To serve as a central point of discussion for collaboration related to Germany. Foster increased cooperation between editors in order to meet the other goals.
- To create the foremost reliable and accurate free-content encyclopedia of Germany in the English language.
- Build all Top Importance Germany Articles to Good Article status at a minimum. Current progress: 11 out of 136 meet this criteria.[a]
Project divisions
- Reference and navigation - the "keys to the country" (and of key importance)
- Cities (talk) – Cities, towns, villages and districts
- Physical geography (talk) – Regions, parks, climate, physical features
- Culture (talk) – Music, art, icons, mass communication
- People (talk) – includes residents of the current nation of Germany, all its predecessors, and all those people who have resided in any of Germany's predecessor states who have shaped Germany
- Government (talk) – Governance, as well as federal, state and local politics in relation to Germany and its predecessors
- History (talk) – history of Germany and its predecessors
- Photo requests (talk) – adding and requesting images of Germany.
Related groups
- WikiProject Intertranswiki/German
- German-speaking Wikipedians' notice board - also for Austrian, Swiss and other German language issues
- German football task force
- WikiProject Bavaria
- WikiProject Lower Saxony
- WikiProject Frankfurt
- WikiProject Friesland
- Holy Roman Empire task force of the WikiProject Former countries
- WikiProject Munich
- WikiProject German districts (inactive)
- WikiProject Germanic Mysticism (defunct)
- WikiProject Hanseatic League (defunct)
- WikiProject Prussia (inactive)
- WikiProject Prussian Standesamter (inactive)
- WikiProject Silesia (inactive)
Task forces
- Hamburg task force (talk) – for any article related to Hamburg
- Mainz task force (talk) – for articles related to Mainz
- Transportation (talk) – Roads, trails and rails in and around Germany.
- German cinema task force of WikiProject Films
- German military history task force of the Military history WikiProject
- GDR task force – for articles relating to the history and culture of the German Democratic Republic
- German football task force for articles related to association football in Germany within Wikipedia:WikiProject Football
Article alerts
Today's featured articles
- 27 Mar 2019 – SMS Schlesien (talk · · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb
Did you know
- 18 Mar 2019 – Fipsen (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Bermicourt (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Mar 2019 – Dortan Massacre (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Dead Mary (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Mar 2019 – Horst Laubenthal (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Mar 2019 – Wolfgang Baldus (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Philafrenzy (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Mar 2019 – Mädchenkantorei Limburg (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Mar 2019 – Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Mar 2019 – Six Motets, Op. 82 (Kiel) (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Mar 2019 – Mein Kampf in English (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Bellerophon5685 (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Mar 2019 – Hans Bredow (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by HerkusMonte (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Mar 2019 – Hansgünther Heyme (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- (3 more...)
Articles for deletion
- 19 Mar 2019 – Herbert Bockhorn (talk · · hist) was AfDed by S.A. Julio (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 18 Mar 2019 – Wear Your Love (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Merynancy (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 15 Mar 2019 – Leila Lowfire (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Doomsdayer520 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 14 Mar 2019 – Victoria Jancke (talk · · hist) was AfDed by SoWhy (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 06 Mar 2019 – Jack Thiessen (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Bearcat (t · c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
- 06 Mar 2019 – Françoise Cactus (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Bearcat (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- 06 Mar 2019 – Treseburg massacre (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Ymblanter (t · c); see discussion (16 participants; relisted)
- 05 Mar 2019 – Versandhaus Walz (talk · · hist) was AfDed by StraussInTheHouse (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
- 16 Mar 2019 – Friedrich Jahn (physician) (talk · · hist) AfDed by Melcous (t · c) was procedurally closed (deleted) by Justlettersandnumbers (t · c) on 18 Mar 2019; see discussion (4 participants)
- 15 Mar 2019 – Spring Awakening (film) (talk · · hist) AfDed by Kirbanzo (t · c) was closed as keep by Kirbanzo (t · c) on 19 Mar 2019; see discussion (4 participants)
- (1 more...)
Proposed deletions
- 16 Mar 2019 – Nordallianz (talk · · hist) PRODed by Mccapra (t · c) was deproded by Phil Bridger (t · c) on 17 Mar 2019
Categories for discussion
- 16 Mar 2019 – Category:German politicians of Vietnamese descent (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Tom.Reding (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Mar 2019 – Category:German politicians of Iranian descent (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Tom.Reding (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Mar 2019 – Category:Churches in Weimar (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Mar 2019 – Category:Churches in Düsseldorf (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Feb 2019 – Category:American expatriate soccer players in Germany (talk · · hist) was CfDed by GiantSnowman (t · c); see discussion
Templates for discussion
- 18 Mar 2019 – Template:Munich U-Bahn navbox (talk · · hist) was TfDed by Zackmann08 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Mar 2019 – Template:Infobox German location (talk · · hist) was TfDed by Zackmann08 (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Feb 2019 – Template:Infobox German Regierungsbezirk (talk · · hist) was TfDed by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 13 Mar 2019 – Luise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz) (talk · · hist) →Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was RfDed by PC78 (t · c); see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 19 Mar 2019 – SMS Lothringen (talk · · hist) was FA nominated by Parsecboy (t · c); see discussion
Featured list candidates
- 30 Jan 2019 – List of German airplay number-one songs of 2018 (talk · · hist) was FL nominated by Lirim.Z (t · c); see discussion
A-Class review
- 08 Feb 2019 – List of screw corvettes of Germany (talk · · hist) was put up for A-Class review by Parsecboy (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Jan 2019 – The Holocaust in Slovakia (talk · · hist) was put up for A-Class review by Buidhe (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Dec 2018 – Working Group (resistance organization) (talk · · hist) was put up for A-Class review by Catrìona (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Apr 2014 – Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer (talk · · hist) was put up for A-Class review by MisterBee1966 (t · c); see discussion
- undated – Hans Philipp (talk · · hist) was put up for A-Class review
- undated – Hans Waldmann (fighter pilot) (talk · · hist) was put up for A-Class review
- undated – Joachim Müncheberg (talk · · hist) was put up for A-Class review
Good article nominees
- 12 Mar 2019 – Franz Kurowski (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by K.e.coffman (t · c); start
- 03 Mar 2019 – Police Battalion 322 (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by K.e.coffman (t · c); start
- 01 Mar 2019 – Silesian Wars (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Bryanrutherford0 (t · c); start
- 25 Feb 2019 – German torpedo boat T27 (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (t · c); start
- 25 Feb 2019 – German torpedo boat T26 (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (t · c); start
- 25 Feb 2019 – German torpedo boat T25 (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (t · c); start
- 24 Feb 2019 – Plan of Saint Gall (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Kiwicee (t · c); start
- 22 Feb 2019 – Elfern (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Bermicourt (t · c); start
- 19 Feb 2019 – Third Silesian War (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Bryanrutherford0 (t · c); start
- 15 Feb 2019 – Heinz Schnabel and Harry Wappler escape attempt (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by L293D (t · c); start
- (13 more...)
Featured article reviews
- 14 Mar 2019 – Albert Speer (talk · · hist) was put up for FA review by K.e.coffman (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Feb 2019 – Heinrich Bär (talk · · hist) was put up for FA review by Dlthewave (t · c); see discussion
Good article reassessments
- 28 Feb 2019 – Johann Mickl (talk · · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by MisterBee1966 (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Jan 2019 – Second Partition of Poland (talk · · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Hdjensofjfnen (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Mar 2019 – Hans Philipp (talk · · hist) nominated for GA reassessment by Dlthewave (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Requests for comments
- 10 Mar 2019 – Immigration and crime in Germany (talk · · hist) has an RfC by AadaamS (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 13 Mar 2019 – 2018 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship (talk · · hist) has been put up for PR by Raldous123 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jan 2019 – Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist (talk · · hist) has been put up for PR by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 18 Mar 2019 – Rӧmerstadt Urban Planning Perspective (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved by Bhunacat10 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Mar 2019 – Federal Intelligence Service (Germany) (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved by Anthony Appleyard (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Mar 2019 – Sobibór extermination camp (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved by K.e.coffman (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Mar 2019 – Müngersdorfer Stadion (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved by SportingFlyer (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Mar 2019 – Mitten im Leben (TV series) (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved by Gonnym (t · c); see discussion
Related Portals
For more Germany-related portals (states, history, regions, etc.) see Category:Germany portal and "Portal" lists in Germany article statistics in the sidebar.
Every member should feel free to inform the managers of these portals if they have worked on an article which they believe would be of interest to the above portals.
Barnstars
Our project, like the other national WikiProjects, possesses a barnstar that may be awarded to outstanding contributors to the project or members particularly deserving of recognition for some effort made for the cause of the project.
Resources
Infoboxes
Stubs
For information on which stubs to use on Germany-related articles, see the list of stubs at Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Stub templates
Templates
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{{WikiProject Germany}} |
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Template placed on the top of talk pages, not on article pages | ||||||||||||||||||
{{User WikiProject Germany}} |
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Userboxes for WikiProject members, add either to the your userpage | ||||||||||||||||||
{{User WP Germany}} |
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{{Infobox German location}} |
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Template allowing town info to be copied directly from de.wiki. | ||||||||||||||||||
{{IPA-de}} | German pronunciation: [...] | Template for indicating German pronunciation. See Help:IPA/German for transcription used. | ||||||||||||||||||
{{translated|de}}
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Template to use when an article is a translation of an article on the German Wikipedia - to be placed on talk pages | |||||||||||||||||||
{{subst:WelcomeGER}}~~~~ | == Welcome to WikiProject Germany ==
Welcome, WikiProject Germany, to the WikiProject Germany! Please direct any questions about the project to its talk page. If you create new articles on Germany-related topics, please list them at our announcement page and tag their talk page with our project template {{WikiProject Germany}}. A few features that you might find helpful:
Here are some tasks you can do:
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me or any of the more experienced members of the project, and we'll be very happy to help you. Again, welcome, and thank you for joining this project! |
Welcome message for new project members | ||||||||||||||||||
{{User German Road Guru}} |
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This Template can be for anyone who has driven on German roads and wants to claim themselves as "German Road Warriors" |
Conventions
Websites
- CIA World Factbook on Germany
- Germany Tourism
- Information from the German Embassy in Washington, D.C.
- Germany GenWeb Project - for details on some lesser historical figures
- "Deutschland-Portal"
For articles to be translated, see Category:Articles needing translation from German Wikipedia
Notes
- ^ Featured and Good Articles are added to form this number.