Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Emo

Major project revamp: March 2009

Hello all. Over the last few days I've been working on a major revamp of this WikiProject, including a number of improvements designed to get the project moving forward and give us the tools to be as effective as possible. Basically I did this because I noticed that the assessment categories for the project banner didn't even exist yet, and when I checked out the project I saw it was largely inactive but that there was potential to get it moving again. You may have already noticed the redesigned main project page. Here are some of the other major changes:

1. We now have an Assessment Department for rating articles by class and importance. You'll notice that the 1.0 editorial team bot will automatically update the table of articles every 3-5 days. This was something I couldn't believe the project didn't have already, as it's one of the most useful tools for any wikiproject. However, its usefulness depends entirely on editors filling in the "class" and "importance" fields in the project template when tagging articles, so be sure to do that! I've created all the necessary categories, so it's ready to go.
2. The Collaboration of the month is a place for us to focus on a different article each month, thereby spurring us to improve articles that really need it. Of course it doesn't work unless people nominate articles to be the CotM, so get on it!
3. The Things to do page has been revamped, so take a look at it and add tasks that need to get done.
4. Next I'm going to work on creating an Emo portal, which will serve as a sort of central navigation point for all things emo-related.

What needs to be done

With these new tools in place there are several tasks which require attention from project members:

1. We need to depopulate Category:Unassessed Emo articles and Category:Unknown-importance Emo articles. To help with this, go to either category, pick a few articles, and look them over. Then go to their talk pages and replace the old version of the project template with the updated one - {{Wikiproject Emo|class=|importance=|listas=|nested=}} - filling in the "class" and "importance" fields according to the new assessment scale. If other projects have already given the article a class rating, it's usually safe to give it the same rating. The point is to help us prioritize which articles need work.
2. Add new articles to the project by tagging their talk pages with the project template. Remember to fill in the class and importance fields according to the assessment scale, otherwise they will be added to the unassessed categories. As you browse Wikipedia, whenever you come across an emo-related article that isn't already part of the project, add it!
3. Encourage new editors to join the project. You can do this by placing one of our new welcome templates on their talk pages. Use {{subst:Emowelcome}} for new users such as anons and new accounts, or {{subst:Emowelcome-E}} for more experienced editors. The more members we have, the more effective we can be as a project.

That's it for now. The next step is to hold a roll call to find out how many active project members we currently have. --IllaZilla (talk) 06:50, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Roll Call: March 2009

Welcome to a new feature of the project talk page. In order to keep us up-to-date on our number of active members, we'll have a periodic roll call. The idea is to post the thread a couple of times a year and leave it up for a month, allowing editors to add their signatures to the list. This way we can gauge our number of active contributors on a regular basis and update the members section accordingly. I've already taken the liberty of going through the list and moving a number of editors to the "Inactive" section. All of these were editors who had either been banned, retired, or hadn't made an edit to Wikipedia in over a year. Having an occasional roll call will make this easier. This particular roll call will close on March 31, which isn't a full month but is a reasonable end date.

• It's also worth noting that there is a Category:WikiProject Emo members. If you have the project userbox on your user page, then you appear in the category automatically. If you choose not to place the userbox on your page, you can still add yourself to the category by placing [[Category:WikiProject Emo members]] on your user page. As a courtesy, if you are leaving the project, retiring from Wikipedia, or are simply no longer active in the WikiProject, please remove the userbox from your user page. This will remove you from the category and help the project to keep its active membership list up-to-date.

• If you have not already done so, please add your name and interests to the members section of the project. Longtime members should revisit the page, as it has been revised. Consider adding a brief summary of your emo-related Wikipedia interests next to your name. This assists with collaboration and allows other editors to seek out help in particular subject areas.

• To add your name to the roll sheet, simply add your signature to the list below. Feel free to introduce yourself briefly. --IllaZilla (talk) 07:05, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Roll sheet

1. --IllaZilla (talk) 07:05, 11 March 2009 (UTC) - I'm responsible for the recent project overhaul. Next I plan to work on the Emo portal.