User:CJLL Wright/Worklist

Worklist

A miscellany of things I had good intentions of starting, or had even actually commenced, before becoming distracted by one thing or another; maintained here in the (probably vain) hope that I'll be organised enough one day to do something about it...

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Mesoamerica General ongoing activities documented at WP:MESO/A and WP:MESO/C Project meta-tasks Current focus Guidelines- expand WP:MESO/CAT- update with current schema WP:MESO/ART- rationalise; compile listing of related articles upload Maya glyphs to commons {{Mesoamerican site}}- create {{Mesoamerican chronology}}- create commons:Category:Mesoamerica- organise Commons subcategories; document Category:Mesoamerican deities- decide whether to collapse gods/goddesses subcats Category:Mesoamerican sites- determine subcats by era and region Category:Geography of Mesoamerica- determine subcats by region Category:History of Mesoamerica- determine subcats by period Category:Mesoamerican people- review contents for naming discrepancies Category:Pre-Columbian- create cat tree; continue expansion Mesoamerican regionalisation- identify some sort of definitive breakdown complete migration & doco for upgrade of WP:MESO banner to use WPBannerMeta overhaul of project space - rationalise, sunset unused portions define taskforce/workgroups, principally to break down by major topic template:Refbegin / template talk:Refbegin - now incorporates ref indent functionality Archaeology (general) Ceramic sequence- create Quartz hydration dating (QHD) - create Chunchucmil- prepare for possible FA List of Mayan languages- reorg Yuri Knorosov- fixes to reclaim GA status Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg- FA preparation Mesoamerica- organise refs; validate; total revamp now in order Mesoamerican chronology- total revision; break off subarticles per era History of Mesoamerica- begin narrative entry on history from present rdir Geography of Mesoamerica- revision; delineate and enumerate regions/subregions Mesoamerican calendars- reorganise and expand this and related Mesoamerican Long Count calendar- tidy and clean up Maya civilization- organise refs; Maya script- redraft Tzolk'in- revision; references List of Maya sites- tabularise with data Ndaxagua- rewrite; refs; Jolja'- expand; refs; Toltec- cleanup; factualise Zapotec civilization- update Chicomuceltec- further expansions; GA preparation Puuc- article division (separation?) into style vs region Ángel María Garibay K.- expand from stub Karl Sapper- expand from stub Chacmool- complete merge from Chac Mool New Fire ceremony- expand from stub John Lloyd Stephens- complete expansion Gerónimo de Mendieta- expand; trans from es.wiki; more refs Songs of Dzitbalche- recreate without the verbatim text from redcoral site Merle Greene Robertson- complete expansion Richard MacNeish- complete expansion Joyce Marcus- complete expansion Kent V. Flannery- complete expansion Yolanda Lastra de Suarez- create Edward Cullen- create article on Panama canal fantasist (currently rdir) Battle of Tikal- questionable article, analyse, perhaps propose deletion; now redirected; to be relplaced with Teotihuacano influences on Mesoamerican cultures, or some such Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc.- create Eduard Seler- expand Robert Anderson Wilson- (mistaken) critic of Prescott Carlos H. Aguilar Piedra- leading Costa Rican archaeologist Anthony Aveni- archaeoastronomer create expand Terea Rojas Rabiela- chinampas/lacustrine specialist Prudence M. Rice- ceramics specialist & academic careerist Carolyn Tate- Maya art historian Frances Karttunen- Nahuatl linguist Thelma D. Sullivan- Nahuatl linguist J. Kathyn Josserand British Archaeological Reports- monograph series Middle American Research Institute- Tulane U. Francisco del Paso y Troncoso- finish Charles E. Dibble- finish Tenamaxtli- factualise (Francisco Tenamaztle) Cenote- complete/correct etymology & orthography Gordon Willey- expand Norman Hammond- expand Clive Ruggles-create expand Coatlaxopeuh-rewrite to emphasise this is a term coined as explanation/excuse for guadalupe Tunal Grande culture- (San Luis Potosi) create El Coporo- arch site admin centre in Tunal Grande INAH rpt Indigenous peoples General Specific General articles "Indigenous peoples" subproject for WP:ETHNIC? Category:Indigenous peoples- refine subcategorisation system Indigenous peoples- add & improve references List of indigenous peoples- add & improve references; maybe split into subarticles? Indigenous peoples of Oceania- create; expand; reference; Indigenous peoples of Africa- create; expand; reference; Indigenous peoples of Asia- create; expand; reference; Indigenous peoples of Europe- create; expand; reference; Indigenous peoples of the Americas- references; Indigenous knowledge- expand; Specific articles Indigenous peoples of Mexico- cleanup/; expansion; references; mod. history; +CDI data Negrito- remove copyvio; research current use; update; is {{negritos}} appte? Andamanese Jarawa Sentinelese Indianismo- clarify diff w indigenismo Indigenismo- convert from redirect to own article; clarify diff w indianismo; determine focus on literary/art vs political Indigenism- overhaul; better acct of historical roots in Latin American activism & movements; rm POV leanings Fringewatch & Spamwatch Fringewatch Spamwatch A number of articles seem to attract a reasonable share of fanciful speculations; from time to time I monitor these to see if any improvements and substantiations are warranted. Some articles which attract periodic spamming of commercial/travel links, to be monitored. Wikipedia:Fringe theories—Wikipedia talk:Fringe theories Wikipedia:Fringe theories/Noticeboard—Wikipedia talk:Fringe theories/Noticeboard 1421 hypothesis 2012 Abu Bakr II - revisit to highlight doubts as to historicity of this figure (Abubakari II) Alcyone (peculiar claims re Maya & galactic centre; dubious material now removed) Amphitere - cleaned up Dragonology inspired fiction-as-fact; needs more work Archaeology and the Book of Mormon Ancient astronaut theories Biodynamic agriculture Jose Arguelles Robert Bauval Cahokia Crystal skull Erich von Däniken Lloyd deMause Barry Fell Giza pyramid complex Great Pyramid of Giza Great Sphinx of Giza Graham Hancock Izapa Stela 5- needs standard interpretations documented List of pseudosciences and pseudoscientific concepts Mahogany Ship Monk's Mound Munay-ki = Villoldo's invented sham syncretic system Neoshamanism Olmec alternative origin speculations- needs a better name? Plastic shaman Pre-Columbian Africa-Americas contact theories Pre-Columbian Islamic contact theories Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact - Fix the misattribution by van Sertima to Bourbourg's opinions Pre-Siberian American Aborigines Pseudoarchaeology Pseudoscience Psychohistory Ruins in the Gulf of Cambay Robert M. Schoch Ivan van Sertima The Sirius Mystery Zecharia Sitchin Sun Language Theory- to clarify criticism & baselessness Theun Mares- Castaneda imitator- needs considerable balancing now deleted, watch for recreation Toltec (Castaneda)- rename/repurpose to Toltec mysticism or some such; broaden to include CC's imitators Turkish History Thesis- to create, interesting 1930s nationalistic pseudohistory Timeline of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact John Titor Alberto Villoldo - new age reseller of pseudo-shamanic 'ancient peruvian' ideas Walam Olum- CSR's fraudulent Native Am doc Zheng He- suspect passage re Americas Categories Category:Pseudoscience Category:Pseudoscientists Acapulco Cancún Cozumel Panajachel Playa del Carmen crystalinks.com - clean up links to psychic's non-RS site of img and text copyvios, lifts from wikipedia articles; add to [1] Academia and publishing Publishers, printers etc Academic publ., journals, institutions, concepts etc James Ballantyne- Scottish printer & associate of Walter Scott John Ballantyne- Scottish bookseller & raconteur Alexander Ballantyne- Scottish publ. Ballantyne Press- insolvency (sequestration) involving Scott (Ballantyne & Co.?) Horace Hart- printer, managed London office of Ballantyne William Strahan‎ Archibald Constable Arthus Bertrand- expand G. G. J. and J. Robinson- title for the family business? George Robinson (publisher)- founder of Robinsons Tandem Verlag Longman- expd history Könemann- meteoric rise & fall of german publ Routledge- expd Kegan Paul- as name in publ.; assoc w C.K. Ogden Charles Kegan Paul- publ Henry Bohm Swets & Zietlinger- up to acquisition by TandF Burrows Brothers James Alexander Robertson- create>; expand details re The Philippine Islands genesis Thomas Yoseloff- create Associated University Presses- create>;- expand>; add inline cites Aslib Oak Knoll Press-antiquarian publisher/seller Douglas C. McMurtrie categorisation scheme for publs.-by-type: follow AACR2? Monographic series- expnd academic usage; +AACR2 defn Book series- distinguish? Academic publishing- improve Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft British Archaeological Reports- BAR Ltd, monograph series of titles Centre pour l'édition électronique ouverte (CLEO)- academic open publishing Res: Anthropology and Aesthetics - journal Zeitschrift für Geologische Wissenschaften, finish expansion Antiquity, needs much expansion Handbook of Middle American Indians, create/expnd Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions, create/expnd Hispanic American Historical Review- create/expand Exploration & naval history Exploration Naval history Dutch explorers European exploration of Australia- general review & corrections; Dutch East India Company- more on history; naval forces; trading posts; VOC ship Arnhem & VOC ship Pera- research; create; Cartsensz, Jan- more on PNG exploration fm journal Duyfken- update voyage account; Janszoon, Willem- expand; search further info; Eendracht (1615 ship)- create; expand voyage account; Hartog, Dirk- early life; expand voyage; Hartog plate- create; source better img; VOC ship Geelvink- research; create (if enough material); de Vlamingh, Willem- birthplace Vlieland; expand voyage acct; Medieval travels Ibn Battuta- rewrite intro; updt early life; review sections; create route maps by section; Naval history Seven Years' War- rewrite some sections; Byng, John (Admiral)- expand Newfoundland; add dispatch to wikisource;update battle; update trial & execution; Battle of Minorca- create; complete account; add to appropriate lists; Voyage of the Endeavour HM Bark Endeavour- update Tahiti observations; further expand voyage acct fm journals; create route map imgs; create crewlist; Cook, Capt. James, RN, FRS- expand 1st voyage; add dates; more on family; expand early career; Banks, (Sir) Joseph- review; expand; Solander, Daniel- review; expand; Green, Charles (astronomer)- create; expand; Hawkesworth, John- extracts from his work; Tupaia (navigator)- create; expand; note other Polynesians for new articles; Polynesian navigation- research; create; Circumnavigations of the Dolphin HMS Dolphin (1751)- create;expand 1st voyage; expand 2nd voyage; note impact of reports on Polynesia & Patagonia; Byron, John "Foulweather Jack"- note family connections; expand voyage acct; Patagonian giants- complete rewrite; correct etymology; expand other mentions; Wallis, Capt. Samuel- research; early life; expand voyage acct; Asia & Oceania Asia Oceania South Asia South Asia- revise; Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman and Nicobar Islands- hist rewrite; +geog; +admin; +demographics; Andaman Islands- eliminate EB1911 material; +indg grps; update indigenous history; +locn map; +map; +img; +navbox; Great Andaman- rewrite overview; +coords; +geography; +history; +peoples; +locn map; +map; +img; Port Blair- rewrite overview; +coords; +geography; +history; +peoples; +locn map; +map; +img; North Andaman Island- rewrite overview; +coords; +geography; +history; +peoples; +locn map; +map; +img; Middle Andaman Island- rewrite overview; +coords; +geography; +history; +peoples; +locn map; +map; +img; South Andaman Island- rewrite overview; +coords; +geography; +history; +peoples; +locn map; +map; +img; Rutland Island- rewrite overview; +coords; +geography; +history; +peoples; +locn map; +map; +img; Little Andaman Island- rewrite overview; +coords; +geography; +history; +peoples; +locn map; +map; +img; North Sentinel Island- rewrite overview; +coords; +geography; +history; +peoples; +locn map; +map; +img; Barren Island (Andaman Islands)- rewrite overview; +coords; +geography; +history; +peoples; +locn map; +map; +img; Oceania Oceania- revise; +political map Micronesia- revise definition; expand (pre-European)history; Kiribati- review; Marshall Islands- review; more on people & history; Melanesia- revise definition; expand (pre-European)history; Papua New Guinea- fix opening para; more on early history; Qld annexation; peoples; Polynesia- revise definition; ;island formation; expand (pre-European)history; Tahiti- expand geography; expand history; Society Islands- more on history; Australia (continent)- more on geological history Prehistory of Australia- update current results re 1st populations; Groote Eylandt- expand on settlements and people; Torres Strait- expand; oceanography; +history; Torres Strait Islands- expand; +island gps; +ecology; +history; +peoples; +map; +img; Europe & Africa Europe Africa Spain Category:Municipalities of Spain- maintain subcats Madrid Tres Cantos- expand Mali Mali Empire- factualise