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The goal of WikiProject Apple Inc. is to facilitate and focus improvements to articles related to Apple Inc. and its products. The guiding principle is to avoid an unworkable bureaucracy but to inspire and help editors improve articles.

Task forces

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The following groups are meant to organize editors on various articles under the WikiProject's jurisdiction. Note that some articles fall under multiple task forces; others under none. Each task force selects a small number of goals (promote certain articles to a given quality standard) and one focus, a step towards achieving one of those goals actively being worked on. These goals are flexible and not (yet?) all-encompassing.

Editors are encouraged to move freely between task forces, and to improve all articles, not just the current focus.

Some general goals that do not fit under any task force:

Mac task force

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Includes all desktop, laptop, and server computers, their history, and software intended to run on them.

iPod task force

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Includes iPods, accessories, and iTunes.

iPhone task force

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Includes all multi-touch devices, hardware, software, and history.

Membership

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Joining the project is not really a commitment. We do not judge anyone by their date of joining (which is why this list is bulleted, not numbered) but rather by their contribution to articles.

Resources

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The sections will be developed at a later date.

Useful templates

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Content

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Maintenance

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For iAnything, place {{lowercase}} at the top of the article. Product launches may require on of these:
{{currentevent}}


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Good practices

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Reliable sources

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Rumors and product launches

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Apple's product launches are some of the most chaotic events on Wikipedia. Real-time keynote bloggers will make unofficial (but usually true) announcements, and anonymous users find it necessary to create new pages. When Apple's homepage is updated, it is permissible to begin organizing and updating articles. The contributions will be a deluge for a few hours; expect edit conflicts and use section [edit] links. If the new product is merely the next model of an existing product, it does not deserve its own page. If one is created, let it develop for a few hours, glean what you can for the main article, and then turn it into a redirect. But twelve to twenty-four hours later, the buzz will die down to normal levels. In the aftermath, go over the article, add new features, and see if any information about the product in general does not apply to the new model.