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Hello. I'm a member of the Version 1.0 Editorial Team, which is looking to identify quality articles in Wikipedia for future publication on CD or paper. We recently began assessing articles using these criteria, and we are are asking for your help. As you are most aware of the issues surrounding your focus area, we are wondering if you could provide us with a list of the articles that fall within the scope of your WikiProject, and that are either featured, A-class, B-class, or Good articles, with no POV or copyright problems. Do you have any recommendations? If you do, please post your suggestions at the listing of all active Places WikiProjects, and if you have any questions, ask me in the Work Via WikiProjects talk page or directly in my talk page. Thanks a lot! Titoxd(?!? - help us)18:31, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
Some people have been working on documenting issues related to South African apartheid. One major theme that developed is tourism apartheid. It has an article section here: Tourism apartheid in Cuba. Thoughts are invited. (Most people working on the apartheid related material are not experts in Cuba-related topics.) --Ben Houston00:07, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
This happened in the USSR and happens in China too. It's how Communist governments handle foreign tourism for security/cultural exposure reasons. I think its a bit overboard with loadedness to call it apartheid though it does seem to go against the Cuban Constitution Bwithh07:51, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
I was surprised to learn that Wikipedia didn't have an article on Jorge Más Canosa, a man who was arguably one of the most important Cubans in the United States. Right now the article is just a stub, but any contributions would be greatly appreciated. I'm sure somebody must know more about this man than me (I was too young to have met or heard of him). -- Luigi2217:47, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
Project directory
Hello. The WikiProject Council has recently updated the Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory. This new directory includes a variety of categories and subcategories which will, with luck, potentially draw new members to the projects who are interested in those specific subjects. Please review the directory and make any changes to the entries for your project that you see fit. There is also a directory of portals, at User:B2T2/Portal, listing all the existing portals. Feel free to add any of them to the portals or comments section of your entries in the directory. The three columns regarding assessment, peer review, and collaboration are included in the directory for both the use of the projects themselves and for that of others. Having such departments will allow a project to more quickly and easily identify its most important articles and its articles in greatest need of improvement. If you have not already done so, please consider whether your project would benefit from having departments which deal in these matters. It is my hope that all the changes to the directory can be finished by the first of next month. Please feel free to make any changes you see fit to the entries for your project before then. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you. B2T216:07, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
Project banner
I noticed you didn't have a project banner, so I made one. Please feel free to make any changes you see fit, or, if you want to added assessment criteria or anything else to it and don't feel confident in your own ability to do so, let me know and I'll do what I can. Thank you. Badbilltucker22:22, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
This includes lists of names. Should they be alphabetical by forename or (first) surname ? Currently, directors are the latter, and actors are the former. -- Beardo03:29, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
Hello, all. It was initially my hope to try to have this done as part of Esperanza's proposal for an appreciation week to end on Wikipedia Day, January 15. However, several people have once again proposed the entirety of Esperanza for deletion, so that might not work. It was the intention of the Appreciation Week proposal to set aside a given time when the various individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia would be recognized and honored. I believe that, with some effort, this could still be done. My proposal is to, with luck, try to organize the various WikiProjects and other entities of wikipedia to take part in a larger celebrartion of its contributors to take place in January, probably beginning January 15, 2007. I have created yet another new subpage for myself (a weakness of mine, I'm afraid) at User talk:Badbilltucker/Appreciation Week where I would greatly appreciate any indications from the members of this project as to whether and how they might be willing and/or able to assist in recognizing the contributions of our editors. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker20:04, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Correct, I'm doing many negotiations in my university CUJAE and Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of Universidad de La Habana for future Jimbo visit. He tells me that in few months, perhaps 6, he might visit us through an humanitarian project invitation. Possibly he performs a conference to students and cuban's wikipedians at university. ZorphDark<talk>
Cuba portal
I'm at present restricting my participation on this site but I've checked and noticed that Portal:Cuba needs a good looking at from other users. It was entered as a featured portal by me, but received a pasting by critics Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:Cuba/archive1. Whatsmore a new user and apparently some sort of political activist for Oscar Elías Biscet seems to be changing things to his liking - removing Jose Marti quotes they don't like as "too Marxist" and making a substandard article the selected biography article.--Zleitzen01:37, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
Should we have a naming convention for cuban communities? Different countries have different standards throughout wikipedia, with "City, Country" or "Town, Province" being the more common. Many cuban communities have been moved form Community, Cuba to Community about six months back (where editors felt there was no need for disambiguation), but we never had any discussion about this. I would favour Community, Cuba, it has the advantage that articles are easily recognisible when they show up in broader categories. --Qyd15:27, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
I have an interest in expanding the Casa de las Américas article. If anyone one could please provide me with sources from which to expand this article (Spanish language sources would be much appreciated as well) I would appreciate it.--Jersey Devil05:31, 16 February 2007 (UTC)
I've made some changes to the template to allow for sorting and assessment of articles. You do it by adding |class=A|importance=Top}} to the {{WP Cuba tag on the talk pages, depending of course on whether the article is any good (which it probably isn't) or important (which it probably is). Get judging, scrutinising and assessing guys - further details are on the template.--Zleitzen(talk)09:01, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
Alejo Carpentier
Hello, I added more info on the Alejo Carpentier article. More info needs to be added. I also tagged the article as part of the WikiCuba Project. The footnotes in the article need to be fix so they don't appear as repetative, but not removed since I borrowed a lot from a book and the writer needs to be referenced.Charleenmerced Talk05:28, 27 February 2007 (UTC)Charleenmerced
Hello my fellow WikiProject Cuba colleague! New infobox for administrative subdivisions is available and I am planning to implement it on Provinces of Cuba. Would you like to help me with adding it ? You can see new infobox in use e.g. in Midtjylland article. P.S. Only negative thing is that a clickable map of Cuban provinces can't be implemented to the infobox. - Darwinek21:53, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
Whoever has written the article Rumba, an afro Cuban form of music based on drumming and chants, has got it confused with Rhumba a 1950s Cuban American form of jazz that is not the same thing, (Check this to confirm). The article Rumba therefore mixes the two in a way that is too difficult to extract on first glance. It needs to be rectified fast because its a major error on the part of wikipedia. Help would be welcomed.--Zleitzen(talk)19:27, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
I'd like to see peer review on Che Guevara. The argument has recently been made that because it's a featured article, it is illegitimate to place an NPOV dispute tag on it. Where does it say that FA status renders an article immune to criticism? --Uncle Ed17:17, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
Articles are not immune to criticism. That is what the talk page is there for. Adding a POV tag to any article without discussion is illegitimate, Ed. You should know that by now.--Zleitzen(talk)17:38, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
Bilateral relations discussion
I would like to invite you all to participate in a discussion at this thread regarding bilateral relations between two countries. All articles related to foreign relations between countries are now under the scope of WikiProject Foreign relations, a newly created project. We hope that the discussion will result in a more clean and organized way of explaining such relationships. Thank you. Ed¿Cómo estás?18:52, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
I have just returned Sr. Marti to Havana fro Mexico, where he had been born since 14 May, due to vandalism. That page is semi-protected at present, but I suspect that won't last much longer. (Three anons had pointed this error out on the talk page.) -- Beardo05:22, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
Remember your roots, but forget your language? For shame.
OK, folks, I've had it up to here with that. The title of the Marielita page is driving me nuts! Am I the only person, aside from the geezers at Domino Plaza, who remembers the actual term for the Mariel refugees anymore? Let's not humiliate the entire language on Wikipedia just because out parents didn't speak enough Spanish to us at home. Marielita (translation: Marielite) is a genderless noun, dammit! You don't give it a sex-change operation! I bet you all are the same ones who go to "el psiquiatro" when you're feeling blue, and who are just itching for the next election so you can finally get to vote for "la proxima presidenta"... lol *rolls eyes* --Succubus MacAstaroth16:42, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
Just letting you guys know that rumors of his apparent death have resulted in a massive content dispute, so any help with this is appreciated. - Caribbean~H.Q.22:36, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
A nitpick for the Assessment page
A small nitpick for the Assessment page: I propose changing the description of "mid" importance to change the word "relatively" to something along the lines of "somewhat". While people often use "relatively" in this manner, the word actually implies that the item has that quality when compared to other typical items in the same category. That is, "relatively important" implies that, when compared to a typical article in this project, the article is important. But seeing as there are about as many Mid articles as there are Low articles, this isn't really the case.Mbarbier17:19, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
Hello everyone. The Cuban Portal has not been edited since early June, and has only received main contributions from one user, User:Zleitzen, who has stated that he/she is inactive for the foreseeable future (last edit on September 29, 2007, after no edits since July 23, 2007). The News section is completely outdated, although articles, pictures, and quotes are in a random quotation, so those aren't affected much. We need a dedicated user(s) who will take a little time of his/her week and update the page, by adding current news every few days and presenting articles, pictures, and quotes when good ones are found.
If the Portal isn't updated regularly, it may be automatically de-featured, since it may fail the FPO criteria #3(4): Featured portals that require maintenance and are not updated for three or more months are summarily demoted.
In trying to figure out if this person is notable, it appeared as if we should be searching other names besides "Pilar Pili" but I'm not a Cuba expert nor am I familiar with Spanish-language sources. Please feel free to join the AfD discussion and help us make the correct decision. Thanks, --A. B.(talk)16:26, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
Not seeing any consensus for adding the animated gif Cuban flag to this WikiProject's banner, either here or at Template talk:WP Cuba, I have restored to a non-animated version. If there, was indeed, consensus of which I was unable to find for this, by all means restore it. — Bellhalla (talk) 21:09, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
Is there a project-wide consensus for this addition? I don't see it. I am not aware of any other WikiProjects with animated gifs in their project banners. The de facto consensus, if not an explicitly written one, seems to prefer non-animated images in WikiProject banners. Unless there is a project-wide consensus, I feel very strongly that it should be removed. My personal opinion is that it is tacky and cheapens the appearance of Wikipedia. Save this kind of stuff for MySpace or Geocities pages. — Bellhalla (talk) 03:47, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
En wikipedia has a tradition of keeping things sober. I would vote for the non-animated svg. Additionally, a gif rendered larger than the original image (38 px) looks pixelated and choppy. --Qyd (talk) 01:05, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
Changes to the WP:1.0 assessment scheme
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Articles flagged for cleanup
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oh yes, that would be great. i have been trying to asses all the articles i can and the list is down to 183 i think. i would be very helpful if someone self helped me. -- iDosh! talk?20:14, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
Havana busses
Is there anyone here who knows about Havana's busses. The section needs updating following the removal of the camellos, but I suspect that routes have changed as well. -- Beardo (talk) 03:51, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
www.guije.com
A lot of the geographical articles refer to this website. However, the website is talking about former municipios (pre-1976 ??), not the current position. For example, the Morón article listed 12 barrios, most of which are no longer part of Morón municipio. (Oddly, the source listed 13 - including Chambas - I guess someone spotted that is now separate). -- Beardo (talk) 04:32, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
To anyone who may know Comrade Granado / Cuban Govt.
I am trying to contact the Cuban Government / Comrade Fidel or Comrade Alberto Granado,
I am a 25 year old doctor from Kolkata, West Bengal, India and I consider Communism to be my relegion.
I am searching for this for long, but couldn't get any proper and valid , working email id or anything such.
I shall be thankful if anyone kindly informs me any valid contact information of any of them. Please convey my warmest wishes and regards to Comrade Alberto Granado on his birthday on the day after tomorrow.
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Shouldn't we create a task force to make the Cuban article a FA? Right now, IMHO, is a big mess full information that is irrelevant or that belongs to other Cuban related articles. I am willing to help, but this topic can be hot since I can easily see that keeping the neutrality will be difficult. We will have people from the left and from the right, but if we respect each other's opinions this could be a great sample of cooperative team work. Anyone out there willing to participate? Miguel.mateo (talk) 02:39, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
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Help request: 65 Cuba-related articles needing geographical coordinates
Based on a search of Wikipedia's articles related to Cuba, I've found some articles that I believe are about places in Cuba, and could usefully have geographical coordinates added.
...and there are many more, as well. At the time of posting this notice, there were 65 articles in this category needing geographical coordinates.
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New articles on ministers
There has been a flurry of new articles on the newly promoted ministers. Is someone automatically notable just by being a minister ? Are we aiming to have articles on every current (and former ?) minister ? -- Beardo (talk) 23:54, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
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Cuban football team
There is a question at Talk:Cuba national football team about its World Cup participation. Specifically, the article says FIFA didn't accept Cuba's applications in 1954 and 1970, and the team withdrew in 1994. Does anyone here know why? -Rrius (talk) 20:26, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
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Active
Is this project even active, the most important Cuban related articles are out of date, that includes even the main article, Cuba. --TIAYN (talk) 12:16, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
This article is in urgent need of improvement. It was proposed for deletion, which I declined, but despite definitely being notable (books, scholarly articles) it appears to be non-neutral and to have sourcing issues. Fences&Windows02:18, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
Internet in Cuba
The body of this entry says essentially nothing. I just fixed two dates, added a citation and external links to a lot of information on the topic. Is anyone else interested in or following the topic? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lpress (talk • contribs) 07:05, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
A Pair of Nuts: The Comedy Duo
This article seems to me more like a promotional piece by the actual parties involved. Very few if not any of the claims that are stated are cited. The whole article is basically a copy/paste of the "about" section of their website, which can be seen here:
I also question the relevancy of them even having any sort of Wiki entry. Since there is barely any mention of them at all outside a local magazine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Acorrales13 (talk • contribs) 07:27, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
Was just reading this article. The History section occupies 7:9 (page down ratio) compared to the rest of the article, that's nearly half the article. I seriously do not think that a B-class rating is appropriate. The article contains a much-too-large History section, a historical timeline which is confusing, overlapping, with blanks and contradictory information located in different areas, therefore impossible to truly assess inconsistencies, a few nice pictures, and an inappropriately large amount of detail on how health and happiness were so 'good' pre-revolution. Within the first paragraphs we're presented with an undue weight fringe theory WP:FRINGE regarding etymology which all boils down to a single author, presented with the weasle words "scholars state", which is not revealed by any sources that are not recounting original author. As it stands, this fringe theory is given equal weight WP:WEIGHT to accepted history. The Demographics section is also contradictory within and is overly long, tedious and opinionated, as is the Heathcare section, which again goes on about opinions on historical claims. The Government section again starts with history weaseling. In fact the entire article is constantly bouncing back and forth in chronology. A glaring omission is the lack of a section on Media and communications which would go a long way to focusing people's current "issues" and bad sentiment. Such a section could relieve the rest of all the weaseling regarding freedom of speech from all the other sections. Another problem is the treatment of past and done issues as "current" such as the imprisoning of journalists. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia not a newspaper, and facts need to be portrayed in their proper historical context and not continuously brought up as actuality. The journalist imprisonment factoids are 10 years old and half dead linked.
Overall this article is practically a poster child for weasel words WP:WEASEL
I propose downgrading the article to C-class. A visitor to this page learns practically nothing about Cuba, as it's writing styles are overwhelmed with editor opinions.--Tallard (talk) 20:27, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Article on Afro-Cuban Revolutionary Juan Gualberto Gómez Needed
Black Cuban revolutionary Juan Gualberto Gómez is one of Cuba's founding fathers, serving as a general in the war of independence against Spain, an anti-slavery and anti-imperialist activist and journalist, the secretary of the committee of consultations that drafted the Cuban constitution of 1901 (which also deserves an article of its own) and a powerful figure in the Cuban Senate. He said of the Platt Amendment "it has reduced the independence and sovereignty of the Cuban people to a myth."
Any Interest in collaboration on an article about the Cuban Liberation Army
Any interest in collaboration to create an article on the Cuban Liberation Army? It founded the Cuban republic with its 1890s independence struggle but has no article! I'm bringing people together to work on drafting it here User:NickDupree/Cuban_Liberation_Army. I hope some of ya'll can help out. :) –NickDupree (talk) 03:43, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
uno de los que a parece en el bote es JOSE R LA ROSA y vive en Reading PA 19601.
WikiWomen's History Month
Hi everyone. March is Women's History Month and I'm hoping a few folks here at WP:Cuba will have interest in putting on events (on and off wiki) related to women's roles in Cuba's history, society and culture. We've created an event page on English Wikipedia (please translate!) and I hope you'll find the inspiration to participate. These events can take place off wiki, like edit-a-thons, or on wiki, such as themes and translations. Please visit the page here: WikiWomen's History Month. Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to seeing events take place! SarahStierch (talk) 23:22, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
Hello, Please note that Coffee production in Cuba, which is within this project's scope, has been selected as one of Today's articles for improvement. The article was scheduled to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Today's articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing! Delivered by Theo's Little Bot at 02:52, 24 July 2013 (UTC) on behalf of the TAFI team
A large chunk of an article on a Cuban in the US, Tony Cortes, is about the misadventure of his wife in Cuba in 2011. Has the misadventure ended? We're not told. It's all very exciting, or then again perhaps not. Maybe somebody who's interested and who can read Spanish sources can take a look at this. -- Hoary (talk) 14:14, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
Could somebody please look at this stub and improve it? It's been heavily tagged for various issues for years now. Bearian (talk) 21:32, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
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Hello Cuba experts. Here's an old draft about a Cuban photographer. Are the references in Spanish appropriate? Is this a notable subject?—Anne Delong (talk) 14:51, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
The Cuban Thaw is an event of singular historical import, for Cuba and possibly the world. Surely this can get whipped up to featured quality in time for the July 20 embassy opening extravaganza, when it'll be in Wikipedia's front page, in the "in the news" section. Blessings!! Pandeist (talk) 06:14, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
Created new article - Cuban-born musician Israel Kantor
I've created a new article on the Cuban-born musician Israel Kantor.
Suggestions for additional secondary sources would be appreciated, at Talk:Israel Kantor.
Havana Club was tagged as start-class in 2007, and hasn't had a review since then, with pretty much a complete rewrite since then (a lot of it by me). I think it is something closer to B-class (and maybe even a GA candidate if the "Grades" section were better), but I'm admittedly not an expert in article grading/review. Would anyone like to work with me on it to review and grade it on the quality scale? Thanks in advance. —Luis (talk) 06:44, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
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Why is Tupac and his mother on the political asylum list?
What proof or evidence is there that Tupac Shakur and his mother were granted political asylum in Cuba? I only see references/sources for his Aunt Assata Shakur. Why are they on this list? — Preceding unsigned comment added by CJBay (talk • contribs) 00:38, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
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I noticed that the infobox of every municipality has 2 maps: a locator map and pushpin map. The locator map more than adequately indicates its location (actually better than the pushpin map). There is no additional benefit to the pushpin map and I propose to remove them from the infoboxes.
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After a successful first iteration of the “Months of African Cinema” last year, we are happy to announce that it will be happening again this year, starting from October 1! In the 2018 edition of the contest, about 600 Wikipedia articles were created in at least 8 languages. There were also contributions to Wikidata and Wikimedia commons, which brought the total number of wikimedia pages created during the contest to over 1,000.
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We'd like to collect information on how the current tool is used by....you! How do you yourself and the other maintainers of your project use the web tool? Which of its features do you need? How frequently do you use these features? And what features is the tool missing that would be useful to you? We have collected all of these questions at this Google form where you can leave your response. Walkerma (talk) 04:24, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
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Anybody in this group was a resident in or know the Plaza del Vapor? Knowledge of the floor plan-section of the Plaza del Vapor? How did the circulation work, at what level was the courtyard (vertically) located, how deep were the vendor's stalls, how many stairs and their locations to the residences, etc? It appears the stalls were shallow (15 feet?) and what were those balconies above, to the residences? If you have ANY INFORMATION regarding the building I would really appreciate if you could contact me. Why was it razed? Do you have any picures? Thank you!!! ovA_165443 (talk) 01:02, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
In recognition of Earth Day 2020 Wikimedians of the Caribbean is hosting a week-long online editathon from April 20–27 focused on our changing landscapes and critical conversations in the brave new world of climate change and COVID-19 with a focus on the Caribbean. ; If you're interesting joining us, please sign up on the Wiki Cari Earth Week page on meta. Guettarda (talk) 18:18, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
The Months of African Cinema Contest Continues in November!
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Thank you very much for participating in the Months of African Cinema global contest/edit-a-thon, and thank you for your contributions so far.
It is already the middle of the contest and a lot have been achieved already! We have been able to get over 1,500 articles created in over fifteen (15) languages! This would not have been possible without your support and we want to thank you. If you have not yet listed your name as a participant in the contest page please do so.
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Cuban culture and yank tanks
I have started an article in my sandbox and I am getting ready to publish it on November 19th. It pertains to pre 1960 American made automobiles in use in Cuba. The article shows a direct correlation to Cuban culture and the current economy through these automobiles."wesselm3" (talk) 22:58, 14 November 2020 (UTC) WESSELM3
Plaza del vapor
Plaza del Vapor vendors. 1904
I am interested in the layout (plan/section) of the Plaza del Vapor, Havana: interior circulation (stairs, halls, etc), size of apartments, connection between the commercial and residential, etc. How did the circulation in plan work, at what level was the courtyard (vertically) located, how deep were the vendor's stalls, how many stairs were there and their locations to the residences, was there a connection between the businesses and the courtyard, was there a basement, etc? It appears that the stalls were shallow (15 feet?), what were those balconies above? Please, you can either contact me through Wikipedia or my personal email: architecture10009@gmail.com I am also interested in the types of businesses that were in the Plaza. Thank you. ovA_165443 (talk) 20:52, 20 December 2020 (UTC)
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I have nominated Charles Edward Magoon for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. RetiredDuke (talk) 13:40, 31 March 2021 (UTC)
FAR for Cyclura nubila
I have nominated Cyclura nubila for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Z1720 (talk) 15:45, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
Hosted by the Wikimedia Community User Group Uganda, the first ever virtual Wiki Indaba conference is taking place online from the 5th to the 7th of November 2021 under the theme Rethink + Reset : Visions of the future.
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The Months of African Cinema Contest Continues in November!
Greetings,
It is already past the middle of the contest and we are really excited about the Months of African Contest 2021 achievements so far! We want to extend our sincere gratitude for the time and energy you have invested. If you have not yet participated in the contest, it is not too late to do it. Please list your username as a participant on the contest’s main page.
Please remember to list the articles you have improved or created on the article achievements' section of the contest page so they can be tracked. In order to win prizes, be sure to also list your article in the users by articles. Please note that your articles must be present in both the article achievement section on the main contest page, as well as on the Users By Articles page for you to qualify for a prize.
We would be awarding prizes to different categories of winners:
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It will work on a variety of links, including those from {{cite web}}, {{cite journal}} and {{doi}}.
The script is mostly based on WP:RSPSOURCES, WP:NPPSG and WP:CITEWATCH and a good dose of common sense. I'm always expanding coverage and tweaking the script's logic, so general feedback and suggestions to expand coverage to other unreliable sources are always welcomed.
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Several Cuba-related articles have been edited recently by MrDarygo1343 (talk·contribs) (and there are similar edits by 47.201.35.199(talk·contribs·WHOIS)). Some of the edits seem like unobjectionable tidying, but others (see, for example, the histories of José Antonio Aponte and Aponte conspiracy) involve major unreferenced changes that seem to be introducing false material that doesn't align with reliable sources. I have reverted some of these edits, but I was hoping that someone with more familiarity with the subject matter could take a look at these contributions and decide what else, if anything, needs to be reverted or fixed. The same editor has also edited the Spanish-language versions of some of the articles. —ShelfSkewedTalk17:05, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
Well, as I was writing this, the editor I named was blocked and all their edits reverted—so, never mind, I guess? Some of the IP editor's edits are still current, though.—ShelfSkewedTalk17:11, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
That probably was cryptic... why do we care about that? This RM involves about 50 state funeral articles, including at least one that is related to this WP. - UtherSRG(talk)12:09, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
Project-independent quality assessments
Quality assessments by Wikipedia editors rate articles in terms of completeness, organization, prose quality, sourcing, etc. Most wikiprojects follow the general guidelines at Wikipedia:Content assessment, but some have specialized assessment guidelines. A recent Village pump proposal was approved and has been implemented to add a |class= parameter to {{WikiProject banner shell}}, which can display a general quality assessment for an article, and to let project banner templates "inherit" this assessment.
No action is required if your wikiproject follows the standard assessment approach. Over time, quality assessments will be migrated up to {{WikiProject banner shell}}, and your project banner will automatically "inherit" any changes to the general assessments for the purpose of assigning categories.
However, if your project has decided to "opt out" and follow a non-standard quality assessment approach, all you have to do is modify your wikiproject banner template to pass {{WPBannerMeta}} a new |QUALITY_CRITERIA=custom parameter. If this is done, changes to the general quality assessment will be ignored, and your project-level assessment will be displayed and used to create categories, as at present. Aymatth2 (talk) 13:55, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
Angolan Civil War has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Onegreatjoke (talk) 18:41, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
Running from October 1 to 31, 2023, WikiProject Women in Green (WiG) is hosting a Good Article (GA) edit-a-thon event with the theme Around the World in 31 Days! All experience levels welcome. Never worked on a GA project before? We'll teach you how to get started. Or maybe you're an old hand at GAs – we'd love to have you involved! Participants are invited to work on nominating and/or reviewing GA submissions related to women and women's works (e.g., books, films) during the event period. We hope to collectively cover article subjects from at least 31 countries (or broader international articles) by month's end. GA resources and one-on-one support will be provided by experienced GA editors, and participants will have the opportunity to earn a special WiG barnstar for their efforts.
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Done, and removed Cuban flag in infobox as well, per WP:INFOBOXFLAG. -- P 1 9 9 ✉ 18:06, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
