Wikipedia talk:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Archive 3

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Moved by Maurreen (talk) 02:36, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

Major areas of focus

• Making the most important core topics meet the proposed Wikipedia 1.0 Standard.

Contenders and status

Team members are encouraged to list one or a few appropriate articles here to invite collaboration. You might want to consider those listed at

1. Belgium: Featured article. Looks good overall, but it could use small tweaks and it needs references. Maurreen 06:56, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
2. Culture: The article has been copy-edited and has references. It needs much more breadth. Maurreen 06:56, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
3. Featured Article, it lacks references and it might be too technical for most readers. Maurreen
   06:56, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
4. Punk rock Maurreen

Proposed guidelines and strategies

Principles of Wikipedia 1.0

• A 'validated' set of articles (Standard unspecified)
• These articles would be suitable for release in print, CD and DVD.
• The process of validation and making ready for publication will not affect the existing wiki process for creating and amending articles; other than flagging specific versions of articles as being of a certain standard.

Proposed Requirements

• Some method of validating articles
• There will be some mechanism within the software to give the reader easy access to the last stable version.
• Some method of amending articles so they are suitable for publication.
• A set of standards:
  • Usable articles - Lets call it the Wikipedia 0.5 standard
  • Featured articles - Lets call it the Wikipedia 1.0 standard

Proposed Wikipedia 0.5 Standard

Requirements:

• Must be factually accurate, comprehensive, and well-written
• Must be uncontroversial in its neutrality and accuracy

Proposed Wikipedia 1.0 Standard

Requirements:

• Must meet the Wikipedia 0.5 Standard (above)
• Must include a lead section which is brief but sufficient to summarize the entire topic
• Must include images (pictures, maps and diagrams, with good captions) where appropriate
• Must include headings and have a substantial, but not overwhelming, table of contents
• Must include references when and where appropriate
• Must comply with the standards set by any relevant
  WikiProjects as well as those in the style manual

1. Working on pages listed at
   List of reference tables
   .
2. Rating or reviewing core topics, either with a numerical rating corresponding the standards above or short reviews indicating the articles' strengths and weaknesses.
3. Running a bot to check for copyright infringments.
   1. Jurisdictions will need to be decided upon
4. Must in no way interfere with the normal Wikipedia editing process.