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Welcome to WikiProject Wikify! This project focuses on improving the layout and formatting of articles that have been tagged with the ((Wikify)) template. Articles need to be wikified if they contain few or no links to other articles ("wikilinks"), if they contain obsolete html tags that need to be replaced with wiki markup, or if they simply need general formatting improvements to conform with Wikipedia's formatting guidelines. An overview on how to wikify articles is given in the How to help section below.
This WikiProject is one of several maintenance and cleanup projects on Wikipedia. The wikification drive was established to deal with the increasing backlog of articles in need of wikification. Users who are interested in joining the wikification drive are welcome to add themselves to the participants list. For queries about the WikiProject or for help on wikifying articles, please visit the project discussion page.
Currently, of the 6,872,838 English Wikipedia articles, 40,114 are listed as good articles (about 1 in 171), and 6,567 are listed as featured articles (about 1 in 1,040). Many of the remainder are poorly written, badly linked, and in need of care and attention. WikiProject Wikify aims to improve the layout and presentation of such articles.
The wikification process is simple, and we welcome input from any editors who would like to help out. It should be relatively easy to wikify an article even if you are not familiar with the subject. You may also contribute to the project by inviting members, as this helps build support and ensures that there are people to clear the backlog.
An article needs wikification if it has any of the following issues:
An article should not be tagged for wikification if it:
Articles that require wikification are tagged with the ((Wikify)) template. To list an article for wikification, simply add ((Wikify)) to the top of the article. If only a part of an article needs to be wikified, add ((Wikify section)) to the top of the relevant section.
<b>bold text</b>
with '''bold text'''
. However, this does not apply for all html tags: e.g., H<sub>2</sub>O
. See Help:Wikitext examples for a useful list of common wikitext and non-deprecated html tags.In some cases, articles cannot be wikified. In these cases, you can do one of the following:
All editors are welcome to join the WikiProject – there are no membership requirements. To add yourself to the project, insert your name at the list of participants page. Members are encouraged to put the project page on their watchlist to keep up to date with developments.
To invite new users, you may add ((subst:Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikify/Invite a member)) to the user's talk page, which gives the following banner:
Hi there! Thought you might be interested in WikiProject Wikify. We're currently recruiting help to clear a massive backlog (20,000+ articles), and we need your help! If you have a spare moment, please join and wikify an article or tell your friends. ~~~~ |
The task box below contains selected articles from the wikification backlog, covering different fields of interest. The panel to the right shows the number of articles remaining in the wikification backlog, sorted by month.
Barnstars can be given by any user to any other editor. For outstanding work in wikifying articles, The Working Man's Barnstar can be used.
Image | Code (and link) | Notes |
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((subst:The Working Man's Barnstar|message ~~~~|gender)) | The Working Man's Barnstar
Usually awarded to those who work tirelessly and endlessly on the more laborious or repetitive of Wikipedia tasks. Awarders enter customized messages in place of "message", and should remember to include their signature. The barnstar can also be gender-specific, by supplying "m" for Man's, "w" for Woman's or "n" for Wikipedian's, in place of the gender option. Leaving this option blank will use the award's default state of Wikipedian's. |