Purpose[edit]

To identify articles within the film project that pertain to the Westerns project and to create articles as needed.
To identify existing standards such as MOS:FILM and make sure project articles meet those criteria.

Scope[edit]

The Westerns (genre) film task force covers articles within the Westerns project that pertain to cinematic films. This may or may not include actors and production staff.

There is crossover with the film project. If you already participate in that project, and edit articles pertaining to Westerns, please also consider joining this project.

Todo[edit]

Tag related articles.
Find editors who have shown interest in this subject and ask them to take a look here.
Identify articles for creation
Identify articles for improvement
Review importance and quality of existing articles

Guidelines[edit]

Articles within the Westerns film task force will typically follow the Manual of Style for the film project. Articles should follow that project's naming conventions and notability guidelines.

Tagging and assessment

Any articles that are within the scope of this project should be tagged with the project banners of WikiProject Westerns and WikiProject Film. Be sure to add film=yes to the ((WikiProject Westerns)) banner.

((WikiProject banner shell|class= |1= ((WikiProject Film)) ((WikiProject Westerns|importance= |Film-task-force=yes)) ))

Sources

There is a list of helpful sources and some guidelines on the sources page.

Categories[edit]

Templates[edit]

Template	Usage	Description
Project templates
`((WikiProject Westerns))`	Talk page	The project banner. Adding this to an article's talk page brings it into the project scope and into our article categories. See Template:WikiProject Westerns for full instructions on using this template.
`((Westerns invite))`	User talk page	This can be used to invite Wikipedians who appear to be actively editing related articles but may not be aware of the project. Use: `((subst:Westerns invite))` – this template should not be spammed indiscriminately.
`((User WikiProject Westerns))`	User page	Project userbox – this will identify you as a participant in the project.
Film stub templates
`((Western-film-stub))`, `((1890s-Western-film-stub))`, `((1900s-Western-film-stub))`, `((1910s-Western-film-stub))`, `((1920s-Western-film-stub))`, `((1930s-Western-film-stub))`, `((1940s-Western-film-stub))`, `((1950s-Western-film-stub))`, `((1960s-Western-film-stub))`, `((1970s-Western-film-stub))`, `((1980s-Western-film-stub))`, `((1990s-Western-film-stub))`, `((2000s-Western-film-stub))`, `((2010s-Western-film-stub))`	Article page	Placed at the foot of an article page, a stub-template increases awareness that an article needs expanding and improving. An appropriate stub template should be placed last – after category tags and before any interlanguage links.