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I think Britney Spears needs a task force and I also think "pop music" (even though it's ambiguous) is a genre and needs its own section. Where else would Britney spears, n'sync, the backstreet boys, and Christina aguilara go? There are many artist that go in this category. I do not know how to create a task force or add a genre to the list. Please help! Thanks! [[User:Thepoodlechef|Thepoodlechef]] ([[User talk:Thepoodlechef|talk]]) 23:38, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

:There's a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Britney Spears|WikiProject Britney Spears]], although it doesn't seem to be very active. Perhaps it would be worthwhile to start a discussion at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music]] about transforming some of the many inactive child projects in that area into task forces? [[User:Kirill Lokshin|Kirill]] ^{[[User talk:Kirill Lokshin|[talk]]] [[User:Kirill Lokshin/Professionalism|[prof]]]} 23:47, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

::I second Kirill's suggestion. -[[User:Mabeenot|Mabeenot]] ([[User talk:Mabeenot|talk]]) 22:19, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

-- security--

i recommend the fact that we order a security tracking team of computer experts for catching pranksters who destroy articles we work so hard on

[[user:Tomandjerryboy126|Tomandjerryboy126]]

== Silverware ==

Is there a WikiProject for topics related to [[Silverware]] - i.e. hallmarks, assay offices, caddy spoons, coffee pots, biographies of silversmiths, etc.? I can't find one, but I may not be looking in the right place. I did find [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Cutlery]], but it seemed to be more knives as weapons than tableware. Thanks. [[User:Girlwithgreeneyes|Girlwithgreeneyes]] ([[User talk:Girlwithgreeneyes|talk]]) 13:13, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

:The usual way to find WikiProjects is to go to the "big" articles for the subject and check their talk pages.

:The better WikiProjects normally have a fairly large scope, so that they attract people interested in all sorts of related subjects. WikiProject Cutlery might be interested in these articles, or you might consider joining [[WP:WikiProject Food and drink]]. If you're specifically interested in the "silver" side of silverware, then [[WP:WikiProject Metalworking]] might interest you. [[User:WhatamIdoing|WhatamIdoing]] ([[User talk:WhatamIdoing|talk]]) 14:42, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

::Thank you. I'll check out the metalworking project. [[User:Girlwithgreeneyes|Girlwithgreeneyes]] ([[User talk:Girlwithgreeneyes|talk]]) 22:04, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

== How to edit/update the listing of quality of articles on a wikiproject page ==

I've been an active Wikipedian for several months now, but I'm well rounded as I liked to be. One of my ongoing issues is the update of the quality list grading scale for selected WikiProject articles. They usually update by itself, but hasn't done that at all, and it's been almost a few weeks.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Former_countries/HRE_task_force|WikiProject HRE task force]]

This was the page that I was referring to that being a problem with? Is there anyway that you can help me here? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading! [[User:LeftAire|LeftAire]] ([[User talk:LeftAire|talk]]) 18:43, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

:The problem might be explained by [[Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Toolserver replication lag]] (permanent link [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)&oldid=485377890#Toolserver_replication_lag here]).

:—[[User:Wavelength|Wavelength]] ([[User talk:Wavelength|talk]]) 18:55, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

== Is it only me, or is List-class mostly counterproductive? ==

Whenever an article is rated as being list-class, that basically removes it from the usual process of assessment-driven quality improvements. And I hardly think the Featured List class remedies this dysfunctionality to any significant degree. The problem is furthermore exasperated by many articles being assessed as list-class when they really aren't primarily lists but merely contain one or more lists in addition to prose sections.

I would suggest that we get rid of the List and Featured List classes from the WP 1.0 assessment scheme altogether. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists]] should be sufficient as a focus arena to work on lists improvement in particular. __[[User:Meco|meco]] ([[User talk:Meco|talk]]) 11:01, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

:Whether to use that assessment class is up to individual WikiProjects. I believe that MILHIST rejected it for the reasons you give here. But this is the wrong place to make such a proposal anyway, because the WikiProject COuncil does not control the [[WP:1.0]] assessments. Try [[Wikipedia talk:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment]] instead. [[User:WhatamIdoing|WhatamIdoing]] ([[User talk:WhatamIdoing|talk]]) 11:56, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

::Ah.. I wasn't sure if I were in the right place and forgot to ask! I'll post it there.

::[[Wikipedia talk:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment#Is it only me, or is List-class mostly counterproductive?]]

::__[[User:Meco|meco]] ([[User talk:Meco|talk]]) 13:15, 4 April 2012 (UTC)

== Help needed to change name of Wiki Project ==

Recently our [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Transcendental_Meditation&action=history category name was changed] from [[Transcendental Meditation movement]] to [[Transcendental Meditation]]. Now we would like to make [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Transcendental_Meditation_movement the same change] in the name of our project at [[WP:TMMOVEMENT]]. Can anyone tell me how to do this? --<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS,sans -serif"> — [[User:Keithbob|<b style= "color:#090;"><i>Keithbob</i></b>]] • [[User_ talk:Keithbob|<span style="color:#075;">Talk</span>]] • </span> 14:07, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

:{{done}}. Its just a simple move like any other page. -[[User:Djsasso|DJSasso]] ([[User talk:Djsasso|talk]]) 15:01, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

:: Duh! I was too mesmerized to think of the simple and easy solution. Thanks DJ! --<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS,sans -serif"> — [[User:Keithbob|<b style= "color:#090;"><i>Keithbob</i></b>]] • [[User_ talk:Keithbob|<span style="color:#075;">Talk</span>]] • </span> 18:41, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

== Ranking WikiProjects by quality assessment ==

Could we have the implementation of a comprehensive list of WikiProjects that ranks the activity / quality of projects by the different classes on the quality scale, possibly adding weighted measures by taking into account the total number of articles adopted by the projects? __[[User:Meco|meco]] ([[User talk:Meco|talk]]) 16:50, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

:Why? What's the benefit? [[User:WhatamIdoing|WhatamIdoing]] ([[User talk:WhatamIdoing|talk]]) 21:33, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

::Not sure if this helps, but last summer I asked for a list all projects ranked by size using the assessment system. '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Tim1357/test&oldid=439531132 These were the results]'''. I couldn't convince anyone to make this into a regularly updated [[Wikipedia:Database reports|database report]]. -[[User:Mabeenot|Mabeenot]] ([[User talk:Mabeenot|talk]]) 22:28, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

::Something on a par with the link provided by Mabeenot, except by the measures I suggest, and with a nice layout (a bit of color) would be very nice, and also of course updated every week, or every fortnight or month. The reason would be to motivate WikiProjects to compete against each other. That would be yet another implement to encourage increased project activity overall. __[[User:Meco|meco]] ([[User talk:Meco|talk]]) 23:27, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

:::NICE!! I've actually wondered about this for years... I always thought that it'd be a nice addition to the toolserver. Best, [[User:Markvs88|Markvs88]] ([[User talk:Markvs88|talk]]) 17:06, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

::::I don't know how motivating that would be, but perhaps it would work for some people. [[User:WhatamIdoing|WhatamIdoing]] ([[User talk:WhatamIdoing|talk]]) 18:09, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

== New WikiProject Mozilla Proposal ==

Hello WikiProject Council,

I would like a reassessment of WikiProject Mozilla. It was previously turned down, but I think it could benefit from its on WikiProject. There are dozens of Firefox articles and Mozilla articles that are impossible to coordinate on my own. What many people are unaware of is the giant scope of the Mozilla. It has lots of software, and tons of history. As an example, we would cover articles lesser known to general users. As an example, typing Mozilla into Wikipedia search gives back 3,686 results, and typing Firefox produces 8,353 results! Clearly most of the articles only contain one instance of the word Mozilla or Firefox, but there are enough articles that a WikiProject is needed. We also cover projects that only have semi-relevance to Mozilla, such as the Netscape browser (Firefox is based off of Netscape, and then later Netscape became based on Firefox). Anything semi-relevant to Mozilla would be covered. I believe that this Wikiproject could find hundreds of articles to cover - all in need of some sort of repair. Thank you! <span style="background-color:#00CC99;padding:0 3px 0 3px;">[[User:Trewyy|<span><b><span style="color:red">ҭᴙᴇᴡ</span><span style="color:purple">ӌӌ</span></b></span>]]</span> 20:00, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

:I'm glad that you're enthusiastic about the subject.

:A WikiProject is a group of people who want to work together. It is not a subject. Do you have a group of people? If not, then there is no WikiProject. [[User:WhatamIdoing|WhatamIdoing]] ([[User talk:WhatamIdoing|talk]]) 20:07, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

::Absolutely, that is the aim of the WikiProject. I am in contact with many people interested in contributing to Mozilla. How can we move forward to have the WikiProject start? Thanks! <span style="background-color:#00CC99;padding:0 3px 0 3px;">[[User:Trewyy|<span><b><span style="color:red">ҭᴙᴇᴡ</span><span style="color:purple">ӌӌ</span></b></span>]]</span> 23:49, 27 April 2012 (UTC)