Bharatpedia:WikiProject Goa - Revision history

Bharatwiki Socrates at 04:15, 17 October 2026

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	We have initiated a [[WikiProject\|project]] aimed at improving the organization and standardization of articles related to the Indian state of [[Goa]]. If you are interested in contributing to this effort, please feel free to inquire on the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Goa\|talk page]] or check out our to-do list [[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject_Goa#To-do_list\|here]].		We have initiated a [[WikiProject\|project]] aimed at improving the organization and standardization of articles related to the Indian state of [[Goa]]. If you are interested in contributing to this effort, please feel free to inquire on the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Goa\|talk page]] or check out our to-do list [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject_Goa#To-do_list\|here]].

	==Participants==		==Participants==
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	==== Outreach ====		==== Outreach ====
	The '''[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject Goa/Outreach\|outreach department]]''' guides its members on strengthening the sense of community in this project. Members' tasks include welcoming new members in the project, helping other editors in the project, managing the newsletters and helping the general project community to be in touch.		The '''[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Goa/Outreach\|outreach department]]''' guides its members on strengthening the sense of community in this project. Members' tasks include welcoming new members in the project, helping other editors in the project, managing the newsletters and helping the general project community to be in touch.

	==== Collaboration ====		==== Collaboration ====

	The '''[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject Goa/Collaboration\|Current Goa Collaboration]]''' seeks to identify particular articles that would benefit from a significant collaborative effort. Every week, a single article is selected as the focus, and the project attempts to improve it, potentially to [[~~Wikipedia~~:What is a featured article\|featured article standards]].		The '''[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Goa/Collaboration\|Current Goa Collaboration]]''' seeks to identify particular articles that would benefit from a significant collaborative effort. Every week, a single article is selected as the focus, and the project attempts to improve it, potentially to [[Bharatpedia:What is a featured article\|featured article standards]].

	Any articles dealing with some aspect of Goa (except for current [[~~Wikipedia~~:Featured articles\|featured articles]] and [[~~Wikipedia~~:Featured article candidates\|featured article candidates]]) are eligible, and everyone is invited to nominate articles.		Any articles dealing with some aspect of Goa (except for current [[Bharatpedia:Featured articles\|featured articles]] and [[Bharatpedia:Featured article candidates\|featured article candidates]]) are eligible, and everyone is invited to nominate articles.

	==Scope==		==Scope==
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	===Goals===		===Goals===
	# Creation of a generally standard look and feel for all Goa-related articles.		# Creation of a generally standard look and feel for all Goa-related articles.
	# To produce as many [[~~Wikipedia~~:Featured articles\|Featured Articles]] as possible related to Goa.		# To produce as many [[Bharatpedia:Featured articles\|Featured Articles]] as possible related to Goa.
	# To produce as many [[~~Wikipedia~~:Good articles\|Good Articles]] as possible related to Goa.		# To produce as many [[Bharatpedia:Good articles\|Good Articles]] as possible related to Goa.
	# To write as many [[WP:DYK\|Did you know]] articles as possible related to Goa.		# To write as many [[BP:DYK\|Did you know]] articles as possible related to Goa.
	# Goa-related Tourist Attractions to be given more importance and it should be improved with suitable images of the places, since these articles will be read by many from outside India.		# Goa-related Tourist Attractions to be given more importance and it should be improved with suitable images of the places, since these articles will be read by many from outside India.
	# Those who read about Goa should have the feeling that they should visit Goa and India.		# Those who read about Goa should have the feeling that they should visit Goa and India.

	==Naming conventions==		==Naming conventions==
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:Naming conventions (Indic)]]		*[[Bharatpedia:Naming conventions (Indic)]]

	== Templates ==		== Templates ==
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	==Parentage==		==Parentage==
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject India]]		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject India]]
	**[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject India/States\|Indian states]]		**[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject India/States\|Indian states]]

	==Descendant WikiProjects==		==Descendant WikiProjects==
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	==Similar WikiProjects==		==Similar WikiProjects==
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject Jammu and Kashmir\|WikiProject Jammu and Kashmir]]		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Jammu and Kashmir\|WikiProject Jammu and Kashmir]]
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject Karnataka\|WikiProject Karnataka]]		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Karnataka\|WikiProject Karnataka]]
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject India/Kerala\|WikiProject Kerala]]		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject India/Kerala\|WikiProject Kerala]]
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject Tamil Nadu\|WikiProject Tamil Nadu]]		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Tamil Nadu\|WikiProject Tamil Nadu]]
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject India/West Bengal\|WikiProject West Bengal]]		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject India/West Bengal\|WikiProject West Bengal]]

	==Portal==		==Portal==
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	==Naming conventions==		==Naming conventions==
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:Naming conventions (Indic)]]		*[[Bharatpedia:Naming conventions (Indic)]]

	==Structure==		==Structure==
	Refer to		Refer to
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject_Indian_states#Sections]] for state articles		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject_Indian_states#Sections]] for state articles
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject_Indian_districts#Sections]] for district articles		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject_Indian_districts#Sections]] for district articles
	*[[~~Wikipedia~~:WikiProject_Indian_cities#Sections]] for city articles		*[[Bharatpedia:WikiProject_Indian_cities#Sections]] for city articles

	== WikiProject Goa notice ==		== WikiProject Goa notice ==
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	* none at the moment		* none at the moment

	==Articles currently in [[~~Wikipedia~~:Featured article candidates\|FAC]]==		==Articles currently in [[Bharatpedia:Featured article candidates\|FAC]]==
	* none at the moment		* none at the moment

	==Articles currently in [[~~Wikipedia~~:Peer review\|PR]]==		==Articles currently in [[Bharatpedia:Peer review\|PR]]==
	* none at the moment		* none at the moment

Navi guy: New a entry more to come

2026-03-26T13:53:45Z

New a entry more to come

New page

{{short description|Wikimedia subject-area collaboration}}
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{{WikiProject status}}
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Navigation}}
{{Shortcut|WP:GOA}}
We have initiated a [[WikiProject|project]] aimed at improving the organization and standardization of articles related to the Indian state of [[Goa]]. If you are interested in contributing to this effort, please feel free to inquire on the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Goa|talk page]] or check out our to-do list [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Goa#To-do_list|here]].

==Participants==
===Active members===
To become a member of the WikiProject Goa, simply edit this section and add the [[Help:Wikitext|Wikitext]] <b><code><nowiki>#{{subst:me}}</nowiki></code></b> to the bottom of the list of members, along with your areas of interest. Additionally, members are encouraged to include a member identification on their user page to help identify their involvement with the project.
#{{user|Fredericknoronha}} (interested in everything about Goa). Am currently not active here for a number of reasons, but have been contributing Goa-related photos to the Wikimedia Commons. Feb 7, 2025.
#{{User|QueerEcofeminist}}, General Help regarding Goa related articles.
#{{User|Rickyurs}}, Goan culture, tourism, films and related articles.
#{{User|Rejoy2003}} 08:22:40, 27 August 2022 (UTC) , Everything related to Goa and Goan personalities.
#{{User|Alarichall}} 23:33:37, 22 August 2023 (UTC)  Years ago I did a lot of editing on Goan writers/literature and hope to return to this for Wikipedia Asia Month(s).
#{{user|SerChevalerie}} Everything related to Goa on Wikipedia.
#{{User|Asikni}} 13:53:27, 26 March 2026 (UTC)  Goan society, culture, science and geography.

===Former members===
#{{User|Buaidh}} 15:09:02, 19 July 2019 (UTC) – WikiProject templates and categories.
#{{User|The Martian-2000}} 17:00:02, 26 April 2020 (UTC)  Mostly monitoring pages, but also interested in Indian Politicians
#{{user|Nichalp}}
#{{user|Joyson Prabhu}}
#{{user|GeorgeLouis}} Have never been to India and am neutral on everything except improving the readability of Wikipedia and its usefulness for scholars, researchers, and the general public.
#{{User|RationalIndia}} 17:25:02, 28 October 2024 (UTC) 

===Inactive members===
Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.
#{{User|psk999wiki}} Linguistically, ethnicitically & geographically Konkani.
#{{user|User:Speedboy Salesman}} I'll try my best to help Goa articles.
#{{user|Deepak D'Souza}}
#{{user|Drankush}} (interested in everything related to medicine in Goa)
#{{user|Konkani Manis}} (Interested in Konkani Language and Culture)
#{{user|Peroxwhy2gen}}
#{{User|JosephAssisFernandes}} 07:16:21, 11 October 2020 (UTC)  Joseph A Fernandes also known as Laughin Joe ..interested in a range of topic related to Goa and would like to contribue.
#{{user|outofindia}} Interested in contributing with photographs and creating a QR project.
#{{user|Waldir}} Interested in the Portuguese-related aspects of Goa, and general maintenance tasks.

===Member identification===
Members of WikiProject Goa should place one of the following lines of [[Help:Wikitext|Wikitext]] on their [[Special:MyPage|user page]] to add it to '''{{nobreak|[[:Category:WikiProject Goa participants]]}}'''.
{{yytop}}
{{yycat|WikiProject Goa participants}}
{{yy|Template:User WP Goa}}
{{yy|Template:User WP Goa|invite}}
{{yyend}}
For other Goa user templates, see '''{{nobreak|[[:Category:Goa user templates]]}}'''.

===Departments===
Departments are groups of members who do specific work. Tasks include authoring, maintaining the project pages, administering portals, adding articles, participating in reviews, managing the project and so on. The following is a list of departments within the WikiProject. WikiProject Members may not necessarily do only departmental tasks. They can contribute content as a member of Work Groups as well.

==== Outreach ====
The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Goa/Outreach|outreach department]]''' guides its members on strengthening the sense of community in this project. Members' tasks include welcoming new members in the project, helping other editors in the project, managing the newsletters and helping the general project community to be in touch.

==== Collaboration ====

The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Goa/Collaboration|Current Goa Collaboration]]''' seeks to identify particular articles that would benefit from a significant collaborative effort. Every week, a single article is selected as the focus, and the project attempts to improve it, potentially to [[Wikipedia:What is a featured article|featured article standards]].

Any articles dealing with some aspect of Goa (except for current [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured articles]] and [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates|featured article candidates]]) are eligible, and everyone is invited to nominate articles.

==Scope==
The scope of this article fundamentally is loosely defined as all articles and sections relating to [[Goa]]. Almost all of these will be (eventually) categorised under [[:Category:Goa]] and [[:Category:India]]

===Goals===
# Creation of a generally standard look and feel for all Goa-related articles.
# To produce as many [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured Articles]] as possible related to Goa.
# To produce as many [[Wikipedia:Good articles|Good Articles]] as possible related to Goa.
# To write as many [[WP:DYK|Did you know]] articles as possible related to Goa.
# Goa-related Tourist Attractions to be given more importance and it should be improved with suitable images of the places, since these articles will be read by many from outside India.
# Those who read about Goa should have the feeling that they should visit Goa and India.

==Naming conventions==
*[[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Indic)]]

== Templates ==
* {{tlx|WP India|goa{{=}}yes}}

==Parentage==
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India]]
**[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/States|Indian states]]

==Descendant WikiProjects==
No descendant WikiProjects have been defined.

==Similar WikiProjects==
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Jammu and Kashmir|WikiProject Jammu and Kashmir]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Karnataka|WikiProject Karnataka]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Kerala|WikiProject Kerala]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Tamil Nadu|WikiProject Tamil Nadu]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject India/West Bengal|WikiProject West Bengal]]

==Portal==
*[[Portal:Goa]]

== Discussion ==
*[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Goa]]

==Naming conventions==
*[[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Indic)]]

==Structure==
Refer to
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Indian_states#Sections]] for state articles
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Indian_districts#Sections]] for district articles
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Indian_cities#Sections]] for city articles

== WikiProject Goa notice ==

Place this WikiProject notice {{tl|WP India}} at the top of an article's Talk page to direct editors to the WikiProject Goa for guidelines.

To use it, place
'''<nowiki>{{WP India|goa=yes|goa-importance=}}</nowiki>'''
at the top of an article's Talk page.
It will produce:
{{WP India|goa=yes|category=no}}

==Stubs==
* For stubs about the geography of Goa, use '''<nowiki>{{Goa-geo-stub}}</nowiki>'''. This will go into the [[:Category:Goa geography stubs]] category.
* For stubs about educational institutions of Goa, use '''<nowiki>{{Goa-university-stub}}}</nowiki>'''. This will go into the [[:Category:India university stubs]] category.

==Templates==
* Userbox enthusiasts can put these templates on their user pages to show that they are a member of this project.

{| class="wikitable"
!Code
!Result
|-
| {{tl|user WP Goa}}
| {{user WP Goa}}
|}

==Featured articles==
* none at the moment

===Featured lists===
* [[List of constituencies of the Goa Legislative Assembly]]

==Good Articles==
* [[Western Ghats]]

==Articles for Improvement and Expansion==
* none at the moment

==Articles currently in [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates|FAC]]==
* none at the moment

==Articles currently in [[Wikipedia:Peer review|PR]]==
* none at the moment

==To-do list==
# Create articles for villages in Goa, taking help of people from the area: [[Raia, Goa]]
# Priority articles of interest to wider sections: [[List of animal rights groups in Goa]]
# Create the following articles: [[Architecture of Goa]], [[Islam in Goa]] & [[Death of Nadia Torrado]].
#* Main characters involved in the [[Conspiracy of the Pintos]]: [[Caetano Vitorino de Faria]], [[Caetano Francisco do Couto]], [[José António Gonçalves]] & [[José da Rocha Dantas e Mendonça]].

==Tools==
:''Main tool page: [[tools:~dispenser/view/Tools|toolserver.org]]''
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Reflinks|Reflinks]] - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Checklinks|Checklinks]] - Edit and repair external links
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Dab_solver|Dab solver]] - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
*[[tools:~dispenser/view/Peer_reviewer|Peer reviewer]] - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.

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