10,594
edits
Bharatpedia:WikiProject Biography: Difference between revisions
Fixed Cleanup
m (Removed empty portal template using script) |
(Fixed Cleanup) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{short description| | {{short description|Bharatmedia subject-area collaboration}} | ||
<noinclude></noinclude> | <noinclude></noinclude> | ||
{{redirect| | {{redirect|BP:BIOGRAPHY|text=You may have been looking for [[Bharatpedia:Autobiography]], [[Bharatpedia:Biographies of living persons]], [[Bharatpedia:Notability (people)]] or [[Bharatpedia:Manual of Style/Biography]]}} | ||
{{redirect| | {{redirect|BP:BPBIO|WikiProject Biology|BP:BIOLOGY}} | ||
{{WikiProject status|active|sc1= | {{WikiProject status|active|sc1=BP:WPBIO|sc2=BP:BIOG|sc3=BP:BIOGRAPHY|portal=Biography}} | ||
{{Bharatpedia:WikiProject Biography/Sidebar}} | {{Bharatpedia:WikiProject Biography/Sidebar}} | ||
<div style="border: 2px solid #484898; background: #FFF; padding: 1ex 1ex 1ex 1.5ex; margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px; font-size: 90%"> | <div style="border: 2px solid #484898; background: #FFF; padding: 1ex 1ex 1ex 1.5ex; margin: 0px 0px 10px 0px; font-size: 90%"> | ||
<div style="border-bottom: 2px dotted #484898">'''Scope'''</div> | <div style="border-bottom: 2px dotted #484898">'''Scope'''</div> | ||
The '''[[Biography]]''' [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] concerns the creation, development, and organization of Bharatpedia's articles about persons (including but not limited to [[biography|biographies]]). It includes only articles about individual persons, not about an organization or group or association, unless a substantial section of the article is a biography of a person related to that organization or group. It includes biographies of only real humans; thus, the project does not cover other animals or fictitious persons (such as pseudonyms) or fictional characters. <!--- This stats are automatically updated daily --->As of {{#formatdate:{{FULLDATE}}|dmy}}, there are '''{{nts|{{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:A-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:GA-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:B-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:C-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Start-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Stub-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Unassessed biography articles|R}}}}}}'''<!--The sum of all classes stub through FA, plus unassessed--> articles and '''{{nts|{{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:List-Class biography articles|R}}}}}}''' lists within the scope of WikiProject Biography, of which '''{{nts|{{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class biography articles|R}}}}}}''' <!--FAs+FLs--> are [[Portal:Featured content|featured]] and '''{{nts|{{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:GA-Class biography articles|R}}}}}}''' are [[Bharatpedia:Good articles|good articles]]. As of 1 April 2021 according to [https://whgi. | The '''[[Biography]]''' [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject|WikiProject]] concerns the creation, development, and organization of Bharatpedia's articles about persons (including but not limited to [[biography|biographies]]). It includes only articles about individual persons, not about an organization or group or association, unless a substantial section of the article is a biography of a person related to that organization or group. It includes biographies of only real humans; thus, the project does not cover other animals or fictitious persons (such as pseudonyms) or fictional characters. <!--- This stats are automatically updated daily --->As of {{#formatdate:{{FULLDATE}}|dmy}}, there are '''{{nts|{{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:A-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:GA-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:B-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:C-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Start-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Stub-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Unassessed biography articles|R}}}}}}'''<!--The sum of all classes stub through FA, plus unassessed--> articles and '''{{nts|{{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:List-Class biography articles|R}}}}}}''' lists within the scope of WikiProject Biography, of which '''{{nts|{{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class biography articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class biography articles|R}}}}}}''' <!--FAs+FLs--> are [[Portal:Featured content|featured]] and '''{{nts|{{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:GA-Class biography articles|R}}}}}}''' are [[Bharatpedia:Good articles|good articles]]. As of 1 April 2021 according to [https://whgi.bmflabs.org/gender-by-language WHGI] and based on Bharatdata, only '''337,764''' of Bharatpedia's '''1,796,746''' biographies are about women, amounting to '''18.799%'''. | ||
<br /> | <br /> | ||
<div style="border-bottom: 2px dotted #484898; margin-top:5px;">'''Goals'''</div> | <div style="border-bottom: 2px dotted #484898; margin-top:5px;">'''Goals'''</div> | ||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
<span id="WikiProject_Biography:_11_easy_steps_to_producing_at_least_a_B_article" ></span><span id="WikiProject_Biography_11_easy_steps_to_producing_at_least_a_B_article" ></span> | <span id="WikiProject_Biography:_11_easy_steps_to_producing_at_least_a_B_article" ></span><span id="WikiProject_Biography_11_easy_steps_to_producing_at_least_a_B_article" ></span> | ||
===Tips for writing biographies=== | ===Tips for writing biographies=== | ||
{{shortcut| | {{shortcut|BP:BTIP|BP:B11}} | ||
Are you starting from scratch and want some guidance on creating a biographical article? Follow these helpful tips! Some of them are also useful for work on articles that have already been started. | Are you starting from scratch and want some guidance on creating a biographical article? Follow these helpful tips! Some of them are also useful for work on articles that have already been started. | ||
#'''Remember,''' there are 7 ''billion'' people in the world. While all of them have their own story, not all of them warrant a Bharatpedia article. See [[ | #'''Remember,''' there are 7 ''billion'' people in the world. While all of them have their own story, not all of them warrant a Bharatpedia article. See [[BP:BIO]] for notability standards. | ||
# '''Research the available literature to find [[ | # '''Research the available literature to find [[BP:V#Sources|reliable sources]]'''. Read them carefully, taking notes. | ||
# '''Create a proto-article''' in a [[Bharatpedia:User_pages#Creating_a_subpage|subpage of your own user space]]. | # '''Create a proto-article''' in a [[Bharatpedia:User_pages#Creating_a_subpage|subpage of your own user space]]. | ||
#*Right from the start, '''[[Bharatpedia: Citing sources|cite your sources]]''': it's much easier to do this as you go along than to attempt to do so later. | #*Right from the start, '''[[Bharatpedia: Citing sources|cite your sources]]''': it's much easier to do this as you go along than to attempt to do so later. | ||
#*'''See''' "[[Help: Editing|How to edit a page]]" to understand the basics of the wiki markup language. '''[[ | #*'''See''' "[[Help: Editing|How to edit a page]]" to understand the basics of the wiki markup language. '''[[BP:V|Reference]]''' the proto-article, especially [[BP:BLP|biographies of living persons]]. | ||
#*''' Check your sources again.''' [[ | #*''' Check your sources again.''' [[BP:NPOV|Balance and neutrality]] are vital. | ||
#*At this stage, ''don't'' add [[Bharatpedia:Categorization|categories]] or images. (You'll be able to add them later.) | #*At this stage, ''don't'' add [[Bharatpedia:Categorization|categories]] or images. (You'll be able to add them later.) | ||
#'''Work up the proto-article''' until it's coherent and at least slightly informative and has had its facts checked. (It does not yet need either to present a rounded picture of the person or to be a good article in any normal sense; it merely has to be sound in what it ''does'' say.) The article, no matter how rough, should clearly state why the person is notable enough to be included in this project, see [[ | #'''Work up the proto-article''' until it's coherent and at least slightly informative and has had its facts checked. (It does not yet need either to present a rounded picture of the person or to be a good article in any normal sense; it merely has to be sound in what it ''does'' say.) The article, no matter how rough, should clearly state why the person is notable enough to be included in this project, see [[BP:BIO]]. It is a good idea to make reference to at least one of the '''notability''' determinants in the lead paragraph. Failing to clearly show notability may lead to your new article being quickly deleted. | ||
#'''Create a new article''' on your subject and paste the content of your proto-article there. | #'''Create a new article''' on your subject and paste the content of your proto-article there. | ||
#* '''Read''' [[Bharatpedia:Article titles|Bharatpedia's article title conventions]] to decide what the page title should be. Also see [[m:Help:Starting a new page]]. | #* '''Read''' [[Bharatpedia:Article titles|Bharatpedia's article title conventions]] to decide what the page title should be. Also see [[m:Help:Starting a new page]]. | ||
#* '''The history of your proto-article''' up to this point is unlikely to be of interest to anybody other than yourself, and ''[[Bharatpedia:Move|moving]]'' it would force you to re-create your user sub-page. Thus copy/pasting makes sense. However, do note that copying and pasting ''existing articles'' is frowned upon in Bharatpedia; moving makes the edit history easy to find and complies with the licencing policies. | #* '''The history of your proto-article''' up to this point is unlikely to be of interest to anybody other than yourself, and ''[[Bharatpedia:Move|moving]]'' it would force you to re-create your user sub-page. Thus copy/pasting makes sense. However, do note that copying and pasting ''existing articles'' is frowned upon in Bharatpedia; moving makes the edit history easy to find and complies with the licencing policies. | ||
# '''Add images''' such as those obtained from [[c:| | # '''Add images''' such as those obtained from [[c:|Bharatmedia Commons]], [[Special:ListFiles|image list]], or by posting a [[Bharatpedia:Requested_pictures | request for an image]] from other editors. | ||
# '''Add the appropriate [[Bharatpedia:Categorization|categories]]'''. | # '''Add the appropriate [[Bharatpedia:Categorization|categories]]'''. | ||
#*'''You may also be able to find suitable categories''' by looking at related articles, particularly articles about similar people. Failing that, visit the appropriate [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject_Biography#Work_groups|work groups]] (which have them listed) or start browsing at [[:Category:People]]. | #*'''You may also be able to find suitable categories''' by looking at related articles, particularly articles about similar people. Failing that, visit the appropriate [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject_Biography#Work_groups|work groups]] (which have them listed) or start browsing at [[:Category:People]]. | ||
| Line 96: | Line 96: | ||
|- | |- | ||
| style="border-right: 1px solid #484898;padding: 5px"| | | style="border-right: 1px solid #484898;padding: 5px"| | ||
{{tl|User | {{tl|User BPBiography}}<br>[[Template talk:BPBiography|Talk]] | ||
| style="border-right: 1px solid #484898;padding: 5px"| | | style="border-right: 1px solid #484898;padding: 5px"| | ||
{{User | {{User BPBiography}} | ||
| style="padding: 5px"| | | style="padding: 5px"| | ||
This can be placed on your user page to show that you are a part of this Wikiproject. | This can be placed on your user page to show that you are a part of this Wikiproject. | ||
| Line 137: | Line 137: | ||
=== Departments === | === Departments === | ||
==== [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Biography/Assessment|Assessment]] ==== | ==== [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Biography/Assessment|Assessment]] ==== | ||
The assessment department focuses on assessing the quality of Bharatpedia's biography articles. While much of the work is done in conjunction with the [[Bharatpedia: Version 1.0 Editorial Team| | The assessment department focuses on assessing the quality of Bharatpedia's biography articles. While much of the work is done in conjunction with the [[Bharatpedia: Version 1.0 Editorial Team|BP:1.0]] program, the article ratings are also used within the project itself to aid in recognizing excellent contributions and identifying topics in need of further work. | ||
The ratings are done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{tl| | The ratings are done in a distributed fashion through parameters in the {{tl|BPBiography}} project banner; this causes the articles to be placed in a set of categories that serves as the basis for an automatically generated worklist. | ||
==== [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Biography/Core biographies|Core biographies]] ==== | ==== [[Bharatpedia:WikiProject Biography/Core biographies|Core biographies]] ==== | ||
| Line 184: | Line 184: | ||
* {{tl|BioCOTWnow}} – Current Collaboration winner for article's talk page | * {{tl|BioCOTWnow}} – Current Collaboration winner for article's talk page | ||
* {{tl|WikiProject Biography}} – Talk page project banner | * {{tl|WikiProject Biography}} – Talk page project banner | ||
* {{tl| | * {{tl|BPBiography Archive}} – archive banner for internal project pages no longer in use. | ||
===Barnstars=== | ===Barnstars=== | ||
*[[:Template: The Biography Barnstar|The Biography Barnstar]] – The Biography Barnstar can be awarded to editors who make significant or outstanding contributions to Bharatpedia's biography-related articles. | *[[:Template: The Biography Barnstar|The Biography Barnstar]] – The Biography Barnstar can be awarded to editors who make significant or outstanding contributions to Bharatpedia's biography-related articles. | ||
*[[:Template:The BLP Barnstar|The BLP Barnstar]] – The BLP Barnstar is used to recognize editors who strive to maintain the integrity, [[ | *[[:Template:The BLP Barnstar|The BLP Barnstar]] – The BLP Barnstar is used to recognize editors who strive to maintain the integrity, [[BP:RS|sourcing]], and [[WP:N|neutrality]] of [[BP:BIO|biography]] articles, so they adhere to the [[BP: BLP|biographies of living persons]] policy. | ||
*[[:Template: The Royalty's Barnstar|The Royalty's Barnstar]] – The Royalty and Nobility Barnstar is awarded to editors who make significant contributions to royalty and nobility related articles that expand Bharatpedia’s knowledge about the biographies of people belonging to royalty and/or nobility. | *[[:Template: The Royalty's Barnstar|The Royalty's Barnstar]] – The Royalty and Nobility Barnstar is awarded to editors who make significant contributions to royalty and nobility related articles that expand Bharatpedia’s knowledge about the biographies of people belonging to royalty and/or nobility. | ||
| Line 198: | Line 198: | ||
== Statistics == | == Statistics == | ||
{{User: | {{User:MuskitBot/Cleanup listing subscription|banner=BPBiography}} | ||
* [http://wikistics.falsikon.de/latest/Bharatpedia/en/topics/ | * [http://wikistics.falsikon.de/latest/Bharatpedia/en/topics/BPBiography.htm BPBiography articles by number of views]{{dead link|date=February 2019}} | ||
** [http://wikistics.falsikon.de/latest/Bharatpedia/en/topics/Living_people.htm Living people]{{dead link|date=February 2019}} | ** [http://wikistics.falsikon.de/latest/Bharatpedia/en/topics/Living_people.htm Living people]{{dead link|date=February 2019}} | ||
** [http://wikistics.falsikon.de/latest/Bharatpedia/en/topics/Possibly_living_people.htm Possibly living people]{{dead link|date=February 2019}} | ** [http://wikistics.falsikon.de/latest/Bharatpedia/en/topics/Possibly_living_people.htm Possibly living people]{{dead link|date=February 2019}} | ||