Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life/Template union proposal
Appearance
See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide/Task forces
Mockups
[edit]See /Mockups for an example of what the final result COULD look like. This is a draft, and everything is open to discussion. Circeus 22:40, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Examples of templates with this system
[edit]- {{WP India}} WikiProject India
- {{WPMILHIST}} WikiProject Military history
- {{WPBiography}} WikiProject Biography
- {{WPFC}} WikiProject Former countries
- {{WP Australia}} WikiProject Australia
- {{WikiProject Canada}} WikiProject Canada
Advantages
[edit]- Single template/less talk page clutter
- Semi-automated importance assessment for hierarchical projects
- Single quality assessment for all projects
- Assessment/Quality for all projects
- Consistent WP:TS-style formatting
Disadvantages
[edit]- Large/complex template
- Recruitment dilution?
Hierarchical list of templates
[edit]for purpose of e.g. automated importance assessment
- {{Tree of Life}} master template
- Regional projects
- {{WP Australia}} (subsumed) WikiProject Australian biota
- "Biota" classification, but without specific subproject, exist for the Ecuador, Argentina and Uruguay Projects
- {{BirdTalk}} (WikiProject Birds)
- {{MaTalk}} (WikiProject Mammals)
- ?? (WikiProject Prokaryotes and Protists) (inactive)