WookieeProjects are collaborative efforts by Wookieepedians to improve a certain aspect of the wiki. WookieeProjects are open to everyone and registered users can choose to join as many WookieeProjects as they desire. In general, there are no activity requirements associated with membership in a project.
Most WookieeProjects aim to promote articles within their scope to Comprehensive, Good, or Featured status, but other types of project exist as well.
How to start a WookieeProject
Any Wookieepedian can start a WookieeProject, but you should read this page, particularly the next section, carefully.
- Pick a scope for the project
- All WookieeProjects aim to improve a certain aspect of the wiki, but the typical project is one of the following:
- Media project: a large media project like The Clone Wars is a common scope for a WookieeProject. Examples include WookieeProject Galaxy's Edge and WookieeProject The High Republic.
- Certain group of articles: some WookieeProjects aim to improve articles of a certain type of subject rather than using source material as the anchor. Examples include WookieeProject Astrography and WookieeProject Pride.
- This list is by no means comprehensive and other types of projects have been successful in the past.
- The scope should be well-defined and not too narrow or broad. One novel or comic series is probably too narrow whereas a project that encompasses all 115,258 Legends articles is too broad. Most WookieeProjects will never come close to completing every single article within their purview.
- It is common that scopes of different projects overlap in articles, but the scope of a proposed project should not be covered by an existing one. For example, the planet Batuu is covered by both Project Astrography and Project Galaxy's Edge. However, a new project that focuses on planets would not be useful since all planets are already within the scope of the former project.
- Smaller projects that can be realistically completed within months to a year may be better suited for a more informal community project. An example of this is the archive link project of 2020. Project Stardust picks one major article to improve every month.
- All WookieeProjects aim to improve a certain aspect of the wiki, but the typical project is one of the following:
- Find other Wookieepedians who are interested in the topic
- WookieeProjects are not meant to be pet projects, so finding other Wookieepedians who are interested in the topic is central to starting a WookieeProject. User subpages have been used in the past with great success to organize personal projects.
- It is recommended you ask around on Discord and start a thread in the Senate Hall before creating a project. There is no set number of editors required to start a WookieeProject, but one or two is probably not enough for a fully fledged WookieeProject.
- Create the project
- Once you have gone through the steps listed above, you can go ahead and create the project page. There is no standard layout for WookieeProject pages, but most projects have at least the following features:
- Infobox and introduction: details project scope and organization.
- Potential articles/projects: a list of articles or other projects that members can sign up for.
- Current status article nominations: a dynamic list of current nominations that other members are encouraged to review.
- Portfolio: list of status articles promoted by the project and other status articles that fall within the project scope.
- Membership: usually a numbered list of participants where anyone can sign their name.
- Most WookieeProjects insert WookieeProject notice templates on talk pages of articles within their scope. See here for examples. Keep in mind item 8 of the Talk page policy.
- Once you have gone through the steps listed above, you can go ahead and create the project page. There is no standard layout for WookieeProject pages, but most projects have at least the following features:
What a WookieeProject is not
- WookieeProjects do not have ownership of articles within their scope. Every article on Wookieepedia, including those within the scope of one or more WookieeProjects, can be freely edited by anyone. Project leaders and members do not have a special position when it comes to article content.
- WookieeProjects are not pet projects. If you are the only Wookieepedian interested in working on a certain topic, a WookieeProject is probably not necessary. You are more than welcome to use user subpages to organize your personal efforts.
- WookieeProjects are not status symbols. Being a project leader or member does not grant you any special position within the Wookieepedia community and should not be viewed as a status symbol. Don't start a WookieeProject just to hold the title of leader.
Existing WookieeProjects
All registered Wookieepedians are free to join as many WookieeProjects as they like. This is usually done by signing your name on a participants list on the WookieeProject main page. You can add the {{User WookieeProject}} userbox to your userpage to highlight your membership.
Active
- WookieeProject Ambition — everything related to the Galactic Empire
- WookieeProject Astrography — all kinds of celestial bodies and related concepts
- WookieeProject Battlefront — Star Wars Battlefront video game series
- WookieeProject Chiss — the Chiss species and the Star Wars: The Ascendancy Trilogy
- WookieeProject Collaboration — collaboratively-promoted status articles and sitewide maintenance efforts
- WookieeProject Comics — the comics of Star Wars
- WookieeProject Creators — real-world people who have contributed to Star Wars
- WookieeProject Durge's Lance — everything related to the Confederacy of Independent Systems
- WookieeProject Ewoks — Ewoks multimedia project
- WookieeProject Fantasy Flight Games — Fantasy Flight Games products
- WookieeProject Galaxy's Edge — the Galaxy's Edge themed land and tie-in media
- WookieeProject LEGO — LEGO-related Star Wars media and topics
- WookieeProject Novels — subjects that appear in Star Wars novels, both Canon and Legends
- WookieeProject Pride — in-universe LGBTQIA+ individuals and LGBTQIA+ Star Wars contributors
- Project Defender — unessential articles
- Project Stardust — one major article every month
- WookieeProject Real World Music — the original music of all things Star Wars
- WookieeProject Resistance — Star Wars Resistance animated television series
- WookieeProject Star Wars: Card Trader — Star Wars: Card Trader and Topps card products
- WookieeProject The Clone Wars — The Clone Wars multimedia project
- WookieeProject The High Republic — The High Republic multimedia project
- WookieeProject Mandoverse — The Mandalorian television series and related media
- WookieeProject The Old Republic — Star Wars: The Old Republic video game and tie-in media
- WookieeProject Video Games — everything related to video games
- WookieeProject Visions — everything related to Star Wars: Visions
- WookieeProject Web — web content
- WookieeProject Women — in-universe female Star Wars characters and out-of-universe female Star Wars contributors
Inactive
There is no hard rule as to when a WookieeProject is considered inactive. You can join inactive WookieeProjects just as you can join active ones. If you wish to take over as the project leader, reach out to the current leader. If they have departed the site, start a thread in the Senate Hall. Be bold!
- WookieeProject Aliens
- WookieeProject Atlas
- WookieeProject Data Seekers
- WookieeProject Entertainment and Culture
- WookieeProject Star Wars Galaxies
- WookieeProject Images
- WookieeProject Mandalore
- WookieeProject Knights of the Old Republic
- WookieeProject Legacy Era
- WookieeProject Massive Damage
- WookieeProject The New Essential Guide to Characters
- WookieeProject The New Jedi Order
- WookieeProject New Sith Wars
- WookieeProject Newsnet
- WookieeProject Rebels
- WookieeProject Star Wars Encyclopedia
- WookieeProject Tales of the Jedi
- WookieeProject The Force Unleashed
- WookieeProject Warfare
Chat channels
The most active WookieeProjects can request the creation of a subchannel on the Wookieepedia Discord server. These channels are opt-in and can be joined by any verified Wookieepedian on the server. A list of WookieeProject subchannels is available in the Server structure section of the Discord page.
For more information regarding the eventual creation of a project subchannel, please contact an administrator.