Wikipedia:WikiProject Devon
Welcome to WikiProject Devon
This is a collaboration area and group of editors dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of the English county of Devon.
Located in the south west of the United Kingdom, Devon's county town is Exeter and its largest city is Plymouth.
- Scope
- Articles about all subjects related to Devon, with special emphasis on geography (settlements, landmarks, etc.)
- People are included, but not those whose only connection with the county is that they were born or died here.
- Goals
- On a day-to-day basis, keep articles on Devon free from vandalism and ensure that they are not degraded by sub-standard edits. The list of recent changes below shows the edits that have been made recently to articles under this project.
- Improve existing articles by editing them. This includes the addition of new referenced content, copyediting (improvements to style, grammar, layout, spelling, etc.), and dealing with problem tags – see the list here (warning: there are a lot!).
- Identify omissions in the coverage of Devon. Suggestions for new articles can be made on this project's Talk page, but the bold way is to write a new article yourself.
- Identify existing or newly-created articles that should be included in this project and assess them, as described below.
- The ultimate aim is to improve all Devon-related articles towards Featured Article status. This will take a long time, but we work towards it by a gradual process of improvement through these stages: Stub > Start > Class C > Class B > Good Article > Featured Article. Only 5 steps from the most basic entry!
Devon articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
FA | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||
FL | 4 | 4 | |||||
GA | 1 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 37 | ||
B | 4 | 12 | 21 | 102 | 26 | 165 | |
C | 6 | 18 | 89 | 442 | 22 | 577 | |
Start | 3 | 7 | 148 | 1,763 | 32 | 1,953 | |
Stub | 1 | 7 | 1,644 | 26 | 1,678 | ||
List | 4 | 25 | 67 | 96 | |||
Category | 1 | 9 | 234 | 423 | 667 | ||
Disambig | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | |||
File | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |||
Portal | 1 | 1 | |||||
Project | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Template | 26 | 24 | 50 | ||||
NA | 2 | 77 | 107 | 186 | |||
Other | 4 | 4 | |||||
Assessed | 14 | 48 | 321 | 4,395 | 579 | 106 | 5,463 |
Unassessed | 18 | 18 | |||||
Total | 14 | 48 | 321 | 4,395 | 579 | 124 | 5,481 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 22,711 | Ω = 5.14 |
New to Wikipedia?
[edit]If you're new to Wikipedia and thinking of becoming an editor – welcome! Here are a few resources that will help get you up to speed on how things work around here.
- "Editing Wikipedia" is a downloadable PDF brochure that gives you a basic introduction to how to edit Wikipedia. You will learn what Wikipedia is and how it works, how to navigate Wikipedia, how and why you should contribute to Wikipedia, important rules that keep Wikipedia reliable, how to edit with VisualEditor and using wiki markup, how to add content, and etiquette for interacting with other contributors.
- Wikipedia:Tutorial is a web-based introduction.
- Help:Getting started provides links to several other resources that are useful to new editors.
- When it all seems too complex, The Teahouse is a friendly place to help new editors become accustomed to Wikipedia culture, ask questions, and develop community relationships.
- The Talk page of this project is the place to ask any questions about editing Devon articles.
- When you've created a user account (see WP:REGISTER for why this is a good idea), feel free to sign our informal list of participants.
Assessment
[edit]- In common with many other WikiProjects, we use a quality assessment of Stub to FA and an importance scale of Low to Top.
- See the table to the right and WikiProject Devon/Assessment for more information.
Guidelines
[edit]This project broadly follows the guidelines of its parent, the UK Geography WikiProject, on how to write about settlements.
Article alerts
[edit]Did you know
- 12 Sep 2024 – Passmore Edwards Centre (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Dumelow (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 19 Sep 2024 – List of Fawlty Towers cast members (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Woodensuperman (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
Articles to be merged
- 02 Feb 2024 – Deanery of Christianity (Exeter) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Archdeaconry of Exeter by Moriwen (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Feb 2024 – Deanery of Cadbury (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Archdeaconry of Exeter by Moriwen (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 28 Jun 2024 – Murders of Kate Bushell and Lyn Bryant (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Icaldonta (t · c); see discussion
To do
[edit]A long list of articles with clean-up tags that need fixing is available on Toolforge at clean-up listing for Devon.
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Here are some tasks awaiting attention:
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(Edit the tasklist here)
- Check out wanted images, where your photographs may come in handy!
Also browse the following categories for a list of Devon articles with specific requirements. Please deactivate the relevent parameter in {{WPDevon}} banner on the article's talk page upon resolution:
- Category:Devon articles needing attention for articles in need of a general cleanup such as copy editing or finding sources.
- Category:Devon articles needing expert attention for articles that require specific knowledge for its improvement in which WikiProject Devon members will be more qualified to help.
- Category:Devon articles needing infoboxes: check out Wikipedia:List of infoboxes and use Ctrl+F to find a suitable infobox or copy one from a similar article.
- Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Devon: the category contains instructions on how to help. Please remove {{Image requested}} from the talk page once an image has been added to the article.
New articles
[edit]This list was generated from these rules. Questions and feedback are always welcome! The search is being run daily with the most recent ~14 days of results. Note: Some articles may not be relevant to this project.
Rules | Match log | Results page (for watching) | Last updated: 2024-09-23 20:19 (UTC)
Note: The list display can now be customized by each user. See List display personalization for details.
- Newbuildings, Devon (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by GhostOfNoMan (talk · contribs · new pages (5)) started on 2024-09-23, score: 70
- Ettie Ellison-Macartney (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by AdaWoolf (talk · contribs · new pages (8)) started on 2024-09-22, score: 30
- Shambles, Shepton Mallet (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Gricharduk (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-09-21, score: 30
- Frances Griffith (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Richard Nevell (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-09-20, score: 40
- Geoffrey Wareham (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Hursht (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-09-18, score: 40
- SeaRaser (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Drnoble (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2024-09-15, score: 30
- Boer War Memorial, New Plymouth (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Itineris55 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-09-14, score: 30
- Roselan Daud (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Pangalau (talk · contribs · new pages (7)) started on 2024-09-13, score: 40
- Category:Conybeare family (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Kaliforniyka (talk · contribs · new pages (59)) started on 2024-09-12, score: 60
- Passmore Edwards Centre (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Dumelow (talk · contribs · new pages (19)) started on 2024-09-10, score: 60
- Crediton Rural District (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Kvng (talk · contribs · new pages (26)) started on 2024-09-10, score: 60
- Margaret Jackson (physician) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Pjbj96r (talk · contribs · new pages (0)) started on 2024-09-08, score: 50
- 2024–25 FA Women's National League Cup (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by FocusedOnFootball (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2024-09-09, score: 30
- Daniel McClellan (biblical scholar) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by BD2412 (talk · contribs · new pages (550)) started on 2024-09-09, score: 40
Recent changes
[edit]List of abbreviations (help):
- D
- Edit made at Wikidata
- r
- Edit flagged by ORES
- N
- New page
- m
- Minor edit
- b
- Bot edit
- (±123)
- Page byte size change
26 September 2024
- diffhist Riverford 08:46 0 82.44.237.116 talk (→Background)
- diffhist Hillsea Point Rock 08:45 −2 2a02:c7e:2f2d:f200:992b:b325:2711:7b8f talk
- diffhist Golden Hind 08:38 +7 Avi8tor talk contribs (→History: Replaced "m" with million to avoid confusion as Million is Mega and "m"is milli.)
- diffhist Manor of Combe Martin 03:58 +22 Pipera talk contribs (→FitzMartin: There is no such place as Manor of Dartington.)
- diffhist Talk:Manor of Combe Martin 03:56 +165 Pipera talk contribs (→Manor of Dartington: new section) Tag: New topic
- diffhist Exmouth 03:50 +34 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (→Lifeboats: add Exmouth Lifeboat Station main link) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 03:41 +2 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (.org → .co.uk in official website) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 03:35 +96 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (→Notable people) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 03:32 +42 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (→Notable people) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 03:29 +7 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (→Notable people) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 03:28 +5 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (→Notable people) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 03:14 −18 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 03:13 −36 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (→Notable people) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 03:12 +19 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (→Notable people: Fixed dates etc.) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 03:09 +2 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (→Notable people) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 02:57 +2 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (→Notable people: Fix Pearl Carr dates – 1921 to 2020 per Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 02:55 +3 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (→Notable people) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Wolford Chapel 02:54 +21 Gimelthedog talk contribs (The source says Ontario owns the land, it remains within the United Kingdom’s sovereign territory.) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Exmouth 02:53 +12 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 02:52 +4 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (→Notable people: add death dates to notable people) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 02:51 −5 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (→Notable people: fix spacing) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 02:50 −26 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (→Notable people: c/e) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 02:49 +4 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (→Notable people) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 02:47 −18 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Francis Drake 02:36 +38 HapHaxion talk contribs Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
- diffhist The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film) 01:48 −4 Toughpigs talk contribs
- diffhist Golden Hind 01:06 −108 Canterbury Tail talk contribs (→See also: remove redlink per MOS:NOTSEEALSO)
- diffhist South West Trains 00:53 +6 146.199.140.43 talk
- diffhist Fawlty Towers 00:30 +269 CC Bleechers talk contribs (→Other regular characters and themes: source)
- diffhist Fawlty Towers 00:24 +420 CC Bleechers talk contribs (→Legacy: source)
25 September 2024
- diffhist m Berry Castle 23:55 −4 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (self-rv) Tags: Undo Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Berry Castle 23:55 +4 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Berry Castle 23:54 −10 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Exmouth 22:57 +445 GhostOfNoMan talk contribs (→Notable people) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist m Devon and Exeter Institution 21:38 +23 Neutral Editor 645 talk contribs (added country)
- diffhist m Devon and Exeter Institution 21:37 +4 Neutral Editor 645 talk contribs (Added link to Devon article)
- diffhist m Margaret Cruwys 21:36 +39 Neutral Editor 645 talk contribs (Added nationality and minorly adjusted wording)
- diffhist Torbay 21:15 +34 August-54 talk contribs
- diffhist University of Exeter 21:10 −79 2.97.136.136 talk Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Plymouth 21:06 +82 August-54 talk contribs
- diffhist Herbert Rowse Armstrong 20:54 −4 47.211.198.194 talk (→Attempted murder of Oswald Martin)
- diffhist West Exe School 20:41 −1 Jdhdbenwkhs talk contribs Tags: Manual revert Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist m West Exe School 20:41 −8 ClueBot NG talk contribs (Reverting possible vandalism by Jdhdbenwkhs to version by FifthFive. Report False Positive? Thanks, ClueBot NG. (4347108) (Bot)) Tags: Rollback Reverted
- diffhist West Exe School 20:41 +9 Jdhdbenwkhs talk contribs Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist West Exe School 20:39 −1 Jdhdbenwkhs talk contribs (Added content) Tags: Reverted possibly inaccurate edit summary Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist West Exe School 20:36 +29 FifthFive talk contribs (Reverting edit(s) by Jdhdbenwkhs (talk) to rev. 1241286237 by Sirfurboy: Joke edit (UV 0.1.5)) Tags: Ultraviolet Undo
- diffhist West Exe School 20:35 −29 Jdhdbenwkhs talk contribs (Added content) Tags: Reverted possibly inaccurate edit summary Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist m Battle of Plymouth 19:42 −16 GünniX talk contribs (tags fixed) Tag: AWB
- diffhist Isaac Singer 19:36 −19 Mauls talk contribs (→I. M. Singer & Co)
- diffhist m Agatha Christie 17:37 0 MancalaMonk talk contribs (fixed previous edit) Tags: Manual revert Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
Featured content
[edit]See the Featured Content page for some of our content (articles and photos) that has gained recognition within Wikipedia.
Resources
[edit]- A list of relevant books and internet resources. (under construction)
Templates
[edit]This section contains templates used by or applicable to the project. Note that new stub templates should be proposed before creation at WP:WSS/P
Talk page template
[edit]Devon Unassessed | |||||||
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All entries of Devon towns and villages should have the above template placed on their talk pages. A list of categories whose articles should be tagged is available at Wikipedia:WikiProject Devon/Categories. Sometimes, you will see a UK geography WikiProject template already there; in these cases, add our template after theirs. You can add the template using the following code:
{{WPDevon|class=|importance=}}
Additional parameters can be added for articles in need of help and when activated will populate the article in its relevant category.
{{WPDevon|class=|importance=|needs-infobox=yes||attention=yes||needs-photo=yes}}
See WPDevon for further examples and details of the suggestions parameter.
Project userbox
[edit]This user participates in WikiProject Devon. |
To add this userbox to your user page use {{User WPDevon}}.
Barnstar
[edit]The WikiProject Devon Barnstar of Merit | ||
{{{1}}} | ||
this WikiAward was given to {{subst:PAGENAME}} by ~~~ on ~~~~~ |
To use this barnstar, simply add {{subst:Devon Barnstar|message ~~~~}} to the talk page of the user you wish to reward. Make sure you include a message which indicates why they are receiving the award.
Navigation
[edit]{{Devon}} is placed at the bottom of all the articles linked in the template to help readers "navigate" between the most important articles of Devon.
Categories
[edit]- Category:Devon and numerous sub-categories
Interested in Devon?
[edit]We maintain an informal list of editors interested in Devon. Please feel free to add yourself to the list and to indicate any areas of particular interest. You're not committing yourself to anything!