User:Doctor Papa Jones/WikiProject
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Hello there fellow Wikipedian! This is a WikiProject formed for the purpose of improving articles related to sleight of hand on the English Wikipedia.
How does sleight of hand differ from magic?
[edit]Sleight of hand is methods and techniques used by performing artists in many art forms to entertain or manipulate. Because of its heavy use and practice by magicians, sleight of hand is often confused as a branch of magic, but is in reality a separate genre of entertainment, as many artists practice sleight of hand without the slightest interest in magic. A magician is defined through either street or stage magic, whereas a sleight of hand artist can be anyone displaying talent with objects involving the fingers. See the article sleight of hand for more details.
Goals
[edit]- To significantly improve (GA or FA) articles on Wikipedia related to sleight of hand
- To create articles covering all sleight of hand related topics
- To make Wikipedia a valuable and trustworthy encyclopedia concerning sleight of hand
Scope
[edit]Most articles, as outlined in the sleight of hand article, related to card magic, card cheating, card flourishing and card throwing are generally regarded as being related to this project.
Tasks
[edit]Pages needing creation
[edit]Pages needing improvement
[edit]- Ricky Jay
- David Blaine
- David Copperfield
- Dai Vernon
- Close-up magic
- Stage magic
- Card sharp
- Card flourish
- Card throwing
Acknowledgements
[edit]Members
[edit]If you wish to become a member of this WikiProject, simply add this userbox to your userpage and add your name to the list down below
- Jonas Vinther - Founder and former professional sleight of hand artist