WikiProject Figure Skating is a collaborative project formed to foster better articles on the sport of figure skating, including its disciplines, competitors, competitions, ice shows, and any related articles. We were founded on May 23, 2006.
If you feel that you can make a positive contribution to the project, become a member by adding your username to the list of members. If you don’t know what to write or where to begin, or if you have doubts or ideas on how to improve an article, please post your questions or concerns on our talk page.
Illustration of selected special figures from "Lessons in Skating" by George A. Meagher
Create and improve articles related to the sport of figure skating.
Set up consistent structural and graphical layouts for displaying data on figure skating-related articles.
Ensure that information about figure skating on Wikipedia is accessible, even for the "initiated fan", or those that only pay attention to the sport every four years.
Provide guidelines and recommendations for editors working on figure skating articles and lists.
Serve as the central point of discussion for all issues related to figure skating on English Wikipedia.
Consult our Tasks page, which consists of lists of open tasks and worklists.
Take a look at the articles and lists on our Recognitions page, which meet the latest quality standards of Wikipedia, and use them as orientation for your own article regarding structure, language, and style. This also includes the formatting of images, tables, and references.
Read our style sheet (WP:FS STYLE) and use its tips and suggestions while creating, writing, and improving articles.
If the article is notably short, tag it with a stub template.
Tag the talk page of the article with {{WikiProject Figure Skating}}. Tagged pages are automatically listed under a namespace-specific category.
Help assessing tagged pages by defining the quality parameters on the template banner, such as the class (completeness status) and importance to the project.
Help categorizing pages by using the subcategories of Category:Figure skating.
It is easy to overlink in Wikipedia articles about figure skating. For rules and tips how to de-link articles, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking.
Help assessing tagged pages by defining the quality parameters on the template banner, such as the class (completeness status) and importance to the project.
Expand and polish lead sections: Figure skating articles often do not have adequate leads, especially biographies about individual skaters. For rules and tips how to write a good lead, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Lead section.
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