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The '''WikiProject Council''' is a group of Wikipedians that encourage and assist with the development of WikiProjects. The council acts as a central point for inter-WikiProject discussion and collaboration. New to WikiProjects? See [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2013-04-01/WikiProject report|FAQs about WikiProjects]] for the answers to the most common inquiries. The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide|WikiProject guideline page]] outlines generally accepted protocols and conventions.
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==What do we do?==

# Document best practices for WikiProject structure and operation; see the [[/Guide|WikiProject Guide]] and [[/Guide/Task forces|Task Force Guide]].
# Provide a [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council|central forum]] for discussing issues of interest to a wide range of WikiProjects.
# Assist in the formation of new WikiProjects and revitalization of dormant WikiProjects. We manage the [[/Proposals|WikiProject proposals]] page and [[/Guide#Tools_for_WikiProjects|catalog tools]] available for building and maintaining WikiProjects. If you need help getting started, just ask at the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council|talk page]]! 
# Maintain a [[/Directory|directory of WikiProjects]] to help interested editors find communities with similar interests.

==How can you help?==

There's no formal list of participants here, so there's no need to sign up. To help out, just monitor the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council|talk page]] and join ongoing discussions! You can also help to update the manual [[/Directory|WikiProject Directory]] by checking to see if section listings are up-to-date.

==Resources==

'''WikiProject lists'''
* [[/Directory|WikiProject Directory]] (manually maintained)
* [https://bambots.brucemyers.com/drb/WikiProjectList.html Alphabetical WikiProject list] (maintained by {{U|Bamyers99}}'s bot)
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Directory|Automated WikiProject Directory]] (maintained by {{U|Reports bot}}. Last updated July 2019)
* [[Wikipedia:Database reports/WikiProject watchers|List of WikiProjects]] by number of page watchers (updated weekly)


'''More on WikiProjects'''
* Much of the core WikiProject toolkit depends on the [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team]]. They maintain several pages on [[Wikipedia:Content assessment|the assessment system]] supporting [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Work via WikiProjects|WikiProjects' work]].
* A [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2013-04-01/WikiProject report|2013 article]] in ''[[The Signpost]]'' by {{U|Mabeenot}} answers various WikiProject frequently asked questions. ''The Signpost'' also has a now-irregular [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Newsroom/Content_guidance#WikiProject report|WikiProject report]]. To contribute, go to [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Newsroom|''The Signpost'' Newsroom]].
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment|RfC]]s related to WikiProjects are listed [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/WikiProjects and collaborations|here]].


'''WikiProject Council pages'''
:''See also: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PrefixIndex?prefix=WikiProject+Council&namespace=4&stripprefix=1 WikiProject Council subpages]''
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide/Technical notes|Technical notes]]
**[[Wikipedia:Banner standardisation|Banner standardisation]]
*[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Work via WikiProjects|Work via WikiProjects]]
**[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Using the bot|How to use the bot]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals|Proposals for new WikiProjects]]


'''Other'''
* [[Wikipedia:Orphaned articles by WikiProject|Orphaned articles by WikiProject]]
* [[Wikipedia:Project shortcuts#WikiProjects, tasks, and groups|Shortcuts to WikiProjects]]
* [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/WikiProjects and collaborations|Requests for comment]]

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'''Templates'''
* [[:Category:WikiProject Council templates|Category:Council templates]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/WikiProject banners|List of WikiProject banner templates]]
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Wikipedia_namespace#WikiProjects|List of templates for WikiProject-related page headings]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Userbox]]

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'''Defunct, inactive and semi-active projects'''
* [[:Category:Defunct WikiProjects|Defunct WikiProjects]]
* [[/Inactive projects|Inactive WikiProjects]]
* [[:Category:Semi-active WikiProjects|Semi-active WikiProjects]]

'''Historical pages'''
* (2009) [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Assessment working group|Assessment working group]]
* (2008) [[Wikipedia:Banner standardisation|Proposal for WikiProject banner standardisation]]
* (2007) [[Wikipedia:Reform of WikiProjects|Proposal for WikiProject reform]]
* (2006) [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Exemplar WikiProjects|Proposal for selecting Exemplar WikiProjects]]
* (2005) [[Wikipedia:WikiProject/Inappropriate projects|Proposal regarding inappropriate WikiProjects]]
* (2005) [[meta:WikiProject group|Meta WikiProject group]]
* (2001) [[Wikipedia:Historical archive/WikiProject proposal|Proposal for WikiProjects]]
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==Statistics==

'''Wikipedia 1.0 assessment'''
{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Statistics}}

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