Template:WikiProject status/doc

Usage
Pages with this template are placed into the appropriate category depending on the status selected as shown below:


 * or if left blank (default) = Category:Active WikiProjects
 * = Category:Semi-active WikiProjects
 * = Category:Draft WikiProjects
 * = Category:Inactive WikiProjects
 * = Category:Defunct WikiProjects

Example: With no parameters or with the  parameter:

Usage: Semi-active projects
Place this template at the top of any WikiProject that appears to be barely active:

A project is generally considered semi-active when:
 * there is a significant number of unassessed articles or
 * there have been some, but relatively few, significant changes to the main project page for several months or
 * there have been some, but relatively few, discussions on its talk page for several months.

Minor fiddling with formatting, automatic archiving, and unanswered messages to the WikiProject from outsiders ("Could someone with this project please help me with...") or from bots do not count as signs of project activity.

Any editor may add this template and parameter to the top of any apparently semi-active WikiProject. Any member of the project may remove it if it is placed in error. Upon removal, please consider placing a message on the WikiProject's talk page to indicate that the group is still active.

Example:

Usage: Draft or in-progress projects
Place this template at the top of any WikiProject that appears to be a proposal or still under construction to an extent that it is not yet usable:

A project is generally considered draft when:
 * it is a proposal at WP:WikiProject Council/Proposals or
 * It is obviously still being worked on to provide basic functionality; and
 * there have been few or no discussions on its talk page for several months (a project could actually be active despite being in an incomplete state).

Neither work to reconfigure aspects of a project or add new features, nor some features becoming moribund, constitute a project lapsing into draft state.

Any editor may add this template and parameter to the top of any apparently incomplete WikiProject. Any member of the project may remove it if it is placed in error. Upon removal, please consider placing a message on the WikiProject's talk page to indicate that the group is in fact active.

Example:

Usage: Inactive projects
Place this template at the top of any WikiProject:

A project is generally considered inactive when:
 * there are no editors listed as members or
 * there has been no reduction in the number of unassessed articles in 6 months or
 * there have been no significant changes to the main project page for four months or
 * there have been no discussions on its talk page for four months.

Minor fiddling with formatting, automatic archiving, and unanswered messages to the WikiProject from outsiders ("Could someone with this project please help me with...") or from bots do not count as signs of project activity.

Any editor may add this template and parameter to the top of any apparently inactive WikiProject. Any member of the project may remove it if it is placed in error. Upon removal, please consider placing a message on the WikiProject's talk page to indicate that the group is still active.

Example:

Usage: Defunct projects
Place this template at the top of any WikiProject that appears to be defunct:

Replace the inactive tag if it is present, or remove the  parameter from Infobox WikiProject, if present.

Before applying the tag:
 * 1) process the list of project members, placing indefinitely blocked editors and editors inactive on Wikipedia for more than a year in separate subheadings. Check the project's userbox category/ies for unlisted members. If one or more active editors remain but it is still reasonable to think the project may be defunct, check with those editors individually if they agree.
 * 2) if the project has a working assessment system (typically a WP:1.0 banner/category structure), consider whether this information exists elsewhere. Even without activity, it may be useful. Consider proposing a merger with a related project if appropriate.
 * 3) consider the likelihood the project may be revived in future. A few projects have a purpose which is so specific that the project may simply be complete (or obsolete). In general, the narrower the scope, or the more it overlaps with other projects, the more reasonable to consider the project defunct. The less the project achieved (some hardly get beyond the proposal stage), the less likely it will be revived. Consider marking or leaving the project marked as merely "inactive".
 * 4) consider whether the project may be relevant for Countering Systemic Bias. Discuss at WP:CSB if necessary. If it is, remind relevant related projects of the project's existence, and suggest possible merger.

Any editor may add this template and parameter to the top of any apparently defunct WikiProject, after following the steps above. Any member of the project may remove it if it is placed in error. Upon removal, please consider placing a message on the WikiProject's talk page to indicate that the group is still active or at least revivable.

Example:

Optional parameters

 * Full code

en-gb

 * If using British English
 * If using British English

parent

 * Name of parent WikiProject, e.g., for Wikipedia:WikiProject South America use South America. Providing this adds  to the "why not join" message. Only works if status is   or.
 * Name of parent WikiProject, e.g., for Wikipedia:WikiProject South America use South America. Providing this adds  to the "why not join" message. Only works if status is   or.

type

 * Choose from:,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , or  ; presently this feature is only used for subcategorization of WikiProjects in media, fandom, and youth subculture subject areas, as well as geographic subject areas. This is because those subject areas attract the creation of numerous narrowly topical projects.
 * Choose from:,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , or  ; presently this feature is only used for subcategorization of WikiProjects in media, fandom, and youth subculture subject areas, as well as geographic subject areas. This is because those subject areas attract the creation of numerous narrowly topical projects.

mergedto

 * Indicates the target of a merge, merged to WikiProject Foo . This parameter's value is the name of the wikiproject without the "Wikipedia:WikiProject" part.
 * Indicates the target of a merge, merged to WikiProject Foo . This parameter's value is the name of the wikiproject without the "Wikipedia:WikiProject" part.

date

 * Use to include the date when marking semi-active, inactive, and defunct projects (takes any format)
 * Use to include the date when marking semi-active, inactive, and defunct projects (takes any format)

note

 * Set a note that will appear in the banner.
 * Set a note that will appear in the banner.

portal

 * Adds a link to the associate portal page, e.g., for Portal:South America use South America
 * Adds a link to the associate portal page, e.g., for Portal:South America use South America

nocat

 * If set to, the category will be suppressed.
 * If set to, the category will be suppressed.

Task forces
Set these when using on the page of task force (a.k.a. work group), i.e. a sub-project. Only works if status is set to.
 * Set to either  or , then complete in the matching parameter
 * Set to either  or , then complete in the matching parameter
 * Set to either  or , then complete in the matching parameter


 * Use this for task forces working on a particular topic within a WikiProject
 * Use this for task forces working on a particular topic within a WikiProject


 * Use this for task forces working on improvement of a particular process within a WikiProject
 * Use this for task forces working on improvement of a particular process within a WikiProject

hide

 * yes
 * This will hide the banner, but keep the categorizations