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 | |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||
4 | 4 | ||||||
1 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 37 | |||
B | 4 | 12 | 21 | 102 | 3 | 142 | |
C | 6 | 18 | 89 | 441 | 8 | 562 | |
Start | 3 | 7 | 147 | 1,761 | 21 | 1,939 | |
Stub | 1 | 7 | 1,644 | 17 | 1,669 | ||
List | 4 | 25 | 67 | 96 | |||
Category | 1 | 9 | 234 | 422 | 666 | ||
Disambig | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | |||
File | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |||
Portal | 1 | 1 | |||||
Project | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Template | 26 | 22 | 48 | ||||
NA | 2 | 73 | 103 | 178 | |||
Other | 5 | 5 | |||||
Assessed | 14 | 48 | 320 | 4,388 | 573 | 49 | 5,392 |
Unassessed | 1 | 69 | 70 | ||||
Total | 14 | 48 | 320 | 4,389 | 573 | 118 | 5,462 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 22,457 | Ω = 5.15 |
New to Wikipedia?
editIf 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
editThis project broadly follows the guidelines of its parent, the UK Geography WikiProject, on how to write about settlements.
Article alerts
editDid you know
- 06 Jul 2024 – Fred Thomas (British politician) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Sahaib (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 09 Jul 2024 – Ollie Watkins (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by 82.38.214.91 (t · c); start discussion
Requested moves
- 06 Jul 2024 – Blackdown Hills National Landscape (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Blackdown Hills by Steinsky (t · c); see discussion
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
Articles for creation
- 16 May 2024 – Draft:Crediton Rural District (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
- 12 Apr 2024 – Draft:Plymouth Chronicle (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by LouisCSV (t · c)
To do
editA 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
editThis 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: 2024-07-11 20:13 (UTC)
Note: The list display can now be customized by each user. See List display personalization for details.
- John Henry Bostwick (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Cheney123 (talk · contribs · new pages (23)) started on 2024-07-11, score: 40
- Results breakdown of the 2024 United Kingdom general election (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Moondragon21 (talk · contribs · new pages (94)) started on 2024-07-08, score: 30
- Calvin Bailey (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Gaia Octavia Agrippa (talk · contribs · new pages (37)) started on 2024-07-05, score: 30
- Results of the 2024 United Kingdom general election (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Chessrat (talk · contribs · new pages (10)) started on 2024-07-07, score: 100
- 2024–25 FA Trophy (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by LBLM9253 (talk · contribs · new pages (5)) started on 2024-07-09, score: 30
- W. P. Watkins (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by LittleDwangs (talk · contribs · new pages (4)) started on 2024-07-08, score: 40
- William Snell Morrish (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Waghewett (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-07-08, score: 60
- List of United Kingdom Conservative MPs (2024–present) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Moondragon21 (talk · contribs · new pages (94)) started on 2024-07-08, score: 40
- Acland baronets of Columb John (1644) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Charles Matthews (talk · contribs · new pages (34)) started on 2024-07-08, score: 70
- Noah Law (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by No Swan So Fine (talk · contribs · new pages (69)) started on 2024-07-05, score: 40
- 2024–25 FA Cup qualifying rounds (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Super Nintendo Chalmers (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2024-06-28, score: 50
- List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat MPs (2024–present) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Moondragon21 (talk · contribs · new pages (94)) started on 2024-07-06, score: 60
- List of United Kingdom MPs by seniority (2024–present) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Goap23 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-07-05, score: 70
- Rachel Gilmour (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Moondragon21 (talk · contribs · new pages (94)) started on 2024-07-05, score: 50
- Rebecca Smith (politician) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Moondragon21 (talk · contribs · new pages (94)) started on 2024-07-05, score: 60
- David Reed (Conservative politician) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Moondragon21 (talk · contribs · new pages (94)) started on 2024-07-05, score: 70
- Ian Roome (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Moondragon21 (talk · contribs · new pages (94)) started on 2024-07-05, score: 40
- Martin Wrigley (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Moondragon21 (talk · contribs · new pages (94)) started on 2024-07-05, score: 50
- Steve Race (British politician) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Moondragon21 (talk · contribs · new pages (94)) started on 2024-07-05, score: 40
- Steve Darling (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Fluffy89502 (talk · contribs · new pages (4)) started on 2024-07-05, score: 50
- Danny Chambers (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Stanley Gordon (talk · contribs · new pages (18)) started on 2024-07-05, score: 40
- Fred Thomas (British politician) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Gaia Octavia Agrippa (talk · contribs · new pages (37)) started on 2024-07-05, score: 50
- List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2024 United Kingdom general election (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Yoshi876 (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-07-04, score: 140
- List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by ThingsCanOnlyGetWetter (talk · contribs · new pages (58)) started on 2024-07-03, score: 100
- 1953–54 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Nescaff (talk · contribs · new pages (6)) started on 2024-07-02, score: 25
- Stephen Mitchell (historian) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Furius (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2024-07-02, score: 40
- East Norfolk Militia (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Rickfive (talk · contribs · new pages (41)) started on 2024-07-01, score: 30
- List of acts of the Parliament of England from 1531 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Mauls (talk · contribs · new pages (150)) started on 2024-06-30, score: 30
- St Boniface's Church, St Budeaux (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Ajsmith141 (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2024-06-29, score: 70
- Category:Organisations based in Exeter (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by DinosaursLoveExistence (talk · contribs · new pages (58)) started on 2024-06-29, score: 80
- Neville Morley (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Furius (talk · contribs · new pages (2)) started on 2024-06-27, score: 40
- Ed Middleton (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Goodknowme (talk · contribs · new pages (8)) started on 2024-06-27, score: 60
- 1957–58 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Nescaff (talk · contribs · new pages (6)) started on 2024-06-27, score: 30
Recent changes
editList of abbreviations (help):
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- r
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- N
- New page
- m
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- b
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12 July 2024
- diffhist Battle of Plymouth 13:10 +5 Ealdgyth talk contribs (→Battle: per MOS:BQ)
- diffhist Exeter St Davids railway station 13:02 +9 Mackensen talk contribs (dab; presumably Waverley was meant)
- diffhist Michael Foot 13:00 +22 ThingsCanOnlyGetWetter talk contribs Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist Smeaton's Tower 12:19 −223 Keith D talk contribs (Combine ref)
- diffhist Torquay United F.C. 12:03 0 TQY LEE talk contribs (→Current squad) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Torquay United F.C. 12:00 +58 TQY LEE talk contribs (→Current squad) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Sue Austin 11:34 −67 86.18.148.124 talk (better source infor)
- diffhist Springwatch 11:33 +33 Belbury talk contribs (link Roy Dennis (conservationist))
- diffhist Sue Austin 11:32 −24 86.18.148.124 talk (accuyracy)
- diffhist Torquay United F.C. 11:03 +15 Yellow 1899 talk contribs
- diffhist m Chevithorne 10:48 +1 Random56653 talk contribs (Correct link.)
- diffhist m Chevithorne 10:47 −5 Random56653 talk contribs (Updated the reference to Domesday Book (no 'the', no italics, not Doomsday), see Domesday Book Talk Page)
- diffhist Miranda Hart 10:41 −1 Dolphin51 talk contribs (→Family: Having a younger sister is entirely unrelated to Commander Dyke’s involvement in the Falklands War.)
- diffhist Paignton 09:23 +192 REVUpminster talk contribs (Undid revision 1234032392 by Ianmacm (talk)It's already on the relevent constituency pages. Torbay is on torbay council site and south devon the south hams site.) Tag: Undo
- diffhist Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth 07:57 −60 RHodnett talk contribs (Used "HMS" and "ship" templates to refer to warships, in order to link to articles about the ships and italicize the ships' names without duplicating text. Linked to article about the French frigate Pomone.)
- diffhist Paignton 06:53 −192 Ianmacm talk contribs (rv good faith edit, WP:NOTNEWS and this is best left to the relevant articles) Tag: Reverted
- diffhist m Paignton 06:01 +41 REVUpminster talk contribs (→Governance: wikilink)
- diffhist Paignton 05:59 +10 REVUpminster talk contribs (→Governance: update)
- diffhist Paignton 05:57 +151 REVUpminster talk contribs (→Governance: update)
- diffhist m Brixham 05:50 +1 REVUpminster talk contribs (→Governance: formatting error)
- diffhist Brixham 05:50 +3 REVUpminster talk contribs (→Governance: update)
- diffhist Brixham 05:47 +10 REVUpminster talk contribs (update)
- diffhist Paignton 05:46 +10 REVUpminster talk contribs (update)
- diffhist m Talk:Joan Champernowne 04:38 +32 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist Joan Champernowne 04:38 +462 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist m Talk:Charles Carew 04:20 +49 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist Charles Carew 04:20 +714 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox + short description)
- diffhist Talk:Ffyona Campbell 04:17 +1 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist Ffyona Campbell 04:16 +707 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist m Talk:Petroc Baladrddellt 04:10 +50 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist Petroc Baladrddellt 04:09 +438 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist m Talk:Bledric ap Custennin 04:05 +32 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist Bledric ap Custennin 04:05 +543 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist m Talk:Clemen ap Bledric 04:00 +32 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist Clemen ap Bledric 04:00 +447 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist m Talk:Budleigh Salterton Railway 03:54 −6 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist Budleigh Salterton Railway 03:53 +1,591 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist m Talk:Edward Bridgeman 03:37 +16 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist Edward Bridgeman 03:37 +370 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist m Talk:Bideford Long Bridge 03:30 −1 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist Bideford Long Bridge 03:30 +1,969 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist m Talk:Belle Vue Airfield 03:11 +49 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist Belle Vue Airfield 03:11 +1,599 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist m Talk:Beaford 03:02 +16 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist Beaford 03:02 +2,997 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist m John Basset (1462–1528) 02:56 −41 Puppies937 talk contribs
- diffhist m Talk:John Basset (1462–1528) 02:56 +32 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist John Basset (1462–1528) 02:56 +806 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
- diffhist m Arthur Bassett (died 1586) 01:54 +87 Puppies937 talk contribs
- diffhist m Talk:Arthur Bassett (died 1586) 01:52 +16 Puppies937 talk contribs (infobox)
Featured content
editSee 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
editThis 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
editDevon 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
editThis user participates in WikiProject Devon. |
To add this userbox to your user page use {{User WPDevon}}.
Barnstar
editThe 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?
editWe 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!