PNiddy at 19:35, 21 February 2007

2007-02-21T19:35:36Z

PNiddy at 18:48, 21 February 2007

2007-02-21T18:48:34Z

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<span style="padding-left:50px;">'''Contents:'''</span><br />
[[#CBB|1 Community bulletin board]]<br />
[[#Todo|2 To do lists]]<br />
[[#Collaborations|3 Collaborations]]<br />
[[#Departments|4 Help and Resources]]

'''Garage Talk''' is the central place to find out what's happening on Wikicars. Learn what tasks need to be done, what areas and portals need to be developed and get or post news about recent events or current activities. Feel free to join in.<br>'''Article Counter: {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}'''

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Community bulletin board
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<span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Announcements/Community_bulletin_board&action=edit Post]</span> your Wikicars related news and announcements here! New portals, collaborations, and wikiprojects seeking contributors. New initiatives, proposals, discussions, or article drives, and current maintenance backlogs.
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{{Announcements/Community bulletin board}}
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To do lists
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Wikicars is undoubtedly the fastest growing wiki on all things automtive. However, that comes at a cost: many are [[:Category:Stubs|stubs]], or otherwise need attention. If you'd like, go ahead and jump right in. If you aren't ready to fly solo, you can participate in a [[#Collaborations|Collaboration]].
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==Things to do==
* Help update to the infoboxes across '''ALL'''makes and models.
* Expand create and expand different portals, including Exotics, Concepts, SUVs, Crossovers, Sedans, Convertibles, Roadsters, etc.

==Fix-up projects==
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* Help clean up and classify articles into necessary categories<br>
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Here are some other tasks you can do:
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* Build out [[Lincoln MKX]] article
* Build out [[Jeep Wrangler]] article
* Build out [[Nissan Altima Hybrid]] article

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Collaborations
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To improve the quality of articles which are short or lacking in detail, Wikipedia's community organizes '''[[Wikipedia:Collaborations|collaborations]]''' to expand articles.
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{{Wikicars:Community Portal/aid-summary}}

{{Wikicars:Community Portal/gac-summary}}

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{{Announcements/Current collaborations}}

== Other collaborations ==
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===Active improvement teams===
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* [[Wikicars:Cleaning department|Cleaning department]]
* [[Wikicars:Cleanup Taskforce|Cleanup Taskforce]]
* [[Wikicars:Counter-Vandalism Unit|Counter-Vandalism Unit]]
* [[Wikicars:WikiProject Spam|Spam fighting team]]
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* [[Wikicars:Categorization projects (current)|Categorization projects]]
* [[Wikicars:WikiProject Countering systemic bias|Countering systemic bias]]
* [[Wikicars:Forum for Encyclopedic Standards|Encyclopedic Standards]]
* [[Wikicars:Version 1.0 Editorial Team|Version 1.0]]
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===Maintenance===
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Help clear up the backlog of [[:Category:Articles that need to be wikified|articles to be '''wikified''']]! ''Wikification'' is the process of making an article conform to the [[Wikicars:Model Template|model templates]] and [[Wikicars:Model Review Template|model review templates]]. This involves formatting, links, sections, and checking for other things such as copyright violations and references. If necessary, you may propose it for deletion. Wikification is an easy way to improve Wikicars!

===WikiProjects===
'''[[Wikicars:WikiProject|WikiProjects]]''' are ongoing team efforts to improve articles having to do with a particular subject, and to manage the logistics of that topic. Hundreds exist — examine the [[Wikicars:List of WikiProjects|master list]] to find one that interests you. They are separate from, though may work with, Collaborations.

===Language translation===
Wikicars will not just be in English! Versions will exist in many different languages. To fill in some of the English Wikicars's gaps, we '''[[Wikicars:Translation into English|translate articles from other languages into English]]'''. You can view a [[Wikicars:Pages needing translation into English|list of articles that need translation]] from any language, or, in a few cases, by only one language (this is only available for the more popular languages).
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Guidelines, help, and resources
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Wikicars is staffed by a small army of experts. [[Wikicars' experts|Here are some of the most general]].

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==Help==
* [[Help:Contents|Wikicars FAQ]]

==Editing==
* The [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|'''Manual of Style''']] guidelines and [[Wikipedia:Tutorial|tutorial]]
==Policies and guidelines==
Wikipedia has many established [[Wikipedia:List of policies|policies]], [[Wikipedia:List of guidelines|guidelines]], conventions, and traditions. This is a very brief sampling of some of the most important; for more information, see the main [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|policies and guidelines page]]. Policies and guidelines apply both to articles and how to work with fellow editors. For easy access, the [[Wikipedia:shortcuts|shortcuts]] to the pages are also listed.
===Article standards===
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===Working with others===
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| [[Wikipedia:Civility|Civility]] and [[Wikipedia:Etiquette|etiquette]]
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==Resources==
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New user information
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Ways to communicate
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Community support groups and programs
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Common Procedures
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How to resolve conflicts
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Community information
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[[Wikicars:About|About Wikicars]] ·
[[Special:Listusers|Wikicars' members]] ·
[[Wikicars:Administrators|Administrators]]
[[Wikicars_talk:Administrators|Administrators FAQ]] ·


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PNiddy at 19:35, 21 February 2007

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