Editing BattleTechWiki:Project BattleMechs

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Welcome to the '''BattleMech WikiProject'''. We are a group dedicated to improving BattleTechWiki's coverage of BattleMechs. Feel free to join in by adding your name to the group, grabbing an [[BattleTechWiki:Project BattleMechs#Articles|article]] to complete or weighing in on the [[BattleTechWiki talk:WikiProject BattleMechs|discussion]].

;Goals
*Catalog every BattleMech used in BattleTech 
**Classic BattleTech [underway]
***Add Solaris VII 'Mechs [better descriptions and images are needed]
***Ensure all variants for all 'Mechs are present
**MechWarrior: Dark Age [started]
**Computer/Video Game Systems [started]
*Categorize the BattleMechs (via the [[BattleTechWiki:BattleMech Portal|Portal]]) into:
**Tech Base (Inner Sphere, Clan) [awaiting action]
**Factions (Capellan, Clan Wolf, etc.) [awaiting action]
**Mass (by Weight Categories) [stalled]
**Roles (Brawler, Skirmisher, etc) [awaiting action]
***Change the section title from "Armament" to "Weapons and Equipment" for all BattleMech articles

;Scope
* A little vague right now, but we'll need to discuss the differences between CBT, MWDA & video game entries.


== News ==
*08 October 2006 ([[User:Revanche|Revanche]])
::Project: BattleMech messagebox for article discussion pages is now available. See '''Tags''' below for details. 
*08 October 2006 ([[User:Revanche|Revanche]])
::Project:BattleMech is now open. Please sign up.
*19 May 2007 ([[User:CJKeys|CJKeys]])
::All mainstream Inner Sphere 'Mechs have been added to the Wiki.
*28 January 2008 ([[User:Scaletail|Scaletail]])
::All canon Clan 'Mechs now have articles.
*16 October 2013 ([[User:Doneve|Doneve]])
::Variants section revamp done.

== Guidelines ==
*[[User:CJKeys|CJKeys]] developed the current format used for BattleMechs (and adapted for every other unit type). The current concept for BattleMechs has that there are five sections: 
**Description : a basic description of the 'Mech
**Weapons and Equipment: what does it carry and some notes on the same; not to be a simple list, but a narrative [This section title was changed on 12/17/2013, per community consensus. If you see this section with another name, please change it.]
**Variants : list each type of variant seen. Any variants that have not been provided official CBT stats are to be given their own sections. This includes, but it not limited to, 'Mech and variants from video games and MechWarrior: Dark Age/Age of Destruction.
**Notable Pilots: if any of the major characters pilot this 'Mech, then include a short description of the unit/pilot history and custom modifications. If possible, include how the character obtained the 'Mech and when he or she stopped using it. In order to be considered notable, a character must have a linked article written about them.
**References : links to the books or other source material used in any way to contribute to the article
**Infobox : created with pre-established fields that need to be filled in with the relevant info
*One thing to consider is that the articles tend towards to an in-character (IC) role, though there are some obvious out-of-character (OOC) bits included (ex: BV). In the text, if going OOC, use italics.
*Link everything, at least once. If the term is [[Star League]], link to it. If [[House Marik]] is referenced in the text, link to it. Link to other unit types, like [[DropShip]]s. If the same term is used a lot, especially in the same paragraph, feel free to link only once. But link, even if the linked article does not yet exist: it will someday!
*Italicize the name of the 'Mech being written about (don't link to it!). Do this for each mention.
*In the variants section, list the whole designation again. For example, if the HCT-3F ''[[Hatchetman]]'' is the primary article, in the variant section, start off each entry from the hyphen, followed by a space, another hyphen and one more space. For example:
*; HCT-4M : The variant entry looks like this...

==Open tasks==
*Discuss what categories, outside those limited to BattleMechs, should be attached to each 'mech article. (See talk page.)
*Edit for mis-spellings, grammatical and formatting mistakes for current articles.
*Place the Project BattleMech messagebox (see '''Tags''' below) on each 'Mech discussion page.

==Members==
Please feel free to add yourself here, and to indicate any areas of particular interest.

# [[User:CJKeys|CJKeys]], adding initial entries, cleanup of new entries, and getting my feet back under myself after a very long hiatus.
# [[User:Jimmy the Tulip|Jimmy the Tulip]]: basic editing, ensuring listed in proper categories
# [[User:Xoid|Xoid]]: copy editing, general maintenance, adding some spit 'n' polish
# [[User:~Malithion~|~Malithion~]]: starting entries when possible, minor editing, adding redirect-pages
# [[User:Scaletail|Scaletail]]: adding entries, basic cleanup, not copying things directly from sourcebooks
# [[User:Bdevoe|BDeVoe]]: redux of Scaletail's :)
# [[User:DragonoftheRust|DragonoftheRust]]: Mostly basic cleanup and cosmetic alterations
# [[User:Reuban|Reuban]]: Working on starting out clan 'Mech pages
# [[User:FIVE-one|FIVE-one]]: Writing empty Clan 'Mechs entries and creating Clan Dark Age and Age of Destruction 'Mech entries
# [[User:MEC|MEC]]: adding new Dark Age 'Mechs.
# [[User:MajorTom|MajorTom]]: Adding new articles, writing new fluff
# [[User:Woodearth|Woodearth]]: Adding Dark Age 'Mechs and information to the blank Dark Age entries
# [[User:Quicksilver Kalasa|Quicksilver Kalasa]]: Adding 'Mechs missing from the TRO 3075 and correct any clan variants from various books.
# [[User:Onisuzume|Onisuzume]]: Adding 'Mechs from the BattleTechnology magazines.
# [[User:Wrangler|Wrangler]]: Add files that are missing, such as new XTROs, sourcebooks, and trying to make sure I don't screw up in the process!
# [[User:Longi|Longi]]: Updating BattleMech database, re-writing and basic cleanup.
# [[User:Mbear|Mbear]]: <s>Creating new category: [[:Category:C3 Equipped BattleMechs|C3 Equipped BattleMechs]]</s> General variant updates
# [[User:ClanWolverine101|ClanWolverine101]]: General cleanup, plus editing the portals
# [[User:Citizen Erased|Citizen Erased]]: Making things shiny, enforcer of proper comma usage, fact-checking ad nauseum.
# [[User:Doneve|Doneve]]: Updating the BV by Master unit list, revamp variants section.
# [[User:Neufeld|Neufeld]]: Misc fixes.
# [[User:Mattiator|Mattiator]]: Mostly working with the [[BattleMech Timetable]], occasionally adding missing articles, fluff, and corrections. Also adding more information from ''[[BattleTechnology]]''.
# [[User:BobTheZombie|BobTheZombie]]: Grammatical editing, adding finishing touches
# [[User:Nuclear-Fridge|Nuclear-Fridge]]: Grammatical and Miscellaneous fixes.
# [[User:ClerkTechGB72|ClerkTechBG72]]: Portal Faction categories - creating wanted pages, checking/adding links for Faction-manufactured 'Mechs, and listing BattleMech manufacturers per Faction. Doing this along side my "Improvement Effort: Manufacturing".
# [[User:thehawk|thehawk]]: General editing, fixing formatting, adding missing or new entries for newest releases for any pages past moratorium, updating existing/future 'Mech and/or 'Vehicle pages with standardized 'apocryphal variants' started by Cyk and Cache (example [[Assassin]] and [[Commando]])
# [[User:MookieDog|MookieDog]]: Fixing and updating the weapons pages, all of them. Standardization, format, spelling mistakes and accuracy. Working on getting the pages populated with Objective Raids information. Phase 1. 3025-3085 Supplemental. Phase 2. 3100 onward.
# [[User:Uber_Blah|Uber_Blah]]: General spelling and grammatical fixes, Battlemech pictures.
# [[User:Breenland|Breenland]]: Fixing inks, wording, capitalization, standardizing layouts, and whatever little things get caught while doing that.
# [[User:Pondering Radish|Pondering Radish]]: General variant updates.
# [[User:Arthinas|Arthinas]]: General editing, fixing formatting, adding entries for new models and variants.

==Articles==
===Collaboration and review===
'''''Note: Editors, please remove the article from the list once you have weighed in. Please add new articles to the list from the bottom.'''''


;New Articles Needed: ''Please add articles that need to be written.''


;New Articles Review:''See [[Template:WikiProject BattleMechs]] for instructions on how to both flag new articles for review, and flag that you have reviewed them.''
:If you wish to review new articles, a listing may be found in the [[:Category:New articles needing to be reviewed (BattleMechs)|New articles needing to be reviewed]] tracking category.


;Peer Review: ''See [[Template:WikiProject BattleMechs]] for instructions on how to both flag articles for peer review, and flag that you have reviewed them.''
:If you wish to peer review articles, a listing may be found in the [[:Category:Articles needing to be peer reviewed (BattleMechs)|Articles needing to be peer reviewed]] tracking category.''


;Team Assessment: ''Add an article that you would like to see graded by a Project:BattleMech team member [grading system yet to be introduced].''
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===Featured Articles===
====Previously Featured====
* None yet, but as soon as we start creating Featured Articles here, 'Mechs will probably be the first ones displayed.
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====Candidates====
* Also none yet, but we definitely could use some candidates here.
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==Templates==
*[[Help:CreateMechArticle|Quick Create article for BattleMechs]]
*[[Template:InfoBoxBattleMech|InfoBoxBattleMech template]]

==Tags==
===Talk Page Banner===
*'''{{tl|WikiProject BattleMechs}}''' (please see the template itself for usage documentation) displays this:
<p>{{WikiProject BattleMechs}}</p>

===Userbars===
*'''[[[[:Image:BTW PMBattleMechs.jpg]]]]''' displays this:
[[Image:BTW PMBattleMechs.jpg]]
*'''[[[[:Image:BTW PLBattleMechs.jpg]]]]''' displays this:
[[Image:BTW PLBattleMechs.jpg]]

==Categories==
In order to make the BattleTechWiki as accessible as possible, proper categorization is paramount. Since this ''is'' Project BattleMechs, one of our tasks will be focusing on categorizing 'Mechs. A list of subcategories for BattleMechs is found at the top of [[:Category:BattleMechs]].


*'''Right Now''' — categorization that is meant be already underway:
**Currently, the only 'required' category is [[:Category:BattleMechs]]. All ''BattleMechs'' should be in this category upon article creation.


*'''On the Back Burner''' — categorization that is slated to begin when the previous task is, at a minimum, near-complete:
**Categorizing 'Mechs into the more specific aspects (such as classes, weights, etc.) is currently on the back burner; but feel free to at populate the class (e.g., [[:Category:Assault BattleMechs]]) and tonnage (e.g., [[:Category:100 ton BattleMechs]]) categories if you have the time.


''Note:'' 'Official' categories you can add 'Mechs to may be found at the [[BattleTechWiki:BattleMech Portal|BattleMech Portal]].

==Resources==
===Related projects===
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