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Line 1: − Welcome to the '''Unfinished Book WikiProject''' (''aka'' '''UBWP'''; ''aka'' '''UBP'''). The purpose of this project is to fully incorporate the contents of [[FASA]]/[[FanPro]]/[[CGL]] titles into '''BattleTechWiki''', through multiple-Editor collaboration and coordination. See the [[BattleTechWiki:Project_Unfinished_Book#Current_Missions|Current Missions]] section for the latest discussions. + Welcome to the '''Unfinished Book WikiProject'''. The purpose of this project is to fully incorporate the contents of [[FASA]]/[[FanPro]]/[[CGL]] titles into '''BattleTechWiki''', through multiple-Editor collaboration and coordination. See the [[BattleTechWiki:Project_Unfinished_Book#Current_Missions|Current Missions]] section for the latest discussions. + ==Scope== ==Scope== − The Unfinished Book WikiProject (UBWP) intends to choose one book from the extensive 25-year+ library of the [[BattleTech]] gaming universe and divide the contents of the book into manageable sections for the inclusion into BattleTechWiki, through the efforts of individual Editors. Once one book is considered fully incorporated into BTW, it will be marked as 'complete' and the project will then move onto another title. + The Unfinished Book WikiProject (UBWP) intends to choose one book from the extensive 25-year library of the [[BattleTech]] gaming universe and divide the contents of the book into manageable sections for the inclusion into BattleTechWiki, through the efforts of individual Editors. Once one book is considered fully incorporated into BTW, it will be marked as 'complete' and the project will then move onto another title. For example, if the book ''[[FedCom Civil War]]'' was the focus of the Unfinished Book WikiProject, the project would have progressively smaller sections assigned to volunteer Editors, who would work exclusively (in regards to the Project) on that section, incorporating each fact (people, events, dates, names, etc.) into the appropriate articles, until it was completed. For example, if the book ''[[FedCom Civil War]]'' was the focus of the Unfinished Book WikiProject, the project would have progressively smaller sections assigned to volunteer Editors, who would work exclusively (in regards to the Project) on that section, incorporating each fact (people, events, dates, names, etc.) into the appropriate articles, until it was completed. Line 18:
Line 19: :War Within the Federated Suns [to be broken down] :War Within the Federated Suns [to be broken down] :War Within the Lyran Alliance [to be broken down] :War Within the Lyran Alliance [to be broken down] + ==Inspiration== ==Inspiration== [[File:Handbook House Davion Panel 3 of 4@640x480.jpg|200px|right|Various faiths' religious leaders examine a volume of the Unfinished Book]] [[File:Handbook House Davion Panel 3 of 4@640x480.jpg|200px|right|Various faiths' religious leaders examine a volume of the Unfinished Book]] The project is named after the [[Unfinished Book Movement]] (UBM), a continuous project from within the [[Federated Inter-Faith Congress]], a [[Federated Suns]] council of religious leaders comprised of that state's various faiths. The comparison between the two projects comes from the desire to document all that is known from a library of tomes, as compiled by a disparate group of scholars from all walks of life, interests and philosophies (i.e., the editing staff of BattleTechWiki). Whereas the members of the UBM seek to bring peace to the [[Inner Sphere]] through the promulgation of all known spiritual wisdom, the members of UBWP seek to bring knowledge of the BattleTech universe to all of its fans, including themselves. The project is named after the [[Unfinished Book Movement]] (UBM), a continuous project from within the [[Federated Inter-Faith Congress]], a [[Federated Suns]] council of religious leaders comprised of that state's various faiths. The comparison between the two projects comes from the desire to document all that is known from a library of tomes, as compiled by a disparate group of scholars from all walks of life, interests and philosophies (i.e., the editing staff of BattleTechWiki). Whereas the members of the UBM seek to bring peace to the [[Inner Sphere]] through the promulgation of all known spiritual wisdom, the members of UBWP seek to bring knowledge of the BattleTech universe to all of its fans, including themselves. + ==Goals== ==Goals== Line 30:
Line 33: *To enlarge the database of knowledge of BattleTechWiki with canon facts from the BattleTech universe, *To enlarge the database of knowledge of BattleTechWiki with canon facts from the BattleTech universe, − ...and in the process, help to define and refine the policies of the site that help guide article creation and expansion.+ and in the process, help to define and refine the policies of the site that help guide article creation and expansion. + == News == == News == Line 48:
Line 52: == Current Missions == == Current Missions == * [[BattleTechWiki:Project Unfinished Book/JTP:New Avalon|Mission ''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'']] * [[BattleTechWiki:Project Unfinished Book/JTP:New Avalon|Mission ''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'']] − :Current Status: 10.94% complete (09June2021 updated) + :Current Status: 4% complete (23March2012) == Completed Missions == == Completed Missions == − * [[BattleTechWiki:Project_Unfinished_Book/JTP:Luthien|Mission ''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'']] (completed: 13Mar2012) + * [[BattleTechWiki:Project_Unfinished_Book/JTP:Luthien|Mission ''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'']] + :completed: 13Mar2012 − == Roles == − If you work well in collaborative projects, willing to take instruction and constructive criticism, and are interested in working on the mission of '''Project: Unfinished Book'', please contact Project Lead Revanche [[User talk:Revanche|on his talk page]]. − ===Lead Developers=== + == Members == − The Lead Developer generates a list of articles that are relevant to the assignment. They do this by data-mining the target copy for every possible subject that is referenced. If a person, place, vehicle, rank, weapon, food, animal, battle, or any other possible topic for an article is mentioned, the Lead Developer records it on the Articles Links section of the mission assignment.+ Please feel free to join up to work on the Project by adding your name to one or both Project groups (below). The current Mission Lead will contact you with further information. ===Research Writers=== ===Research Writers=== − Research Writers are the driving force of the project, incorporating the facts of the target copy into BattleTechWiki, either as new articles or added information to existing ones. They should be familiar with the [[Help:References#Specific_References|Specific References]] method for citations and understand Sarna's policies regarding manual of style, such as past-tense writing and page formatting. As they're heading off into the 'wilds' of BTW, they are often correcting mistakes to pre-existing articles, in order to make PUB's efforts more relevant and the article itself more valuable. When they complete a target article, they should tag the discussion page as belonging to Project: Unfinished Book and post the article's link in the Articles Completed section of the mission assignment. ([[BattleTechWiki:Project Unfinished Book/Data Mining|Additional Information]]) + Research Writers are the driving force of the project, incorporating the facts of their assigned sections into BattleTechWiki. They should be familiar with the [[Help:References#Specific_References|Specific References]] method for citations and understand Sarna's policies regarding manual of style, such as past-tense writing and page formatting. As they're heading off into the 'wilds' of BTW, they are often correcting mistakes to pre-exisitng articles, in order to make PUB's efforts more relevant and the article itself more valuable. ([[BattleTechWiki:Project Unfinished Book/Data Mining|Additional Information]]) − # [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] + # [[User:ClanWolverine101|ClanWolverine101]] (in training) + # [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] ===Fact Checkers=== ===Fact Checkers=== − Fact Checkers follow the Research Writers. When the Writer reports that a Lead is completed (by posting it in the Articles Completed section of the mission assignment), the Fact Checker opens the article and reviews it for all facts that were presented in the target copy. Additionally, they should identify any other articles that would benefit from the same facts, but were not directly called out in the target copy. For example: when checking up on an article detailing the facts of a battle that occurred outside a stated city, the Fact Checker would also open the system article for the planet on which that city is located, in order to determine whether or not that battle should or has been recorded within that article as well. If they decide it needs attention, they will notify the Research Writer, whom will take up the task. When an article has been deemed as fact-checked, it is posted in the Articles Reviewed section of the mission assignment. + Fact Checkers both lead and follow Research Writers. Prior to the writer's first entry in regards to the assignment, the Fact Checker generates a list of articles that are relevant to the assignment, which the writer follows. Then, when the writer indicates the assignment is completed, the Fact Checker ensures each related article has been addressed and tackled. They start off by reviewing each article they assigned the writer and then check to see that the Researcher provided data to the associated articles. If some articles are found to be neglected, the Writer is informed. The Fact Checker could be seen as the Research Writer's 'assignment editor' and 'article grader'. − + # [[User:ClanWolverine101|ClanWolverine101]] (training hold) − The Fact Checker could be seen as the Research Writer's 'assignment editor' and 'article grader'. + # [[User:Doneve|Doneve]] (training hold) # [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] # [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] + # [[User:Wrangler|Wrangler]] (training hold) − ===Copy Editors=== + ===Copy-editors=== − Copy Editors double-check the associated articles for the currently assigned book sections, to ensure they each meet BattleTechWiki's [[BattleTechWiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]. They should also be familiar with the first method of [[Help:References#First_Detailed_Method|Detailed References]] for citations, so as to best assist Research Writers choosing to use that method for their assignments. Copy Editors also ensure that each article completed by the Writer has been tagged as belonging to Project: Unfinished Book (on the discussion page). If Fact Checkers are the vanguard of the project and Research Writers the riflemen, Copy Editors are the rear guard, ensuring the project has completed its mission to the best of the team's efforts : + Copy-editors double-check the associated articles for the currently assigned book sections, to ensure they each meet BattleTechWiki's [[BattleTechWiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]. They should also be familiar with the first method of [[Help:References#First_Detailed_Method|Detailed References]] for citations, so as best to assist Research Writers who chose to use that method for their assignments. Copy-editors also ensure that each article hit by the writer has been tagged as belonging to Project: Unfinished Book. If Fact Checkers are the vanguard of the project and Research Writers the riflemen, Copy-editors are the Rear Guard, ensuring the project has completed its mission to the best of the team's efforts : # [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] # [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] ===Mission Lead=== ===Mission Lead=== − Mission Leads head up specific missions aimed at one title. They may not lead more than one mission at a time, though they may perform other roles within other missions. They oversee the efforts, provide assignments to the team members and (basically) ensure that the project is moving forward within the [[BattleTechWiki:Project_Unfinished_Book#Goals|goals]] of Project: Unfinished Book. + Mission Leads head up specific projects, aimed at one title. They may not lead more than one mission at a time, though they may perform other roles within other missions. They oversee the efforts, provide assignments to the team members and -basically- ensure that the project is moving forward within the [[BattleTechWiki:Project_Unfinished_Book#Goals|goals]] of Project: Unfinished Book. # [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] ([[BattleTechWiki:Project Unfinished Book/JTP:New Avalon|Mission ''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'']]) # [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] ([[BattleTechWiki:Project Unfinished Book/JTP:New Avalon|Mission ''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'']]) ===Project Lead=== ===Project Lead=== − The Project Lead coordinates the various missions of Project: Unfinished Book, such as determining the next mission, assigning team members to the mission, training new volunteers, and providing guidance to Mission Leads. He also reports to the general population of BattleTechWiki on the status of each project. The current project lead is [[User:Revanche|Revanche]]. + The Project Lead coordinates the various missions of Project: Unfinished Book, such as determining the next mission, assigning team members to the mission and providing guidance to Mission Leads. He also reports to the general population of BattleTechWiki the status of each project. The current project lead is [[User:Revanche|Revanche]]. ==Tools== ==Tools==
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| − | Welcome to the '''Unfinished Book WikiProject''' | + | Welcome to the '''Unfinished Book WikiProject'''. The purpose of this project is to fully incorporate the contents of [[FASA]]/[[FanPro]]/[[CGL]] titles into '''BattleTechWiki''', through multiple-Editor collaboration and coordination. See the [[BattleTechWiki:Project_Unfinished_Book#Current_Missions|Current Missions]] section for the latest discussions. |
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==Scope== | ==Scope== | ||
| − | The Unfinished Book WikiProject (UBWP) intends to choose one book from the extensive 25-year | + | The Unfinished Book WikiProject (UBWP) intends to choose one book from the extensive 25-year library of the [[BattleTech]] gaming universe and divide the contents of the book into manageable sections for the inclusion into BattleTechWiki, through the efforts of individual Editors. Once one book is considered fully incorporated into BTW, it will be marked as 'complete' and the project will then move onto another title. |
For example, if the book ''[[FedCom Civil War]]'' was the focus of the Unfinished Book WikiProject, the project would have progressively smaller sections assigned to volunteer Editors, who would work exclusively (in regards to the Project) on that section, incorporating each fact (people, events, dates, names, etc.) into the appropriate articles, until it was completed. | For example, if the book ''[[FedCom Civil War]]'' was the focus of the Unfinished Book WikiProject, the project would have progressively smaller sections assigned to volunteer Editors, who would work exclusively (in regards to the Project) on that section, incorporating each fact (people, events, dates, names, etc.) into the appropriate articles, until it was completed. | ||
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:War Within the Federated Suns [to be broken down] | :War Within the Federated Suns [to be broken down] | ||
:War Within the Lyran Alliance [to be broken down] | :War Within the Lyran Alliance [to be broken down] | ||
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==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
[[File:Handbook House Davion Panel 3 of 4@640x480.jpg|200px|right|Various faiths' religious leaders examine a volume of the Unfinished Book]] | [[File:Handbook House Davion Panel 3 of 4@640x480.jpg|200px|right|Various faiths' religious leaders examine a volume of the Unfinished Book]] | ||
The project is named after the [[Unfinished Book Movement]] (UBM), a continuous project from within the [[Federated Inter-Faith Congress]], a [[Federated Suns]] council of religious leaders comprised of that state's various faiths. The comparison between the two projects comes from the desire to document all that is known from a library of tomes, as compiled by a disparate group of scholars from all walks of life, interests and philosophies (i.e., the editing staff of BattleTechWiki). Whereas the members of the UBM seek to bring peace to the [[Inner Sphere]] through the promulgation of all known spiritual wisdom, the members of UBWP seek to bring knowledge of the BattleTech universe to all of its fans, including themselves. | The project is named after the [[Unfinished Book Movement]] (UBM), a continuous project from within the [[Federated Inter-Faith Congress]], a [[Federated Suns]] council of religious leaders comprised of that state's various faiths. The comparison between the two projects comes from the desire to document all that is known from a library of tomes, as compiled by a disparate group of scholars from all walks of life, interests and philosophies (i.e., the editing staff of BattleTechWiki). Whereas the members of the UBM seek to bring peace to the [[Inner Sphere]] through the promulgation of all known spiritual wisdom, the members of UBWP seek to bring knowledge of the BattleTech universe to all of its fans, including themselves. | ||
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==Goals== | ==Goals== | ||
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*To enlarge the database of knowledge of BattleTechWiki with canon facts from the BattleTech universe, | *To enlarge the database of knowledge of BattleTechWiki with canon facts from the BattleTech universe, | ||
| − | + | and in the process, help to define and refine the policies of the site that help guide article creation and expansion. | |
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== News == | == News == | ||
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== Current Missions == | == Current Missions == | ||
* [[BattleTechWiki:Project Unfinished Book/JTP:New Avalon|Mission ''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'']] | * [[BattleTechWiki:Project Unfinished Book/JTP:New Avalon|Mission ''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'']] | ||
| − | :Current Status: | + | :Current Status: 4% complete (23March2012) |
== Completed Missions == | == Completed Missions == | ||
| − | * [[BattleTechWiki:Project_Unfinished_Book/JTP:Luthien|Mission ''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'']] | + | * [[BattleTechWiki:Project_Unfinished_Book/JTP:Luthien|Mission ''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'']] |
| + | :completed: 13Mar2012 | ||
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| − | == | + | == Members == |
| − | + | Please feel free to join up to work on the Project by adding your name to one or both Project groups (below). The current Mission Lead will contact you with further information. | |
===Research Writers=== | ===Research Writers=== | ||
| − | Research Writers are the driving force of the project, incorporating the facts of | + | Research Writers are the driving force of the project, incorporating the facts of their assigned sections into BattleTechWiki. They should be familiar with the [[Help:References#Specific_References|Specific References]] method for citations and understand Sarna's policies regarding manual of style, such as past-tense writing and page formatting. As they're heading off into the 'wilds' of BTW, they are often correcting mistakes to pre-exisitng articles, in order to make PUB's efforts more relevant and the article itself more valuable. ([[BattleTechWiki:Project Unfinished Book/Data Mining|Additional Information]]) |
| − | # [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] | + | # [[User:ClanWolverine101|ClanWolverine101]] (in training) |
| + | # [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] | ||
===Fact Checkers=== | ===Fact Checkers=== | ||
| − | Fact Checkers follow | + | Fact Checkers both lead and follow Research Writers. Prior to the writer's first entry in regards to the assignment, the Fact Checker generates a list of articles that are relevant to the assignment, which the writer follows. Then, when the writer indicates the assignment is completed, the Fact Checker ensures each related article has been addressed and tackled. They start off by reviewing each article they assigned the writer and then check to see that the Researcher provided data to the associated articles. If some articles are found to be neglected, the Writer is informed. The Fact Checker could be seen as the Research Writer's 'assignment editor' and 'article grader'. |
| − | + | # [[User:ClanWolverine101|ClanWolverine101]] (training hold) | |
| − | The Fact Checker could be seen as the Research Writer's 'assignment editor' and 'article grader'. | + | # [[User:Doneve|Doneve]] (training hold) |
# [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] | # [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] | ||
| + | # [[User:Wrangler|Wrangler]] (training hold) | ||
| − | ===Copy | + | ===Copy-editors=== |
| − | Copy | + | Copy-editors double-check the associated articles for the currently assigned book sections, to ensure they each meet BattleTechWiki's [[BattleTechWiki:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]. They should also be familiar with the first method of [[Help:References#First_Detailed_Method|Detailed References]] for citations, so as best to assist Research Writers who chose to use that method for their assignments. Copy-editors also ensure that each article hit by the writer has been tagged as belonging to Project: Unfinished Book. If Fact Checkers are the vanguard of the project and Research Writers the riflemen, Copy-editors are the Rear Guard, ensuring the project has completed its mission to the best of the team's efforts : |
# [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] | # [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] | ||
===Mission Lead=== | ===Mission Lead=== | ||
| − | Mission Leads head up specific | + | Mission Leads head up specific projects, aimed at one title. They may not lead more than one mission at a time, though they may perform other roles within other missions. They oversee the efforts, provide assignments to the team members and -basically- ensure that the project is moving forward within the [[BattleTechWiki:Project_Unfinished_Book#Goals|goals]] of Project: Unfinished Book. |
# [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] ([[BattleTechWiki:Project Unfinished Book/JTP:New Avalon|Mission ''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'']]) | # [[User:Revanche|Revanche]] ([[BattleTechWiki:Project Unfinished Book/JTP:New Avalon|Mission ''Jihad Turning Points: New Avalon'']]) | ||
===Project Lead=== | ===Project Lead=== | ||
| − | The Project Lead coordinates the various missions of Project: Unfinished Book, such as determining the next mission, assigning team members to the mission | + | The Project Lead coordinates the various missions of Project: Unfinished Book, such as determining the next mission, assigning team members to the mission and providing guidance to Mission Leads. He also reports to the general population of BattleTechWiki the status of each project. The current project lead is [[User:Revanche|Revanche]]. |
==Tools== | ==Tools== | ||