BattleTechWiki:Project Unfinished Book
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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 Current Focus section for the latest discussions.
Contents
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.
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.
Example Sections:
- Countdown to War [completed]
- Pre-Flashpoint Battles [in progress]
- War Within the Federated Suns [to be broken down]
- War Within the Lyran Alliance [to be broken down]
Inspiration
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
- To document each fact presented in the current title of focus,
- To create new & relevant articles,
- To expand and update existing articles,
- To incorporate each fact into BattleTechWiki in a method in sync with the policies of the site,
- 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.
News
- 15 February 2010: (Revanche)
- The Project has launched, with Jihad Turning Points: Luthien the target of the first mission.
- 18 July 2009: (Revanche)
- The Project is unveiled; discussions begin regarding the first targeted book.
- 10 July 2009: (Revanche)
- Project Unfinished Book is under development.
Current Focus
- The project's first mission has started with Jihad Turning Points: Luthien. (The Mission Page is here.)
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
These members are the driving force of the project, incorporating the facts of their assigned sections into BattleTechWiki. They should be familiar with the Specific References method for citations:
- Revanche (Project lead)
- Wrangler (Freelance Editor) I've been doing this off and on since coming here. More happy try help out where i can.
Fact Checkers
These members follow through, after each assignment is completed by a Researcher, to ensure each related article has been addressed and tackled. They start off by listing every possible subject in the given assignment and then checking to see that the Researcher provided data to the associated articles. If some articles are found to be neglected, the Researcher is informed.
Copyeditors
These members double check the associated articles for the currently assigned book sections, to ensure they each meet BattleTechWiki's Manual of Style. They should also be familiar with the first method of Detailed References for citations, so as best to assist Section Recorders who chose to use that method for their assignments:
Tools
Tags
- Place the following tag on article talkpages needing peer review: {{WikiProject UnfinishedBook|tr=new}} or {{WikiProject UnfinishedBook|tr=mod}}
- Displays:
- See the template for usage documentation.
- Place the following tag on the book article talkpages currently under the project's scope: {{WikiProject UnfinishedBookTarget}}
- Displays:
- Place the following tag on book article talkpages considered 'complete': {{WikiProject UnfinishedBookCompleted}}
- Displays:
- Place the following tag on articles that can & need to be expanded: {{Stub}}
- Displays:
This Article looks to be a Stub
This article is a stub (i.e., in need of additional material). You can help us by expanding it.
Please remove this tag when that effort is complete.
Relevant Policies
Articles: Another Look
Members and non-members alike, the following categories list articles needing peer review (see the template for instructions on how to remove from the category once peer review is complete):