Wikipedia:Canadian Wikipedians' notice board

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Someone needs to get this started!

I came across this, but it seems nobody is here! I'm going to look up all the Canadian Wikipedians and ask them to join up. [[User:Neutrality|Neutrality (hopefully!)]] 03:49, Oct 13, 2004 (UTC)
- About time. I'm on hand to help if I can, but as I'm not Canadian, I don't have the knowledge at hand to draw up to-do lists. Ambi 07:04, 13 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- Hell...some of us didn't know this existed! Bearcat 03:02, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I've borrowed this from the Irish wikepedian's page. If you're Canadian, or think you might be, you can add your name here.

There are some utility links in Wikipedia space that may be helpful to us if we want to try to coordinate our efforts.

Wikipedia:List of lists and Wikipedia:List of lists/uncategorized may be helpful in catching and categorizing Canada-related lists.
Wikipedia:List of encyclopedia topics is a list of suggested articles that haven't been created yet. I haven't systematically gone through them all (there's 78 pages worth!), but just on casual scanning I have caught some Canadian articles in the list. Maybe if we each volunteer to go through one page at a time...?
Special:Allpages is an even nastier piece of work, but it might help to catch Canadian-related articles that haven't been categorized. Again, maybe if we each volunteer to go through one page at a time, it might be easier for everyone.
It might also be worth starting a list of Canada-related topics that haven't been written up, if anybody wants to do that. Maybe just a barebones list on which people can add any redlinks they come across (or create) but don't feel knowledgeable enough (or interested enough) to write up themselves...?

Any other ideas? Bearcat 03:34, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)

There are a number of red links at List of members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada if anyone is interestedAndyL 04:25, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I'd like to see some work on having all the communities in Canada eventually completed. A very big project indeed, but still an important one. Earl Andrew 21:19, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- I'd actually like to see Rambot eventually accomplishing that task. Denelson83 22:26, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)
  - hmmm... Rambot has its flaws. Although I would not be opposed to the idea, I think user generated articles are far more superior. (obviously). However we could use it to put demographic information on existing pages. There is also the issue of uninocporated communities which need articles, and there are many of them. Especially in Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia. Earl Andrew 22:48, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- No matter if we go the bot route or not, lots of communities need things beyond bare statistics; a claim to fame or a slice of the atmosphere elevate such an article beyond dull stubdom. Official sites are a start; Googling, checking travel guides and gazetteers, or a remembered impression of a visit can add that extra touch to even the smallest town's entry. Radagast 01:48, Oct 24, 2004 (UTC)
  - The bot route can be a start, to get something in there quickly, and then somebody can go in, clean up and add stuff. It doesn't necessarily have to be either/or. Bearcat 05:36, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I'd also like to see all of the Members of Parliament get pages too. Earl Andrew 03:25, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- Would it be possible to come up with a list? For Australia, we now have a list in a subpage of every federal MP and Senator without a page. If Canada has the same, maybe I can help in a couple of months. Ambi 04:01, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)
  - A list is easy enough to do... Bearcat 05:36, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)