Wikipedia:WikiProject Vancouver
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Introduction
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Workgroups related to the WikiProject Vancouver:
Automatically updated daily: 3:00 AM (UTC).
This WikiProject aims to organize, improve the quality, and provide accurate information in an established, community-driven, Wikipedia standard for Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, and Vancouver-related articles. The importance of these articles for new users, research, education, and the pursuit of accumulated knowledge will be accomplished through our efforts in providing a consistent format and standard to our articles. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to participate, please follow the instruction on the Member's Page.
Scope and motivation
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This project covers articles relating to Metro Vancouver, such as (but not restricted to), Anmore, Barnston Island, Belcarra, Bowen Island, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Delta, the City and Township of Langley, Lions Bay, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, the City and District of North Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, University Endowment Lands, West Vancouver and White Rock.
- Vancouver is the largest city in British Columbia, Canada.
- Vancouver is Canada's third-largest metropolitan centre.
- Vancouver was the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics.
- Vancouver hosted the World's Fair in 1986: Expo 86
- Vancouver has been consistently ranked among the top five "World's Most Livable Cities".
- Vancouver is North America's largest television production centre and third-largest film production centre.
- Vancouver is North America's fourth largest port.
- Vancouver is the 4th largest cruise ship terminus in the world.
- Vancouver contains both the wealthiest and most impoverished neighbourhoods in Canada.
Structure
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Five Point Plan
editRedesign and reevaluation recommended. Please see the talk page.
Other things you can do!
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Naming conventions
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editCollaboration of the month
editPeer review
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Add
edit- Suggest a new Did you know...
- Suggest a new Quote
- Write a one line Vancouver News story.
- Write a requested article.
- Write us Feedback.
Featured content
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| Article | Date of promotion | Main Page featured article |
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| Joe Sakic | December 3, 2007 | November 12, 2008 |
| Trevor Linden | May 22, 2008 | February 11, 2012 |
| List of Vancouver Canucks players | May 25, 2008 | — |
| List of Vancouver Canucks head coaches | July 26, 2008 | — |
| List of Vancouver SkyTrain stations | October 25, 2008 | — |
Article alerts
editToday's featured articles
- 23 Jun 2024 – Cyclone Taylor (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb
Did you know
- 24 May 2024 – Sam Kee Building (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Yue (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
Articles to be merged
- 08 Mar 2024 – Richmond East (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Richmond-Queensborough by Richthofen II (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 06 Jan 2024 – A Million Little Things (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Bobbylonardo (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 25 May 2024 – Draft:2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks - Game 7 (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by LiamHearts (t · c)
- 23 Mar 2024 – Draft:Feminist Land Art Retreat (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mylittlecorneroftheworld (t · c)
- 26 May 2024 – Draft:Angela Haer (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Professoranthem (t · c) was declined by JSFarman (t · c) on 06 Jun 2024
- 26 May 2024 – Draft:Mountain Rain Zen Community (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Xinxin Ming (t · c) was declined by DoubleGrazing (t · c) on 26 May 2024
Related WikiProjects
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- Provinces/territories
- Communities
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Awards
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The Canadian Content Award
This is for outstanding contributions to Canadian related pages on Wikipedia. Evrik 13:31, 24 March 2006 (UTC) |
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The Silver Maple Leaf Award
Award for editors that contribute to Canada related projects and topics. |
Resources
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External Websites:
Tools
edit- Main tool page: toolserver.org
- Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
- Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
- Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
- Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.
External watchlist
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