WikiProjects are places in Wikipedia where editors who have common interests come together to edit about those subjects. This page lists some of the most active, general WikiProjects. You'll also come across names of Wikipedians who are highly active and happy to serve as a contact for that project. So stop by a WikiProject and join in today!

WikiProjects

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Art and culture

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Project Subjects covered Point people Project image
Amusement parks All things Amusement parks McDoobAU93
Animation Animation - cartoons, animated films
Anime and manga Anime & manga movies, cartoons, art and books!
Animals in media Animals in books, movies, cartoons, TV, theatre, and video games.
Architecture Architecture - Buildings, homes, architects, design
Biography Biographies - From musicians to sports figures, politicians to Wikipedians!
Books Books, literature, fiction, non-fiction, children's books
Comedy Comedians, sketch comedy, comedy movies, jokes
Comics Comics, comic books, comic artists and writers
Dance Dance, ballet, choreographers
Disney The Walt Disney Company, Pixar, ABC, Marvel Comics, and ESPN McDoobAU93
Film Film, movies, film history and equipment
Food and drink Food, wine, beer, cooking, celebrity chefs
Games Anything games; rpgs, video, board games
Horror Horror fiction, horror film, scary monsters!
Journalism Journalism, news, and journalists, magazines
Linguistics Linguistics and language - from French to Farsi
Maps Maps, cartography
Museums Museums, curators, museum studies
Music Anything and anyone to do with music!
National Register of Historic Places Listings on the National Register of Historic Places in the US
Poetry Poetry and poets
Philosophy Philosophy and philosophers
Professional wrestling Professional wrestling and wrestlers, characters, moves...
Radio Radio, radio stations, amateur radio, radio personalities, programming
Religion Anything to do with religions of any sort!
Science Fiction Science fiction - movies, books, writing, characters, authors
Television Television, television series, people in television
Theatre Drama, theatre, playwrights actors, stagecraft, theaters
Urban studies and planning Urban studies, urban planning
Video games Video games, designers, companies, characters
Visual arts Painting, sculpture, artists, anything visual art! Missvain

History and society

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Project Subjects covered Point people Project image
Agriculture Agriculture, farming, 4H, etc.
African diaspora African diaspora, African American culture
Asian Americans Asian American culture and people
Business Business, economics, companies, finance
Classical Greece and Rome Classical Greece & Classical Rome, religion, people, architecture, etc.
Death Death, funeral customs and business, vampires, zombies, ghosts, graveyards, etc.
Education Education, universities, schools, educators, etc.
Fashion Fashion, designers, clothing, beauty, hairstyling, etc.
Feminism Feminism, women's rights, equality, politics Missvain
Fisheries and fishing Fishing, fisheries and aquaculture
History History of the world! Sm8900
Human rights Human rights around the world
Law Law, legal practice, lawyers, legal code
LGBT studies Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender & queer studies
Military history Military history, war, and anything involving such
Politics Politics, politicians around the world
Psychology Psychology, psychologists, practice, theory
Sociology Sociology, families, relationships
Scouting Girl Guides, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, etc.
Women's history Women's history, biographies, etc.

Science

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Project Subjects covered Point people Project image
Animals Animals, insects, animal conservation
Archaeology Archaeology, archaeologists
Astronomy Astronomy and space, lunar missions, NASA
Biology Biology, cancer, cells, DNA, etc.
Chemistry Chemistry - more about chemistry than chemists
Ecology Ecology & green living
Forestry Forestry, conservation, trees, parks
Geology Geology, earthquakes, volcanoes, soil
Health and fitness General Health and fitness
Horticulture and Gardening Horticulture & gardening, gardeners, horticulturalists, fountains
Mathematics Mathematics
Medicine Medicine, EMS, most medical practices
Meteorology Weather, climate, clouds, hurricanes, etc.
Nursing Nursing
Plants Plants, botany, botanists, etc
Pharmacology Pharmacology, drugs, and medications
Physics Physics

Technology

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Project Subjects covered Point people Project image
Automobiles Cars, trucks, and the companies who make them
Aviation Aviation, planes, history of flying
Computing Computers, tech history
Electronics Electronics, techy stuff
Engineering Engineering
Firearms Guns!
Spaceflight Spaceflight, rockets, etc.
Technology General technology
Telecommunications Telecommunications, telephones, cellular phones, satellites
Trains Trains, subways, train stations

Sports

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Project Subjects covered Point people Project image
Athletics Sport of athletics, track and field, athletes, stadiums, coaches, championships including the Summer Olympic Games, and much more! Habst
American football American football, rules, teams, stadiums, coaches, college and NFL Go Phightins!
Baseball Baseball, college, MLB, Japanese, etc. Go Phightins!
Basketball Basketball, college, NBA, Olympic, women's, men's
Cycling Cycling, Tour de France, bicycles in general
Football Football aka soccer
Golf Golfing, women's and mens, pro, hobby, golf courses, etc.
Gymnastics Gymnastics, Olympic, gymnasts
Ice Hockey Ice Hockey, women, men's, teams, stadium, moves
Martial arts Martial arts
Motorsport Car and truck racing, drivers, teams, tracks
Olympics Anything Olympics
Skateboarding Skateboarding, skateboarders
Sports General sports
Tennis Tennis - pro, hobby, players, Wimbledon, etc.
Women's sport Women's sport - all things involving women's sports!

Geographic

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Project Subjects covered Point people Project image
Africa People, places, things and events related to all things Africa
Arab world People, places, things and events related to the Arab world
Asia People, places, things and events related to all things Asia
Australia People, places, things and events related to Australia
Central America People, places, things and events related to Central America
Central Asia People, places, things and events related to Central Asia
Cities Cities around the world
East Asia People, places, things and events related to East Asia
Europe People, places, things and events related to Europe
Indigenous peoples of North America Native Americans, Inuit, and First Nations peoples
Ireland People, places, things and events related to all things Ireland
North America People, places, things and events related to North America
U.S. Roads United State based roads and highways

Wikipedia

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Some Wikipedians specialize in maintenance tasks to improve or defend the encyclopedia. Here are a few such projects.


Project Purpose Point people Project image
Guild of Copy Editors Help make articles clear, correct, concise, comprehensible, and consistent; make it say what it means, and mean what it says. A How To Copyedit guide provides instruction.
Wikipedia Typo Team Dedicated to making Wikipedia look more professional by correcting typos and misspellings. Everyone who can spell can help. Rosalina2427
Counter-Vandalism Unit (CVU) The CVU protects Wikipedia from disruption by vandals. The Counter-Vandalism Academy provides needed instruction. Rosalina2427
Good Articles Help improve articles ranked lower, review improved articles to be sure they meet standards and keep relevant lists up to date.


Sister projects

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Wikipedia isn't the only project that Wikimedia has! Below is the entire current list of projects that you can get involved in.

Sister project Description Point people Project logo
Commons Free media repository where you can upload your images, videos and recordings for use in Wikipedia and by the public.
MediaWiki Wikipedia and related websites run on MediaWiki. Into programming, developing and such? Lend a hand at MediaWiki and build cool stuff! User:Cmcmahon
Wikibooks Build and create textbooks which anyone can edit or use, often using Wikipedia content. QuiteUnusual
Wikiquote Contribute quotes from notable people. Ningauble, Nemo
Wikinews Be a wikijournalist! Original research is allowed at Wikinews.
Wikisource A free library of content you can transcribe like an archive. AdamBMorgan
Wikispecies Help document all species in the world here!
Wikiversity Free educational resources
Wiktionary A free dictionary you can help create
Wikivoyage A free travel guide you can help write