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The purpose of this activity status request is not only to update the WikiProject database but also to assist editors in locating active animal-related projects to join.

Although opinions differ, a WikiProject is likely to be considered inactive if any of the following conditions are met:

  • A completely empty list of participants.
  • A list of participants that has not grown beyond the initial 1 (or 2 or 3) founders in many months, unless clearly constructive work is being done despite the tiny membership (and in such a case, a merger with a cognizable "parent" project is strongly recommended).
  • No changes to the WikiProject's pages (including any associated talk pages) for at least 3 months. Bot link/typo corrections and other similar minor activity are not counted as "changes".
  • There is no or very little evidence that the project is doing signficant work in the area for which it was established, the point above notwithstanding. It is notable by way of analogy that the Wikipedia Administrators' noticeboard and Miscellany for deletion generally interpret a user's pattern of doing nothing but fiddling with their own user page for a long period of time as evidence that the user will not be a constructive editor, resulting in the user page being deleted. A WikiProject that does nothing but work on itself for months is evidence of a similar pattern of thumb-twiddling.

If even one editor is working on a WikiProject then it will be considered an active or semi-active Project.

There will be no discussion concerning the activity status of Projects; this is merely an "administrative" action to determine the status of each project under WikiProject Animals, and to assess its viability for the future. If it is found that a number of projects are inactive then there will be a discussion of possible merges between projects in order to pool resources and members. Hope this helps. ZooPro

Animals

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Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes
Animals yes yes yes yes Animals
Amphibians and Reptiles yes yes Amphibians and Reptiles
Aquatic Invertebrates no
Arthropods (main listing here)
Birds yes yes yes yes Birds
Domestic pigeon task force
Cryptozoology yes yes
Dinosaurs yes yes yes Dinosaurs
Fishes (main listing here)
Gastropods yes yes yes Gastropods
Mammals (main listing here)
Pterosaurs no
Sea Monsters no yes


Arthropods
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Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes
Arthropods yes yes Arthropods
Insects yes yes Insects
Lepidoptera yes yes Insects
Mantodea no Mantodea
Phasmatodea no yes Biology
Spiders no yes Biology
Beekeeping (main listing here)


Fishes
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Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes
Fishes yes yes yes Fish
Aquarium Fishes yes Aquarium Fish
Sharks yes yes yes Sharks


Mammals
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Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes
Mammals yes yes yes Mammals
Mustelids
Pocket pets
Weasels
Cats yes yes yes Cats
Cetaceans yes yes yes Cetaceans
Dogs yes yes yes Dogs
Dog breeds
Dog photos
Greyhound racing
Equine yes yes Horses
Horse breeds
Horse training
Monotremes and Marsupials no
Primates yes yes yes Primates
Rodents yes