Wikipedia:WikiProject Tree of Life/Template union proposal

See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide/Task forces

Mockups

See /Mockups for an example of what the final result COULD look like. This is a draft, and everything is open to discussion. Circeus 22:40, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Examples of templates with this system

• {{WP India}} WikiProject India
• {{WPMILHIST}} WikiProject Military history
• {{WPBiography}} WikiProject Biography
• {{WPFC}} WikiProject Former countries
• {{WP Australia}} WikiProject Australia
• {{WikiProject Canada}} WikiProject Canada

Advantages

• Single template/less talk page clutter
• Semi-automated importance assessment for hierarchical projects
• Single quality assessment for all projects
• Assessment/Quality for all projects
• Consistent WP:TS-style formatting

Disadvantages

• Large/complex template
• Recruitment dilution?

Hierarchical list of templates

for purpose of e.g. automated importance assessment

• {{Tree of Life}} master template

• {{WP Ecoregions}} WikiProject Ecoregions ??

• Regional projects
  • {{WP Australia}} (subsumed) WikiProject Australian biota
  • "Biota" classification, but without specific subproject, exist for the Ecuador, Argentina and Uruguay Projects

• {{AARTalk}} (WikiProject Amphibians and Reptiles)
  • {{WikiProject Pterosaurs}} (WikiProject Pterosaurs)
  • {{WikiProject Dinosaurs}} (WikiProject Dinosaurs)

• {{ArthropodTalk}} (WikiProject Arthropods)
  • {{LepidopteraTalk}} (WikiProject Lepidoptera)
  • {{WikiProject Phasmatodea}} (WikiProject Phasmatodea)
  • {{WPSpiders}} (WikiProject Spiders)

• {{Marine Life Talk}} (WikiProject Marine life)
  • ?? (WikiProject Fishes)
    • {{WikiProject aquarium fishes}} (WikiProject Aquarium Fishes)
    • {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Sharks/SharksTalk}} (WikiProject Sharks)
  • {{GastTalk}} (WikiProject Gastropods)
  • {{CephalopodTalk}} (WikiProject Cephalopods)

• {{BirdTalk}} (WikiProject Birds)

• {{MaTalk}} (WikiProject Mammals)
  • {{CetaTalk}} (WikiProject Cetaceans)
  • {{WikiProject Cats}} (WikiProject Cats)
  • {{WikiProject Dogs}} (WikiProject Dogs)
  • {{PrimateTalk}} (WikiProject Primates)
  • {{MaMTalk}} (WikiProject Monotremes and Marsupials)

• {{WikiProject Plants}} (WikiProject Plants)
  • {{WP Banksia}} WikiProject Banksia
  • {{Carnivorous Plants}} WikiProject Carnivorous plants
  • ?? WikiProject Horticulture and Gardening
  • {{WikiProject Fungi}} (WikiProject Fungi)

• ?? (WikiProject Prokaryotes and Protists) (inactive)

• {{Wikiproject Viruses}} (WikiProject Viruses)