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WP:ATHEISM

WikiProject Atheism aims primarily to organize, neutrally develop, and improve the series of articles on atheism in accordance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. This page and its sub-pages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list there.

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Scope edit

We will strive to improve all Atheism-related articles to Featured Article status, while still retaining a neutral point of view. We will also help prevent religion-based censorship throughout Wikipedia. All editors are welcome to participate, regardless of one's beliefs or disbeliefs. You do not have to identify as an atheist to participate in this WikiProject.

Participants edit

See Wikipedia:WikiProject Atheism/Participants

To do: edit

Please feel free to change the "to-do list" accordingly, keeping with the format. The list is here so we can make up-to-date changes.

Recognized content edit

Atheism articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA		2	2	3			7
FL			1				1
GA		1	11	8			20
B	7	18	32	53		7	117
C	1	30	40	88		30	189
Start	2	13	45	159		61	280
Stub		1	8	73		18	100
List		17	1	10		2	30
Category					254		254
Disambig					2		2
File					7		7
Project					6		6
Redirect			7	11	21		39
Template					26		26
Other				1	9		10
Assessed	10	82	147	406	325	118	1,088
Total	10	82	147	406	325	118	1,088
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 3,147			Ω = 4.41

Featured articles edit

Former featured articles edit

Buddhism

Good articles edit

Former good articles edit

Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team release selections edit

Tasks edit

Find and cite reputable sources for all atheism-related articles.
Organize and expand the to-do list, perhaps with ideas from Wikipedia:Maintenance.
Create more efficient and better-looking infoboxes, userboxes, and other templates.
Help with any edit on list of atheism-related articles below.
Help in assessing the project's articles is requested at Wikipedia:WikiProject Atheism/Assessment.

Article-specific tasks edit

Improve atheism.
Improve related articles, like nontheism and agnosticism.
Improve List of atheists to Featured List quality by adding citations and concise and relevant details to each entry.

Adopt an article edit

Similar to the Collaboration of the week, but on a smaller scale, you might want to "adopt" an article. This would involve doing the research, writing, and picture-taking (if possible) for either a non-existent article or a stub. Of course, everyone else can still edit an adopted article, and you can work on other things too, but the idea is to find a focus for a while, to try and build up the number of quality articles the Project has produced.

This month's article (October 2006): Criticism of atheism

Previous articles:

Cleanup listing edit

A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.

Categories and lists edit

Help with editing articles edit

Templates edit

Infoboxes edit

Code

Result

Atheism NA‑class

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Atheism, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of atheism on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.AtheismWikipedia:WikiProject AtheismTemplate:WikiProject AtheismAtheism articles

NA

This article has been rated as NA-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.

For more information and how you can help, click the [Show] link opposite:

If you would like to participate, you can edit this article and visit the project page.

Quick help

Recent activity

To do

Join WikiProject atheism and be bold.

Add a userbox to your page ({{User WikiProject Atheism}} or {{User WPA2}}) and attract potential members.
Help with articles.
See this month's adopt-an-article.
Help out with this to-do list.

Be consistent

Use a "standard" layout for atheism-related articles (see layout style, "The perfect article" and Featured articles).
Add Atheism info box to all atheism related talk pages (use {{WikiProject Atheism}} or see info box)
Ensure atheism-related articles are members of Atheism by checking whether [[Category:Atheism]] has been added to atheism-related articles – and, where it hasn't, adding it.

Maintenance, etc.

Find sources for all positions of an article (see Citing sources and atheism references).
Try to expand stubs. Ideas and theories about life, however, are prone to generating neologisms, so some stubs may be suitable for deletion (see deletion process).
Watch the list of atheism-related articles and add to accordingly.
Always write for an encyclopedia.

Articles to improve

Agnosticism

Create

Articles on notable atheists

Expand

an atheism stub

Immediate attention

State atheism needs a reassessment of its Importance level, as it has little to do with atheism and is instead an article about anti-theist/anti-religious actions of governments.
False choice into False dilemma: discuss whether you are for or against this merge here
Clarify references in Atheism using footnotes.
Secular movement defines it as a being restricted to America in the 21st century.

Userboxes for project edit

This project welcomes all editors wanting to improve Wikipedia's coverage of atheism-related topics. In particular, this project welcomes both atheists and non-atheists. Because Wikipedia is an encyclopedia rather than a discussion forum, discussions of personal thoughts and beliefs should be avoided.

Wikitext

userbox

where used

{{User WikiProject Atheism}}

This user is a participant in WikiProject Atheism.

linked pages

{{User WPA2}}

This user is a member of
WikiProject Atheism.

linked pages

Related userboxes edit

A wide variety of other userboxes, about religious beliefs and disbeliefs, can be found at User:UBX/Userboxes/Religion. This WikiProject does not officially adopt any of these.

Banners edit

Code

Result

This user is part of WikiProject Atheism. WikiProject Atheism is an attempt to improve, grow and organize Wikipedia's articles related to atheism. We need all your help, so join in today!

I am a member of the Atheism WikiProject. WikiProject Atheism is an attempt to improve, grow and organize Wikipedia's articles related to atheism. We need all your help, so feel free to join us.

Stub templates edit

NOTE: Stubs are managed by the Stub-sorting WikiProject. Before creating a new stub, you should propose it at Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals. See Wikipedia:Stub for general guidelines on proposing stub templates and categories. DO NOT simply create new stub templates, as these will be deleted.

This article related to atheism is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Type {{atheism-stub}}

Footer navigation templates edit

Sidebar templates edit

Type {{Irreligion sidebar}}

Type {{Atheism sidebar}}

Barnstar templates edit

		The Atheist Barnstar
		Place your message here. ~~~~

{{subst:The Atheist Barnstar|message ~~~~|alt}} Barnstar available to be awarded to contributors on Wikipedia:WikiProject Atheism or to anyone who carries out excellent work on atheism related articles.

		The Invisible Pink Barnstar
		{{{1}}}

{{subst:The Invisible Pink Barnstar|message ~~~~}} Barnstar available to be awarded to contributors on Wikipedia:WikiProject Atheism or to anyone who carries out excellent work on atheism related articles.

Other images edit

File:Atheism_word_picture.PNG

Potential article status edit

Wikipedia surveys edit

Ad hoc surveys edit

Ongoing Wikipedia surveys edit

Requested moves:
Requests for Comments:

Deletion links edit

Articles for deletion (Article deletion): Alatrism (Article deletion): Evil Atheist Conspiracy
Deletion review (Article undeletion}:
Templates for deletion:
Categories for discussion:
Images for deletion:
Redirects for deletion:

WikiProject Deletion sorting edit

Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting is a new effort that attempts to classify various articles nominated for votes for deletion by major categories. The Atheism-related articles at VFD are listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Atheism.

Sister Project and tools edit

Related groups of Wikipedians edit

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Organizations	American Atheists American Humanist Association Atheist Alliance International British Humanist Association Center for Inquiry Freedom From Religion Foundation International Humanist and Ethical Union Rational Response Squad Reason Rally Recovering from Religion Brazilian Association of Atheists and Agnostics
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