Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany
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WikiProject Germany
 | This is WikiProject Germany, a collaboration area for Wikipedians interested in improving coverage of Germany. New participants are welcome; please feel free to participate!
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Willkommen to WikiProject Germany! We are a group of editors dedicated to the expansion and refinement of Wikipedia’s coverage of the German republic, people, monuments and culture. If you wish to join us, simply sign your name on our roster.
Should you have any questions about our project, just drop us a line on our discussion page. If you’re lucky, you might even find some fellow project members in the Wikipedia IRC chat (#wikipedia-en). If you speak German, you may want to also try the German Wikipedia chatroom (#wikipedia-de).
ScopeThis project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the nation of Germany, its cities, counties, geography, transportation, culture, history and so on. It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on Germany in a fair and accurate manner.
As of 27 September 2023, there are 145,248 articles and other project resources within the scope of WikiProject Germany. For a more detailed overview see Germany article statistics.
A monthly top 1000 list of Germany-related popular articles is available at Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Popular pages.
Goals
- Kill all backlogs.
- Get this project organized.
- To serve as a central point of discussion for collaboration related to Germany. Foster increased cooperation between editors in order to meet the other goals.
- To create the foremost reliable and accurate free-content encyclopedia of Germany in the English language.
- Build all Top Importance Germany Articles to Good Article status at a minimum. Current progress: 11 out of 136 meet this criteria.[a]
Project divisions
- Reference and navigation - the "keys to the country" (and of key importance)
- Cities (talk) – Cities, towns, villages and districts
- People (talk) – includes residents of the current nation of Germany, all its predecessors, and all those people who have resided in any of Germany's predecessor states who have shaped Germany
- Photo requests (talk) – adding and requesting images of Germany.
Related groups
- WikiProject Intertranswiki/German
- German-speaking Wikipedians' notice board - also for Austrian, Swiss and other German language issues
- German football task force
- WikiProject Bavaria
- WikiProject Lower Saxony
- WikiProject Frankfurt
- WikiProject Friesland
- Holy Roman Empire task force of the WikiProject Former countries
- WikiProject Munich
- WikiProject German districts (inactive)
- WikiProject Germanic Mysticism (defunct)
- WikiProject Hanseatic League (defunct)
- WikiProject Prussia (inactive)
- WikiProject Prussian Standesamter (inactive)
- WikiProject Silesia (inactive)
Task forces
- Hamburg task force (talk) – for any article related to Hamburg
- Mainz task force (talk) – for articles related to Mainz
- Transportation (talk) – Roads, trails and rails in and around Germany.
- German cinema task force of WikiProject Films
- German military history task force of the Military history WikiProject
- GDR task force – for articles relating to the history and culture of the German Democratic Republic
- German football task force for articles related to association football in Germany within Wikipedia:WikiProject Football
- Nazi affiliation Task Force for removing whitewashed/undue articles about Nazi involvement
Article alerts
Today's featured article requests
- 28 Nov 2023 – Ulf Merbold (talk · edit · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by Kusma (t · c); see discussion
Did you know
- 17 Sep 2023 – Gemüseschlacht (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Dying (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Sep 2023 – Myrthen (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 26 Sep 2023 – Abdulsamed Akin (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Doctor Duh (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 26 Sep 2023 – Elke Jeinsen (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Spartaz (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 25 Sep 2023 – Miss 50 plus Germany (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Bearcat (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 22 Sep 2023 – Al Gromer Khan (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Natg 19 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 16 Sep 2023 – Jeremy Fragrance (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Expressive101 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- 01 Sep 2023 – Heidelberg University Faculty of Philosophy and History (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Ltbdl (t · c); see discussion (10 participants; relisted)
- 18 Sep 2023 – Paul Müller (biologist) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by UtherSRG (t · c) was closed as keep by Actualcpscm (t · c) on 25 Sep 2023; see discussion (4 participants)
- 18 Sep 2023 – Germany in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Timtrent (t · c) was closed as no consensus by Seraphimblade (t · c) on 27 Sep 2023; see discussion (10 participants)
- 17 Sep 2023 – Stanislaus Herzel (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Doctor Duh (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 24 Sep 2023; see discussion (3 participants)
- 16 Sep 2023 – Blue Moon (game) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Expressive101 (t · c) was closed as keep by Actualcpscm (t · c) on 23 Sep 2023; see discussion (6 participants)
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Proposed deletions
- 23 Sep 2023 – Abdulsamed Akin (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Doctor Duh (t · c) was deproded by Ortizesp (t · c) on 26 Sep 2023
- 20 Sep 2023 – Wanne, Germany (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by JoeNMLC (t · c) was deproded by Crouch, Swale (t · c) on 20 Sep 2023
- 19 Sep 2023 – Roger Barlet (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Piotrus (t · c) was deleted
Categories for discussion
- 24 Sep 2023 – Category:People of the German Empire (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Sep 2023 – Category:Russian and Soviet emigrants to Germany (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mzajac (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Sep 2023 – Category:German queens consort (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Sep 2023 – Category:Musicians from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 16 Sep 2023 – Category:Businesspeople from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 16 Sep 2023 – Category:People from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 26 Sep 2023 – Nacht van de Lange Messen (talk · edit · hist) →Night of the Long Knives was RfDed by ArcticSeeress (t · c); see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 27 Aug 2023 – American logistics in the Western Allied invasion of Germany (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Hawkeye7 (t · c); see discussion
A-Class review
- undated – Continuation War (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
Good article nominees
- 12 Sep 2023 – Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Llewee (t · c); start discussion
- 05 Sep 2023 – Robert Hale (bass-baritone) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Aug 2023 – Marianne Bachmeier (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by FuzzyMagma (t · c); start discussion
- 22 Jul 2023 – Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Grk1011 (t · c); start discussion
Requested moves
- 25 Sep 2023 – Mia Magma (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Mia Julia Brückner by Hyperbolick (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Sep 2023 – Germany national football team (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Germany men's national football team by MaterialWorks (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Sep 2023 – East Germany national football team (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to East Germany men's national football team by MaterialWorks (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Sep 2023 – Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1877–1965) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Princess Pauline of Württemberg, Princess of Wied by Estar8806 (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Sep 2023 – Princess Frederica of Prussia (1796–1850) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Princess Frederica of Prussia by Estar8806 (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Sep 2023 – Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1786–1859) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach by Killuminator (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Sep 2023 – William IV (talk · edit · hist) move request to William IV of the United Kingdom by PatGallacher (t · c) was not moved; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 02 Sep 2023 – Neukölln (Berlin U-Bahn) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Berlin-Neukölln station by Turtlecrown (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Aug 2023 – Nazi-era German officials who resisted the Holocaust (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of Germans who resisted Nazism by Ad Orientem (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Aug 2023 – Edelin (abbot) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Weissenburg Abbey, Alsace by Manannan67 (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Jul 2023 – Umvolkung (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to White genocide conspiracy theory by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 12 May 2023 – Königsberg (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Kaliningrad by Chessrat (t · c); see discussion
- 05 May 2023 – Adlerwerke vorm. Heinrich Kleyer (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Adler (cars and motorcycle) by Knightoften (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Feb 2023 – Non-Germans in the German armed forces during World War II (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Wehrmacht foreign volunteers and conscripts by TimothyBlue (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 01 Sep 2023 – Treblinka extermination camp (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Jul 2023 – Deutsche Volleyball-Bundesliga (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Sandersvolley (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Apr 2023 – Austria-Hungary (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by GoldRingChip (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jan 2023 – Munich Security Conference (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by ThomaSheldon (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Jan 2023 – Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Srnec (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Dec 2022 – Wankel engine (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Thumperward (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Oct 2022 – Freikorps (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by AnomieBOT (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Jan 2022 – Mittelstand (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Kaihsu (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jul 2021 – Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Mackensen (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Mar 2020 – New Town Hall (Munich) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Some Gadget Geek (t · c); see discussion
- (2 more...)
Articles for creation
- 18 Sep 2023 – Draft:Inès Belloumou (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Dwanyewest (t · c)
- 14 Sep 2023 – Draft:Casablanca.AI (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 217.91.68.147 (t · c)
- 12 Sep 2023 – Draft:List of Borussia Dortmund records and statistics (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by IronMaximus (t · c)
- 12 Sep 2023 – Draft:FKP Scorpio (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Daylon124 (t · c)
- 07 Sep 2023 – Draft:Claudia Peus (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Anja Muckenfuß (t · c)
- 03 Sep 2023 – Draft:Georg Kreis (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Wickster12345 (t · c)
- 01 Sep 2023 – Draft:Glow Up: Germany's Next Make-Up Star (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 2A02:2454:7D5D:E900:41AE:86BF:CA26:D4CB (t · c)
- 20 Aug 2023 – Draft:Borislav Tadic (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by NevenRad (t · c)
- 17 Aug 2023 – Draft:Stefan Bringezu (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Alicia C. K. (t · c)
- 15 Aug 2023 – Draft:Idealspaten (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
- (35 more...)
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The main portal for this project is Portal:Germany. Other Germany-related portals are being deleted or moved to project space so they can continue to be useful for topic development:
Federal states
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Baden-Württemberg
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Bavaria
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Berlin
- Portal:Brandenburg
- Portal:Hamburg
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Hesse
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Lower Saxony
- Portal:North Rhine-Westphalia
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Rhineland-Palatinate
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Saarland
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Saxony
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Saxony-Anhalt
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Schleswig-Holstein
- WP:WikiProject Germany/Portal:Thuringia
Regions and history
For more Germany-related portals (history, regions, etc.) see Category:Germany portal and "Portal" lists in Germany article statistics in the sidebar.
Every member should feel free to inform the managers of these portals if they have worked on an article which they believe would be of interest to the above portals.
Barnstars
Our project, like the other national WikiProjects, possesses a barnstar that may be awarded to outstanding contributors to the project or members particularly deserving of recognition for some effort made for the cause of the project.
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Resources
Infoboxes
Stubs
For information on which stubs to use on Germany-related articles, see the list of stubs at Wikipedia:WikiProject Germany/Stub templates
Subpages
- list of all subpages of this page
Templates
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| {{User WikiProject Germany}} |
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| {{Infobox German location}} |
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Template allowing town info to be copied directly from de.wiki. | ||||||||||
| {{IPA}} | German pronunciation: [...] | Template for indicating German pronunciation. See Help:IPA/Standard German for transcription used. | ||||||||||
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Template to use when an article is a translation of an article on the German Wikipedia - to be placed on talk pages | ||||||||||
| {{subst:WelcomeGER}}~~~~ | == Welcome to WikiProject Germany ==
 Welcome, WikiProject Germany, to the WikiProject Germany! Please direct any questions about the project to its talk page. If you create new articles on Germany-related topics, please list them at our announcement page and tag their talk page with our project template {{WikiProject Germany}}. A few features that you might find helpful:
 A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects. Here are some tasks you can do. Please remove completed tasks from the list.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me or any of the more experienced members of the project, and we'll be very happy to help you. Again, welcome, and thank you for joining this project! |
Welcome message for new project members | ||||||||||
| {{User German Road Guru}} |
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This Template can be for anyone who has driven on German roads and wants to claim themselves as "German Road Warriors" | ||||||||||
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Conventions
Websites
- CIA World Factbook on Germany
- Germany Tourism
- Information from the German Embassy in Washington, D.C.
- Germany GenWeb Project - for details on some lesser historical figures
- "Deutschland-Portal"
For articles to be translated, see Category:Articles needing translation from German Wikipedia
Notes
- ^ Featured and Good Articles are added to form this number.
A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.
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