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Welcome to WikiProject Devon
This is a collaboration area and group of editors dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of the English county of Devon.
Located in the south west of the United Kingdom, Devon's county town is Exeter and its largest city is Plymouth.
- Scope
- Articles about all subjects related to Devon, with special emphasis on geography (settlements, landmarks, etc.)
- People are included, but not those whose only connection with the county is that they were born or died here.
- Goals
- On a day-to-day basis, keep articles on Devon free from vandalism and ensure that they are not degraded by sub-standard edits. The list of recent changes below shows the edits that have been made recently to articles under this project.
- Improve existing articles by editing them. This includes the addition of new referenced content, copyediting (improvements to style, grammar, layout, spelling, etc.), and dealing with problem tags – see the list here (warning: there are a lot!).
- Identify omissions in the coverage of Devon. Suggestions for new articles can be made on this project's Talk page, but the bold way is to write a new article yourself.
- Identify existing or newly-created articles that should be included in this project and assess them, as described below.
- The ultimate aim is to improve all Devon-related articles towards Featured Article status. This will take a long time, but we work towards it by a gradual process of improvement through these stages: Stub > Start > Class C > Class B > Good Article > Featured Article. Only 5 steps from the most basic entry!
Devon articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
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2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||
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4 | 4 | |||||
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1 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 37 | ||
B | 4 | 12 | 21 | 102 | 26 | 165 | |
C | 6 | 18 | 89 | 441 | 22 | 576 | |
Start | 3 | 7 | 148 | 1,763 | 32 | 1,953 | |
Stub | 1 | 7 | 1,645 | 26 | 1,679 | ||
List | 4 | 25 | 67 | 96 | |||
Category | 1 | 9 | 234 | 422 | 666 | ||
Disambig | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | |||
File | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |||
Portal | 1 | 1 | |||||
Project | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Template | 26 | 24 | 50 | ||||
NA | 2 | 74 | 104 | 180 | |||
Other | 6 | 6 | |||||
Assessed | 14 | 48 | 321 | 4,392 | 577 | 106 | 5,458 |
Unassessed | 16 | 16 | |||||
Total | 14 | 48 | 321 | 4,392 | 577 | 122 | 5,474 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 22,712 | Ω = 5.14 |
New to Wikipedia?
editIf you're new to Wikipedia and thinking of becoming an editor – welcome! Here are a few resources that will help get you up to speed on how things work around here.
- "Editing Wikipedia" is a downloadable PDF brochure that gives you a basic introduction to how to edit Wikipedia. You will learn what Wikipedia is and how it works, how to navigate Wikipedia, how and why you should contribute to Wikipedia, important rules that keep Wikipedia reliable, how to edit with VisualEditor and using wiki markup, how to add content, and etiquette for interacting with other contributors.
- Wikipedia:Tutorial is a web-based introduction.
- Help:Getting started provides links to several other resources that are useful to new editors.
- When it all seems too complex, The Teahouse is a friendly place to help new editors become accustomed to Wikipedia culture, ask questions, and develop community relationships.
- The Talk page of this project is the place to ask any questions about editing Devon articles.
- When you've created a user account (see WP:REGISTER for why this is a good idea), feel free to sign our informal list of participants.
Assessment
edit- In common with many other WikiProjects, we use a quality assessment of Stub to FA and an importance scale of Low to Top.
- See the table to the right and WikiProject Devon/Assessment for more information.
Guidelines
editThis project broadly follows the guidelines of its parent, the UK Geography WikiProject, on how to write about settlements.
Article alerts
editArticles to be merged
- 02 Feb 2024 – Deanery of Christianity (Exeter) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Archdeaconry of Exeter by Moriwen (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Feb 2024 – Deanery of Cadbury (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Archdeaconry of Exeter by Moriwen (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 28 Jun 2024 – Murders of Kate Bushell and Lyn Bryant (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Icaldonta (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 16 May 2024 – Draft:Crediton Rural District (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
To do
editA long list of articles with clean-up tags that need fixing is available on Toolforge at clean-up listing for Devon .
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Here are some tasks awaiting attention:
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(Edit the tasklist here)
- Check out wanted images, where your photographs may come in handy!
Also browse the following categories for a list of Devon articles with specific requirements. Please deactivate the relevent parameter in {{WPDevon}} banner on the article's talk page upon resolution:
- Category:Devon articles needing attention for articles in need of a general cleanup such as copy editing or finding sources.
- Category:Devon articles needing expert attention for articles that require specific knowledge for its improvement in which WikiProject Devon members will be more qualified to help.
- Category:Devon articles needing infoboxes: check out Wikipedia:List of infoboxes and use Ctrl+F to find a suitable infobox or copy one from a similar article.
- Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Devon: the category contains instructions on how to help. Please remove {{Image requested}} from the talk page once an image has been added to the article.
New articles
editThis list was generated from these rules. Questions and feedback are always welcome! The search is being run daily with the most recent ~14 days of results. Note: Some articles may not be relevant to this project.
Rules | Match log | Results page (for watching) | Last updated: 2024-08-22 20:26 (UTC)
Note: The list display can now be customized by each user. See List display personalization for details.
- Draft:List of kidnappings: 2020–present (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Fram (talk · contribs · new pages (22)) started on 2024-08-22, score: 40
- Children in Need Choir (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Crazyseiko (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-08-21, score: 40
- Deanery of Holsworthy (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Doeadb (talk · contribs · new pages (6)) started on 2024-08-21, score: 50
- Deanery of Shirwell (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Doeadb (talk · contribs · new pages (6)) started on 2024-08-21, score: 70
- Deanery of South Molton (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Doeadb (talk · contribs · new pages (6)) started on 2024-08-21, score: 50
- Charlotte Eyton (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Chaiten1 (talk · contribs · new pages (6)) started on 2024-08-14, score: 30
- Deanery of Torrington (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Doeadb (talk · contribs · new pages (6)) started on 2024-08-19, score: 50
- 2024–25 Women's FA Cup (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by FocusedOnFootball (talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2024-08-16, score: 30
- Axmouth Old Bridge (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Chris j wood (talk · contribs · new pages (17)) started on 2024-08-16, score: 40
- Draft:2024–25 Women's FA Cup (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by FocusedOnFootball (talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2024-08-16, score: 30
- Draft:Holsworthy Deanery (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Doeadb (talk · contribs · new pages (6)) started on 2024-08-16, score: 50
- 2024–25 FA Youth Cup (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Logan Z Man 2022! (talk · contribs · new pages (1)) started on 2024-08-12, score: 30
- Atlantic Coast Line (Cornwall) (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Bejakyo (talk · contribs · new pages (3)) started on 2024-08-12, score: 30
- Andrew Benjamin Smith (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Suslindisambiguator (talk · contribs · new pages (9)) started on 2024-08-08, score: 30
- The George Inn, Chardstock (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs | tools) by Moondragon21 (talk · contribs · new pages (163)) started on 2024-08-08, score: 30
- Category:Former pubs in Devon (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) by Moondragon21 (talk · contribs · new pages (163)) started on 2024-08-08, score: 60
Recent changes
editList of abbreviations (help):
- D
- Edit made at Wikidata
- r
- Edit flagged by ORES
- N
- New page
- m
- Minor edit
- b
- Bot edit
- (±123)
- Page byte size change
23 August 2024
- diffhist Sidmouth 14:30 −11 Qwfp talk contribs (→Transport: road does not go along the coast) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit Android app edit App select source
- diffhist m Robert Falcon Scott 14:13 +1 Fakescientist8000 talk contribs
- diffhist Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway 13:53 +1,183 Mauls talk contribs (→Alteration to the main route)
- diffhist Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway 13:38 +1,136 Mauls talk contribs (→Extension to Sutton Pool, and first contracts)
- diffhist Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway 13:30 +63 Mauls talk contribs (→Sutton Pool line sold)
- diffhist Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway 13:29 +98 Mauls talk contribs (→Tavistock line)
- diffhist Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway 13:28 +23 Mauls talk contribs (→Sutton Pool line sold)
- diffhist Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway 13:27 +23 Mauls talk contribs (→Alteration to the main route)
- diffhist Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway 13:26 +10 Mauls talk contribs (→Extension to Sutton Pool, and first contracts)
- diffhist Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway 13:26 0 Mauls talk contribs (→Conception)
- diffhist Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway 13:25 +1,298 Mauls talk contribs (→Conception)
- diffhist Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway 13:23 +856 Mauls talk contribs (→The P&DR from 1865)
- diffhist Ben Bradshaw 12:01 −2,710 QuietCicada talk contribs (Restored revision 1235815491 by This is Paul (talk): Previous edits introduced reference errors) Tags: Twinkle Undo Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist m Baron Ashburton 11:11 −1 HandsomeFella talk contribs (→Title succession chart)
- diffhist Bristol Channel 07:56 +12 Alexeyevitch talk contribs (fixed dashes)
- diffhist Drake's Island 06:35 +6 Ajsmith141 talk contribs (→Recent history)
- diffhist Drake's Island 06:34 +262 Ajsmith141 talk contribs (→Recent history)
- diffhist Drake's Island 06:28 +254 Ajsmith141 talk contribs (→Recent history: Correct inaccurate statement that the 2020 tour was cancelled.)
- diffhist Disused railway stations on the Bristol to Exeter Line 02:49 −30 MichaelMaggs talk contribs (Changing short description from "Disused railway stations on the Bristol to Exeter Line" to "English railway stations") Tag: Shortdesc helper
- diffhist 2014–15 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 01:15 −978 Microwave Anarchist talk contribs (tables) Tag: ProveIt edit
- diffhist m Tom Daley 00:59 −699 Seasider53 talk contribs (Reverted edit by Dorothy2547 (talk) to last version by Ku423winz1) Tag: Rollback
- diffhist 2014–15 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 00:57 +112 Microwave Anarchist talk contribs Tag: ProveIt edit
- diffhist 2014–15 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 00:53 +3,582 Microwave Anarchist talk contribs (Rescuing 20 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5) Tag: IABotManagementConsole [1.3]
- diffhist m 2014–15 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 00:53 +340 Microwave Anarchist talk contribs
- diffhist 2014–15 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 00:50 +3,049 Microwave Anarchist talk contribs (Rescuing 16 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5) Tag: IABotManagementConsole [1.3]
- diffhist John Hanning Speke 00:40 +40 Lightiggy talk contribs (Added categories) Tag: Visual edit
- diffhist 2014–15 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 00:37 −604 Microwave Anarchist talk contribs (→Transfers) Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- diffhist m Tom Daley 00:37 +699 Dorothy2547 talk contribs (This is a minor edit) Tags: Reverted possible BLP issue or vandalism Visual edit
- diffhist 2005–06 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 00:18 +204 Microwave Anarchist talk contribs (split notes from refs) Tag: ProveIt edit
- diffhist 2005–06 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 00:15 −462 Microwave Anarchist talk contribs (table format, minor fixes)
- diffhist m 2004–05 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 00:07 0 Microwave Anarchist talk contribs (→FA Cup)
- diffhist m 2004–05 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 00:03 −101 Microwave Anarchist talk contribs (infobox fix)
- diffhist 2004–05 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 00:00 +2,164 Microwave Anarchist talk contribs (→Competitions: format)
22 August 2024
- diffhist 2003–04 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 23:41 −1,355 Microwave Anarchist talk contribs (add table, minor fixes)
- diffhist m 2003–04 Plymouth Argyle F.C. season 23:38 +5 Microwave Anarchist talk contribs (add stadium)
- diffhist Juhel de Totnes 22:55 +17 TSventon talk contribs (→Career: wikilink Edith Ditmas)
- diffhist m The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film) 22:07 +37 Foofbun talk contribs (→Release)
- diffhist Plymouth Argyle F.C. 22:02 +5 100.42.244.46 talk
- diffhist Plymouth Argyle F.C. 22:01 +4 100.42.244.46 talk
- diffhist Plymouth Argyle F.C. 21:58 +87 2a02:c7e:2f01:1d00:88ca:f570:a8a9:cafe talk Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit iOS app edit App section source
- diffhist East Prawle 21:45 −32 Mhockey talk contribs (removed Category:Headlands of Devon using HotCat)
- diffhist DevonAir 20:54 +50 Lymespurs talk contribs (→External links)
- diffhist DevonAir 20:52 +22 Lymespurs talk contribs
- diffhist DevonAir 20:47 +373 Lymespurs talk contribs (→History)
- diffhist Lynmouth Flood 20:33 −11 Daemonickangaroo2018 talk contribs (→Background: date style)
- diffhist Grimspound 19:26 +749 82.38.214.91 talk (→Early descriptions: Added additional early description of subject by a notable and local historian with supporting refence and citation.)
- diffhist Honiton Community College 19:15 −28 2a0a:5586:2070:0:bc30:e4af:764:25de talk (→Principals) Tags: Manual revert Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Fingle Bridge 19:15 +1,017 82.38.214.91 talk (→History: Added reference to fictional story, which is set in close proximity to this bridge with supporting references and citations.)
- diffhist Honiton Community College 19:15 +28 2a0a:5586:2070:0:bc30:e4af:764:25de talk (→Principals: Added content) Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit
Featured content
editSee the Featured Content page for some of our content (articles and photos) that has gained recognition within Wikipedia.
Resources
edit- A list of relevant books and internet resources. (under construction)
Templates
editThis section contains templates used by or applicable to the project. Note that new stub templates should be proposed before creation at WP:WSS/P
Talk page template
editDevon Unassessed | |||||||
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All entries of Devon towns and villages should have the above template placed on their talk pages. A list of categories whose articles should be tagged is available at Wikipedia:WikiProject Devon/Categories. Sometimes, you will see a UK geography WikiProject template already there; in these cases, add our template after theirs. You can add the template using the following code:
{{WPDevon|class=|importance=}}
Additional parameters can be added for articles in need of help and when activated will populate the article in its relevant category.
{{WPDevon|class=|importance=|needs-infobox=yes||attention=yes||needs-photo=yes}}
See WPDevon for further examples and details of the suggestions parameter.
Project userbox
editThis user participates in WikiProject Devon. |
To add this userbox to your user page use {{User WPDevon}}.
Barnstar
editThe WikiProject Devon Barnstar of Merit | ||
{{{1}}} | ||
this WikiAward was given to {{subst:PAGENAME}} by ~~~ on ~~~~~ |
To use this barnstar, simply add {{subst:Devon Barnstar|message ~~~~}} to the talk page of the user you wish to reward. Make sure you include a message which indicates why they are receiving the award.
Navigation
edit{{Devon}} is placed at the bottom of all the articles linked in the template to help readers "navigate" between the most important articles of Devon.
Categories
edit- Category:Devon and numerous sub-categories
Interested in Devon?
editWe maintain an informal list of editors interested in Devon. Please feel free to add yourself to the list and to indicate any areas of particular interest. You're not committing yourself to anything!