Wikipedia:WikiProject History/Task forces/Contemporary history task force


Intro section

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Welcome! This is the page for the Contemporary History Task Force, at WikiProject: History.

Members

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  • Members
    • User:Sm8900, (Interested in timeline articles, country articles. Lead Coordinator, WikiProject History)
    • User:Michael E Nolan, (Interested in timeline articles.)
    • User:Elijahandskip, (Interested in current event articles / deciding notability. (Lead Coordinator for WikiProject Current Events.)

Scope of task force

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  • Items covered
    • Timelines for current year
    • Country articles for history up to present day
    • Articles on conflicts, issues, debates, activism, etc, occuring in the present day
    • Any historical articles needing updates due to events in the current time period
    • Any other articles requiring current data, updates, etc.
    • anything else suggested by members of this Task Force.

Topics and articles

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The Contemporary History task force writes, updates, and maintains articles pertaining to contemporary history. This includes timelines for the current year; articles covering historical periods that include the present day; regular articles covering historical events, conflicts, or issues which are currently transpiring; and also, any regular topics or areas which have had recent developments, and which need to be updated on that basis.

Some articles covered

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Articles covered. Below are just some examples of articles which would fall under this task force.