Wikipedia talk:Veropedia WikiProject Certification

If there is interest

All activities pertaining to WikiProject Certification are coordinated through Messedrocker in the capacity of the Clerk of Veropedia. MessedRocker (talk) 01:52, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Gold level requirements

You're kidding, right? ;-)

I can't think of a single project, with the possible exception of the tiny Banksia one, that would come even close to meeting the requirements right now; and, generally speaking, the way the requirements are formed will allow only tiny projects to ever be eligible. For a decently-sized project, the sheer numbers will prevent a realistic examination of some of these criteria, much less actual compliance with them. Kirill ^(prof) 03:41, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

The point of Gold is that it's really rare that anyone would get that certification. It's really reserved for the upper echelon of WikiProjects. Frankly, I'd be impressed with a WikiProject getting VWC Standard. MessedRocker (talk) 19:11, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Fair enough; but keep in mind that unless there's some benefit to the WikiProjects here, I very much doubt you'll garner a great deal of interest in participating. If none of the levels are actually feasibly reachable, then this will go the way of WikiReaders in terms of actually having activity. Kirill ^(prof) 19:37, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Bureaucracy

The project must "utilize as little bureaucracy and meta-discussion as possible", so wouldn't discussing how to meet these criteria be a bad thing? :) --NE2 20:17, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

I find that requirement to be really confusing in general. WikiProjects are there to promote meta-discussion, and often involve setting up some form of system to help improve articles. Bureaucracy can be a bad thing, but can also be a very good thing. -- Ned Scott 07:05, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

I understand your concerns. I don't mind discussions involving "should this aspect of the WikiProject be kept or eliminated", especially if it's to make the project more effective. This is one of those criteria where you can only tell if you pass or not once I pass judgment. My advice is, try not to imitate Esperanza. ;) MessedRocker (talk) 03:15, 28 June 2008 (UTC)