Note: Wikipedia WikiProjects are not Wikimedia sister projects; nor are they Wikipedia school and university projects.

A WikiProject is a collection of pages devoted to the management of a specific topic or family of topics within Wikipedia; and, simultaneously, a group of editors that use said pages to collaborate on encyclopedic work. It is not a place to write encyclopedia articles directly, but a resource to help coordinate and organize article writing and editing. The attached talk pages are a convenient forum for those interested in a particular project.

Participating

There is a central Directory of WikiProjects available which lists all known projects; for ease of navigation, it has been split into sections by projects topic:

WikiProjects are usually extremely welcoming towards new participants; please feel free to join any—or all—that interest you!

Creating and maintaining

• Read the guide to WikiProject organization!
• Peruse some of the existing WikiProjects to understand how WikiProjects are used "in the wild".
• Make a WikiProject proposal if you're not sure about creating a new project, or aren't certain if anyone else is interested.
• Ask for advice at the WikiProject Council if you have any questions!

See also

• Wikipedia:WikiProject reform
• Wikipedia:Regional notice boards
• Wikipedia shortcuts to WikiProjects
• (inactive) meta:Wikiproject group
• (historical) Wikipedia:WikiProject proposal
• (historical) Wikipedia:Wikiproject/Inappropriate projects