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 10 November 2023, there are 145,757 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
Did you know
- 08 Nov 2023 – Lea Ackermann (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Oct 2023 – Sophie von Maltzan (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by SeoR (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 10 Nov 2023 – Tom Carter (diplomat) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Uhooep (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 09 Nov 2023 – Persecution of Germans (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Grnrchst (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 08 Nov 2023 – Friedrich Magnus VI, Count of Solms-Wildenfels (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Surtsicna (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 08 Nov 2023 – Alfred Werner Maurer (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Johannnes89 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 05 Nov 2023 – 2024 Audi Cup (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Josedimaria237 (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 29 Oct 2023 – Tirukkural translations into German (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Redtigerxyz (t · c); see discussion (12 participants; relisted)
- 02 Nov 2023 – Akim Camara (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Nonovix (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 09 Nov 2023; see discussion (4 participants)
- 30 Oct 2023 – Kidnapping of Shani Louk (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by VQuakr (t · c) was closed as keep by Robertsky (t · c) on 04 Nov 2023; see discussion (33 participants)
- 30 Oct 2023 – Justyna Zander (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by SparklyNights (t · c) was closed as delete by Malcolmxl5 (t · c) on 06 Nov 2023; see discussion (9 participants)
- 26 Oct 2023 – Vincent Urbani (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Vincenturbani2023 (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 06 Nov 2023; see discussion (7 participants; relisted)
Categories for discussion
- 04 Nov 2023 – Category:House of Schönburg-Waldenburg (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Nov 2023 – Category:19th-century House of Habsburg (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Nov 2023 – Category:Prussian people by period (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Nov 2023 – Category:Ungern-Sternberg family residences (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Nov 2023 – Category:German people of Assyrian/Syriac descent (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Qwerfjkl (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Nov 2023 – Category:German Australian (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Oct 2023 – Category:Godeffroy family (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Oct 2023 – Category:Prussian people by province (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Oct 2023 – Category:Ducal Prussian people (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Oct 2023 – Category:German untitled nobility (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
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Files for discussion
- 08 Nov 2023 – File:Shani Louk.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Killing of Shani Louk) was FfDed by Stifle (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Oct 2023 – File:Eintracht Frankfurt historial.png (talk · edit · hist) (on Eintracht Frankfurt) was FfDed by Joseph2302 (t · c); see discussion
A-Class review
- undated – Continuation War (talk · edit · hist) was put up for A-Class review
Good article nominees
- 09 Nov 2023 – Killing of Shani Louk (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Alalch E. (t · c); start discussion
- 12 Sep 2023 – Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Llewee (t · c); start 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
Requests for comments
Requested moves
- 04 Nov 2023 – LIGNA (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Ligna by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Nov 2023 – The Sadist (talk · edit · hist) move request to The Sadist (book) by Roman Spinner (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 30 Oct 2023 – Kidnapping of Shani Louk (talk · edit · hist) move request to Death of Shani Louk by Alalch E. (t · c) was moved to Killing of Shani Louk (talk · edit · hist); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 07 Nov 2023 – 331st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 331st Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Oct 2023 – Heidelberg University Faculty of Theology (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Heidelberg University by 4meter4 (t · c); see discussion
- 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
- 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
- 27 Oct 2023 – 2023 Heligoland ship collision (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to Ship collision in German Bight 2023 by Jim 2 Michael (t · c) was closed; 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
- 05 Nov 2023 – Draft:Bundesliga Awards (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by AnonimAnonimowy12 (t · c) was moved to Bundesliga Awards (talk · edit · hist) by Oltrepier (t · c) on 07 Nov 2023
- 27 Oct 2023 – Draft:Borussia (anthem) (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by DasLiedVomTod (t · c) was moved to Borussia (anthem) (talk · edit · hist) by AntientNestor (t · c) on 05 Nov 2023
- 20 Oct 2023 – Draft:German Cathodic Corrosion Protection Association (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Attarchi (t · c) was declined by WikiOriginal-9 (t · c) on 05 Nov 2023
- 19 Oct 2023 – Draft:Unipreneurs (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by WikiUN1234567 (t · c) was declined by Zxcvbnm (t · c) on 04 Nov 2023
- 16 Oct 2023 – Draft:Eisental (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Annh07 (t · c) was accepted to Eisental (talk · edit · hist) by WikiOriginal-9 (t · c) on 06 Nov 2023
- 12 Oct 2023 – Draft:Philipp Gufler (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Partylachs (t · c) was declined by Hoary (t · c) on 05 Nov 2023
- 09 Oct 2023 – Draft:GKD-Group (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Stuzicadente (t · c) was declined by WikiOriginal-9 (t · c) on 06 Nov 2023
- 07 Oct 2023 – Draft:Ervin Malakaj (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Grüneheinrich (t · c) was declined by WikiOriginal-9 (t · c) on 05 Nov 2023
- 18 Sep 2023 – Draft:Derix Glasstudios (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by SimonMüller87 (t · c) was declined by GraziePrego (t · c) on 06 Nov 2023
- 14 Sep 2023 – Draft:Casablanca.AI (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by 217.91.68.147 (t · c) was declined by Timtrent (t · c) on 06 Nov 2023
- (7 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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Userboxes for WikiProject members, add either to the your userpage | ||||||||||
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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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