Wikipedia:WikiProject History/Task forces/Modern and Contemporary history task force
This is themodern and contemporary history task force, a group of Wikipedians interested in improving coverage of modern and contemporary history. New participants are welcome; feel free to talk to us!
This article is within the scope of WikiProject History, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the subject of History on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.HistoryWikipedia:WikiProject HistoryTemplate:WikiProject Historyhistory
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Members
User:Sm8900, (Interested in timeline articles, country articles. Lead Coordinator, WikiProject History)
User:Elijahandskip, (Interested in current event articles / deciding notability. (Lead Coordinator for WikiProject Current Events.)
CSGinger14(talk·contribs) 00:00, 13 July 2026 (UTC). Have been contributing to current events articles for a while but never made it official. Please dear god leave a message on my talk page if there's anything you're interested in researching. I am increasingly convinced that I'll have fight the slow decline of this site as a community to my last godd*** breath. Cheers!
Scope of task force
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
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.
