Anyone interested in improving Wikipedia's coverage of India is welcome to join the project.
Departments
Departments are specialized teams within WikiProject India that help coordinate and manage different aspects of the project's work.
Members of these departments carry out a variety of tasks, including creating and improving articles, maintaining project pages, managing portals, participating in article reviews and assessments, organizing collaborative efforts, and supporting the overall operation of the project.
The following departments focus on specific areas of project maintenance and coordination. However, participation is flexible—members are not limited to departmental work and are encouraged to contribute wherever their interests and expertise are most useful.
In addition to departmental activities, editors can also contribute through the project's Work Groups, which focus on improving articles within particular subject areas related to India.
Coverage
- Refine and maintain the List of basic India topics, one of Wikipedia's primary guides to India-related content. This page serves as a topic outline and navigation hub, helping readers explore the major subjects associated with India and understand how they are connected.
- The list provides an overview of India's geography, history, culture, politics, economy, society, and other key areas, making it easier for readers to find information and navigate related articles.
- Improving this page helps strengthen Wikipedia's overall coverage of India. Contributors can assist by expanding missing sections, updating links, improving organization, adding images, and ensuring that important topics are represented accurately.
- The List of basic India topics remains a work in progress and welcomes contributions from editors interested in improving the accessibility and organization of India-related content on Wikipedia.
Guide
The Guide provides a collection of tools, resources, scripts, and recommendations that can help editors create, improve, and maintain India-related articles. It serves as a useful starting point for both new and experienced contributors working within WikiProject India.
Assessment
The Assessment Department evaluates the quality and importance of India-related articles on Wikipedia.
Article assessments help editors:
- Identify articles that need improvement.
- Track the progress of articles over time.
- Recognize high-quality contributions.
- Prioritize work on important topics that require further development.
Most assessments are carried out in coordination with the WP:1.0 program and are recorded through parameters in the {{WikiProject India}} project banner. These ratings automatically place articles into maintenance and tracking categories, which are used to generate worklists and statistics for the project.
By maintaining accurate assessments, the department helps editors focus their efforts where they are most needed and supports the ongoing improvement of Wikipedia's coverage of India.
Peer review
The Peer Review Department provides feedback on India-related articles submitted by editors. Peer reviews help identify areas for improvement, including sourcing, structure, neutrality, style, and overall article quality.
Project members are encouraged to request reviews for articles they are working on or nominate articles that would benefit from additional input from other contributors.
Photography
The Photography Department works to improve the visual quality of India-related articles by collecting, organizing, and promoting the use of high-quality photographs and images. Contributors can help by uploading freely licensed images, adding photographs to articles, and identifying topics that require better visual coverage.
Cartography
The Cartography Department develops and maintains maps for use in India-related articles. The department collects existing public-domain and free-license maps, improves existing maps, and creates new ones when suitable alternatives are unavailable.
Editors are welcome to request maps that may help improve specific articles or subject areas.
Requests
The Requested Articles Department helps organize and track articles that are needed but have not yet been created. The department also assists in improving newly created articles, categorizing them appropriately, and ensuring they are tagged with relevant WikiProject banners.
Contributors are encouraged to create articles from the request list and help expand coverage of important India-related topics.
Kitchen
The Kitchen of WikiProject India hosts a collection of India-themed and cuisine-themed personal user awards. These awards can be used to recognize and thank editors for their contributions to India-related topics and WikiProject activities.
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