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Also, if anyone is aware of Halloween articles that have been featured or nominated, please update the page!--[[User:Otherlleft|otherlleft]] ([[User talk:Otherlleft|talk]]) 19:01, 8 November 2008 (UTC) |
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This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the WikiProject Holidays/Halloween task force page. |
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What do we define as the jurisdiction of this project? Does that mean any Halloween related articles? Or any horror/scary articles? Does it mean something like this? Cheers, RockManQ (talk) 01:23, 5 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Featured content candidates rightly should be stuff listed at Featured article candidates, Featured picture candidates, or Featured list candidates. Let's use this section to nominate articles that we would like to bring to that level!
Also, if anyone is aware of Halloween articles that have been featured or nominated, please update the page!--otherlleft (talk) 19:01, 8 November 2008 (UTC) my penis hurts i snort crack[reply]
I have tried to tweak the demonstration userbox banner to prevent the project page from being included in the category, but I'm out of my depth.--otherlleft (talk) 19:06, 8 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Halloween was a good article over two years ago but has since been delisted. I would like to set a goal of not only returning it to that status, but getting it featured for Halloween of 2009. What will this take? Let's keep the discussion in one thread for the moment so the historians will be able to more easily track the progress of this momentous task! :-P--otherlleft (talk) 16:56, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds good. I did a very brief look over and this is was I found:
Granted, this was just a basic lookover, but I'd certainly be willing to help, when possible. I look forward to working on this and good luck! RockManQ (talk) 17:43, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Wow...that's long. RockManQ (talk) 18:42, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Warning: a lot of people feel invested in this article. Previous edit wars were about the perils Halloween presents to modern-day Christians; whether the Celtic festival of Samhain was a new year festival; and whether the Pope moved All Saints Day to November 1 to co-opt the celebration of Samhain. Another thing to watch out for is relying on error-ridden popular histories of Halloween as sources, and the Web is littered with those. Look for scholarly works that use primary sources, most of which can be found in books, not on the Web. — Walloon (talk) 23:43, 11 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The addition of articles facing deletion raises again the question (spectre?) of criteria for inclusion. An article pertaining to A Nightmare Before Christmas is arguably appropriate for this WikiProject since Halloween is a clear and prevalent theme, but what about articles relating to Dracula and other vampires? This is a grayer area for this project to consider. When I drafted the original page I deliberately left the scope vague because I didn't want to assume that my own views are remotely similar to the consensus of a group, so I won't go any further without reading input from other members.--otherlleft (talk) 03:33, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I've read the article just before it was delisted and the structure seems much better than it is today, though it is beset by the problems mentioned above regarding unreferenced statements in particular. (I also note it was delisted very soon after I made my original edits which I hope was just coincidence;). The segmentation into sub-articles about the various countries gives the whole thing a scrappy "Did you know?" feel - like a meandering trivia section. We might be better to go back to the GA version just after the classification and start from there. We could then agree what material should be added back in and how; and come up with some criteria for inclusion and reference standards. Sarah777 (talk) 08:37, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I copied the discussions of article improvement to Talk:Halloween/Comments with the hopes that we can get others intrigued. It's only got seasonal interest but I gotta hope!--otherlleft (talk) 17:00, 15 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I asked members of WP:AWARDS if they could try making a Barnstar for good Halloween work, and one editor was quick to create the image that you see to the left. Please let me know if it suits the purposes of this project!--otherlleft (talk) 20:54, 13 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The writing style for articles about haunted attractions could use some work. One of the biggest problems that I see is that the attractions frequently become a list of annual themes, which can quickly become a long list of mostly nonnotable information, when probably only particular notable themes should be highlighted. I don't have an initial proposal, but I think that developing a standard format by consensus would be very helpful. Any input would be appreciated.--otherlleftNo, really, other way . . . 11:57, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia is not a directory, and the collection of a comprehensive list of specific annual themes in an article on haunted attractions is discouraged as a rule. However, information about the specific annual themes should be included when:
Comments welcome.--otherlleft 17:13, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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Thanks. — Headbomb {ταλκκοντριβς – WP Physics} 09:13, 15 March, 2009 (UTC)
I've created a page for DYK Halloween 2009, mostly riffing off of the Halloween 2008 page that was successful in getting a large number of topical DYKs last year, for anyone who's interested in helping out. Geraldk (talk) 23:03, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I've Halloweenified my userpage for a bit of a laugh, has anyone else done anything similar? I'd be interested in having a look GainLine ♠ ♥ 16:15, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Looks really horrible ! Victuallers (talk) 18:23, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I am an American who has been living in Milan for three years, and I'm not sure what the description for Italy is based on. In my experience, very few people celebrate Halloween and children do not go trick or treating at all. Although there are some decorations in various bakeries and bars, and a handful of people go out with make-up or witchs' hats, it is considered strange if someone is in costume (as is my case every year) or gives out candy. My handouts of candy have often been met with confusion, and it is very hard to find confectionary packaged in the way that you can give it to many individuals. Only this year 2009 have I come across 10 package bags of M&Ms, and exclusively at Auchan supermarket. Most people don't even know when Halloween is. All Saints Day is the more embedded and recognized holiday. (Basically Halloween in Italy is celebrated to the extent Carnevale is celebrated in the US)