Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Philmont Scout Ranch

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[edit] List of camps

Are the individual camp articles being deleted? The names on the list have been unlinked and it seems like the information is going to be merged into that article. Umm, I guess that's okay but it seems like we won't be needing the infobox I made (oh well, at least it was a learning experiance).--L1AM 06:30, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

On the contrary, the camps all seem to have been kept. I think there's quite enough information about each to justify an article; the list can probably be scrapped, and the linked list returned to the main Philmont article. — Dan | talk 04:14, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] PhilWiki

Would it be possible to host a Philwiki somewhere? It seems like it could be a very effective, dynamic guide for staffers and potential hikers. So many websites that are incomplete, or opinionated, while forums are nightmares. Likewise, Philmanac has errors and has to be reprinted with each update. Meanwhile, so much information about Philmont is inappropriate for Wikipedia.

Alternatively, We could start one on WikiCities. Getting editors for the project should not be hard, with so many fan groups in existence. Getting the basic material is not too hard - there are sources available, while Philmont's records are also usable. Beside this the administrative elements of PhilWiki could all be taken from Wikipedia, to limit the amount of work needed to complete this.

We could invite all the administrators of Philmont, as well as contacting the people at PSA and other people like living descendants of the Abreus, etc.

Terms and specific issues and problems - of which there will be many - could be hashed out at a later date. Donbas 17:29, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

As creator of this WikiProject, I strongly endorse this proposal. I'm willing to help you set it up - just email me whenever. Great idea! --L1AM 12:09, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

While not a member of this WikiProject, I think that having a seperate Wiki site for Philmont would be a great idea, as it would place less need for "notability" of small facts and realistically allow individual pages for each campsite that otherwise wouldn't "make the cut" so to speak in regular wikipedia. Radagast83 08:14, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

A Philmont wiki has been established (by Donbas) at Wikicities. It can be found at philmont.wikicities.com. Your contributions would be appreciated. Hope to see you all there! --L1AM (talk - 'tribs.) 10:01, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Project Directory

Hello. The WikiProject Council is currently in the process of developing a master directory of the existing WikiProjects to replace and update the existing Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory. These WikiProjects are of vital importance in helping wikipedia achieve its goal of becoming truly encyclopedic. Please review the following pages:

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Sorry if you tried to update it before, and the corrections were gone. I have now moved the new draft in the old directory pages, so the links should work better. My apologies for any confusion this may have caused you. B2T2 14:44, 24 October 2006 (UTC)