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Some Wikipedians have formed a WikiProject to improve and standardize the quality of all Apple Macintosh related articles to featured article standard. This is an important WikiProject because it will help hundreds of articles become more noticed and recognized and reliable sources of detailed and concise information in the area of business, software (including games), hardware and biographies all relating to the Apple Macintosh and Apple Computer.

Current Macintosh collaboration: Michael Scott (Apple)

Project goals

Although the English Wikipedia is probably the most complete encyclopedia in existence for Apple Macintosh information, this does not mean it covers every topic in the detail that it can. The main goal of this project is to ensure that Wikipedia has concise and detailed articles about every subject relating to the Apple Macintosh and Apple Computers. There are lists of articles that need to be worked on, in their own categories including OS, Biography, hardware, software and Business. The Project also endeavors to unite Wikipedians knowledgeable about Apple and their products to work on the improvement focus article as a community and improve that article to featured status.

This WikiProject was founded by User:Wackymacs on 06:40, December 4, 2005.

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Tips

To get an article to featured article status, make sure to follow these steps to ensure all articles we submit to Featured article candidates meet the FA criteria. All of these apply to almost any good article, so keep them in mind when editing even outside of Macintosh articles. The suggestions are:

I. Write a good lead. Be sure to write a lead that concisely summarizes the entire article into one or two paragraphs which make sense to someone who may know nothing about the subject.
II. Use good spelling and grammar. This is a very important aspect of an article. If you edit Wikipedia using Safari on Mac OS X, you can use the built-in spelling checker accessible from the Edit menu to check spelling in an article.
III. Use footnotes. Take advantage of the footnote ability Wikipedia has, instead of including html links inside the context include them as footnotes. See Wikipedia:Footnotes on how to use them.
IV. Use images if possible. Images enhance articles greatly, but only use them when they are necessary, and ensure that their copyright status has been specified and we are allowed to use it on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia:Images for more information.
V. Use references. This is an encyclopedia, so remember to include a ==References== section listing websites, newspapers, articles, books and other sources you used to write the article. An article will not get accepted as a featured article candidate if it is missing references. See Wikipedia:Verifiability, Wikipedia:Cite sources and Wikipedia:References.
VI. Stay on topic. Many articles are criticized for length; sticking to the subject matter helps eliminate this. Know that causes are more important than effects: The fact that Apple Computer is the maker of the Apple Macintosh (an effect from the view of the former) is not as helpful as as, say, how the new iMac explains the 1998 jump in sales (a cause of something pertaining to the company).
VI. Keep it simple. Remember that although these are computer articles, the average reader should be able to comprehend the erudition. This is not to say that tech specs are bad—they do have their place on Wikipedia—but articles should explain terms such as "Megahertz", " RAM", and "256x256 B&W bitmap display" (taken from an actual article). And although you should use a broad vocabulary of regular, non-technical terms, do not provide such a quantity of locutions as to impel those who aspire to derive serviceable information from the article to consult a dictionary.
VII. Use common sense. You should know what perfect articles look like. They cover everything they should without going on forever. Common sense could have told you almost all of the items mentioned above. Ultimately, assume good faith, be bold, and go out there and write some good articles.

Referencing information

Useful places to find references:

To-do

The main articles we're working on are the current Macintosh collaboration and the FAC (the collaboration emeritus, if you will). They are stated above but are restated here:

Those looking to edit as a community are urged to focus on the above articles. If you prefer to fly solo, however, consider the articles listed below. Note that these often entail less description. These are articles which you would be hard-pressed to bring up to featured quality. Bolded articles have a high possibility of becoming the improvement focus in the near future (next few months).

Wikipedia:WikiProject Apple Inc./Requested articles

News

  • The IPod article is currently very near becoming featured, and is currently being Peer Reviewed. — Wackymacs 12:39, 10 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  • There is a straw poll to see what usage to adopt as far as copyrighted items that begin with a lowercase letter (like iTunes, iMac, iBook, etc.).
  • Apple Macintosh goes live on the Main Page as Featured and instantly receives a ton of vandalism. Semi-protection is needed, any admin should probably do this now.
  • Is a Mac an Apple? Is it an Apple Mac? Or Apple's Mac? Discuss.
  • Wikipedia:Macintosh collaboration "goes live"; this collaboration will replace the improvement focus.
  • The logo situation looks bleak. We are currently using the 128k mac, released under the GFDL.

Last updated: May 10

Participants

If you want to be a participant, simply sign your name and date using four tildes (~~~~). Please read the "Obligations" section below before you commit to the WikiProject! If you decide to leave, move your name to the appropriate section rather than deleting it so we have it as an archive.

Members

  1. Wackymacs 10:40, 4 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  2. HereToHelp (talk) 13:37, 4 December 2005 (UTC) I'll see what I can do to help out.[reply]
  3. t-bte288-c 19:00, 5 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Dread Lord CyberSkull ✎☠ 01:56, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  5. --Yoasif 10:39, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Macintosh User 16:39, 10 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  7. David Remahl 13:23, 11 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  8. TangentIdea 00:19, 12 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Graham 03:05, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  10. David | Talk 20:53, 13 December 2005 (UTC): first used one of the beige toasters in 1984 and hooked ever since[reply]
  11. Tony 06:49, 14 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  12. --Cjmarsicano 22:16, 14 December 2005 (UTC) First touched an Apple computer (a //c) in high school, strayed into Windoze territory a few years before the Internet, finally bought a Powerbook G4 in the Summer of 2004 with the advice and encouragement of Mike Watt.[reply]
  13. TDS (talk • contribs) 13:06, 16 December 2005 (UTC) If I have time.[reply]
  14. bbatsell; give me a ring »]] 11:03, 17 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Angelic Wraith 14:41, 17 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  16. PaulC/T+ 01:17, 18 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  17. Claunia 12:53, 18 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  18. Rschen7754 (talk - contribs) 07:14, 21 December 2005 (UTC)`[reply]
  19. Gateman1997 08:21, 30 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  20. perardi 06:33, 31 December 2005 (UTC) - I'm doin' me some stub hunting.[reply]
  21. DarthOctopus 10:29, 2 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  22. T3h 08:41, 7 January 2006 (UTC) Count me in. Currently sitting in a room with 5 Macs and no PCs.[reply]
  23. Stan 23:28, 10 January 2006 (UTC) Current Apple employee working on OS X tools. I can't answer questions about the closed-source parts.[reply]
  24. Mushroom 00:33, 15 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  25. Arru 08:44, 19 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  26. WikiFanatic 23:52, 26 January 2006 (UTC) (I know somebody who works for Apple, and have used Macs since 1995.)[reply]
  27. Ironchef90 07:57, 31 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  28. Ccool2ax 14:17, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  29. Ramallite (talk) 19:19, 3 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  30. Tachikoma 21:13, 3 February 2006 (UTC) I had an Apple IIc as a kid, then had some PCs, then I switched back to Apple.[reply]
  31. Chris Saribay 07:40, 4 February 2006 (UTC) Made major contributions to the iBook Wikipedia article. By in large a Mac evangelist, I'm currently equipped with a 2.7 GHz Power Mac G5[reply]
  32. GriffenMac 22:55, 4 February 2006 (UTC) - Currently have an iBook and a Macintosh SE[reply]
  33. JGorton 23:38, 21 February 2006 (UTC) - Brought to you by an iBook G4[reply]
  34. Mikelr 5:30, 24 February 2006 (EST)
  35. Crampy20 9:23pm (GMT), 25 Febuary 2006 - Apple is a great company and like all companies they have flaws, in my way i want to show all "Mac Freaks" that Apple, while great, isnt perfect...
  36. Gwernol 04:41, 27 February 2006 (UTC) Spent four years working at Infinite Loop on QuickTime and Mac OS X technologies. Contributing to Apple software pages and history.[reply]
  37. danamania 19:09, 2 March 2006 (UTC) I have far too large a collection of old Macs to not share it with the world. This I can do through contributing photographs.[reply]
  38. IMac600 11:29, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  39. Muffuletta 20:36, 25 March 2006 (UTC) -- just a user, Mac Plus through iBook G4[reply]
  40. Covington 09:20, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  41. Bill Du Talk 02:33, 3 April 2006 (UTC) -- Mac mini[reply]
  42. JakeParker 21:31, 6 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  43. Batshua
  44. Binary 06:48, 10 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  45. Ross (ElCharismo) 19:12, 13 April 2006 (UTC) — What kind of lifelong Apple enthusiast would I be if I ignored such an opportunity?[reply]
  46. Spaceman Spiff 101 06:54, 15 April 2006 (UTC) One day, you will all use my applications. And you will like it.[reply]
    That sounds almost like 1984! (small irony there)--HereToHelp 17:21, 15 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  47. SeumasS 17:34, 17 April 2006 (UTC) Proud MacBook Pro owner[reply]
  48. Simongoldring 08:56, 18 April 2006 (UTC) - Sometimes use a first revision iMac G5[reply]
  49. Mhs5392 00:46, 19 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  50. Samsara (talk • contribs) 18:11, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  51. Scoutersig 02:32, 17 May 2006 (UTC) Third Mac and going strong.[reply]
  52. Charles Gaudette 02:15, 24 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  53. Kungming2 (talk) 06:34, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  54. USMA Second Mactop, can provide information on computer gaming on Macs.
  55. Wforlines 23:33, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  56. Scepia 19:21, 18 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  57. GurraJG 17:34, 24 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  58. Seidenstud 00:59, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  59. Slyder PilotE@ 10:40, 13 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  60. Kylar 20:35, 20 July 2006 (UTC) Apple Fan[reply]
  61. Tweedy7736 23:45, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  62. SkydiveMike 18:31, 26 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  63. Scrumshus 00:24, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  64. OtakuMegane 19:43, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  65. JR98664 07:22, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
  66. (Iamdigitalman 09:25, 22 August 2006 (UTC))[reply]

Loose associates

Former members

"Obligations"

Nobody, member or otherwise, is really forced into doing anything for the WikiProject. However, we request that each member follow certain baseline duties:

  • Put {{User WikiProject Macintosh}} (see below) on your userpage to add it to Category:WikiProject Macintosh members, or add the page manually. Also, put {{Project Macintosh}} in your user or talk page where you can be kept up to date via the "News" section. This is not a substitute for the whole section on this page, though.
  • Contribute, at least minimally, to the improvement focus.
  • Participate in the voting for the FAC. You can vote to support, oppose, or be neutral—but vote. You can also vote to choose the next improvement focus.
  • Be generally active in the affairs of the WikiProject. This includes being up to date on current events (the News section above is great for that).

There's no point for your username to be in the list above if you have to struggle to meet these guidelines. As long as it's your name you're moving to the Former members section, it's fine—although we'd prefer that you step up to the plate and participate.

Templates

To further spread the word about this project, use these templates. Please realize that all the images of these templates are subject to change by a vote. Also note that when a template has "WikiProject Macintosh" (bolded), it means that it links to this page (all self referring links are bolded).

For article talk pages

 This article is part of WikiProject Macintosh. This means that the WikiProject has identified it as an article pertaining to Apple Computer, but is not currently working to improve it. WikiProject Macintosh itself is an attempt to improve, grow, standardize, and attain featured status for Wikipedia's articles related to Apple Macintosh and Apple Computer. We need all your help, so join in today!
Since there are so many of these, and they aren't that good, it puts the page in Category:WikiProject Macintosh articles.
 This article is the current Macintosh collaboration! It has been in the spotlight since DATE and will be until such time that it is a featured article candidate, and passes. The Collaboration is managed by WikiProject Macintosh, an attempt to improve, grow, and standardize Wikipedia's articles related to Apple Macintosh and Apple Computer.
It puts the article in Category:Macintosh collaboration.
 This article is a former Macintosh collaboration. It was in the spotlight from DATE to DATE. The Collaboration is managed by WikiProject Macintosh, an attempt to improve, grow, and standardize Wikipedia's articles related to Apple Macintosh and Apple Computer.
It also puts the article in Category:Macintosh collaboration.

For article pages

  • {{mac-stub}} is for stub articles relating to the Macintosh:

 This Apple Computer- or Apple Macintosh-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

It puts the article in Category:Macintosh stubs.
  • Wikipedia software cannot display the first letter of a title as lowercase. However, Apple has many articles that do just that. {{lowercase}} should be used, it is rendered as:
The correct title of this article is {{{1}}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to technical restrictions.
Note that it has a category attached to it. Also note that although it is not strictly for the WikiProject, it deserves mention here because of its high applicability.
  • {{mac specs}} is an infobox for articles about specific Macintosh models, mostly used on older (pre-Quadra) models at present. See Macintosh II for an example of the template in action. It does not put the article in any categories.
  • {{Apple}} is a navigational template for Apple Computer-related articles. See it in use on the bottom of Apple Computer. It does not come with a category.
  • {{Apple hardware since 1998}} is a navigational template for Apple hardware articles, preferably recent ones as the name says. See it used on the bottom of iPod. It adds articles to Category:Apple hardware.
  • {{Apple software}}. Like the hardware template but for Apple software. It adds articles to Category:Apple software

For user pages

  • {{Project Macintosh}} for your user page or your talk page to keep track of this project (template shown at the top of this page). It does not add a category. This is now more important then ever because of the "News" section; it is an easy way to contact all members and keep them informed.
  • {{User WikiProject Macintosh}} is for Babel tags. It adds the page to Category:WikiProject Macintosh members. If you do not wish to display this template, add the category by regular means to your userpage. If you do wish to use the template, put "WikiProject Macintosh" in your Babel template (don't forget to adjust the number at the start of the template as to accommodate this!) and it turns out as:
This user is a member of WikiProject Macintosh.


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