Wikipedia:WikiProject Samoa
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Shortcut | WP:SAMOA |
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Category | Samoa |
Portal | Oceania |
Wikimedia Commons | Samoa |
Parent project(s) | Polynesia |
Project banner template | {{WikiProject Polynesia|Samoa=yes}} |
Userbox | {{User WikiProject Samoa}} |
Talofa! Welcome to WikiProject Samoa! This group was formed to better organize articles on Samoa in a spirit of cooperation. If you want to participate, just add your name to the Participants list below. Happy editing!
Scope
[edit]This group includes within its scope all articles related to Samoa, its cities, geography, transportation, culture, people, language, history and much more. It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on Samoa in a fair and accurate manner. All of these articles should be contained within the Category:Samoa or one of its subcategories.
Find something from the TO DO SUGGESTIONS below that can be improved, whether content, grammar or formatting, and make it better. You can't break Wikipedia. Anything can be fixed or improved later. So go ahead, edit a page and help make Wikipedia the best information source on the Internet! Or you can start by helping to organise this page and WikiProject Samoa! Every article has a 'Talk' page where you can leave messages for others about WikiProject Samoa. Click the 'Discussion' tab at the top of the page to get to the 'Talk' page for this project. Again, welcome to WikiProject Samoa!
Milestones
[edit]There was some sort of article cull in 2014, which made the project much smaller.
- 1000 articles: - 7 August 2018
- 1500 articles: - 25 May 2021
- 2000 articles: - 26 July 2022
Participants
[edit]Active members
[edit]To join WikiProject Samoa, edit this section and add the Wikitext #{{subst:me}}
with your areas of interest to the bottom of the following list of members. Members should also place member identification on their user page.
- Maxim Stoyalov
- Vaafusuaga Samalaulu Fonoti -Talofa. Researcher in Samoan culture, oral traditions and history at the National University of Samoa. Matai (chief) from Malie, Manono, Leulumoega and Lufilufi.
- N Panama 84534 -Elections and politicians.
Former/inactive members
[edit]Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.
- Buaidh (talk · contribs) 04:27:42, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
- John Carter 17:15, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
- Teinesvaii I'm just logging here in WP:Samoa - I'm focusing on Savai'i, and creating villages stubs and general info relevant to Savai'i, as well as uploading my Samoa photos to commons.Teine Savaii (talk) 11:13, 4 October 2009 (UTC)
- Himalayan Explorer -I'll help out when I can.
- Michael Billington (talk) 04:24, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
- hs17127 (talk · contribs) -Will rejoin and add more when I can
Member identification
[edit]Members of WikiProject Samoa should place one of the following lines of Wikitext on their user page to add it to Category:WikiProject Samoa participants.
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For other Samoa user templates, see Category:Samoa user templates.
Templates
[edit]All templates relevant to Samoa are collected in Category:Samoa templates. Here are some of the templates;
- {{Districts of Samoa}} is a template displaying all the Districts of Samoa.
- {{User WikiProject Samoa}} is a userbox which all members can add to the Talk page of their individual Wikipedian User page.
- {{WikiProject Samoa}} is this project banner, to be added to the talk pages of all articles which fall within the scope of the project. (this template is yet to be created)
- {{Samoa-stub}} - Stub notice for Samoa articles; to be placed on the bottom of the article page.
- {{Samoa-geo-stub}} - Stub template for Samoa geography articles; to be placed on the bottom of the article page.
- {{Samoa-bio-stub}} - Stub notice for Samoa biography articles; to be placed on the bottom of the article page.
{{WikiProject Polynesia|Samoa=yes|Samoa-importance=}}
- Add this template to the talk page of all articles which fall within the scope of the project.
The 11 District templates below include villages or key places in each district, including other information which is notable in each area. Improve and expand the information in each template, or check that the information is updated and correct. Then add the relevant district template to the bottom of the relevant articles.
{{A'ana}}
{{Aiga-i-le-Tai}}
{{Atua}}
{{Fa'asaleleaga}}
{{Gaga'emauga}}
{{Gaga'ifomauga}}
{{Palauli}}
{{Satupa'itea}}
{{Tuamasaga}}
{{Va'a-o-Fonoti}}
{{Vaisigano}}
To automatically include a relevant template in Category:Samoa templates, add the following to the template page:
<noinclude> [[Category:Samoa templates|{{PAGENAME}}]] </noinclude>
To Do Suggestions
[edit]A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.
Many of these articles and pages need expanding with proper sources and references.
- Outline of Samoa article has a lot of important red link articles to be created.
- Category:Samoa geography stubs
- Category:Cities, towns and villages in Samoa
- Category:Samoa stubs - all Samoa stub articles which need expanding and improving to be a good article.
Main Articles
[edit]Most of these important articles still need improving to meet the best quality for Wikipedia. Some are still stubs and need expanding.
Images & Media
[edit]We need to add more Images and Media on Samoa in Wikimedia Commons. There are a number of public domain sites online, especially for historical images that are now in public domain or with a Creative Commons licence. Upload images to Commons and expand the database of images for Samoa, or add your own photos if you have some. If you're new, click on the Help section in Wikimedia Commons for tutorials.
- Or you can add existing photos in Commons to Samoa articles in Wikipedia to help improve them.
Draft articles
[edit]Refer to the project subpage
Missing articles
[edit]All the Red links are missing articles that need to be created. Some of the articles (blue) have been created but are listed here as many are stubs and need expanding.
Samoa
[edit]- Redlinks on List of cities, towns and villages in Samoa
- Redlinks on List of mountains in Samoa
- Redlinks on List of volcanoes in Samoa
- Redlinks on List of protected areas of Samoa
- Redlinks on List of bays in Samoa
- Redlinks on List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa (2011–2016)
- Redlinked byelections on Elections in Samoa
- redlinks on the national redlist
- Samoa Water Authority [2]
- Samoa Telecommunications
- Samoan Ministry of Natural Resources, & Environment
- Samoan Ministry of Works, Transportation and Infrastructure
- Samoan Ministry of the Post and Telecommunications
- Samoan Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
- Women of Samoa
- Samoan poetry [3]
- Malifa Faleto'ese Lemalu-composerSamoa e Lo'u Atunu'u
- Anapu Lavea Te'o composerE Tagi e Le Fatu
- Kalapu Luafatasaga Kalapu-composerLe Manogi 'Ua Salalau
- Komisi Faraimo composer Naunauta'i ua Tata'e Fa'apopo
- Ulafala Aiavao Author and vocal critic of the church in Samoa.
- Moira Walker - actress
- Peseta Sinave Isara- actor
- Tuiletufuga Papali'i E. Hunkin -actor and orator for Head of State
- Leota Uelese Petaia Actor and Civil Servant
- Notise Tauafao-Rugby Union player
- Ki Anufe-Rugby Union player
- Reupena Levasa-Rugby Union player
- Esera Lauina-Rugby Union player
- Andrew Williams-Rugby Union player
- William Brame-Rugby Union player
- Misioka Timoteo-Rugby Union player
- Sui Liaga-Rugby Union player
- Samoa Live -radio
- Samoa Television and Radio (STAR)
- TV3 Samoa
- VBTV (Vaiala Beach Television)
- Manuo -TV show
- Christianity in Samoa (redirect)
- All Saints Anglican Church (Samoa)
- Apia Christian Fellowship
- Assemblies of God in Samoa
- Assembly of God Church (Samoa)
- Catholic Church of Samoa
- Church of Nazarene (Samoa)
- Ekalesia Faapotopotoga Kerisiano i Samoa
- Lotopa Baptist Church
- Manumalo Baptist Church
- Afaese Fata Kalepi - boxer (2019 Pacific Games)
- Agriculture in Samoa
- Alai Fa'aula - boxer (2019 Pacific Games)
- Aloma Black - sailor (2011 Pacific Games)
- Apulu Lance Polu - former head of JAWS, Talamua media
- Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo - police commissioner 2022-
- Court of Appeal of Samoa
- District Court of Samoa
- Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono - opera singer [4]
- Ernest Skelton - Rugby Union player
- Esekia Solofa - vice-chancellor of USP
- Fa'amoana Luafutu - MNZM
- Faimalotoa Allan Stowers MNZM [5]
- Fe’esago Siaosi Fepulea’i - diplomat, public servant [6]
- Filimaua Hala - boxer (2019 Pacific Games)
- Fishing industry in Samoa
- Fui Asofou So'o - former NUS VC
- Gafa Ioelu Elisaia - former cabinet minister
- Galumalemana Alfred Hunkin MNZM - academic
- Hector Junior Langkilde - swimmer (2023 Pacific Games)
- Imoasina Pelenato - weightlifter
- Jelani Wetzell - swimmer (2019 Pacific Games)
- Koriata Petelo - weightlifter (2017 Pacific Mini Games) - draft
- Lauren Sale - swimmer (2019 Pacific Games)
- Lauano Vaosa Epa - first woman to head the Public Service Commission
- Leota Lene Leota
- Lilomaiava Fou Taioalo - police commissioner - 2014, d 2015
- Livingstonerick Savaiinaea - athlete
- Magi Herman Westerlund OS - businessman obit
- Maiava Visekota Peteru - former MP
- Malachi Faamausilifala - weightlifter
- Mana - literature journal
- Maria Akenese Salamasina - football referee
- Matai'a Visesio Europa - MP, deputy (1998 - ?)
- Matiu Matavai Tautunu - first academic to publish a thesis in Samoan
- Melegalenuu Ah Sam MNZM [7]
- Moroni Schwalger - boxer [8]
- Mount Vaea Scenic Reserve
- Mount Vaivai - highest point on Upolu
- Myka Stanley - sailor (2011 Pacific Games)
- Nuanua o le Alofa - disability NGO
- Namulauulu Galumalemana Schmidt OM - educator [9]
- Nua Silipa NZOM
- Nuuli Mose - boxer (2019 Pacific Games)
- Olivia Borg - swimmer (2023 Pacific Games)
- Palanitina Toelupe Tupuimatagi - first woman to be CEO of health
- Papali’i John Ryan OM - SDA elder
- Papalii Lorenese Neru Commissioner of Police, CEO Prison and Fire Services
- Papalii Monalisa Tiai-Keti - first female deputy police commissioner
- Patrick Pasia - weightlifter (2015 Pacific Games)
- Pene Pati - opera singer [10]
- Salani Sa'aga - swimmer (2023 Pacific Games)
- Samoa Law Society
- Samoa National Council of Women
- Samoan patrol vessel Tilafaiga [11]
- Samoa Voyaging Society
- Samoan cuisine
- Samoa Arts and Heritage Society
- Samoan Electric Power Corporation
- Samoan oratory
- Satoʻalepai Wetland
- Sekolasitika Isaia - weightlifter (2017 Pacific Mini Games)
- Sina Moana Wendt ONZM
- Siologa Sepa - runner (2013 Pacific Mini Games)
- Tafaigata prison
- Tauilalo Lanuimoana Palepoi - former NUS VC, MP
- Taulapu Oliver QSM [12] [13]
- Toleafoa Viali Lameko - former OUM VC
- Tutaia Galoiola - hurdles (2015 Pacific Games)
- Tuita'alili Vaitava'e Su'a Aloese-Moe ONZM
- Ulu Bismarck Crawley - former public servant and politician [14]
- Uluomato'otua Saulaulu Aiono ONZM
- Vailima Botanic Gardens
- Vanessa Lui - weightlifter (2015 Pacific Games)
- Valerie Humrich - sailor (2011 Pacific Games)
- Village Fono Act 1990
- Western Samoa Teachers College
- Winter Heaven - swimmer [15]
Recognized content
[edit]Samoa articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
FA | 1 | 1 | |||||
A | 1 | 1 | |||||
GA | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |||
B | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 27 | |
C | 15 | 18 | 26 | 79 | 4 | 142 | |
Start | 8 | 50 | 135 | 515 | 3 | 711 | |
Stub | 3 | 107 | 1,084 | 6 | 1,200 | ||
List | 1 | 2 | 8 | 69 | 80 | ||
Category | 1,202 | 1,202 | |||||
Disambig | 3 | 3 | |||||
File | 1 | 1 | |||||
Portal | 1 | 1 | |||||
Project | 6 | 6 | |||||
Redirect | 37 | 37 | |||||
Template | 80 | 80 | |||||
NA | 1 | 1 | |||||
Other | 1 | 1 | |||||
Assessed | 29 | 76 | 283 | 1,770 | 1,332 | 14 | 3,504 |
Unassessed | 1 | 1 | |||||
Total | 29 | 76 | 283 | 1,770 | 1,332 | 15 | 3,505 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 11,425 | Ω = 5.46 |
This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged or categorized (e.g. Category:Samoa articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options. |
Featured articles
[edit]A-Class articles
[edit]Good articles
[edit]- 1990–91 South Pacific cyclone season
- 1994–95 South Pacific cyclone season
- 1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season
- 2001–02 South Pacific cyclone season
- Cyclone Nancy
- Herbert Hart (general)
- Robert Logan (politician)
- Tui Manu'a Matelita
- George Spafford Richardson
- Rosey (wrestler)
- Samoa at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Former good articles
[edit]Did you know? articles
[edit]- 1994–95 South Pacific cyclone season
- Gaku Akazawa
- Madeleine Chapman
- Cyclone Nancy
- Germany–Samoa relations
- Herbert Hart (general)
- MV Joyita
- HMNZS Manawanui (2019)
- Tui Manu'a Matelita
- Cyclone Meena
- Robert Louis Stevenson Museum
- Samoan branch of the Nazi Party
- Seacology
- Ron Tiavaasue
- Leilani Tominiko
- Makerita Urale
- Cyclone Val
- Mekeli Wesley
In the News articles
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Resources
[edit]Potential sources for building content
- [16] Geolocator
- 2006 Samoa Population Census
- 2006 Summary of Population Housing Figures, Samoa Bureau of Statistics
- Samoa Territorial Constituents, Political districts & villages
- An Account of Samoan History up to 1918 by Te'o Tuvale
- History
- History
- Mau History by Albert Wendt
- Samoa a hundred years ago
- The making of modern Samoa
- Theorizing self in Samoa
- Elite communication in Samoa: a study of leadership
- Socio-economic issues
- Missionaries
- Missionaries
- Education in Samoa
- The Samoans:A Global Family
- Vikings of the Sunrise by Te Rangi Hiroa (Sir Peter Buck)
- Grammar & Dictionary, Samoan language
- 1951 Government of Samoa Report, Orgnization of district & village government
- O Samoa Anamua by Siaosi Tana (Samoan language)
- New Zealand Dictionary of Biography
Wiki sources
[edit]There are a large number of resources available for this area. Please see the page of the specific country or area in which you are interested for the ones applicable for your specific interest.
Related projects and pages
[edit]Projects with some overlap include:
See also