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There is ongoing discussion about the process used here.
For archived proposals, see: 2004-2007, 2008, and the informal proposal archive.
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This page hosts proposals for new projects that are inline with the Wikimedia Foundation goal of spreading and promoting knowledge. Before adding a new proposal, see the new project policy. Make proposals on this page if you are willing to take responsibility for it; otherwise, post it on the discussion page.
  • To propose a new language for an existing project, see Requests for new languages.
  • To propose closing an existing project, see Proposals for closing projects.
  • To suggest an enhancement which requires a change to MediaWiki, file a feature request in MediaZilla.
  • To propose enhancements to an existing project, visit that project and gather interest there.

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[edit] Notes to consider

  • Hosting: Wikimedia Foundation is not a free hosting company for any kind of wikis. If your project does not fit the Foundation's ideals, try a wiki hosting site such as Wikia, ScribbleWiki or wikidev.net (see a list of wiki hosts with reviews), or download and host MediaWiki yourself.
  • History: Individuals attempting to create a new project should read the Wikipedia timeline and Uses of a wiki.

  • Be persistent. Don't take criticism personally. There have been mistakes in the past in regards to starting up new projects, and some users are afraid of repeating those mistakes. New ideas are taken seriously, though the process of going from an idea for a new project to actually turning on a server takes quite a bit of time and effort. Be prepared to take some "arrows" in your back, a lot of criticism, cynicism, and outright disbelief that your ideas are going to work. If it really is a good idea, there will be others willing to help you out! So, be persistent.

    The last major project that made the jump from a project idea to something going on its own was Wikiversity. To see how a project idea has been successful, look at what was done to go from idea to an actual project with the project proposal page for Wikiversity. In particular, check the history and look over the complications they went through before going "live". Projects that don't live up to this sort of standard for coming into existance will likely not be considered as a new project by the Wikimedia Foundation. Don't get discouraged, but it is not going to be easy either.

    If you see something that doesn't fit into any current Wikimedia project, could be done using MediaWiki software, can be distributed using the GFDL (or very similar license) for republishing, please add a suggestion below.


[edit] Existing projects

Before proposing a new project, make sure it doesn't already exist; see the list of existing projects below (and also here).

Many common proposals are best merged into one of these three:

  • Wikipedia: Wikipedia lists its subprojects at WikiProject. Many proposals could be incorporated into an existing one, or a new WikiProject could be started instead. Wikipedia is evolving, and much can be adapted from its current content and subcultures.
  • Wikisource: Wikisource has a similar list of larger subprojects. These focus on original source material that will require quite a bit of effort to transfer to that project. Historical dictionaries, encyclopedias, or other multi-volume reference works of a historical nature could go there.
  • Wikibooks: If you want to put together a large collection of factual information into one place, starting a Wikibook may be a good place to begin. If it doesn't quite fit Wikibooks, the other editors at Wikibooks can help you find the correct place as well.


See also:

Special projects

Also see Sites using MediaWiki.

[edit] Instructions

  1. Read the detailed information on the policy page.
  2. Create an account and a user page on this wiki, so people can address their questions to you.
  3. Create a page here at Meta where you describe your plan in detail and add this to the Proposed projects category.
  4. Add your proposal to this page using the recommended format.
  5. Advertise your project. Good places to do so are on Goings-on and on the Foundation-l mailing-list (account needed).

Link the title of the new section to your page, and use this template when adding a new project: {{Newproject | proposers = | date = | names = | domains = | scope = | demos = | related-projects = | mailinglist-link = }}


[edit] Requests with demos and 10 supporters

[edit] Wikifamily, Rodovid (Genealogy Wiki)

Proposers User:Baya ().   Mailing list request: foundation-l
Overview "Fully functional global family tree". Rodovid is an attempt to create a free familly tree site, that anyone can use. Example of ancectors tree. 7 generations. To see 43 generations read instruction directly on page : http://en.rodovid.org/wk/Special:Tree/29829
Demos: http://www.rodovid.org
Other names Rodovid, Wikifamily (already a wikimedia domain), Wikinealogy, Wikipeople, Wikitree..   Potential domains : wikifamily.org.
Related projects:
People Interested Joining
  1. User:master_flosse
  2. User:Bjwebb
  3. User:APPER
  4. User:Morais69br
  5. User:Dallan
  6. Trevor macinnis
  7. Balû
  8. Lhademmor
  9. — Dunc|☺
  10. Roberth
  11. Wikiacc (talk) en.w en.w
  12. Red Baron
  13. User:Backscheider
  14. Holden
  15. Pcu123456789
  16. Andre Engels
  17. User:mayhew18
  18. User:Chaerani
  19. Ek7
  20. Yann
  21. Yakudza
  22. User:PSMax8956
  23. User:Chamberlian
  24. User:Rakuten06
  25. User:Dunning
  26. User:CrnaGora (en)
  27. VPliousnine
  28. Manfroze
  29. TDN169
  30. Argento
  31. Thanatosimii
  32. Elcairo
  33. Wknight94
  34. Dovi
  35. Bmunden
  36. Maxipuchi
  37. Johan R (sweden)
  38. —Mike
  39. Greeves
  40. NDCompuGeek
  41. thesublime514
  42. SPQRobin
  43. en:User:Quadratus
  44. AlexEagar
  45. R0MAN0
  46. ~ putnik
  47. en:User:Psychless
  48. Ionas68224
  49. Andre Mesquita
  50. TFMgames
  51. Dvorsky
  52. Arman Aziz
  53. ElbonianFL
  54. Felipe Aira As long as we'll have a Tagalog edition.
  55. User:Karpeth
  56. User:Ahonc
  57. User:Abyssal_leviathin
  58. --alexscho
  59. Arctic Gnome
  60. Cato
  61. Art-top (ru)
  62. Max Shakhray
  63. Adolfobs93
  64. Dionys 18:52, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
Comments

[edit] Wikireason

Proposers User:David Bruhn ().   Mailing list request:
Overview Collecting, cataloging, developing, and analyzing arguments.
Demos: Wikireason
Other names Wikireason/naming.   Potential domains : wikireason.org, wikireason.net (reg. by AdamRetchless).
Related projects: Wikibate (original proposed name)


People interested joining
  1. User:David Bruhn
  2. Merlin of Eragon
  3. User:Colignatus
  4. Adam
  5. User:Centroles
  6. User:socratesone
  7. Node ue
  8. User:Beland
  9. Aaron Einstein
  10. Michael Nyiri
  11. Kookykman|(t)(c)
  12. Wikipedia User Mb1000
  13. Wonderfool
  14. Bruno Negrao
  15. Inge Habex
  16. Wintran
  17. Richard001
  18. Disanpoter
  19. Hanju
  20. Sir James Paul
  21. T®eebark
  22. --Wiki und Ylvie
  23. Dps
  24. Desalvionjr
  25. V60 VMTalk · VMake
  26. Tim.bounceback
  27. User:Bifacial
  28. User:Diez2
  29. AndrewSvet
  30. Superesse
  31. User:Abyssal_leviathin
Comments


[edit] Wikikids

Proposers Necrophorus (Dec 2004), Gray Porpoise, Astirmays (20:09, 15 October 2006 (UTC)).   Mailing list request: original May 2007
Overview A wikipedia version for kids aged between 8 and 13 years old with specific themes and in a simple language. Children so as teenager and adults should be welcomed to edit the articles and help with the other wiki task.
Demos: Wikikids (nl), Vikidia (fr), Wikimini (fr), Grundschulwiki (de), enwikikids (en)
Other names Wikichildren, KidsWiki, etc..   Potential domains : http://www.wikikids.org, http://de.wikikids.org ... kid.wikipedia.org, kidipedia, www.wikidia.org, en.wikikids.org.
Related projects: Merged with Wikichildren proposal
Comments
  • Talk:Wikikids
  • Differences between wikikids and wikichildren proposal: wikichildren offer to create different account for adults and children, the last having less privileges.
  • I would like to make a comment. I am a kid, and Simple English Wikipedia is simple enough for kids in my estimation. We also have wikijunior. To me, I also don't see it as good for the children's accounts to have less priveliges (sp?) because kids have the ability to do the same things adults do, like run their own wiki (that is mine). The encyclopædia should have no one below, no one above. Ionas68224 06:54, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
    Hi, Simple english WP only exists in english (yes !) They were no other simple language wikipedia opened after it. On the "demo" site in french, children don't have less privileges, the younger just are less likely to become sysop, that's all. Astirmays 18:59, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
    Simple English wikipedia is not necessarily for children, but for none native speakers of English. Redrocketboy 15:53, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
People interested joining Wikikids

(see http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Proposals_for_new_projects&oldid=451356#Wikichildren)

  1. Gray Porpoise
  2. Blue caterpillar
  3. 127.0.0.1 (talk)
  4. Seahen
  5. Minun Spiderman
  6. T®eebark
  7. Necrophorus
  8. TomK32 WR Internet
  9. Leon
  10. FutureCrash
  11. Ryan524
  12. Scott Gall
  13. Brisvegas
  14. Astirmays
  15. "Sir James Paul
  16. Michael Billington
  17. William.lethal
  18. V60 VMTalk · VMake
  19. Candy-Panda
  20. Greeves
  21. Microchip08
  22. DeSalvionjr
  23. Moez talk
  24. GrooveDog (Currently a WikiKids admin)
  25. Alastor Moody
  26. Hirohisat
  27. Andrewjd
  28. Redrocketboy
  29. OhanaUnitedTalk page 15:40, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
  30. ARkY // ¡HaBLaR!
  31. --Qmwne235 23:37, 10 December 2007 (UTC) (Qmwne235)
  32. Nothing444, Dont contact me in metawiki, only in wikipedia! 20:25, 1 March 2008 (UTC) [1]
  33. +sj | help with translation |+ 02:07, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiMed

Proposers Messedrocker (June 17, 2006).   Mailing list request: June 2006
Overview A wiki dedicated to providing medical information to the public under a copyleft license
Demos: http://editthis.info/wikimed
Other names WikiMedicine.   Potential domains : WikiMD seems to be taken, so WikiMed or WikiMedicine sound like options..
Related projects:
Comments
People interested joining
  1. Messedrocker
  2. Scepia
  3. Gyre
  4. GangstaEB
  5. Allamakee Democrat
  6. Robinson0120
  7. Aeetlrsk
  8. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme
  9. User:Alfakim
  10. Pegasus1138
  11. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme
  12. Nippoo (en-wiki)
  13. thiste
  14. Ahmed
  15. Winston
  16. Eukesh
  17. thesublime514
  18. Bernstein2291
  19. Redrocketboy
  20. User:Abyssal_leviathin


[edit] TranslateWiki

Proposers SPQRobin (17:41, 12 April 2007 (UTC)).   Mailing list request:
Overview Translatewiki is a proposal for a wiki to translate words and sentences. This is based on Wiktionary, but there are differences (see the description page). You can compare it with a machine translator.
Demos: http://translation.wikia.com/
Other names TranslateWiki, WikiTranslate, (you can add a name!), Wikiterpret, Wiklanguage, Babelwiki.   Potential domains : http://www.translatewiki.org (taken), http://www.wikitranslate.org (taken), http://www.babelwiki.org (taken by a geek. maybe (didn't contact) he will donate), wikiterpret.org (available).
Related projects: BetaWiki
Interested people
To all the people that would like to join: See Requests for new languages/Wiktionary multilingual
  1. SPQRobin
  2. master_flosse
  3. Quadratus
  4. Nori
  5. Bifacial
  6. Microchip08
  7. Greeves
  8. Funpika
  9. Aforsys
  10. 213.168.111.227
  11. Tonyfroio
  12. Ionas68224
  13. 213.10.27.88 21:23, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
  14. User:Adolfobs93
Comments

[edit] WikiEarth

Proposers F. Terran, mail (January 2007?).   Mailing list request:
Overview Collect maps in a wiki, to search and hold interesting locations in the world. It could eventually develope technology to translate maps to the same format
Demos: http://www.inopia.org/wikiearth
Other names Wikimaps, Wikiatlas, Wiktlas, Maps, Geo, WikiEarth, Wikiography, Wikiplaces, wikiworld.   Potential domains : wikiearth.org.
Related projects: WikiMaps, Wikimapia, Commons Atlas project
People interested joining
  1. Scifiintel----
  2. Boguslav
  3. --Desalvionjr 22:26, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
  4. Greeves
  5. JJohnson1701 - definitely. Something where we can pull up a map of, say, England, and click on the language links to see the names in foreign languages, and click on that language's article on that city, village, or whatever. That'd be awesome. Perhaps it would need a list of the places, perhaps in system messages, and then a translation as well.
  6. JosN A Wikiatlas exists on Commons already. That could be transferred to a new Wikiearth, Wikiatlas or whatever. A atlas with a lot of information does not seem logical to me for Commons, so, a new wiki would be preffered, I guess.
  7. User:WikiEarth I really like the idea of having a wiki atlas, even before I saw this proposal. I made my own wiki called wikiearth if you want to check it out.
  8. Jeepday
  9. User:JeroenKon
  10. TheFearow 21:38, 13 August 2007 (UTC) Seems great - in a wiki environment, we can provide some fantastic detail on places not otherwise discussed in traditional atlases.
  11. Like Wikimapia? OK... Support. Ionas68224 07:02, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
  12. drini [es:] [commons:] 01:40, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
  13. Anonymous Dissident - I like the name Wikimaps best of all. AnonymousDissident 10:42, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
  14. Diez2 I like it. 18:12, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
  15. Altrensa 16:14 - 26 Novembre 2007
  16. --alexscho
  17. Sounds like a good idea...--Kushan I.A.K.J 13:54, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
  18. Soxred93 01:47, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
  19. User:Adolfobs93 --Adolfobs93 15:58, 24 September 2008 (UTC)


Comments

[edit] Betawiki

Proposers User:Steinninn - steinninn [at] steinninn.is (03:28, 31 August 2007 (UTC)).   Mailing list request: foundation-l
Overview A wiki helping with translations other changes to the system messages. There is already a well structured site with a lot of activity, but it is not hosted by Wikimedia. This is a proposal to do that. More at Betawiki being hosted by Wikimedia. The extension Translate is already part of the MediaWiki subversion repository and awaits (Wikimedia) developer approval before it can be added to Incubator.
Demos: translatewiki.net (run by User:Nikerabbit)
Other names Betawiki, Incubator.   Potential domains : .
Related projects:
People interested joining
  1. Steinninn
  2. Siebrand
  3. Meno25
  4. MF-Warburg
  5. birdy
  6. SPQRobin
  7. Cbrown1023 talk
  8. Aphaia I strongly support to integrate Betawiki and Incubator.
  9. Purodha Blissenbach
  10. Raymond de
  11. Dundak
  12. Thogo I'm already involved in the Betawiki, ack Aphaia.
  13. Yyy
  14. Ooswesthoesbes
  15. Olaf Voljavo
  16. Seb35
  17. O—already translating
  18. AlefZet
  19. Kwj2772 -Translator
  20. MichaelFrey
  21. Alison
Comments


[edit] Requests without demos

[edit] Community proposals

[edit] iWiki

Proposers User:Princess Janay (16 May 2008).   Mailing list request:
Overview A safe social environment that allows people to talk to each other; to connect and interact. No adult content is discussed, etc... Everything is appropiate for people of all ages. Compare to Myspace, or Facebook.
Demos: https://iwiki.wikidot.com/
Other names iWiki/naming.   Potential domains : iWiki.org, wikifriends.org, wikiconnect.org., wikime.org.
Related projects:
People interested in joining
  1. Princess Janay
  2. winnetou12
  3. User:Adolfobs93--Adolfobs93 16:01, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
Comments

[edit] Culture proposals

[edit] Wikitainment Guides

Proposers User:T-man - ajtorrepuerto@hotmail.com (17-oct-2006).   Mailing list request: (HELP, please!!)
Overview A wiki designed to focus on all contemporary entertainment fiction in different media. Closely tied with Wikipedia, it will contain all the pop cult info about characters, episodes, series, comic book issues, movies, singers, bands, labels and videogames that is often labeled as "un-encyclopedic" by deletionist Wikipedia editors.Wikipedia could move the information there. This would save a great deal of edit conflicts between Deletionist and inclusionist editors.
Demos: http://www.pop-cult.org/Wikitainment/
Other names Wikitainment Guide, Wikitainment, the Pop-cult Guides.   Potential domains : www.wikitainment.com.
Related projects:
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Comments
  • It will be divided into classifications: Video Games, Television, Movies, Comics, Music, Radio, Toys, Sports, People, Technology, Fashion, Books.
  • Another possibility is instead of creating a whole new wiki, creating this wiki within Wikipedia as a siamese twin sister project of Wikipedia, or a sub-wiki.
People interested joining
  1. T-man
  2. Sir James Paul
  3. --Crna Gora (en-wiki)
  4. Keith @ English and 中文
  5. Jayden54
  6. Saponification
  7. Maxipuchi
  8. Greeves
    DeSalvionjr©
    No such user [2]. drini [es:] [commons:] 01:38, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
  9. --alexscho


[edit] Wikiwine

Proposers Giacomo Bordiga ().   Mailing list request:
Overview Collecting information, vintages, ratings, history, etc, about wines (not generic wines as already done in wikipedia). That cannot be done in wikipedia because most of the wines are not of encyclopedic importance.
Demos:
Other names .   Potential domains : wikiwine.org registered but not used, wikieno.org (eno like enology) free..
Related projects:
Comments
People interested joining

[edit] Original Research

[edit] WikiThink

Proposers User:Dps - wikithinkadmin at gmail dot com (2007-01-14).   Mailing list request:
Overview Open research wiki. Where all "Original Research" articles that cannot be put in WikiPedia go! Setup research topics and launch brainstorming discussions. A place to share great ideas in all fields of science. These ideas that are even in a premature stage but with constructive criticism, collaboration, interaction and synergy they can become the next breakthroughs. This is not a wiki for things that exist, but for the things to come!
Demos: http://wikithink.wiki-site.com/index.php/Main_Page
Other names .   Potential domains : wikithink.org (not registered).
Related projects:
People interested joining
  1. Dps
  2. Desalvionjr 22:29, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
  3. Cbdorsett 06:06, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
  4. Rohar1 13:47, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
  5. Pi72 16:25, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
  6. Orthologist
  7. Diego Marcos
  8. Greeves
  9. Pharamund
  10. --Tcbmotors 17:57, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
  11. --Ben (say g'day!)
  12. Karpeth 18:52, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
  13. Redrocketboy
  14. User:Abyssal_leviathin
  15. User:Nahraana


Comments


[edit] WikiBrain

Proposers Andrewdt85 - email: andrewdt85@hotmail.com (5/26/06).   Mailing list request:
Overview This would basically be like Wikipedia- a communal brain, a pool of knowledge and wisdom- but this Wiki would be a place for all that knowledge and wisdom that's a.) not good enough for Wikipedia ('List of Pickup Lines') and b.) not verifiable enough for Wikipedia; it would contain opinions often (not the same as Wikiopinions proposed above), and debatable material, so users of this site would have to be able to not freak out about biased knowledge/wisdom.
Demos:
Other names .   Potential domains : .
Related projects:
Comments
People interested in joining
  1. Andrewdt85
  2. carlwfbird
  3. openforbusiness
  4. V60 VMTalk · VMake
  5. Greeves
DeSalvionjr©
User don't exist [3] Sterkebaktalk 16:18, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
  1. Candy-Panda
  2. Karpeth 18:57, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Arts/media-related proposals

[edit] WikiMusic

Proposers TDN169 (13 December 2006).   Mailing list request:
Overview To provide a place for midi files, sheet music, lyrics and notes for existing tunes, which have lost copyright, or new arrangements or compositions released under the GFDL or Creative Commons.
Demos:
Other names WikiScore, WikiMusic, WikiTune WikiMIDI.   Potential domains : .
Related projects:
Comments
  • Use my talk page Talk:TDN169
    Should be part of Wikisource. Pcu123456789 03:57, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
  • I would like to mention that this is a perennial suggestion to have some project related to the formation and distribution of musical content, with suggestions to have different markup systems within the MediaWiki software and to even be able to edit MIDI files or musical scores. There certainly are some interesting things that could be done with music in a collaborative fashion, and this particular project should not be completely dismissed. --Roberth 17:56, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
  • (In response to Pcu123456789) This should not be part of Wikisource. When people think of a library, they generally think of books, not sheet music. Putting this at Wikisource would cause it to be neglected. This should be it's own project. Galanskov 21:51, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
    Actually, my public library has a whole wing filled with sheet music, scores and scripts. Perfectly reasonable contents for a source repository, although it is probably true that having this as a separate project would probably guarantee more traffic and more care.--starfarmer*comm 10:34, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
    Although it is going in a slightly different direction, you might want to take a look at [4] Topic is "Facebook choir/band/something like" in the Facebook group "Join this if you've played music with someone in it..." The group of ~35,000 members is looking into ways to collaboratively record (and potentially write) music. I think it could be tremendous if som:eone familiar with how to organize such a project got in touch with this group! Cmadler 16:31, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
  • IMSLP is a wiki based on the free sheet music on the internet with tremendous coverage, having extremely obscure pieces and most if not all of the main composers' works. The subject is not narrow, in my opinion, but many people could not participate without knowledge of notation or composition. Alton 04:18, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
  • IMSLP has some problems now. Maybe Wikimedia should help? Kj 19:45, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Since IMSLP still has problem, may be it is time to revive the discussion on this project? see Wikimusic_II and WikiScores 82.124.131.76 21:16, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

  • It would be nice to have an easy way to make sheet music and MIDI files (maybe even with the same code). I've never heard of IMSLP, but I was using [5], which seems somewhat similar, recently, I found some music on it that I wished to play, but it was formated wrong for my instrument. It would have been nice have an easy way to change this, such as a wiki. Jkasd 01:01, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
  • I love this project. Composition by all people. --Szawatschenski 01:00, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
People interested
  1. Guillermo
  2. User:Lifelike23
  3. V60 VMTalk · VMake
  4. User:ataricom
  5. Greeves
  6. Galanskov
  7. Bernstein2291
  8. Candy-Panda
  9. AndrewSvet
  10. --alexscho
  11. commons:User:Adam Cuerden. I've uploaded some public domain scores already, e.g. Media:Victoria and Merrie England.pdf 86.132.5.15 10:12, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
  12. Tosão 23:27, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
  13. Jkasd
  14. Voz da Verdade 21:03, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
  15. Nn123645 12:40, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
  16. Szawatschenski 01:00, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Wikilinguistica

Proposers Anonymous 1 ().   Mailing list request:
Overview A free wiki about linguistics (grammar [syntax, usage, PoS] and orthography [spelling and pronunciation]). It will be divided into the subsections for grammar and orthography, and sub-subsections for spelling, phon(et)ics, syntax, and usage. Basically, Wikiproject Linguistics (which grew too fast), and the Linguistics sections for Wikibooks and Wikisource all combined into one, plus a unique section for etymologies. This'll probably grow big, too!
Demos:
Other names WikiLinguistica or just Linguistica, subsections named below.   Potential domains : .
Related projects:


Comments
Proposer
People interested in joining


[edit] WikiRadio

Proposers User:paraxon - admin@paraxon.biz (19.03.2007).   Mailing list request:
Overview A place, where emerging artists can send in own creations, which are selected from and played through an audio stream.
Demos:
Other names Wiki Audio Network, Radiowiki.   Potential domains : www.wikiradio.org (suggestion) www.radiowiki.org.
Related projects:


Comments
People interested joining
  1. Cleefy 10:56, 28 April 2007 (UTC)
  2. ElJay Arem 04:19, 03 January 2008 (UTC)
  3. Tosão 23:44, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Education-related proposals

[edit] Wikiversity for real Universities

Proposers miostyle (7 january 2008).   Mailing list request:
Overview A Wikiversity for each real university, designed like common data-base of digital learning courses based on real learning courses in university, being digitizing by students while studying
Demos: v:ru:Wikiversity-NSU, v:ru:Talk:Wikiversity-NSU
Other names Wikiversity-NAME_OF_UNIVERSITY.   Potential domains : nsu.ru.wikiversity.org.
Related projects:


People interested in joining
  • miostyle
    If you could advise what moments i should pay attention especially if im creating wikiversity based on real university? It should be just portal in wikiversity.beta(Becouse language is Russian) or better be self-dependent project based on wikimedia engine downloaded from mediawiki website?

How to integrate my initiative of digitizing the real universtity courses to wikipedia format with main website wikiversity.org? For example history of computing course in our university is different from existed here already, so i should to do second version of it? --miostyle 14:12, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] ExchangeWiki

Proposers *tikris* (30 November 2006).   Mailing list request:
Overview A Wiki for all the students interested in student exchange.
Demos:
Other names ExchangeWiki, WikiExchange, WikiXChange.   Potential domains : en.exchangewiki.org.
Related projects:


Comments
People interested in joining
  1. *tikris*
  2. AinoLikitalo
  3. hk13
  4. JaanaTyrmi
  5. AnneTörmä
  6. RiinaR
  7. Candy-Panda
  8. MartiniMan


[edit] WikiCurriculum

Proposers Marty - weissman.marty at gmail.com (September 1, 2007).   Mailing list request:
Overview A semantic framework for the development of flexible curricula and texts, in high-school mathematics (Algebra I - Precalculus) to begin with. It will be structured around three core concepts: blocks, facets, and threads. A block will be a unit of mathematical or pedagogical material (such as solving systems of linear equations). A facet will be a way in which to view the material (for the student, teacher, professional developer, mathematician, math historian, curriculum-developer, etc...). A thread will be a collection of blocks, linked with a purpose in mind, such as a coherent Algebra I curriculum, or a mathematically rigorous development of plane Geometry, or a short course for middle-school teachers. Using semantic data (RDF triples), not only will the mathematical content be available, but also there will be information about which mathematical material must be understood before which other material (pedagogical dependency), as well as logical/mathematical dependency, and which problems assess/require which concepts. In addition, semantic data would encode which blocks correspond to NCTM (national) U.S. standards and state (California, Texas, Massachusetts, for example) standards. Standards from other countries will also be added.

In this way, a school district can build a curriculum, and perhaps a textbook, by snapping together blocks, ensuring all standards are satisfied, and ensuring that the material is presented in a pedagogically sound way. Or, for example, a teacher educator can build a curriculum for a short professional development course. Or, for example, a homeschooling parent can develop a sound curriculum for their child.
Demos:
Other names .   Potential domains : .
Related projects:
People interested joining
  1. Marty (proposer)
Comments


[edit] WikiProgramming

Proposers DJ Jeri (2 November 2007).   Mailing list request:
Overview A Wiki for beginner with programming in Windows (later maybe in Linux).
Demos:
Other names .   Potential domains : edu.wikiprogramming.org.
Related projects:
People interested in joining
  1. DJ Jeri (proposer)
Comments


[edit] FAQ

[edit] WikiFAQ

Proposers User:Kushan I.A.K.J - email:kushanjaya@gmail.com (24 January 2008).   Mailing list request:
Overview Similar to Wikipedia, its like an encyclopedia. But its article names will be questions, such as "What is the Big Bang?", then on the article page the question will be answered. This is useful because sometimes people search in questions instead...
Demos:
Other names WikiFAQ, Wiki-A&Q, WikiAsk, WikiQuestion&Answer.   Potential domains : wikianswer.org, wikiaqa.org, wikifaq.org, wikiask.org.
Related projects:
Comments
  • Usefully in my opinion, because when people try to look up something in the internet they are searching for the answer of a question. I noticed when searching in the internet there are questions which wikipedia is not answering. Those are the "How"-questions like "How to delete a file in bash" etc. Those questions are answered by forums. The future of WikiFAQ can answer these questions. Thus, i think, the future of WikiFAQ can have a greater scope of information than any forum or Wikipedia.
People interested in joining
  1. --Kushan I.A.K.J 11:46, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
  2. --Desalvionjr - I am able to be a sysop for this project and set up a demo site.


[edit] WikiAnswers

Proposers ElectricalExperiment" (28/5/2008).   Mailing list request:
Overview Users Ask questions and other user answer them. Simular to [http://answers.yahoo.com Yahoo! Answers.
Demos:
Other names .   Potential domains : http://www.wikianswers.org.
Related projects: WikiSMS
People interested joining
  1. ElectricalExperiment
Comments


[edit] History-related proposals

[edit] WikiTimeLine

This proposal has been fabricated into a MediaWiki extension!

Proposers DontPanic (22 April 2008).   Mailing list request:
Overview Begin and End time of events or people can be added to Wikipedia through a template which produces a link to WikiTimeLine. Those events or people will be added to the timeline of WikiTimeLine (by following this template-link) and can be viewed on this timeline on which they are displayed. An example of how it can look like is WikiTimeScale, but the events and people (and their begin and end dates as well as their description) wouldn't be stored at WikiTimeLine but at Wikipedia, and would be managed there.
Demos:
Other names WikiTimeLine.   Potential domains : http://www.wikitimeline.net (already registered by proposer, currently redirecting to WikiTimeScale but may be used for this project instead if accepted).
Related projects: WikiTimeLine at MediaWiki.org


People interested in joining
Comments
  • See commentary


[edit] Wikidate

Proposers Shyam (T/C) (October 29, 2006).   Mailing list request:
Overview The project will comprise of all the dates. The date page would consist all the historic events, births, deaths, future plans, present news on that particular day.
Demos:
Other names .   Potential domains : en.wikidate.org.
Related projects: Similar to Wikitimeline and Wikihistory


People interested joining
  1. Shyam (T/C)
  2. Desalvionjr 22:31, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
Comments


[edit] Wikifamilytree


[edit] Wikihistory

Proposers User:Armanaziz ().   Mailing list request:
Overview 50,000B.C. - 31 Dec 2006. There will be a dynamic timeline starting from prehistoric extending upto current year end. Users will post historical events in the timeline on specific dates. There would be several mandatory criteria on each event like Geography, Event Type, Significance etc so that anyone can filter the timeline based on the criteria and get a customized chronological list of relevant events of interest.
Demos: elementfx w/ads
Other names Wikihistory, Wikitimeline, Wikichronology.   Potential domains : wikihistory.org.
Related projects:
People Interested Joining
  1. User:master_flosse
  2. User:Armanaziz
  3. User:Snillet
  4. User:FreshFruitsRule
  5. User:Momodamonkey
  6. User:chris10123
  7. User:CrnaGora
  8. User:Desalvionjr
  9. User:maxipuchi
  10. User:Hirohisat
  11. Julian Rodriguez Orihuela
  12. SabineCretella
  13. Thogo
  14. Thunderhead
  15. Tosão 23:46, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
Comments


[edit] Language-related proposals

[edit] Wikidioma

Proposers User:FCLeste (13 April 2007).   Mailing list request:
Overview A place where people teach each other it's own language. Language specifications, from orthographic rules, grammatic rules, pronuncitation or simple examples from any language are presented to help one learn the language, may he be a true beginner in that language, or just looking for some rules to improve his writing or speaking. Let's rebuild the Babel tower and hope not to be punished again.
Demos:
Other names wikidioma, wikiworld, wibabel.   Potential domains : www.wikidioma.org.
Related projects:


Comments
People interested joining
  1. SPQRobin 15:00, 17 April 2007 (UTC)
  2. Weak oppose. Sounds good, will join, but how are you going to get pronounceation right? Typos would also be learnt as typos, etc. Microchip08 18:01, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
  3. Tosão 23:10, 20 February 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Wikilingo

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