WikiConservation
| WikiConservation | |
|---|---|
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| Status of the proposal | |
| Status | under discussion |
| Details of the proposal | |
| Project description | This project will aggregate guidance on how each of us can take better care of the environment in everything we do. There will be a page on driving your car more efficiently, buying more environmentally-responsible coffee, making your home more energy efficient, how to purchase sustainable clothing, what toasters are most efficient, how to maintain your lawn most environmentally etc. There is potential for thousands of pages. |
| Is it a multilingual wiki? | This wiki could and should be translated into multiple languages. |
| Potential number of languages | The initial version will be in English but should be available in multiple languages. |
| Proposed tagline | Be a friend to the environment in everything you do. |
| Proposed URL | WikiConservation.org |
| Technical requirements | |
| New features to require | None known |
| Development wiki | No |
| Interested participants | |
| John Fagan | |
This project will aggregate guidance on how people can be more environmentally responsible. Each page would be focused on one particular activity or product and explain how to be more environmentally conscious in relation to it. One page would be dedicated to driving a car. It would provide guidance on how to drive more efficiently, which includes driving behaviors. A separate page would focus on car maintenance, explaining what to do to make your car more fuel efficient; this may include pointers on tire inflation, tuneups etc.
Those are just two examples of the thousands of possible pages. There is a wealth of information on how to be more environmentally friendly for just about every item and activity, and this site would aggregate it all in one location.
The site would group the pages into categories to allow for better scanning for information. The groups and subgroups would include the following:
| Level 1 | Level 2 |
|---|---|
| Apparel | |
| Appliances | Major |
| Appliances | Small |
| Electronics | |
| Cleaning supplies | |
| Transportation | |
| Food and Drink | Alcoholic drinks |
| Food and drink | Soft drinks |
| Food and drink | Fruit |
| Food and drink | Vegetables |
| Food and drink | Canned goods |
| Food and drink | Dairy |
| Food and drink | Baking |
| Food and drink | Meat |
| Food and drink | Seafood |
| Food and drink | Pasta, Rice & Cereal |
| Food and drink | Snack foods |
| Food and drink | Condiments |
| Food and drink | Spices |
| Food and drink | Bread and baked goods |
| Food and drink | Frozen food |
| Food and drink | Restaurants |
| Home and garden | Home |
| Home and garden | Outdoor |
| Pets | |
| Work / school | |
| Personal products / healthcare | Personal products |
| Personal products / healthcare | Healthcare |
| Toys / sporting goods | Sporting goods |
| Toys / sporting goods | Toys |
| Entertainment | Home activities |
| Entertainment | Outside of the home |
Many of these groups have the potential to be broken into multiple subcategories. For example, personal products could be subdivided into makeup, soaps and creams, medicines. Each of those subcategories could have numerous pages.
Proposed by[edit]
John Fagan
Alternative names[edit]
EnviroWiki EnvironmentWiki EnvironmentalWiki ConservationWiki ConserveWiki WikiConserve
Related projects/proposals[edit]
I reviewed all pending and rejected wiki project proposals and did not find anything similar to what I propose.
Domain names[edit]
The following URLs appear as available at GoDaddy.com and can be alternatives to the preferred URL of WikiConservation.org: EnvironmentalConservation.org ConserveEverything.org envirowiki.org environmentwiki.org environmentalwiki.org conservationwiki.net
Mailing list links[edit]
Demos[edit]
People interested[edit]
John Fagan