Project:WikiProject COVID-19

{{short description|Wikimedia WikiProject dedicated to COVID-19}}

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WikiProject COVID-19 is a WikiProject dedicated to Wikipedia's coverage of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, COVID-19, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Please join us!

The project is an offshoot of WikiProject Disaster management, WikiProject Medicine (including the Pulmonology and Society and medicine task forces), and WikiProject Viruses. Sibling projects include WikiProject AIDS.

Content

As of {{#formatdate:{{FULLDATE}}|dmy}}, there are {{nts|{{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:A-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:GA-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:B-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:C-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Start-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Stub-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:List-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Unassessed COVID-19 articles|R}}}}}} articles within the scope of WikiProject COVID-19. Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, project pages, etcetera, there are {{nts|{{#expr:({{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:A-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:GA-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:B-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:C-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Start-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Stub-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:List-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Unassessed COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Book-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Category-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Disambig-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:File-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Portal-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Project-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Redirect-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Template-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:NA-Class COVID-19 articles|R}})*2}}}} pages in the project.

Select [►] to view all reader oriented content about COVID-19COVID-19

=Category=

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COVID-19

=Templates=

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COVID-19 pandemic templates

{{tlx|COVID-19 pandemic}} contains English Wikipedia's main portfolio of articles related to COVID-19 as seen below. For the sidebar used on many articles see {{tlx|COVID-19 pandemic sidebar}}{{-}}

=Assessment=

Content assessments are used within the project itself as a quality and importance scale that aid in identifying vital content, while recognizing excellent contributions and pages in need of further work and cleanup.

{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/COVID-19 articles by quality statistics}}

= Recognized content=

An automated listing of the project's recognized content. This includes FA and GA content and nominations alongside articles, images, "In the news", and "Did you know .." content featured on our main page.

As of {{#formatdate:{{FULLDATE}}|dmy}}, there are {{nts|{{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FM-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class COVID-19|R}}}}}} featured and {{nts|{{#expr:{{PAGESINCATEGORY:GA-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}}}}} good content items within WikiProject COVID-19 scope. This makes up {{#expr:({{PAGESINCATEGORY:FA-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FM-Class COVID-19 articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:FL-Class COVID-19 articles|R}})*100/({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Featured articles|R}}+{{PAGESINCATEGORY:Featured lists|R}}) round 2}}% of all featured content and {{#expr:({{PAGESINCATEGORY:GA-Class COVID-19 articles|R}})*100/({{PAGESINCATEGORY:Good articles|R}}) round 2}}% of all good articles.

{{Gallery

| title = Featured images

| File:SARS-CoV-2 scanning electron microscope image.jpg

| alt1=Scanning electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab

| {{icon|FP}} Scanning electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab

| File:Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.jpg

| alt2=Transmission electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 isolated from a patient in the U.S

| {{icon|FP}} Transmission electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 isolated from a patient in the U.S.

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{{Wikipedia:WikiProject COVID-19/Reports, statistics and researches}}

Resources

=Tips=

Wikipedia:WikiProject COVID-19/New article tips

=Standard practices=

Generally accepted standards that editors should attempt to follow.

Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine) (Content guideline)
Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Medicine-related articles (Style guideline)
Wikipedia:Conflicts of interest (medicine) (Supplemental essay)
Wikipedia:Biomedical information (Supplemental essay)

==Food for thought==

Wikipedia:In the apocalypse, there are no rules – but please read carefully

=Sources=

The COVID-19/Sources page contains links to free resources to help us improve content related to COVID-19.
Wikipedia:WikiProject COVID-19/Organizations from Vaccine Safety Net – a list of organizations ([https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1S6C6YwTCVyJtQ5LPl9vvRAWP0u9G_JSvZWKWb9PHqFE/edit#gid=906219754 Google doc]) that have been vetted by the [https://www.vaccinesafetynet.org/ Vaccine Safety Net].

;Script

WP:UPSD – a user script to identify a variety of unreliable sources

=Current events =

Current events contains a listing on an automated basis of importance news reports and related articles.

Maintenance

=New articles =

Help with assessment process and identify new articles which do not meet the criteria for inclusion and/or to "tag" them for any glaring issues that need attention. Most critical are copyright violations and defamatory material about living persons, followed closely by pages that are deliberately misleading; while identifying editors who seek to exploit our readers for financial gain.

=Recent changes=

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked?hidebots=1&hidecategorization=1&hideWikibase=1&target=Category%3ACOVID-19&limit=500&days=7&urlversion=2 Watchlist of changes to articles] listed at :Category:COVID-19

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked?hidebots=1&hidecategorization=1&hideWikibase=1&target=Template%3ACOVID-19+pandemic+&limit=500&days=7&urlversion=2 Watchlist of changes to articles] listed at {{tlx|COVID-19 pandemic}}.

=Article alerts=

Article Alerts is an automated listing of Deletion talks, Requests for Comments, Featured article candidates, Did you know nominations, etc...related to COVID-19 content that requires your input! See also; Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/COVID-19.

=Cleanup listing=

The clean-up listing contains articles needing attention - including problems with page layout, spelling, grammar, technical errors, POV, neutrality and sourcing concerns (assuming the cleanup templates were placed correctly).

=Most edited articles=

Task forces

{{Transcluded section|source=Wikipedia:WikiProject COVID-19/Task forces}}

Project pages

Select [►] to view all WikiProject COVID-19 project pages

WikiProject COVID-19

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;Project templates

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Sanctions and consensus notices

=Sanctions=

Pages relating to the coronavirus are currently subject to active discretionary sanctions. In general, editors who repeatedly or seriously fail to edit in accordance with the purpose of Wikipedia, the expected standards of behaviour, or any normal editorial process may be sanctioned by any uninvolved administrator.

;Alerting editors

To alert editors of this community sanction in effect please use:{{-}} {{tlsx|Ds/alert|topic=covid}}{{-}}

;Talk page notice{{-}}

;Edit notice{{-}}

= [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_COVID-19/Consensus|Consensus]] =

Participants

Anyone may join, including YOU!

Internal coverage of Wikipedia's efforts

File:COVID-19 WMF popup.jpg, Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation|upright=1.5]]

=Newsletter=

"A new WikiProject responding to the pandemic" (an interview with User:Another Believer), WikiProject Tree of Life newsletter, March 2020—Issue 012

=''The Signpost''=

2020-03-29/Community view – "Wikimedia community responds to COVID-19"
2020-03-29/WikiProject report – WikiProject COVID-19: A WikiProject Report
2020-03-29/Special report – "Wikipedia on COVID-19: what we publish and why it matters"
2020-04-26/In the media – "Coronavirus, again and again"
2020-04-26/By the numbers – "Open data and COVID-19: Wikipedia as an informational resource during the pandemic"
2020-04-26/Traffic report – "Disease the Rhythm of the Night"
Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/Single/2022-11-28#Recent_research

=Wikimedia New York City symposium =

File:Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19.webm

The symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19 hosted by Wikimedia New York City on May 9 answered questions the public and press may have about Wikipedia's coverage of the pandemic. Featured speakers included User:Netha Hussain, User:Another Believer, User:TMorata, and User:Bluerasberry.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_FzeLUZols Watch on YouTube]
[https://www.facebook.com/wmnyc/videos/849530625523461/ Watch on Facebook]

External links

=Academic research=

Google scholar search - {{google scholar|COVID-19}} - {{google scholar|Coronavirus disease 2019}}
[https://wiki.communitydata.science/COVID-19_Digital_Observatory COVID-19 Digital Observatory]: a project that aims to collect, aggregate, distribute, and document public social data from digital communication platforms in relation to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. The project is being coordinated by the [https://wiki.communitydata.science/Main_Page Community Data Science Collective] and [https://pushshift.io/ Pushshift].
[https://www.covid19hg.org/ covid19hg.org]: COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative is a clearing house for genetic research; containing hundreds of registered studies.

=Media coverage of Wikipedia's efforts =

2020-02-09: [https://www.wired.co.uk/article/wikipedia-coronavirus On Wikipedia, a fight is raging over coronavirus disinformation] by Wired (User:Doc James involved)
2020-02-11: [https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-has-a-name-the-deadly-disease-is-covid-19/ Coronavirus Has a Name: The Deadly Disease Is Covid-19] by Wired
2020-03-15: [https://medium.com/freely-sharing-the-sum-of-all-knowledge/wikimedia-coronavirus-response-people-first-8bd99ea6214b People First: Wikimedia’s Response to COVID-19] by Wikimedia
2020-03-19: [https://slate.com/technology/2020/03/coronavirus-wikipedia-policies.html The Coronavirus Is Stress-Testing Wikipedia’s Policies] by Slate
2020-03-24: [https://www.dailydot.com/debug/wikipedia-coronavirus-page/ Meet the Wikipedia editors fighting to keep coronavirus pages accurate] - by The Daily Dot
2020-03-24: [https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Hochzeiten-fuer-Wikipedia-Dauerhafte-Coronavirus-Updates-4689416.html Weddings for Wikipedia: Permanent corona virus updates] by Heise Online (in German)
2020-04-03: [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2020/04/03/wikipedia-winning-against-coronavirus-infodemic/ Why Wikipedia is winning against the coronavirus 'infodemic'] by The Telegraph
2020-04-04: [https://medium.com/freely-sharing-the-sum-of-all-knowledge/women-reliable-covid19-information-wikipedia-f1f9255c3672 Meet some of the women sharing reliable COVID-19 information with the world on Wikipedia] by Wikimedia
2020-04-08: [https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-why-wikipedia-is-immune-to-coronavirus-1.8751147 Why Wikipedia Is Immune to Coronavirus] by Haaretz
2020-04-15: [https://www.hoy.es/vivir/tecnologia/coronavirus-wikipedia-20200415124847-ntrc.html El coronavirus pone a prueba Wikipedia] by Hoy (in Spanish)
2020-04-22: [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/on-wikipedia-quora-twitter-battle-rages-against-communalisation-of-covid-19-jamaat-event/articleshow/75287309.cms On Wikipedia, Quora & Twitter, battle rages against communalisation of Covid-19, Jamaat event] by The Times of India
2020-05-24: [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-rise-of-wikipedia-as-a-source-of-medical-information/ The rise of Wikipedia as a source of medical information] CBS News
2020-05-27: [https://slate.com/technology/2020/05/wikipedia-coronavirus-information-future-historians.html?fbclid=IwAR15bE-_s3mgk5W-B_wCvnSlKXziWOHHVKWUMSkYcnwxD3TvdF4EqR-iElM Future Historians Will Rely on Wikipedia’s COVID-19 Coverage] by Slate
2020-08-07: {{cite news |last1=Andrews |first1=Travis M. |title=Covid-19 is one of Wikipedia's biggest challenges ever. Here's how the site is handling it. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/07/wikipedia-covid-coronavirus/ |newspaper=The Washington Post }}
2020-10-22: {{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/22/health/wikipedia-who-coronavirus-health.html|first=Donald G.|last=McNeil Jr.|work=The New York Times|title=Wikipedia and W.H.O. Join to Combat Covid-19 Misinformation|date=22 October 2020 }}
2021-02-26: {{Cite magazine|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/161486/wikipedia-coverage-pandemic-covid|first=Shaan|last=Sachdev|magazine=The New Republic|title=Wikipedia's Sprawling, Awe-Inspiring Coverage of the Pandemic}}
2021-06-27: {{cite news |last1=Ryan |first1=Jackson |title=Wikipedia is at war over the coronavirus lab leak theory |url=https://www.cnet.com/features/wikipedia-is-at-war-over-the-coronavirus-lab-leak-theory/ |work=CNET |language=en |quote=Originally published with the headline 'Inside Wikipedia's endless war over the coronavirus lab leak theory'}}
2021-07-21 {{cite news |last1=DiResta |first1=Renée |title=Institutional Authority Has Vanished. Wikipedia Points to the Answer. |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/07/cdc-should-be-more-like-wikipedia/619469/ |work=The Atlantic |language=en}}
https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=lang_en&id=fGdxEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA37#v=onepage&q&f=false

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