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Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to Lighthouses. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help focus efforts. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list.

Goals

  1. To share ideas for attaining high quality on each type of article under the project.
  2. To create a consensus on what should be included.

Scope

The scope of this project is all articles related to lighthouses and pharology (study of lighthouses).

=Lighthouses articles by quality and importance=

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Recognized content

A detailed list of recognized content is available at Lighthouses recognized content.

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Project organization

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Participants

Interested people are invited to add their names to the list – no invitation required – or, just start editing!

To-do list

{{To do}}

Sample articles

The following articles represent examples of coverage and structure, for articles of their type.

New articles

Please feel free to list your new Lighthouses-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an compelling or unusual fact in them can be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Main Wikipedia page. DYK has a 5 day time limit from the creation or fivefold-expansion of the article.

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Templates and categories

=Project banner=

  • {{tl|WikiProject Lighthouses}}

=Infoboxes=

  • {{tl|Infobox lighthouse}}

=Userboxes=

  • {{tl|ParticipantLighthouses}} and {{tl|User WikiProject Lighthouses}} its smaller cousin.

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=Stub templates=

  • {{tl|Lighthouse-stub}}
  • {{tl|US-lighthouse-stub}}
  • {{tl|Canada-lighthouse-stub}}

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:* {{tl|BritishColumbia-lighthouse-stub}}

:* {{tl|Manitoba-lighthouse-stub}}

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:* {{tl|Newfoundland-lighthouse-stub}}

:* {{tl|NovaScotia-lighthouse-stub}}

:* {{tl|Ontario-lighthouse-stub}}

:* {{tl|Quebec-lighthouse-stub}}

=Categories=

Lighthouses

Lighthouse templates

WikiProject Lighthouses

=Subpages=

  • List of {{subpages}}

Resources

=Images=

  • Images related to Lighthouses at Wikimedia Commons
  • Archives of Michigan: [http://haldigitalcollections.cdmhost.com/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/p4006coll7 Michigan Lighthouse Collection] ([http://seekingmichigan.org/discover-collection?collection=p4006coll7 alt link]) – Lighthouses and Life-Saving Stations pictures.
    Usage: Requires [http://haldigitalcollections.cdmhost.com/custom/collection.php attribution], by citing the Archives of Michigan.
  • Klaus Hülse's collection: [http://www.leuchtturm-welt.net/index_gb.html# Historic postcard images] – Lighthouses pictures from many countries.
  • United States Coast Guard Image Archive: https://www.history.uscg.mil/Our-Collections/Photos/ According to a note at the top of the website, all images are public domain. Searchable historic archive of a huge number of lighthouses.

=Templates=

  • Global
  • {{tl|cite ngall}} produces a citation in {{tl|cite book}} form to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Lists of Lights which cover the world except the USA. See {{tl|cite uscgll}} below.
  • {{tl|cite rowlett}} provides a citation to Russ Rowlett's [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/index.htm The Lighthouse Directory]. It uses the naming convention of that cite pages and covers every region on earth.
  • {{tl|lighthouse-stub}} is used to mark stub articles.
  • Australia
  • {{tl|cite loa}} provides a citation to a specific page in [http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/index.asp Lighthouses of Australia Inc.]
  • {{tl|cite loaidx}} provides a citation to one of the index pages in [http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/index.asp Lighthouses of Australia Inc.]
  • {{tl|cite ssl}} provides a citation to a specific page in [http://www.seasidelights.com.au/ SeaSide Lights]
  • {{tl|cite sslidx}} provides a citation to one of the index pages in [http://www.seasidelights.com.au/ SeaSide Lights]
  • Canada
  • The following stub templates are available:
  • {{tl|cite ccgll}} produces a citation in {{tl|cite web}} form to the Canadian Coast Guard List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals (4 Volumes). It has the advantage of being easy to use and automatically includes the url of the appropriate web site. It is easy to change when the Coast Guard reorganizes its web site as has in the past, and undoubtedly will do again in the future. The Canadian Coast Guard's four volumes cover Canadian waters.
  • {{tl|Canada-lighthouse-stub}}
  • {{tl|BritishColumbia-lighthouse-stub}}
  • {{tl|Manitoba-lighthouse-stub}}
  • {{tl|NewBrunswick-lighthouse-stub}}
  • {{tl|Newfoundland-lighthouse-stub}}
  • {{tl|NovaScotia-lighthouse-stub}}
  • {{tl|Ontario-lighthouse-stub}}
  • {{tl|PrinceEdwardIsland-lighthouse-stub}}
  • {{tl|Quebec-lighthouse-stub}}
  • Netherlands
  • {{tl|Netherlands-lighthouse-stub}} is used to mark stub articles related to Dutch lighthouses.
  • United States
  • {{tl|cite uscgll}} produces a citation in {{tl|cite book}} form to the US Coast Guard Light List. It has the advantage of being easy to use, a standard format, and automatically including the url of the appropriate web site. It is easy to change when the Coast Guard reorganizes its web site as it did in July 2010 and will, undoubtedly, do again in the future. The Coast Guard's seven volumes cover United States waters.
  • {{tl|cite uscghist}} provides a similar citation to the US Coast Guard's historical web site, which lists almost every significant light in the United States, including those no longer extant. Most of the articles are accompanied by historical photographs.
  • {{tl|cite uscgnavbib}} provides a simple link to the US Coast Guard's extensive historical bibliography in case someone wants to cite it.
  • {{tl|US-lighthouse-stub}} is used to mark stub articles related to US lighthouses.

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