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Some [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]s have formed a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|project]] to better organize information in articles related to the '''[[Aztec]]''' civilization.  This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians towards improving articles in this general topic area.  If you would like to help, please review the materials below, inquire on the [[{{NAMESPACE}} talk:{{PAGENAME}}|Project talk page]] and/or sign up on the list of participants below.

For more information on WikiProjects, please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProjects]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject best practices]].

{{Aztec}}

==Project Definition==
This section outlines the definition, purpose, intended scope and methodologies for this WikiProject.
 
===About this WikiProject===
'''WikiProject Aztec''' is intended to provide a common forum for Wikipedia editors interested in improving and maintaining articles related to the [[Aztec]] civilization.

<u>Activities for discussion on this forum include:</u> identifying in-scope articles and topics, discussing ways to improve article standards and topical coverage, coordinating and prioritising improvement efforts, developing standards and guidelines designed to achieve consistency between related articles, organising the articles by meaningful categories and links, and sundry other activities to be further refined as we go along.   

'''''NB:''''' ''This WikiProject is still very much under construction, and its design and scope is a work in progress. Anyone interested in commenting on or contributing to its design would be welcome to do so on the Project's talk page.''   

For more information on WikiProjects generally, please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProjects]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject best practices]].

===Goals for the Project===
The primary motivation in establishing this WikiProject is to provide interested editors with a central forum to discuss issues and ideas for improvement, and avoid having to disperse such discussion across multiple talk pages ('''note''', however, that discussion on relevant talk pages is of course still encouraged, particularly where major changes are being considered; the Project's workspace is intended to complement, and not replace, editor best practices).

With this in mind, the proposed goals of this WikiProject may be stated as follows:
*'''improve and maintain Aztec-related articles:''' fact checking, prose checking, expanding, citation and referencing, NPOVing, bringing up to [[WP:GA|Good article]] or [[WP:FA|Featured article]] status;
*'''expand wikipedia coverage of Aztec-related articles:''' identify gaps, check for completeness of coverage, start new articles, expand entries on little-known or neglected, but still notable, subjects;
*'''apply sensible organisational structure to articles:''' Within articles, similar articles can have a similar structure, coverage and presentation. Across articles, maintaining categories, lists and links so related articles are easier to locate; 
*'''ensure consistency of information and terminology across articles:''' where similar facts and data are cited or mentioned in several different articles, they should as far as possible be consistent and not contradict. Terminology and the orthography used for names and places should be consistently applied;
*'''propose and establish guidelines for editing:''' produce materials to assist others in understanding any guidelines or standards;          
*'''develop tools and resources for others to use in article production:''' such as, templates, navboxes, infoboxes, 'what to include' checklists, diagrams, base maps, image catalogues, useful and commonly used references;
*'''facilitate coordination and collaboration:''' between Projects and editors, establish priorities, where possible avoid duplication of effort, apply [[WP:AGF]], [[WP:CIVIL]], [[WP:CON]], [[WP:NPA]], and others.

===Project scope===
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'''WikiProject Aztec''' is intended to provide a common forum for Wikipedia editors interested in improving and maintaining articles related to the [[Aztec]] civilization.

<u>Activities for discussion on this forum include:</u> identifying in-scope articles and topics, discussing ways to improve article standards and topical coverage, coordinating and prioritising improvement efforts, developing standards and guidelines designed to achieve consistency between related articles, organising the articles by meaningful categories and links, and sundry other activities to be further refined as we go along.   

The scope of this WikiProject is proposed to include articles, lists, categories, templates, and the like, with some direct relevance to the Aztec civilization. 
;Primary focus
Primary scope thus includes articles, lists, etc. related to:
#the Aztec civilization, culture and people; their description, history, characteristics,
#the conquest of the Aztec empire by Hernan Cortes 


==Participants==
''Please add your signature to the list here if you are interested in getting involved. Optionally, you can also briefly describe any particular areas of interest or expertise you may have, or ways in which you'd like to contribute.'' 
* --[[User:Richardshusr|Richard]] 07:43, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
* --[[User:Nanahuatzin|Nanahuatzin]] 07:00, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
* [[User:Pietdesomere|Piet]] 19:59, 11 May 2006 (UTC) &mdash; Sorry I'm late.
* [[User:CJLL Wright|cjllw]] 08:22, 12 May 2006 (UTC). Mostly pan-Mesoamerican focus articles I expect, but happy to work on Aztec-specific aspects of these.
* [[User:General Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] ▲ ▼ ([[User talk:General Eisenhower|at]] [[Wikia:c:war|war]] [[Special:Contributions/General Eisenhower|or]] [[Wikia:User:General Eisenhower|at]] [[User:Rayven the Crook|peace♥]]) 00:24, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
* [[User:Wootking|Wootking]] "[[User:Wootking|Tom]] 22:27, 21 May 2006 (UTC)"
*[[User:Maunus|Maunus]]. Linguistics, classical nahuatl, ethnohistorical sources, aztec poetry, general focus on hightening the academic level.[[User:Maunus|Maunus]] 15:36, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

==General strategy and discussion forums==
''In the initial setup phases for this project, the main forum for now will be the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Aztec|Project's talk page]]. As the project develops, discussion may be moved to other areas.''  

*[[/Terminology]]: Discussion forum for terminology and translation issues. 
*[[/Strategy]]: Strategy and structure. For policy discussions on how to title articles, how to categorise, etc. 
*[[/Community]]: Noticeboard for editors interested in articles about the Aztec civilization. Basically, a community forum: use it to list articles you'd like other participants to take a look at or get a second opinion on, call attention to content disputes, post alerts, or advertise your willingness to meet up in (e.g.) Mexico City next month. 

===Other project subpages===

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==Project Activities==
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===Article rating and assessment scheme===
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Aztec/Assessment}}
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===Projects===

====Make the Aztec article a "featured article (FA)"====
To do: 
The [[Aztec]] article is now a [[WP:GA|good]] article.  Time to start working on getting it to be a [[WP:FA|featured]] article.
--[[User:Richardshusr|Richard]] 17:35, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

I have requested peer review for the [[Aztec]] article as a way of getting feedback on how to improve that article to [[WP:FA|featured]] status.  Please make any suggestions for improvement [[Wikipedia:Peer review/Aztec|here]].

--[[User:Richardshusr|Richard]] 15:24, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

To do before requesting peer review:
#In-line references. Very important.
#A few more pictures &ndash; <s>definitely a map of the empire (for government section) with Tenochtitlan and other important cities or territories, homelands of other groups and cultures</s>
#<s>Something on architecture</s>
#Need some text on archeology / important sites
#Pay attention to the use of Nahuatl words, when too many are used it is difficult for reader. 
#<s>Relations with other groups ([[Mixtec]] etc.), history of Aztec conquest of neighbouring groups (is very short now)</s>

*The article should not become any longer. From now on, information should only be added to the various subpages. The main article can still be fixed, clarified and summarized here and there, but should not be expanded. (Apart from the architecture and archeology sections of course) [[User:Pietdesomere|Piet]] 20:20, 13 May 2006 (UTC)


====Make the Spanish conquest of Mexico article a "good article (GA)"====
To do: make [[Spanish conquest of Mexico]] [[Wikipedia:Good articles|good]], then [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|featured]]. 

We're not too far away from good.  See comments left by reviewer on [[Talk:Spanish conquest of Mexico]].

To do before requesting peer review:
#In-line references. Very important.
#A few more pictures #Pay attention to the use of Nahuatl words, when too many are used it is difficult for reader. 


*The article should not become any longer. The article can still be fixed, clarified and summarized here and there, but should not be expanded. 

--[[User:Richardshusr|Richard]] 17:35, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

===Tasks===
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#Add in-text references to articles where needed, instead of only a list at the end of the page. [[User:Pietdesomere|Piet]] 21:04, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
# Review relevant section in [[History of Mexico]], specifically this text "With the decline of the Toltec civilization, came political fragmentation in the [[Valley of Mexico]]. Into this new political game of contenders to the Toltec throne stepped outsiders: the [[Aztec|Mexica]]. They were also a desert people, one of seven groups who formerly called themselves "Azteca," but changed their name after years of migrating." --[[User:Richardshusr|Richard]] 18:34, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
# Review the title and intro section of the [[Spanish conquest of Mexico]] article, specifically in light of the fact that there are two articles [[Spanish conquest of Mexico]] and [[Spanish conquest of Yucatan]]. Should the [[Spanish conquest of Mexico]] article be more properly titled [[Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire]]? --[[User:Richardshusr|Richard]] 04:34, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
# Resolve the question of "Spanish" vs. "Spaniards".  See [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Aztec]] --[[User:Richardshusr|Richard]] 04:40, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
# There should be an [[Aztec architecture]] article.  There are articles on [[Maya architecture]] and [[Inca architecture]].  I have put this on the list of requested articles. --[[User:Richardshusr|Richard]] 04:44, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
# <s>Make the "Aztec society" section of the [[Aztec]] article be a summary of the [[Aztec society]] article. --[[User:Richardshusr|Richard]] 04:44, 13 May 2006 (UTC)</s>
# Develop a guideline for when to use the <nowiki>{{Pre-Columbian}}</nowiki> template.  See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aztec/Strategy]] for discussion. --[[User:Richardshusr|Richard]] 03:59, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
# Moved "Make [[Aztec]] article a good article to the Projects section above. --[[User:Richardshusr|Richard]] 03:59, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
# Decide how to split up information over Aztec and Nahua pages. See [[Talk:Aztec#Proposal to change the title of this article to "Aztec civilization"]]

===Articles currently being worked on===
* [[Aztec]] - [[User:richardshusr|Richard]], [[User:Nanahuatzin|Nanahuatzin]]

===Adopt an article===
Similar to the [[Wikipedia:Collaboration of the week|Collaboration of the week]], but on a smaller scale, you might want to "adopt" an article. This would involve doing the research, writing, and picture-taking (if possible) for either a non-existent article or a stub. Of course, everyone else can still edit an adopted article, and you can work on other things too, but the idea is to find a focus for a while, to try and build up the number of quality articles the Project has produced.
* Example article: [[User:Example]]
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==Project Catalogue==
''This section lists and documents the articles in this project and other related items''   

===Articles===
====Wikipedia articles on the Aztec civilization====
*[[Aztec]]
*[[History of the Aztecs]]

*[[Aztec religion]]
*[[Aztec mythology]]
*[[Human sacrifice in Aztec culture]]
*[[Aztec entheogenic complex]]

*[[Nahuatl language]]
*[[Aztec society]]
*[[Aztec calendar]]

*[[Spanish conquest of Mexico]]
*[[The massacre in the Main Temple, Tenochtitlán]]
*[[Siege of Tenochtitlan]]
*[[Tenochtitlan]]
*[[Hernan Cortes]]

*[[Moctezuma I]]
*[[Moctezuma II]]



====New Wikipedia articles related to the Aztec civilization====
Please feel free to list your new Aztec-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the [[Template talk:Did you know|Did you know?]] box on the [[Main]] Wikipedia page. DYK has a 72 hr. time limit from the creation of the article.
<!--For one example of listing new articles, see [[Wikipedia:Japanese Wikipedians' notice board#It's new!]]. Listing the articles often gets other editors to help improve and expand a new article.-->
*'''[[Altepetl]]'''--[[User:Rockero|Rockero]] 07:53, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

====Requests for new articles====
There are no outstanding requests for new articles.

====Related articles====
*[[History of Mexico]]
*[[Spanish colonization of the Americas]]
*[[Spanish conquest of Yucatan]]
*[[Conquistador]]

===Templates===
{{tl|Aztec}} - Use this template on all Aztec-related articles

====Related Templates====
{{tl|Pre-Columbian}}

{{tl|Spanish colonization of the Americas}} - Use this for all articles related to the Spanish conquest of Mexico

====Infoboxes====
No Infoboxes have been created for this project.
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====Other templates====
No other relevant templates have been identified.

===Categories===
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===Lists===
*''to be populated''

==Resources==



==Relationships to other Wikiprojects==
===Parentage===
A parent of this WikiProject is '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Mesoamerica|WikiProject Mesoamerica]]''' which serves as the focal point for coordination of articles related to Mesoamerican cultures and civilizations only.

A grandparent of this WikiProject is '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Pre-Columbian|WikiProject Pre-Columbian]]''' which serves as the focal point for cross-regional coordination of articles related to Pre-Columbian cultures and civilizations.

A direct parent of this WikiProject is '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Mexico|WikiProject Mexico]]'''

===Descendant WikiProjects===
No descendant WikiProjects have yet been defined.

===Related WikiProjects===
''Listed here, other WikiProjects which may cover some of the Aztec subject area. It will be desirable to coordinate and cross-check with these WikiProjects for at least some activities, such as to avoid duplication of effort or possible conflict on standards, etc.'' 
*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Mexico|WikiProject Mexico]]'''&mdash; has an overlap in territory, and has already included a little discussion on some Mesoamerican topics (especially [[Aztec]]). However, that project does not address all of the Mesoamerican region, or treat the region as a whole.
*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America|WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America]]'''&mdash; again, some overlap here, with this WikiProject covering some of the Mesoamerican peoples (albeit, with more of a focus upon the contemporary peoples, than the historical).
*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ethnic groups|WikiProject Ethnic groups]]'''&mdash; a superset of the above, again with a more contemporary focus.
*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Writing systems|WikiProject Writing systems]]'''&mdash; some possible overlap here with respect to Mesoamerican writing systems. 

===Simliar WikiProjects===
''Listed here, other WikiProjects of a similar nature or intent. While there may be no overlap in subject matter coverage, it may prove useful to investigate the methodologies and tools used in these projects to see if anything can be adopted.''
*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ancient Egypt|WikiProject Ancient Egypt]]'''
*'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Ancient Near East|WikiProject Ancient Near East]]'''

===Related [[Wikipedia:Portal|Wikiportals]]===
No related Wikiportals have been named.

===Related [[:Category:Wikipedia collaborations|Collaborations]]===
No related Collaborations have been named.

===Related [[Wikipedia:Regional notice boards|Regional notice boards]]===
No related Regional notice boards have been named.


===Related [[:Category:Wikipedia collaborations|Collaborations]]===

No related Collaborations have been named.

==Project Tools and Resources==
''(to be listed in this section, links to any useful internal and  external tools, resources and links to commonly-used reference materials)''

'''Wikimedia resources'''
*[[Image:commons-logo.svg|20px|]] Wikimedia Commons has Aztec-related images at [[Commons:Category:Aztecs]]

'''External references'''
* No external references at this time.



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