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The simplest approach to focusing the attention of project members on particular articles is the creation of a central list of open tasks. There are a number of different items which are usually included on project task lists:
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* Announcements
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General announcements of important discussions and major tasks being undertaken.
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* Peer reviews
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Requests for peer reviews of FORwiki articles.
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* Requested articles
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Articles which do not yet exist, but which should be created.
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* Cleanup and expansion requests
==Which auxiliary facilities should you develop?==
==Which auxiliary facilities should you develop?==

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A FORwiki Project is a place for a group of members of the FORwiki Community to coordinate works on a specific topic. The discussion pages attached to a project are often used to coordinate changes that take place across articles.

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How to initiate a project?

Once you have determined that you will create a new FORwiki Project, you must create a base page for it. The naming convention for FORwiki Project is "Project Name of project". In general, a new Project page should be kept as simple as possible, and should be permitted to grow organically. An excessively complex structure can discourage potential new members—particularly if they're joining their first Project! It is recommended that Project page should include:

  • Goals.

For instance, to promote the work of Ozcan Saritas as a foresight practitioner.

  • Scope

For instance, all the pages related to the activity of Ozcan Saritas.

  • Members
  • Open tasks
  • Categories
  • Related projects

Ask the Administrator to list the project on this page!

One of the most basic aspects of keeping a Project active is recruiting editors. A Project must recruit new members to make up for attrition; any project that fails to do this will eventually collapse. The most effective method to recruit new members is through the use of a project banner template. The project's initiator should create a banner using simple contents and introducing them at the beginning of relevant FORwiki pages. For instance,

    {| class="wpb collapsible innercollapse tmbox tmbox-notice {{#ifeq:{{{small|}}}|yes|mbox-small}}"
    |- class="wpb-header"
    ! colspan="2" class="mbox-text" | [[Project Dan Grosu]]
    |-
    | class="mbox-image" | [[File:Ozcan2.JPG|45px]]
    | class="mbox-text" | This article is within the scope of the '''[[Project Ozcan Saritas]]''', a collaborative effort 
to improve the Foresight Wiki coverage of '''System Thinking for Foresight'''.  If you would like to participate, you can 
visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.
    |}<noinclude>
    [[Category: Project banners|Ozcan]]  
    </noinclude>

which will create this:

Project Dan Grosu
This article is within the scope of the Project Ozcan Saritas, a collaborative effort to improve the Foresight Wiki coverage of System Thinking for Foresight. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.


What kind of work should be done?

The simplest approach to focusing the attention of project members on particular articles is the creation of a central list of open tasks. There are a number of different items which are usually included on project task lists:

  • Announcements

General announcements of important discussions and major tasks being undertaken.

  • Peer reviews

Requests for peer reviews of FORwiki articles.

  • Requested articles

Articles which do not yet exist, but which should be created.

  • Cleanup and expansion requests

Which auxiliary facilities should you develop?

How can a project fail?

Projects aimed at modifying the Foresight Wiki

FORwiki policies & guidelines

FORwiki software

List of active projects

See also

Personal tools