Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Fortifications task force
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Welcome to the Fortifications task force of the Military history WikiProject! The task force coordinators are: TomStar81 (talk) and Skinny87 (talk).
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[edit] Scope
This task force covers all fortifications, including both Classical and Medieval fortresses as well as modern forms of fortification.
[edit] Indefinite collaboration
The Fortifications Task Force maintains an article collaboration. The collaboration has no clear deadline and will end when the article in question reaches an acceptable level of quality or until the consensus is to move on.
The current article of collaboration is Alton Castle, it is a relatively obscure structure and there is not an extensive amount of information on the site so goals are quite modest. Please help out!
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[edit] Participants
Please remember to also add your name to the main list of project members if you are not yet listed there. This list will be updated periodically and editors who have not edited Wikipedia for six months will be removed. If your name is not here, please simply add it again.
- Acroterion (talk · contribs) (WWI and WWII era European defensive systems, Cold War facilities)
- Ashashyou (talk · contribs) (Castles, forts, fortifications of Egypt)
- balin42632003 (talk · contribs) (English castles, especially motte and bailey)
- BirgittaHo (talk · contribs) (Scottish castles and early modern fortifications, coastal/naval installations pre-1860, Roman military installatins}
- BonesBrigade (talk · contribs)
- Belasd (talk · contribs) (Indian Forts)
- Captain panda (talk · contribs) (Spanish castles)
- CJ DUB (talk · contribs) (British and French Medieval Castles)
- CSvBibra (talk · contribs) (particularly German castles)
- Dweller (talk · contribs)
- Emeraude (talk · contribs) (French castles)
- FayssalF (talk · contribs)
- Grimhelm (talk · contribs) (All aspects of medieval castles, and later fortification developments.)
- Hirohisat (talk · contribs) (Japanese castles)
- Icewedge (talk · contribs)
- Jerrch (talk · contribs) (Taiwanese castles and forts)
- Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk · contribs) (Mostly Scottish and other British castles and forts)
- Kebeta (talk · contribs) (All aspects of medieval castles, especially in Croatia and BiH)
- KJP1 (talk · contribs) (castles by Burges / Welsh castles / others I know something about)
- LordAmeth (talk · contribs) (Japanese castles)
- Maralia (talk · contribs)
- MChew (talk · contribs) (Japanese castles)
- Neddyseagoon (talk · contribs)
- PB54 (talk · contribs)
- Phoenix-wiki (talk · contribs)
- Pico del Teide (talk · contribs)
- Roger Davies (talk · contribs)
- Tadakuni (talk · contribs) (Japanese castles, some Armenian castles)
- Traveler100 (talk · contribs) (German and British castles)
[edit] Tagging and assessment
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Any article related to this task force should be marked by adding Fortifications-task-force=yes to the {{WPMILHIST}} project banner at the top of its talk page (see the project banner instructions for more details on the exact syntax). This will automatically place it into Category:Fortifications task force articles.
[edit] Templates
- Userbox: {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Outreach/User WPMILHIST Fortifications task force}}
Military structure infobox
| Maginot Line | |
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| Eastern France | |
 The entrance to Ouvrage Schoenenbourg along the Maginot Line in Alsace. |
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| Type | Defensive line |
| Built | 1930–35 |
| Construction materials |
Concrete, steel |
| In use | 1935–69 |
| Controlled by | France |
| Battles/wars | Battle of France |
| Edzell Castle | |
|---|---|
| Near Edzell, Angus, Scotland grid reference NO584691 |
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 Edzell Castle and gardens |
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  Shown within Scotland
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| Type | Tower house and courtyard |
| Coordinates | 56°49′N 2°41′W / 56.81°N 2.68°W |
| Built | c.1520-1610 |
| Built by | David Lindsay, 9th Earl of Crawford |
| Construction materials |
Old Red Sandstone |
| In use | Until 1715 |
| Current condition |
Ruined |
| Current owner |
Earl of Dalhousie, managed by Historic Scotland |
| Open to the public |
Yes |
| Controlled by | Lindsays of Edzell |
A military structure infobox may be used to summarize information about a military structure or facility, such as a fortification or military base.
The infobox should be added using the {{Infobox Military Structure}} template, as shown below:
{{Infobox Military Structure
|name =
|partof =
|location =
|image =
|caption =
|map_type =
|latitude =
|longitude =
|map_size =
|map_caption =
|type =
|coordinates =
|code =
|built =
|builder =
|materials =
|height =
|used =
|demolished =
|condition =
|ownership =
|open_to_public =
|controlledby =
|garrison =
|current_commander =
|commanders =
|occupants =
|battles =
|events =
|image2 =
|caption2 =
}}
Note: When using parameters, avoid the ambiguous abbreviation "N/A", and instead use "unknown" or "none". All subjective or qualitative judgements and numerical quantities or statistics must be cited to a reliable source (see WP:MILMOS#CITE).
- name – the name of the structure or facility.
- partof – optional – the larger structure or complex the given structure is part of, if any. For proper grammar, it may be necessary to insert "the" before the name used here.
- location – the geographical location of the structure.
- image – optional – an image of the structure. The image must be given in the form [[Image:Example.jpg|300px]]; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
- caption – optional – the text to be placed below the image.
- map_type – optional – the base map to be used for the location map, e.g. "Scotland"; see {{location map}} for more details.
- latitude – optional – latitude for placing the marker on the location map, e.g. "56.81".
- longitude – optional – longitude for placing the marker on the location map, e.g. "-2.68".
- map_size – optional – width of the location map in pixels (px), e.g. "150"; defaults to: "220".
- map_caption – optional – caption displayed below the location map; defaults to "Shown within {{{map_type}}}", e.g. "Shown within Scotland".
- type – optional – the general type of structure ("Castle", "Fortress", "Bunker", "Military base", "Wall", "Defensive line", etc.).
- coordinates – optional – the location of the structure, given as a coordinate pair by using {{coord}} with display=inline,title.
- code – optional – the location or facility code, such as the ILC or ILK code.
- built – optional – the date when the structure was built (usually given in years).
- builder – optional – the person or group responsible for building the structure.
- materials – optional – the materials used to construct the structure.
- height – optional – where relevant (e.g. for towers), the height of the structure.
- used – optional – the period during which the structure was in active military use, usually given in years.
- demolished – optional – the date when the structure was demolished, if applicable.
- condition – optional – the current condition of the structure.
- ownership – optional – the current owner of the structure, if relevant.
- open_to_public – optional – whether the structure is currently open to the general public, if relevant; indicated by "yes" or "no".
- controlledby – optional – the country or other power controlling the structure. Multiple powers may be indicated together with the corresponding dates.
- garrison – optional – the military forces garrisoning the structure. Specific units may be indicated if known; general numbers should be given otherwise.
- current_commander – optional – for structures currently in military use, the current commanding officer.
- commanders – optional – any notable individuals that commanded the forces using this structure; the choice of which commanders qualify as notable is left to the editors of a particular article.
- occupants – optional – any notable occupants of the structure other than its commanders; as above, the choice of which occupants qualify as notable is left to the editors of a particular article.
- battles – optional – any notable battles (usually sieges) that took place in or are closely associated with the structure; as above, the choice of which battles qualify as notable is left to the article editors.
- events – optional – any notable non-battle events that took place in or are closely associated with the structure. As above, the choice of which events are notable is left to the article editors.
- image2 – optional – a second image of the structure. The image must be given in the form [[Image:Example.jpg|300px]]; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
- caption2 – optional – the text to be placed below the second image.
[edit] Categories
[edit] To-do
- Article alerts
- Featured article candidates
- 19 Jun 2009 – Maiden Castle, Dorset (talk) is nominated by Nev1.
- Good article nominations
- 4 Jul 2009 – Maiden Castle, Cheshire (talk) is nominated as GA candidate by Nev1.
Other news
- 29 June 2009 – A compilation of Academic Journal has been generated from the |journal= parameter found in citation templates, identifying the 500 most cited journals, and 500 most cited journals without articles.
- 18 June 2009 – A new database dump is available. The cleanup listings from WolterBot should be updated.
- 15 June 2009 – A new edition of the Wikipedia Signpost is out.
- 30 Apr 2009 – WikiProjects can sign up for Announcements & Milestones, listing the milestones of a particular projects (such as 10th FA, etc...). The list is managed by LivingBot.
- Attention needed
- ...to referencing and citation (493) • ...to coverage and accuracy (270) • ...to structure (135) • ...to grammar (25) • ...to supporting materials (175)
- Popular pages
- Full list
- Cleanup needed
- Castles in Britain
- Requested articles
- Akasaka castle • jōkamachi • Anō clan • Korean castle • Lampeter castle
- Expansion needed
- Karatsu Castle • Blaker Fortress • Barbican of Kraków • Denbigh Castle • More...
To transclude this list, use {{WPMILHIST Announcements/Fortifications}}
- Tag articles.
- Convert pages using {{WPCAS}} to use {{WPMILHIST}} instead.
- Recruit interested editors.
- Collect categories, resource links, and templates.
- Expand the open task listing above.
- Add things here!
[edit] Resources
- Add things here!
[edit] Annotated bibliography
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