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{{WikiProject status|semi-active}}
'''Welcome to WikiProject Circus'''!  

A group of Wikipedians have formed this collaborative group that is dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage and organization of circuses and circus related topics. This page along with the corresponding subpages contain suggestions and various resources to improve and organize these articles. It is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of Wikipedians interested in this topic. If you would like to help, please add your name to the list of [[#Participants|participants]], inquire on the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Circus|talk page]] where help may be needed or see the [[#Open tasks|to-do list]] below.  
[[File:Stelzenläufer.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''Welcome!''']]

=== Infobox ===
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== Goals ==
*To help create better articles on the aspects of the circus.

== Scope ==
* The scope of this project is all articles relating to circuses, circus performers, and related subjects. All of these articles should be included in the [[:Category:Circuses]] or one of its subcategories.

<categorytree>Circuses</categorytree>

== Guidelines ==

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== Open tasks ==
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{{To do}}

== Participants ==

Please feel free to add yourself here, (using <nowiki>{{user|User name}}</nowiki>) and indicate areas of particular interest.

*{{user|Afury24}} - Aerialist/acrobat/contortionist adding and editing new articles
*{{user|Hailey C. Shannon}} - I feel this needed to be started!
*{{user|GUllman}} - I like circuses
*{{user|Byshee}} - I'm in and am already adding new articles
* {{user|Circusandmagicfan}} - I have particular interests in the impalement arts (knife throwing etc.) and also magic or illusion acts. I dislike animal acts so I will probably refrain from involvement in articles on that subject.
*{{user|joeyness}} - I am a massive fan of circus and I make it my duty to see as many as I can in a year.
*{{user|spookydel}} - Am a specialist on Sideshow performers (Freakshow) from 1880's to around the 1950s.
*{{user|Shinerunner}}- general interest in circuses. 
*{{user|Spinner}} - I'm a contemporary circus performer and run the facebook discussion group Clown Power. Interested in the [[contemporary circus]] movement.
*{{user|AtticusX}} - professional circus composer/musician and former theater student with a special fascination for the [[contemporary circus]] movement.
*{{user|Brent.austin}} -[[Cirque du Soleil]] enthusiast.
*{{user|EdwardLane}} - [[Unicycle_hockey|Unicycle Hockey]] player, hobby juggler, aerialist, friend of [[NoFit State Circus]]
*{{user|Richlevine00}} - I would like to participate.  Enjoyed creating [[Johnny J. Jones]] and [[Johnny J. Jones Exposition]].  There were many wonderful traveling carnivals and circuses in the U.S. and Europe.  Each had many acts and shows.
*{{user|Kirananils}}
*{{user|DENAMAX}}
*{{user|Radixdiaboli}} - I'm a proficient object manipulator (toss juggling, poi, contact juggling, etc.), sometimes professional fire spinner, would be happy to help with prop related articles.
*{{user|Dan Koehl}} - Im an elephant trainer, created the website http//www.elephant.se with most known individuals of captive elephants in the history, as well as their locations, including many historical circuses.
*{{user|Mrphilip}} - I'm a seasoned fan and flag dancer and decided to participate since these props fall under this category.
*{{user|Growingcultures}} - Arts writer with some expertise in circus arts
*{{user|Jasper Deng}}

== Articles ==
[[File:Grimaldi by John Cawse.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The inventor of the modern-day whiteface clown, [[Joseph Grimaldi]] is now featured content.]]
===Article alerts===
{{/Article alerts}}

=== Featured content ===
*After months of research and writing, {{u|Cassianto}} helped promote [[Joseph Grimaldi]] to [[WP:FA]] on the 15 December 2012. It is the projects first featured article. 

* <!-- Anything applicable to the project that's already listed at [[WP:FA|Featured articles]], [[WP:FP|Featured pictures]], or [[Wikipedia:Featured lists|Featured lists]] -->

==== Candidates ====
*[[Cirque du Soleil]]
* <!-- Anything applicable to the project that's already listed at [[WP:FAC|Featured article candidates]], [[WP:FPC|Featured picture candidates]], or [[WP:FLC|Featured list candidates]] -->

=== New articles ===

Please feel free to list your new Circus-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them, are at least over 1,000 characters, don't have any dispute templates on them, ''and cite their sources'', should be suggested for the [[Template talk:Did you know|Did you know?]] box on the Wikipedia [[Main Page]].

* [[Venardos Circus]]

* [[Royal Lichtenstein Quarter-Ring Sidewalk Circus]]

*[[Barnum's Kaleidoscape]]

*[[Circus Amok]]

=== Collaboration and review ===

; [[WP:COTW|Collaboration of the week]]
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; [[WP:PR|Peer review]]
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== Version 1.0 assessments ==
<div style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; ">{{WP1|Circus}}<br/>{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Circus articles by quality statistics}}</div> 
For more information about Version 1.0 assessments, see [[WP:1.0]] and [[WP:WVWP]].
* [[/Assessment]]
** [[:Category:WikiProject Circus articles]]
*** [[:Category:Circus articles by quality]]
**** [[:Category:FA-Class Circus articles]]
**** [[:Category:A-Class Circus articles]]
**** [[:Category:GA-Class Circus articles]]
**** [[:Category:B-Class Circus articles]]
**** [[:Category:Start-Class Circus articles]]
**** [[:Category:Stub-Class Circus articles]]
**** [[:Category:Unassessed Circus articles]]
**** [[:Category:List-Class Circus articles]]
*** [[:Category:Circus articles by importance]]
**** [[:Category:Top-importance Circus articles]]
**** [[:Category:High-importance Circus articles]]
**** [[:Category:Mid-importance Circus articles]]
**** [[:Category:Low-importance Circus articles]]
**** [[:Category:Unknown-importance Circus articles]]
** [[:Category:NA-Class Circus articles]]

===Featured content===
[[Joseph Grimaldi]]

===GA-content===
* [[Cirque du Soleil]]
* [[Impalement arts]]
* [[Circus (song)]]
* [[Circus Juventas]]

===Did you Know (DYK)===
The following articles appeared on the [[Wikipedia:Main page|Main page]] in the Did you know section:

*[[Barnum's Kaleidoscape]]
*[[Royal Lichtenstein Quarter-Ring Sidewalk Circus]]

== Templates ==
===Project Banner===
{{txl|WikiProject Circus}}
{{WikiProject Circus|nocat=true|category=no}}

===Userboxes===
A variety of userbox options have been created for members to display on their user page.
* {{txl|User WikiProject Circus (tent)}}
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* {{txl|User WikiProject Circus (aerial)}}
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* {{txl|User WikiProject Circus (flame)}}
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===Barnstar===
* {{tlx|The Circus Barnstar|put your message here <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>}}—an award placed at another users talk page for improving [[Circus]]-related articles.
{{The Circus Barnstar}}

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== Categories ==
Articles
<categorytree>Circuses</categorytree>

WikiProject
<categorytree>WikiProject Circus</categorytree>

== Resources ==

=== Related projects ===
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Amusement Parks]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Magic]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Theatre]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Organizations]]
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