View source for Wiki143:WikiProject Netherlands/Dutch municipalities task force

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<div class="center">'''<big>Welcome to the Dutch municipalities task force</big>'''</div>
<div style="border-bottom: 2px dotted #484898">'''<big>Scope</big>'''</div>
This task force aims to improve the quality and maintain the consistency for articles regarding Dutch municipalities. This does not only include municipalities, but also other civil divisions, including cities, towns, villages, hamlets, sections of municipalities, and neighborhoods. Please see the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|talk page]] for the current discussion about this task force.
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<div style="border-bottom: 2px dotted #484898; margin-top:5px;">'''<big>Goals</big>'''</div>
# Tag all populated places in the Netherlands. ([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Netherlands/Dutch municipalities task force/Assessment|more info]])
# <s>Include/update a location box for all municipal articles. ([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Netherlands/Dutch municipalities task force/Templates#Geographic location|info]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Netherlands/Dutch municipalities task force/Status|status]])</s> Completed 13 June 2013!
# <s>Update the infobox for all municipal articles. ([[Wikipedia:WikiProject Netherlands/Dutch municipalities task force/Templates#Infobox settlements|info]], [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Netherlands/Dutch municipalities task force/Status|status]])</s> Completed 24 July 2014!
# Increase the quality of the articles within the scope of this task force.

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==Membership==
Membership is open to everyone, feel free to add your name to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Netherlands/Dutch municipalities task force/Members|member list]] when you want to join this project.

As a member you can freely use these userbox templates on your user-page to indicate your membership of this project.

{{tl|User Dutch municipalities task force}} or {{tlu|User:Presidentman/Ubx/Dutch municipalities}}<br>
{{User Dutch municipalities task force}} 
{{User:Presidentman/Ubx/Dutch municipalities}}
{{clear}}
Copy paste the text within the brackets and the brackets themselves to display either one of these user boxes on your user page.

== Articles ==
This task force covers all articles concerning municipalities and its divisions, including cities, towns, villages, hamlets, sections of municipalities and neighborhoods in the [[Netherlands]]. This task force is meant to administer certain work on these articles, in particular to improve the quality and maintain the consistency between articles. Note that you are welcome to help whether or not you feel yourself a member of the task force and that any improvement to these articles is increasing Wikipedia's coverage of Dutch municipalities. Whether you are interested in these articles in general, one particular article in specific or a subtopic within each article, some of the resources provided might be of use to you.

In particular take note of the following:
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Netherlands/Dutch municipalities task force/Assessment|'''Assessment''']] – Lists an overview of all the articles that have been tagged within the scope of this task force and explains how to bring other articles within the realm of this task force.
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Netherlands/Dutch municipalities task force/Structure|'''Structure''']] – Provides guidance on the structure to be used for articles within the scope of Dutch municipalities task force.
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Netherlands/Dutch municipalities task force/Templates|'''Templates''']] – Describes the templates that can be used for all articles within this task force.
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Netherlands/Dutch municipalities task force/Status|'''Status''']] – Provides the current update status of articles for some improvements that can be made to all articles.

==Sister work groups==
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Caribbean/Caribbean Netherlands work group]]
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Caribbean/Aruba work group]]

==Related WikiProjects==
This task force can be seen as descendent of both [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Netherlands|WikiProject Netherlands]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities|WikiProject Cities]], which deal with topics relating to either the Netherlands or cities, both of which apply to all articles within the scope of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Netherlands/Dutch municipalities task force|Dutch municipalities task force]]. 

There are similar projects to this one as well, an incomplete list is:
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject French communes|WikiProject French communes]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject German districts|WikiProject German districts]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Swedish municipalities|WikiProject Swedish municipalities]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Swiss municipalities|WikiProject Swiss municipalities]]

== Resources ==
At some of the following places useful information can be found that might aid you in developing the articles within the scope of this task force.

*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3AAllpages&from=locatie&namespace=6 Location maps on Commons]
*[[Wikipedia:Notice board for topics related to the Netherlands]]
*[[commons:Pronunciation of Dutch municipality names]] - can be added to the articles

An overview of Wikipedia policies and guidelines:
{{Wikipedia policies and guidelines}}
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