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This project is designed to organize and create better articles about the Oz franchise through the initial run of '''[[List of Oz books|books]]''' by [[L. Frank Baum]], [[Ruth Plumly Thompson]], et al., and  '''[[Adaptations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|adaptations]]''' of the series including [[The Wizard of Oz (1939 movie)|the 1939 film]], ''[[The Wiz]]'', ''[[Return to Oz]]'', and ''[[Wicked (2024 film)|Wicked]]''. The project also seeks to better organize and gather information about plots, characters ([[List of Oz characters (created by Baum)|created by Baum]] and [[List of Oz characters (post-Baum)|post-Baum]]), and artwork related to the properties by illustrators like [[W. W. Denslow]] and [[John R. Neill]].
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==[[Image:Searchtool.svg|23px|Scope]] Goals==
#To detail information about '''[[the Oz books]]''', '''[[Adaptations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|their adaptations]]''', the fictional world of the '''[[Land of Oz]]''', and about the real-life figures who shaped the world.
#To expand Wikipedia's knowledge in regards to all things Oz on the internet.
#To expand availability of the public domain materials present in large swathes of the franchise.

==Participants==
Please sign when adding your name!
*I have been getting much more into the Oz series since my PD love became more apparent in 2023! Happy to help here--[[User:SDudley|SDudley]] ([[User talk:SDudley|talk]]) 20:47, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
* [[User:Toughpigs|Toughpigs]] ([[User talk:Toughpigs|talk]]) 14:37, 29 September 2024 (UTC)
* [[User:Scottandrewhutchins|Scottandrewhutchins]] ([[User talk:Scottandrewhutchins|talk]]) 05:59, 11 October 2024 (UTC) Long time Oz fan, in particular the books, but I'm aware of many of the most obscure film versions, especially before the 2000s.

==New to Oz==
If you are new to the world of Oz, welcome! The world is quite vast with many books, films, and other adaptations surrounding it. Finding a way in can be tricky, so below are some suggested ways to get learn and be exposed to Ozian materials.
===Key pages to get started===
Attempting to find your way into Oz can be tricky with the expansive world. To get started just try reading what material is available to you! Be it [[List of Oz books|Wikipedia pages on books]] or reading the books themselves over on [[:Wikisource:Category:The Oz series|Wikisource]]. Otherwise try some of the below pages!
*''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'' | [[:Wikisource:The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|Wikisource]]
**If you have never read anything related to the series this is a great entry point to see if it is of your interests!
*''[[The Royal Book of Oz]]'' | [[:Wikisource:The Royal Book of Oz|Wikisource]]
**While this is the 15th book in the series, it is the first by [[Ruth Plumly Thompson]] who actually wrote more books than Baum. It features glimpses at many characters from the series up to that point while also giving the Scarecrow lots of focus. It also introduces new characters that Thompson would bring back in her later stories. Be warned, it does feature [[Stereotypes of East Asians in the United States|Asian stereotyping and caricature]].
*''[[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz]]'' | Public Domain in 2035
**The film from MGM is an iconic piece of American film history and film culture. Many popular conceptions of Oz are usually derived from this work.

===Exploring lists===
Since there are so many Oz related properties, multiple lists have been curated to explore the series:
*[[List of Oz books]]
**For taking a more leisurely look through the Oz literature side. This includes the canonical ''Famous Forty'' published through [[1963 in literature|1963]] with [[Merry Go Round in Oz]], and other later works after the original entered the public domain.
*[[Adaptations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]] | [[:Commons:Category:Adaptations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|Wikimedia Commons Category]]
**For taking a look the wider scope of Oz in media through music, film, stage, and more!
*[[List of Oz characters (created by Baum)]] and [[List of Oz characters (post-Baum)]]
**For exploring the many people and creatures who inhabit the magical land of Oz.

==To do==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Oz/to do}}

===Needing Attention===
*[[Ruth Plumly Thompson]]
**This page needs a lot more biographical info, info on Thompson's writing process or history of the stories, and more about her outside of Oz if we can provide it

===Areas of Interest===
*[[Kabumpo in Oz]]

===Inter-project Connections===
*Ensuring that there are corresponding categories created for each book on [[Wikimedia Commons]] along with linking [[Wikidata]] info for the [[Wikisource]] pages of each book

==Templates==
{{tl|Oz}} will create:
{{Oz}}

{{tl|WikiProject Oz}} will create:
{{WikiProject Oz|category=no}}


===For User Pages===
* {{[[User:SDudley/Userboxes/WikiProject Oz]]}} will create:
{{User:SDudley/Userboxes/WikiProject Oz}}
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* {{[[User:Scottandrewhutchins/Userboxes/Baum]]}} will create:
{{User:Scottandrewhutchins/Userboxes/Baum}}
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and include the user in [[:Category:Wikipedians who read L. Frank Baum]]

===Stub templates===
Use {{tl|Oz-stub}} to create:
{{Oz-stub}}

and place the article in [[:Category:Oz stubs]]

==Categories==
The primary category used to house most other categories is '''{{cl|Oz (franchise)}}'''. There are subcategories available that should be couched under the prior one. Please make new subcategories for further classifications.

==Relations to other WikiProjects==
===Parentage===
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Media franchises|WikiProject Media franchises]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Books|WikiProject Books]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Children's literature|WikiProject Children's literature]]

===Related WikiProjects===
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels|WikiProject Novels]]

==Archives==
*[[/Archive1|#1]]


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