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'''Welcome to WikiProject Skateboarding!''' This project's focus is to help coordinate the work of Wikipedians interested in improving [[skateboarding]] related articles to help make Wikipedia a good resource for skaters and non-skaters.  If you are interested in helping, just add your name to the members list below.
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==Goals and scope==

; Goals
* Improve the numerous [[skateboarding]] related articles.
* Make more / add to articles on skate-spots and skateboarders.

; Scope
* The project covers all articles about skateboarding including:
**''People'' - pro-skaters, pioneers, notable skate company owners, etc.
**''Places'' - skate parks, comp locations and famous spots
**''Companies'' - equipment and clothing brands
**''Anything Else'' related to skateboarding.

== Members ==
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!To join, add your name at the ''end'' of the list below:
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# {{User|Doctor Lyles Carlton III}}
# {{User|Esskater11}}
# {{User|Hdt83}}
# {{User|Liface}} (I'm glad that someone finally made this!)
# {{User|KoRnholio8}}
# {{User|Vlaze}}
# {{User|steve-g}}
# {{User|Redvenom}} (good stuff)
# {{User|Kaylin814}}
# {{User|Arkkeeper}} (I will see what I can help with, I mostly joined to be behind the scenes)
# {{User|Portillo}} (hope to stay up-to-date with whats going on)
# {{User|Barkjon}} Skateboarding rocks!
# {{User|Panyé El Skat-e-board-ér}} Skateboarding4Lyfe my nizzle, fo shizzle!
# {{User|Tokuma}} I will help with German/European skateboarding places
# {{User|Pmcginty}} - formatting and grammar (added [[:Image:MickeyMouseChristAir.jpg]] to [[Christ Air (skateboarding trick)]]!)
# {{User|josephdreams}} [http://www.vintageskateboardmagazines.com/index.html Vintage Skateboard Magazines.com]
# {{User|time2skate}} [http://www.skateboardingdictionary.com/Skateboard_Dictionary_A.html The Official Skateboarding Dictionary]
# {{User|TalkoTruck}} Skateboarder since 1980, involved within the industry, started my own skateboard company which is now out of business.  Strong foundations in some of the top skateboarders in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area San Francisco Bay Area].
# {{User|Clamshell Deathtrap}} 20+ years and loving it.
# {{User|Teamsleep}} been skating all over [[canada]].
# {{User|Charliesamuelswiki}} Skater since 1975 and still going strong.
# {{User|Juinnano}} Skateboarding in Singapore
# {{User|Axatax}} One skateboarding article so far -- I hope I'm adding myself to this project correctly...
# {{User|Soulparadox}}
# {{User|Rhjp92}} Currently interested in skateboarding related to the 1970s-80s.
# {{User|Stalwart111}} Fixing bits and pieces, expanding articles and messing with this project page.
# {{User|Hillcraft}} expanding [[brakeboard]] and related articles
# {{User|Jbro68}}
# {{User|Tinkermen}} "Life's what happens to you when your skateboarding & hit a crack in the sidewalk"
# {{User|labeach2002}}
# {{User|Roches}}
# {{User|ThayneT}} Skateboarder, snowboarder and longboarder since 1987
# {{User|technicolor852}}  Skateboarder for 7 years and a student familiar with the process of citation and referencing, as well as writing clearly about information in general.
# {{User|SkaterLife}} Skater for 5 years. Snapped about 8 boards
# {{User|Huphtur}} Skater since late 80s. Have worked in the skateboard industry for many years.
# {{User|Bdierickx}}
# {{User|DavidIvar}} Unfortunately (and probably for life) retired skateboarder from Sweden. Started around 1983. Contributes and creates articles related to skateboarding mostly on the swedish wp.
# {{User|Wil540 art}}
# {{User|Bridges2Information}} I taught a class about Wikipedia and a student pointed out a lack of pages about Skateparks. I'm interested in finding ways to fill this gap of information.
# {{User|smoothswim}} Skateboarding since 1995. Milton Keynes local. Skate historian. RIP Radlands.
# {{User|PowerPCG5}}
# {{User|Rapidkillerx}}
# {{User|Eklektikos}} Skating since 1997. Time to get that Gino article started! 
# {{User|Emilezoloft}}
# {{User|Dr. Bongwater}}
# {{User|ZigZogg}}
# {{user|KEmel49}}never ride a skateboard but shall write articles.
# {{User|Hallsy98}}
# {{User|Bonephones}} Scarred my knees up a couple times. Interested in everything culture, community, and Australian skating.
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{{user|jpgainer}}Have been skating since 2000. Huge skate nerd.

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If you join this WikiProject, please put the following [[WP:USERBOXES|user box]] template on your user page:

{{User SkateboardingWP}}
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To do so, copy this onto your userpage:
<center>{{tl|User SkateboardingWP}}</center>
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== To do: ==
{{to do}}

'''Unused references:''' (Put any articles that can be referenced here, if you don't have the time to include them yourself. When you include them in an article, be sure to delete them from here.)
* [http://www.robbrink.com/2007/08/28/paul-rodriguez/ Paul Rodriguez]
* [http://www.osirisshoes.com/news/2007/08/28/11-questions-with-caswell-berry/ Caswell Berry]
* [http://www.peta2.com/outthere/o-charlie_thomas.asp Charlie Thomas]
* [http://www.toebock.com/interview-exclusive/cairofoster.html Cairo Foster]
* [http://www.48blocks.com/jamiethomas/ Jamie Thomas]
* [http://www.skateboarding.com/skate/stories/article/0,23271,1663120,00.html Mike Vallely]
* [http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/life/themorningread/article_1920908.php Vanessa Torres]
* [http://dailybruin.com/2008/01/15/q-skateboarder-rodney-mullen/ Rodney Mullen]
* [http://www.robbrink.com/2008/01/12/milestone-caswell-berry/ Caswell Berry]
* [http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2008-03-09-tony-hawk-entrepreneur_N.htm Good article on Tony Hawk]

== Article alerts ==
{{Article alerts columns|Wikipedia:WikiProject Skateboarding/Article alerts}}

== Categories ==
* [[:Category:Skateboarding]]
* [[:Category:Skateboarding stubs]]
* [[:Category:Skateboarding templates]]

* [[:Category:Skateparks]]
* [[:Category:Skateparks in New York City]]
* [[:Category:Skateboarders]]
* [[:Category:African-American skateboarders]]
* [[:Category:Skateboarding_styles]]
* [[:Category:Skateboarding_tricks]]
* [[:Category:Skateboarding_videos]]
* [[:Category:Skateboarding video directors]]
* [[:Category:Skate photographers]]
* [[:Category:Artist skateboarders]]
* [[:Category:Skateboarding equipment]]
* [[:Category:Skateboarding companies]]
* [[:Category:Skateboarding magazines]]
* [[:Category:Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics]]
* [[:Category:Skateboard shoe companies]]

== Templates ==
* '''{{tl|WikiProject Skateboarding}}''': WikiProject talk banner.
* '''{{tl|Skateboarding}}''': Navbox template for skateboarding article pages.
* '''{{tl|Infobox sportsperson}}''': Infobox template for use on a skateboarder's article.
* '''{{tl|Skateboarding-stub}}''': Template for tagging skateboarding stubs.
* '''{{tl|User SkateboardingWP}}''': Template for the project userbox.
* '''{{tl|Services to skateboarding}}''': To give someone the ''Award for Services to Skateboarding''.

==Article Assessments==
{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Skateboarding articles by quality statistics}}
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team/Skateboarding_articles_by_quality_log Skateboarding articles log]''

==External links==
*[http://toolserver.org/~tim1357/cgi-bin/wikiproject_watchlist.py?template=WikiProject+Skateboarding Wikiproject Watchlist - WikiProject Skateboarding]

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