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Some [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]s have formed a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|project]] to better organize information in articles related to '''[[The Clash]]''' (including individual members' work).  This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians.  If you would like to help, please inquire on the [[project talk:WikiProject The Clash|talk page]] and see the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_The_Clash/to_do|to do list]].

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[[The Clash]] were one of the most successful and influential bands of the 1970s/80s. [[The Clash]] article itself is a '''''[[Wikipedia:Good articles|{{GA/Topic|{{{topic|}}}{{{category|}}}}} good article]]''''' and must be absolutely promoted to [[WP:FA|featured status]], there are dozens of other articles about [[The Clash]] which still require a lot of work. In addition, there is a shortage of fair-use images, poor referencing, and a large number of redirects and stubs which need expansion. It is the goal of this project to unite the many Clash fans and Wikipedia editors to improve the myriad of Clash-related articles. For more information on WikiProjects, please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject/Best practices]].

==Scope==
The primary goal of the project is to improve all articles related to [[The Clash]]. The first major challenge is to improve the most important Clash-related articles - specifically [[The Clash]], [[Joe Strummer]], [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]], [[Paul Simonon]], [[Topper Headon]] and [[The Clash discography]] - to a level where they can become [[WP:FA|featured articles]] on the Wikipedia.

==Parentage==
[[The Clash]] covered so many genres, so this WikiProject is therefore a sub-project of numerous collaborations: 
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography|WikiProject Biography]] 
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music|WikiProject Music]] 
**[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians|WikiProject Musicians]] 
**[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums|WikiProject Albums]] 
**[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Songs|WikiProject Songs]] 
***[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Alternative music|WikiProject Alternative music]] 
***[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Hip hop|WikiProject Hip hop]] 
***<s>[[Wikipedia:WikiProject New Wave music|WikiProject New Wave music]]</s> (inactive) 
***[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Punk music|WikiProject Punk music]] 
***<s>[[Wikipedia:WikiProject R&B and Soul Music|WikiProject R&B and Soul Music]]</s> (inactive) 
***[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Reggae|WikiProject Reggae]] (also covers ska, rocksteady, dancehall, and dub) 
***[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Rock music|WikiProject Rock music]] 
****'''WikiProject The Clash''' 

==Related [[Wikipedia:Portal|Wikiportals]]==
*[[Portal:The Clash]]

==Participants==
This is an '''alphabetical''' list of Wikipedians who are committed to the WikiProject. Feel free to add your name to the list by clicking "edit" in the upper right hand-corner, and adding 

:<code><nowiki>#{{User|YOURUSERNAMEHERE}} {{subst:Currentdate}}</nowiki></code> 

to the appropriate line.

In addition, participants and other Wikipedians who wish to show support for this project should feel free to add 

:<code>{{tl|User WPClash}}</code> 

or 

:<code>''<nowiki>[[Category:WikiProject The Clash participants|{{subst:PAGENAME}}]]</nowiki>''</code> 

to their user pages.  

Feel free to leave a message in the [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject The Clash|project talk page]].

#{{User|75pickup}} 19:04, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
#[[User:Benzband|Benzband]] - "Laugh your life 'cuz there ain't much to cry for!" - <big>'''''P'''''</big><big>u</big><sup><big>'''n'''</big></sup>''K'' <big>!</big> - 19:33, Tuesday September 13, 2011 ([[UTC]])
#[[User:Chadwholovedme|Chadwholovedme]] - "If Music Could Talk" [[User:Chadwholovedme|Chadwholovedme]] ([[User talk:Chadwholovedme|talk]]) 17:08, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
#{{User|Eduardofoxx13}} 16:39, 27 March 2010 ([[UTC]])
#{{User|Funeral}} 21:05, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
#{{User|General Appo}} 14:06 13 November 2008
#{{User|Jeyradan}} 16:42 22 January 2013 (UTC)
#[[User:John|John]] "I'm So Bored (With the USA)" --[[User:John|John]] ([[User talk:John|talk]]) 19:18, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
#{{User|Loopy}} 02:50, 12 November 2008 (UTC)
#{{User|Mme. Hell}} 6:30, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
#[[User:Piepie|Piepie]] --[[User:Piepie|Piepie]] ([[User talk:Piepie|talk]]) 12:35, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
#[[User:Pjoef|Pjoef]] - "The Future Is Unwritten!" 08:32:52, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
#[[User:Poiuytre|Poiuytre]] - "Complete Control", [[User:Poiuytre|Poiuytre]] 19:15, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
#{{User|RepublicanJacobite}} "Rebel Waltz" 14:57, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
#[[User:Saint-Paddy|Saint-Paddy]] --[[User:Saint-Paddy|Saint-Paddy]] 20:19, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
#[[User:SanePsychotic|SanePsychotic]] 20:09 7 November 2008
#{{User|Sean}} 16:42, 26 December 2009 ([[UTC]])
#[[User:TheClashFan|TheClashFan]] ([[User talk:TheClashFan|talk]]) 04:20, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
#[[User:Underneath-it-All|Underneath-it-All]] ([[User talk:Underneath-it-All|talk]]) 15:23, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
#[[User:Wwwhatsup|WWWhatsup]] - "The past just might get written!"  [[User:Wwwhatsup|Wwwhatsup]] ([[User talk:Wwwhatsup|talk]]) 05:43, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

==Goals==
Please discuss on the talk page or be bold and add some!

#Unify and improve articles about the 4 main Clash
#Unify and improve articles about albums
#Unify and improve articles about songs
#Promote major Clash-related articles to [[WP:FA|featured status]].
#Create articles for all Clash songs which currently don't have an article or simply consist of a redirect to the album. Some song stubs can not be expanded and should be redirects to the album. See [[WP:NSONG]].
#Locate and upload images under free license (such as [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Clash The Clash]) for use in various articles.

==Projects==
#Major work on the 4 members of the band ([[Joe Strummer]], [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]], [[Paul Simonon]] and [[Topper Headon]]) is needed. Expansion where necessary, adding references (which are scant or absent in most of the articles) and copyediting is needed.
#Compile a list of current and missing articles, and catalogue them by status - see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject The Clash/Assessment|Assessment]] and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_The_Clash#Wikipedia_articles_on_The_Clash|Wikipedia articles on The Clash]]
#Create any missing articles necessary. 
#Bring all articles considered "Top-Importance" to GA status or higher. 
#Bring all articles considered "High-Importance" to B-Class status or higher. 
#Expand any articles considered "Mid-Importance" to at least Start-Class status. 
#Upgrade any articles considered "Stub" to Start, Start to C, C to B, B to A, and so on.
#''insert other projects (big jobs) here from [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject The Clash]]''
<!--This section is for organizing group projects-->

==Tasks== 
#Placing the <code><nowiki>{{WikiProject The Clash}}</nowiki></code> template on all talk pages of any article even peripherally related to The Clash. If possible, [[project:WikiProject The Clash/Assessment|assess]] the articles as well. Those that have already been assessed, and the guidelines for assessment, can be found on the [[project:WikiProject The Clash/Assessment|assessment sub-page]]. Automatic logs on the sub-page are updated every 24 hours or so, although mention of assessments can also be placed in the [[/Log|log]]. If you don't feel comfortable with assessing the article, simply placing the template {{tlx|WikiProject The Clash}} on the article's talk page is enough, someone else will assess it later. 
#Make sure infoboxes for various band members are correct ({{tl|Infobox musical artist}} or {{tl|Infobox person}} where appropriate) and correct accordingly. Individual articles include (but are not limited to; please expand, and remove those which have been confirmed or fixed):
##[[Joe Strummer]]
##[[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]]
##[[Paul Simonon]]
##[[Topper Headon]]

;'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject The Clash/to do|To Do List]]'''
#Buy a book about The Clash (for a list see the [[The Clash#Further reading|Further reading]] section on [[The Clash]] article, and for a more extensive list [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_The_Clash/List_of_related_articles#The_Clash_Bibliography_and_References|check out this project page]])
#Invite new members by contacting editors who have made substantial Clash-related edits in the past
#Fix templates to talk pages (use What Links Here for the Clash template, that'll locate every article which uses the template, and any not properly categorised articles can be dealt with at the same time). 
#Construct [[Wikipedia:WikiProject The Clash/Assessment]] by following the category 'tree' (what that means is update this table: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_The_Clash/Categories]] as the automated code reads it and using what links here for the Clash template. Can do the talk page notices at the same time. 
#Assess articles at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject The Clash/Assessment]]
#Add specific fair use rationales to Clash-related copyrighted images, especially album covers.  
#Add the [[Geographic_coordinate_system|geographic coordinates]] of Clash significant places as:  [[Pimlico]], [[Tate Gallery]], [[Wessex Studios]], [[Highbury]], etc. As already exist for the [[Shea Stadium]].
#''insert other tasks (smaller jobs) here from [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject The Clash]]''

{{To do}}

==Adopt an article==
Similar to the [[Wikipedia:Collaboration of the week|Collaboration of the week]], but on a smaller scale, you might want to "adopt" an article.  This would involve doing the research, writing, and picture-taking (if possible) for either a non-existent article or a stub.  Of course, everyone else can still edit an adopted article, and you can work on other things too, but the idea is to find a focus for a while, to try and build up the number of quality articles the Project has produced.  The same article can be adopted by more than one member. 

* [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|Good article|14px]] [[The Clash]]: [[User:Pjoef]] 
* [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|Good article|14px]] [[London Calling]]: [[User:Pjoef]] 
* [[Joe Strummer]]: [[User:Pjoef]] 
* [[Sandinista!]]: [[User:Pjoef]] 


==[[Wikipedia:WikiProject The Clash/Log|Log]]==
In order to track our progress as a community, whenever you perform some notable work on the following goals and projects please add a note in the [[/Log|log]] letting us all know where we are on our goals.

==Project awards==
[[Image:Guitaristbarnstar.png|left|50px]]
[[Template:The Guitarist Barnstar|The Guitarist Barnstar]] can be awarded to any project member you want to recognize for service to the project. Add it to their Talk page with <nowiki>{{subst:The Guitarist Barnstar|message ~~~~}}</nowiki>.
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[[Image:Music barstar.png|left|50px]]
[[Template:Music Barnstar|The Music Barnstar]] can be awarded to any Wikipedian that exhibits exceptional effort and dedication to music-related articles. Add it to their Talk page with <nowiki>{{subst:Music Barnstar|message ~~~~}}</nowiki>.
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==Guidelines==
Following the guidelines already established by [[Wikipedia:Wikiproject Music|music]], [[Wikipedia:Wikiproject Albums|albums]], and [[Wikipedia:Wikiproject Films|films]] for Wikiprojects for infoboxes and the like creates consistency across the Wikipedia. Please discuss any specific changes that you feel should be modified on the [[project talk:WikiProject The Clash|talk page]].  

Use of the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite/Cite.php Cite.php] system for references across all articles covered by the Wikiproject is recommended.

As the band is from the [[United Kingdom]], all articles should be written using UK English spelling and grammar, including treating the band name as a plural noun; i.e. "The Clash '''were''' a band", not "The Clash '''was''' a band".

The guidelines for achieving high quality in music-related articles, '''MUSTARD'' (MUsic STAndaRDs), are largely based on Wikipedia policies and guidelines, and common practice. WikiProject Music quality standards are at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD]], and include guidelines in the following areas:

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*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Capitalization|Capitalization]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Categorization|Categorization]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Disambiguation|Disambiguation]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Discography|Discography]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/External linking|External linking]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Format|Format]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Images|Images]]
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*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Internal linking|Internal linking]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Lists|Lists]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Lyrics|Lyrics]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/NPOV|NPOV]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Notability|Notability]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Punctuation|Punctuation]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/References|References]]
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*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/See also|See also]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Sounds and multimedia|Sounds and multimedia]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Titles and sections|Titles and sections]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Trivia|Trivia]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/MUSTARD/Usage|Usage]]
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===Citations===
In accordance with Wikipedia policy, facts and assertions should be attributed to verifiable, reliable sources wherever possible (see [[WP:V]] and [[WP:RS]]).

The Project's preferred method for this is inline citations using the <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code> tag.

Usage is very simple.

Citing a book:
<code><nowiki><ref>Author (yyyy). ''Book'', City: Editor, page number. ISBN XXXXXXXXXX.</ref></nowiki></code><ref>Author (yyyy). ''Book'', City: Editor, p. page number. ISBN XXXXXXXXXX.</ref>


Citing a book multiple times:
Author (yyyy). ''Book'', City: Editor. ISBN XXXXXXXXXX.

<code><nowiki><ref>Author (yyyy). p. XX.</ref></nowiki></code><ref>Author (yyyy), p. XX.</ref>


Reusing a reference in the same article:
<code><nowiki><ref name="somewebsite-Page_Title">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_The_Clash#Citations Page Title]. SomeWebsite.xxx. Retrieved on [[March 14]], [[2008]]</ref></nowiki></code><ref name="somewebsite-Page_Title">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_The_Clash#Citations WP Clash: Citations]. WikiPedia.org. Retrieved on [[March 14]], [[2008]]</ref> 

Second use <code><nowiki><ref name="somewebsite-Page_Title" /></nowiki></code><ref name="somewebsite-Page_Title" />

You should use the <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[:Template:Cite book|cite book]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[:Template:Cite journal|cite journal]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[:Template:Cite video|cite video]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[:Template:Cite episode|cite episode]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[:Template:Cite web|cite web]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> templates included in the <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code> tags, and in ''References'', ''Bibliography'', ''Books'' or ''Further reading'' sections.

Some examples:

*Using a reference and a {{tl|cite book}} template: <br /><code><nowiki><ref name="Best_of_the_Clash">{{cite book |last=Clash |first=The |authorlink=The Clash |author2=Steve Gorenberg|author3= Jeff Perrin|author4= David Whitehill |title=Best of the Clash |series=Hal Leonard guitar recorded versions |date=1999-05-01 |publisher=Hal Leonard |location=Milwaukee, WI |isbn=0793569966 |oclc=42574172| quote=Music transcriptions by Steve Gorenberg, Jeff Perrin, and Dave Whitehill; authentic transcriptions with notes and tablature. |ref=_note-Best_of_the_Clash}}</ref></nowiki></code> <ref name="Best_of_the_Clash">{{cite book
 |author=The Clash  |author-link=The Clash
 |last2=Gorenberg |first2=Steve |last3=Perrin |first3=Jeff |last4=Whitehill |first4=David 
 | title       = Best of the Clash
 | series      = Hal Leonard guitar recorded versions
 | date        = 1999-05-01
 | publisher   = Hal Leonard
 | location    = Milwaukee, WI
 | isbn        = 0793569966
 | oclc        = 42574172
 | quote       = Music transcriptions by Steve Gorenberg, Jeff Perrin, and Dave Whitehill; authentic transcriptions with notes and tablature.
 | ref         = _note-Best_of_the_Clash
}}</ref>;
**reusing the same reference: <code><nowiki><ref name="Best_of_the_Clash" /></nowiki></code>;<ref name="Best_of_the_Clash" /> 
*using a wikilink to the template's ''ref'' value (_note-Best_of_the_Clash): <code><nowiki>[[</nowiki>[[#_note-Best_of_the_Clash]]<nowiki>]]</nowiki></code>.  This method should be useful to link to a reference placed in another page, or to link to a section on the same page.

====References====
The citations are displayed by placing a <code>{{tl|reflist}}</code> template at the bottom of the article.

To create small footnotes in any number of columns, use {{tlx|reflist|<var>number of columns</var>}} or <code><nowiki>{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}</nowiki></code> which will allow the browser to automatically choose the number of columns based on the width of the web browser.
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====Citations further reading====
*[[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] - More details about the ref tag and footnotes
*[[Wikipedia:Citing sources]] - A more general overview

==Templates==
There are a lot of useful templates that may be relevant, infoboxes, notification boxes, and so forth. If you know of resources not listed here please add them! 

===Infoboxes===
Following are useful infoboxes which should be used in a standard form across the project's articles, although some discussion may be required about which are most appropriate for a given subject.
*{{[[Template:Infobox musical artist|Infobox musical artist]]}} (used for both individuals and for musical groups)
*{{[[Template:Infobox person|Infobox person]]}}
*{{[[Template:Infobox album|Infobox album]]}}
*{{[[Template:Infobox song|Infobox song]]}}

There are several useful infoboxes that are relevant to this project, as the project covers a large number of types of articles.

====[[:template:Infobox musical artist|Infobox musical artist]]====
*The Clash are a [[band (music)|band]]. Offshoots and [[side project]]s of members are also bands. So the {{tl|Infobox musical artist}} template is likely to be useful. Hopefully most relevant articles have it already by now, but this is something to check for. You can use it this way: <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>Infobox musical artist<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> Some examples:
**[[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|Good article|14px]] [[The Clash]]
**[[Big Audio Dynamite]]
**[[The Mescaleros]]
**[[Joe Strummer]]
**[[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]]
**[[Paul Simonon]]
**[[Topper Headon]]

====[[:template:Infobox person|Infobox person]]====
*Members of The Clash are [[people]]. So the {{tl|Infobox person}} template is likely to be useful. Hopefully most relevant articles have it already by now, but this is something to check for. You can use it this way: <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>Infobox person<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> Some examples:
**none

====[[:Template:Infobox album|Infobox album]]====
*The Clash produced [[album]]s, together and individually. So the {{tl|Infobox album}} template is likely to be useful. Hopefully most relevant articles have it already by now, but this is something to check for. You can use it this way: <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>Infobox album <nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> Some examples:
**[[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|Good article|14px]] [[London Calling]]
**[[The Clash (album)]]
**[[Sandinista!]]

In addition to the writeup on the talk page of the infobox, the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums|WikiProject Albums]] page has some discussion on how to effectively use these, color coding, and what some of the fields mean and so forth, as well as larger guidance on how Album pages ought to be done (how the track list is formatted, dates, usages, and so forth). 

Some important points copied from that page: When you create or find a new album page, please add '''{{tl|WikiProject Albums}}''' to the top of the talk page.  If the page has no infobox, you should use {{tlp|WikiProject Albums|needs-infobox&#61;yes}} instead.  If the page has an incomplete infobox, note the missing details at '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums/Incomplete infobox|Incomplete infobox]]'''. If the page has an old style infobox, add {{tlp|newinfobox|type&#61;album}} to the bottom of the talk page.

====[[:template:Infobox song|Infobox song]]====
*The Clash produced [[song]]s and [[single (music)|single]]s, together and individually. So the {{tl|Infobox song}} template is likely to be useful. Hopefully most relevant articles have it already by now, but this is something to check for. You can use it this way: <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>Infobox song<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> Some examples:
**[[White Riot]] (first single, chronology starts here)
**[[London Calling (song)]]
**[[E=MC² (song)]] (note, uses a custom subst'd variant of the infobox since this is not a Clash single per se, it's a single written by [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]], and performed by his post-Clash band [[Big Audio Dynamite]]... use your judgement)
Note that the template supports ordering of singles by when they [[Hit parade|chart]]ed. <br style="clear: both" />

===Article template===
The template which should be placed on ''all'' Clash-related talk pages, with an [[project:WikiProject The Clash/Assessment|assessment]], is <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:WPClash|WPClash]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>. See the template's [[Template:WPClash/doc|documentation page]] for proper formatting of the template. 

Place [[:Template:WPClash|this template]] in the talk page of an article that you think belongs in the project:

{{WikiProject The Clash|category=no}}

by including this text at the very top of the page:  {{tl|WPClash}}

This template is also used for [[WP:TBA|article classification]] ([[Template:WPClash/doc|usage instructions]]). Do '''not''' subst it!

===Stub templates===
[[:Category:Stub-Class_The_Clash_articles]] lists articles considered as stubs. There are currently about thirty-three articles listed

:<small>''NOTE: stubs are managed by the [[WP:WSS|Stub-sorting WikiProject]]. Before creating a new stub, you should propose it at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals]]. See [[Wikipedia:Stub]] for general guidelines on creating stub templates and categories. It is inadbisable to create new stub templates without consultation as these will probably be nominated for deletion.''</small>

===Navigation Templates===
====[[template:The Clash|The Clash]]====
{{tl|The Clash}} template should appear on all major articles (if it doesn't already). It is unnecessary on articles about individual songs and should be removed from song articles, and is probably not necessary in articles about more peripheral subjects.
Place it at the bottom of the article by including this text: {{tlx|The Clash}}. The result is:

{{The Clash}}

====[[template:The Clash singles|The Clash singles]]====
{{tl|The Clash singles}} template should appear on all articles about single and b-side (if it doesn't already). It is unnecessary on articles about individual songs.
Place it at the bottom of the song article by including this text: {{tlx|The Clash singles}}>. The result is:

{{The Clash singles}}

===Invitation template===
If you see someone that might have an interest in the project, you can place [[:Template:WikiProject The Clash Invite|this template]] on their userpage to invite them. 

{{WikiProject The Clash Invite}}

by including this text: {{tlx|WikiProject The Clash Invite}}

*'''DO''' put some commentary below it, explaining WHY they might be interested, and sign. Alternatively, you may leave a message and sign within the template by supplying an optional parameter: {{tlx|WikiProject The Clash Invite|<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>}}

*'''DO NOT''' spam people extensively, give it some thought first and don't invite too many people at once. 
It makes sense to grow the project participation slowly so use with care. But it's a fun template, a bit more attention grabbing than just a note.

===Membership template===
Members of the project may want to put the {{tlx|User WPClash}} infobox on their user page, which appears below: 

{{User WPClash}}

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You can place [[:Template:User WPClash|this template]] on your userpage to show project membership.

To identify yourself without using the userbox, add this to the bottom of your user page: <code><nowiki>[[Category:WikiProject The Clash participants|{{subst:PAGENAME}}]]</nowiki></code>'''

Placing one of these on your pages is entirely optional but is a way to show your involvement to others... that's good for the project as we have lots of work to do!

==Categories==
<categorytree mode="categories" depth="0">WikiProject The Clash</categorytree>
<categorytree mode="categories" depth="0">The Clash</categorytree>

==[[Wikimedia Commons]] and [[Wikiquote]]==
Wikimedia Commons and Wikiquote collections of media and quotations related to: [[The Clash]], [[Joe Strummer]], [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]], [[Paul Simonon]], and [[Topper Headon]].

{| style="background-color: transparent" |
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|{{Commonscat|Joe Strummer}}
|{{wikiquote|Joe Strummer}}
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|{{Commonscat|Paul Simonon}}
|{{wikiquote|Paul Simonon}}
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==Tools and info==
===Lists===
===Articles===
====[[Wikipedia:WikiProject The Clash/Article alerts|Article Alerts]]====
:<small>Note: This report is transcluded from [[Wikipedia:WikiProject The Clash/Article alerts|WikiProject The Clash/Article Alerts]].</small> 
{{/Article alerts}}

====[[Wikipedia:WikiProject The Clash/Cleanup listing|Cleanup listing]]====
{{User:WolterBot/Cleanup listing subscription|banner=WPClash}}
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject The Clash/Cleanup listing|This listing]] contains all articles flagged for cleanup which are tagged with {{tl|WPClash}} on their talk page.

Our WikiProject is also using [[User:Svick/WikiProject cleanup listing|WikiProject cleanup listing]], a very useful tool created by [[User:Svick|Svick]] and [[User:Smallman12q|Smallman12q]].

'''Note''': [[User:WolterBot|WolterBot]] is down since March 2010.
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==== List of unreferenced living people articles ====
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_The_Clash/Unreferenced_BLPs|Unreferenced BLPs]]

==== Wikipedia articles on The Clash ====
This is only a short list of the most important articles: look at [[:Category:The Clash]] for a more extensive list.

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* [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|Good article|14px]] [[The Clash]] (selected for [[Wikipedia:Release Version|Wikipedia Version 0.8]])
* [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|Good article|14px]] [[London Calling]] (selected for [[Wikipedia:Release Version|Wikipedia Version 0.8]])
* [[Joe Strummer]] (selected for [[Wikipedia:Release Version|Wikipedia Version 0.8]])
* [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]] (selected for [[Wikipedia:Release Version|Wikipedia Version 0.8]])
* [[Paul Simonon]]
* [[Topper Headon]]
* [[The Clash discography]]
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* [[Sandinista!]] (selected for [[Wikipedia:Release Version|Wikipedia Version 0.9]])
* [[The Clash (album)]] (selected for [[Wikipedia:Release Version|Wikipedia Version 0.8]])
* [[Combat Rock]] (selected for [[Wikipedia:Release Version|Wikipedia Version 0.8]])
* [[Give 'Em Enough Rope]]
* [[Super Black Market Clash]]
* [[(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais]]
* [[Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten]]
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====Missing Articles====
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_The_Clash#Missing_Articles|Redlinks]] which need to be turned blue at the earliest opportunity need to be listed here.  If you can help by '''creating a stub''' (or better!) please be bold and go right ahead (In brackets: number of incoming links from '''main space''', excluding redirects and dab pages):

====Article suggestions/requests====
*Clash tours/dates (see e.g. [[Pink Floyd live performances]]) --[[User:Pjoef|pjoef]] 15:21, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

====Article creation instructions====
You're starting a new article? Great! Please follow these instructions:
*Articles about The Clash are ''generally'' considered to be articles with a "strong tie" to the dialect of the United Kingdom and should be written in [[British English]]. 
*Add the new article to the appropriate subcategory of [[:Category:The Clash]], or to the parent category if most appropriate
*Add any appropriate template to the article, such as an album or single infobox
*Place the {{lt|Talkheader}} and {{tl|WPClash}} templates on the new article's Talk page
*If the article is listed as a redlink on [[Wikipedia:WikiProject The Clash/to do|the to-do list]], please, remove it from that list
*If the article needs a photo and you don't have one, place a {{tl|Reqphoto}} template on the talk page and add the article to "Wanted Pics/Graphics" on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject The Clash/to do|the to-do list]]
*List the article in the appropriate category on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject The Clash/Assessment|Article Classification list]].  Don't classify it yourself, it's best if we classify each other's articles not our own
*Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the [[Template talk:Did you know|Did you know?]] box on the [[Main]] Wikipedia page.  DYK has a 120-hour time limit (from the creation of the article, not the nomination)
*Finally (hooray!) record your wonderful achievement on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject The Clash/Log|Project Log]]

===[[Template talk:Did you know|Did you know?]]===
*... that a critic's calling [[The Clash]] a "garage band" that ought to be "returned to the garage ... with the motor still running" prompted the band to write the song "'''[[Garageland (song)|Garageland]]'''"? – <small>(DYK – 4 December 2011)</small>
*... that The Clash adopted the song "[[I Fought the Law]]" after [[Joe Strummer]] and [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]] heard it on a vintage jukebox at '''[[The Automatt]]'''? – <small>(DYK – 1 July 2011)</small>
*... that [[The Clash]]'s single '''"[[Complete Control]]"''' was actually produced by famed [[Dub (music)|dub]] and [[reggae]] musician [[Lee "Scratch" Perry]]? – <small>(DYK – ? March? 2006)</small>
*... that [[The Clash]]'s song "'''[[English Civil War (song)|English Civil War]]'''", warning against the rise of [[Right-wing politics|far right]] groups in [[United Kingdom|Britain]], was adapted from a popular [[American Civil War]] song? – <small>(DYK – 7 December 2005)</small>

===[[WP:AID|Article improvement drive]]===
===[[WP:COTW|Collaboration of the week]]===
===[[WP:PR|Peer review]]===
None.

====Old Peer review====
* [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|Good article|14px]] [[London Calling]] ([[Wikipedia:Peer review/London Calling/archive1|Peer review]] added on Friday 22 February 2008, 04:37 UTC)

===[[WP:FA|Featured articles]]===
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====[[WP:FAC|Featured article candidates]]====
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==Project pages and see also==
* List of {{subpages}}

==Tools==
*[http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&projecta=The+Clash&namespace=&pagename=&quality=&importance=&score=&limit=100&offset=1&sorta=Importance&sortb=Quality Article lists]
*[http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/table.fcgi?project=The%20Clash Project summary tables]
*[http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/log.fcgi?project=The%20Clash Assessment logs]

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