Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Lace

message: This page was the subject of an MfD discussion closed on 13 August 2007.  The result was no consensus. Xoloz 01:31, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: MfD Result Notice

message: On Wikipedia in general my understanding is that technique information is fine, but How-To articles are not so good - pcr 01:46, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Goals

message: Lace Identification	Lace Identification
Names              	various names the lace type is known by
Construction       	handmade vs. machinemade
Technique          	needlelace vs. bobbinlace vs. knotted vs. etc
Features           	distinguishing or unique features of the lace type
Origin             	where it came from
Related            	similar or derived lace types
Sample             	
Maybe it would be a good idea to create a template for lace id. Then we could put the template on each lace page and just fill in the blanks as it were. This way the identification information would be in the same format on each page.
What fields should be in this template? I have made a first guess, but I suspect that others may be needed. -- pcrtalk 18:55, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Lace ID

message: ===Lace types===
Some of these are not necessarily clear cut. I would say Armenian Needlelace, not Bebilla and categorize it as a needle lace (because it is generally made with a needle, all laces involve knots!). I also wouldn't know how to distinguish between Lacis and Filet - pcr 01:46, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Templates

message: Some of these are not necessarily clear cut. I would say Armenian Needlelace, not Bebilla and categorize it as a needle lace (because it is generally made with a needle, all laces involve knots!). I also wouldn't know how to distinguish between Lacis and Filet - pcr 01:46, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Lace types

message: Much that has been written about lace has a Western European bias ("lace didn't exist before the Venetians invented it" kind of stuff) it would be good to get away from that viewpoint if possible! pcr 01:46, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Other

message: I'm working on the the EB2004 project, and I thought I should alert you of a few types of laces that are mentioned in the Encyclopedia Brittanica, but don't seem to be in your template yet.  It's possible that they're pseudonyms, and a redirect would take care of the problem.  I know nothing about lace, so I'll leave it to the experts.  I've also included a link to Brittanica showing what they have to say about the laces.  (Warning: Some people think looking at the Brittanica link makes writing an original article without plagarism difficult.  If you think that'll be a problem, you may want to skip the links.)  -- Norvy (talk) 04:33, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: EB2004

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thread_title:  Project directory 

message: Is this project completely inactive?  I had added material to some of the stubs (reticella, Broderie Anglaise) and will probably add more.  I'd also like to tweak the template (move Armenian lace to needlelace since the link goes to Armenian needlelace.  Comments?  - PKM 19:40, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Inactive

message: Hello, all. It was initially my hope to try to have this done as part of Esperanza's proposal for an appreciation week to end on Wikipedia Day, January 15. However, several people have once again proposed the entirety of Esperanza for deletion, so that might not work. It was the intention of the Appreciation Week proposal to set aside a given time when the various individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia would be recognized and honored. I believe that, with some effort, this could still be done. My proposal is to, with luck, try to organize the various WikiProjects and other entities of wikipedia to take part in a larger celebrartion of its contributors to take place in January, probably beginning January 15, 2007. I have created yet another new subpage for myself (a weakness of mine, I'm afraid) at User talk:Badbilltucker/Appreciation Week where I would greatly appreciate any indications from the members of this project as to whether and how they might be willing and/or able to assist in recognizing the contributions of our editors. Thank you for your attention.  Badbilltucker 22:57, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikipedia Day Awards 

message: Hi, 
Several of us are exploring the possibility of setting up a more general WikiProject for the textile arts, including not only lace, but also knitting, crochet, weaving, spinning, fabrics, clothing, fashion and the like.  Would you all be willing to join?  The initial proposal may be found here.  We would try to keep your projects going, while expanding into new areas and developing a larger base of editors.  One key advantage of a WikiProject is the Mathbot, which allows us to evaluate our articles by importance and quality; such assessments may be important for including articles in future paper versions of Wikipedia.  Regardless of your feelings about a new Wikiproject, it would be nice to hear from people here, especially if you have  any suggestions for us! :) Willow 21:24, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: New WikiProject?

message: Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comment on the WikiProject X proposal 

message: The project page encouraged to put a  template on each talk page. The project, and even the related textile project is defunct for years. As a project distracts from the actual work I'm not interested in reviving the project, though it is good to keep the project page for historical reasons or contact former members when new wikipedians start extending the subject. 
My question: the template on otherwise empty talk pages made me look for old discussions that were not there at all. Quite annoying. Can we somehow get rid of these talk pages? It is enough to have the template on talk pages that do have discussions.
Jo Pol (talk) 12:16, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Firstly, WT:WikiProject Textile Arts looks active enough to me, with roughly one discussion per month on its talk page. Secondly, I don't see how the talk pages with only WikiProject banners do any harm, but if you want to have a general discussion on whether to get rid of talk pages only holding WikiProject banners, a stale WikiProject's talk page is not the best place to do so. A more centralized location such as WT:WikiProject Council/Guide would be much more likely to elicit a response from the community. Huon (talk) 13:18, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:  Huon, Probably you did not look further than the last two months. I can't find more than three "discussions" since July 2008, the last two have no-one answering. The project page itself contains a defunct template. But thanks for pointing out a better place to get help. Jo Pol (talk) 14:27, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Behold the archive. Huon (talk) 14:29, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  get rid of empty talk pages 

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thread_title:  WikiProject X is live!