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This page was nominated for deletion on 22 April 2011. The result of the discussion was keep.

Re-activated

@Femke, @Toadspike, @Chaotic Enby: I've reactivated the WikiProject. Some quick to-dos:

Maybe choose a new image?
The WikiProject template appears to have been usurped by the above notice. I think the template needs to be moved so we can reclaim it.
~~The talk page archives appear to be FUBAR.~~
I eliminated most of the project page. Maybe we can clarify the mission statement.

I think we should start by tackling the notability guidelines. voorts (talk/contributions) 23:21, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Works for me! Regarding the image, we can absolutely do better than a pixelated PNG. The blue and green colors of the policy and guideline checkmarks could be a good basis for our project's visual design, I'll see if I can do something with that. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 23:48, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

From what I understand, the first archive was actually "Archive2006", while the "Archive 1" where recent threads have been archived should properly be named "Archive 3". I've made the require moves, everything should be in order now. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 23:52, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I never would've figured that out. voorts (talk/contributions) 23:53, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Should we rename to "WikiProject Policies and Guidelines" to match with Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines? voorts (talk/contributions) 23:55, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fine with me. Good job spotting the typo! (or the remnant of a time when Wikipedia had just the one Policy?) Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 23:57, 3 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can confirm I'd also be interested. I think making our Ps&Gs more concise, readable, and navigable is important to making it easier for new editors to get familiar with them. Toadspike [Talk] 07:13, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Current rewrite attempts

I'm less interested in notability, even though it's probably the part of PAGs that most need a rewrite. I'm aware of two current rewrite attempts ongoing at the moment, both of which would increase the size of their respective PAG (I'm guilty of the worst offender)

Verifiability: User:S Marshall/Policy rewrite 2025
Understandability Wikipedia:Make technical articles understandable/Workshop.

—Femke 🐦 (talk) 07:24, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]