Wikipedia:WikiProject G.I. Joe

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WikiProject G.I. Joe was formed to foster the creation and improvement of G.I. Joe-related articles, and to establish guidelines for those articles. Its members endeavor to produce an authoritative reference on G.I. Joe materials, which is easy to read and has a consistent style. To participate, simply add your name to the participants section.

Recent changes in G.I. Joe-related articles

[edit] Parentage

• WikiProject Entertainment
  • WikiProject Television

G.I. Joe episode creation sometimes overlaps with WikiProject List of Television Episodes.

[edit] Participants

• Destron Commander (talk) 10:43, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
• Lots42 Lots42 01:29, 28 September 2007 (UTC)
• Salamurai 15:27, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
• Ebadalucca (talk) 15:53, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
• Cerebellum (talk) 15:21, 4 January 2008 (UTC) Count me in.
• Jeffrywith1e (talk) 11:37, 14 January 2008 (UTC) Me too.
• Christian Historybuff 12:31, 06 March 2008 (UTC)
• BlackWatch21 02:06, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

After joining, you can insert the following on your userpage: {{WW GIJoe}}

This user is a member of WikiProject G.I. Joe

[edit] Article style and guidelines

[edit] Style and format

[edit] General

G.I. Joe (plain text, without italics) should be used when describing the fictional universe, franchise, or related phenomena:

e.g. The G.I. Joe franchise is one of the most lucrative in television history.

G.I. Joe (italics) should be used when referring to specific series, genres, episodes, and movies:

e.g. The series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero debuted in 1982.

[edit] Canonicity

[edit] Semi-canon

There is a body of officially licensed reference work produced by people who have directly worked on the various G.I. Joe shows and comics. These are generally regarded as "true" except where they contradict new episodes. Such works are considered a grey area: the creative teams behind the various G.I. Joe television series, films and comics are under no obligation to adhere to any conjecture or extrapolation offered in these works. (See individual entries for exceptions.)

Where information from these works is utilized in Wikipedia, a reference should always be noted, possibly in a "bibliography" section at the end of a lengthy article.

[edit] Templates

[edit] Talk pages

Please place this template on the talk page of all articles relating to G.I. Joe: {{WikiProject G.I. Joe}}

This article is within the scope of WikiProject G.I. Joe, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's articles on G.I. Joe related topics. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.

[edit] Infobox for characters

Place an infobox at the top of an article. To use it, place the text from Template:Infobox G.I. Joe character (documentation section) at the very top.

[edit] G.I. Joe footer

{{G.I. Joe}}

[edit] G.I. Joe Wikia footer

The G.I. Joe Wiki is up and running. Wikipedia may be used as a general overview of G.I. Joe articles. More details may be added on the G.I. Joe Wiki. To place a portal for the G.I. Joe Wiki, place {{JoeWiki}} at the bottom.