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Welcome to the Roller Coaster WikiProject! The purpose of this WikiProject is to standardise and improve all roller coaster related articles on Wikipedia.
[edit] Project news
- February 27:
- February 1:
- February's monthly newsletter released, see it here.
- January 26:
- New collaboration page added to the WikiProject, outlining the new article improvement drive.
- January 8:
- January 3:
- The B-class drive for January 2008 is Arrow Dynamics. Nominations for next month's improvement drive can be made on the talk page.
- January 2:
- January's monthly newsletter released, see it here.
[edit] Parentage
Descended from Wikiproject:Amusement Parks
[edit] Structure
A suggested overall structure for roller coaster articles has been proposed below:
- Most roller coaster articles should begin like this:
(coaster name) is a ([[Wooden roller coaster|wooden]] or [[Steel roller coaster|steel]]) [[roller coaster]] located at (park name) in (park location).
Other important information (such as current records) should come immediately after this intro.
- An infobox, which should be accompanied by a picture that best shows what the coaster has to offer. There should ideally be a train in this picture.
- Basic facts and trivia about the coaster, such as location, records held (past and present), events (such as accidents and major malfunctions) appearances in fiction.
- A "walkthrough" of the coaster, a listing of all the elements. These should be linked. The location of the camera should be included if the coaster has one.
- A template linking to all the other roller coasters in the park, listed alphabetically.
[edit] Referencing
Probably one of the biggest problems facing all of the projects on Wikipedia. All articles must be backed up by reputable sources, as outlined by WP:REF - not an easy task. RCDB will already be linked to in the infobox, so other sources such as press releases, online news reports and park websites are your best options. Unfortunately, material from forums is not allowed as it does not constitute a reliable source.
[edit] Photography
All articles should have an image included, if you come across an article lacking an image then just add the term "|imageneeded=yes" to the {{RollerCoasterProject}} template on the talk page. This will automatically place the page into the category Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of roller coasters, where you can see a complete list of roller coaster articles requiring images.
When adding an image, add it to one of the following categories:
[edit] Article Naming Standards
It will normally be necessary to search for a coaster on the Roller Coaster Database in order to determine the correct article title. Follow this guide based on what you find:
- One coaster of that name found, name is unambiguous: Title should simply be "Coaster Name". Example: Kingda Ka
- One coaster of that name found, name is ambiguous (could refer to something other than the coaster): Title should be "Coaster Name (roller coaster)". Example: Patriot (roller coaster)
- Optionally, also create a redirect to the article at "Coaster Name (rollercoaster)".
- Multiple coasters of that name found, but they are all "clones" of the same coaster: Write one article covering all the installations of that coaster, using one of the above standards depending on name ambiguity. Example: Batman: The Ride
- Multiple distinct coasters of that name found: Title should be "Coaster Name (Park Name)". Example: Corkscrew (Cedar Point)
- Also, in this case, create a disambiguation page, or if it exists, link to the new article on it (see below).
[edit] Disambiguation pages
It will be necessary to create a disambiguation page when there are multiple distinct coasters that share the same name. This page should be titled the same way as a coaster article: "Coaster Name" if the name could only refer to the coaster, or "Coaster Name (roller coaster)" if it could refer to something else. It should not be titled "Coaster Name (disambiguation)". It should follow this layout:
There are multiple roller coasters named '''Coaster Name''':
*[[Coaster Name (Park Name)|Coaster Name]] at Park Name <!--repeat this line for each coaster-->
{{disambig}}
However, if there is already a disambiguation page at either "Coaster Name" or "Coaster Name (disambiguation)" for non-coaster related uses of that name, simply add the coaster-related disambiguation entries to a "Roller coasters" section on the existing disambiguation page. We don't want one disambiguation page to link to another. In this case, "Coaster Name (roller coaster)" should redirect to the coaster section on the disambiguation page.
Example: Cobra (disambiguation)#Roller coasters
Also, this should be placed at the top of each coaster article linked to on the disambiguation page:
{{for2|other roller coasters named '''Coaster Name'''|disambig page link}}
[edit] Categories
Placing articles into categories is now done automatically by the infobox. It will add any page including it to these categories, as long as the appropriate parameters are filled out correctly:
- Roller coasters
- Park Category
- Manufacturer Category
- Primary (wood or steel) and secondary type categories
- Height category (Hyper, Giga, Strata)
If you see any redlinks in an infobox, check to ensure you have filled all fields in correctly and leave a message on the talk page if the problems persists.
Articles about types of roller coasters and roller coaster elements should be placed into Types of roller coasters and Roller coaster elements, respectively.
[edit] Sister Project links
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