Wikipedia:WikiProject Music/Music genres task force
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WikiProject Music/Music genres task force is a task force to better organize information in articles related to music genres. This page and its subpages contain the suggestions of the Wikipedians involved in this task force; it is hoped that it will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and check our goals.
Scope[edit]
This task force aims to gather together those who are interested in working on and cleaning up the various music genre articles that exist on Wikipedia.
Goals[edit]
- Maintain list of music genre articles
- Add {{Infobox music genre}}, relevant footer templates and categories to genre articles
- Add {{WikiProject Music/Music genres task force}} to genre article talk pages
- Add to and maintain surveillance of Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Music regarding deletion nominations
- Continue to work through genres adding {{Citation needed}} to all unsourced claims
- Continue discussion on the merger and cleaning up of overlapping genres and subgenres
- Prod/AFD any genre articles that can not be sourced
- To improve genre and related articles to Wikipedia:Content assessment standards
Assessment[edit]
| Music genre pages by quality | |||||||
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| Quality | |||||||
| Total | |||||||
 FA
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3 | ||||||
 GA
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36 | ||||||
| B | 134 | ||||||
| C | 294 | ||||||
| Start | 820 | ||||||
| Stub | 623 | ||||||
| List | 54 | ||||||
| Category | 859 | ||||||
| Disambig | 8 | ||||||
| Project | 2 | ||||||
| Redirect | 157 | ||||||
| Template | 141 | ||||||
| Assessed | 3,131 | ||||||
| Unassessed | 1,294 | ||||||
| Total | 4,425 | ||||||
| WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 9,491 | Ω = 4.97 | |||||
Participants[edit]
Please add your name to the bottom of this list using {{user|username}}
- Dark Lord Thomas Pie (talk · contribs) — Particularly interested on improving the genres listed on songs and artists, as well as the characteristics of genres
- sndxm (talk · contribs) — Afroasiatic music genres
- Jyothishbabu (talk · contribs)
- Shepherd of Fire (talk · contribs) — Extremely knowledgeable in Metalcore and all of its sub-genres and all Heavy Metal sub-genres
- JHINDELAWARE (talk · contribs) — Extreme Knowledge in every kind of music, especially time periods, prog rock music and every other kind.
- Lighthead (talk · contribs) — Have made significant contributions to electronic music articles.
- Sp3nc3rp0tts (talk · contribs) — Interested in various Australian aboriginal music genres
- Absolon (talk · contribs) — Interested in Gospel music and the related subgenres
- Andros 1337 (talk · contribs)
- Slimhady (talk · contribs)
- Divex (talk · contribs)
- Headbanger44 (talk · contribs) — knowledge is mostly in the heavy metal genre
- Dexter_prog (talk · contribs)
- Peter G Werner (talk · contribs) — I am fairly knowledgeable about ambient music, industrial music, jazz rock, and many of the subgenres therein. I have a fairly extensive music collection and can also contribute ogg samples.
- TimNelson (talk · contribs)
- Steve3849 (talk · contribs)
- Kevinbrowning (talk · contribs)
- PEiP (talk · contribs) — Knowledgeable about all the various sub-genres of heavy metal.
- JanderVK (talk · contribs) — Want me to write a book on what I like? :)
- DeanBaetz (talk · contribs) — I am fairly knowledgeable regarding subgenres of Punk rock and Heavy metal music
- Altenhofen (talk · contribs) — I a Metalhead, and have a fair share of knowledge in the Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Metalcore, and Hard Rock Genres, along with Alternative Rock and Punk as well.
- Sabrebd (talk · contribs) — folk, blues, rock, classical and some others, especially those with a British or American element
- Allreet (talk · contribs) — folk, blues, rock, folk-rock, reggae
- Sprite7868 (talk · contribs) — I am willing to improve any areas in any genre field that are at least below an B Class.
- TafelAnatomie (talk · contribs) — Fairly knowledgeable on subgenres of punk rock and heavy metal.
- WikiPBia (talk · contribs) — (talk) 08:44, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- 3family6 (talk · contribs) — Like pretty much every style of music on the planet. Though I'm not really knowledgeable, I'm pretty good at finding reliable sources.
- sheldon.andre (talk · contribs) — Will do anything music.
- BazookajoeReno (talk · contribs) — Relatively knowledgeable about the Christian music sub-genres (pop, rock, worship), and some of the mainstream secular rock/punk/grunge sub-genres of the 80's, 90's and early 2000's.
- Geofferybard (talk · contribs) — Folk, Roots, Trad mainly.GeoBardRap
- North8000 (talk · contribs) — (talk) 11:53, 20 May 2011 (UTC) Working on sorting out Folk/Roots/Traditional music
- Ianlopez12 (talk · contribs)
- Stelpa (talk · contribs) — Knowledgeable about many types of music, especially Noise, Electronic, and Avant-Garde Music.
- StillHere83 (talk · contribs)
- Ltlane777 (talk · contribs) — Knowledgeable about Classic Rock and it's sub-genres
- Fruit4dinner (talk · contribs)
- Myxomatosis57 (talk · contribs) — Mainly alternative music genres. Knowledgeable about industrial music.
- Cratertempus (talk · contribs) — Knowledgeable mainly about EDM and IDM and it's sub-genres...
- Psychonavigation (talk · contribs) — Familiar with avant-garde, drone, lo-fi, dark/ritual/tribal/industrial ambience, progressive rock (particularly RIO and avant-prog) and wide varieties of experimental music. Dislike popular music with a passion! :P
- MilkMiruku (talk · contribs) — I've been more active in the past. Mainly interested in the musicology and culture of electronic dance/experimental music styles, and in general knowledge management (references, infoboxes and templates).
- gauvins (talk · contribs) — interested in curating http://wiki.alquds.edu/?query=List_of_popular_music_genres. Please go to the talk section of the page for more on this. [newbie — feel free to comment on how you think we might proceed]
- ThurstenEgorGreene (talk · contribs) — Keen to raise standards of any music genre page, particularly those of New Zealand and Australia related sub-genres.
- rlp17 (talk · contribs) — Music is my passion. Whether it be in a song, a video, sheet music, MIDIs, documentaries, etc. Created the Re:Generation article from scratch (and it was my first), so I think I've got the process down. Am prone to challenging edits (#lol)
- Dez Moines (talk · contribs) — Extremely knowlegeble about Metalcore (and all of its subgenres and fusion genres), Christian Music, and Alternative Metal
- Nostalgia of Iran (talk · contribs) — Familiar with metal genres, subject matter in lyrics, particularly Iron Maiden, Slayer, Dream Theater, and System of a Down, among others
- firstlensman (talk · contribs) — Progressive Rock and Fusion aficionado
- barkjon (talk · contribs)
- Twyfan714 (talk · contribs) — Knowledgeable about classic rock, familiar with traditional heavy metal and early punk rock
- MaxMorell (talk · contribs) — Knowledgeable about all Latin Rock, Tango, Electronic Tango
- Zelagbnark (talk · contribs) — Well-versed in indie music of all genres
- WikiWinters (talk · contribs)
- Binksternet (talk · contribs) — Pushing for verifiable genres supported by reliable sources, not shoot-from-the-hip assessments
- BrainPower3 (talk · contribs) — Familiar with metal and punk genres.
- Mondialista (talk · contribs) — jazz, World music styles, fusion
- Nemesis2473 (talk · contribs)
- RHedmi (talk · contribs) — Specialised in heavy metal and the majority of its sub genres, and also industrial music, prog rock, hard rock, and ambient/dark ambient music.
- MikeArtisan (talk · contribs) — Familiar with hip hop, rock, jazz and electronic genres along with their derivatives.
- Xavier enc (talk · contribs) — Music genres are in need of some serious help. They are being overrun by sub-genres. I am very active and I will not make bias agendas. In my opinion there are only a handful of genres, the rest are just offspring. I hope my contributions to this project will serve to remedy these genre distinctions.
- Pharkryi (talk · contribs) — Familiar with post-rock, Prog rock, hip-hop, and general indie music. New to Wikipedia, hoping to learn the ropes.
- SirGents (talk · contribs) — Specialized in the electronic genre, especially House, Drum and Bass, and Dance. New member to Wikipedia. 05:18, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
- Ilovetopaint (talk · contribs)
- Mashaunix (talk · contribs) — Interested in independent, rock, experimental, psychedelic, extreme music... Check out my rework of the post-metal article.
- Sixty Minute Limit (talk · contribs) — I’m interested in heavy metal music, especially extreme metal, though I sometimes edit other rock-related articles and I may may edit other stuff, but rarely.
- AstroPoug (talk · contribs) — Knowledgeable about metal, alternative, punk, and hip-hop. New to Wikipedia.
- Acousmana (talk · contribs) — various, particularity electronic/electroacoustic
- Garagepunk66 (talk · contribs) — Work in various music genres and subgenres, such as garage rock, British Invasion, psychedelic rock, reggae, soul music, etc.
- QuickClown (talk · contribs) — Knowledgeable about indie music, folk music, grime music, electronic/ambient music, and emergent genres such as Vapourwave. I have a special interest in the history, culture, geography and biographies of music and musicians with a view to de-orphaning finding reliable sources for these (see my contributions to Dave Tyack).
- Dusk Malice (talk · contribs) — I'm a metalhead, but am I really the first goth in this list? I'll mostly be editing everything rock--especially metal, goth, punk, dream pop/shoegaze, and chillwave/synthwave. I can edit copy and format just about any article though.
- RandomTechGuy (talk · contribs) — Knowledgeable in power pop and pop rock.
- Missbellanash (talk · contribs) — Knowledgeable in rock, pop, blues, some jazz and classical.
- JQGRAY (talk · contribs) — I am a musician with a focus in early American music, folk musicology, and oral tradition. Knowledgable in Appalachian mountain music, zydeco, Cajun music, Western swing, and Melanesian hymns. I just began the project of overhauling the zydeco page.
- Aleeza2018 (talk · contribs) — just a random wikipedia user with a lot of knowledge about pop
- TommyDPO (talk · contribs) — I know some things about pop/rock, and I'm trying to learn more about jazz. Also new to Wikipedia.
Articles[edit]
Article alerts[edit]
Files for discussion
- 01 Jun 2023 – File:Stravinsky picasso.png (talk · edit · hist) (on Classical music) was FfDed by MyCatIsAChonk (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 03 Jun 2023 – Jazz (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by Carolina Heart (t · c) was closed
- 03 Jun 2023 – Blues (talk · edit · hist) GA nominated by Carolina Heart (t · c) was closed
Requested moves
- 04 Jun 2023 – British hip hop (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to UK rap by 90.255.15.152 (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 07 Apr 2023 – Recessional hymn (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Processional hymn by Moriwen (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Apr 2023 – Processional hymn (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Recessional hymn by Moriwen (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Feb 2023 – Electronic dance music (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Dance music by AngusWOOF (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 29 Mar 2023 – Fight song (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by MagentaCat1 (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Feb 2023 – Phonk (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by IceCuba (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Nov 2020 – Hip hop production (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by CommonSentiments (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 05 Jun 2023 – Draft:Ahmad Al Khatib (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mediakarlama (t · c)
- 05 Jun 2023 – Draft:Channa Rai (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Dashmeshfzp (t · c)
- 29 May 2023 – Draft:Kiri Tse (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by OrdinarySomething (t · c)
- 21 May 2023 – Draft:Amayo (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Afrospot (t · c)
- 17 May 2023 – Draft:BJ Sam (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by AngusWOOF (t · c)
- 11 May 2023 – Draft:Movie Star (Mijoo album) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Paper9oll (t · c)
- 10 May 2023 – Draft:Le Son 7 (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Lazysoundsystem (t · c)
- 09 May 2023 – Draft:No More Hollywood Endings (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Kingofstillport (t · c)
- 08 May 2023 – Draft:Ampage (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Searanch12 (t · c)
- 30 Apr 2023 – Draft:Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (soundtrack) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 190.21.177.84 (t · c)
- (36 more...)
Templates[edit]
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{{WikiProject Music/Music genres task force}} (redirects are {{WikiProject Music genres}} or {{Genre}})
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Place this Project template at the top of all music genre related article talk pages, using: {{Genre|class = |importance = }}
Userboxes[edit]
Place one these userboxes to your user page, they also add you to the Category:WikiProject Music genres members. This userbox template has two parameters for two different userbox icons.
The default icon is set by omitting the "icon" parameter.
{{User WikiProject Music genres}}
| This user is a member of WikiProject Music genres task force. |
For an alternative icon, add the "icon" parameter, then set the value to "genres".
{{User WikiProject Music genres}}
 | This user is a member of WikiProject Music genres task force. |
If you don't wish to use userboxes, but still wish to be in listed in the project category, then just add to your user page:[[Category:WikiProject Music genres Members|{{PAGENAME}}]]
