Wikipedia:WikiProject Cats
This is a WikiProject, an area for focused collaboration among Wikipedians. New participants are welcome; please feel free to participate!
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In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?"
— "The Tyger" by William Blake
Welcome to WikiProject Cats, a wikiproject dedicated to improving to Wikipedia's articles relating to the family of mammals known as the Felidae and commonly referred to as "cats". Any editor can help contribute to this project by looking at the tasks listed here to find something in their interest or inquire on the talk page. Anyone seeking to join should add their name to the list of active participants.
Purpose
[edit]Goals
[edit]- To improve Wikipedia's coverage of cats by creating, expanding, and maintaining articles.
- To serve as the central point of cat-related article discussion.
- To provide guidelines and recommendations for articles about cats.
Scope
[edit]This project deals with the creation and editing of articles related to cats, both wild species and domestic breeds. We shall also include within the scope of this project those articles which have a direct and significant impact upon all members of the family Felidae, including such things as feline diseases and welfare. This scope excludes fictional cat or cat-like characters that appear in literature, art, movies, comics, television, video games, or other media.
Parent project
[edit]Departments
[edit]- The Assessment department monitors the quality of articles and indicates the relative importance of articles to this project. It is very useful in determining which articles are most in need of further attention and which are not.
- The Peer review is where editors can put cat-related articles up for a local peer review, which provides scrutiny and suggestions for the further improvement of the article.
- The Recognized content showcases Featured or Good articles, topics, and pictures, as well as a list of DYKs.
- The Collaboration has been inactive since August 2010. It was established to nominate an article for improvement each month.
- Maintain Portal:Cats
Activity
[edit]If you do happen to have some free time on your hands, we would greatly appreciate if you can improve any of the articles which haven't yet reached good article status. In almost all cases on Wikipedia, particularly articles which are less than good article status, we can always use additional references and reference citations for any information in any articles.
Hot Articles
[edit]The articles listed below are WikiProject Cats articles that have had the most edits in the past 3 days. These pages might be undergoing significant changes or may need to be monitored for vandalism or edit wars.
20 edits | Siamese cat |
12 edits | Point coloration |
11 edits | Cat coat genetics |
9 edits | Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax |
8 edits | Tabby cat |
These are the articles that have been edited the most within the last three days. Last updated 2 October 2024 by HotArticlesBot.
Article Alerts
[edit]Did you know
- 27 Aug 2024 – Barry Green (hunter) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Di (they-them) (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 05 Apr 2024 – Fishing cat (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Wolverine XI (t · c); start discussion
Requested moves
- 04 Sep 2024 – Moggy (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Domestic cat (landrace) by Simmy27star (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Sep 2024 – Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax (talk · edit · hist) move request to Springfield pet-eating hoax by Carguychris (t · c) was moved; see discussion
Recent changes
[edit]List of abbreviations (help):
- D
- Edit made at Wikidata
- r
- Edit flagged by ORES
- N
- New page
- m
- Minor edit
- b
- Bot edit
- (±123)
- Page byte size change
2 October 2024
- diffhist Talk:Ragamuffin cat 23:16 +248 217.250.236.60 talk (→Manfred Mann song: new section) Tag: New topic
- diffhist N Talk:Simpkin (cat) 06:01 +130 Oronsay talk contribs (Assessment (Low): +banner shell (Start), +Cats, +United Kingdom (Rater))
- diffhist Talk:Cat predation on wildlife 03:16 +39 Arianna44444 talk contribs (Update Principles of Ecology assignment details) Tag: dashboard.wikiedu.org [2.3]
1 October 2024
- diffhist m Talk:Cat 20:39 −148 Zzzs talk contribs (Reverted 1 edit by 196.89.147.67 (talk) to last revision by Traumnovelle) Tags: Twinkle Undo Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
- diffhist Talk:Cat 20:33 +148 196.89.147.67 talk Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit New topic
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 17:10 −4,912 Rhododendrites talk contribs (→Discussion nuances: WP:NOTAFORUM) Tag: Manual revert
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 16:44 +2,732 MaynardClark talk contribs (→Discussion nuances) Tag: Reverted
- diffhist m Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 16:34 +23 MaynardClark talk contribs (→Discussion nuances) Tag: Reverted
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 16:33 +2,157 MaynardClark talk contribs (→hoax-adjacent claims) Tag: Reverted
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 16:20 +2 MaynardClark talk contribs
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 16:20 +37 MaynardClark talk contribs
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 16:12 +1,762 SafariScribe talk contribs (Closing requested move; moved using Move+)
- diffhist Talk:Lion 15:12 +104 LittleJerry talk contribs (→WP:URFA/2020 again: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Lion 13:04 +427 Jonesey95 talk contribs (→WP:URFA/2020 again: citations tidied)
- diffhist N Talk:Fresh Step 09:12 +76 Soulbust talk contribs (←Created page with '{{WikiProject banner shell|1= {{WikiProject Brands}} {{WikiProject Cats}} }}')
- diffhist Talk:Lion 08:01 +146 A455bcd9 talk contribs (→WP:URFA/2020 again: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Lion 02:35 +391 LittleJerry talk contribs (→WP:URFA/2020 again: new section) Tag: New topic
- diffhist Talk:Litter boxes in schools hoax 01:51 −93 Zaathras talk contribs (This is a hoax, i.e. a lie. Not an alternative point of view. Not a topic for skepticism.)
- diffhist Talk:Litter boxes in schools hoax 01:41 +15 Dimadick talk contribs
30 September 2024
- diffhist Talk:Regional Animal Protection Society 06:28 +49 Sink Cat talk contribs (Assessment: banner shell, +Vancouver, +Cats (Rater))
- Move log 06:25 Sink Cat talk contribs moved page Talk:Richmond Animal Protection Society to Talk:Regional Animal Protection Society (Update article title to reflect changed organization name)
- diffhist Talk:Point coloration 02:01 +975 Grorp talk contribs (→Top-level article on this topic: new section)
- diffhist Talk:Cheetah 00:13 0 LeandroPucha talk contribs (→Cheetah neurological adaptations) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Talk:Cheetah 00:08 −6 LeandroPucha talk contribs (→Cheetah neurological adaptations) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Talk:Cheetah 00:06 +9 LeandroPucha talk contribs Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- diffhist Talk:Cheetah 00:01 +799 LeandroPucha talk contribs (→Cheetah neurological adaptations: new section) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit New topic
29 September 2024
- diffhist Talk:Fishing cat 23:53 −33 BlueMoonset talk contribs (nomination no longer under review (review page has been deleted); removing transcluded no-longer-extant review page and removing "onreview" status from GA nominee template) Tag: Manual revert
- diffhist Talk:Litter boxes in schools hoax 22:44 +22 DarknessGoth777 talk contribs
- diffhist Talk:United States presidential pets 16:48 +4 136.54.237.174 talk (→Non-presidential & non-pet: italic)
- diffhist Talk:United States presidential pets 16:47 +353 136.54.237.174 talk (→Non-presidential & non-pet: new section) Tag: New topic
- diffhist Talk:Cat 09:50 +1 Traumnovelle talk contribs (→Semi-protected edit request on 29 September 2024: Not an actual problem)
- diffhist Talk:Cat 09:50 +244 Traumnovelle talk contribs (→Semi-protected edit request on 29 September 2024: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Cat 09:17 +408 Rogu Roguu talk contribs (→Semi-protected edit request on 29 September 2024: new section)
- diffhist Talk:Point coloration 02:29 +338 I dream of horses talk contribs (→The "In Use" tag: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Point coloration 02:27 +299 Iamnotabunny talk contribs (→The "In Use" tag)
- diffhist Talk:Point coloration 02:20 +786 I dream of horses talk contribs (→The "In Use" tag: new section) Tag: New topic
28 September 2024
- diffhist Talk:Litter boxes in schools hoax 23:59 −33 Zaathras talk contribs (Undid revision 1248314750 by DarknessGoth777 (talk) Absurdity) Tag: Undo
- diffhist Talk:Litter boxes in schools hoax 20:55 +33 DarknessGoth777 talk contribs Tag: Reverted
- diffhist Talk:Litter boxes in schools hoax 20:54 +30 DarknessGoth777 talk contribs
- diffhist Talk:Point coloration 17:42 +2 I dream of horses talk contribs (Assessment: banner shell (Rater))
- diffhist Talk:Purr 02:09 +30 Jusdafax talk contribs (Add talkheader and topic header)
27 September 2024
- diffhist m Talk:Moggy 20:55 −3 Wbm1058 talk contribs (remove left-to-right mark)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 16:13 +214 Last1in talk contribs (→hoax-adjacent claims: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 15:45 +807 Rhododendrites talk contribs (→hoax-adjacent claims)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 13:24 +1,682 Last1in talk contribs (→hoax-adjacent claims: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist m Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 12:53 −6 Carguychris talk contribs (→Should the navbox template Presidential Debates be added at the bottom?: quick correction to my last post)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 12:51 +361 Carguychris talk contribs (→Should the navbox template Presidential Debates be added at the bottom?: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 12:48 +237 Carguychris talk contribs (→Should the navbox template Presidential Debates be added at the bottom?: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Litter boxes in schools hoax 00:44 −31 Zaathras talk contribs (Undid revision 1247846150 by DarknessGoth777 (talk) lol, wtf. no.) Tag: Undo
26 September 2024
To Do
[edit]Articles needing attention
[edit]A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.
Participants can look at the Category:Cats articles needing attention page that indicates the deficiencies in articles that can be improved. Articles with one or more templates questioning the content on the article page itself are placed in the category by adding |attention=yes to the project banner on the talk page.
Stubs
[edit]Stub cat articles that would benefit from improvement can be found here:
Requested articles
[edit]Several red links exist in some cat related articles, and there are also several other pages which have been requested to be created. They can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Cats/Requested articles.
Most popular articles
[edit]An automatically generated list of the most visited articles is generated here on a monthly basis: Wikipedia:WikiProject Cats/Popular pages.
All Articles
[edit]Category:WikiProject Cats articles plus Wikipedia:WikiProject Cats/Articles
Recommended article layout
[edit]There currently exists an article entitled List of cat breeds, which enumerates the various recognized breeds. Breed articles that already exist and are labeled with Category:Cat breeds appear on that category page, as well.
Title: The article for each breed is titled based on the apparently most-common official breed name, in English-language sources, such as the major registries. This namme is also used in the List of cat breeds. Where the major registries are evenly split on the name, or where the breed is not recognized by the major registries, the article title is be chosen using the most commonly used name in other English-language sources.
Redirects: When creating a new page, redirects or disambiguations under other possible names should be created to point to the page.
The article on each breed should include the following information, generally in this order:
- Lead section: summary of general information about the breed, brief history, brief description.
- History
- Characteristics
- Appearance
- Build and proportions, height and weight ranges
- Ears, tail, muzzle, etc.
- Coat types and colors
- Subcategories of the breed
- Behavio[u]r (optional and requires excellent sourcing, independent of the breed and its breeders – not registries, breeder-written magazine articles, self-published blogs and forums, etc.)
- Appearance
- Health, possibly including:
- Life expectancy
- Common medical issues (optional and requires excellent sourcing per WP:MEDRS – veterinary works, leading cat-care handbooks; not blogs, advice columns, or other primary sources.)
- Legal and regulatory matters (optional, as required)
- See also (optional)
- References
- External links (optional): Links to web sites that expand on the encyclopedic info provided by wikipedia. Generally excluded are local breed clubs (too many hundreds to try to maintain the links), commercial sites (where the ads or intent to sell something are blatant), forums and blogs (not particularly encyclopedic).
Galleries and "In popular culture" sections are discouraged per wider Wikipedia guidelines.