This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference. Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump. It was last substantively updated February 2011.

The Essex collaboration is a coordinated effort by the Essex Task Force to improve Wikipedia's Essex-related content. However, being a member of the task force is not a prerequisite for participation in this collaboration (nor, of course, is participation a requirement for membership in the WikiProject). All Wikipedians, regardless of their level of expertise on the subject, are welcome to contribute.

Aside from the main benefit of creating better Essex articles on Wikipedia, it is hoped this initiative will a) Attract new editors to work on the Project; b) Improve the writing skills of existing editors; and c) Demonstrate the value of collaboration on Wikipedia. Additionally, some large articles may burn out individual editors before they reach Featured status. The ultimate goal of the Essex Collaboration is to get at least one article related to Essex featured every couple of months.

Any user may nominate an article to be collaborated upon. Nominees should:

• Be about any geographical feature in current or historical Essex or somehow Essex-related topic.
• Need a significant amount of work in terms of content, organization, prose, etc.
• Not be in any edit conflict or be under protection.

If you would like to nominate an article, please add it at the bottom of the list of nominees along with a short note describing why you think it should be chosen.

For Nominators:
Please use the following code when nominating an article.

===[[ARTICLE NAME]]===
''Nominated [[MONTH DAY]] [[YEAR]];''

Support:

1. (sign with four tildes)

Comments:

• (put your reason for nomination, sign again)

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For Voters:
Please use the following code when voting to support an article.

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A list of past collaborations can be viewed here.

Please list nominees below using the code laid out in the above section. Newer nominees should be placed on the bottom of the list. Feel free to vote for as many nominees as you wish, but only once per nomination. Please only vote to indicate support, do not vote in the negative. If you like, add a comment in the comment's section under nomination, or on the collaboration talk page. Articles will remain on the list for 3 months, after which time the list will be blanked/refreshed and voting started anew. For the current collaboration, see the template at the top of the page.

The next Essex collaboration will be chosen on March 18th.

Southend-on-Sea

Nominated Feb 18 2011; Support:

1. Casliber ( talk · contribs) 14:52, 18 February 2011 (UTC) reply

Comments:

• (1) didn't like to see this empty. (2) the first other Essex town that came to mind. If colchester goes okay, another to get buffed before having a crack at the county... Casliber ( talk · contribs) 14:52, 18 February 2011 (UTC) reply

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Chelmsford

Nominated February 20 2011; Support: Thomas888b ( Say Hi) 10:31, 20 February 2011 (UTC) Comments: It is the county town of essex. I wouldn't mind if Southend went first. Thomas888b ( Say Hi) 10:31, 20 February 2011 (UTC) reply

For Voters: Please use the following code when voting to support an article.

1. Thomas888b ( Say Hi)
2. County town..yes, that scores points. Casliber ( talk · contribs) 13:36, 20 February 2011 (UTC) reply