When we challenged the masters of WikiProject Chess to an interview, Sjakkalle answered our call. WikiProject Chess dates back to December 2003 and has grown to include 4 Featured Articles and 15 Good Articles maintained by over 100 members. The project typically operates independently of other WikiProjects, although the project would theoretically be a child of WikiProject Board and Table Games ( interviewed in 2011). WikiProject Chess provides a collection of resources, seeks missing photographs of chess players, and helps determine ways that Wikipedia's coverage of chess can be expanded.
What motivated you to join WikiProject Chess? Do you play competitively? Have you contributed to any of the project's Featured or Good Articles?
WikiProject Chess's primary article, chess, is one of the longest-serving Featured Articles, originally designated "Refreshing Brilliant Prose" back in 2002 and never being demoted, even as it underwent multiple Featured Article Reviews. How difficult has it been to keep this article up to Wikipedia's changing standards over the years?
Are there any gaps in Wikipedia's coverage of chess's history, strategy, or notable players? Are any countries or generations better represented than others?
How difficult has it been to acquire images for chess articles? Aside from photography, what options do editors have when trying to illustrate chess articles?
How would you describe the sense of community at WikiProject Chess? Do editors tend to work in concerted efforts or alone in their own niche?
What are WikiProject Chess's most urgent needs? How can a new contributor help today?
Anything else you'd like to add?
Next week, we'll take the northern way through Europe's
fjords in search of a great place to live. Until then, search for Viking loot in the
archive.
When we challenged the masters of WikiProject Chess to an interview, Sjakkalle answered our call. WikiProject Chess dates back to December 2003 and has grown to include 4 Featured Articles and 15 Good Articles maintained by over 100 members. The project typically operates independently of other WikiProjects, although the project would theoretically be a child of WikiProject Board and Table Games ( interviewed in 2011). WikiProject Chess provides a collection of resources, seeks missing photographs of chess players, and helps determine ways that Wikipedia's coverage of chess can be expanded.
What motivated you to join WikiProject Chess? Do you play competitively? Have you contributed to any of the project's Featured or Good Articles?
WikiProject Chess's primary article, chess, is one of the longest-serving Featured Articles, originally designated "Refreshing Brilliant Prose" back in 2002 and never being demoted, even as it underwent multiple Featured Article Reviews. How difficult has it been to keep this article up to Wikipedia's changing standards over the years?
Are there any gaps in Wikipedia's coverage of chess's history, strategy, or notable players? Are any countries or generations better represented than others?
How difficult has it been to acquire images for chess articles? Aside from photography, what options do editors have when trying to illustrate chess articles?
How would you describe the sense of community at WikiProject Chess? Do editors tend to work in concerted efforts or alone in their own niche?
What are WikiProject Chess's most urgent needs? How can a new contributor help today?
Anything else you'd like to add?
Next week, we'll take the northern way through Europe's
fjords in search of a great place to live. Until then, search for Viking loot in the
archive.
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