Wikipedia:WikiProject Cats
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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.
266 edits | Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax |
39 edits | Coraline's Curious Cat Trail |
13 edits | Fishing cat |
9 edits | Cat meat |
5 edits | Cheetah reintroduction in India |
These are the articles that have been edited the most within the last three days. Last updated 17 September 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
Redirects for discussion
- 11 Sep 2024 – Panther habitat (talk · edit · hist) →Black panther was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Sep 2024 – Keimu (talk · edit · hist) →Black panther was RfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
Files for discussion
- 15 Sep 2024 – File:Screenshot of Arizona GOP promoting Springfield, Ohio cat-eating hoax.png (talk · edit · hist) (on Springfield, Ohio cat-eating hoax) was FfDed by Traumnovelle (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 05 Apr 2024 – Fishing cat (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Wolverine XI (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 12 Sep 2024 – Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax (talk · edit · hist) (initially Springfield, Ohio cat-eating hoax) is requested to be moved to Springfield, Ohio, pet-eating hoax by Carguychris (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Sep 2024 – Moggy (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Domestic cat (landrace) by Simmy27star (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 11 Sep 2024 – Black panther (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to Leopard by Jashzakrzcwski (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles for creation
- 17 Jul 2024 – Draft:Rheology of cats (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ReyP02 (t · c)
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
17 September 2024
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 10:36 +258 Feoffer talk contribs (→Ohio)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 07:38 +431 Cullen328 talk contribs (→Story as "a thing": My assessment)
- diffhist m Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 07:27 +27 El C talk contribs (+protection tag)
- Protection log 07:27 El C talk contribs protected Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax [Edit=Require autoconfirmed or confirmed access] (expires 07:27, 17 December 2024) [Move=Require autoconfirmed or confirmed access] (expires 07:27, 17 December 2024) (Arbitration enforcement: WP:AP2) (hist)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 07:25 −365 El C talk contribs (→Please remove page: removing: this page is not intended for complaints of this nature)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 07:24 +313 El C talk contribs (→Requested move 16 September 2024: ~suspending)
- diffhist Talk:Coraline's Curious Cat Trail 03:56 +11 Another Believer talk contribs (+)
- diffhist Talk:Coraline's Curious Cat Trail 03:50 +20 Another Believer talk contribs (+)
- diffhist Talk:Coraline's Curious Cat Trail 03:49 +30 Another Believer talk contribs (+)
- diffhist Talk:Coraline's Curious Cat Trail 03:49 +47 Another Believer talk contribs (Assessment (Low): banner shell, Cats, Oregon (Rater))
- Move log 03:49 Another Believer talk contribs moved page Draft talk:Coraline's Curious Cat Trail to Talk:Coraline's Curious Cat Trail without leaving a redirect
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 02:43 +126 Feoffer talk contribs (→Ohio)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 02:42 +397 Wehpudicabok talk contribs (→Trailing comma: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 02:37 +677 Wehpudicabok talk contribs (→Trailing comma: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 02:35 +6 Feoffer talk contribs (→Cat)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 02:33 +336 Feoffer talk contribs (→Cat)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 01:36 +140 Feoffer talk contribs (→Immigrant, migrant, or Haitian)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 01:06 +263 Last1in talk contribs (→Now that the above RM is closed, discussions on the specifics other than "hoax": Reply) Tag: 2017 wikitext editor
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 01:02 +365 173.72.109.16 talk (→Please remove page: new section) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit New topic
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 01:01 −487 Last1in talk contribs (→Immigrant, migrant, or Haitian: Self-edit for CIVIL and NOTFORUM. Sorry not sorry.)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 01:00 +660 Last1in talk contribs (→Immigrant, migrant, or Haitian: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 00:52 +324 Anythingyouwant talk contribs (→Trailing comma: discuss cats instead of commas)
- diffhist m Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 00:51 −1 Last1in talk contribs (→Cat: formatting self-edit)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 00:51 +630 Last1in talk contribs (→Cat: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 00:41 +819 Last1in talk contribs (→Trailing comma: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 00:27 −1,575 FlightTime talk contribs (Better yet, not a forum) Tag: Manual revert
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 00:25 +563 FlightTime talk contribs (→Semi-protected edit request on 16 September 2024: Responded to edit request) Tags: editProtectedHelper Reverted
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 00:07 +1,012 172.13.203.80 talk (→Semi-protected edit request on 16 September 2024: new section) Tag: Reverted
16 September 2024
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 23:24 +2,580 TheGutterMonkey talk contribs (→Is it really appropriate to classify this as a hoax?: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 23:10 +143 Wehpudicabok talk contribs (→Trailing comma: clarifying)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 23:08 +378 Wehpudicabok talk contribs (→Trailing comma: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 21:17 +268 Hatman31 talk contribs (→Immigrant, migrant, or Haitian: vote)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 20:04 −3 Rhododendrites talk contribs (→Now that the above RM is closed, discussions on the specifics other than "hoax": undents)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 20:04 +349 Rhododendrites talk contribs (→Requested move 16 September 2024)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 20:03 +379 Rhododendrites talk contribs (→Word order)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 20:02 +295 Rhododendrites talk contribs (→Immigrant, migrant, or Haitian)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 20:01 +282 Rhododendrites talk contribs (→Robert Ku Comments Misrepresented: restoring a comment removed by User:MaynardClark (accidentally, I presume) [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Springfield,_Ohio,_cat-eating_hoax&diff=prev&oldid=1246073943 here])
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 19:49 +785 HadesTTW talk contribs (Proposing move to Springfield, Ohio, pet-eating hoax) Tag: Twinkle
- diffhist N Draft talk:Coraline's Curious Cat Trail 19:25 +147 Another Believer talk contribs (Assessment: +banner shell, +Cats, +Oregon, +Sculpture, +Visual arts (Rater))
- diffhist m Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 19:17 +7 Carguychris talk contribs (→Immigrant, migrant, or Haitian: another tweak to my own post)
- diffhist m Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 19:16 −1 Carguychris talk contribs (→Cat: tweak to my post)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 19:15 +112 Carguychris talk contribs (→Story as "a thing": Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 19:13 +1,386 Carguychris talk contribs (→Now that the above RM is closed, discussions on the specifics other than "hoax": comments, adding categories)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 19:08 +368 Traumnovelle talk contribs (→Robert Ku Comments Misrepresented: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist m Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 19:05 −1 Last1in talk contribs (→Ohio: self edit)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 19:04 −1,061 Carguychris talk contribs (→Requested move 16 September 2024: WP:RMEC)
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 19:03 +301 Last1in talk contribs (→Trailing comma: Reply) Tag: Reply
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 19:01 +217 MaynardClark talk contribs
- diffhist Talk:Springfield, Ohio, cat-eating hoax 18:55 −1,642 MaynardClark talk contribs
- diffhist Talk:Margay 18:53 +15 Tbhotch talk contribs
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.