MarioWiki:PipeProjects
PipeProjects are portals for major projects that often branch out into multiple articles. They serve as spaces to host discussions, communal drafts, resources, and links to relevant discussions and proposals. Rather than scattering this information around various talk pages and user pages, PipeProjects work as a centralized hub where interested editors can reasonably keep up to date with a project's latest developments.
If you would like to get feedback on a PipeProject idea before formally proposing it, you may do so on the PipeProjects talk.
Structure
PipeProject pages provide the following sections, in order:
- An introduction providing an overview of the project and its goals;
- A curated list of links to relevant proposals, talk page proposals, and unimplemented proposals;
- A curated list of links to relevant talk page discussions;
- An overview of the resources provided by the project, including subpages and passed proposals; and
- A non-signature list of editors who actively affiliate themselves with the project.
While PipeProject pages will generally follow this structure, they may also feature images and other elements as personal touches from the projects' contributors.
Subpages
PipeProject subpages are encouraged to host specific project resources as an indication that the pages serve the project and are free to edit. Many valuable pages hosted by other editors are already open to edits, but moving these pages to common ground provides even more benefit to editors.
Creation
PipeProjects are created via proposal. Proposals should focus on whether projects will be worked on by many editors and have lasting utility outside of changes to a select number of articles.
New PipeProject pages should be added to Category:Active PipeProjects and the bottom of the list below as well as linked from the unimplemented proposals list (using the portal parameter).
Closure
Starting one year after the creation of a project, if editors determine that the project is not active enough to continue, the project may be considered closed for inactivity. The year-long delay is intentionally set as a barrier to discourage the creation of projects that may not have sufficient evidence of lasting beyond that year. Subpages for closed projects will remain editable, but the project page will generally be considered archived, and the proposals and discussions lists will not be kept up to date.
Contributors to a project may close the project earlier than a year via proposal, assuming that the project's goals have been met. Contributors are also permitted to reasonably expand a project's scope via consensus, allowing projects to focus on one priority (for example, documenting a portion of the mainline Super Mario series) before continuing with another (doing the same for the broader Super Mario franchise).
Closed PipeProjects should be tagged with {{closed PipeProject}}, removed from Category:Active PipeProjects, and moved from the active to the bottom of the closed list below.
Lists of PipeProjects
Active
| Name | Description | Proposal | Proposer | Date passed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PipeProject Music | Focuses on covering the music of the Super Mario franchise | Restore PipeProjects | B700465189a9 (talk) | May 30, 2026, 23:59 (UTC) |
Alternatively, see the unimplemented proposals list (any proposal with a "Project portal" link).
Closed
| Name | Description | Proposal | Proposer | Date passed | Date closed | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There are not yet any closed PipeProjects of the current iteration. | ||||||
For PipeProjects from the 2006 to 2012 iteration, see Category:PipeProject archives.
