Village pump/Ideas Bank

Wanted pages
suggested format: page title, followed by notes'


 * Renewable energy UK, Renewable energy UK resources from Renewable energy, plus some content from Sustainable energy?


 * Teleconferencing from Teleconference, Videoconferencing Philralph @ sca21 08:46, 15 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Nuit Blanche and related local entries, link to Arts and culture


 * Walking UK from Walking then topic box Philralph @ sca21 15:50, 20 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Bike move from http://green.wikia.com/wiki/Bike_move and sources


 * Complementary currencies UK from Complementary currencies Philralph @ sca21 15:58, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Integrated Approaches to Participatory Development (IAPAD) - Participatory Avenues based on Sustainability indicators
 * Low carbon calendar USA from Climate change USA
 * Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership report card 2007-08 from Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership, Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership
 * Local and seasonal recipes - start or add some
 * Water UK from Water, then topic box Philralph @ sca21 09:47, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Cohousing from wp article Philralph @ sca21 09:27, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
 * more wanted pages listed on specific topic pages listed within the Ideas Bank

Tasks
relatively simple, easy short, tasks


 * set up category:Food UK as a subcategory of category:Food


 * check all Local and seasonal recipes pages have Template:End Menu2IB end menu


 * improve Teleconferencing with issues and impacts content from Videoconferencing


 * Visioning, improve using text from nearest WP article (link in article)


 * merge Sustainable Food - personal options into Food - personal options Philralph @ sca21 09:03, 25 September 2008 (UTC)


 * merge Saving water and Water - personal options keeping 2 separate pages, one for personal options the other re wider collective action Philralph @ sca21 09:03, 25 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Participatory budgeting UK pilots, etc info from Communities and Local Government, September 16

Comment box wanted
using Template:Commbox


 * Olympics 2012 news (change to template) - Philralph @ sca21 09:17, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Topic box wanted
When categories have 3 or more articles - examples at Climate change, Food (top rh box)


 * Sustainability networks and merge Global or international sustainability projects and networks into portal Philralph @ sca21 08:56, 19 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Trees, woodland and forest Philralph @ sca21 09:59, 11 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Environment quality Philralph @ sca21 08:20, 10 September 2008 (UTC)

Review links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochar

Projects
may take more time


 * more Farmers' market and Farmers' market USA links to w:c:green:Category:Farm Markets


 * Local Sustainability Ideas Bank UK based on Local Sustainability Ideas Bank, perhaps with wanted pages included? which could then act as a model or template for future ideas bank by place articles?


 * once a topic has a resources page consider moving external links to that page. Eg Food UK resources?


 * consider if topic boxes should be included on all articles in a topic's category?


 * use templates eg template:top1, (2 & 3) for all topic boxes


 * consider setting up Personal options menu (for top of pages)


 * pages that link to Sport, Arts & Culture: change links to Sport or Arts and culture, and once all changed delete forked article (History is in Arts and culture)


 * redesign portal to be more like Places, projects and networks - topics on lh with images to the left, more concise 'how you can help' type box for the right. Then set up templates like template:Po which can use in all section portals, and use images in layout as on Places, projects and networks


 * consider if Water should be in Category:Environmental wellbeing


 * Ecovillages from List of ecovillages to place articles, example Ecovillages Australia


 * 'Why it matters' sections (or introductions) for articles - succinct summaries needed for many articles

Wish list
What you'd like to see, though not sure of the best way to get these as yet


 * UK local links - more signposting to existing networks


 * repeating ideas/links/references in all topics/articles if highly relevant


 * Action Ideas - more links to other sources of ideas, including general sources on or via category page