Forum:SH:Next Barn-burner?

I only started properly editing the wiki after the last Barn burner had finished and its something I would've really enjoyed doing so I was wondering when the next one was going to come around?  Commander Code-8  To say hi, press 42 11:16, October 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey! The barn-burners are very informal and can happen at any time --- whenever there's enough interest for them, really. This thread seems like a good place to gauge community interest and to get ideas thrown out for a theme, too. What does everyone think? Menkooroo (talk) 11:50, October 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * I probably wouldn't be able to contribute much, myself, because of school and other things. I might try to get at least one article in, though. As for theme, why not Real World people? It can take a bunch of research, but the articles themselves don't have to be terribly long if there's just a lack of background information and all we know is their history in their notable profession. See George Roubicek and David Maxwell. NaruHina  Talk Anakinsolo.png 18:11, October 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * The Real World people section on this wiki seems to need a bit of work, but people will probally only do one article for a Real World people BarnBurner, unlike previous burners that had multiple nominations from one user. 501st  dogma ( talk ) 21:03, October 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * It would be interesting to do a Real world barn burner, but I think Dogma has a point that users would only get one article done. For another theme idea we had I thought we could go to what's at the heart of Star Wars and make the next barn burner about Jedi.  Commander Code-8  To say hi, press 42 22:53, October 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, part of the Barn Burners is to focus on a section of articles that doesn't get a lot of attention and Jedi are done rather often. I'd say we take it into consideration, though. 00:51, October 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * I think everyone is familiar with my stance on OOU articles (I'm so doing John Williams, and then maybe some other composers). MasterFred Commerce Guild.svg(Whatever) 02:09, October 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * With the Jedi getting a lot of attention on the wiki thing, the droid barn burner had a lot of articles that already had statuses and it seemed to me that not as many articles got promoted by that one as the weapon and Wookiee barn burners, so doing something that gets less work on would be a good idea.-- Commander Code-8  To say hi, press 42 03:59, October 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't think that many Gungan articles have statuses, so that could be a good one to do for the barn burner.-- Commander Code-8  To say hi, press 42 03:59, October 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * I still think we need to focus on a single large source, such as Star Wars Galaxies or The Old Republic. --  Riffsyphon  1024 05:59, October 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * That's what WookieeProjects do, and focusing on a single source would be a problem for people who don't have and can't get that source.  Commander Code-8  To say hi, press 42 07:23, October 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * You see, everyone who edits the Wook obviously has access to the Internet. lol You can find almost everything you need for real-world people there. MasterFred Commerce Guild.svg(Whatever) 18:14, October 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * Almost everything. For older people, people will probably need to pop down to the local library to see what they can find there. If not for that strategy Burl Ives would still be a lot smaller. NaruHina  Talk Anakinsolo.png 18:58, October 3, 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm a bit edgy about doing real world people and some people might not have time to do a huge amount of research.-- Commander Code-8  To say hi, press 42 03:58, October 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * Real-world people would be fun in that it would challenge (almost) everyone to write a kind of article with which they're unfamiliar. That's what made the weapons and droid barn burners great. However, I can understand the reservations, and as much as I would love to do it, it probably would limit participation (unless a huge outburst of support comes out of nowhere). We had a blast with Wookiees, even though everyone knows how to write a character article. Why not go nuts with something like that again? Menkooroo (talk) 04:05, October 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * *all chanting* TOR! TOR! TOR! *chanting* Though I would probably have to explain my time-logic and some other stuff to everyone. Cade   Calrayn  StupidRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit.svg 04:10, October 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * I'd love to do real-world people, though I doubt many people would be able to crank out more than one article. I'd also be cool with any species- or culture-based category: Rodians, Mon Calamari, Corellians, whatever. ~ Savage BOB sig.png 04:12, October 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * How bout politiciens? That would include Senators, Advisors, Mayors, and others. 501st  dogma ( talk ) 20:10, October 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * Politicians would be very appropriate for this time of year. :P MasterFred Commerce Guild.svg(Whatever) 22:09, October 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * I'd enjoy doing politicians for the barn burner, even though I strongly dislike them lol.-- Commander Code-8  To say hi, press 42 22:31, October 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * You know who else enjoyed doing politicians? Anakin. (bah dum bum ch) But seriously I'd be on board for the idea. Menkooroo (talk) 00:39, October 5, 2012 (UTC)
 * I also vote politicians (no pun intended), should be a fun project given whats going down next month. Though I think it would be a fun project to do something based around Dark Empire's 20th anniversary. Maybe some of us can band together to clean up Palpatine's page, which would really fit either of the ones I support. DjMack (talk) 01:15, October 5, 2012 (UTC)
 * We could also change politiciens to politics in general, because this would then include bills, and othe political stuff. 501st  dogma ( talk ) 16:04, October 5, 2012 (UTC)
 * Not right now but soon we should set up a vote for a topic either on this page or on a new forum thread.-- Commander Code-8  To say hi, press 42 02:54, October 5, 2012 (UTC)
 * We would usually just use this thread, but yes, we need to vote soon. November is less than a month away, and we need to get started on our projects in order to have them done in time. MasterFred Commerce Guild.svg(Whatever) 16:10, October 7, 2012 (UTC)
 * Would it be a good idea to make this thread one of the important ones at the top of the thread list. Commander Code-8  To say hi, press 42 05:50, October 8, 2012 (UTC)
 * Hey, Code 8, would you be interested in leading this one? A different user has led each one; the duties basically consist of setting up the barn-burner page and then looking after it. Menkooroo (talk) 06:05, October 8, 2012 (UTC)