Wookieepedia:WookieeProject Aliens

WookieeProject Aliens is a WookieeProject intended to help organize and improve the articles on alien species. Come join us! You can comment on the talk page with any suggestions you may have.

Templates
Template:Sentient should be added to all articles on alien species where enough information is known to fill most of the fields. Since it's an auto-hiding infobox, fields can be left empty or simply omitted rather than filled with "unknown." Template:Species is semi-deprecated, and should probably be kept for non-intelligent creatures only.

Use the template by pasting the following code into the top of the article, filling all relevant fields::

Useful sources
The following references are important sources for alien species. If any alien species appear in these sources, information on then should be easy to add:

Online

 * Databank (species section)

Books

 * Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
 * Galaxy Guide 12: Aliens — Enemies and Allies
 * Alien Encounters
 * The Essential Guide to Alien Species
 * Ultimate Alien Anthology
 * Alien Anthology
 * The New Essential Guide to Alien Species

Important Wookieepedia Pages

 * Category:Sentient species
 * Category:Races and species stubs (some of these are one sentence long: they could use some help)
 * List of sentient races and species
 * Category:Human races (many of these could be written up to the same level of detail as articles on non-humans)
 * Gallery of races and species
 * Category:Species galleries

Examples of good articles on alien species
We don't have a specific layout guide for longer alien species articles yet, but here are some examples which are fairly detailed:

Article Design

There are some guidelines for the organization of species articles within the Wookieepedia. Ideally, they are organized into four main sections:
 * 1) Biology and appearance deals with the physical characteristics of the species. This includes descriptions of both their physical, instinctual and mental abilities, with particular emphasis on unique factors.
 * 2) History deals with the major events in the history of the species. This includes such events as wars, discovery by the galactic community, and other important epochs.
 * 3) Society and culture deals with the sociological organization of the species, including such features as language, temperament, and family and societal structures.
 * 4) [Species] in the galaxy provides an overview of the species involvement in the galactic community with particular emphasis on species trends and notable individuals. Depending on the available information, this section in particular may be incorporated into the earlier sections.

Each of these four sections may be further subdivided as appropriate.

Featured articles

 * Chiss Featured article January 15, 2006 - FA status removed! see: Inq:Chiss
 * Ewok Featured article December 11, 2005 - FA status removed! see: Inq:Ewok
 * Gamorrean Featured article December 3, 2006 - FA status removed! see: Inq:Gamorrean
 * Squib Featured article June 18, 2006 - FA status removed! see: Inq:Squib
 * Drovian Featured article April 1, 2007
 * Tunroth Featured article April 15, 2007
 * Hiromi Featured article November 25, 2007
 * Selkath Featured article January 6, 2008- FA status removed! see: Inq:Selkath
 * Carosite Featured article May 4, 2008
 * Anzat Featured article May 25, 2008- FA status removed! see: Inq:Anzat
 * Bouncer Featured article July 6, 2008
 * Gotal Featured article September 7, 2008
 * Elom Featured article November 23, 2008
 * Lepus Carnivorus Featured article December 21, 2008
 * Knowledge Bank Featured article March 23, 2008
 * Teek Featured article October 19, 2008
 * Whaladon Featured article November 23, 2008
 * Slith Featured article February 2, 2009
 * Wol Cabasshite Featured article February 9, 2009
 * Aing-Tii Featured article March 21, 2009

Good articles

 * Arcona
 * Bimm
 * Cha'a
 * Chevin
 * Entymal
 * Gank
 * Gossam
 * Hapan
 * Human
 * Moappa
 * Myneyrsh
 * Nazzar
 * Neimoidian
 * Nothoiin
 * Rakririan
 * Rodian
 * Sluissi
 * Ugor
 * Verpine
 * Vuvrian
 * Zeffliffl