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==To do list==
 
==To do list==
  
* possible changes to infoboxes:
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* test and finalise citation parameters in infoboxes. (If this is done, existing ref tags will need to be found and contents moved to new parameters)
** moving refs into separate fields would make cleaner data, more future proof and maybe easier to use (if this is done, existing ref tags will need to be found and contents moved to new parameters)
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* fields and categories to track completeness of pages eg are names/relationships complete, with exact dates and citations?
** fields and categories to track completeness of pages eg are names/relationships complete, with exact dates and citations?
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* once the above are settled:
* British page name conventions (see [[Talk:Naming conventions for British units]])
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** Australian CMF/PF units need linking to Army List and names confirming
 
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** AIF battalions need full names adding from Monthly Army List
Once these things are settled:
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** pals battalions need cat, redirects and name checks (got early official name histories from ACIs but still need source for nicknames)
 
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** easy name checks for British infantry:
* import British VTC/VF battalions and regiments (got name histories from AOs)
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*** pre-war regular infantry battalions
* look for and import missing British infantry brigades from Becke and James
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*** Special Reserve battalions
* Australian CMF/PF units need linking to Army List and names confirming
+
*** regular cavalry should already have correct names but will need confirming
* AIF battalions need full names adding from Monthly Army List (naming conventions might need updating)
+
*** divisions from Becke (probably already done but will need confirming)
* pals battalions need cat, redirects and name checks (got early official name histories from ACIs but still need source for nicknames)
+
** name checks for Indian Army (got Indian Army List)
* easy name checks for British infantry:
+
* British page name conventions (see [[Talk:Naming conventions for British units]]). Once this is settled:
** pre-war regular infantry battalions
+
** import British VTC/VF battalions and regiments (got name histories from AOs)
** Special Reserve battalions
+
** look for and import missing British infantry brigades from Becke and James
** regular cavalry should already have correct names but will need confirming
+
** redirects for British Army infantry battalions that omit the word 'Battalion' (will make search suggestions easier)
** divisions from Becke (probably already done but will need confirming)
+
* other things that don't depend on the above:
* name checks for Indian Army (got Indian Army List)
+
** import Indian Volunteers and Defence Force
* import Indian Volunteers and Defence Force
+
** import NZTF and see if any NZEF battalions or brigades are missing
* import NZTF and see if any NZEF battalions or brigades are missing
+
** import Canadian militia infantry and cavalry
* import Canadian militia infantry and cavalry
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** check Quarterly Army List for obscure colonial units
* check Quarterly Army List for obscure colonial units
 
* redirects for British Army infantry battalions that omit the word 'Battalion' (will make search suggestions easier)
 
  
 
Once above things are done we should have more or less all infantry and cavalry units from the British Empire.
 
Once above things are done we should have more or less all infantry and cavalry units from the British Empire.

Revision as of 12:12, 19 February 2017

Historian and palaeographer. I run Different Hand Ltd, doing manuscript transcription, XML markup, research assistance and related services. My PhD thesis and published work are on horses and cavalry in the English Civil War. I got into First World War research through tracing my great-grandad, who was in 1/5th Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. I was a moderator at Your Archives and used to blog at Investigations of a Dog.

To do list

  • test and finalise citation parameters in infoboxes. (If this is done, existing ref tags will need to be found and contents moved to new parameters)
  • fields and categories to track completeness of pages eg are names/relationships complete, with exact dates and citations?
  • once the above are settled:
    • Australian CMF/PF units need linking to Army List and names confirming
    • AIF battalions need full names adding from Monthly Army List
    • pals battalions need cat, redirects and name checks (got early official name histories from ACIs but still need source for nicknames)
    • easy name checks for British infantry:
      • pre-war regular infantry battalions
      • Special Reserve battalions
      • regular cavalry should already have correct names but will need confirming
      • divisions from Becke (probably already done but will need confirming)
    • name checks for Indian Army (got Indian Army List)
  • British page name conventions (see Talk:Naming conventions for British units). Once this is settled:
    • import British VTC/VF battalions and regiments (got name histories from AOs)
    • look for and import missing British infantry brigades from Becke and James
    • redirects for British Army infantry battalions that omit the word 'Battalion' (will make search suggestions easier)
  • other things that don't depend on the above:
    • import Indian Volunteers and Defence Force
    • import NZTF and see if any NZEF battalions or brigades are missing
    • import Canadian militia infantry and cavalry
    • check Quarterly Army List for obscure colonial units

Once above things are done we should have more or less all infantry and cavalry units from the British Empire.

Other things for the future:

  • look into using APIs to extract batches of personal narratives and media from major collections
  • see how many IWM Lives communities need to be added to unit pages
  • decide which tasks most need to be added to How you can help (too many/too complicated could be overwhelming)
  • should AIF field artillery batteries be merged with parent brigades? List of relationships at Digger History.