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To-do list for articles about the Twelve Colonies.

General Considerations

Currently articles are titled in the form "X of/in the Twelve Colonies".

Should individual articles be of the general form "Colonial Religion", "Colonial Government", "Colonial History" (ie, the Colonials as a people, including the Twelve Colonies AND the Fleet) or should Fleet issues be given their own series?

Template

{{RDM twelve colonies series}} exists to link main articles relating to this topic into a series. The following articles are in good shape:

Commentary or criticism apart from their place in this series should go to their respective talk pages. If new articles need to be created, request them here. Topics we might explore in the future as more information becomes available include: Technology, Sexuality, Arts...

The Twelve Colonies

Given that there is not enough information on the Twelve Colonies as a group and the colonies as individuals to justify thirteen separate articles, The Twelve Colonies currently includes all available data. As more information becomes available about individual colonies, it may become necessary to give them articles of their own. When this happens, the following markup should be inserted between the heading in question and its content:

''Main article: [[Caprica]]''

The articles Caprica, Picon, Scorpion, Tauron and Virgon, which share names with their TOS incarnations, link to disambiguation pages. The articles Aerelon, Aquaria, Canceron, Gemenon, Leonis, and Sagittaron all redirect to the appropriate headings of the main article. Unfortunately, under the current version of WikiMedia, redirects cannot take a visitor to article headings. To link directly to the section of the main article that corresponds to the colony you want, use a construction such as:

[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Sagittaron|Sagittaron]].

Because of the existence of redirects, this is not critical, but it will make for a more pleasant experience on the part of our readers.

Government

Currently links to Government. Move to Government of the Twelve Colonies and expand.

As per general considerations: Should Fleet issues be separated from the former government of the Twelve Colonies?

Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies

This is a new article under development, which should eventually become part of the series. Please leave feedback at Talk:Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies.

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-This is my to-do list for articles about the Twelve Colonies. I'm posting it as a new WikiProject for others to discuss and participate in.
+{{project|The Twelve Colonies|image=BSG WIKI Twelve Colonies.png}}
+To-do list for articles about the ''Twelve Colonies''.
 ==General Considerations==
-*Should individual articles be of the general form "Colonial Religion", "Colonial Government", "Colonial History" (ie, the Colonials as a people, including [[the Twelve Colonies]] AND [[the Fleet]]) or should Fleet issues be given their own series?
+*Currently articles are titled in the form "X of/in the Twelve Colonies".
+*Should individual articles be of the general form "Colonial Religion", "Colonial Government", "Colonial History" (ie, the Colonials as a people, including [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|the Twelve Colonies]] AND [[the Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]]) or should Fleet issues be given their own series?
 ==Template==
-I have created [[Template:Twelve Colonies Series]] to link main articles relating to this topic into a series.  [[User:Peter Farago|I]] have contributed heavily to three of these pages - [[Life Forms of the Twelve Colonies]], [[Race and Ethnicity in the Twelve Colonies]] and [[Language in the Twelve Colonies]]. Obviously I consider these well in hand, and would direct any commentary or criticism to their respective talk pages.
+{{tl|RDM twelve colonies series}} exists to link main articles relating to this topic into a series.  The following articles are in good shape:
+*[[History of the Twelve Colonies|History]]
+*[[Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies|Arts and Literature]]
+*[[Race and Ethnicity in the Twelve Colonies|Race & Ethnicity]]
+*[[Language in the Twelve Colonies|Language]]
+*[[Religion in the Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Religion]]
+*[[Government of the Twelve Colonies|Government]]
+*[[Life Forms of the Twelve Colonies|Ecosystem]]
-The others, I chose somewhat arbitrarily, in order to provide a good idea of the ground I feel we need to cover. I would like discussion of their direction to take place on this WikiProject, since the specific articles linked to are not necessarily the ones we'll be polishing up.
+Commentary or criticism apart from their place in this series should go to their respective talk pages. If new articles need to be created, request them here. Topics we might explore in the future as more information becomes available include: Technology, Sexuality, Arts...
 ==The Twelve Colonies==
-The Article "The Twelve Colonies", and the articles on the individual colonies should all be considered stubs at the moment, and no additional information appears to be readily forthcoming. I would like to merge the contents of each of the articles on the individual colonies into the article for the Twelve Colonies. If you object, please state your case.
+Given that there is not enough information on the Twelve Colonies as a group and the colonies as individuals to justify thirteen separate articles, [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|The Twelve Colonies]] currently includes all available data. As more information becomes available about individual colonies, it may become necessary to give them articles of their own. When this happens, the following markup should be inserted between the heading in question and its content:
-==History==
-History currently links to [[Re-Imagined Series Timeline]]. The article [[History of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] is fanfic and should be deleted, but we need a more robust article located at [[History of the Twelve Colonies]]. Such an article should contain:
-*A conservative reading of the historical information available from the [[Sacred Scrolls]] on the exodus from Kobol and founding of the twelve colonies
+ <code><nowiki>''Main article: [[Caprica]]''</nowiki></code>
-*A history of the inter-colonial fighting which lead to the [[Articles of Colonization]]
-**Including notes on [[Sagittaron]]'s exploitation by the other colones ([[Bastille Day]])
-*A merger and redirect from the material in [[Cylon War]]
-==Religion==
+The articles Caprica, Picon, Scorpion, Tauron and Virgon, which share names with their [[TOS]] incarnations, link to disambiguation pages. The articles Aerelon, Aquaria, Canceron, Gemenon, Leonis, and Sagittaron all redirect to the appropriate headings of the main article. Unfortunately, under the current version of WikiMedia, redirects cannot take a visitor to article headings. To link directly to the section of the main article that corresponds to the colony you want, use a construction such as:
-Religion currently links to [[Lords of Kobol]], this should be supplemented (or replaced) by an article [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies]]. Such an article should contain:
+ <nowiki>[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Sagittaron|Sagittaron]]</nowiki>.
-*Belief
+Because of the existence of redirects, this is not critical, but it will make for a more pleasant experience on the part of our readers.
-*(A general statement of the correspondence between the historical [[Greek Gods]] and the [[Lords of Kobol]].
-***A (short) description of their existance with humanity on [[Kobol]] (linking to the History article for details).
-***Brief speculation on the nature of these beings (Athena died, Valerii doubts their divinity, they appeared to posess advanced holographic technology in Athena's tomb) (link to [[Lords of Kobol]] for details?)
-**The Cycle of Time and the Pythian Prophecy (cf [[Sacred Scrolls]])
-*Practice
-**Individual practice
-***Kara Thrace's small idols of Artemis and Aphrodite
-***Billy's atheism
-**The priesthood
-***Role in civil and government affairs (Roslin is sworn into office by a priest, Elosha and others preside over funerals)
-***Use of Chamalla
 ==Government==
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 *As per general considerations: Should Fleet issues be separated from the former government of the Twelve Colonies?
+==Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies==
+This is a new article under development, which should eventually become part of the series. Please leave feedback at [[Talk:Arts and Literature of the Twelve Colonies]].