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| Category | British Overseas Territories |
| Wikimedia Commons |  British Overseas Territories |
| Parent project(s) | United Kingdom |
| Project banner template | {{WikiProject British Overseas Territories}} |
Welcome to WikiProject British Overseas Territories. The aim of this project is to bring together editors working on articles related to the fourteen British Overseas Territories with an aim of of improving and expanding all aspects of the territories. Anybody with an interest or knowledge in the territories are welcome to contribute to or join this project. This project was founded on 5 November 2014. It has two sister projects, WikiProject French Overseas Departments and WikiProject United States Territories.
Please note that this WikiProject should only cover all of the present British Overseas Territories. With some exceptions, this project does also cover Hong Kong, Southern Rhodesia, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Brunei, all of which are considered 'contemporary' . Commonwealth nations, realms, crown dependencies, and former colonies, territories and protectorates are not included in this Wikiproject. Areas formerly under British rule before 1980 may be covered by Wikiproject British Empire.
Members
Active members
To join WikiProject British Overseas Territories, edit this section and add the Wikitext #{{subst:me}} with your areas of interest to the bottom of the following list of members. Members should also place member identification on their user page.
- JAGUAR 19:04, 5 November 2014 (UTC) - I work on places and histories
- Legis (talk - contribs) 02:07, 6 November 2014 (UTC). Usually work on politics and law.
- Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 11:54, 12 February 2015 (UTC) - History and government
- A Guy into Books (talk) 20:49, 17 August 2017 (UTC) mostly law, some history.
- Greenleader(2) (talk) 11:01, 5 September 2018 (UTC) Politics and government.
- Flappy Pigeon (User talk:Flappy Pigeon) 13:26, 22 October 2020 (UTC) Geography, places, and lists.
Former members
Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.
Member identification
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For other British Overseas Territories user templates see Category:British Overseas Territories user templates.
Notable articles
Note that the realms are not included on this list.
Places
- Ascension
- Akrotiri and Dhekelia
- Anguilla
- Bermuda
- British Antarctic Territory
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Falkland Islands
- Gibraltar
- Montserrat
- Pitcairn Islands
- Saint Helena
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Tristan da Cunha
- Turks and Caicos Islands
Capitals/notable towns
Post-1980 territories
Note: These colonies are now independent, but since 1980+ is considered 'contemporary', they are included in this project's scope.
- Southern Rhodesia (1980)
- Antigua and Barbuda (1981)
- Belize (1981)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983)
- Brunei (1984)
- Hong Kong (1997)
Other
Current status
Below is a bot generated table stats are generated automatically every 2–3 days, but they can be updated manually by entering British Overseas Territories into the box here.
| British Overseas Territories articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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| Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
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2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 11 | ||
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 GA
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2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 32 | |
| B | 10 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 56 | |
| C | 7 | 11 | 15 | 53 | 38 | 124 | |
| Start | 1 | 16 | 48 | 317 | 2 | 94 | 478 |
| Stub | 3 | 14 | 7,266 | 83 | 7,366 | ||
| List | 1 | 6 | 28 | 12 | 151 | 198 | |
| NA | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4,669 | 4,683 | ||
| Assessed | 27 | 40 | 91 | 7,721 | 4,683 | 389 | 12,951 |
| Unassessed | 1,521 | 1,521 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 40 | 91 | 7,721 | 4,683 | 1,910 | 14,472 |
This log shows new and changed assessments, and is updated by a bot every few days.
Importance criteria
Importance scale
Below is the importance criteria for Wikiproject British Overseas Territories. Articles tagged with {{WikiProject British Overseas Territories}} should be assessed for the project. The importance of an article varies on the importance of itself to be tagged with a High, Mid or Low importance.
| Top | Subject is a must-have for a print encyclopedia. |
| High | Subject is exceptionally important. |
| Mid | Subject contributes a depth of knowledge. |
| Low | Subject fills in important details. |
| NA | Subject importance is not applicable. |
Thoughts/Proposal:
| Top | All territories should be listed as top importance, as well as the British Overseas Territories article itself | Gibraltar, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands |
| High | Larger settlements and places of interest in any territory, as well as notable battles or history-related articles | Georgetown, Cayman Islands, Stanley, Falkland Islands, Falklands War, Falklands Crisis (1770) |
| Mid | Smaller settlements and areas, including schools, military bases or dockyards. | Little Cayman, Goose Green, RAF Akrotiri |
| Low | Everything else, generally only important to a smaller number of people | Fox Island, Falkland Islands, Pebble Island, Choiseul Sound |
To-do
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Categories for discussion
- 20 Mar 2021 – Category:British Virgin Islands-related lists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2021 – Category:Cayman Islands-related lists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2021 – Category:Falkland Islands-related lists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2021 – Category:British Overseas Territories-related lists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2021 – Category:British Indian Ocean Territory-related lists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2021 – Category:Pitcairn Islands-related lists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2021 – Category:Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-related lists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2021 – Category:Ascension Island-related lists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2021 – Category:Saint Helena-related lists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Mar 2021 – Category:South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands-related lists (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by 1234qwer1234qwer4 (t · c); see discussion
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Featured article reviews
- 24 Oct 2020 – British Empire (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by Quality posts here (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 24 Feb 2021 – Naval Air Station Bermuda Annex (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Naval Air Station Bermuda by Thewolfchild (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Feb 2021 – Naval Air Station Bermuda (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Naval Air Station Bermuda Annex by Thewolfchild (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Oct 2020 – List of flags of Gibraltar (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Flag of Gibraltar by Snow Lion Fenian (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Sep 2020 – List of Falkland Islands flags (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Flag of the Falkland Islands by Snow Lion Fenian (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jul 2020 – British passport (British Virgin Islands) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to British passport by Horserice (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jul 2020 – British passport (Turks and Caicos Islands) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to British passport by Horserice (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jul 2020 – British passport (Saint Helena) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to British passport by Horserice (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jul 2020 – British passport (Montserrat) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to British passport by Horserice (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jul 2020 – British passport (Cayman Islands) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to British passport by Horserice (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jul 2020 – British passport (Bermuda) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to British passport by Horserice (t · c); see discussion
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Articles to be split
- 23 Jun 2020 – Visa policies of British Overseas Territories (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Heitordp (t · c); see discussion
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