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<div style="top:+0.2em;font-size: 80%">[[User:Simon Harley|Simon Harley]], [[User:Jellicoe|Nick Jellicoe]] and [[User:Tone|Anthony Lovell]], Editors-in-Chief</div>
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'''The Dreadnought Project''' is a naval history wiki focusing on naval history in the period 1880-1920, with side-projects in [http://dreadnoughtproject.org/models/ 3D modeling] and [[Sim:Main Page|simulation]].
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'''The Dreadnought Project''' is a naval history wiki focusing on naval history in the period 1880-1920, with a side-project in [[Sim:Main Page|3D simulation]].
  
The wiki started in 2006 and comprises over 2,000 articles, receiving edits almost every dayIt is intended to augment, rather than replace, the information available on Wikipedia.
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The wiki started in 2006 and now comprises articles on over 8,300 people and 5,000 shipsWe have listed over 26,200 ship captains and linked and cited our articles profusely.
  
Though Wikipedia has many well-written articles on the ships and navies of this period, it has policies that bar its editors from using primary source materials and from doing original research.  By contrast, our articles exploit our large and growing library (currently well over 50,000 pages) of original documents, affording a natural opportunity to advance public knowledge by bringing more information out of the world of archives and closed collections and into a place where a Google search can find it.  Unlike paper publications, we are not hindered by page counts and we can freely go back and fix errors.  We find this a rewarding way to explore history.
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The Dreadnought Project is intended to augment rather than compete with the vast information available on Wikipedia, whose policies bar editors from using primary source materials and from doing original research.  By contrast, our articles exploit our large and growing library (currently well over 50,000 pages) of original documents, affording a natural opportunity to advance public knowledge by bringing more information out of the world of archives and closed collections and into a place where a Google search can find it.
  
We hand-select our editors.  At present, our primary editors are [[User:Tone|Tony Lovell]], who specialises in [[Fire Control|fire control]] and [[:Category:Shipboard Equipment|shipboard equipment]], and [[User:Simon Harley|Simon Harley]], who writes our [[:Category:People|biographies]], and [[User:Jellicoe|Nick Jellicoe]], who is working to create a detailed accounting of the [[Battle of Jutland]] to promote a fuller understanding of decisions taken during the battle.
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If you'd like to become an editor, and you possess a fair amount of zeal, a natural desire to learn and share your discoveries and a willingness to conform to our editorial style and help refine it, please [http://dreadnoughtproject.org/contact.php contact us].
 
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 4 September 2022

Chris Buckey, Simon Harley, and Tony Lovell, Editors-in-Chief

Martin Gibson, Associate Editor

www.Jutland1916.com
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  Our 3D models, artwork and research expertise may be available for licence/hire.  

The Dreadnought Project is a naval history wiki focusing on naval history in the period 1880-1920, with a side-project in 3D simulation.

The wiki started in 2006 and now comprises articles on over 8,300 people and 5,000 ships. We have listed over 26,200 ship captains and linked and cited our articles profusely.

The Dreadnought Project is intended to augment rather than compete with the vast information available on Wikipedia, whose policies bar editors from using primary source materials and from doing original research. By contrast, our articles exploit our large and growing library (currently well over 50,000 pages) of original documents, affording a natural opportunity to advance public knowledge by bringing more information out of the world of archives and closed collections and into a place where a Google search can find it.

If you'd like to become an editor, and you possess a fair amount of zeal, a natural desire to learn and share your discoveries and a willingness to conform to our editorial style and help refine it, please contact us.

Protip: enabling Javascript will afford a convenient "tooltip"-based means of checking footnoted references