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WikiProject Volcanoes

Shortcuts	WP:VOLCANO,WP:VOLC
Category	WikiProject Volcanoes
Portal	Volcanoes
Wikimedia Commons	Volcanoes
Parent project(s)	Geography
Project banner template	{{WikiProject Volcanoes}}
Userboxes	{{User WikiProject Volcanoes}} {{User WP Volcanoes}}
Assessment	Wikipedia:WikiProject Volcanoes/Assessment
Popular pages	Wikipedia:WikiProject Volcanoes/Popular pages

• All articles aboutvolcanoes,volcanic fields,volcanic belts,volcanic arcs,mid-ocean ridges,rift valleys,hotspots, and other volcanic structures.
• Also articles aboutmagma,lava, andvolcanic rocks, along with volcanic eruptions and deposits (lava flows,lava tubes,tuffs,tephra, etc.).
• Articles about the science ofvolcanology, notablevolcanologists, andvolcano observatories, along with volcanic hazards and monitoring.
• A broad interpretation of the scope would include articles about alligneous rock types, both volcanic (extrusive) andplutonic (intrusive), but mountains made of plutonic rocks would not be included.
• Articles about non-igneous volcanoes (e.g.asphalt volcanoes,mud volcanoes,cryovolcanoes) are certainly within the scope of the project, as are articles about volcanoes on other planets and moons (or the space objects themselves if volcanism is a significant part of their history, for exampleIo (moon)).
• Articles about the many types of hydrothermal features (e.g.fumaroles,hydrothermal vents,black smokers,geysers) are within the scope, since they are commonly associated with magmatic and volcanic activity. Many commonhot springs, especially those where nearby volcanic activity is absent, should probablynot be included.
• Articles about certain types ofvolcanogenic lakes, includingvolcanic crater lakes andlava-dammed lakes.
• Articles about some protected areas (such as national parks) which have been set aside primarily because of their volcanic features or due to a volcanic eruption, for exampleHawaii Volcanoes National Park.
• Articles about people, places, or other entities notable for their association with a volcano or volcanoes, including volcano gods and victims. For example,Pompeii,Harry Randall Truman, andPele.
• Articles aboutsheet intrusions (e.g.dikes,dike swarms,sills) where they are connected with large igneous provinces or other volcanic activity.

A list of members of this project can be found atWikipedia:WikiProject Volcanoes/Members. If you wish to join the WikiProject, feel free to go there and follow the instructions to add your name to the list.

If you see a user who has made significant contributions to volcanic articles, but is not a member, you can invite them into the project using the template {{subst:Wikipedia:WikiProject Volcanoes/Members/Enlist}}. This is a template specially designed to garner new members! New members can be greeted using {{subst:Wikipedia:WikiProject Volcanoes/Members/Welcome}}.

The project has its ownBarnstar as well, for awarding hardworking contributors to the project. You can award someone (preferably not yourself, though) the barnstar using {{subst:Template:Volcanoes Barnstar}}

And, of course, we have our own userbox—see{{User WikiProject Volcanoes}}

The root category for this WikiProject isCategory:Volcanology. The major category,Category:Volcanoes, should be reserved for articles about types of volcanoes and volcanic features, while specific individual volcanoes and volcanic belts / fields / regions / zones should be listed in the appropriate subcategories.

If an article about a volcano is added to the project, please ensure that it has the correct country-specific, region-specific, or ocean-specific volcano category, e.g.Category:Volcanoes of the United States,Category:Volcanoes of Mars,Category:Volcanoes of the Atlantic Ocean. Also consider adding a link to the article in the appropriate list article, such asList of volcanoes in New Zealand,List of extraterrestrial volcanoes, etc. (seeCategory:Lists of volcanoes for current choices). Also, please ensure that it has the correct volcanic type categories (one or more, in some cases).

WikiProject Volcanoes articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	7	19	28	15			69
FL		3					3
FM					67		67
GA	9	32	91	64			196
B	27	43	98	63			231
C	22	80	225	211		2	540
Start	14	160	618	953			1,745
Stub		27	411	1,592		1	2,031
List		11	49	74	9		143
Category					1,452		1,452
Disambig					12		12
File					43		43
Portal					11		11
Project					28		28
Redirect			26	112	280		418
Template					58		58
NA					1		1
Other					4		4
Assessed	79	375	1,546	3,084	1,965	3	7,052
Unassessed						1	1
Total	79	375	1,546	3,084	1,965	4	7,053
WikiWork factors (?)		ω =24,149			Ω = 5.02

In order to easily identify articles in need of attention,article assessments have been implemented. These are generated using theclass andimportance parameters in the project banner template on an article's talk page:

{{WikiProject Volcanoes|class= |importance= }}

The statistics at right are updated daily (or every other day) by an automated bot. See the subpageWikipedia:WikiProject Volcanoes/Assessment for details.

The most critical articles to attend to are those marked with "Top" importance, but only "Start" or "Stub" class. The most important such article isVolcanology, which is one of the two flagship articles of this WikiProject (along withVolcano).

In general, "B" class articles which are "Mid" importance or higher should be polished up and nominated asgood articles.

Using the bot-generatedassessment logs, it is possible to generate a watchlist which includes all articles within the project's scope. All of the logs have been combined into asingle large file with all dates unlinked, so that the following link provides a single unified watchlist whichshould include all talk pages which have{{WikiProject Volcanoes}} tags, along with their corresponding articles:

• Special:Recentchangeslinked/Wikipedia:WikiProject Volcanoes/Assessment/Log complete
• WikiProject Watchlist - WikiProject Volcanoes

It is also quite simple to generate a watchlist which includes only the talk pages:

• Special:Recentchangeslinked/Category:WikiProject Volcanoes articles

Did you know

• 26 Nov 2025 –Hayli Gubbi(talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK byNatg 19(t · c); seediscussion

Featured article candidates

• 07 Nov 2025 –Misti(talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated byJo-Jo Eumerus(t · c); seediscussion

Good article reassessments

• 14 Nov 2025 –Mount Redoubt(talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment byZ1720(t · c); seediscussion

Peer reviews

• 08 Aug 2025 –Silverthrone Caldera(talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR byVolcanoguy(t · c); seediscussion

Articles to be split

• 14 Sep 2025 –Active volcano(talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting byGeoWriter(t · c); seediscussion
• 02 Aug 2025 –Mount Unzen(talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by111.67.177.219(t · c); seediscussion
• 26 Dec 2023 –Trindade and Martim Vaz(talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting byAkaibu(t · c); seediscussion

Articles for creation

• 27 Nov 2025 –Draft:Lost Atlantis Experience(talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC byMuseumAdventurer(t · c)
• 22 Nov 2025 –Draft:Alexander Sobolev (geologist)(talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC byQwerfjkl (bot)(t · c)

SeeWikipedia:WikiProject_Volcanoes/Popular pages for a list of the most popular articles in this WikiProject (updated monthly).

Code	Result
{{Template:User Volcano}}	This user is interested involcanoes.	Usage
{{Template:User interest volcanoes}}	This user is interested in Volcanoes	Usage
{{Template:User WP Volcanoes}}	This user is amember of WikiProject Volcanoes	Usage
{{Template:User WikiProject Volcanoes}}	This user is a participant in WikiProject Volcanoes.	Usage

• {{The Volcanic Barnstar|put your message here ~~~~}}—an award placed at another users talk page for improving articles related toVolcanoes.

		The Volcanic Barnstar
		{{{1}}}

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