Birds are popular subjects for writers, artists, photographers and scientists. They are important in religion and culture, popular as pets and on the dinner table, and millions count birdwatching as a hobby. It is no surprise that they are also popular subjects of articles on Wikipedia, with an active Birds Wikiproject that assists editors in improving these articles. The project page hosts frequent debates on Wikipedia conventions especially on the article name capitalization convention.[1]
The Common Raven was WikiProject Birds' first collaboration. Recently, Wikiproject Birds clocked up its 50th Featured Article (FA), Rufous-crowned Sparrow, and now has over 100 pieces of Featured and Good written content, composed of 50 Featured Articles, 36 Good Articles and 16 Featured Lists, as well as numerous Featured Pictures. The surge really began with the commencement of bird collaborations in March 2007. Common Raven was the first of a series of articles, and was promoted to Featured status on May 25, 2007. Possibly one of the biggest achievements was the coordination and improvement of Bird (a vital article) to Featured status.
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