The plan
As many bacon related articles as possible.
The official scope of the project is bacon related articles, but it is open to wide interpretation. Restaurants that serve bacon, imitation bacon alternatives, authors, books and notable writings that discuss bacon, bacon oriented artists and artworks, non-food related bacon uses and products, companies involved with bacon, and of course bacon foods are all welcome (it is unclear whether people and places named Bacon qualify, but this event is pretty Ignore All the Rules friendly, so we'll see what happens...).
Bacon WikiCup
The Bacon WikiCup 2010, modeled on the Wikipedia WikiCup, is an addition for the 2010 Bacon Challenge to help get users involved in adding and expanding Bacon-related content (pictures, articles, DYKs, etc). The more a user contributes and reports, the more points will be earned. All participants will also earn a barnstar for their efforts.
Potential new or ripe for 5X expansion bacon articles (up for adoption)
These are existing articles ripe for 5X expansion and ideas for new article subjects that may be notable. Please feel free to add to list!!!
Bacon related
- Bacon Apps
- Peameal bacon (currently a redirect to bacon) something from Canada [2]. Kelapstick is being volunteered for this dangerous assignment.
- Foods of Elvis Not sure on the title, but there are already articles on the "Elvis sandwich" (a.k.a. peanut butter and banana sandiwch with or without bacon), and the Fool's Gold Loaf (which definitely has bacon in it), and I believe there are a couple books and lots of articles on the subject. A bacon hook would be a slam dunk.
- Bacon in popular culture (currently a redirect to bacon mania which isn't really the same thing) Everyone on Wikipedia loves "popular culture" articles and they're always embraced for their inherent encyclopedic quality![3]
*Bacon alternative ie. fakon, turkey bacon, tofu bacon etc. Done
- Rumaki Might be ripe for 5x expansion? See [4] (Google Books) and [5] Google news.
- Bacon rolls. An omnibus article with ((main)) links to articles such as Angels on horseback and Devils on horseback, but including other recipes such as Bacon and banana rolls, Bacon and cheese rolls Bacon and sausage rolls, Bacon Cinnamon Roll and so on.
- W M Wight: well known and historic purveyor of the bacon butty [6], only source I can find though...
- Bacon bath salts
- Pig Candy Might be worth expanding? Very short now.
- BLT Expand 5x?
- Bacon chips
- Animal (restaurant) L.A. restaurant known for bacon dishes.
- Turbaconducken apparently CoM forgot about this monstrosity he left in my sandbox.
- Fläskpannkaka Expand?
- I don't know what this [7] is. But it looks important. "Norrköping Pork is a local specialty candy for Norrköping. It tastes the most vanilla and sugar, but it has an interesting texture." Shame it doesn't taste of bacon, can't have everything, I guess... Bd
- Gloucestershire Old Spots - pig breed known for good bacon
- BLT (drink) :)
- Kurobuta (just a redirect)
- Several redlinks at List of domestic pig breeds - and there are probably several other bacon breeds
- Das Foods makers of maple bacon lollipops [8]
- Bacon is the New Black Some sort of consumer product line. May or may not be notable.
- Slater's 50/50 Place that makes half bacon burgers. But I can't find any legit sources (the Examiner fails the spam filter...).
- I found reviews on bacontoday.com and chowhound - now sure if either of those would pass muster (mustard?) though as RS. LadyofShalott 06:10, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
Bacon makers and distributors
- Bacon Makers I had trouble finding sources
- Father’s Country Hams
- Flying Pigs Farm
- La Quercia
- Archie McPhee Ok, not really bacon. But they do bacon related items like Bacon Lip Balm.
- LightLife (Smart Bacon) Veggie meat division of Conagra awarded by PETA [9]. They have an article; it looks ripe for expansion (and I've started collecting some resources to do so here. Gonzonoir (talk) 22:54, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
- Newsom’s Aged Kentucky Country Hams
- The Pork Shop
- Scott Country Hams
- Swiss Meat & Sausage Co.*May not be notable*
- The Pig Next Door
Articles under construction for a March 1 debut
Although these are kept in userspace they are open to editing by anyone and cooperation is encouraged, so don't be shy about helping out one another. Let's see if we can't get into some bacon content disputes! (Last year we got into a bit of a tiff over whether Elvis really ate peanut butter bacon and banana sandwiches, a debate that probably needs to be started up again. So feel free to weigh in on the article talk page!)
- User:Bigger digger/Bacon ice cream No article for chocolate ice cream, but that's only because it's not as interesting...!
- User:Drmies/Sandbox/bacon/List of pig metaphors, idioms, and expressions is in the works
- squeal like a pig, act like a pig, piggish, pig out, piggy bank. [15]
- See Cultural references to pigs. LadyofShalott 18:58, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
(End of carry overs from 2009 competition...)
- User:Drmies/sandbox3 (Calf's Liver and Bacon). Needs a picture--I'm not cooking this shit! Drmies (talk) 05:44, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
- User:Kelapstick/Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off - Could really use some help filling out the table
- User:Sky Attacker/Bacon Deluxe Bacon Deluxe meal at Wendys. Currently under construction.--Sky Attacker the legend reborn... 20:12, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
- User:Sky_Attacker/Pig Cruelty--Sky Attacker the legend reborn... 22:31, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
- User:Sky Attacker/Nickel Diner still a stub needs more work but it is a start.--Sky Attacker the legend reborn... 20:21, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
- User:Sky Attacker/Broadbent's Only a stub. I might need some help to make it better. But it is a start.--Sky Attacker the legend reborn... 06:55, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
- User:Sky Attacker/Vosges (chocolatier) I intend to look into this stub in greater detail later. They are actually quite interesting.--Sky Attacker the legend reborn... 00:45, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
- User:Spinningspark/Work in progress/Bio-blend Fuels (company that makes biofuels from pig fat). Does this mean you can eat breakfast while driving and let the fat drip into your fuel tank? SpinningSpark 13:53, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
- User:Spinningspark/Work in progress/Flitch (bacon)SpinningSpark 19:57, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
- User:Spinningspark/Work in progress/Sir Henry Bate Dudley. What has he got to do with bacon I hear you asking. You'll see, you'll see. SpinningSpark 16:46, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
- User:Spinningspark/Work in progress/Danish Bacon (Seems to be quite notable [16]. And they've been researching crunchiness [17]. I'll adopt this one, I don't think notability is going to be an issue, they advertise quite heavily on UK telly. SpinningSpark 21:29, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Food for thought, random trivia, and bacon in popular culture
Inspiration for bacon article contributions may be obtained from:
Bacon quotes
- "...instead of inhaling the scent of rancid popcorn, you'll be bathed in a sweet bacon wind." Elina Shatkin in the Los Angeles Times speaking of the benefits of bacon biodiesel.
- "If you love a prospect, or bacon, you will certainly come hither." Horace Walpole
Articles that need to be saved from proposed deletion
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bacon on The Simpsons
- I think you put it live way too soon... if you had worked it up in your user space first, and moved it to article space on Bacon Day, it would have got mixed with the others and the PRODders would (maybe) have noticed a theme. --Redrose64 (talk) 18:00, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
- Possibly. But the consensus for deletion was so strong, I don't know if that would have been enough to save it. I had fun writing it, even those who favored deletion said it was fun to read, and it inspired me to watch season 2 of The Simpsons on DVD over the weekend, so I don't have any regrets. Grundle2600 (talk) 00:13, 23 December 2009 (UTC)