Welcome to WikiProject Hollyoaks. This WikiProject is a collaboration area and open group of editors dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of articles related to the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. We currently have 242 articles under the scope of this project, which generally includes articles where Hollyoaks is a relevant focus to the subject. This WikiProject aims primarily to improve and organise these articles in an attempt to establish a standard. Such an effort endeavours to produce a reference that has value as an authority on material within the television series, is easy to read, and has a consistent style.

If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page, add yourself to the list of participants, see the to-do list or just start editing.

The objective of this WikiProject is mainly that of organisation and improvisation in relation to articles regarding Hollyoaks. What this means is, that there should be a clear standard set for both the editing and creation of articles regarding structure and layout. Quality, substance and content should be a priority. All articles on Hollyoaks should strive to meet a good encyclopaedic standard. Some articles are created from a fanatical point of view, containing only unsourced plot summary. Wikipedia no longer accepts such articles per WP:PLOT, and this has resulted in a greater number of Hollyoaks articles being nominated for deletion. It is important that all Hollyoaks articles, particularly character pages, are written, in part, from a real-world perspective. This means that factual information should be included in the article (such as casting, impact, reception and critical analysis), based on both primary and secondary sources. In-universe information, such as a plot summary retold as if it really happened, cannot maintain an article by itself per wikipedia policy. To avoid possible deletion, an article on a fictional topic needs to include real-world information, in addition to in-universe information.

Articles with Good Article status Cher Winters Darren Osborne Episode 5569 Episode 5675 Gilly Roach Jacqui McQueen Juliet Nightingale Loretta Jones Lydia Hart Mercedes McQueen Rae Wilson Sarah Barnes Ste Hay Steph Cunningham Summer Ranger Zoe Carpenter

Hollyoaks articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total GA 7 9 16 B 1 4 4 1 10 C 1 1 1 1 33 37 Start 6 2 138 146 Stub 1 1 List 1 1 2 28 32 Category 37 37 Disambig 3 3 File 4 138 142 Project 18 18 Redirect 36 297 333 Template 3 3 Assessed 2 2 19 59 496 200 778 Total 2 2 19 59 496 200 778 WikiWork factors (?) ω = 946 Ω = 4.50

• Did you know... that British soap opera Hollyoaks introduced fictional killer Silas Blissett to raise awareness of Internet safety? — on the Main Page on 16 February 2011.
• Did you know... that Andrew Still wanted to portray the stabbing of his character Joel Dexter realistically because stabbings had often occurred in Glasgow? — on the Main Page on 6 August 2012.
• Did you know... that staff from Company magazine devised an internship storyline for the soap opera Hollyoaks after watching Esther Bloom discuss fashion on-screen? — on the Main Page on 25 November 2012.
• Did you know... that Hollyoaks storyline "Enjoy the Ride" killed off four regular characters whose identities were kept a secret from viewers until transmission?— on the Main Page on 10 December 2012.
• Did you know... that Vera Chok asked producers to place a rice cooker in the set of the home of her character, Honour Chen-Williams? — on the Main Page on 19 December 2023.

Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Cleanup : The main page for Hollyoaks, with a thorough copy edit. Update : Most of the character articles need to be updated on a regular basis. Verify : Tony Hutchinson, Cindy Cunningham, Nancy Hayton, Clare Devine, Hannah Ashworth, Ravi Roy, Barry "Newt" Newton, Charlotte Lau Wikify : Leila Roy, Carmel McQueen, Theresa McQueen, Max Cunningham, History of Hollyoaks Other : Tag the talk pages of all Hollyoaks-related articles with ((WikiProject Television|hollyoaks=y))

1. Cleanup all present character articles. Adding sources, OOU information, and condensing storylines to adhere to Wikipedia guidelines on writing about fiction. Please see operation cleanup for ideas on how to get involved.
2. Organise and improve Hollyoaks-related articles that are in need of attention.
3. Ensure character pages and other notable information is kept up to date with the events in the show.
4. Maintain a standard style throughout articles, to provide a consistent and professional encyclopaedia style.
5. Ensure that quality of articles is held above that of quantity of articles.
6. Ensure that Hollyoaks-related images are provided with the correct copyright information and that they are correctly placed under the relevant category.

Useful reference websites and magazines

The following websites and magazines may be useful in referencing articles:

Websites

• E4
• Digital Spy
• What's on TV
• Inside Soap
• The Free Library
• The Daily Record
• The Liverpool Echo
• Google News

Magazines

• Inside Soap
• All About Soap
• Soaplife
• Into Soap
• What's on TV
• TV Buzz!
• Total TVGuide

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