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Welcome to WikiProject Maryland! For more info see the Introduction section below.
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[edit] Introduction
Welcome to WikiProject Maryland! The purpose of this project is help editors who are interested in editing articles related to Maryland. This page and its subpages contain suggestions and tools to help editors contribute to Maryland-related articles. It is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page. You may also wish to add your name to #Participants. This project serves as a hub for all other projects related to Maryland, see the child projects below for more detailed information on contributing to Maryland-related articles.
For more information on WikiProjects, please see Wikipedia:WikiProject and Wikipedia:WikiProject/Best practices.
[edit] Scope
The purpose of this project is to cover all articles related to the U.S. state of Maryland. It should also serve as a hub for other more specific projects related to Maryland (such as Roads in Maryland). From this project, contributors will find links to the subprojects, and information for contributing to topics that do not yet have a subproject. This project is also responsible for the maintenance of the Maryland portal.
[edit] Departments
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Maryland/Assessment - the assessment unit.
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Related WikiProjects
WikiProject Maryland is one of the United States WikiProjects.
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[edit] Participants
Feel free to add yourself here if you plan on participating, the more the merrier. You may also wish to add this project's userbox, {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Maryland/Userbox}}, to your userpage. The userbox looks like this:
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[edit] Active
- Waveshi - Maryland resident that has lived all over the state, knowledgeable in Maryland economy, businesses, politics, geography and history.
- Jeff02 – I live in QA county, and am pretty knowledgable on roads in Maryland
- Tom – I've written many of the articles about Maryland Congressmen, Governors, Senators, etc.
- 1msulax 17:32, 21 May 2007 (UTC), I live in Baltimore, happy to help.
- Neutralhomer – I actively update the Radio and Television stations in Maryland.
- Littledrummrboy 21:03, 12 June 2007 (UTC) Originally from Delaware and a UMBC grad.
- «Marylandstater» «reply» 13:47, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
- John Carter 18:03, 21 August 2007 (UTC) – may not be of much use, but will help when when I can
- Pilch62 – I was born and raised in Worcester County, as most members of my family have been for nigh unto 300 years--we came to America and stopped dead. My family have also been involved in state politics.
- Vpuliva – I live in Washington County and I think I can be of help for Western Maryland related articles.
- Esskater11 – I live in Parkville and are currently trying to get Andy Nelsons BBQ better ForeverDEAD 23:42, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
- bwyche – a graduate of Johns Hopkins University. Edited articles on Johns Hopkins the person;Johns Hopkins, the institutions, including the Johns Hopkins Colored Children Orhanage, the hopkins' faculty, and other figures,including patients, african americans at hopkins.
- User:Toddst1 – writing on mostly colonial or maritime related stuff Toddst1 (talk) 09:58, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
- Sallicio – I live and work in the Baltimore-DC corridor and write and edit mostly on political content. Go 'Skins! Sallicio (talk) 23:25, 17 December 2007 (UTC)Sallicio
- Lady Aleena – I can make templates when needed, user template for this project is done.
- User:cheezisyum21
- Kevinadavid – Is a former resident of Montgomery County and likes to help out with pages involving the schools and cities in that county.
- Wikipedian1234 – I am a resident of Montgomery County, Maryland. I can help out with any articles affiliated with that area.
- Dgreco – new resident of Rockville, MD. I can help with Maryland colleges. I have done a lot of work with other college pages and am working on setting up a universal mold for small colleges without the history of large institutions.
- Joe Sperrazza – I grew up in Maryland, living in Harford County and then Baltimore City
- Deanlaw – in the Baltimore area
- Adavidb
- Ted A. - native and resident of metro Baltimore
- Geasterb
- Eplack - born and raised in Timonium and now live between Towson and Baltimore city. Graduate of Towson University in Geography
- Wildthing61476 - born and raised in Baltimore, lifelong resident. Contributor to local neighborhood and school articles.
- America69 (talk) 13:49, 13 July 2008 (UTC) - live in Maryland
- Eleoopy – grew up in Glen Burnie area and now live in Washington DC.
- Pubdog – President of the Cool Spring Terrace Civic Assn, Adelphi, MD (Prince George's County) and archivist at the National Archives at College Park.
- GcSwRhIc (talk) 13:47, 20 September 2008 (UTC) – born and raised in Baltimore.
- Yachtsman1 - Annapolitan, and I have lived here since I was very young. Contributor to school and history articles, Loyola College in Maryland alumnus, B.A. in History.
- Levineps - I live in North Potomac in Montgomery County, Maryland. I am a native of this great state and have been here my whole life, save for college. I am a big Baltimore Orioles and Maryland Terrapins fan and love politics.
- Sallicio - I live in AA and work in PG.
- Jo7hs2 (talk) 16:44, 24 December 2008 (UTC), Natural and historical features, particularly of Western Maryland. History and Legal education.
- AzianMao - I am a student of Annapolis Senior high.
- Strikehold – Focus on the University of Maryland and Maryland Terrapins.
- User:Arverniking
- RivalPeeps - Born, raised, and living in Maryland for over 25 yrs now - working primarily on the Baltimore Ravens season pages. Check out this year's when you get a chance!
- MdDeptVitalStatistics born and raised in Maryland
- Airplaneman - Among other random things, I'll try to clean up and expand articles as needed. Airplaneman talk 00:04, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
- DinDraithou - I'm interested in the colonial families of Maryland, and have resided in four Maryland counties to date.
- Clariosophic - I'm interested in historic buildings and churches, Carpenter Gothic architecture, colonial history, etc.
- gohens84 - I live in Newark, DE; graduated from Mount St. Mary's, Emmitsburg, Maryland. Currently working with Garrett County Maryland History Museum to further develop Garrett County, Maryland Wikipedia articles.
[edit] Inactive
These are project participants who are believed to be inactive, if you see your name below (click "show" to see the list) and believe it was put here by mistake, please move it back to the "Active" list {{hidden|Inactive participants|2=
- IAMTHEEGGMAN - I live in Harford County, have edited some Maryland related articles...
- Tuf-Kat - I have a Maryland connection I'd rather not elaborate on in a public forum, I worked music of Maryland into a FA and have always meant to get around to some other MD-related stuff
- Cliffie97 - I am a native Baltimorean, since moved away, knowledgable about pop culture and down-home aspects of the city and surrounding suburbs.
- WTGDMan1986 - Remove vandalism. I have cousins that live in this state. --D.F. "Jun Kazama Master" Williams 17:16, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
- Jacob1207 - A native of the 7th state, I have started and/or significantly contributed to several articles on Maryland. Main interests vis-a-vis the Free State are history and government.
- Wildwose - Working artist and long time Maryland resident currently relocating to the Mount Savage, Maryland area.
- Mocko13 - new to this, and happy for suggestions / putdowns / etc. Am working on articles relating to state and local politics.
- Mato2 - I have some information on Baltimore. Hope i can help!
- ~~Magistrand~~ - I live in Montgomery County, and go to Lakelands Park Middle School
- KjtheDj I can help doing odd jobs. I know a lot about MD.
- Plyhmrp Transportation, Cityies
- Genesis 5.17 I live in Jacksonville (Phoenix) Maryland and go up and down Maryland daily for sports and school.
- Politics rule 14:52, 12 May 2007 (UTC) I live in Maryland, and write about the counties, and the politics of Maryland!
- Paleridernightwolf - I a native of Prince George's County.
- Geraldk 21:03, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
- JHoltzman 15:05, 25 June 2007 (UTC) I live just outside of Baltimore and I would love to help.
- Teri Garnet - I enjoy researching Colonial Maryland History
- Joe - I live in Anne Arundel County and attend Arundel High School
[edit] Projects
[edit] Tasks
[edit] Robust Maryland Economy and Development Pages
Robust economy sections pertaining to the State of Maryland's cities, towns and unincorporated areas. Many are lack luster or have none at all, a list of organizations would be a good start.
[edit] Wanted articles
If there is a Maryland-related article that you would like to see created, add a request for it below:
- Economy of Maryland
- History of Montgomery And Prince George's Counties as they relate to Washington, D.C.
- Montgomery County Commission
- Prince Georges County Commission
- Frederick County Commission
- Politics in Maryland
- Transportation in Maryland
- Maryland Florae and Faunae
- Life Sciences Corridor in Maryland
[edit] Articles to fix
If there is a Maryland-related article that already exists but you would like to see it cleaned up or expanded, add it below
- Fulton, Maryland
- Josias Fendall - long article with zero references
- Frederick County Sheriff's Office
- Nancy K. Kopp
- Maddox, Maryland
- John Eager Howard - cleaned up, but still room for expansion
[edit] Ongoing tasks
This section is for ongoing tasks
- Make sure the talk pages of all relevant articles include {{WikiProject Maryland}}, and are assessed.
Please help me work on Abingdon, Maryland, currently there is too little info on it online.
[edit] Adopt an article
Similar to the Collaboration of the week, but on a smaller scale, you might want to "adopt" an article. This would involve doing the research, writing, and picture-taking (if possible) for either a non-existent article or a stub. Of course, everyone else can still edit an adopted article, and you can work on other things too, but the idea is to find a focus for a while, to try and build up the number of quality articles the Project has produced.
- J. Joseph Curran adopted by Marylandstater (talk) 16:20, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
- Mount Savage, Maryland adopted by WildwoseWildwose.
- Woodberry, Baltimore adopted by Marylandstater 14:48, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
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NOTE: Stubs are managed by the Stub-sorting WikiProject. Before creating a new stub, you should propose it at Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals. See Wikipedia:Stub for general guidelines on proposing stub templates and categories. DO NOT simply create new stub templates, as these will be deleted.
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{{WikiProject Maryland}} should be placed on the talk pages of relevant articles to put them under the project's radar. It looks like this:
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[edit] Articles
| Maryland articles |
Importance | ||||||
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| Top | High | Mid | Low | None | Total | ||
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 FA |
4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | ||
| FL |
1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
 GA |
3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 45 | ||
| B | 23 | 29 | 49 | 24 | 32 | 157 | |
| C | 2 | 10 | 25 | 19 | 28 | 84 | |
| Start | 18 | 180 | 531 | 577 | 269 | 1575 | |
| Stub | 1 | 485 | 357 | 1899 | 968 | 3710 | |
| List | 3 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 85 | |
| Assessed | 48 | 715 | 1013 | 2555 | 1346 | 5677 | |
| Unassessed | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 371 | 383 | |
| Total | 49 | 716 | 1015 | 2563 | 1717 | 6060 | |
[edit] Growth of selected WikiProjects of other states since Oct. 2007
(table only includes the total number of articles in each state's project at the beginning of the yearly quarter indicated.)
| State | 10/07 | 1/08 | 4/08 | 7/08 | 10/08 | 1/09 | 4/09 | 7/09 | 10/09 |
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| Maryland | 749 | 1692 | 2688 | 3005 | 3967 | 4178 | 5740 | 5902 | 6018 |
| New Jersey | 1039 | 1597 | 1752 | 2154 | 3343 | 4098 | 4592 | 4873 | 5058 |
| Arizona | 1206 | 1473 | 1528 | 1808 | 1948 | 2018 | 2137 | 2370 | 2524 |
| Pennsylvania | 3768 | 6205 | 6829 | 7159 | 9338 | 9717 | 9983 | 10486 | 10866 |
| Delaware | 1179 | 1225 | 1243 | 1256 | 1296 | 1305 | 1317 | 1369 | 1376 |
| Massachusetts | 1279 | 1974 | 2408 | 2927 | 6427 | 6696 | 7356 | 7576 | 7743 |
| Hawaii | 1811 | 1900 | 2072 | 2319 | 2396 | 2462 | 2518 | 2619 | 2683 |
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Please feel free to list your new Maryland-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Main Wikipedia page. DYN has a 72 hr. time limit from the creation of the article.
- Riverside Generating Station
- Herbert A. Wagner Generating Station
- Brandon Shores Generating Station
- Charles P. Crane Generating Station
- Battle of the Severn
- Cathedral Hill Historic District
- St. Anne's Church (Annapolis, Maryland)
- Shrine of St. Anthony
- Savage Mountain
- Keyser's Ridge, Maryland
- Jeanne Dorsey Mandel
- Patricia Donoho Hughes
- Warrior Run (generating station)
- Deep Creek Dam
- Love Point, Maryland
- Joseph C. Howard, Sr.
- Bell v. Maryland
- Talbot County Courthouse
- Walter P. Carter
- Baltimore City Circuit Courthouses
- Lloyal Randolph
- Baltimore County Circuit Courthouses
- Wendell H. Phillips
- Caroline County Courthouse
- Howard County Circuit Courthouse
- Baltimore City Hall
- Queen Anne's County Courthouse
- Kent Fort, Maryland
- Baltimore Steam Packet Company ("Old Bay Line")
- Rachel Carson Greenway
[edit] Did you know?
- ...that the only man to fly both atomic bomb missions over Japan during World War II was a Marylander? (see: Jacob Beser) Marylandstater 12:52, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] 3/17/08 DYK
- ...that the only black college to field a NCAA lacrosse team was the Morgan State University Lacrosse Bears?(new article and new expansion) Marylandstater (talk) 01:23, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] 4/25/08 DYK
- ...that life-long Marylander Annie Armstrong, for whom the Southern Baptist Easter collection for domestic missions is named, resigned from the missionary organization she founded vowing never to serve the SBC again? SonPraises (talk) (contributions) 04:54, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] 5/15/08 DYK
- ... that the $2 million Baltimore City Hall (pictured) was designed by a 22-year-old architect in 1867? (new article) Marylandstater (talk) 03:25, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] 6/6/08 DYK
- ... that in 1979, Joseph C. Howard, Sr., whose mother was Sioux and father was African American, became the first African American named to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland? (new article) Marylandstater (talk) 03:25, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] 6/25/08 DYK
- ... that the tallest building in Baltimore, Maryland is the forty-story Legg Mason Building (pictured), which rises 529 feet (161 m) in height?
[edit] 7/11/08 DYK
- ... that four players from the Morgan State University Football Bears are in the NFL Hall of Fame?
[edit] 7/21/08 DYK
- ... that Edward P. Hurt, who coached Morgan State College to 14 CIAA football championships, was also the school's track coach and on the coaching staff at the 1964 Olympic Games?
[edit] 9/10/08 DYK
- ... that on January 13, 1964, a B-52 bomber containing two 24-megaton nuclear weapons crashed on Savage Mountain in Garrett County, Maryland?
[edit] 12/14/08 DYK
- ... that the Battle of the Severn in 1655 in Annapolis, Maryland, was closely related to the conflicts of the English Civil War, which had concluded four years earlier in England?
[edit] 1/22/09 DYK
- ... that at 5 feet 5 inches tall and 165 pounds, Howard Stevens was one of the smallest players ever in the National Football League?
[edit] Article improvement drive
[edit] Collaboration of the week
[edit] Peer review
[edit] Featured articles
- 2008 Humanitarian Bowl
- Baltimore City College
- Baltimore Steam Packet Company ("Old Bay Line")
- Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
- George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
- History of Baltimore City College
- Maryland Route 36
- Music of Maryland
- Royal Blue (B&O train)
- The Wire
- U.S. Route 40 Alternate (Keysers Ridge – Cumberland, Maryland)
[edit] Featured article candidates
[edit] Featured pictures
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[edit] Featured lists
- Baltimore Orioles Managers
- Baltimore Orioles Opening Day Starting Pitchers
- Baltimore Ravens First Round Draft Picks
- Counties
- Current members of the Maryland House of Delegates
- Hurricanes (1980-present)
- National Park System areas in Maryland
- Numbered Highways in Maryland
- Sister Cities
- State Symbols
- Tallest Buildings in Baltimore
- United States Naval Academy alumni (General, Astronauts, Chiefs of Naval Operations, Legislators, Medal of Honor Recipients
[edit] Featured list candidates
[edit] Wikipedia surveys
[edit] Ad hoc surveys
[edit] Ongoing Wikipedia surveys
[edit] Deletion links
- Articles for deletion (Article deletion):
- Deletion review (Article undeletion}:
- Templates for deletion:
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- Images for deletion:
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- Proposed deletions:
[edit] Resources
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Learning resources from Wikiversity- For instance, from January 1, 2008 to June 21, 2008
- WikiProject Maryland was viewed 2,157 times
Current members of the Maryland House of Delegates: 3,023 times- Music of Maryland was viewed 6,442 times
- Martin O'Malley was viewed 37,850 times
- Royal Blue (B&O train) was viewed 53,373 times
- Edgar Allan Poe was viewed 1,339,916 times
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