Wikipedia:WikiProject Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle

WikiProject Pittsburgh was started on August 29, 2006 to coordinate work for and expand coverage of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and related subjects in the English Wikipedia.

Anyone who is interested in contributing, please sign up below and post any ideas and suggestions on the Talk page. Also, feel free to edit this page and add any articles that need serious work or that you feel require attention below in the Tasks section.

Scope

This WikiProject aims to coordinate development of and improvements to articles related to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the surrounding metropolitan area in Western Pennsylvania, including Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland counties.

This works to elevate the Pittsburgh city article to Featured Article status, improve existing Pittsburgh-related articles, and create new articles for Pittsburgh-related subjects that don't have articles yet. We monitor and improve Portal:Pittsburgh.

This is an open project that is owned and controlled by all its members. Its open tasks are a compilation generated by many of its members. All concerns with elements of this project should be discussed on the Talk page.

News

• August 29, 2006 – WikiProject Pittsburgh begins.
• April 18, 2008 – This project's first descendant, Wikiproject University of Pittsburgh, launched.
• August 22, 2010 – First meetup held.

Relations

Wikimedia Pennsylvania 

Hello there!

We are now forming the first local Wikimedia Chapter in the United States: Wikimedia Pennsylvania. Our goals are to perform outreach and fundraising activities on behalf of the various Wikimedia projects. If you're interested in being a part of the chapter, or just want to know more, you can:

• Contact us on IRC at #wikimedia-pa
• Join our mailing list
• Visit our blog at http://wmfpa.blogspot.com
• you can add your username to m:Wikimedia Pennsylvania#Interested Participants

Thanks!

Parent Projects 

WikiProject Pittsburgh takes over what the following projects would ordinarily handle but which is a Pittsburgh-related subject. Project overlap should be avoided.

• WikiProject Cities / WikiProject U.S. cities
• WikiProject Pennsylvania

Sister Projects 

• WikiProject Philadelphia
• WikiProject Pennsylvania State Highways
• WikiProject Erie

Daughter Projects 

• WikiProject University of Pittsburgh

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Recognized content

Featured articles 

Article	Promoted	Main Page
Night of the Living Dead	July 21, 2006	October 31, 2006
Night of the Living Dead is a 1968 black-and-white independent horror film directed by George A. Romero. The film stars Duane Jones as Ben and Judith O'Dea as Barbra. The plot revolves around the mysterious reanimation of the dead and the efforts of Ben, Barbra and five others to survive the night while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse. Romero produced the film on the low budget of $114,000, but after a decade of theatrical re-releases it had grossed an estimated $12 million in the United States and $30 million internationally. Reviewers criticized the graphic contents, but three decades later the Library of Congress placed Night of the Living Dead on the United States National Film Registry with other films deemed "historically, culturally or aesthetically important." The culture of Vietnam-era America had a tremendous impact on the film. It is so thoroughly riven with critiques of late 1960s American society that one historian described the film as "subversive on many levels." While not the first zombie film made, Night of the Living Dead influenced subsequent films in the sub-genre. The film is the first of five Living Dead films (completed or pending) directed by Romero, and has been remade twice. (more...)
Point Park Civic Center	September 1, 2006	—
Rachel Carson	September 30, 2007	February 22, 2008
Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist and nature writer whose writings are often credited with launching the global environmental movement. Carson started her career as a biologist in the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, and transitioned to a full-time nature writer in the 1950s. Her widely praised 1951 bestseller The Sea Around Us won her financial security and recognition as a gifted writer. Her next book, The Edge of the Sea, and the republished version of her first book, Under the Sea-Wind, were also bestsellers. Together, her sea trilogy explores the gamut of ocean life, from the shores to the surface to the deep sea. In the late 1950s, Carson turned her attention to conservation and the environmental problems caused by synthetic pesticides. The result was Silent Spring (1962), which brought environmental concerns to an unprecedented portion of the American public. Silent Spring spurred a reversal in national pesticide policy—leading to a nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticides—and the grassroots environmental movement it inspired led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. Carson was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. (more...)
PNC Park	October 13, 2008	—
William D. Boyce	February 3, 2009	—
Idlewild and Soak Zone	March 9, 2009	May 1, 2009
Idlewild and Soak Zone is a family amusement park situated in the Laurel Highlands near Ligonier, Pennsylvania, about 50 miles (80 km) east of Pittsburgh, along US Route 30. Founded in 1878 as a campground along the Ligonier Valley Railroad by Thomas Mellon, Idlewild is the oldest amusement park in Pennsylvania. It has won several awards, including five from Amusement Today as the second-best children's park in the world. The park was established by the Mellon family in 1878, and remained family-owned for over 100 years. The park expanded greatly through the first half of the 20th century, adding rides including a Philadelphia Toboggan Company Rollo Coaster in 1938, one of the company's earliest. The park is home to the Ligonier Highland Games, a Scottish athletic and cultural festival that has annually drawn over 10,000 spectators. In 1983, the park was purchased by Kennywood Entertainment Company, which oversaw additional expansion, including an attraction designed and voiced by Fred Rogers based on his television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. (more...)
Murray Chotiner	April 7, 2009	May 1, 2009
Murray Chotiner (1909–1974) was an American political strategist, attorney, government official, and close associate and friend of President Richard Nixon during much of Nixon's political career. He served as campaign manager for the future president's run for the United States Senate in 1950 and for his vice presidential bid in 1952, and managed the campaigns of other California Republicans. He was active in each of Nixon's two successful runs for the White House in low-profile positions. After Congress investigated Chotiner in 1956, suspecting the attorney was using his connections to Nixon for influence peddling to benefit his private clients, the Vice President and his former campaign manager temporarily parted ways. Nixon recalled him to work on his 1962 gubernatorial campaign and again for his successful 1968 presidential bid. After Nixon was inaugurated in 1969, Chotiner received a political appointment to a government position and, in 1970, became a member of the White House staff. He returned to private practice a year later, but was involved in Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign. He remained an informal adviser to Nixon until he died in Washington D.C. following an auto accident in January 1974, and Nixon mourned the loss of a man he described as a counselor and friend. (more...)

Featured lists 

List of tallest buildings in Pittsburgh – April 16, 2008
List of Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks – July 14, 2008

Good articles 

Gulf Oil – March 23, 2006
Super Bowl XL – July 19, 2006
Litchfield Towers – December 16, 2006
History of Pittsburgh – March 5, 2007
Tepper School of Business – April 26, 2007
Michael Chabon – July 29, 2007
Ron Paul – August 21, 2007
Kurt Angle – September 4, 2007
Roberto Clemente – January 10, 2008
Myron Cope – May 16, 2008
Luke Ravenstahl – June 26, 2008
Terrible Towel – July 1, 2008
Heinz Field – August 11, 2008
Three Rivers Stadium – August 11, 2008
2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins season – September 24, 2008
Forbes Field – October 5, 2008
Randy Pausch – October 6, 2008
Pennsylvania Route 51 – October 17, 2008
Justine Ezarik – January 10, 2009
Alexander Berkman – February 7, 2009
Scott Zolak – June 18, 2009
John Mitchell (American football coach) – March 11, 2010
Perry Como – September 2, 2010
Washington & Jefferson College – September 12, 2010

Article alerts

Proposed deletions

• 21 Jan 2012 – Piratefest (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Vegaswikian (t · c): Issues of notability, spam, fails WP:V, WP:N and WP:RS
• 21 Jan 2012 – Blitzburgh (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Muboshgu (t · c): Non-notable neologism and endorsed by Paulmcdonald (t · c) on 21 Jan 2012: Not a single source to support this as an article. Obviously Steelers fans will know it, but it has no notability outside their circles.

Good article nominees

• 24 Jan 2012 – James G. Blaine (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Coemgenus (t · c); start discussion
• 06 Jan 2012 – Darrelle Revis (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Muboshgu (t · c); start discussion

Featured article reviews

• 25 Jan 2012 – Night of the Living Dead (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by George Ho (t · c); see discussion

Requests for comments

• 09 Jan 2012 – Rick Santorum (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by 93.96.148.42 (t · c); see discussion
• 05 Jan 2012 – Night of the Living Dead (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by George Ho (t · c); see discussion

Requested moves

• 27 Jan 2012 – Jeff Calhoun (choreographer) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved by SLV100 (t · c); see discussion

Also, see Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Pittsburgh articles by quality log

Members

See also: :Category:WikiProject Pittsburgh members and :Category:Wikipedians in Pittsburgh

Please add your name to the list below in the alphabetical order if you would like to participate in this project. Please consider stating your interests. You may also add the {{PittsburghWikiProject-Member}} banner or the {{User WPPGH}} userbox to your user page to identify yourself as a member of the project.

Before adding yourself, please note that this is a page for editors who want to actively edit and discuss Pittsburgh-related articles or participate in various Wikipedia-related initiatives in the area. This is NOT a page to declare that you like Pittsburgh or are from Pittsburgh (there are userboxes you can use for such declarations).

Activity is checked periodically. If you are not active in Pittsburgh-related topics, your entry will be moved accordingly (and you'll be notified).

Active members. This section is for the active members (have edited Pittsburgh-related articles in the past 3 months and have more than 10 edits per month)

1. Alekjds (talk · contribs) - I am a native Pittsburgher and am interested in helping to add anything useful to Pittsburgh-related articles.
2. All Is One (talk · contribs) – I grew up in northeast Allegheny County. I'm very excited to work with all of you at the project!
3. Crazypaco (talk · contribs) - Pitt alumni with special interest in Pitt, Pittsburgh sports, and Pittsburgh architecture. Now living in San Francisco so I will be unlikely to make any meetups.
4. Dthomsen8 (talk · contribs) Seeking to have no unrated Pennsylvania articles, just like no unrated Philadelphia or unrated Pittsburgh articles now, but I am unlikely to attend any live events; I will be doing edits and template edits
5. Hanjie (talk · contribs) - Pittsburgh update bus route and other related sources in Pittsburgh.
6. hholt01 (talk · contribs) - Pittsburgh born and bred though now in the sunbelt, have a great passion for everything and anything Pittsburgh especially things that make us #1 or world's first, someday I hope to be Rick Sebak!!
7. Notyourbroom (talk · contribs) - Native Pittsburgher with an affiliation with Pitt
8. Piotrus (talk · contribs) - living here since mid-2005 and likely will till 2012. I occasionally edit Pittsburgh-related content, but would love to see this project becoming more active! I am also involved in teaching with Wikipedia at Pitt. -- _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk}  03:59, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
9. Sabre ball (talk · contribs) - I live in Pittsburgh.
10. Rauterkus (talk · contribs) of the South Side, Libertarian, prior candidate for public office, activist, swim and water polo coach, parent, and blogger, [1].
11. Weatherman1126 (talk · contribs) - lives in Pittsburgh - trying to get more involved. Interested in aggressively tackling bloated articles, improving poor grammar and syntax, and improving photography in Pgh related articles in coming weeks. Please send any and all requests to my Talk page.

Semi-active members. This section is for semi-active members (those who have not edited Pittsburgh-related articles in the past 3 months, or have less than 10 edits per month in the last 3 months)

1. Battlefield1181 (talk · contribs) argh, I totally forgot about meetings...
2. Batya7 (talk · contribs) You can take the gal out of Pittsburgh, but you can't take Pittsburgh out of the gal. Squirrel Hill was my stomping ground. I'm always glad to put in my 2¢!.
3. Leepaxton (talk · contribs) Residing in Allegheny County, and trying to help improve articles relating to the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
4. pustelnik (talk · contribs) born in Pittsburgh, went to Penn State, MD degree from Pitt. I haven't lived there for a while. Interested in local history and Ellis Island era immigration from Central Europe.
5. Shiori (talk · contribs) born and raised within the Pittsburgh area. I've been updating Pittsburgh-related pages for a while, just never knew there was a group.
6. Squamate (talk · contribs) Still interested in editing Pittsburgh articles.
7. Tlesher (talk · contribs) - have lived and worked in the Pittsburgh area since 2001. Interested in historic and cultural work.
8. Tucoxn (talk · contribs) born in Pittsburgh but currently live in the Washington, DC area. Interested in Pittsburgh culture, sports, and history.
9. Typofixer76 (talk · contribs) - 29-year resident of the metro area, esp. familiar with roads, bus system, and commuter bicycling.
10. VitaleBaby (talk · contribs)- I've lived my entire life in metro PGH. A Cal U grad and Pitt master's student.
11. weyandt (talk · contribs) - Born an Altoid, spent several years as a Navy Reservist at NMCRC Pittsburgh in North Versailles. Interests lie in social linguistics (Pittsburgh-ese), local history, and culture (music and theater).

Inactive members. This section is for inactive members (those have not edited at all for three months or more or did not reply to the latest roll call)

1. ChrisGriswold (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights) — I've lived in Pittsburgh since 1997, when I began my studies at the University of Pittsburgh. I am a producer for Friday Nite Improvs, Pittsburgh's longest-running comedy/theatre show and the creator of the "overheard" site Overheard in Pittsburgh.
2. FireSpike (talk · contribs) - I live in Pittsburgh and I'm looking for a way to help Wikipedia and boost my edit count.
3. Myselfalso (talk · contribs) - I lived in Pittsburgh from 1985 - 1990 and have been a frequent visitor since. I still consider it home.
4. Paschmitts (talk · contribs) - Went to college in Pittsburgh from 1979 to 1984, returned to become permanent resident in 1991.
5. Squamate (talk · contribs) - Born in the Pittsburgh metro area and lived there for over 20 years.

         I still want to be a member. Squamate (talk) 15:50, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

1. Nathan412 (talk · contribs) - High school student, lives in McKees Rocks.
2. Cat Parade (talk · contribs) - Been living in pgh for 5 years now, minus some minor excursions elsewhere. Moving to Ireland (hopefully) soon, but until then I'm trying to enjoy pgh to the fullest. Bike messenger, computer engineer, minor-edit wikipedian, and downtown resident (yes, people do live downtown).
3. RiverHockey (talk · contribs) - Lived in Greenfield section of Pittsburgh my entire life.
4. Carboneyes (talk · contribs) - I am a student here.
5. Peteritism (talk · contribs) - Live in the Pittsburgh metro area. Work especially on Washington County including the local towns and education.
6. ronjamin (talk · contribs) - Chief Information Officer for Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.
7. brighterorange (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights) — CMU student since 1997. Admin, likes photographing things. Interested in improving the neighborhood pages.
8. Clarkbhm (talk · contribs) - I've lived in Pittsburgh since 2000, both in Squirrel Hill and Mt. Lebanon
9. Tomcool (talk · contribs) - I live in Miami, but grew up near Pittsburgh. The family's roots in Pittsburgh go back several generations; for example, my ggg-grandfather, William Alston, worked on the second Courthouse and first Ninth Street bridge. I contribute to the History of Pittsburgh article and other Pittsburgh-related articles.
10. Deedee19482 (talk · contribs) - I currently live on the Allegheny/Westmoreland County border. I grew up in Washington County and lived on the East End and eastern suburbs for fifteen years. I was born and raised in Western Pennsylvania. I'm now 35.
11. Sand Squid (talk · contribs) - Born in Pittsburgh. Lived in various cities worldwide, currently living in Williamsburg, Virginia.
12. Pudowski (talk · contribs) - I've been living in Pittsburgh for 10 years and have grown to love it. I'd like to help grow the amount of information about Pittsburgh in the Wikipedia. I'd enjoy taking photos to contribute to Pittsburgh-related articles.
13. spidersense215 (talk · contribs) - My fiance just moved to the city, and I'll following her sometime in May-June of '07, and visiting frequently until then. I'd love to help in any way I can.
14. Harmar5 (talk · contribs) - I'm a college student born in Pittsburgh, living in the Burgh. I plan on adding much content to the founding and history of the city.
15. Rebelyeahright (talk · contribs) - I've lived here most of my life and will continue for at least several more years.
16. Jvbishop (talk · contribs) Live in Pittsburgh now but originally from KC
17. Patricknoddy (talk · contribs)
18. AMStecker (talk · contribs) — Born and raised in the 'Burgh, would love to be involved, even though I'm new to the wikicommunity.
19. Write_On_1983 (talk · contribs) - Born and raised in Pittsburgh and love everything about this fair tahn.
20. pontzer78 (talk · contribs) - Just moved here but know the city extremely well. Love this unique city.
21. jwander (talk · contribs) - A Republican elected local official.
22. Cavalcabo (talk · contribs) - Fifth generation Pittsburgher. I'm interested in anything related to Pittsburgh history.
23. jhuerbin88 (talk · contribs) - I've lived in the Burgh all my life and am now a student at University of Pittsburgh and will do my best to help improve Pittsburgh articles.
24. cln23 (talk · contribs) - I heard about this from Pudowski (talk · contribs). I've lived in Pittsburgh since 2001 and love it here. I'm into politics and would love to work on the government related pages.
25. The Evil Spartan (talk · contribs)
26. luketenley (talk · contribs) - Born just west of Pittsburgh near Steubenville, Ohio. I've loved the airport and the city of Pittsburgh my whole life. I currently work at the airport.
27. kd lvr (talk · contribs)
28. Stm149 (talk · contribs) - Born and raised on Pittsburgh's North Side, currently living in the North Hills.
29. Odcdtd45 (talk · contribs) - Lived in Pittsburgh and have been a die hard Pittsburgh Steelers Fan all my life and a Season Ticket holder for years.
30. Scigirl543 (talk · contribs) - I've lived in Pittsburgh for my entire life and I'm definitely not planning on leaving any time soon.
31. Dungeon Master 3.5 (talk · contribs) - I don't live in Pittsburgh but I want to help update and revise the Pittsburgh-related pages.
32. Cool Blue (talk · contribs) - Don't live in Pittsburgh, but visit often, willing to help out here.
33. Maceyko (talk · contribs) - Pitt alumni, CMU employee, Highland Park resident, interested in Pittsburgh history.
34. Weyandt (talk · contribs) - I'm an Altoid, but what's it to ya? Interested in Pittsburgh culture, especially Pittsburghese, n'at.
35. npeters22 (talk · contribs)
36. SgtJonson (talk · contribs) — I've lived in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area since June this year. Currently reside in Fair Oaks, AKA Ambridge, PA. Am a cyclist, into computers, vegan, environmentalist, any guidance or suggestions would be appreciated since I'm new this whole wiki contributing thing. Originally from Delaware.
37. Ad84 (talk · contribs)
38. PlutarchYinzer (talk · contribs) — Pittsburgh is my home and always has been. I have never lived outside the City limits. I am proud to be a Yinzer.
39. BocoROTH (talk · contribs) - Lived my entire life in the Pittsburgh area, go to college at Pitt, am a huge fan of the Stillers, Panthers, Pens, and Bucs (when they actually win :P), and want to help this project in any way I can. I'm originally from Cranberry Twp.
40. lizzybennet201 (talk · contribs) - I live in Shaler, interested in the arts.
41. cheezisyum21 (talk · contribs) - My whole family is from Pittsburgh. I'm a huge Pens and Pirates fan, and hope to someday move to Pittsburgh
42. PenelopePgh (talk · contribs) - Moved to Pittsburgh in 2006, and love the city. I am an avid Pittsburgh sports fan (particularly the Pirates), and currently reside in Oakland.
43. Tajtheman (talk) 22:07, 3 April 2008 (UTC) 12 year resident of Pittsburgh, PA
44. Superbowlbound (talk · contribs) - Freshmen at the University of Pittsburgh.
45. lildobe (talk · contribs) - I grew up in the region, and love to show it off through photography and keeping Wikipedia articles current.
46. DB9 (talk · contribs) - Grew up in Pittsburgh, I enjoy going to pirate games and other events in and around pittsburgh.
47. Rauterkus (talk) 15:37, 16 June 2008 (UTC) Working to build wiki pages in advance of the 2008 Beijing Olympics at http://AforAthlete.wikia.com
48. JohnnyPolo24 (talk · contribs) - I grew up in Pittsburgh until I was 21. I moved away to live in both Baltimore and Philadelphia for a few years each. I've been back in Pittsburgh now for a few years because I just love it. I take in interest in regional history and sports.
49. ams627 (talk · contribs) - Just move to Pittsburgh for grad school, loving the city so far.
50. pmcyclist (talk · contribs) - I had a lot of family in Pittsburgh in the 1800's to early 1900's.
51. Carlysam1 raised in Pittsburgh but left for several years for work and school. Lived in Dayton and Cincinnati before I returned to marry and raise my family in 1992. Worked 18 years with Delta airlines so I got to see most of America first hand. I like to compare Pittsburgh to all the places I visited with my years at Delta.
52. Ragged sail (talk · contribs) - Grew up in Pittsburgh for the past 21 years, I'm a third generation Pittsburgher with a lot of Pittsburgh history crammed in my head about the city.
53. Grsz11 (talk · contribs) - Can't believe I hadn't signed here yet. We all know anyone within a hundred miles of Pittsburgh proudly says they're from the 'burgh. Count me in that group, but I actually lived there for awhile. Get in touch with me if there is anything related that needs help and I will do it. Grsz^X 06:02, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
54. Abtmcm (talk · contribs) Love the city! The local scene is so much more than simply football and beer. There is a thriving artistic community that showcases some of the finest visual artists, performance artists, musicians, poets, etc. It is time to highlight these aspects of our great city.
55. Fendue (talk · contribs) I live in Beaver County and I enjoy learning more about Pittsburgh and teaching about it.
56. Yavo86 (talk · contribs) Born in Mon City, looking to update a few articles for a class project at Penn State
57. Blicarea (talk · contribs) I was born and raised in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and I went to Pitt. I am interested in the history, language and culture of southwestern-PA, especially of Washington County.
58. EditorTruth (talk · contribs)
59. Fractalchez (talk · contribs) Long-time resident.
60. ragesoss (talk · contribs) Moved to the Pittsburgh area in summer 2010.
61. demokratickid (talk · contribs) Life-long resident of the area
62. Dthomsen8 (talk · contribs) Seeking to have no unrated Pittsburgh or Pennsylvania articles, just like no unrated Philadelphia articles now

Meetups

For information on meetup opportunities involving Pittsburgh Wikipedians, see Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Pittsburgh.

Tasks

Feel free to add any Pittsburgh-related articles that need to be addressed or improved, in addition to general tasks. When adding an existing article, ensure that the article is catalogued for the project ({{WikiProject Pittsburgh}} is on the article's talk page).

Assessments

Please make sure that all Pittsburgh-related articles are:

1. tagged on their talk page with WikiProject Pittsburgh assessment templates (add {{WikiProject Pittsburgh|class=|importance=}} to the top of article's talk page
2. assessed (fill in in the class= and importance= parameters if they are missing; it is as easy as making them class=start and importance=mid for example; see here for detailed how-to)

Pittsburgh articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	Total
FA		2	2	3		7
FL		1		1		2
GA	1	5	12	7		25
B	7	39	72	62		180
C	1	17	70	163		251
Start	5	35	339	1,056		1,435
Stub		12	327	2,373		2,712
List		5	15	21		41
Category					163	163
File					100	100
Template					47	47
NA					502	502
Assessed	14	116	837	3,686	812	5,465
Total	14	116	837	3,686	812	5,465

Continuous

• Keep Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as compact as possible, moving as much details into sub-articles as is reasonable.
• Keep all Pittsburgh-related articles properly categorized.
• Patrol changes to Pittsburgh-related articles.
• Add {{WikiProject Pittsburgh|class=|importance=}} to the talk pages of all Pittsburgh-related articles.
• Add the {{Pittsburgh-stub}} template to all existing Pittsburgh-related stub articles (or remove it, and update talk page status, if the article is beyond stub)
• Add all Pittsburgh-related articles that get frequent changes or are susceptible to vandalism to the Project Watchlist.
• Target Pittsburgh-related articles to take to Good or Featured status.

Change patrol

To ensure that all changes to Pittsburgh-related pages are sound, here are "recent changes" pages to aid in that endeavor:

• ALL CATALOGUED: Recent changes to all pages catalogued for WikiProject Pittsburgh
• MAIN ARTICLE: Recent changes to all pages linked to from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania article
• SELECTED LIST: Recent changes to project-covered articles that get frequent changes or are susceptible to vandalism
  • Edit /Watchlist to add articles to this list

Wikiproject Pittsburgh organization

• Identify and list all Pittsburgh-related infoboxes and navigational templates on a subpage, and consider the development of new ones.
• Add a quality assessment scale on a subpage, listing all pages that fit into various grade levels.
• Plan and develop Portal:Pittsburgh (See Portal:Philadelphia for an example).

Newsletter

• Develop Wikipedia:WikiProject_Pittsburgh/Newsletter

Articles needing attention

A continuous goal of this project is to improve sub-articles referenced in the Pittsburgh city article as well as any article related to the subject of Pittsburgh. This section aims to list the articles with the greatest current need.

Also, see the full list of all Pittsburgh-related stubs. Project members should try to improve stubs at least to the point where the stub notices can be removed.

Article cleanup

See the cleanup list on the right for an up-to-date list of articles in need of various, tagged fixes.

Cleanup listing for this project is available. See also the list by category, the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.

Requests

Articles

These are potential articles that project members have requested be created for the Wikipedia. If you know of a notable subject for an article that isn't listed here and want to create the article right away, please do so.

• Government of Pittsburgh
• Pittsburgh attractions — categorize under Pittsburgh attractions
  • Golf in Pittsburgh, or alternatively, Golf in Western Pennsylvania. This article would also be useful for the Portal:Pittsburgh. It could cover history, famous courses and events, and players from the area.
• Pittsburgh buildings — categorize under Buildings and structures in Pittsburgh

government offices

• Pittsburgh government — categorize under Government of Pittsburgh
• Pittsburgh history — categorize under History of Pittsburgh (search the Pennsylvania Historical Marker Database)
• Pittsburgh in film and television. Take a look at List of films and television shows shot in Pittsburgh and category:Pittsburgh in film and television for reference.
• Pittsburgh parks — categorize under Pittsburgh parks
• Pittsburgh shopping malls — categorize them under Pittsburgh businesses. Determine if any major regional malls are individually notable. If no, then write Shopping malls of Pittsburgh.
• Other
  • Economy of Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh Magazine
  • Transportation in Pittsburgh

• Brackenridge Works of the Allegheny Ludlum Steel company, part of Allegheny Technologies.
• List of bridges in Pittsburgh. This would be different from Pittsburgh bridges and more like List of tallest buildings in Pittsburgh, a Featured List.

Photos

I need a photo of a "sankey brick" for the new Sankey brick article. Can someone on the Southside look around for an old brick stamped "SANKEY"? I no longer live in Pennsylvania.

Historic lists photo request

There are five lists of Pittsburgh area historic landmarks and sites: National Register of Historic Places listings in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, National Register of Historic Places listings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations, List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks, and List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Allegheny County.

Out of these, the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pittsburgh and City Desigations are fully illustrated. Our goal is to fully illustrate these lists. Here are the images that are needed (and the designation for which list they are need for).

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:
  

Wilpen Hall (Route 30 at Turtle Creek 40°32′52″N 80°9′5″W)

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
  

Fully Illustrated!

• List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Allegheny County

Please see the list of PA Historic Sites for images that are needed. Please note that images of the markers themselves are NOT allowed because the markers are copyrighted and fall under Template:Non-free 3D art. Also, please be aware of the context of state historical designation. Please read this for more information on acceptable images.

• List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations
  

Wigman House (1425 Brownsville Road)

Fully Illustrated!

• List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
  

Please see the list of PHLF designated historic landmarks for the names and locations for needed images.

Categories

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | WikiProject Pittsburgh | WikiProject Pittsburgh Members | Pittsburgh stubs | Wikipedians in Pittsburgh | Wikipedia requested photographs in Pennsylvania

Templates

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Articles
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Project members
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Userboxes for non-members and members

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{{User Pittsburgh}}	{{User Pennsylvania}}	{{User PittsburghEnglish}}
This user loves Primanti Bros.	PGH is 6 Super Bowl Wins, 9 College Football 5 World Series Titles, 3 Stanley Cups and 2 College Basketball Titles	This user is a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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{{User Pittsburgh Pirates}}	{{User:UBX/USL-Riverhounds}}	{{User:Z4ns4tsu/Userboxes/NCAA-Pitt}}
CMU This user attends or attended Carnegie Mellon University.	This user attends or attended Duquesne University.	This user attends or attended the University of Pittsburgh.
{{User CMU}}	{{User Duquesne}}	{{User Pitt}}
KDKA This user is a viewer of KDKA-TV CBS 2 Pittsburgh.	WPXI This user is a viewer of WPXI Channel 11 Pittsburgh	WQED This user watches WQED-TV PBS 13 Pittsburgh.
{{User:UBX/KDKA-TV}}	{{User:UBX/WPXI}}	{{User:UBX/WQED}}
K-PGH This user loves switching from KQV AM, KDKA TV2, KDKA FM 93.7 and KDKA AM 1020 and yet is far east of the mississippi !	This user reads The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.	This user reads The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
{{User:Hholt01/Userboxes/TheKs}}	{{User:Scepia/newspaper name|The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}	{{User:Scepia/newspaper name|The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review}}

Images

Free image sources for the United States
Source	License	Tag
Wikimedia Commons (Cat:United States)	Various	N/A
Historic American Buildings Survey ([2])	P.D.	{{PD-USGov-Interior-HABS}}
Historic American Engineering Record ([3])	P.D.	{{PD-USGov-HAER}}
Historic American Landscapes Survey	P.D	{{PD-USGov-HALS}}
National Park Service ([4] and [5])	P.D.	{{PD-USGov-Interior-NPS}}
U.S. Coast Guard ([6])	P.D.	{{PD-USGov-DHS-CG}}
Library of Congress - American Memory ([7])	P.D.	{{LOC-image}}
Library of Congress - Prints and Photographs ([8])	P.D. (not all)	{{LOC-image}}
NOAA ([9])	P.D.	{{PD-USGov-DOC-NOAA}}
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ([10])	P.D.	{{PD-USGov-Interior-FWS}}
Creative Commons (by,sa) on Flickr ([11])	C.C.	{{cc-by-2.0}}{{cc-by-sa-2.0}}
U.S. Department of Agriculture ([12])	P.D.	{{PD-USGov-USDA}}
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Sources and references

Please list helpful references below:

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Pittsburgh City Paper
• Historic Pittsburgh Collection
• Official City Page
• Pittsburgh Visitors Bureau
• Pitt News
• The Tartan (CMU's paper)

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External links

• Wikiproject Watchlist - WikiProject Pittsburgh