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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.

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[edit] 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 may also seek to create 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.

[edit] News

[edit] Relations

[edit] Recognized content

[edit] Three Sisters Award

The Three Sisters Award is an award given to project members or non-members for atleast one Pittsburgh-related article featured in WP:FC, WP:GA, and WP:DYK. Editors wishing to nominate themselves or others for the award can do so here. Please help us in recognizing those who have contributed to increasing Wikipedia's coverage of Pittsburgh and related topics.

[edit] Project articles

Pittsburgh
articles		 Importance
Top High Mid Low None Total
Quality
Featured article FA 2 1 2 5
Featured list FL 1 1 2
A-Class article A 1 1
Good article GA 1 3 7 1 3 15
B 7 24 27 10 10 78
C 2 3 6 5 16
Start 5 27 125 48 36 241
Stub 9 119 138 62 328
List 2 3 5
Assessed 14 68 282 206 121 691
Unassessed 1 1 2 1229 1233
Total 14 69 283 208 1350 1924

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[edit] Members

Main article: :Category:WikiProject Pittsburgh members
See also: :Category:Wikipedians in Pittsburgh

To become a project member, please edit this section to add your name, along with a short bio to the bottom. 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.

  1. ChrisGriswold (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · 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.
  6. Nathan412 (talk · contribs) - High school student, lives in McKees Rocks.
  7. Rauterkus (talk · contribs) of the South Side, Libertarian, candidate for public office, activist, swim coach, parent, and blogger, [2].
  8. Weatherman1126 (talk · contribs) - born and raised in Pittsburgh
  9. 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).
  10. RiverHockey (talk · contribs) - Lived in Greenfield section of Pittsburgh my entire life.
  11. Carboneyes (talk · contribs) - I am a student here.
  12. Typofixer76 (talk · contribs) - 25-year resident of the metro area, esp. familiar with roads & bus system.
  13. Peteritism (talk · contribs) - Live in the Pittsburgh metro area. Work especially on Washington County including the local towns and education.
  14. ronjamin (talk · contribs) - Chief Information Officer for Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation.
  15. brighterorange (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · moves · rights) — CMU student since 1997. Admin, likes photographing things. Interested in improving the neighborhood pages.
  16. Clarkbhm (talk · contribs) - I've lived in Pittsburgh since 2000, both in Squirrel Hill and Mt. Lebanon
  17. 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.
  18. Deedee19482 (talk · contribs) - I currently live on the Allegheny/Westmorland 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.
  19. Sand Squid (talk · contribs) - Born in Pittsburgh. Lived in various cities worldwide, currently living in Williamsburg, Virginia.
  20. 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.
  21. 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 anyway I can.
  22. 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.
  23. Alekjds (talk · contribs) - I've lived in Pittsburgh my entire life, and am interested in helping to add anything useful to Pittsburgh-related articles.
  24. Piotrus (talk · contribs) - living here since mid-2005 and likely till 2010.-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  03:59, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
  25. Rebelyeahright (talk · contribs) - I've lived here most of my life and will continue for at least several more years.
  26. 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!!
  27. Jvbishop (talk · contribs) Live in Pittsburgh now but originally from KC
  28. Patricknoddy (talk · contribs)
  29. AMStecker (talk · contribs) — Born and raised in the 'Burgh, would love to be involved, even though I'm new to the wikicommunity.
  30. Write_On_1983 (talk · contribs) - Born and raised in Pittsburgh and love everything about this fair tahn.
  31. pontzer78 (talk · contribs) - Just moved here but know the city extremely well. Love this unique city.
  32. jwander (talk · contribs) - A Republican elected local official.
  33. Cavalcabo (talk · contribs) - Fifth generation Pittsburgher. I'm interested in anything related to Pittsburgh history.
  34. 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.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. The Evil Spartan (talk · contribs)
  39. 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.
  40. kd lvr (talk · contribs)
  41. Stm149 (talk · contribs) - Born and raised on Pittsburgh's North Side, currently living in the North HIlls.
  42. 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.
  43. Crazypaco (talk · contribs) - Pitt alumni, special interest in Pitt, now in Philly.
  44. Tlesher (talk · contribs) - have lived and worked in the Pittsburgh area since 2001. Interested in historic and cultural work.
  45. Scigirl543 (talk · contribs) - I've lived in Pittsburgh for my entire life and I'm definitely not planning on leaving any time soon.
  46. Dungeon Master 3.5 (talk · contribs) - I don't live in Pittsburgh but I want to help update and revise the Pittsburgh-related pages.
  47. Cool Blue (talk · contribs) - Don't live in Pittsburgh, but visit often, willing to help out here.
  48. Maceyko (talk · contribs) - Pitt alumni, CMU employee, Highland Park resident, interested in Pittsburgh history.
  49. Weyandt (talk · contribs) - I'm an Altoid, but what's it to ya? Interested in Pittsburgh culture, especially Pittsburghese, n'at.
  50. npeters22 (talk · contribs)
  51. 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.
  52. Ad84 (talk · contribs)
  53. 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.
  54. 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.
  55. lizzybennet201 (talk · contribs) - I live in Shaler, interested in the arts.
  56. cheezisyum21 (talk · contribs) - My whole family is from Pittsburgh. I'm a huge Pens and Pirates fan, and hope to someday move to Pittsburgh
  57. 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.
  58. Tajtheman (talk) 22:07, 3 April 2008 (UTC) 12 year resident of Pittsburgh, PA
  59. Superbowlbound (talk · contribs) - Freshmen at the University of Pittsburgh.
  60. lildobe (talk · contribs) - I grew up in the region, and love to show it off through photography and keeping Wikipedia articles current.
  61. DB9 (talk · contribs) - Grew up in Pittsburgh, I enjoy going to pirate games and other events in and around pittsburgh.
  62. 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
  63. 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.
  64. TheZachMorrisExperience (talk · contribs) - history and architecture of Pittsburgh
  65. ams627 (talk · contribs) - Just move to Pittsburgh for grad school, loving the city so far.
  66. pmcyclist (talk · contribs) - I had a lot of family in Pittsburgh in the 1800's to early 1900's.
  67. 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.
  68. 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.
  69. 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. GrszX 06:02, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
  70. All Is One (talk · contribs) - I grew up in northeast Allegheny County. My wife and I now live in Orlando, Florida. I'm very excited to work with all of you at the project!
  71. Batya7 (talk · contribs) Living in da 'Burgh since 1965, moved away twice but bounced back! Squirrel Hill is my stomping ground. I'm always glad to put in my 2¢!.
  72. Abtmcm 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.
  73. Notyourbroom (talk · contribs) I grew up in Pittsburgh, and after four years of college, I'm back in town indefinitely. I contributed about 100 photographs to Wikimedia Commons as part of WikiProject Cornell University, and I plan to keep contributing photos as I take them. If anyone has specific photo requests, feel free to let me know and I'll see if I can help.

[edit] Meetups

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

[edit] 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 ({{PittsburghWikiProject}} is on the article's talk page).

[edit] 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.
    • I went article by article in the Pittsburgh Film list and clarified and added information about each films Pittsburgh connections mostly 2000's and 1990's so far. I encourage others to help on this, I am focused on making it tasteful and informative not simply local boosterism.Hholt01 22:38, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
    • I am going down the list of WVU football and basketball stars (many of whom are from the 7 county metro) and adding the metro born ones that are not already on the People from Pittsburgh site and the non-category site as well.Hholt01 22:38, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Add {{PittsburghWikiProject}} to the talk pages of all Pittsburgh-related articles.
  • Add the {{Pittsburgh-stub}} template to all existing Pittsburgh-related stub articles.
  • 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.

[edit] Change patrol

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

[edit] Wikiproject Pittsburgh Organization

  • Identify and list all Pittsburgh-related infoboxes and navigational templates on a subpage, and consider the development of new ones.
  • Update {{PittsburghWikiProject}} to accept parameters for the article's project task priority and quality assessment grade, which would affect how the template displays as well as how the article is categorized for the project.
  • 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).
  • Develop a guideline for creating new Pittsburgh-related articles.
  • Create an award to honor exceptional contributions to the project (See WikiProject Philadelphia's Liberty Bell).

[edit] 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.

[edit] Specific needs

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.

[edit] Requested 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 offices

[edit] Resources

[edit] Categories

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

[edit] Templates

The following are templates related to WikiProject Pittsburgh:


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Articles
{{PittsburghWikiProject}}
Designates an article as part of WikiProject Pittsburgh. Placed on the article's Talk page.
WikiProject Pittsburgh  
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Pittsburgh, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and its metropolitan area on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.
Unrated ???  This article has not yet received a rating on the project's quality scale.
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{{Pittsburgh-stub}}
Designates an article as a Pittsburgh-related stub. Placed at the bottom of the article.
 This Pittsburgh-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
{{Infobox Pittsburgh neighborhood}}
Creates a standard box with information about a neighborhood, for use on neighborhood pages. See the template for usage information.
Perry North
(Observatory Hill)

The Allegheny Observatory at the top of Observatory Hill.

Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°29′13″N 80°01′01″W / 40.487°N 80.017°W / 40.487; -80.017
Population (1990): 4927[1]
Population (2000): 4669[1]
Area: 1.212 mi² [1]
Project members
{{User WPPGH}}
Designates a user as a member of WikiProject Pittsburgh. Placed on the member's user page and/or talk page. Can be used in addition to or instead of the above banner.
This user is a member of
WikiProject Pittsburgh.
{{PittsburghWikiProject-Member}}
Designates a user as a member of WikiProject Pittsburgh. Placed on a member's user page and/or talk page.
WikiProject Pittsburgh is a member of WikiProject Pittsburgh, a project which aims to coordinate work for and expand coverage of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and related subjects on Wikipedia.
Please feel free to join the project.
{{User Pittsburgh}}
Designates that a user is from Pittsburgh. Placed on the member's user page and/or talk page. Doesn't require membership to use.
This user lives in or hails from
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
{{Pittsburgh Star}}
Recognizes an editor's efforts to improve articles concerning the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, as well as WikiProject Pittsburgh. Just add "{{subst:Pittsburgh Star|message ~~~~}}" to an editor's talk page, filling in a message to let them know why they have received it.
The Pittsburgh Star
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{{User Pitt}}
Designates that a user attends or once attended the University of Pittsburgh. Placed on the member's user page and/or talk page. Doesn't require membership to use.
This user attends or attended
the University of Pittsburgh.

[edit] Images

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Historic American Buildings Survey ([3]) P.D. {{PD-USGov-Interior-HABS}}
Historic American Engineering Record ([4]) P.D. {{PD-USGov-HAER}}
Historic American Landscapes Survey P.D {{PD-USGov-HALS}}
National Park Service ([5] and [6]) P.D. {{PD-USGov-Interior-NPS}}
U.S. Coast Guard ([7]) P.D. {{PD-USGov-DHS-CG}}
Library of Congress - American Memory ([8]) P.D. {{LOC-image}}
Library of Congress - Prints and Photographs ([9]) P.D. (not all) {{LOC-image}}
NOAA ([10]) P.D. {{PD-USGov-DOC-NOAA}}
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ([11]) P.D. {{PD-USGov-Interior-FWS}}
Creative Commons (by,sa) on Flickr ([12][13]) C.C. {{cc-by-2.0}}{{cc-by-sa-2.0}}
U.S. Department of Agriculture ([14]) P.D. {{PD-USGov-USDA}}
  1. ^ a b c Census: Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. January 2006. http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/cp/assets/census/2000_census_pgh_jan06.pdf. Retrieved on 2007-07-19. 

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