Wikipedia:WikiProject West Virginia
This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the U.S. State of West Virginia, with a spirit of cooperation. This page and its sub-pages aim to both provide resources for Wikipedia, and expand Wikipedia as a resource about West Virginia. The project's talk page is a place for members to discuss issues regarding project-related articles. To join, simply add your name to the list at the participants section. To see articles and information about West Virginia, see the West Virginia Portal.
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Open tasks for WikiProject West Virginia. |
- Collaboration:
- To Nominate at WP:FAC:
- To Improve to Featured standard:
- To Expand: Thomas Maley Harris, West Virginia Blazers, Greenbrier Limestone, Cabell Huntington Hospital, Tyler County Speedway, Secretary of State of West Virginia, Hunter Holmes Moss, Jr., East River Mountain Tunnel, United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2010. See also Category:West Virginia stubs
- To Clean up:
- To Deorphan:
- To Create: West Virginia Constitutional Convention, Coolfont Resort
- Categories to populate:
- Lists to de-redlink:
- Lists to complete:
- Infoboxs needed: See Category:West Virginia articles needing infoboxes
- Wanted Pics/Graphics: See Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in West Virginia
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[edit] You can help
| West Virginia articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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| Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
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1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| FL |
1 | 1 | |||||
| FM |
2 | 2 | |||||
 A |
2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
 GA |
1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |||
| B | 10 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 62 | |
| C | 7 | 25 | 30 | 4 | 66 | ||
| Start | 7 | 40 | 380 | 232 | 120 | 779 | |
| Stub | 7 | 29 | 1,103 | 1,267 | 1,166 | 3,572 | |
| List | 4 | 3 | 38 | 55 | 100 | ||
| Book | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Category | 809 | 809 | |||||
| Disambig | 3 | 3 | |||||
| File | 33 | 33 | |||||
| Portal | 29 | 29 | |||||
| Project | 31 | 31 | |||||
| Redirect | 874 | 874 | |||||
| Template | 208 | 208 | |||||
| Assessed | 24 | 92 | 1,543 | 1,591 | 1,990 | 1,346 | 6,586 |
| Unassessed | 3 | 191 | 194 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 92 | 1,543 | 1,594 | 1,990 | 1,537 | 6,780 |
- View changes to West Virginia articles (list|edit)
- View changes to West Virginia talk pages (list|edit)
- View new articles containing the word "West Virginia"
- View criteria and requests for assessment
- View lists of stubs, for articles in need of expansion
- View resources for finding photographs, and requests for photos
- See box at right for article-specific tasks
[edit] Project divisions
- Communities (talk) – Cities, towns, and villages
- Physical geography (talk) – Regions, parks, climate, physical features
- Transportation (talk) – Roads, trails, rail, ferries, and airplanes in and around West Virginia
- Culture (talk) – Music, art, icons, mass communication
- People (talk) – Includes West Virginia natives and people from the current 55 counties pre-statehood
- Government (talk) – Government: federal, state and local politics in relation to West Virginia
- History (talk) – History of West Virginia during and prior to statehood
- Economy (Talk) – Major West Virginia industries, employers, trends, and history relating to the economy of Virginia
- Education (Talk) – All schools, colleges, universities and educational organizations & institutions in West Virginia
[edit] Article alerts
Cleanup listing for this project is available. See also the list by category, the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.
- Categories for discussion
- 03 Feb 2012 – Category:Churches in West Virginia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Vegaswikian (t · c); see discussion
- Good article nominees
- 06 Feb 2012 – West Virginia Mountaineers football (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Swcrowe (t · c); start discussion
[edit] Noted articles
[edit] Featured articles
Interstate 68 • Kenneth R. Shadrick
[edit] Former featured articles
[edit] Featured lists
List of Governors of West Virginia
[edit] Good articles
John Beilein • Frank Buckles • Byzantine (band) • William W. Chapman • Fort Henry Bridge • Interstate 70 in West Virginia • Interstate 81 in West Virginia • Interstate 470 (Ohio – West Virginia) • Marcellus Formation • Dick Padden • Pullman Square • Harry Randall Truman • Jerry West • Wheeling Tunnel
[edit] Former good articles
Effects of Hurricane Isabel in West Virginia • U.S. Route 40 • West Virginia
[edit] Did you know? articles
2001 GMAC Bowl • 1944 Appalachians tornado outbreak • Appalachian Volunteers • John Beilein • John Rinehart Blue • Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion • Julia Bonds • Leo Byrd • List of places named after Robert Byrd • John Callaway (journalist) • William W. Chapman • Walter Eli Clark • Clayton, West Virginia • Marshall S. Cornwell • Philip D. Curtin • Wayland Dean • John Jackson Dickison • Elakala Falls • Erik Fankhouser • Elizabeth J. Feinler • Jack Fellure • Anna Fitziu • Fort Henry Bridge • Fostoria Glass Company • Mike Gansey • Grafton National Cemetery • Col. James Graham House • Joe Hague • Hanging Rocks • Ice Mountain • Indian Mound Cemetery • Interstate 68 • Interstate 81 in West Virginia • James v. Dravo Contracting Co. • Katie Sierra suspension controversy • Kay Moor • Oscar Lambert • Blanche Lazzell • Lowell, West Virginia • Alvan Macauley • Thomas John McDonnell • Marcellus Formation • Maryland v. West Virginia • Memorial Tunnel • Sam Moffet • Moorefield and North Branch Turnpike • Oak Hill Railroad Depot • Dick Padden • Harry Powers • Hercules Renda • Kenneth R. Shadrick • Margaret Anne Staggers • Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum • U.S. Route 11 in West Virginia • Virginia v. West Virginia • Washington Bottom Farm • John Thornton Augustine Washington • Daniel Webster (Florida politician) • Volkmar Wentzel • West Virginia Governor's Mansion • Wheeling Creek (West Virginia) • Wheeling Tunnel • World War Memorial (Kimball, West Virginia)
[edit] Featured pictures
File:Elakala Waterfalls Swirling Pool Mossy Rocks.jpg • File:New River Gorge Bridge.jpg
[edit] Good article nominees
West Virginia Mountaineers football
[edit] Templates
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| {{West Virginia-politician-stub}} |
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Stub notice for politicians primarily associated with West Virginia; placed at the bottom of article pages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stub notice for radio stations in West Virginia; placed at the bottom of article pages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| {{WestVirginia-road-stub}} |
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Stub notice for roads in West Virginia; placed at the bottom of article pages (see WP:WIH) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stub notice for all other West Virginia articles; placed at the bottom of article pages | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| {{Charleston, West Virginia}} |
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Navigational box for the city of Charleston; placed at the bottom of article pages, above {{West Virginia}} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| {{West Virginia}} | Navigational box for West Virginia regions, counties and cities; placed at the bottom of article pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| {{Image requested|in=West Virginia}} |
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[edit] Userboxes
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{{User interest West Virginia}} |
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[edit] Members
[edit] Active participants
- Acroterion (talk · contribs) -- Historic places, mining, Eastern Panhandle
- Bitmapped (talk · contribs) -- Parks, geography, transportation, government, history and broadcasting.
- Catdog4169 (talk · contribs) -- Everything Monroe County.
- Dubyavee (talk · contribs) -- Ordinance of Secession and early Statehood movement
- Nascar1996 (talk · contribs) -- Lives in West Virginia and edits cities and places in McDowell County WV.
- Presidentman (talk · contribs) -- Former resident, everything Putnam County & all roads
- Sabre ball (talk · contribs)
- TheCatalyst31 (talk · contribs) -- Communities, geography, historic places, anything in Summers County }}
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