Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Maine
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Bangor, Maine splitting
There are a few sections of Bangor's article that have gotten far too long. If anyone has any ideas, see the discussion at Talk:Bangor,_Maine#Article_size:_too_long; we will need people familiar with the topic to help write introduction/summary sections for the new and old articles. Cheers, -M.Nelson (talk) 20:55, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
GA Sweeps invitation
This message is being sent to WikiProjects with GAs under their scope. Since August 2007, WikiProject Good Articles has been participating in GA sweeps. The process helps to ensure that articles that have passed a nomination before that date meet the GA criteria. After nearly two years, the running total has just passed the 50% mark. In order to expediate the reviewing, several changes have been made to the process. A new worklist has been created, detailing which articles are left to review. Instead of reviewing by topic, editors can consider picking and choosing whichever articles they are interested in.
We are always looking for new members to assist with reviewing the remaining articles, and since this project has GAs under its scope, it would be beneficial if any of its members could review a few articles (perhaps your project's articles). Your project's members are likely to be more knowledgeable about your topic GAs then an outside reviewer. As a result, reviewing your project's articles would improve the quality of the review in ensuring that the article meets your project's concerns on sourcing, content, and guidelines. However, members can also review any other article in the worklist to ensure it meets the GA criteria.
If any members are interested, please visit the GA sweeps page for further details and instructions in initiating a review. If you'd like to join the process, please add your name to the running total page. In addition, for every member that reviews 100 articles from the worklist or has a significant impact on the process, s/he will get an award when they reach that threshold. With ~1,300 articles left to review, we would appreciate any editors that could contribute in helping to uphold the quality of GAs. If you have any questions about the process, reviewing, or need help with a particular article, please contact me or OhanaUnited and we'll be happy to help. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 06:45, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
GA reassessment of Howie Day
I have conducted a reassessment of the above article as part of the GA Sweeps process. I have found some concerns with the article which you can see at Talk:Howie Day/GA1. I have placed the article on hold whilst these are fixed. Thanks. Jezhotwells (talk) 18:23, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
Template:Maine portal
FYI, {{Maine portal}} has been nominated for deletion. 70.29.210.155 (talk) 04:58, 24 May 2010 (UTC)
- This has now been replaced by
{{portal|Maine}}. Thanks! Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 01:43, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
This list is largely complete, but has bits and pieces of information missing, and needs images filled in - any help in completing it would be much appreciated. Cheers! bd2412 T 18:51, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
Maine Civil War regimental histories
I have just completed 25 articles of Maine Civil War regimental histories. This now completes the List of Maine Civil War units. I have not altered any of the previously created regimental histories (except for the 11th Maine Infantry, in which my great-great grandfather served) and encourage someone else to take the initiative to bring them up to date. It's time for me to move on to another project. Best wishes. Spacini (talk) 20:20, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
Invitation to help with WikiProject United States
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Hello, WikiProject Maine! We are looking for editors to join WikiProject United States, an outreach effort which aims to support development of United States related articles in Wikipedia. We thought you might be interested, and hope that you will join us. Thanks!!! |
--Kumioko (talk) 02:34, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
A consideration for cross project consolidation of talk page templates
I have started a conversation here about the possibility of combining some of the United States related WikiProject Banners into {{WikiProject United States}}. If you have any comments, questions or suggestions please take a moment and let me know. --Kumioko (talk) 19:53, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
Can an expert check if these are in fact the same historical building please? Both the dates and locations are very close but not exact matches. - TB (talk) 23:38, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
- That is quite strange. Their GPS coordinates are slightly off also. Bristol is such a small town though, it is unlikely they'd have two buildings dating back 230+ years named the same thing. For the record, I would merge the non-NRHP article into the NRHP one given that the NRHP is probably a better source than the website.--TM 23:47, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
- Thnaks for the quick response. I've added merge notices to the articles for now. - TB (talk) 00:37, 6 December 2010 (UTC)
US Collaboration reactivated & Portal:United States starting next
Casliber recently posted a suggestion on the talk page for WikiProject United States about getting the US Wikipedians Collaboration page going again in an effort to build up articles for GA through FA class. See Wikipedia:U.S. Wikipedians' notice board/USCOTM. After several days of work from him the page is up and ready for action. A few candidates have already been added for you to vote on or you can submit one using the directions provided. If you are looking for inspiration here is a link to the most commonly viewed articles currently under the scope of Wikiproject United States. There are tons of good articles in the various US related projects as well so feel free to submit any article relating to US topics (not just those under the scope of WPUS). This noticeboard is intended for ‘’’All’’’ editors working on US subjects, not just those under WPUS.
The next item I intend to start updating is Portal:United States if anyone is interested in helping. Again this is not specific to WPUS and any help would be greatly appreciated to maximize visibility of US topics. The foundation has already been established its just a matter of updating the content with some new images, biographies and articles. Please let leave a comment on the Portals talk page or let me know if you have any questions or ideas. --Kumioko (talk) 19:14, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
Relationship with WikiProject United States
People from a variety of WikiProjects have had concerns about the scope of WikiProject United States and its relationship with other WikiProjects. We have created an RFC and invite all interested editors to discuss it at: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject United States#Mission statement for WikiProject United States. Thanks, Racepacket (talk) 19:06, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
Somerset County
Somerset County, Maine is currently designated as a "Start" class on the quality scale. It seems to have improved beyond that, so I thought you guys might want to reevaluate it. EPM (talk) 00:55, 28 January 2011 (UTC)
Adding "Popular pages" to U.S.-related projects
A very interesting tool of the Wikimedia Toolserver is called WikiProject Popular pages lists. These lists are similar to project-related article lists like U. S. article lists used for generating assessment statistics. The Popular pages lists include the rank, total views, average daily views, quality and importance ratings for the listed articles. Here is the full list of projects using popular pages lists. An FAQ also is available at User:Mr.Z-man/Popular pages FAQ.
I recently added links to lists of popular pages as shown below to the U.S. Portal - WikiProjects box and the nominations sections for each of the selected articles boxes.
Portal:United States/Projects/Popular pages
Because this project was not included, I am bringing up the popular pages tool here. This tool makes it very easy to track three of four balancing dimensions when selecting articles for showcasing at a portal - quality, importance and popularity. When tracking the fourth dimension, topic, the related article lists tool (such as for U.S. article lists tool) also might be useful by filtering on categories of interest.
If you do decide to use this tool, feel free to update Portal:United States/Projects/Popular pages as well.
Regards, RichardF (talk) 02:12, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
Featured portal candidate: United States
Portal:United States is a current featured portal candidate. Please feel free to leave comments. -- RichardF (talk) 02:12, 24 February 2011 (UTC)
Suggestion for WikiProject United States to support WikiProject Maine
Someone recently suggested that this project may be inactive or semiactive and it might be beneficial to include it in the list of projects supported by WikiProject United States. After reviewing the project it appears that there has been no significant activity on either the main project page or the talk page since 2010. Please feel free to contact me if there are any comments or questions. --Kumioko (talk) 03:16, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
- I don't think we need to be supported by a project that has no direct connection to our state, thanks. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 03:20, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
- No problem although I don't think that the statement of no direct connection to the state is true unless Maine recently became part of Canada and I didn't know. I would like to leave the discussion open for a little while and see what the other members think but I have no problem leaving it alone. --Kumioko (talk) 03:26, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
Old Town Canoe Articles for Deletion discussion
There is a debate about whether this subject is notable or should be deleted from Wikipedia. Candleabracadabra (talk) 00:19, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
Greetings from GLAM-Wiki US
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 Hello! This WikiProject aligns closely with the work of the GLAM-Wiki initiative (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums), a global community of volunteers who assist cultural institutions with sharing resources with Wikimedia. GLAM-Wiki US is a new community initiative focused on organizing cultural collaborations within the United States. GLAM organizations are diverse and span numerous topics, from libraries and art museums to science centers and historic sites. We currently have a backlog of interested institutions- and we need your help!
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BAT Community Connector Outdated Content
I wanted to bring to your attention that information needs to change on the BAT Community Connector page. I realize I can go in and edit this myself, however, I wanted to be respectful of those who have been adding the content to this page. The bus system is now known as the Community Connector (formally known as BAT Community Connector). The website is: http://www.bangormaine.gov/communityconnector.
Can I have the blessing of the person(s) who were maintaining this in the past to go in and add additional information and clarify that the bus system is now called the Community Connector?
Thank you. Meghancollins (talk) 18:29, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
BAT Community Connector Outdated Content
I wanted to bring to your attention that information needs to change on the BAT Community Connector page. I realize I can go in and edit this myself, however, I wanted to be respectful of those who have been adding the content to this page. The bus system is now known as the Community Connector (formally known as BAT Community Connector). The website is: http://www.bangormaine.gov/communityconnector.
Can I have the blessing of the person(s) who were maintaining this in the past to go in and add additional information and clarify that the bus system is now called the Community Connector?
Thank you. Meghancollins (talk) 18:29, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
Portal:New England was nominated for Featured Portals
Here. Achowat (talk) 18:39, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
I've nominated Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Morton for Featured Article. It's about a land claim by two tribes for the majority of the land in Maine. Comments from participants in this project would be welcome here. Savidan 20:01, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
Pronunciation of "Sagadahoc"
I've added a pronunciation guide to Sagadahoc County, Maine based on my best understanding after browsing the Internet for this information. I would appreciate it if locals could confirm the pronunciation, especially because I speak a different accent and struggled with how to transcribe the "-hoc" syllable. — Athelwulf [T]/[C] 22:00, 25 November 2012 (UTC)