Wikipedia talk:WikiProject US State Legislatures

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Scope of this WikiProject

Should the Washington, DC City Council and the legislatures of the five inhabited territories be included within the scope of this WikiProject? 70.122.40.201 (talk) 20:18, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

User:Peteforsyth User:RFD User:Orangemike User:Jack_Cox User:331dot User:Presidentman User:Rockhead126 User:Mpen320 User:GPL93 User:BWellsOdyssey User:RoundSquare 70.122.40.201 (talk) 23:48, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

Good question. I don't see any reason why not. There's nothing requiring rigid definitions or boundaries in terms of what a WikiProject takes on, and these entities clearly have strong similarities to state legislatures. Is there a specific task or project you're thinking of? -Pete Forsyth (talk) 00:08, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

No, just wondering. 70.122.40.201 (talk) 20:11, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

I agree with User:Peteforsyth in it being a good question and that it probably should include the suggested legislatures. God knows the territorial legislature pages need some attention. Some of them don't have any pages for any of their current legislators. One contributing factor to that seems to be that they don't have as good a coverage as state legislators do (which is saying a lot, as state legislators don't have a ton as it is). A big question of mine is this: Do territorial legislators have inherent notability like state legislators? RoundSquare (talk) 00:13, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

Those are technically two separate questions. I'd say yes to including territorial legislators in this project, and will leave the other one to a different noticeboard. --Orange Mike | Talk 01:17, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

Yes to the territorial legislatures and the Council of the District of Columbia as part of the WikiProject. I'd love to work on them.--Mpen320 (talk) 01:54, 5 June 2020 (UTC)

The former United States territorial legislatures should be included; Several United States territories were admitted to the Union as states. I have written several articles about individuals who were elected to territorial legislatures. The former United States territorial legislatures should also be included within the scope of this WikiProject. Thank You-RFD (talk) 19:17, 5 June 2020 (UTC)