Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Georgia (U.S. state)
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Facebook Group for Georgia Wikipedians
[edit]There are at least 2 different Facebook groups for Georgia Wikipedians, if you are interested. The statewide Georgia (USA) Wikipedians and the Georgia Piedmont Wikimedians (also known as Wikimedia Atlanta). Feel free to meet us there. --TadgStirkland401 (TadgTalk) 06:01, 23 August 2018 (UTC)
- I'm in (if approved). Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 06:11, 23 August 2018 (UTC)
- @Bubba73: Thanks for joining along with a few others. I hope even more join in the coming weeks. Would be awesome to have an organized Wikipedia Users Group for Georgia. --TadgStirkland401 (TadgTalk) 01:17, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
Georgia State Capitol
[edit]There are some comments in Georgia State Capitol#Monuments on the Capitol grounds that, while they are true, they don't seem to be appropriate in the article about the state capitol. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 18:02, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
- @Bubba73: Shouldn't this discussion take place on that article's talk page? I agree, the comments don't seem to fit. But I think you'd get more concensus or discussion over there on that page. — TadgStirkland401 (TadgTalk) 18:18, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
- I don't want to get into an argument over there. I've already been upset by how "selective" the monuments that were added initially were. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 02:23, 10 October 2018 (UTC)
- I can't deal with that editor. First he put on List of Confederate monuments and memorials that a portrait of a governor that wasn't in the capitol was a monument to the Confederacy! I tried to reason with him that something that doesn't exist isn't a monument, to no avail. It might still be in that article - I don't know because I stopped watching it. I said that the stuff about what portraits are in the Capitol should be in its article, so I put it there. Then he added a section about monuments on the grounds, but his list was very selective. I tried to make it into a complete list. Then he made the recent additions that have nothing to do with the Capitol. I can't deal with it. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 16:45, 10 October 2018 (UTC)
Well I took it on and cleaned it up. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 02:50, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
RfC on election/referendum naming format
[edit]An RfC on moving the year from the end to the start of article titles (e.g. South African general election, 2019 to 2019 South African general election) has been reopened for further comment, including on whether a bot could be used move the articles if it closed in favour of the change: Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (government and legislation)#Proposed change to election/referendum naming format. Cheers, Number 57 15:45, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
Wrong Georgia flag in some articles.
[edit]While fixing portal links earlier today, I noticed a number of articles on Georgia using the flag of the country of Georgia instead of the state. I fixed the instances that I saw, but some kind of check should be done to confirm that the flag of the country is not being used where the state flag should be. Cheers! bd2412 T 03:12, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
- Not too surprising, the template for those are confusing. I wonder if there's a tool we can use to check how many pages use the Georgia (country) flag template and go through them to make sure it's not being used incorrectly. Any ideas? SEMMENDINGER (talk) 03:23, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
- I tried doing an internal search, but found nothing of use. It may be possible to grab the list of file links from Commons. bd2412 T 05:01, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
- Nice idea, this would be a pretty big project. Wonder if there is a tool out there that can pull the pages that use that file and have a talk page with our wikiproject on it. Sounds pretty convoluted when I type it out, but who knows. SEMMENDINGER (talk) 15:38, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
- I tried doing an internal search, but found nothing of use. It may be possible to grab the list of file links from Commons. bd2412 T 05:01, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
Interstate 285
[edit]There is a requested move discussion taking place at Talk:Interstate 285 that people here may be interested in following. –Fredddie™ 06:14, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
- Thanks for the heads up. SEMMENDINGER (talk) 17:02, 2 December 2018 (UTC)
Euchee Creek
[edit]Could someone please make an article for Euchee Creek? It is fairly important for the western part of the Augusta metropolitan area, especially for Grovetown and the surrounding area. Thank you. Morriswa (Charlotte Allison) (talk) 00:08, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
Sidney Lanier
[edit]Is everything that is named after Sidney Lanier a Confederate monument or memorial? Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 02:21, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
Morgan County
[edit]A lot of stuff in Morgan County, Georgia seemed to be copied from Putnam County. I corrected what I thought was wrong, but someone should check it!! Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 06:52, 9 June 2019 (UTC)
Notice of discussions of possible interest to members of this project
[edit]There are discussions currently at both Talk:Stratford Academy and Talk:First Presbyterian Day School on how to present the school's respective histories of segregation. Your participation is invited. John from Idegon (talk) 17:52, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
South Georgia task force
[edit]Is the continued existence of the South Georgia task force useful for this project? The task force has been marked inactive for 6 years and there has been no talk page activity for 4.5 years (and no actual discussion for 7.5 years). Four of the seven participants have not edited in more than a year, and I am pinging the three who have: User:Presidentman, User:Mjrmtg, and User:Bubba73. Right now, the task force's presence consists of about 40 pages for administration (mostly assessment categories) and transclusion of a note (This page is supported by the South Georgia (U.S. state) task force.) and an obsolete to-do list on ~450 talk pages.
If the task force is no longer useful, I could: (1) disable support in {{WikiProject Georgia (U.S. state)}}; (2) delete all categories once emptied; and (3) delete or redirect remaining task force pages to the parent project. Or, I could leave it alone. I defer to this project's members to decide what is most helpful. Thanks, -- Black Falcon (talk) 03:32, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
- I'm still around and doing stuff, but I haven't seen anything on the task force. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 03:34, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
- I'm also still here. I'd prefer you leave it alone. --Mjrmtg (talk) 11:25, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
- I'm happy to do that, but do you foresee the task force being revived in the future? It seems dead or defunct to me, not just inactive. Thanks, -- Black Falcon (talk) 01:02, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
Radio CBr's in Georgoia
[edit]I'm looking for a CB'r by the name of The Wax Man...Does anyone know if he still exist? If so contact me at jamorgan6977@aol.com Subject CB in GA — Preceding unsigned comment added by Boinjon36 (talk • contribs) 21:29, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
Article request: Housing in Georgia
[edit]Wikipedia readers would be grateful if your project would consider creating a new article about Housing in Georgia (U.S. state). Here are some sources of information:
- Category:Housing in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Housing Needs By State: Georgia, Washington, DC: National Low Income Housing Coalition, retrieved October 25, 2020
- "Georgia", COVID-19 Housing Policy Scorecard, Eviction Lab, retrieved October 25, 2020
- "Georgia Homelessness Statistics", Usich.gov, Washington DC: U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, retrieved October 25, 2020
- (Georgia+housing), Digital Public Library of America (assorted materials)
- (Georgia+housing), UK: Core.ac.uk
(assorted materials) - (Georgia+housing), Germany: Base-search.net
(assorted materials)
Best regards, -- M2545 (talk) 11:42, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
Trail of Tears
[edit]A user has made significant changes to the lead of Trail of Tears, which is of interest to this WikiProject per the article's Talk page; members here may wish to review. Dmoore5556 (talk) 12:12, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
The above is a link to my request for an image on Commons, incase someone here can help. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:17, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
Drafts have been initiated for the following missing Georgia Supreme Court Justices. Any help in completing these and moving them to mainspace would be appreciated!
- Draft:Benning M. Grice - Benning M. Grice
- Draft:Ebenezer A. Starnes - Ebenezer A. Starnes
- Draft:G. Conley Ingram - G. Conley Ingram
- Draft:H. Warner Hill - H. Warner Hill
- Draft:Hardy Gregory Jr. - Hardy Gregory Jr.
- Draft:J. Harold Hawkins - J. Harold Hawkins
- Draft:John B. Hutcheson - John B. Hutcheson
- Draft:Joseph D. Quillian - Joseph D. Quillian
- Draft:Joseph H. Lumpkin II - Joseph H. Lumpkin II
- Draft:Jule W. Felton - Jule W. Felton
- Draft:L. C. Groves - L. C. Groves
- Draft:Peyton Hawes - Peyton Hawes
- Draft:Spencer Atkinson (judge) - Spencer Atkinson (judge)
- Draft:Samuel D. Hewlett - Samuel D. Hewlett
- Draft:Samuel Lumpkin (judge) - Samuel Lumpkin (judge)
- Draft:Warren Grice - Warren Grice
- Draft:William Yates Atkinson Jr. - William Yates Atkinson Jr.
Cheers! BD2412 T 04:18, 22 February 2022 (UTC)
I have a picture that I, myself, took of the building that is a better view of it than the current photo. Would it be possible to update? Madeyefire (talk) 19:29, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
Got blown up. I've done a lot of clean up and source improvement, but it oculd always use more work. The UPI article is pretty long and extensive, so it could be used as a further source. It got a whopping 500,000 views yesterday, and presumably will get hundreds of thousands today. It should be a better article to reflect the sourced information. Harizotoh9 (talk) 14:26, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
Ayersville, GA
[edit]The information on the Ayersville, GA Wiki Site is totally false information & should be deleted! Jeremiah & Nathaniel Ayers did not settle this area. Moses Ayers settled and found Ayersville. I know because I am a descendant of this Ayers family. Either delete it, or correct it! 2600:6C5E:127F:DADE:644F:7CFB:E566:5D38 (talk) 20:34, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
- Discussion about the specific article should happen on the article's talk page. With that being said, the information in the article is reliably sourced, and "I know because I am a descendant" is not a reliable source; we're not going to delete the article or "correct" it based on you saying you're descended from someone that you think settled an area. You would need reliable sources to verify that claim, especially when reliable sources contradict what you're saying. - Aoidh (talk) 01:15, 27 September 2022 (UTC)
Hi! I've posted some COI edit requests at Talk:AGCO – dividing up a lengthy History section and adding a bit of recent information. Sharing in case anyone here is interested in taking a look. Thank you for any help or feedback! Mary Gaulke (talk) 15:14, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
Requests for Jeff Arnold
[edit]Hello! I'm Arty and I work for Sharecare. I use my account to share ideas for improving articles related to the company, starting with Georgia native Jeff Arnold (Internet entrepreneur). There are a few edit requests I submitted for his article using the edit request template at Talk:Jeff Arnold (Internet entrepreneur), if any Wikiproject members have a moment to review. Thanks! SharecareAD (talk) 21:13, 13 January 2023 (UTC)
Discussion of interest
[edit]The discussion here, at Talk:Leo Frank, may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Beyond My Ken (talk) 23:18, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
Move Volt Technical Resources to Innova Solutions International
[edit]There is a discussion here about moving Volt Technical Resources to Innova Solutions International. --Jax 0677 (talk) 14:22, 26 August 2023 (UTC)
Hello, just to mention I came across this book, where the description of the file reads: Brantley County, a sketch of the life of the late Benjamin Daniel Brantley [ Benjamin Daniel Brantley (Q96972381)? ] for whom the proposed county is named.
It further reads: In South Georgia, particularly, the new county of Brantley is of interest, and the Morning News is glad to have the opportunity of presenting a sketch of the distinguished Georgian who will live in the name of one of these new counties and on the future maps of his native state.
Benjamin Daniel Brantley died at his home in Blackshear, Pierce county, on March 13, 1891, and now nearly thirty years later the Georgia Legislature has proposed to create a new county and, in honor of his memory, to name it Brantley.
Wondering if that could be checked/confirmed? Thank you so much for your time. Lotje (talk) 14:04, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
Potentially incorrect General Assembly numbers listed for Georgia?
[edit]Hi there, I was notified that my discussion item (talk article) was within the scope of this project, so figured I would mention it here. Apologies if there is some format or procedure that I am not following. I am a Wikipedia noob.
That aside, the current General Assembly number listed in Wikipedia is the 157th. There are various articles going back to the 128th, then 80th, and then the 1st. I have been unable to validate the assembly numbers given by the sources in these articles. The first assembly occurred in 1777, and given 2 years per assembly until the current date, the current assembly number should theoretically be the 123rd. I'd be happy to be wrong, but I figured I should bring it to this community's attention. RubberFerret (talk) 01:57, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
Request for feedback on draft article about Georgia artist Allie Jackson
[edit]Hello! I’m Allie Jackson, a visual artist based in Loganville, Georgia. Because I have a conflict of interest, I’ve created a draft article about myself in my user space here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Artcurator24. I work primarily in oil and watercolor, and my work has been exhibited in several juried shows, including the Art of Georgia exhibit at the State Capitol and the Lyndon House Arts Center. I’ve also been covered by publications like the Athens Banner-Herald and The Augusta Chronicle. I would really appreciate any feedback on how to improve the draft to meet Wikipedia’s notability and sourcing standards. Thank you so much for your time and guidance! Artcurator24 (talk) 20:14, 21 May 2025 (UTC)
Stale draft
[edit]User:Nkrishnan94/Slimm Calhoun is a stale draft within your scope. User:Nkrishnan94 is inactive. Here's some helpful links, should you choose to adopt this article: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/slimm-calhoun-mn0000023885 https://www.musicianwages.com/slimm-calhoun-facts/. Legend of 14 (talk) 15:30, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
Good article reassessment for Wadsworth Jarrell
[edit]Wadsworth Jarrell has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 18:40, 29 June 2025 (UTC)
Free America Weekend
[edit]Are any project members interested in adding more info for GA to the Free America Weekend article? Collaboration welcome! --Another Believer (Talk) 14:10, 6 July 2025 (UTC)
Good article reassessment for Atlanta Flames
[edit]Atlanta Flames has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 01:24, 7 July 2025 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Howard Johnson's#Requested move 23 July 2025
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There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Howard Johnson's#Requested move 23 July 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Векочел (talk) 11:58, 24 July 2025 (UTC)
Please add reliable sources. Bearian (talk) 15:15, 2 August 2025 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Sandhills (Carolina)#Requested move 25 July 2025
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There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Sandhills (Carolina)#Requested move 25 July 2025 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 16:40, 8 August 2025 (UTC)
Good article reassessment for Edward Porter Alexander
[edit]Edward Porter Alexander has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 04:55, 9 August 2025 (UTC)
Georgia gubernatorial election voting data by county
[edit]Hello, WikiProject Georgia. I recently compiled an exhaustive list of Wikipedia pages pertaining to United States gubernatorial elections which need tables detailing general election voting statistics by county. If anyone wants to help out with this task of adding stat tables, I'd gladly welcome the assistance. Here is the Georgia list, and all 49 other states have their own likewise lists on that page. Thank you. Mungo Kitsch (talk) 09:05, 4 November 2025 (UTC)
