Wikipedia:WikiProject_Kentucky

20 Apr 2024 – WBNM-LD (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mvcg66b3r (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
13 Apr 2024 – Mehr Hassan (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Wikibear47 (t · c); see discussion (6 participants; relisted)
11 Apr 2024 – WDHC-LD (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mvcg66b3r (t · c); see discussion (0 participants; relisted)
09 Apr 2024 – Vecteezy (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dafydd y Corach (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)

Redirects for discussion

18 Apr 2024 – Modmin (talk · edit · hist) →Fark was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
16 Apr 2024 – General Dollar (talk · edit · hist) →Dollar General was RfDed by Ivanvector (t · c); see discussion
14 Apr 2024 – Jailarity (talk · edit · hist) →Fark RfDed by Utopes (t · c) was closed; see discussion
08 Apr 2024 – Drew Curtis' FARK.com (talk · edit · hist) →Fark RfDed by Utopes (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Featured article candidates

21 Apr 2024 – George Floyd (American football) (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Therapyisgood (t · c); see discussion
27 Mar 2024 – John Bullock Clark (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Hog Farm (t · c); see discussion

Featured list candidates

22 Apr 2024 – List of presidents of Centre College (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by PCN02WPS (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

15 Apr 2024 – Breonna Taylor (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Nickscoby (t · c); start discussion
06 Mar 2024 – Robert L. McLeod (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PCN02WPS (t · c); start discussion
04 Mar 2024 – Robert J. McMullen (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PCN02WPS (t · c); start discussion
15 Feb 2024 – Marcus Rediker (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Pac-Man PHD (t · c); start discussion
14 Feb 2024 – Joseph Bosworth (Kentucky politician) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by FatCat96 (t · c); start discussion
06 Feb 2024 – R. Ames Montgomery (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PCN02WPS (t · c); start discussion
28 Jan 2024 – Charles J. Turck (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PCN02WPS (t · c); start discussion
20 Sep 2023 – Exile (American band) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TenPoundHammer (t · c); start discussion

Peer reviews

18 Jan 2024 – William L. Breckinridge (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by PCN02WPS (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

15 Feb 2024 – Draft:Rajani LaRocca (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Crextorbium (t · c)
05 Feb 2024 – Draft:Oscar C. Wehle (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Chroniclerk (t · c) was declined by ToadetteEdit (t · c) on 17 Apr 2024
undated – Draft:MyTownTv Media (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC was declined by Dan arndt (t · c) on 16 Apr 2024

WikiProject Louisville Alerts have been posted:

Current major backlogs:
- Cleanup issues (3,337 as of April 23, 2024)
- Stubs needing expansion (2,516)
- Photo/image requests (222)
Check out our current Project Articles Needing Action (Updated April 10, 2024)

Auto-generated alerts follow:

Articles for deletion

20 Apr 2024 – WBNM-LD (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mvcg66b3r (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
13 Apr 2024 – Mehr Hassan (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Wikibear47 (t · c); see discussion (6 participants; relisted)

Proposed deletions

17 Apr 2024 – Kate Finster (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Bgsu98 (t · c): Fails WP:NSKATE.
15 Apr 2024 – Ernie Utah Stevens (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Bgsu98 (t · c) was deleted

Good article nominees

15 Apr 2024 – Breonna Taylor (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Nickscoby (t · c); start discussion

Articles for creation

09 Feb 2024 – Draft:Jeffersontown Veterans Memorial Park (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ViridCanine (t · c)

WikiProject Kentucky

Shortcuts	WP:KY, WP:WPKY, WP:Kentucky, WP:KENTUCKY
Categories	WikiProject Kentucky, Kentucky
Portal	Kentucky
Parent project(s)	United States
Project banner template	`{{WikiProject United States\|KY=yes\|KY-importance=}}`
Userboxes	{{User WikiProject Kentucky}} {{User WP Kentucky}}
Descendant WikiProjects WikiProject Louisville Eastern Mountain Coal Fields task force

This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the state of the United States known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky with a spirit of cooperation. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on formatting and layout of articles, which can be discussed at the project's talk.

As of 23 April 2024, there are 14,099 articles within the scope of WikiProject Kentucky, of which 59 are featured and 142 are good articles. This makes up 0.21% of the articles on Wikipedia, 0.55% of all featured articles and lists, and 0.36% of all good articles. Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, etcetera, there are 44,574 pages in the project.

To join this project or see the current list of members, go to the Membership Department.
To see a list of good and featured articles maintained by this project, visit our Hall of Fame.

Scope

This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the U.S. State Kentucky, its cities, counties, geography, transportation, culture, history and so on. It aims to improve and refine Wikipedia's resources on Kentucky in a fair and accurate manner and logically link them through a high-quality, well-maintained Portal:Kentucky.

Members

To join WikiProject Kentucky, add your username to our member list.

Past Week's Hot Edits

40 edits	George Floyd (American football)
34 edits	Tornado outbreak and derecho of April 1–3, 2024
18 edits	1974 Super Outbreak
15 edits	WLCU-CD
15 edits	1792 Kentucky gubernatorial election
15 edits	2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election
14 edits	1804 Kentucky gubernatorial election
13 edits	1800 Kentucky gubernatorial election
13 edits	John White (Kentucky politician)
12 edits	Thunder Over Louisville

These are the articles that have been edited the most within the last seven days. Last updated 23 April 2024 by HotArticlesBot.

Tasks

Main page: WikiProject Kentucky tasks

Kentucky articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	5	9	25	11		4	54
FL	1	2		2			5
FM					9		9
A				1		1	2
GA	2	19	48	58		15	142
B	16	56	86	139	1	118	416
C	9	49	163	351		333	905
Start	15	140	704	2,129	4	2,134	5,126
Stub	3	10	167	4,589	2	2,190	6,961
List		16	41	96	1	193	347
Category					6,008		6,008
Disambig				1	32		33
File			1	1	268		270
Portal					1		1
Project					98		98
Redirect	1		2	178	1,022		1,203
Template					574		574
Other				2	21		23
Assessed	52	301	1,237	7,558	8,041	4,988	22,177
Unassessed				24		130	154
Total	52	301	1,237	7,582	8,041	5,118	22,331
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 72,473			Ω = 5.33

Feel free to add any Kentucky-related articles that need to be addressed or improved, in addition to general tasks. When adding an existing article, ensure that the article is cataloged for the project by adding {{WikiProject United States|KY=yes|KY-importance=}} to its talk page.

Resources

Templates

Project

{{WikiProject United States|KY=yes|KY-importance=}} - use with |KY=yes to add the article to this WikiProject; placed on the top of talk pages, not on article pages. However:
- If the article is related to the Louisville metropolitan area or WikiProject Louisville, use |Louisville=yes instead.
- If the article is related to the Eastern Mountain Coal Fields task force or the related region of Kentucky, also include |Coal-fields=yes.
- If the article is related to the Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia "tri-state" (KYOVA) region, use |KYOVA=yes instead.
{{WikiProject Kentucky alerts}}—This banner displays only if there is a current project alert. Normally placed on user talk pages or project pages.
{{WPKYInvite}} - placed (using subst) on talk pages to invite potential members to join the project.
{{WPKYWelcome}} - placed (using subst) on talk pages to welcome new members to the project.
{{Bluegrass Barnstar}} - The template to use the Bluegrass Barnstar. (Be sure to use subst.)

Navboxes

{{Kentucky}} - Navbox for Kentucky regions, counties and cities; placed at the bottom of article pages.
{{Governors of Kentucky}} - Navbox for Kentucky Governors; placed at the bottom of article pages.
{{Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky}} - Navbox for Kentucky Lieutenant Governors; placed at the bottom of article pages.
{{USSenKY}} - placed at the bottom of article pages for Senators from Kentucky.
{{Kentucky Higher Education}} - Navbox placed at the bottom of Kentucky private and public university and college articles.
{{Protected Areas of Kentucky}} - Navbox for Kentucky's protected areas; placed at the bottom of article pages.

Stubs

{{Kentucky-geo-stub}} - Stub notice for Kentucky articles dealing specifically with locations or geographical features in Kentucky; placed at the bottom of article pages.
{{Kentucky-politician-stub}} - Stub notice for Kentucky politicians; placed at the bottom of article pages.
{{Kentucky-school-stub}} - Stub notice for Kentucky schools; placed at the bottom of article pages.
{{Kentucky-stub}} - Stub notice for all other Kentucky articles (except those related to Louisville MSA; use {{Louisville-stub}} instead for those cases); placed at the bottom of article pages.

Userboxes

This user is a participant in
WikiProject Kentucky.

{{User WikiProject Kentucky}}

This user participates in
WikiProject Kentucky.

{{User WP Kentucky}}

This user lives in
the United States Commonwealth of Kentucky.

{{User Kentucky}}

This user is interested in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky.

{{User interest Kentucky}}

Sources and references

Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives:

KDLA Home
- KDLA Mission Statement
- Citation/Permission Information -
Kentucky Virtual Library
- Kentuckiana Digital Library

Library of Congress:

Library of Congress
- Researchers Reference tools and services
  - Prints and Photographs Reading Room

WikiProject Kentucky is one of the United States WikiProjects.

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Society	African diaspora Asian Americans Franco-Americans Indigenous peoples of North America Hispanic and Latino Americans Mexican-Americans
Transportation	U.S. Roads U.S. Streets
Featured content	Did you knows Featured articles Featured lists Popular pages

Descendant WikiProjects

Cities: WikiProject Louisville
Facts and data: Kentucky facts and data
U.S. Roads: U.S. Roads/Kentucky

Task force

Eastern Mountain Coal Fields

Generated lists and logs

Categorized listing of articles with cleanup issues – all our articles with some sort of cleanup tag are listed here (updated weekly)
Newest potentially Kentucky-related articles and other pages (usually updated daily)
Log of newly included pages, page assessments and re-assessments, and page renames (usually updated daily)

Tools

Main tool page: toolserver.org

Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.

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