Wikipedia:WikiProject New York (state)
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Welcome to WikiProject New York (state) (WPNY), a WikiProject dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of the U.S. state of New York. All editors interested in improving articles related to New York (state) are encouraged to join the project by signing up at Participants.
Scope and goals
[edit]WikiProject New York (state) covers all articles relating to the US state of New York. Our goal is to build the best free encyclopedia on New York (state) subjects by:
- Creating, improving, and maintaining articles that relate to the State of New York
- Categorizing, classifying, and organizing articles relating to the state.
- Providing recommendations and best-practices for editors working on the state's articles.
- Serving as as the central point of discussion for issues related to New York (state) on the English Wikipedia.
Members
[edit]Active members
[edit]To join WikiProject New York (state), edit this to add yourself to the following table of members. Members should also place member identification on their user page.
Username | Areas of interest | |
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Dellis12144 (talk · contribs) | Resident of Rensselaer, New York, covering articles on the City of Rensselaer, New York, including a history of the Mayors of Rensselaer, New York. | |
Daniel Case (talk · contribs) | Took us long enough to do this. Way past about time. | |
Lisapollison (talk · contribs) | Just created Bardavon 1869 Opera House and working to expand it. It's a wonderful old theater in Poughkeepsie. | |
Purpetic (talk · contribs) | Resident of Rochester, New York Grad of Irondequoit High School. Intrests in Upstate topics such as the Buffalo Bills and Adirondack Park. | |
AMK152 (talk · contribs) | I live in Jamestown, New York | |
Bearian (talk · contribs) | Contributing to articles about Albany, New York and New York City. | |
Gamer9678 (talk · contribs) | From Cheektowaga | |
Doncram (talk · contribs) | Adding articles to List of National Historic Landmarks in New York | |
DCDuring (talk · contribs) | Contributing to Mount Vernon, NY and numerous non-NY articles. | |
Bentley4 (talk · contribs) | Long Island, Finger Lakes Region, state government | |
Rlendog (talk · contribs) | Native New Yorker transplanted to Jersey; interested in NY culture, sports and history | |
Muboshgu (talk · contribs) | Politics | |
LtPowers (talk · contribs) | ||
Pubdog (talk · contribs) | National Register of Historic Places in New York | |
Jim.henderson (talk · contribs) | NYC and suburban pictures and history | |
DanielPenfield (talk · contribs) | Longtime listener, first-time caller. | |
WindingRoad (talk · contribs) | Interests: NYC and Hudson Valley history and architecture. Reside NYC and Dutchess County. | |
C16sh (talk · contribs) | NYC/Long Island/Westchester area. | |
Buffaboy (talk · contribs) | Upstate NY kid, contributor/creator of WikiProject Western New York. We are recruiting contributors. | |
Peter Flass (talk · contribs) | Mostly Saratoga County, maybe as far south as Albany, but occasionally other areas I know anything about . | |
Epicgenius (talk · contribs) | ||
PointsofNoReturn (talk · contribs) | working on articles in Downstate New York, tri-state area | |
Vmanjr (talk · contribs) | Binghamton native, former Ithaca resident; interests include Greater Binghamton, the Southern Tier, the Finger Lakes, Upstate New York, and local/state history/infrastructure/transportation | |
Ergo Sum (talk · contribs) | ||
DASonnenfeld (talk · contribs) | CNY resident; interested in historic sites, natural areas and reserves | |
DENAMAX (talk · contribs) | ||
NicoARicoA (talk · contribs) | New York City, points of interest, updated photography | |
Dhpage (talk · contribs) | From Jamestown, created Continental Charters Flight 44-2, 1953 New York Central Railroad accident, Chadakoin River, and Reginald Lenna. | |
Levineuwirth (talk · contribs) | Lifelong resident of New York State interested in helping out. | |
TheTexasNationalist99 (talk · contribs) | Recent resident of New York State particularly interested in Downstate New York. | |
Quantocius Quantotius (talk · contribs) | Anything in project scope; willing to work on templates, modules, and other behind the scenes type stuff if time-insensitive. | |
HugoHelp (talk · contribs) | New York City - Mostly The Bronx, hospitals, and lists. | |
NYCDOT (talk · contribs) | Reside on Long Island, I can write about Long Island areas, and MTA-related transit. | |
Lallint (talk · contribs) | Resident of Watertown, New York; Looking to get the article to FA Somehow, maybe somebody could help me? | |
Wil540 art (talk · contribs) | Resident of Brooklyn, NYC; very interested in history of the city, especially Brooklyn. The New York related articles I've started are: Cartography of New York City, New York City waste management system, Trees of New York City, Skateparks in New York City, and some others. | |
Keystone18 (talk · contribs) | New York geography, cities, towns, highways, organizations, people, education, sports. | |
Rocfan275 (talk · contribs) | Resident of Rochester. Interested in the Adirondacks, biographies, and local businesses. | |
Alexcs113 (talk · contribs) | Former Resident of New York State. Willing to continue helping with election-related articles. | |
voorts (talk · contribs) | Resident of Washington Heights. Mostly interested in contemporary NYS politics. | |
SpyGuy12345 (talk · contribs) | NYC resident, Long Island, Schenectady & Cattaraugus Counties. Also anything else. | |
Scu ba Scu ba (talk · contribs) | Mostly interested in local politics, but also newspapers and biographies and sometimes companies. | |
User:KingTheD(talk · contribs) | ||
Cutecurbit Cutecurbit (talk · contribs) | Finger Lakes resident. Interested in parks, National Register of Historic Places, and geography. | |
Red0ctober22 (talk · contribs) | Primarily Long Island | |
Dolpan (talk · contribs) | Upstate New York resident. Capital Region Dweller. Pop Culture and production and theater are interests. Will be matriculating in Troy, New York. | |
Ornov Ganguly (talk · contribs) | Historian from Long Island. Access to academic resources from anywhere in Nassau County. Happy to take pics! | |
YakMeat (talk · contribs) | Parks/Nature of NYC suburbs. New to wikipedia. | |
Domorito (talk · contribs) | Usually working on categorizing, infobox adding, and otherwise sprucing up articles on artists and events from New York. |
Semi-Active members
[edit]Please move your username back to the main table if you decide to resume full-activity.
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Ryozzo (talk · contribs) | New York State Law and Tax history. |
WTGDMan1986 (talk · contribs) | Loved playing on this stage in Tekken 2 (Arcade & PSX) and racetrack in Gran Turismo 4 (PS2). Wishes to revert vandalism and expand on articles. |
Cocoaguy (talk · contribs) | NYC |
Cheesebox (talk · contribs) | Binghamton native. Interested in public transportation state wide and anything Greater Binghamton related. |
Bdesham (talk · contribs) | Mostly interested in Geneseo and environs. |
Farkas2029 (talk · contribs) | Will be working on members of the United States Representative from New York. |
Douglas Camin (talk · contribs) | Resident of Binghamton, NY. Done lots of work on that article in particular, and other articles radiating out from it.town of Poestenkill. |
Kraxler (talk · contribs) | I'm working mostly on History |
Don Argus jr (talk · contribs) | Expat upstater. I've been adding to the Upstate New York article in the past few months. |
Cg-realms (talk · contribs) | I contribute to List of National Historic Landmarks in New York semi-regularly and update articles about the Capital Region and state in general |
DrGaellon (talk · contribs) | Westchester, NYC |
MattWade (talk · contribs) | Capital Region, interest in education |
BlueH2O (talk · contribs) | Rochester |
Adavis444 (talk · contribs) | Greater Binghamton, the Southern Tier, Universities in New York, and SUNY |
Gyrobo (talk · contribs) | Mostly active in WP:HVNY and WP:CDNY, though I'd be happy to help on any New York article. |
LanceBarber (talk · contribs) | Schenectady County |
Jonahman10 (talk · contribs) | Chemung County |
Kelvin13 (talk · contribs) | Long Islander, interested in mapmaking, other graphical stuff, etc. |
Initforthelutz (talk · contribs) | WNY. |
BRES2773 (talk · contribs) | Works on transport in NYC, and Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester Counties |
Bopcicle22 (talk · contribs) | |
SpookyTwenty (talk · contribs) | NYC, Greene County, photography |
Jpm287 (talk · contribs) |
Former members
[edit]Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the main table when you can participate again.
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Cmagha (talk · contribs) | Basically, Upstate (and vile was the suggestion to delete that article back in June; shame, shame, shame. Carl Carmerer would have been appalled. |
Kafziel (talk · contribs) | Hudson Valley history and landmarks |
Heymister14 (talk · contribs) | Yankees fan, interested in Upstate NY, especially Franklin, Essex, and Hamilton Counties |
Catdude (talk · contribs) | Just adopted some articles as I type this (kindly see below). |
Gamer9678 (talk · contribs) | From Cheektowaga |
TwinsMetsFan (talk · contribs) | Lifelong resident of Rochester, NY. Founder/coordinator of project. |
Jguard18 (talk · contribs) | Westchester |
Camelbinky (talk · contribs) | Capital Region, history and transportation |
Grungeman (talk · contribs) | Long Islander living in the Shawangunks; interested in Long Island the Hudson Valley |
Bernstein2291 (talk · contribs) | |
Pmcyclist (talk · contribs) | Biographies and history of the Ossining and Albany areas |
WikiCats (talk · contribs) | |
ThinkBlue (talk · contribs) | I've been to New York and contribute to a Professional Wrestlers' article |
Antepenultimate (talk · contribs) | Expat, formerly lived in Western and Central New York; interested in articles relating to New York's protected areas and geography |
JhonsJoe (talk · contribs) | Focus on low importance politicians. - New York City Resident |
Rekaiser (talk · contribs) | Central NY, especially Syracuse, Liverpool, and Brewerton areas with an emphasis on history |
Trulystand700 (talk · contribs) | Citizen of New York City and loyal To New York |
KU (talk · contribs) | The Southern Tier, the Finger Lakes region, and Upstate New York |
Ken Seh (talk · contribs) | Interested in Upstate landmarks: Niagara Falls, Bear Mountain, etc. Lives in NYC. |
Lvklock (talk · contribs) | I live in the Syracuse area. |
Njcraig (talk · contribs) | General interest and assessment of articles, also member of WP:OREGON and others. |
Bardobro (talk · contribs) | Southern Tier native, SUNY grad, former Ithaca resident, now living in MD. I'm interested in history, geography, and ecology: rivers, streams, and lakes, flora and fauna. |
JC7V7DC5768 (talk · contribs) | Staten Island, Catskills, Saratoga Springs |
Phyleea (talk · contribs) | Street art in NYC |
Member identification
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Guidelines and structure
[edit]Articles within the scope of this project shall use the article structure guideline laid out by the most relevant WikiProject for a given article. For example, an article on a school should use WikiProject Schools's guideline and structure, while an article on a state-maintained or state-designated highway should use WikiProject New York State Routes's guideline and structure.
How you can help
[edit]To-do list for Wikipedia:WikiProject New York (state):
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Assessment
[edit]New York (state) articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
FA | 2 | 4 | 15 | 62 | 83 | ||
FL | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | |||
FM | 113 | 113 | |||||
A | 5 | 5 | |||||
GA | 4 | 8 | 41 | 289 | 129 | 471 | |
B | 14 | 64 | 134 | 626 | 350 | 1,188 | |
C | 8 | 163 | 299 | 2,036 | 934 | 3,440 | |
Start | 11 | 560 | 2,105 | 7,454 | 2 | 4,624 | 14,756 |
Stub | 28 | 3,183 | 6,633 | 7 | 4,954 | 14,805 | |
List | 15 | 112 | 323 | 3 | 200 | 653 | |
Category | 5 | 8,574 | 8,579 | ||||
Disambig | 57 | 57 | |||||
File | 492 | 492 | |||||
Portal | 256 | 256 | |||||
Project | 156 | 156 | |||||
Redirect | 5 | 27 | 153 | 2,486 | 2,671 | ||
Template | 5 | 849 | 854 | ||||
NA | 8 | 9 | 17 | ||||
Other | 2 | 41 | 43 | ||||
Assessed | 39 | 850 | 5,918 | 17,614 | 13,045 | 11,191 | 48,657 |
Unassessed | 13 | 535 | 548 | ||||
Total | 39 | 850 | 5,918 | 17,627 | 13,045 | 11,726 | 49,205 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 180,785 | Ω = 5.21 |
All of WikiProject New York (state)'s articles are assessed for quality and importance using the criteria outlined at this project's assessment department. These criteria supplement those developed by the Version 1.0 Editorial Team. The current statewide assessment statistics are transcluded at right.
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Maintenance
[edit]Article alerts
[edit]The project subscribes to Article alerts, a service that automatically notifies the project when pages within WPNY's scope enter various Wikipedia workflows (such as deletion discussions, good or featured article nominations, peer review, and others). These notifications can be found below.
Did you know
- 28 Nov 2024 – Valencia Theatre (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Epicgenius (t · c); see discussion
- 23 Nov 2024 – An American Overture (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by CurryTime7-24 (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Nov 2024 – Emil Bove (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Muboshgu (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Nov 2024 – Peanut (squirrel) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Launchballer (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Oct 2024 – Rada Dyson-Hudson (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Miraclepine (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 01 Dec 2024 – Steven Bayme (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Longhornsg (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 01 Dec 2024 – List of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute fraternities and sororities (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Let'srun (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 30 Nov 2024 – Jimmy Hazen (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Chief disambiguator (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 29 Nov 2024 – Independence Manor (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Clarityfiend (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 28 Nov 2024 – Crispy Concords (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by ThadeusOfNazereth (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 26 Nov 2024 – Just Salad (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dmitry Bobriakov (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 25 Nov 2024 – Lucas Hunt (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Scope creep (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
- 24 Nov 2024 – Matt Lalli (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by JTtheOG (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
- 22 Nov 2024 – Lisa Sharkey (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dclemens1971 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
- 20 Nov 2024 – Alan White (DJ) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Bearcat (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
- (10 more...)
Proposed deletions
- 02 Dec 2024 – Schuyler Corners, New York (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Reywas92 (t · c): Named, intersection, not a notable community. Notability not established with substantive sources and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 03 Dec 2024: Not named in any reliable source. It’s an intersection with two houses. Possibly confused with nearby Schuyler, New York.
- 02 Dec 2024 – Millers Mills Crossing, New York (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Reywas92 (t · c): Notability not established with substantive sources, no hamlet evident at coordinates and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 03 Dec 2024: There is no such place. There is a Millers Mills, New York.
- 25 Nov 2024 – Camp Lanowa (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Rorshacma (t · c) was deproded by Rorshacma (t · c) on 01 Dec 2024
Categories for discussion
- 27 Nov 2024 – Category:People from Baldwin, Chemung County, New York (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Lost in Quebec (t · c); see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 26 Nov 2024 – 2025 Buffalo Bills season (talk · edit · hist) →Buffalo Bills was RfDed by Hey man im josh (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Nov 2024 – Lu Tianna (talk · edit · hist) →Kirsten Gillibrand was RfDed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Nov 2024 – 2026 Buffalo Bills season (talk · edit · hist) →Buffalo Bills RfDed by Hey man im josh (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Files for discussion
- 19 Nov 2024 – File:Map of NYSPHSAA sections.png (talk · edit · hist) (on New York State Public High School Athletic Association) was FfDed by Joseph2302 (t · c); see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 02 Nov 2024 – Valhalla train crash (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Daniel Case (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Oct 2024 – Boot Monument (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Relativity (t · c); see discussion
Featured list candidates
- 22 Nov 2024 – List of Buffalo Sabres seasons (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by Kline (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 21 Nov 2024 – Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Ali Beary (t · c); start discussion
- 17 Mar 2024 – Chris Kreider (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by HickoryOughtShirt?4 (t · c); see discussion
Featured article reviews
- 17 Feb 2024 – Mariah Carey (talk · edit · hist) was put up for FA review by ScarletViolet (t · c); see discussion
Good article reassessments
- 01 Dec 2024 – James Cagney (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 02 Dec 2024 – InI (hip hop group) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to InI (hip-hop group) by SilverLocust (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Nov 2024 – Woodhaven, Queens (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Woodhaven by Zxcvbnm (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Nov 2024 – Penn-Can Mall (talk · edit · hist) move request to Driver's Village by TenPoundHammer (t · c) was moved to Driver's Village (talk · edit · hist) by CX Zoom (t · c) on 02 Dec 2024; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 18 Nov 2024 – 2000 Bronx synagogue firebombing (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale by 100.7.34.111 (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Sep 2024 – West Shore Subdivision (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to River Subdivision (CSX Transportation) by Mackensen (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Sep 2024 – River Line (Conrail) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to River Subdivision (CSX Transportation) by Mackensen (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Sep 2024 – River Subdivision (CSX Transportation) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to River Line (Conrail) by Mackensen (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 14 Aug 2024 – Eleanor Roosevelt (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Vinnylospo (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Jun 2024 – Rich the Kid (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Roastedbeanz1 (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Jan 2024 – Long Level (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Jlwoodwa (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 08 Nov 2024 – Draft:Adirondack Rail Trail (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ShortTermSavant (t · c)
- 24 Oct 2024 – Draft:West Hempstead Union Free School District (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by ParanormaI (t · c)
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New articles
[edit]See User:AlexNewArtBot/NewYorkSearchResult
Resources
[edit]- displays recent changes to articles within WPNY's scope
- Reflinks: Edits bare references; adds title/dates etc. to bare references
- Checklinks: Edits and repairs external links
- Dab solver: Quickly resolves ambiguous links
- Peer reviewer: Provides hints and suggestions to improve articles
Templates
[edit]Infoboxes
[edit]Articles should have an infobox that concisely summarizes the article's content. See Category:Infobox templates for a raw list of infobox templates. Examples of infoboxes include:
- {{Infobox road}};: for long-distance roads, freeways, etc.
- {{Infobox settlement}}: for all types of settlements in the state of New York such as (click for examples) hamlets, villages, towns, and cities
- {{Infobox street}}: for city streets
Stub templates
[edit]Stubs should be tagged with an appropriate stub template. See Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Stub types for a raw list of stub templates. Examples of New York-related stub templates include:
- {{NewYork-stub}}: Generic template for New York (state)-related articles
- {{NewYork-geo-stub}}: Template for articles related to New York (state) geography
- {{NewYork-politician-stub}}: Template for articles related to New York (state) politicians
- {{NewYork-road-stub}}: Template for articles related to roads in New York (state)
- {{NewYork-school-stub}}: Template for articles related to schools in New York (state)
Project banner
[edit]{{WikiProject New York (state)}} should be placed on the talk pages of articles relevant to the state of New York. However, if the article is already tagged for {{WikiProject New York City}}, please tag only for Top-importance, High-importance, or select Mid-importance articles, as outlined in this project's importance scale. The project banner is shown below.
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New York-related content
[edit]Categories
[edit]Portals
[edit]Taskforces
[edit]- Capital District
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Hudson Valley
- Long Island
- State University of New York
- WikiProject Syracuse, New York
- Western New York
- Housing and Tenant Rights Task Force
Similar WikiProjects
[edit]Parent WikiProject
[edit]- The parent of this WikiProject is Wikipedia:WikiProject United States