Wikipedia:WikiProject Maine
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Category | Maine |
Portal | Maine |
Wikimedia Commons | Maine |
Parent project(s) | U.S. states |
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Welcome to WikiProject Maine! We are a group dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of articles related to the state of Maine.
Goals
[edit]The goal of this WikiProject is to provide complete coverage on subjects related to Maine, by expanding articles on people, places, and things resident or native to Maine.
Scope
[edit]This project proposes to work with all pages related to the state of Maine or its history, geography, or people.
Active members
[edit]To join WikiProject Maine, edit this section and add the Wikitext #{{subst:me}}
with your areas of interest to the bottom of the following list of members. Members should also place member identification on their user page.
- Daniel H (talk · contribs)
- 331dot (talk · contribs)
- Arverniking (talk · contribs)
- BMRR (talk · contribs) - Interested in all things Maine, but especially southern Maine cities and towns, Mount Desert Island, Maine railroads, and Maine politics.
- Buskahegian (talk · contribs)
- Calidum (talk · contribs)
- Doug (talk · contribs) - Maine law, Maine history, Maine geography
- FeanorStar7 (talk · contribs) - At my job I work with a lot of Maine historical material so have gotten interested in history of the state; also have access to genealogy tools for Maine.
- fieldpolicer32 (talk · contribs) - Resident of Maine, Living in North Berwick, Maine interested in Maine Railroads and state fire department history
- General534 (talk · contribs) - Resident of Maine, interested in Maine history, bridges, historical locations
- Icelandic Hurricane (talk · contribs)
- Jason Bluefire (talk · contribs) - Resident of Maine
- John Carter (talk · contribs) - Trying to fill the shoes of the project's proposer.
- larsenault (talk · contribs) - Resident of Maine, employed by USM. General editing.
- Liam987 (talk · contribs)
- Mackenzie Andersen (talk · contribs)
- maineshepp (talk · contribs) Interested in northern Maine, especially historic biography.
- MarkHB (talk · contribs) I live in Portland (and was actually born here), and am something of a roadgeek (and major Sea Dogs fan). I'll try to help out wherever I can.
- MattGagnon (talk · contribs) Grew up in Maine, still a Mainer at heart. I run the leading Maine political blog, Pine Tree Politics, and have a specific interest in the politics of Maine.
- MEVocReentry (talk · contribs) 20 October 2022: No profile page created yet. Have been researching, and would appreciate some help researching, the tiny circles of the tightly woven legal and political landscapes of Maine and what the economic impact on Congressional District 2 has been because of that legal and political marriage's faustian bargain. Counter-vailing evidence to this theory is also welcome.
- Moxhay (talk · contribs) -Resident of Maine, interested in Maine highways and transportation
- MrRadioGuy (talk · contribs)
- Widget-policyq229 (talk · contribs)Been to maine once and would like to go again, Interested in highways, places and architecture.
- Namiba (talk · contribs)
- Nammiller (talk · contribs)
- Nickline4 (talk · contribs)
- Oak Island Kid (talk · contribs)
- Penbay (talk · contribs)
- SarekOfVulcan (talk · contribs) - Eddington resident
- Technical 13 (talk · contribs) — I'm am especially technically inclined and would love to help developing the inner workings of the project wherever need may arise.
- Thegrandalliance (talk · contribs) - Resident of Maine, will try to help with anything I can
- Thewellman (talk · contribs) - Geography & history of transportation.
- Tikuko (talk · contribs) - Holden Resident
- Ventric (talk · contribs) - Selectman in Milford, Maine
- Voxlibra (talk · contribs) - Resident of Bangor
- WestportWiki (talk · contribs) - Resident of Bath
- Pugchump (talk · contribs) - Sanford, Maine resident, grew up in Kennebunk, Maine
- BrikDuk (talk · contribs) - Lifelong resident of Portland
- ClaudeDavid (talk · contribs) - Resident of Old Orchard Beach. Trying to create public domain images of township centers.
- Tomorrow&tomorrow&tomorrow (talk · contribs) Maine politics, geography, public health policy
- Acgarretson (talk · contribs) 04:20:14, 4 January 2022 (UTC) - Maine scientific institutions and universities
- Kansatria (talk · contribs) 14:57:04, 7 March 2022 (UTC) - Working on an article about 2021 Question 1 at my sandbox page.
- L'Mainerque (talk · contribs) - See my username? Maine citizen.
- jake-jakubowski (talk · contribs) 17:10:19, 29 September 2022 (UTC) - Work in Brunswick, Live in Topsham, Interested in history of both towns.
- AverageEstoniaEnthusiast (talk · contribs) 16:43:01, 7 January 2023 (UTC) - Freeport Gang #1, I mostly work on local articles.
- Eejit43 (talk · contribs) 02:52:27, 21 January 2023 (UTC) - From southern Maine, want to finally get into editing more articles about this wonderful state!
- Akyyka (talk · contribs) 05:52:23, 15 December 2023 (UTC) - Student in Bangor, from southern York County
- Brindille1 (talk · contribs) 03:49:22, 19 January 2024 (UTC) - Raised in Maine, and living in Boston
- Smilax100 (talk · contribs) I love Maine and all aspects of the culture, and I'm interested in it's towns, arts, fiction, and culture.
- HESMaineLibrary (talk · contribs) - students of Hope Elementary School, dedicated to researching the history and updating the wiki page of Hope, Maine.
- Geardona (talk · contribs) 23:19:10, 23 February 2024 (UTC) Going to maintain Portal:Maine, feel free to reach out to me.
- Possiblegermany (talk · contribs) Hi, I'm Paige! I live in southern Maine and love the sea.
- Jantompkins (talk · contribs) 17:35:12, 27 July 2024 (UTC) Hello! I'm Ján, born in Blue Hill, grew up in Bangor, and I'm now living in Prague but still have a deep love for our beautiful state and sharing its wonders with others.
Former members
[edit]Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.
- Buaidh (talk · contribs) 16:41:43, 13 May 2019 (UTC) – WikiProject templates and categories.
- TheLastClassicist1750 (talk · contribs) 1:21:12, 23 May 2021 (UTC)
Member identification
[edit]Members of WikiProject Maine should place one of the following on their user page to add it to Category:WikiProject Maine participants.
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Welcome message for new users
[edit]Please copy this wikitext and put in talk page of any new members: {{Template:Maine project welcome}}
Welcome to WikiProject Maine!
[edit]Hello, and welcome to Wikiproject Maine! Thank you for your generous offer to help contribute. We're sure your input will be much appreciated.
If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can see a list of open tasks, and come to the Project talk page, where you can join in our discussions about Maine-related articles. The best place to start helping is upgrading our stub articles. Consider adding yourself to the The 50,000 Destubbing Challenge!
Have a wicked awesome time!
Articles
[edit]Requested articles
[edit]Several red links exist in Maine related articles, and there are also several other pages which have been requested to be created. They can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Maine/Requested articles.
Stubs
[edit]Stub articles can be found here.
Recognized content
[edit]These of our recognized content for WikiProject Maine. Featured content and good articles are what Wikipedia editors believe are some of the best work on Wikipedia. Before being listed here, content must pass the appropriate featured or good article candidacy for accuracy, neutrality, completeness, and style.
This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged or categorized (e.g. Category:WikiProject Maine articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options. |
Featured articles
[edit]Featured lists
[edit]Good articles
[edit]- 2009 Maine Question 1
- Battle of Machias
- Big Blood
- Samuel Brannan
- Brunswick Falls
- Burning of Falmouth
- Anthony F. Ciampi
- Louis B. Costello
- Desert of Maine
- Fort Andross
- Frank J. Wood Bridge
- Green Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church
- John H. Hill
- Robert Deniston Hume
- Invasion of Quebec (1775)
- Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Morton
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Loring Air Force Base
- Charles J. Loring Jr.
- Battle of Machias (1777)
- Grace Macurdy
- Charles Mattocks
- Herb Mitchell (actor)
- Rachel Nichols (actress)
- Not My Presidents Day
- Oshima Brothers
- Susanna Paine
- USS Portland (CA-33)
- Duncan Robinson
- Leigh Saufley
- WCSH
Did you know? articles
[edit]- 1936 Northeastern United States flood
- 2009 Maine Question 1
- 2011 New England tornado outbreak
- Sharon H. Abrams
- Daniel D. Badger
- Bar Harbor Airlines
- Frank Barbour
- Mildred Barker
- Sharon Barker
- Linda Bean
- Beech Hill Pond
- Black Cap Mountain
- Richard Bonython
- Lyn Mikel Brown
- William Robinson Brown
- Brunswick Falls
- John Bunker
- George Burgess (bishop)
- Charles Chauncey Burr
- Buttermilk Sky
- Ralph H. Cameron
- Charles B. Carter
- William Henry Chase
- Cobscook Bay
- Patricia M. Collins
- Holly Coors
- Louis B. Costello
- Elizabeth W. Crandall
- Daniel Webster (steamboat)
- John F. Davis (lawyer)
- Raymond Cazallis Davis
- Desert of Maine
- Daniel Dole
- Edmund Pearson Dole
- Wigglesworth Dole
- Neal Dow
- Shubael Dummer
- Linda Smith Dyer
- Kelsey Earley
- Eastern Maine Medical Center
- Eastern Promenade
- Edwards Dam
- Nicholas Emery
- Stephen Etnier
- Mary Farrar
- Fiddler's Reach Fog Signal
- Joseph Forbes (educator)
- Laura Fortman
- Fox Islands Electric Cooperative
- Frank J. Wood Bridge
- Ethel Wilson Gammon
- Caroline D. Gentile
- Caroline Duby Glassman
- Ellen F. Golden
- Gore (surveying)
- Larry Gowell
- Mary Louise Graffam
- Lori Gramlich
- Head Harbour Lighthouse
- Dorothy M. Healy
- Karen Heck
- Nancy H. Hensel
- John H. Hill
- Frank M. Hume
- Robert Deniston Hume
- Judith Magyar Isaacson
- John Johnson (inventor)
- Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Morton
- Theodora Kalikow
- Anna Kendrick
- Laurie G. Lachance
- Katie Lachapelle
- Joseph Leavitt
- Sara Plummer Lemmon
- Ruth Lockhart
- Loring Air Force Base Double Cantilever Hangar
- Loring Air Force Base
- Sharri MacDonald
- Battle of Machias (1777)
- Grace Macurdy
- William MacVane
- Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers
- Maine Diner
- Maine Italian sandwich
- Maine–New Hampshire men's ice hockey rivalry
- Maine in the American Civil War
- Charles Mattocks
- Chauncey McCormick
- Herb Mitchell (actor)
- Dodge Morgan
- Katherine O. Musgrave
- Gilda E. Nardone
- Olson House (Cushing, Maine)
- Operation Head Start
- Oshima Brothers
- Paleontology in Maine
- Portsmouth Naval Prison
- Ida Sedgwick Proper
- Tracy Quint
- Railroads in New England
- Lois Galgay Reckitt
- Howard C. Reiche Community School
- Paul I. Richards
- Duncan Robinson
- George F. Robinson
- Edith Nourse Rogers
- Ninetta May Runnals
- Patricia E. Ryan
- Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
- Saco Bay
- Mildred Brown Schrumpf
- Harvey B. Scribner
- The Shaker Quarterly
- Skolfield–Whittier House
- T. J. Southard
- Spednic Lake
- C. J. Stevens
- John L. Stevens
- Marti Stevens (educator)
- Thelma C. Swain
- The Lewiston Daily Sun
- Ruthie Tompson
- Victoria Mansion
- WCSH
- WKZX (Maine)
- WMEB-FM
- WNSW (Maine)
- WPMT (Maine)
- Mabel Sine Wadsworth
- Marshman Edward Wadsworth
- Charlie Waitt
- Waldo–Hancock Bridge
- Ida Waugh
- Pop Williams
- Esther E. Wood
- Wendall Woodbury
- Barbara W. Woodlee
- The Yankee
Good article nominees
[edit]Former featured articles
[edit]Former good articles
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Article alerts
[edit]Today's featured article requests
- 17 Jan 2025 – William Robinson Brown (talk · edit · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by Z1720 (t · c); see discussion
Did you know
- 04 Nov 2024 – Anthony F. Ciampi (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Ergo Sum (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 18 Nov 2024 – Joline Godfrey (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Revirvlkodlaku (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 06 Nov 2024 – Jeffrey Gramlich (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Smallangryplanet (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
Proposed deletions
- 15 Nov 2024 – Joline Godfrey (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Revirvlkodlaku (t · c) was deproded by DaffodilOcean (t · c) on 18 Nov 2024
Categories for discussion
- 14 Nov 2024 – Category:Maine Independents (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Jjamesryan (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 28 Sep 2024 – Carrie (novel) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Lazman321 (t · c); start discussion
Articles to be split
- 01 Jan 2024 – WTHT (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Wcquidditch (t · c); see discussion
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Assessments
[edit]- Assessment - Our assessment department, where we assess the quality and importance of the Maine-related articles in Wikipedia.
Discussion
[edit]See the talk page
Related Projects
[edit]Parent Project
[edit]Other Related Projects
[edit]Open Tasks
[edit]All members should always feel free to patrol the recent changes list to note improvements, other changes, or vandalism of articles within the scope of this project. Also, all new articles should be added to the page Wikipedia:WikiProject Maine/Articles to ensure that they are included on the recent changes list.
- All articles should be added to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Maine/Articles list by category.
- All members should always feel free to patrol the recent changes list to note improvements, other changes, or vandalism of articles within the scope of this project.
Tools
[edit]- Main tool page: WP:TOOLS
- Popular pages, updated monthly, an automatically generated list of the most visited WikiProject Maine articles
- clean-up listing for Maine