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WikiProject Kentucky Alerts have been posted: Check out our current major backlogs. WikiProject Bluegrass Music? Talk to Anne Delong. Auto-generated alerts follow: Did you know 18 Dec 2024 – Western Kentucky University swim team hazing scandal (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by JJonahJackalope (t · c); see discussion Articles for deletion 16 Dec 2024 – Cassie Petrey (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dclemens1971 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) 16 Dec 2024 – Darel Chase (bishop) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dclemens1971 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted) 14 Dec 2024 – Kentucky Party (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Samoht27 (t · c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted) 05 Dec 2024 – Timōrātus (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Graywalls (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 21 Dec 2024; see discussion (4 participants; relisted) Proposed deletions 18 Dec 2024 – Galleria (Lexington) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by MrSchimpf (t · c): concern 18 Dec 2024 – Woodlands (Lexington) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by MrSchimpf (t · c): concern 18 Dec 2024 – Gameday Center (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by MrSchimpf (t · c): concern 13 Dec 2024 – Louis Johnson (politician) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Mad Mismagius (t · c) was redirected to E. Louis Johnson (talk · edit · hist) Good article nominees 17 Sep 2024 – WKYT-TV (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sammi Brie (t · c); start discussion Requested moves 16 Dec 2024 – WNKJ (FM) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to WNKJ by Wcquidditch (t · c); see discussion 22 Dec 2024 – Kentucky State University (talk · edit · hist) move request to KYSU by Theparties (t · c) was not moved; see discussion Articles to be split 29 Jun 2024 – Thomas Massie (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Kodiak Blackjack (t · c); see discussion Articles for creation 18 Nov 2024 – Draft:Hershael York (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c) WikiProject Louisville Alerts have been posted: Check out our current Project Articles Needing Action (updated October 2, 2024) as well as our major backlogs Auto-generated alerts follow: Articles to be split 29 Jun 2024 – Thomas Massie (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Kodiak Blackjack (t · c); see discussion 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 24 December 2024, there are 14,171 articles within the scope of WikiProject Kentucky, of which 64 are featured and 150 are good articles. This makes up 0.2% of the articles on Wikipedia, 0.57% of all featured articles and lists, and 0.37% of all good articles. Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, etc., there are 32,346 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. Current major backlogs Concern Total Data Freshness Stubs needing expansion or reassessment 6,794 Last cache* Cleanup issues 6,179 in 3,901 articles December 24, 2024 Photo/image requests 1,111 (approx.) Last cache* Articles with old cleanup issues 795 December 18, 2024 * You may need to purge the cache to see the most up-to-date total. Scope See also: WikiProject Kentucky Tasks This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the U.S. state of 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. Articles are cataloged for this project by adding {{WikiProject United States|KY=yes|KY-importance=}} to their talk pages. Past Week's Hot Edits Updated December 24, 2024 Edits Article Rating 28 Woodie Fryman Start 22 Mary Hall Surface Stub 21 Stephen Cochran Start 18 Henderson Sloughs 17 Walker Buehler C 12 Boxing career of Muhammad Ali B 12 Lilley Cornett Woods 11 Oscar C. Wehle B 10 American Volleyball Coaches Association Start 10 Robert P. Black Start Resources Categories Kentucky | WikiProject Kentucky | Kentucky stubs | Kentucky geography stubs | Wikipedians in Kentucky | Kentucky articles with to-do lists | Wikipedia requested photographs in Kentucky | Wikipedia requested maps in Kentucky 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 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.