Wikipedia talk:WikiProject New York (state)/Archive 3
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Hi everyone. A historian at the Thousand Island Park Historic District in upstate New York wants to donate historical images of the historic area. I don't have the volunteer capacity to help her at this time. It should be an easy enough project - and I think she'll probably upload the images herself if given the proper support. Please contact me if you can help, I'd be grateful. Thank you. SarahStierch (talk) 13:45, 26 February 2013 (UTC)
Ogdensburg armory
Are New York State Armory (Ogdensburg) and Ogdensburg Armory the same place? The histories in the articles are different, as well as the listing years, and the coordinates are also slightly different (but one is in the middle of a river and probably wrong.) Please comment at Talk:New York State Armory (Ogdensburg). Ego White Tray (talk) 05:08, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Period rooms in Metropolitan museum
Hi, I do not want to embarrase here, but I can't find anybody for help. I'm looking for photos of period rooms in Metropolitan museum. Could somebody take a photos of all rooms, but especially I need only one photo of relief for the article (in this room, this relief). Thank you. Dominikmatus (talk) 08:52, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
Flag of Suffolk County, New York.png
file:Flag of Suffolk County, New York.png has been nominated for deletion -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 02:56, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
Mallory Hagan copyedit request
The reviewer at Talk:Mallory Hagan/GA1 suggested that I request a copyedit.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 16:45, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
New York City GAR
New York City, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for an individual 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. AIRcorn (talk) 02:37, 29 May 2013 (UTC)
Peter Stuyvesant
Is Peter Stuyvesant within the scope of your project? -- 70.24.245.196 (talk) 06:03, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
- No per the tagging guidelines laid out at WP:WPNY/A. According to said guidelines, the article would be Low-importance for WPNY, and this means it shouldn't be tagged for WPNY since it is already within the scope of WPNYC. – TMF (talk) 22:19, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
Image/Infobox problem
I can't find a way to fix the image within the infobox for the article on Valatie, New York. I thought renaming the image and getting rid of the quotation marks would do the trick, but it didn't work. ---------User:DanTD (talk) 14:25, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- ✓ Done. That infobox is a pain to use. czar · · 19:51, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
File:LouisBuchalter.gif
File:LouisBuchalter.gif has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.129.3 (talk) 05:13, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
Interstate 690
Could someone with better expertise please add some sources to Interstate 690? Most of our road articles are in good shape, but this one has [citation needed] tags dating back to 2010 and I have no idea where to start. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 22:17, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
AfC submission
Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Trans Adirondack Route. FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 12:22, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
Portal:New York City FPO nomination
Hello. I have nominated Portal:New York City for Featured Portal status. Please engage in discussion at Wikipedia:Featured portal candidates/Portal:New York City. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:07, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
- Please consider commenting at the above page regarding the nomination of the NYC portal for featured status. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:30, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
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Clay Hill (lacrosse player) AFD
Please see WP:Articles for deletion/Clay Hill (lacrosse player) Simply south ...... discombobulating confusing ideas for just 8 years 19:36, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
Dear New York experts: This old Afc submission will soon be deleted as a stale draft. Is this a notable topic, and should the draft be kept and improved instead? —Anne Delong (talk) 02:44, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
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Leaflet For Wikiproject New York At Wikimania 2014
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Featured Article
Hi all,
I recently submitted the article Briarcliff Manor, New York to the list of featured article candidates. I am actively following its review, and will be glad to take criticism and advice, and I welcome you to edit the article directly. Would any members of this WikiProject take some time to assist in the article review? Thank you.
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Merge discussion at Talk:West End Avenue
A merge discussion has come up at the articles West End Avenue and 11th Avenue (Manhattan); outside feedback is appreciated. Epicgenius (talk) 02:05, 31 July 2014 (UTC)
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Regarding the information posted about Basin Mountain in the Adirondack High Peaks: I speak with the authority of being ADK 46R #3310,, and having made 11 ascents of this peak over a 35-year period; the most recent ascent was 2014 August 11 with five friends and family members. One of the most common (popular) ways to reach Basin is by using Johns Brook Lodge (JBL), owned and operated by the Adirondack Mountain Club, as a base camp. This lodge provides room and board for a charge, and is accessed by walking trail (3.5 miles) from "The Garden" parking lot, west of Keene NY. As noted, this parking lot is sometimes full, so hikers need to be prepared to use the weekend shuttle service or arrange means to be dropped off at the Garden trailhead. Typically, hikers climbing Basin from JBL will hike on one afternoon, stay over at JBL, then do the peak as a day hike. Some have hiked out to the Garden after the day (7-9h round trip from JBL); others have stayed over then hiked out or climbed other peaks the next day. Normally, hikers who climb Basin proceed on to Saddleback, thereby completing a loop trail. This particular loop leaves JBL on the Phelps Trail through Bushnell Falls and Slant Rock, turning onto the Shorey Short Cut shortly past Slant Rock. It then intersects the Range Trail, heads east, and crosses the summits of Basin. The trail then descends precipitously down Basin's east side before heading up to Saddleback Mtn. After Saddleback, the trail heads into a col between Saddleback and Gothics: the hike is completed by heading down the Orebed Trail back to JBL. This route is more or less counter-clockwise and is recommended because of the extreme steepness of Saddleback's west side, and the dangers inherent in attempting to descend the slope. Hiking to Basin then retracing one's steps back across the Shorey Short Cut is seldom done; however, some hikers do so in order to also "bag" Haystack Mtn (to the west) in the same hike, rather than proceed to Saddleback. Basin itself has a remarkable 300-degree view of adjacent and distant peaks. In between the summits, and on the east side in various glades and cols, one can find an assortment of high-altitude plants in season. Basin does have a small population of alpine plants which are very fragile: heeding the signage and hiking only on the rocks and trails is essential to preserving them. Wlundycan (talk) 14:12, 17 August 2014 (UTC)William S. Lundy
Where is/was Clay College?
A large number of professional biographies of Gwendolyn Brooks state that she has taught at Clay College of New York. But I cannot find any mention of this college outside of references to Brooks. Does anyone here know anything about a Clay College in New York? I'm assuming it changed names, but I'm lost as to how to track it down. Thanks, Aristophanes68 (talk) 14:58, 23 August 2014 (UTC)
Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
Expert attention
I created Category:New York articles needing expert attention for making Category:Western New York articles needing expert attention a child of it. Category:New York articles needing expert attention will maybe be populated in the future, and might be of interest to your WikiProject. Iceblock (talk) 03:25, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
Move of Port Authority Trans-Hudson
I nominated to move the article Port Authority Trans-Hudson to PATH (rapid transit) at Talk:Port Authority Trans-Hudson#Requested move 09 October 2014. I believe there is consensus that PATH is the common name for the system, but there are disagreements as to how PATH should be disambiguated. Any comment from members of this project would be helpful. Thank you. Tinlinkin (talk) 19:54, 23 October 2014 (UTC)
Music videos
Are music videos filmed in NY part of this project? Blank Space was filmed at two NY locations. I therefore added the banner to Talk:Blank Space, but it was removed. Jim Michael (talk) 11:26, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
- Unless it has some kind of strong tie to the state, no czar ⨹ 14:27, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
I am writing to ask your help in making some corrections and edits for clarity to the biography of Tony Blinken, who is a native of New York. I work at The Glover Park Group. A colleague has asked me to help make these changes, and you seemed like a natural place to ask for help. My full request is on the Blinken discussion page here. Thanks for your consideration. Bgluckman (talk) 22:18, 22 December 2014 (UTC)
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RfC
There is currently an RfC going on at Template talk:Infobox officeholder#RfC Congressmen's tenures in infobox. Please comment. Kraxler (talk) 15:26, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
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Westchester County
You may be interested in the discussion at Talk:Westchester County, New York#Consensus required regarding infobox, where different styles of infobox are being debated. Rcsprinter123 (dialogue) @ 22:17, 16 April 2015 (UTC)
New York Medicaid Redesign Team
I was hoping to get some feedback on a list I recently created for the New York State Medicaid Redesign Team, created in 2011 by Governor Cuomo.
The page can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Beckert10/sandbox.
The question I have is: would this page fit best under the NYS Department of Health Page, under the New York State page, as a healthcare section under "Economy", or perhaps on another page not mentioned here.
(Beckert10 (talk) 17:15, 22 April 2015 (UTC))
Utica, NY is a WP:GA candidate
Utica, New York has been nominated as a GA candidate. Buffaboy talk 04:44, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
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New York GAN
I reviewed the New York GAN a couple of days ago and I noticed the nominator is inactive or blocked. There are some major issues that prevent it from becoming GA so I'm just wondering if anybody here would want to take a look at it or should I just close it? JAGUAR 13:52, 1 May 2015 (UTC)
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Economy of the Iroquois FAR
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Upstate NY RfC
I've started an RfC at Talk:Upstate New York regarding the way the term should be defined in the article. Buffaboy talk 05:03, 26 May 2015 (UTC)
Wikipedia:WikiProject New York Theatre listed at Requested moves
A requested move discussion has been initiated for Wikipedia:WikiProject New York Theatre to be moved to WP:WikiProject New York City/Theatre. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 22:33, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
Pageview stats
After a recent request, I added WikiProject New York to the list of projects to compile monthly pageview stats for. The data is the same used by http://stats.grok.se/en/ but the program is different, and includes the aggregate views from all redirects to each page. The stats are at Wikipedia:WikiProject New York/Popular pages.
The page will be updated monthly with new data. The edits aren't marked as bot edits, so they will show up in watchlists. You can view more results, request a new project be added to the list, or request a configuration change for this project using the Tool Labs tool. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know. Thanks! Mr.Z-man 23:22, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
Utica, NY DYK
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Nomination of The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Last Voyage of the Starship Enterprise until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
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WikiProject Tagging
Hello. If I encounter a biographical article about somebody from New York, but that person doesn't have any special connection to them aside from that, should I tag it as being part of this project? Compassionate727 (talk) 20:58, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
- Nope—it should be of significance to the state – czar 21:07, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
AfC submission
See Draft:Scottholm, Syracuse. Thank you, FoCuS contribs; talk to me! 01:11, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
Nomination of The Land of Gorch for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article The Land of Gorch is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
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Suggestion
Hello all! I was curious if anyone else thought it might be a good idea to make a (nonbinding) guideline on how all the individual US state WikiProjects should organize themselves, to help standardize them. I originally put this suggestion in the WikiProject United States talk page, so feel free to look there if you're interested. It's pretty empty though; basically all they said was to see what each of the individual projects thought about it. Please tell me if you have any concerns with this idea; hopefully we can find a way for everyone to love it! Also, I'm new at making proposals, so please forgive me if I do anything silly. :) Hope that you like this idea! JonathanHopeThisIsUnique (talk) 04:56, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
Editorial Suggestions: New York Medicaid Redesign Team
A page on the New York State Medicaid Redesign Team (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Medicaid_Redesign_Team) was recently declined.
Here, I would like to propose the idea of adding the content under the WikiProject New York Page "New York State Department of Health" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Department_of_Health). The page is germane to NYS Dept. of Health and NY generally b/c it served to slash Medicaid costs (previously among the highest in the country) while improving quality. In retrospect, this has been one of the more forward-looking initiatives of the Cuomo administration.
I am also asking for general feedback on the declined page, particularly the charge that it does not meet Wiki's "notability" criteria. I feel that notability is addressed in part by putting the article under the broader rubric of NYS department of health, but welcome any other feedback that pertains to notability.
Beckert10 (talk) 17:49, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
Start-level class but high-importance? This article needs a lot of work. DGG, or Cirt, or anybody else, can you help? Bearian (talk) 18:10, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
- Bearian, please see above notice by myself, directly one subsection higher up on this talk page. Unfortunately, due to that, I'm preoccupied with additional research. I hope you'll understand my worries over continued quality improvement with the other above matter as it's time sensitive right now. Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 18:14, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
- He was just nominated for Secretary of Education in the last week. I think we can give it some time. Arne Duncan's page is not in much better condition and he held the post for many years. Also I'm not sure it's "high" importance. czar 23:20, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
Cornell gorge suicides
The article references plans to replace the fences but has not updated the status of this project. Removal of the fences and replacement with nets began in May 2013 and has since been completed. TheGirlWiz (talk) 03:48, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
Request re: Smile Train
Hi, I'm Shari and I'm here on behalf of my employer, Smile Train. I've proposed a few updates to the Smile Train article, which are described at Talk:Smile Train.
I've added two specific requests for the "Partnerships and supporters" and "Recognition" sections. The first request is to add details of a major supporter and a recent unmentioned partnership. The second request is to add information about a documentary film Smile Train was involved with and the National Training Simulation Association's recognition of the Virtual Surgery Simulator.
I know that conflict of interest editing is strongly discouraged. Is there someone who is able to respond to these two requests? Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you! -SM at Smile Train (talk) 20:09, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
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Regarding an article on Sunset Bay, New York Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Bay,_New_York the following text is in question :
- Section part 1 in question - this statement is TRUE. -
Sunset Bay is adjacent to the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation.
Section part 2 in question - This portion is 'TRUE', but it refers to nearby Snyder Beach, NOT Sunset Bay. It is not relevant to this article and should be taken out of Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Bay,_New_York
On the reservation, adjacent to Sunset Bay, was previously home to a community of approximately 80 non-native residents who leased vacation homes. The Seneca Nation in 2012 declared the longstanding presence of the non-native residents an illegal occupation
–Section part 3 in question - This portion is FALSE . It is true for Snyder Beach which is not included in.[1] I believe it should be taken out of this article.
and drove them out of Sunset Bay.[2]
This is the reference cited, I could not retrieve the text 2. Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page). Herbeck, Dan and Kathleen Ronayne (July 28, 2012). "Senecas plan to evict Snyder Beach residents", The Buffalo News. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
This fact is supported by this map Showing Sunset Bay is south of the reservation:
Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cattaraugus+Reservation,+NY/@42.565784,-79.1348895,13z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89d2dd7238f6e5c5:0x32be063215fb18ed
Further, my mother lives nearby and I know this to be true.
LibsterJHK (talk) 20:35, 6 April 2016 (UTC)LibsterJHK This is my first attempt in helping Wikipedia. Please excuse any gaffs in etiquette.
Missing New York Court of Appeals Justices
Drafts have been created for the following Justices of the New York Court of Appeals.
- Draft:Eugene M. Fahey
- Draft:Fritz W. Alexander, II
- Draft:Howard A. Levine
- Draft:Joseph W. Bellacosa
- Draft:Samuel Hand
- Draft:Stewart F. Hancock, Jr.
- Draft:Vito J. Titone
Please help complete these drafts and move them to mainspace. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Cheers! bd2412 T 03:48, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
Requests for Smile Train article
Hi, I'm Shari and I'm here on behalf of my employer Smile Train to request a couple updates to the Wikipedia article. I've outlined two updates on the article's talk page.
The first request is regarding co-founder Brian Mullaney's departure from the organization in 2010. The second proposes a slightly trimmed and less contentious re-wording of the relationship between Smile Train and Operation Smile, and puts the text in chronological order.
I know that making direct edits to articles is strongly discouraged, given my conflict of interest. Is there an editor who is willing to respond to one or both of these requests? Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for your consideration! SM at Smile Train (talk) 16:05, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
- Hi, Shari here: I am still looking for help with this request. The first request has been completed but the second request and an additional request to remove a “citation needed” tag and to add a celebrity supporter are still outstanding. Is anyone available to help? Thanks for any assistance in advance. 19:33, 31 May 2016 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SM at Smile Train (talk • contribs)
Please check Fall Creek (stream)
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Please comment or read this Move Review
Hi there,
I'm attempting to let this project's members know of Wikipedia:Move review/Log/2016 June, where a Move Review is taking place. A Requested Move was implemented, moving New York to New York (state), which is now being contested. This should be of relevant interest to this WikiProject.
Best, ɱ (talk) · vbm · coi) 21:02, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
Alternative proposal
You might also like to visit Talk:New York (disambiguation)#Broad concept article proposal. TIA. Andrewa (talk) 23:11, 4 July 2016 (UTC)
NY move request
A move from "New York" to "New York (state)" has been overturned and relisted. A new subpage at Talk:New York/July 2016 move request has been created, and this WikiProject's members might be interested in participating. Snuggums (talk / edits) 04:57, 9 July 2016 (UTC)
I am concerned
I am concerned that despite widespread support for relisting, there has so far been no input at all at Talk:New York/July 2016 move request#Argument and evidence in opposition to moving the page, which has been open for some days but will shortly be closed and the new move opened for discussion. Please consider whether you have a case to put. Thank you. Andrewa (talk) 18:48, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
- Note to the project: this move request is now underway at Talk:New York/July 2016 move request. bd2412 T 01:49, 19 July 2016 (UTC)
RFC: Is New York State the primary topic for the term "New York"?
Editors interested in New York may want to contribute to the RFC asking whether New York State the primary topic for the term "New York". — JFG talk 10:28, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
Discussion at Talk:Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)#Requested move 13 September 2016
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)#Requested move 13 September 2016. epicgenius (talk) 00:38, 13 September 2016 (UTC)
US 50,000 Challenge invite
Hi. The Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/The 50,000 Challenge has recently started, based on the UK/Ireland Wikipedia:The 10,000 Challenge. The idea is not to record every minor edit, but to create a momentum to motivate editors to produce good content improvements and creations and inspire people to work on more states than they might otherwise work on. If there's the interest I will start 1000 State Challenges like Wikipedia:The 1000 Challenge (Nordic). For this to really work we need diversity and exciting content and editors from a broad range of states regularly contributing. If you would like to see masses of articles being improved for the US and your specialist/home state like Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/The Africa Destubathon, sign up today and once the challenge starts a contest can be organized. This is a way we can target every state, and steadily vastly improve the encyclopedia. We need numbers to make this work so consider signing up as a participant and also sign under any state sub challenge on the page that you might contribute to! Thankyou.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:23, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
Challenge for New York is up and running, needs contributors!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:11, 8 November 2016 (UTC)
Francis Fleetwood designed over 200 mansions in The Hamptons. Is anyone in this WikiProject able to take some pictures of his properties please?Zigzig20s (talk) 00:56, 26 November 2016 (UTC)
2016 Community Wishlist Survey Proposal to Revive Popular Pages
Greetings WikiProject New York (state)/Archive 3 Members!
This is a one-time-only message to inform you about a technical proposal to revive your Popular Pages list in the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey that I think you may be interested in reviewing and perhaps even voting for:
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Further, there are over 260 proposals in all to review and vote for, across many aspects of wikis.
Thank you for your consideration. Please note that voting for proposals continues through December 12, 2016.
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RFC that may interest members of this group
Please see here. Thank you. --Jayron32 21:33, 14 December 2016 (UTC)
Notice to participants at this page about adminship
Many participants here create a lot of content, may have to evaluate whether or not a subject is notable, decide if content complies with BLP policy, and much more. Well, these are just some of the skills considered at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship.
So, please consider taking a look at and watchlisting this page:
You could be very helpful in evaluating potential candidates, and even finding out if you would be a suitable RfA candidate.
Many thanks and best wishes,
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Please see Talk:Buffalo–Niagara_Falls_metropolitan_area#RfC_about_the_3_separate_regional_articles. This could use a few more responses. Thank you. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 13:19, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
Upcoming "420 collaboration"
 You are invited to participate in the upcoming which is being held from Saturday, April 15 to Sunday, April 30, and especially on April 20, 2017!The purpose of the collaboration, which is being organized by WikiProject Cannabis, is to create and improve cannabis-related content at Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects in a variety of fields, including: culture, health, hemp, history, medicine, politics, and religion. WikiProject New York participants may be particularly interested in the following: Cannabis in New York. For more information about this campaign, and to learn how you can help improve Wikipedia, please visit the "420 collaboration" page. |
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Request for images
Hello, back in 2010, User:Juliancolton created the WikiCommons category Category:Spring in New York. I've broken this out into Commons:Category:Spring in New York by city—but only for the handful of cities for which I could find spring-related images. I'm requesting that anyone with an interest help populate and extend these categories with his or her own free images. I've listed some candidate subjects below if anyone is looking for inspiration. -- DanielPenfield (talk) 18:19, 16 April 2017 (UTC)
Flower festivals
- Albany Tulip Festival
- Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival
- Huntington Tulip Festival
- NYC Holi Hai (no flowers, just about the colors)
- NYC Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival
- Rochester Lilac Festival
- Saranac Lake Daffest
- Williamson Apple Blossom Festival
Holidays
- Start of Passover (Tuesday, April 11)
- Easter (Sunday, April 16)
- Tax Day (Tuesday, April 18)
- Earth Day (Saturday, April 22)
- Arbor Day (Friday, April 28)
- May Day (Monday, May 1)
- Mother's Day (Sunday, May 14)
- Start of Ramadan (Saturday, May 27)
- Memorial Day (Monday, May 29)
Other
- College graduations
- Arboretums, botanical gardens, cemeteries, churches, parks
- National Register of Historic Places-listed sites featuring blossoming plants
- Sports (minor-league baseball opening day, high school track and field, etc.)
FAR notice
Briarcliff Manor, New York has been nominated for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:49, 9 May 2017 (UTC)
Popular pages report
We – Community Tech – are happy to announce that the Popular pages bot is back up-and-running (after a one year hiatus)! You're receiving this message because your WikiProject or task force is signed up to receive the popular pages report. Every month, Community Tech bot will post at Wikipedia:WikiProject New York (state)/Archive 3/Popular pages with a list of the most-viewed pages over the previous month that are within the scope of WikiProject New York (state).
We've made some enhancements to the original report. Here's what's new:
- The pageview data includes both desktop and mobile data.
- The report will include a link to the pageviews tool for each article, to dig deeper into any surprises or anomalies.
- The report will include the total pageviews for the entire project (including redirects).
We're grateful to Mr.Z-man for his original Mr.Z-bot, and we wish his bot a happy robot retirement. Just as before, we hope the popular pages reports will aid you in understanding the reach of WikiProject New York (state), and what articles may be deserving of more attention. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at m:User talk:Community Tech bot.
Warm regards, the Community Tech Team 17:16, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
April the giraffe
Page watchers are invited to assist with the expansion of the newly created stub, April (giraffe), who lives at a park in NY. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Another Believer (talk • contribs) 15:17, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
Move request underway
Hi all
This is a heads up to let you know that there is a requested move, proposing to move the New York (disambiguation) page to New York, and the current New York page to New York (state). Please go to Talk:New York (disambiguation), read through the request and give your thoughts and feedback in the discussion. Thanks! — Amakuru (talk) 11:52, 7 July 2017 (UTC)
Map of Onondaga County, NY wrong,
This is a notice about Category: articles needing expert attention, which might be of interest to your WikiProject. It will take a while before the category is populated. There might be as few as one page in the category, or zero if someone has removed the expert request tag from the page. 79.218.130.165 (talk) 13:37, 31 July 2017 (UTC) Map of Onondaga County wrong, Salina and Gettes on the south side of Onondaga Lake, not the north...along with Syracuse. Salina now part of Syracuse was on the SE side of the end of the Lake, Gettes on the SW. Until the 1840's they were Salina.
I am writing a western with a character from 1840's Salina, so have looked up old NY state maps, other maps.
Also I think Cicero is falsely listed as on the north end of the Onondaga Lake when it's some 15 miles away to the East. I almost included that into my book, until I remembered other research. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.218.130.165 (talk) 13:37, 31 July 2017 (UTC)
Requested move 13 August 2017
- The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.
The result of the move request was: Moved. Timrollpickering 18:17, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
Wikipedia:WikiProject New York → Wikipedia:WikiProject New York (state) – Since the article about this state was recently moved to New York (state) due to ambiguity issues, it makes sense that the related WikiProject would follow. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 17:05, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.
Town/village confusion
There is a discussion at Talk:Lewiston, New York#Duplicate of Lewiston (village), New York that may be of interest. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 11:10, 11 October 2017 (UTC)
Disambiguation links on pages tagged by this wikiproject
Wikipedia has many thousands of wikilinks which point to disambiguation pages. It would be useful to readers if these links directed them to the specific pages of interest, rather than making them search through a list. Members of WikiProject Disambiguation have been working on this and the total number is now below 20,000 for the first time. Some of these links require specialist knowledge of the topics concerned and therefore it would be great if you could help in your area of expertise.
A list of the relevant links on pages which fall within the remit of this wikiproject can be found at http://69.142.160.183/~dispenser/cgi-bin/topic_points.py?banner=WikiProject_New_York_%28state%29
Please take a few minutes to help make these more useful to our readers.— Rod talk 17:40, 3 December 2017 (UTC)
Requests for comment (RfC)
There is a discussion involving an AfD consensus to merge at Talk:Matt_Lauer#Requests_for_comment_from_wider_community Atsme📞📧 15:19, 12 December 2017 (UTC)
Manhattan
Manhattan, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community 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. AIRcorn (talk) 09:31, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
Category:New York (state) hurlers has been nominated for discussion
Category:New York (state) hurlers, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to see if it abides with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Laurel Lodged (talk • contribs) 18:32, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
New New York userbox templates
New New York userbox templates are now available at Template:User WP New York and Template:User WP United States. Let me know if you have any suggestions. Yours aye, Buaidh talk contribs 23:52, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
WikiProject collaboration notice from the Portals WikiProject
The reason I am contacting you is because there are one or more portals that fall under this subject, and the Portals WikiProject is currently undertaking a major drive to automate portals that may affect them.
Portals are being redesigned.
The new design features are being applied to existing portals.
At present, we are gearing up for a maintenance pass of portals in which the introduction section will be upgraded to no longer need a subpage. In place of static copied and pasted excerpts will be self-updating excerpts displayed through selective transclusion, using the template {{Transclude lead excerpt}}.
The discussion about this can be found here.
Maintainers of specific portals are encouraged to sign up as project members here, noting the portals they maintain, so that those portals are skipped by the maintenance pass. Currently, we are interested in upgrading neglected and abandoned portals. There will be opportunity for maintained portals to opt-in later, or the portal maintainers can handle upgrading (the portals they maintain) personally at any time.
Background
On April 8th, 2018, an RfC ("Request for comment") proposal was made to eliminate all portals and the portal namespace. On April 17th, the Portals WikiProject was rebooted to handle the revitalization of the portal system. On May 12th, the RfC was closed with the result to keep portals, by a margin of about 2 to 1 in favor of keeping portals.
Since the reboot, the Portals WikiProject has been busy building tools and components to upgrade portals.
So far, 84 editors have joined.
If you would like to keep abreast of what is happening with portals, see the newsletter archive.
If you have any questions about what is happening with portals or the Portals WikiProject, please post them on the WikiProject's talk page.
Thank you. — The Transhumanist 07:49, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
Help with replacing defective article?
Hello Wiki Yorkers, I've been retained by a company called Broadridge Financial Solutions to help fix their article, which is considered in the scope of WikiProject New York. The article has been very bad for a long time, and more recently has been snipped back (not unfairly) to a mere stub where the extensive warning tag is almost longer than the article itself. Mindful of my COI, I will not edit the page directly, but I have prepared a well-researched and conservatively-written proposed replacement draft, as explained on the talk page. Alas, it's been a few weeks since I posted it, and I have yet to receive a productive reply. Anyone here interested to take a look and weigh in? If so, I'd appreciate it greatly. Cheers, WWB Too (Talk · COI) 16:12, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
RfC on election/referendum naming format
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 15:46, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
WP 1.0 Bot Beta
Hello! Your WikiProject has been selected to participate in the WP 1.0 Bot rewrite beta. This means that, starting in the next few days or weeks, your assessment tables will be updated using code in the new bot, codenamed Lucky. You can read more about this change on the Wikipedia 1.0 Editorial team page. Thanks! audiodude (talk) 06:46, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
Trout Lake (New York) and Trout Lake (Warren County, New York) appear to be about the same lake, although they have slightly different descriptions of their dimensions. bd2412 T 03:10, 2 March 2019 (UTC)
Portal deletion discussion
Several portals are up for deletion at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Alhambra, California. They are for smaller cities and communities, mostly in the US. ɱ (talk) 16:36, 16 March 2019 (UTC)
A new newsletter directory is out!
A new Newsletter directory has been created to replace the old, out-of-date one. If your WikiProject and its taskforces have newsletters (even inactive ones), or if you know of a missing newsletter (including from sister projects like WikiSpecies), please include it in the directory! The template can be a bit tricky, so if you need help, just post the newsletter on the template's talk page and someone will add it for you.
- – Sent on behalf of Headbomb. 03:11, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
Nomination of Portal:Briarcliff Manor, New York for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether Portal:Briarcliff Manor, New York is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The page will be discussed at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Briarcliff Manor, New York until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the page during the discussion, including to improve the page to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the deletion notice from the top of the page. North America1000 09:50, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!
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Nomination of Portal:Capital District for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether Portal:Capital District is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
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Nomination of Portal:Finger Lakes for deletion
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The page will be discussed at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Portal:Finger Lakes until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the page during the discussion, including to improve the page to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the deletion notice from the top of the page. Certes (talk) 10:31, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Request for information on WP1.0 web tool
Hello and greetings from the maintainers of the WP 1.0 Bot! As you may or may not know, we are currently involved in an overhaul of the bot, in order to make it more modern and maintainable. As part of this process, we will be rewriting the web tool that is part of the project. You might have noticed this tool if you click through the links on the project assessment summary tables.
We'd like to collect information on how the current tool is used by....you! How do you yourself and the other maintainers of your project use the web tool? Which of its features do you need? How frequently do you use these features? And what features is the tool missing that would be useful to you? We have collected all of these questions at this Google form where you can leave your response. Walkerma (talk) 04:24, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
Would someone from this WikiProject mind taking a look at this and assessing it for notability? It doesn't seem to meet WP:GNG, WP:NORG or WP:BAND, but maybe there's another guideline it satisfies. Currently, the own source(s) cited is Facebook which is a WP:SPS at best and not really helpful for establishing the band's Wikipedia notability. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:57, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
Only two missing NYCt.App. judges left!
We are down to the last two missing judges of the Court of Appeals of New York, for whom drafts have been initiated at Draft:Howard A. Levine and Draft:Joseph W. Bellacosa, if anyone wants to take those up. Cheers! BD2412 T 02:16, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
As of this writing the following Commons categories are nearly empty, but a few challenging-to-identify images remain. Do any knowledgeable editors recognize these? Thanks in advance for your help.
- commons:Category:New York
- commons:Category:New York (state)
- commons:Category:NYC
- commons:Category:New York City
- commons:Category:Manhattan, New York City -- DanielPenfield (talk) 00:46, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
Hello there. This is an invitation to join the 50,000 Destubbing Challenge Focus of the Week. £250 (c. $310) is being given away in May, June and July with £20 worth of prizes to give away every week for most articles destubbed. Each week there is a different region of focus, including the week ending July 5th dedicated to the US, though half the prize will still be rewarded for articles on any subject. There's a potential £120 to be won in total for destubbing on any subject or region of your choice. Sign up if you want to contribute at least one of the weeks or support the idea! † Encyclopædius 12:11, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
Merging inactive and semi-active WikiProjects
I have noticed that two WikiProjects of relevance to WPNY are inactive and another is semi-active. The inactive are Wikipedia:WikiProject Long Island and Wikipedia:WikiProject Syracuse, New York, and the semi-active are Wikipedia:WikiProject Capital District and Wikipedia:WikiProject Hudson Valley. Wikipedia:WikiProject Western New York isn't tagged as such, but I'm including it also.
All articles tagged in those projects should be tagged by WPNY as they are relevant to the project. To bring up some baseball biographies as examples, Patrick Corbin (a GA) is tagged with only the Syracuse project, while Marcus Stroman is only the Long Island project. Justin Dunn is tagged with NY and LI.
I believe the best way to handle these three WikiProjects that have not been able to sustain themselves as standalone projects is to merge them into WPNY as task forces, where all WPNY editors can more easily maintain them. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:44, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
- Comment. Is the purpose of this proposal to make these projects sub-projects under the main Template:WikiProject New York (state) banner? Ejgreen77 (talk) 19:21, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
- Ejgreen77, yes, that is my intent. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:41, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
- I could get behind supporting that. Realistically speaking, there's nothing that could conceivably tagged under these projects where the WP:NY banner wouldn't also apply. Ejgreen77 (talk) 20:38, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
- Ejgreen77, yes, that is my intent. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:41, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
Hey Ejgreen77 and Muboshgu I have a few issues/questions:
- Notice given at wt:SYR and I assume similar at other one is minimal, easily missed. You are taking action to eradicate the WikiProjects. It deserves more explicit notice. I think the listed members of the WikiProjects should be informed directly on their user Talk pages, i.e. even more than just pinging them, which you have not done either. The notice given so far is inadequate, just "please consider commenting at wherever", as if this is merely an AFD of potential interest.
- What exactly are you proposing to do. Do you mean to leave the two WikiProjects in place (i.e. keep their main pages and their Talk pages and archives and everything else in place), and just list them technically as now being "Task Forces" of the NY WikiProject? That would not be very controversial. Or do you mean to take steps to redirect future potential discussion/activity of these WikiProjects, e.g. by redirecting their Talk pages, or changing the WikiProjects' templates at all their articles so that readers are directed somewhere different?
- My big concern is that future arriving editors should be able to find one another and have conversation. Redirecting all to a much higher WikiProject can completely stop/confound all future discussion. For a more extreme example, are you familiar with the fact that many of the U.S. state wikiprojects were, several years ago, eradicated by redirecting all their articles' Talk pages to point to WikiProject United States, instead. That was IMHO an utterly horrible thing to do. It completely cut off discussions and undermined later attempts by me and others to have discussions, e.g. at wt:UTAH. There is plenty which can be discussed at state (lower) level which simply cannot, will not, happen at U.S. level. Neither me nor any other wp:UTAH member would post a question about, say, neighborhoods in Salt Lake City, or some quirk about a historic site in some Utah county, at a national level discussion board. And the redirecting also cut off good stuff of editors occasionally posting about their accomplishments. No one arriving to read anything. Here, I am not sure what you are proposing exactly and it is probably not as bad as redirecting these to a National level wikiproject. But what are you planning exactly, and how will you try to revitalize discussion at the target WikiProject if you are planning to redirect stuff to there? And, could you please comment about the state redirections to national? --Doncram (talk) 21:56, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
- I'll do my best to answer these.
- 1. How else should notice have been given? Anyone with the WP on their watchlist should have been able to see it. I see that sort of wording in notices all the time. I meant it to be brief and neutral so as not to bias anyone's opinion before coming here. Also, I am not proposing that we "eradicate" WPs. I am proposing we downgrade them to task forces under this WP because having them as their own WPs doesn't seem practical.
- 2. I mean the noncontroversial path, to keep the WP project pages as they are but change the templating to make the geographical areas task forces with the WPNY banner. They can be treated like the Cornell, Columbia, and SUNY pages, which weren't deleted or moved when they were merged.
- 3. There really isn't much conversation going on on any of those WPs. The Long Island one has three posts from this year (one of them my notification) with no replies to any. The Syracuse project has had very little discussion over the last five years as well. At least if they find WPNY, there's a greater chance they can have people to discuss with. I don't really know anything about the Utah WP and what happened to it. – Muboshgu (talk) 04:51, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
- @Muboshgu: This sounds good to me (I was directed here from your notice at Wikipedia:WikiProject Western New York). I agree that it's better to have interested editors redirected to a more-active talk page rather than a completely dormant one. If you need a hand implementing this, let me know and I'm happy to help out. Thanks for bringing this up! Ajpolino (talk) 16:10, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
@Muboshgu, Ajpolino, Ejgreen77, and Doncram:The proposed template change has been 
Implemented by MSGJ, with this edit, however, some additional work will be needed to complete the merger. I don't think I'll have much time outside of today for at least the next week, but I'll try to assist when I can. If any further time-insensitive technical work is needed, feel free to ping me or drop me a line on meta, with the caveat that it may take a few weeks from request to implementation, thank you. 𝒬𝔔 20:55, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
- Quantocius Quantotius, yay!!! I'll take a look later. Need to focus on some other things atm. Thanks for your help! – Muboshgu (talk) 21:52, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
- Question. Will WikiProject New York City be included in this, too? Ejgreen77 (talk) 11:44, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Ejgreen77: No it was not included, because it is currently active and self-sustaining, and thus would not be covered by the consensus above. Indeed, judging by the flurry of activity in response to the commons request for categorization there, compared to the complete lack of response here, it may be more active. That change would also be complicated by the fact that WikiProject New York City already has its own task forces. An interesting idea for future consideration would actually be to place the WikiProject Columbia University task-force under WikiProject New York City instead, although that discussion can be deferred for the moment. This will still remain the parent project of WikiProject New York City. If you have any further questions or requests please feel free to ask. I'm a little bit less sanguine about having sufficient free-time to finish the merger this coming week now than I was earlier, but it should still be done by the end of the month. (please ping on reply)
Break
Pinging discussion participants (Muboshgu—Ajpolino—Ejgreen77—Doncram—NYCDOT). I hope everyone is doing well. I know I'm not the only one whose time commitments have been radically altered by the events of the past few months so I hope you'll forgive the delay. To make things clear since we are not moving any pages,
Merger complete.
with a hat tip to Primefac for effecting the necessary bot runs.
There is still some post merge work to be done. For the most part it's little things like adding taskforce=yes to their statuses. I also understand part of the plan is to redirect some talk pages to the ones most likely to be active after archiving all remaining discussions on them (i.e. TALKCENT).
However, it's not quite clear to me if we are just redirecting all pages under say Special:PrefixIndex/Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Western New York to the taskforces' primary talkpages (in that case Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Western New York) or if all taskforce talk pages including the primary one are being redirected to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject New York (state), which would presumably include everything in Special:PrefixIndex/Wikipedia talk:WikiProject New York (state) as well, hence the group ping so I can make sure we're all on the same page to avoid duplication of effort.
Unfortunately I'm a little short on time today, but I'll try to find some time Sunday hopefully, and in any event I doubt anyone will need my help to redirect pages anyway. On a semi-related note I tweaked the main project page to fix the post-expand size issue along with a few other things and added myself as a member just to make things official.
- While I was in favor of combining/collapsing the project banners, I am opposed to the redirection of the individual project talk pages. Ejgreen77 (talk) 10:16, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
- @Ejgreen77: Thanks for your reply. Just to clarify are you also opposed to redirecting the taskforce talk subpages e.g. Special:PrefixIndex/Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Western New York to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Western New York?Aside from that looks like some people involved in the discussion have not been active recently, so it may be a while before we hear back, but it's not like we're on a timetable.FWIW I consider myself more or less neutral I can see both the arguement for directing people to a more active discussion area and the arguement for how that could choke off taskforce specific discussion, and I think Doncram and Ajpolino both already did a good job of laying out the opposing positions above so barring further input by others I don't really have much else to add to the discussion.𝒬𝔔 23:14, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
Discussion
A discussion which may be of interest to the members of this group can be found here. Beyond My Ken (talk) 02:29, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
Cheryl Dinolfo
Hi! I recently created an article titled Cheryl Dinolfo. She is a former county executive of Monroe County, New York. How does this article officially become part of WikiProject NYS? Or should this article be categorized in a different WikiProject? Dswitz10734 (talk) 17:05, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
- @Dswitz10734: looks like Ejgreen77 already got this done, but for future reference all you need to do to add an appropriate article to WPNY is place {{WikiProject New York (state)}} on it's talk page. If there are already other WikiProjects just place it with them (alphabetical order is common but not required), if not see WP:TPL for where to place it. If the talk page hasn't been created yet, then be bold and start it with just the WikiProjects you know about, and others will be along eventually to add to it.Relatedly, I'm around infrequently, and this talk page is fairly quite these days so I recommend posting your questions at the TEAHOUSE in the future to get a faster response. Though you shold of course feel welcome to post here at anytime, just understanding there may be a little delay prior to any response.𝒬𝔔 16:59, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
Article request: Housing in New York
Wikipedia readers would be grateful if your project would consider creating a new article about Housing in New York (state). Here are some sources of information:
- Category:Housing in New York (state)
- Housing Needs By State: New York, Washington, DC: National Low Income Housing Coalition, retrieved October 26, 2020
- "New York", COVID-19 Housing Policy Scorecard, Eviction Lab, retrieved October 26, 2020
- "New York Homelessness Statistics", Usich.gov, Washington DC: U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, retrieved October 26, 2020
- (New+York+housing), Digital Public Library of America (assorted materials)
- (New+York+housing), UK: Core.ac.uk
(assorted materials) - (New+York+housing), Germany: Base-search.net (assorted materials)
Best regards, -- M2545 (talk) 17:51, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
I am in the early stages of work on Draft:Seneca mission (for background, see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Seneca Mission Indian Church Grounds Desecration). At present, most of the text is copied from the public domain source hdl:2027/coo.31924067076905, but I'm slowly finding more recent historical scholarship. As I learn more about the topic, though, I am less and less sure if it's an appropriate title or topic for an article. It seems there were a series of Christian missions to the Seneca people, among other Indigenous groups, in the 19th century in the general area of the Buffalo Creek Reservation, but I'm not sure if it makes sense to call any one of them the Seneca mission. Perhaps Seneca missions or even something like Christian missions in New York State would be more appropriate. Any guidance or insight appreciated. Courtesy ping @Drmies, Oaktree b, and Peterkingiron, as AfD participants supporting a repurposing of the original article. AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 07:15, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
- "Seneca Missions" if there was more than one makes sense. Oaktree b (talk) 15:37, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
- User:AleatoryPonderings, let me say first of all that I really appreciate your effort here. What began as a perfectly valid AfD is now turning into a minor research project for you on a very notable topic. I'm sure you've noticed by now how skinny our coverage is of these topics, and how difficult it is to find proper sourcing: much of it is more or less contemporary primary sourcing, and databases like JSTOR don't offer much either. I run into such problems fairly regularly, with Milford Industrial Home, Chamberlain Indian School, Asbury Manual Labor School.
Anyway, your note here is valid, and it's easier to write on one thing than on a couple of things in the same article. So yes, "missions" would be valid, or something more general, like "Christian mission efforts in the Buffalo Creek Reservation" or so. "Christian missions in New York State" is valid too, but maybe you'll bite off more than you can chew with that: that would be a serious and seriously large research project. But again, whatever you do, I appreciate what you are doing: it is precisely the kind of thing that I think we should be doing. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 17:46, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
- Per Drmies' comments, this looks to be a valid and interesting topic. As far as copy editing its current form, I'd lose the excessive quotes in the lede and dramatically trim the body of the article to lose anecdotal and prosaic content. But it could be you're already on that, AleatoryPonderings. 2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 18:12, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
- Here's a possible source if not yet seen: [1]. 2601:188:180:B8E0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 18:21, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks, Drmies and 2601. Drmies, for now I think I'll have to do more research and see where the sources lead as far as the scope of the topic. Agree that Christian missions in New York State would be an enormous undertaking—it's just sometimes hard to see where one mission ends and the other begins, so first you're doing all of Erie County, New York, and the next thing you know you're in Ontario, etc, etc. Thanks for your kind words, as well—very much appreciated.
2601: yes, this is in the very early stages at the moment. The quotes are just a starting point, and most of the body is a raw copy-paste from a (very well OCRed!) source in the public domain that will serve as a skeleton for the rest of the article (AFAICS, it's still the most comprehensive account of this mission). I will have to do a lot of trimming and confirmation with other primary/secondary sources before this is ready for mainspace (and, of course, welcome any and all thoughts and contributions from others). Oh, and thanks for linking Seneca Possessed: I hadn't seen that yet, and desperately need scholarship from this century … AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 18:43, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks, Drmies and 2601. Drmies, for now I think I'll have to do more research and see where the sources lead as far as the scope of the topic. Agree that Christian missions in New York State would be an enormous undertaking—it's just sometimes hard to see where one mission ends and the other begins, so first you're doing all of Erie County, New York, and the next thing you know you're in Ontario, etc, etc. Thanks for your kind words, as well—very much appreciated.
- User:AleatoryPonderings, let me say first of all that I really appreciate your effort here. What began as a perfectly valid AfD is now turning into a minor research project for you on a very notable topic. I'm sure you've noticed by now how skinny our coverage is of these topics, and how difficult it is to find proper sourcing: much of it is more or less contemporary primary sourcing, and databases like JSTOR don't offer much either. I run into such problems fairly regularly, with Milford Industrial Home, Chamberlain Indian School, Asbury Manual Labor School.
- Comment The main article for the tribe is listed under "Seneca people", so perhaps a "Christian missions among the Seneca people" would work. In the end, I wouldn't get too hung up on the title, the text of the article is the most important part. Good job taking this on~ Oaktree b (talk) 18:39, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- Oaktree b, That would certainly make sense as a top-level article with info on the Tuscarora mission and Cattaraugus mission, if/when those are created, as I believe the Indigenous groups on those reservations were all or mostly Seneca. However, after posting the initial comment in this thread I found enough material indicating that the Seneca mission was a discrete entity that I decided just to go with Seneca mission for the moment. AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 19:01, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
pushpin_map = USA ?
Recently, an IP added |pushpin_map=New York#USA to many articles in NYS. This added a duplicate map of NYS of roughly the same size right below the existing one (seen here). Instead, I'd like to propose adding |pushpin_map=USA (example here), or some equivalent, to all project pages, or some subset of pages, where no |pushpin_map=, or equivalent, exists. ~ Tom.Reding (talk ⋅dgaf) 18:56, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
- I think this action makes no sense given our current mapping capabilities. Most of these New York articles already have very detailed static maps, with municipal boundaries, making the added maps of the state using only coordinates to be actually less accurate and detailed than the existing media. An added map of the United States is rather unnecessary, given that most readers of an article on a small town like Saugerties, New York will not need to know its placement within the U.S., and if they did, they can easily click on New York, linked there in the lede.
- As for more modern mapping tools: you can use an interactive map, like Boston has, a split map, like Pittsburgh has, or achieve the same sort of switcher functionality using interactive maps as seen here, perhaps so new it hasn't seen article usage yet... All of these methods show much greater detail, down to street-level if needed, and to world-level if needed, in both ways far beyond what pushpin maps can do, along with showing boundaries and other data, and with an easy way to update and edit the maps, far, far easier than png or svg editing. ɱ (talk) 13:32, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
- I added them to make sure reader would know the exact location if they were, say not from the United States2603:8081:1606:19E3:349D:677E:3C52:FA76 (talk) 17:02, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
Also, many towns in other states have a pushpin map. Why are New York State related articles exempt here? If you would like to make the maps more interactive,I support that notion? But would the old map abilities still exist? How would we remove/update them? 2603:8081:1606:19E3:F1EB:C144:A235:65EE (talk) 04:45, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
- Pushpin maps have historically been an easy and quick way to show the approximate location of a place, so New York articles are actually better-off, because someone invested time and energy into making the image maps they have, which show much more detail. Thank you for being willing to pursue modern mapping. Of course the ability to add pushpin maps will never go away, but the ideal is to replace existing pushpin maps with interactive ones. Pinging @Evad37: to give insight on how to accomplish this, if WikiProject New York state editors wish this to take place across the board (please, other editors, comment!). I suspect it would be easier if infobox settlement supported automatic mapframe, not sure how the earlier discussion spiraled into minutiae. I just want the capability added! Perhaps a clearer, pointed discussion needs to be started there. ɱ (talk) 17:11, 31 January 2021 (UTC)
Rescue Hook and Ladder Co.1 Haverstraw NY
Hello all. I have found an article called Rescue Hook and Ladder Co.1 Haverstraw NY. It reads much like a newspaper article and I believe it is directly from one. There is a reference to one but I keep getting an "error 404." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Benhugheswiki (talk • contribs) 16:29, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
- @Benhugheswiki: Looks like the correct url is https://news.hrvh.org/veridian/?a=d&d=rocklandctytimes19030617.2.1&srpos=8&e=------190-en-20--1--txt-txIN-rockland+county+times----1903-- the information on the fire dept is spread out over several pages. Since it's from 1903 it's not a copyvio. But the article is questionably noteable. I'll see what has to be done about the copying. 51.79.156.12 (talk) 21:21, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
- I took a stab a rewriting, I still wouldn't be too surprised to see it deleted, but at least now it's not an embarrassment, the public domain material from the newspaper is now attributed with {{PD-old-text}}, so it's use should now be policy compliant. Cheers, 51.79.156.12 (talk) 22:22, 30 March 2021 (UTC)
Help with Draft
I have started a draft article about Draft: John Vogelstein, who started Warburg Pincus with Lionel Pincus. He’s a major figure in the history of Wall Street and there’s no article about him. Would someone in this project like to offer advice and help with the draft? I have a COI because I have a personal relationship with Vogelstein. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fvogelstein (talk • contribs) 23:20, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
Invest In Our New York Act
I recently created an article for the Invest In Our New York Act. It was recently nominated for deletion. Any assistance with the article would be appreciated. Thank you, Thriley (talk) 15:46, 11 April 2021 (UTC)
Request for comment at Talk:Andrew Cuomo
Talk:Andrew Cuomo § RfC for lead image ––FormalDude talk 21:43, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
Removal of unsavory content at India Walton
India Walton is the socialist candidate running for Mayor of Buffalo. I added some content today which was swiftly removed. The input of others at Talk:India Walton#Removal of unsavory content would be appreciated. Magnolia677 (talk) 20:18, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Lewis (baseball) Featured article review
I have nominated Lewis (baseball) for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:35, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
WikiProject Jefferson County (New York)
Hi ya´ll so I made a WikiProject dedicated specifically to people, locations, and basically everything inside of or related to the NY County of Jefferson County. New members would be appreciated. More details here: WikiProject Jefferson County (New York) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lallint (talk • contribs) 16:49, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
Help
Somehow I messed something up while trying to add my name...Can someone help?Aythya affinis (talk) 16:26, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
- Never mind, fixed it. Aythya affinis (talk) 16:29, 19 November 2021 (UTC)
Category:Women New York City Council members has been nominated for merging (to Category:Women city councillors in New York (state)
I got this on my talk page a few days ago and felt that it might be of interest to this WikiProject:
Category:Women New York City Council members has been nominated for merging. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. --HugoHelp (talk) 14:58, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
Test
Dont mind this, I will delete it in a second Lallint⟫⟫⟫Talk 17:52, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
FAR for Tropical Storm Allison
I have nominated Tropical Storm Allison for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Hog Farm Talk 04:02, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Sing Sing#Requested move 19 December 2021
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Sing Sing#Requested move 19 December 2021 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. — Shibbolethink (♔ ♕) 17:11, 26 December 2021 (UTC)
Request for Photos of Queens Public Library branches
List of Queens Public Library branches almost about half of the branches do not have photos with the location, it would make the article alot nicer--SirColdcrown (talk) 14:33, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
- It would help a lot if they had Wikidata items with coordinates. That puts them on maps such as Meta:WikiShootMe with a red dot meaning please take my picture. The coords should also be in the list article as they often are for National Register of Historic Places. Jim.henderson (talk) 01:21, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
Help with contents of Cornish Hill
Found the stub article on the "random article" button for Cornish Hill, spent the last 4-5 hours editing it to add things about the history and geography. Apart from finding notable events with the D&H Railway in the 1880s - 1920s, everything else I can find is less notable things. No articles really or anything else has been written about it except newspaper articles, and house listings in the area. Obviously I could say "houses dot the landscape" as well as say a few lines about various fires, car crashes, and other things that'd happened over the years, but considering how infamously--yet justifiably--source demanding wikipedia is, I feel I would have to list upwards of 20 sources in one paragraph. All of which may still be for naught considering previous experiences, where an admin comes on and deletes all my work or otherwise marks it absent just because it's contemporary or "not relevant" information. There's only so much you can do for a very obscure mountain peak such as this.
Anyone have any advice for me? Or anyone who can help expand the article?
Thanks, CDPorter (talk) 04:53, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
User script to detect unreliable sources
I have (with the help of others) made a small user script to detect and highlight various links to unreliable sources and predatory journals. Some of you may already be familiar with it, given it is currently the 39th most imported script on Wikipedia. The idea is that it takes something like
- John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14. (
John Smith "[https://www.deprecated.com/article Article of things]" ''Deprecated.com''. Accessed 2020-02-14.)
and turns it into something like
- John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14.
It will work on a variety of links, including those from {{cite web}}, {{cite journal}} and {{doi}}.
The script is mostly based on WP:RSPSOURCES, WP:NPPSG and WP:CITEWATCH and a good dose of common sense. I'm always expanding coverage and tweaking the script's logic, so general feedback and suggestions to expand coverage to other unreliable sources are always welcomed.
Do note that this is not a script to be mindlessly used, and several caveats apply. Details and instructions are available at User:Headbomb/unreliable. Questions, comments and requests can be made at User talk:Headbomb/unreliable.
This is a one time notice and can't be unsubscribed from. Delivered by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:02, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
- I recommend making this system reviewable if you hadn't already. In my experience, there can be sites that seem unreliable due to their hosting or otherwise, but are in fact the best possible source on the matter, since the regular "scholarly sources" as their called, wouldn't even think to cover to subject. CDPorter (talk) 05:05, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
GAR
Walden Galleria has been nominated for an individual 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. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 22:45, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
FAR for Hillary Clinton
User:Buidhe has nominated Hillary Clinton for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 04:53, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
Good article reassessment for Albany, New York
Albany, New York 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. Femke (alt) (talk) 07:46, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
One of your project's articles has been selected for improvement!
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Good article reassessment for Empire State
Empire State 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. Onegreatjoke (talk) 23:26, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
Harriet Tubman
I have nominated Harriet Tubman for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. DrKay (talk) 15:06, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
Project-independent quality assessments
Quality assessments by Wikipedia editors rate articles in terms of completeness, organization, prose quality, sourcing, etc. Most wikiprojects follow the general guidelines at Wikipedia:Content assessment, but some have specialized assessment guidelines. A recent Village pump proposal was approved and has been implemented to add a |class= parameter to {{WikiProject banner shell}}, which can display a general quality assessment for an article, and to let project banner templates "inherit" this assessment.
No action is required if your wikiproject follows the standard assessment approach. Over time, quality assessments will be migrated up to {{WikiProject banner shell}}, and your project banner will automatically "inherit" any changes to the general assessments for the purpose of assigning categories.
However, if your project has decided to "opt out" and follow a non-standard quality assessment approach, all you have to do is modify your wikiproject banner template to pass {{WPBannerMeta}} a new |QUALITY_CRITERIA=custom parameter. If this is done, changes to the general quality assessment will be ignored, and your project-level assessment will be displayed and used to create categories, as at present. Aymatth2 (talk) 17:25, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
Expanding Sandy Galef article
I'm working on expanding the article on Sandy Galef and wanted to leave a note here in case anybody wants to weigh in. voorts (talk/contributions) 19:20, 29 April 2023 (UTC)
New Housing and Tenant Rights Task Force
Hello everyone! Based on conversations/interest with Wikimedia NYC members, I've created a task force to maintain, improve, and expand our articles on housing and tenant rights in New York (both state and city). We're still in the early stages of getting the task force rolling, so more detailed tasks will appear on the list shortly. Anyone interested please join and help out!
TheTranarchist ⚧ Ⓐ (talk) 23:06, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Invasion of Quebec (1775)#Requested move 21 August 2023
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Invasion of Quebec (1775)#Requested move 21 August 2023 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. —Usernamekiran_(AWB) (talk) 21:28, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York#Requested move 1 August 2023 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. —Usernamekiran_(AWB) (talk) 22:14, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Brodie Lee#Requested move 27 August 2023
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Brodie Lee#Requested move 27 August 2023 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. —usernamekiran (talk) 02:35, 4 September 2023 (UTC)