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This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the Commonwealth of Virginia, its regions, counties, cities, history, geography, and culture. This shall be done through the spirit of cooperation with the end goal of such editing being the production of articles of at least Good Article status, if not Featured Article quality.
If you see an article that needs to be reassessed, please visit our assessment department. If you need a peer review or help, please visit the peer review or article improvement departments. Please also Consider joining WikiProject Virginia.
[edit] Articles & Statistics
This list is generated automatically every night around 10 PM EST. View full worklist.
[edit] Tasks to Be Done
[edit] Good Article Reviews
- George Washington: A Good Article review has started on George Washington. It is on hold for seven days to allow issues raised on Talk:George Washington/GA3. - SilkTork *YES! 23:55, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
[edit] Members
Here is a list of members of WikiProject Virginia, together with some of their interests. To join the group simply add yourself to the list of members, being sure to maintain alphabetical order.
| Name | Talk page | Notes and interests |
|---|---|---|
| 226Trident | U, T, C | Editing, Article Cleanup, and Northern Virginia |
| Alcarcalimo2364 | U, T, C | Geography, history of Hampton Roads/Virginia Beach |
| Arbogastlw | U, T, C | History and geography of Loudoun County |
| Arverniking | U, T, C | |
| Bbabybear02 | U, T, C | Anything Virginia (Mostly Radio Stations) |
| BLM Platinum | U, T, C | Cleanup, State politics, and Northern Virginia |
| BurtAlert | U, T, C | Northern Virginia, Alexandria schools, general history |
| Cccola29 | U, T, C | Virginia State Politics, Notable Figures |
| Cenantua | U, T, C | Shenandoah Valley History, with a particularly heavy focus on Page County |
| chrisfortier | U, T, C | Hampton Roads area, Southwest Virginia, JMU |
| Chuck369 | U, T, C | Woodbridge area, Prince William County |
| Crazysane | U, T, C | City of Richmond Photography |
| DavisGlRI | U, T, C | Metro Richmond Area / Virgina Schools |
| Don Braffitt | U, T, C | Southwest Virginia |
| Erechtheus | U, T, C | Richmond, Petersburg, Williamsburg, Hanover, Southwest Virginia, Danville |
| Erielhonan | U, T, C | Richmond, ecology of the Commonwealth (ecoregions, flora, fauna), linguistic history, NPOV. |
| Faithlessthewonderboy | U, T, C | Biographies, education |
| Fiftytwo thirty | U, T, C | Northern VA, General Geography, State Parks and Forests, Stub expansion |
| GandalftheWise | U, T, C | Virginia in the Civil War |
| Gdawg64 | U, T, C | Fredericksburg Area History |
| Grayghost01 | U, T, C | Created Winchester in the Civil War and many other Virginia Civil War related contributions (see my user page). I'm looking for help on Virginia Regimental histories, and on more pages on some of the Gaps and other geo features of the Civil War not yet on Wiki (e.g. Chester's Gap is not done, while Ashby Gap is a stub) |
| Hadoriel | U, T, C | History (mainly colonial and pre-civil war) |
| Interchange88 | U, T, C | Vienna, VA |
| Iteshima | U, T, C | Richmond area, Colleges/Universities of the Commonwealth, journalism, law |
| Jar789 | U, T, C | Virginia law enforcement agencies |
| jhb 10s | U, T, C | History, Politics, Transportation, Virginia cities and towns |
| JimDunning | U, T, C | Northern Virginia, history and secondary schools |
| kborland | U, T, C | Northern Virginia Geography |
| Kubigula | U, T, C | Virginia law, history |
| L.N.farm | U, T, C | Southwest Virginia |
| Lacbolg | U, T, C | Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania Area; Education; Schools |
| Lordoliver | U, T, C | Historic People Bios |
| Margo&Gladys | U, T, C | Virginia history |
| MarmadukePercy | U, T, C | Virginia history |
| MPD01605 | U, T, C | Northern Virginia, transportation (see: Wikipedia:WikiProject Virginia Highways) |
| Morefight | U, T, C | History, cities, communities |
| Morgan Riley | U, T, C | Metro Richmond; Virginia architectural history, historic sites, historic preservation, museums, & the built environment. |
| MsDivagin | U, T, C | Metro Richmond, Hanover & Secondary Schools |
| No1lakersfan | U, T, C | Anything Hampton Roads: Publc schools, highways, cities, etc. |
| Neutralhomer | U, T, C | Radio and Television stations for Virginia, history for Frederick County, VA |
| Old Guard | U, T, C | economy |
| Patriarca12 | U, T, C | Roanoke |
| Patrickneil | U, T, C | Washington, DC metro, history, but mostly the main article on Virginia |
| phenry09 | U, T, C | Actively updating the pages associated with Virginia election candidates, and Virginia-based political organizations |
| Pmcginty | U, T, C | Blacksburg, Pearisburg, and any related articles |
| Pohick2 | U, T, C | Northern Virginia; History |
| Queerbubbles | U, T, C | Live in Fairfax area, but love to add pics for anywhere. Mostly Charlottesville and UVA articles |
| racepacket | U, T, C | Northern Virginia, historic sites and buildings |
| RealRocky | U, T, C | Reference the unreferenced WP:BLPs |
| RebelAt | U, T, C | History, Central Virginia, Southwest Virginia |
| Remliew | U, T, C | Historic Triangle (Jamestown, Yorktown, and Williamsburg) |
| Rident | U, T, C | |
| Rklear | U, T, C | Politics, History, Biography |
| Skinfan13 | U, T, C | History (particularly the War Between the States), Politics, Loudoun County, The Virginia Military Institute |
| The Founders Intent | U, T, C | History & Hampton Roads |
| TommyBoy | U, T, C | Politics, Biographies |
| Treefingers1206 | U, T, C | Roanoke city, Roanoke MSA, Roanoke Region, New River Valley |
| Trlovejoy | U, T, C | James Madison University, Harrisonburg, DC Metro, Presbyterian Church/VA Presbyterys. |
| unixluv | U, T, C | Hampton Roads, NASA and Langley AFB |
| Vaoverland | U, T, C | Williamsburg-Jamestown-Yorktown, Peninsula and South Hampton Roads, Richmond-Petersburg, Central, some West Virginia mostly as related to Virginia, areas of focus are geography, history, transportation, biography, disasters (Also, I am a WP:administrator and willing to assist other WikiProject Virginia members with page move, etc.) |
| WAVY 10 | U, T, C | Hampton Roads area (mainly television stations and personalities), live about an hour away in North Carolina |
| Youngamerican | U, T, C | Mainly matters relating to VA history before the partition of the state in 1863, with a sub-focus on the area that is now West Virginia |
| Zidel333 | U, T, C | Northern Virginia, Virginia History, Economics, Politics, etc. etc. |
[edit] Article Cleanup and Alerts
A cleanup listing for this project is available, updated by WolterBot. More information...
- Articles for deletion
- 18 Apr 2011 – Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Bgwhite (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- Proposed deletions
- 15 Apr 2011 – Tony Peppe (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by 24.254.246.203 (t · c): Notibility in question. Most links don't work and there is no note of this person in any of the links that do work. Claims made that this individual made 90k+ in gaming are not backed up by any source
- 14 Apr 2011 – Classic Homes (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Ihcoyc (t · c): Advertisement for a non-notable commercial business. References are to publications without significant readership outside the trade. No showing that this business is in any way extraordinarily significant or has ...
- Redirects for discussion
- undated – LeRoi Moore (talk · edit · hist) RfDed was closed
- Good article nominees
- 03 Mar 2011 – Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Racepacket (t · c); see discussion
- Requests for comments
- 14 Apr 2011 – Robert Hurt (politician) (talk · edit · hist) RfC by SayHiWorld (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- Requested moves
- 11 Apr 2011 – TBD TV (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved by 98.246.191.164 (t · c); see discussion
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[edit] Project Divisions
- Communities (talk) – Cities, towns, villages and boroughs
- Physical geography (talk) – Regions, parks, climate, physical features
- Transportation (talk) – Roads, trails, rail, ferries, and airplanes in and around Virginia
- Culture (talk) – Music, art, icons, mass communication
- People (talk) – Includes Virginia natives and those residents who have shaped Virginia
- Government (talk) – Government: federal, state and local politics in relation to Virginia
- History (talk) – History of Virginia during and prior to statehood
- Economy (Talk) – Major Virginia industries, employers, trends, and history relating to the economy of Virginia
- Education (Talk) – All schools, colleges, universities and educational organizations & institutions in Virginia
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- Northern Virginia – The region of Virginia known as Northern Virginia, which includes the Virginian part of the Washington Metropolitan Area and also includes the counties Fairfax, Loudoun, Faquier, Arlington, Prince William as well as the cities of Fairfax and Alexandria.
Related WikiProjects
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- Wikipedia:WikiProject Virginia Highways
- Wikipedia:WikiProject University of Virginia
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Albemarle County
[edit] Categories
For a tree of categories related to Virginia see Categories
[edit] Lists
- List of cities in Virginia
- List of cities and towns along the Potomac River
- List of colleges and universities in Virginia
- List of colonial governors of Virginia
- List of counties in Virginia
- List of Virginia county name etymologies
- List of Virginia county seats
- List of gaps of Virginia
- List of Governors of Virginia
- List of high schools in Virginia
- List of hospitals in Virginia
- List of individuals executed in Virginia
- List of Lieutenant Governors of Virginia
- Virginia locations by per capita income
- List of areas in the National Park System of the United States in Virginia
- List of newspapers in Virginia
- List of Virginia numbered highways
- List of people from Virginia
- List of radio stations in Virginia
- List of Virginia railroads
- List of Registered Historic Places in Virginia
- List of Virginia rivers
- List of school divisions in Virginia
- List of Virginia state forests
- Virginia State Highways
- List of Virginia state parks
- List of Virginia state prisons
- List of television stations in Virginia
- List of television stations in Virginia (by channel number)
- List of towns in Virginia
- List of unincorporated towns in Virginia
- List of United States Representatives from Virginia
- List of United States Senators from Virginia
[edit] Templates
[edit] Barnstar
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{{subst:The Virginia Barnstar|message ~~~~}} | The Virginia Barnstar
This barnstar is given to recognize particularly fine contributions to areas of work within the articles of the State of Virginia, to let people know that their hard work is seen and appreciated. Introduced by User:Neutralhomer on July 22, 2010. |
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[edit] Tools
- Main tool page: toolserver.org
- Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
- Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
- Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
- Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.
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