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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 09 Oct 2024 – Michael F. Adams (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by PCN02WPS (t · c); see discussion Articles for deletion 05 Nov 2024 – August 2023 mid-south U.S. floods (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Tails Wx (t · c); see discussion (1 participant) 04 Nov 2024 – July 2023 Western Kentucky floods (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Tails Wx (t · c); see discussion (1 participant) Categories for discussion 09 Nov 2024 – Category:People from Plum Springs, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Lost in Quebec (t · c); see discussion Redirects for discussion 07 Nov 2024 – Kentuchy (talk · edit · hist) →Kentucky was RfDed by TeapotsOfDoom (t · c); see discussion Good article nominees 29 Oct 2024 – Tornado outbreak and derecho of April 1–3, 2024 (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sir MemeGod (t · c); see discussion 17 Sep 2024 – WKYT-TV (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sammi Brie (t · c); start discussion Requested moves 02 Nov 2024 – 2021 Western Kentucky tornado (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2021 Mayfield tornado by Departure– (t · c); see discussion 29 Oct 2024 – Louisville International Airport (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport by Cerium4B (t · c); see discussion Articles to be split 30 Oct 2024 – Hurricane Helene (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 74.101.118.218 (t · c); see discussion 29 Jun 2024 – Thomas Massie (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Kodiak Blackjack (t · c); see discussion 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 for deletion 06 Nov 2024 – Scottsville, Indiana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mangoe (t · c); see discussion (1 participant) 05 Nov 2024 – Saint Marys, Floyd County, Indiana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mangoe (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) 05 Nov 2024 – Mount St. Francis, Indiana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mangoe (t · c); see discussion (1 participant) 05 Nov 2024 – Duncan, Indiana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mangoe (t · c); see discussion (1 participant) 05 Nov 2024 – Buchanan, Indiana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mangoe (t · c); see discussion (3 participants) Requested moves 29 Oct 2024 – Louisville International Airport (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport by Cerium4B (t · c); 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 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 10 November 2024, there are 14,142 articles within the scope of WikiProject Kentucky, of which 64 are featured and 147 are good articles. This makes up 0.2% of the articles on Wikipedia, 0.58% of all featured articles and lists, and 0.36% of all good articles. Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, etc., there are 45,254 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 6,822 Last cache* Cleanup issues 6,135 in 3,882 articles November 5, 2024 Photo/image requests 1,112 (approx.) Last cache* Articles with old cleanup issues 797 November 5, 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 November 10, 2024 Edits Article Rating 59 Johnny Unitas B 45 2024 United States presidential election in Kentucky Start 28 George Floyd (American football) FA 25 William T. Amiger C 19 Tornado outbreak and derecho of April 1–3, 2024 C 18 Hurricane Helene C 18 M. Sayle Taylor Start 17 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election Start 14 2024 Kentucky Senate election Start 13 Beulah Annan 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.