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Categories | WikiProject Massachusetts, Massachusetts |
Portals | Massachusetts United States |
Wikimedia Commons | Massachusetts |
Parent project(s) | United States, North America |
Project banner template | {{WikiProject United States|MA=yes}} |
Userboxes | {{User WikiProject Massachusetts}} {{User WP Massachusetts}} |
Helps organise child projects? | Yes |
Has goals? | Yes |
Assessment | Wikipedia:WikiProject Massachusetts/Assessment |
WikiProject Massachusetts |
Welcome to WikiProject Massachusetts. This is a WikiProject intended primarily to produce, develop, and expand articles, templates, and other content relating to the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
If you would like to discuss new ideas for the Project, feel free to do so on on the Project's Talk Page. If you are interested in joining the project, simply add your username to the Members list below.
Articles
[edit]To-do list for Wikipedia:WikiProject Massachusetts:
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- The article Massachusetts uses the template Template:Infobox U.S. state. The info there needs to remain up-to-date.
- List of numbered routes in Massachusetts - see Wikipedia:WikiProject Massachusetts/Numbered routes for coordinating redirects
- Expand this list.
- Tag all Massachusetts related articles with
{{WikiProject United States|MA=yes|MA-importance=}}
- Rate articles
Newly created articles can be found here if they are not Massachusetts related articles do not tag them and take them of the list if they are Massachusetts related tag them with {{WikiProject United States|MA=yes|MA-importance=}}
and rate them. Thank you Colchicum for setting up the bot.
Business articles
[edit]- Staples Inc.
- Howard Johnson's
- Macy's
- Ocean Spray
- Polar Beverages - Updated further on 12/17/08 with pix, content and references. Rawhyd (talk) 18:28, 17 December 2008 (UTC)Rawhyd
- Filene's Basement
- Valle's Steak House - defunct restaurant formerly headquartered in Newton, Mass
- Virtusa
Culture articles
[edit]History articles
[edit]- History of Fall River, Massachusetts
- Evacuation Day (Massachusetts)
- History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635-1699
- History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1700-1799
- History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1800-1999
- History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 2000-present
- History of Lowell, Massachusetts
- List of historic houses in Massachusetts
- List of Registered Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Lowell mill girls
- Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Massachusetts Miracle
- Patuxet
- Plymouth Colony
- Salem Witch Trials
- Shays Rebellion
- Toll House Inn
- Antinomian Controversy (1636-1638)
Local town articles
[edit]- Should other New England states use the same infobox? If so, should it change to "Infobox Town New England"?
- Acton, Massachusetts
- Boston transportation
- Davis, Massachusetts - Currently B-Class - but could use some help upgrading it.
- Greater Boston
- Media in Boston, Massachusetts
- Sites of interest in Boston, Massachusetts
- Lowell, Massachusetts
- Marlborough, Massachusetts
- Maynard, Massachusetts
- Sharon (CDP), Massachusetts - A bot-generated article I reduced to a stub.
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- Wellesley, Massachusetts
- Worcester, Massachusetts
Military articles
[edit]Note that this is but a small part of the Massachusetts military articles as these are also mostly Revolutionary War era pages.
- Boston campaign (American Revolution)
- Battle of Bunker Hill
- Battles of Lexington and Concord
- Siege of Boston
- USS Massachusetts (and individual articles)
- 1st Massachusetts Regiment
- 2nd Massachusetts Regiment
- 3rd Massachusetts Regiment
- 4th Massachusetts Regiment
- 5th Massachusetts Regiment
- 6th Massachusetts Regiment
- 7th Massachusetts Regiment
- 8th Massachusetts Regiment
- 9th Massachusetts Regiment
- 10th Massachusetts Regiment
- 11th Massachusetts Regiment
- 12th Massachusetts Regiment
- 13th Massachusetts Regiment
- 14th Massachusetts Regiment
- 15th Massachusetts Regiment
- 16th Massachusetts Regiment
- Porter's Regiment
- Vose's Regiment
- Henley's Additional Continental Regiment
- Lee's Additional Continental Regiment
- 7th Continental Regiment
- 12th Continental Regiment
- 13th Continental Regiment
- 14th Continental Regiment
- 15th Continental Regiment
- 21st Continental Regiment
- 25th Continental Regiment
- Ashley's Regiment of Militia
- Bullards' Regiment of Militia
- Cogswell's Regiment of Militia
- Cushing's Regiment of Militia
- Gage's Regiment of Militia
- Gill's Regiment of Militia
- Holman's Regiment of Militia
- Johnson's Regiment of Militia
- May's Regiment of Militia
- Reed's Regiment of Militia
- Simonds' Regiment of Militia
- Sparhawk's Regiment of Militia
- Storer's Regiment of Militia
- Wells' Regiment of Militia
- Whitney's Regiment of Militia
- Woodbridge's Regiment of Militia
- Wright's Regiment of Militia
Newspapers
[edit]See also List of newspapers in Massachusetts for a complete list
- Athol Daily News [1] of Athol
- The Barnstable Patriot [2] of |Barnstable
- The Berkshire Eagle [3] of Pittsfield
- Blackstone Valley Tribune [4] of Northbridge
- The Boston Globe [5] of Boston
- Boston Herald [6] of Boston
- Cambridge Chronicle [7] of Cambridge
- Cape Cod Times [8] of Barnstable
- The Christian Science Monitor [9] of Boston
- The Daily Item [10] of Lynn
- Daily Hampshire Gazette [11] of Northampton
- The Daily News of Newburyport [12] of Newburyport
- The Daily News Transcript [13] of Needham
- The Daily News Tribune [14] of Newton
- Daily Times Chronicle [15] of Woburn
- The Eagle-Tribune [16] of North Andover
- The Enterprise [17] of Brockton
- The Gardner News [18] of Gardner
- Gloucester Daily Times [19] of Gloucester
- The Herald News [20] of Fall River
- Malden Evening News of Malden
- Medford Daily Mercury of Medford
- Metro [21] of Boston
- The MetroWest Daily News [22] of Framingham
- The Milford Daily News [23] of Milford
- North Adams Transcript [24] of North Adams
- The Patriot Ledger [25] of Quincy
- The Recorder [26] of Greenfield
- The Republican [27] of Springfield
- The Salem News [28] of Salem
- Sentinel & Enterprise [29] of Fitchburg
- Southbridge Evening News [30] of Southbridge
- Standard-Times [31] of New Bedford
- The Sun [32] of Lowell
- The Sun Chronicle [33] of Attleboro
- Taunton Daily Gazette [34] of Taunton
- Telegram & Gazette [35] of Worcester
- Wakefield Daily Item [36] of Wakefield
- Westfield Evening News of Westfield
- Winthrop Sun Transcript of Winthrop
See also List of newspapers in Massachusetts for a complete list
Organization articles
[edit]- Girls, Inc.
- Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition
- Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group
- Take a Swing at Cancer
- Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
- Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves
People articles
[edit]- Anthony Athanas
- Sarah Bagley
- Paul Cellucci
- Hilda Conkling
- James Michael Curley
- Thomas Dalton (abolitionist)
- Richard De Wert
- Michael Dukakis
- William Lloyd Garrison
- John Hancock
- Anne Hutchinson
- Ted Kennedy
- Kennedy family
- John Kerry
- Walker Lewis
- Levi Lincoln, Sr.
- John Lowell
- Edward Everett
- Michael J. McGlynn
- Marcus Morton
- David Niles
- Robert Treat Paine
- Deval Patrick
- Elizabeth Poole
- Mitt Romney
- Jen Royle
- William Stacy
- William H. Sumner
- Jane Swift
- Benjamin Tupper
- David Walker (abolitionist)
- William B. Washburn
- John Wheelwright
- Joseph Wightman
- John Wilson (Puritan)
- Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge
- Bonnie Zacherle
Places/geography articles
[edit]- Provincetown Harbor
- The Berkshires
- Charles River
- Connecticut River
- Merrimack River
- North Shore
- South Shore
- Western Massachusetts
- Geology of Massachusetts - unwritten, but what an opportunity!
- Holyoke Range
- Mount Tom Range
- Pocumtuck Range
- Mount Toby
- Sugarloaf Mountain (Massachusetts)
- Mount Holyoke
- Mount Tom (Massachusetts)
- Provin Mountain
- East Mountain (Massachusetts)
- Metacomet Ridge
- Mount Grace
- South Coast
Religion articles
[edit]- Church of Christ, Scientist
- Congregational church
- Unitarian Universalism
- Unitarian Universalist Association
- United Church of Christ
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
State government articles
[edit]Note: This project is not specifically a government project.
- It would be good to create and coordinate state government articles: Branches, departments, legislators, etc.
- General Laws of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Constitution
- Massachusetts General Court
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Massachusetts Government
- Massachusetts Governor's Council
Templates
[edit]Project banner and stubs
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{{WikiProject United States|MA=yes|MA-importance=}}
Use this template to show an article, image, category, or template is part of this WikiProject. This should be placed at the top of talk pages, not articles. |
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{{Massachusetts-stub}}
Use this to identify an article as a stub, but only if the article cannot be classified with one of the below stub templates. It goes at the bottom of an article. |
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{{Massachusetts-geo-stub}}
Use this to identify an article relating to locations (regions, towns, cities, etc.) or geographical features in Massachusetts as a stub. It goes at the bottom of an article. |
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{{Massachusetts-politician-stub}}
Use this to identify an article relating to Massachusetts politicians as a stub. It goes at the bottom of an article. |
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{{Massachusetts-school-stub}}
Use this to identify an article relating to a Massachusetts school as a stub. It goes at the bottom of an article. (NOTE: Colleges and Universities are not included in this category.) |
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{{Massachusetts-road-stub}}
Use this to identify an article relating to roads in Massachusetts as a stub. It goes at the bottom of an article. |
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{{reqphotoin|Massachusetts}}
For Massachusetts-related articles needing a photograph, use The Free Image Search Tool may be able to locate suitable images on other web sites. The Image Existence Checker shows articles in this list that have images. |
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Infoboxes and navboxes
[edit]Template | Result |
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{{Massachusetts}} Navigation template Use this navbox in articles relating to regions, counties, cities, towns, villages, and CDPs of Massachusetts. It is placed at the bottom of article pages. |
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{{NAME County, Massachusetts}} Navigation template Use this navbox in articles relating to regions, counties, cities, towns, villages, and CDPs of a specific county. Place it directly under the Massachusetts navigation box at the bottom of article pages. The example is for Middlesex. |
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{{Infobox settlement}} Infobox Use this for articles relating to Massachusetts cities, towns or any other type of settlement. Most fields are optional - see the template page for more details. (Also known as "Infobox City" or "Infobox Town") |
See Plymouth, Massachusetts for an example of this Infobox in use for a town and Pittsfield, Massachusetts for an example of this Infobox in use for a city. |
Assessment
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Massachusetts articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
FA | 2 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 2 | 53 | |
FL | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | ||
FM | 34 | 34 | |||||
A | 2 | 2 | |||||
GA | 2 | 17 | 98 | 164 | 56 | 337 | |
B | 10 | 37 | 123 | 301 | 271 | 742 | |
C | 1 | 38 | 260 | 1,067 | 887 | 2,253 | |
Start | 2 | 32 | 420 | 5,183 | 3,447 | 9,084 | |
Stub | 1 | 199 | 3,809 | 1 | 4,508 | 8,518 | |
List | 5 | 19 | 176 | 2 | 151 | 353 | |
Category | 1 | 5,669 | 5,670 | ||||
Disambig | 1 | 3 | 15 | 19 | |||
File | 1 | 377 | 378 | ||||
Portal | 99 | 99 | |||||
Project | 1 | 53 | 54 | ||||
Redirect | 11 | 160 | 805 | 976 | |||
Template | 3 | 605 | 608 | ||||
NA | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||||
Other | 76 | 76 | |||||
Assessed | 19 | 136 | 1,140 | 10,915 | 7,741 | 9,325 | 29,276 |
Unassessed | 14 | 448 | 462 | ||||
Total | 19 | 136 | 1,140 | 10,929 | 7,741 | 9,773 | 29,738 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 108,414 | Ω = 5.17 |
Categories
[edit]Categories to be included in this project
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Categories to which this Project should refer
[edit]- Category:Numbered routes in Massachusetts
- Category:Transportation in Massachusetts
- Category:Government of Massachusetts
- Lots more…
- Category:Massachusetts stubs
- Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Massachusetts
Images
[edit]Here are some images that were either created by/for this Project, or would just be handy for this Project. Please add more!
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I (Markles) took this photo with the Project in mind.
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Outline of Massachusetts towns/cities
Maps
[edit]In the Infobox Template:Infobox City, there is a place for an image showing the town's place in the state. Can someone advise the rest of us on creating such images?
- Yes. I just added an image file showing the outlines of Massachusetts towns and cities. When you add the Townbox to an article, download this image, fill in the town's borders with pure red color (using a program like Photoshop or any other that can handle .png files), and then upload the file with the name "Ma_towns_TOWNNAMEHERE.png" replacing "TOWNNAMEHERE" with the name of the town.
- I got this image from a Massachusetts government web site, so I assume that it is public domain.--AaronS 16:32, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- As a side effect of making a map for Scouting in Massachusetts, I now have an SVG map of the townships in Massachusetts. This is (a) easy to scale and (b) use as a basis for other maps. It is based on the [Libre Map project] and so should be ok on the copyright (BY-SA creative commons). Hope it might be useful.--Erp (talk) 21:47, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Wikiportal
[edit]Perhaps, someday, this project can grow into a Wikiportal! That day has arrived.
Descendants
[edit]- WikiProject Massachusetts state highways
- WikiProject Boston
- WikiProject Cape Cod and the Islands
- Lowell, Massachusetts
- The Salem Witch Trials Task Force, a collaborative project committed to improving Wikipedia's coverage of the Salem Witch Trials. Join us!
- University of Massachusetts
- Deletion sorting: Massachusetts
Members and user boxes
[edit]Put your name in Wikipedia:WikiProject Massachusetts/Members.
Userboxes
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{{User interest Massachusetts}}
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Article alerts
[edit]Did you know
- 26 Aug 2024 – Michael P. Walsh (Jesuit) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Ergo Sum (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 15 Sep 2024 – Lightmatter (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Once upon a daylight dreary (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 15 Sep 2024 – Jennifer Smith (entrepreneur) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Brandon (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 13 Sep 2024 – Sarah F. Russell (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Safiel (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
- 10 Sep 2024 – Michal Kolesár (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dclemens1971 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant; relisted)
- 10 Sep 2024 – Lulu Chow Wang (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by AlexandraAVX (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
- 11 Sep 2024 – Delta Psi Sigma (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Naraht (t · c) was closed as delete by Asilvering (t · c) on 18 Sep 2024; see discussion (4 participants)
- 11 Sep 2024 – Corey Gatewood (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Namiba (t · c) was closed as keep by Liz (t · c) on 18 Sep 2024; see discussion (5 participants)
- 11 Sep 2024 – McHugh Forum (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Roastedbeanz1 (t · c) was closed as redirect by Liz (t · c) on 18 Sep 2024; see discussion (5 participants)
- 04 Sep 2024 – Nicole Sahin (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Scope creep (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 18 Sep 2024; see discussion (6 participants; relisted)
- 04 Sep 2024 – Sofia Nelson (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Scope creep (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 14 Sep 2024; see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
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Categories for discussion
- 13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT state legislators in Massachusetts (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT rights in Massachusetts (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT political advocacy groups in Massachusetts (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT people from Massachusetts (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT nightclubs in Massachusetts (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT in Massachusetts (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT history in Massachusetts (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT events in Massachusetts (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Sep 2024 – Category:LGBT culture in Massachusetts (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c); see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 13 Sep 2024 – Bobby Brainworm (talk · edit · hist) →Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was RfDed by Traumnovelle (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 30 Aug 2024 – Anthony F. Ciampi (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Ergo Sum (t · c); start discussion
- 26 Aug 2024 – Michael P. Walsh (Jesuit) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Ergo Sum (t · c); start discussion
- 26 Mar 2024 – New England Revolution in international competition (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Brindille1 (t · c); start discussion
- 14 Jan 2024 – 2008 North American SuperLiga final (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Brindille1 (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 08 Sep 2024 – Effects of Hurricane Floyd in New England (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Effects of Hurricane Floyd in New York by Zzzs (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jul 2024 – Hampshire and Hampden Canal (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to New Haven and Northampton Canal by Beland (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Jul 2024 – WNAC-TV (Boston) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to WHDH (TV) by HangingCurve (t · c); see discussion
- 14 May 2024 – Meyer Gate (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 1881 Gate by Sdkb (t · c); see discussion
- 14 May 2024 – Johnston Gate (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 1881 Gate by Sdkb (t · c); see discussion
- 14 May 2024 – Holworthy Gate (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 1881 Gate by Sdkb (t · c); see discussion
- 14 May 2024 – Bradstreet Gate (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 1881 Gate by Sdkb (t · c); see discussion
- 14 May 2024 – 1881 Gate (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 1857 Gate by Sdkb (t · c); see discussion
- 14 May 2024 – 1857 Gate (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to 1881 Gate by Sdkb (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Mar 2024 – Boston cream doughnut (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Boston cream pie by BaduFerreira (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 09 Nov 2023 – Governor of Massachusetts (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by BlakeIsHereStudios (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Dec 2021 – Massachusetts health care reform (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Beland (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Apr 2019 – List of Harvard University people (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Miraclepine (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 18 Sep 2024 – Draft:Turkel Design (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Rpw6782 (t · c)
- 12 Sep 2024 – Draft:Paul Veneto (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 67.211.168.157 (t · c)
- 10 Sep 2024 – Draft:Jeffrey Yoo Warren (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by BriC510 (t · c)
- 30 Aug 2024 – Draft:Boston Common (magazine) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Govwikis (t · c)
- 02 Aug 2024 – Draft:Haverhill Public Schools (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by SilentRevisions (t · c)
- 25 Jul 2024 – Draft:Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Diannaa (t · c)
- undated – Draft:Marylee Graffeo Fairbanks (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC
- 13 Jun 2024 – Draft:Luke M. Vaillancourt (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by 71.184.98.15 (t · c) was declined by OhHaiMark (t · c) on 16 Sep 2024
- 14 Apr 2024 – Draft:Theatre III (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Tmshortt (t · c) was accepted to Theatre III (talk · edit · hist) by OhHaiMark (t · c) on 18 Sep 2024
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Tools
[edit]- 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.