Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Erie
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[edit] Started
Here it is, folks. Help me out. It needs a lot a lot a lot of work. --Write_On_1983 talk | contribs 04:42, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Userbox for Erie
I had made a userbox for people who live in Erie, PA and wondering if it should be put on the wikiproject page. Also (I don't want to nag) but is possible to change some of the pictures in the templates because all of them use the Bicentennial Tower. Dtbohrer 16:10, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
- Ha! You won't offend me if you change any of the photos!! I didn't want to steal any from the net so I used my own!! I want to make them all different and fun to show off what Erie has. I'm not in Erie anymore so don't have access to taking any good photos right now. Be creative! Change 'em. You won't offend me!! :) --Write_On_1983 talk | contribs 22:15, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
- Any changes you all want to make are fine with me on anything. I just think Erie needed a project since there's so much about the region that should be documented on Wiki. --Write_On_1983 talk | contribs 22:18, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
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- Should we start a rating system? most other wikiprojects have them. How do you go about starting to rate articles? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy (talk • contribs) 22:20, 26 March 2007 (UTC).
- I'm currently looking at how assessements are done & should be able to get one up for this wikiproject. I'm worried that some articles (for example: the article Erie, PA) will have 2 assessments. Erie, PA will have 1 for the Wikiproject Erie & 1 for Wikiproject Pennsylvania. Dtbohrer 23:15, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
- Should we start a rating system? most other wikiprojects have them. How do you go about starting to rate articles? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy (talk • contribs) 22:20, 26 March 2007 (UTC).
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[edit] joining
hello I live in Erie and as I mentioned on the Erie Talk page, I would love to be a member.Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy 18:33, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
- Sure, just add your name to the WikiProj Erie page! --Write_On_1983 talk | contribs 22:13, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
- I wrote up an artical on millcreek township school district. I am sure it will be nominated for deletion becuase someone will think its not "notable" but have a look at it anyway!Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy
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- A start is a start in my book. =) --Write_On_1983 talk | contribs 22:53, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Awards?
I guess we need awards, too? Those Barnstorm things? --Write_On_1983 talk | contribs 00:25, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
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- Good idea, write on. only 3 of us so far, but still barnstars would be cool =) Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy
- These Erie people will join up. It just takes them awhile to embrace new ideas. No different than the actual city. haha. --Write_On_1983 talk | contribs 00:37, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
- I will try to get out sometime and take picutres, but I am busy with school, so maybe in a few weeks. who will be the administraters? you ? me? and Dtbohrer ? I think we should decide before too many people join also maybe a assesment commitie?-Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy 00:44, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
- Good idea, write on. only 3 of us so far, but still barnstars would be cool =) Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy
[edit] ??
On the erie page, should northwest PA be included in the metro? See Northwest Region I think it is myself, and would give us an edge on allentown. just my thoughts -Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy 21:48, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
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- I don't know if this helps but, metropolitan areas of cities and geographical regions of a state are different. Adding the population of a region to the metro population probably won't work. Dtbohrer 22:47, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
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- and, if you look at lehigh valley region, 790,000 people live there, but they claim to be third, when NW PA has 908,000. I think PAWIKI is a little biased and should be stopped. we must take a stand for NW PA. Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy 21:53, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
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- The article says, "The Lehigh Valley is home to some 790,000 people, making it Pennsylvania's third most populated metropolitan region." Again, difference between geographical regions & metropolitan areas. I think its a mistake its there because the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metropolitan area article says it "is often referred to as the Lehigh Valley." The population should be lower on the region page as the ABE metro area contains a county of New Jersey (which has a population of 102,437) and I doubt a geographical region of Pennsylvania contains parts of another state. Dtbohrer 22:47, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
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- isnt erie suppost to be annexing millcreek or something, every once in a while I hear about it on the news. ?Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy 21:55, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
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- if you find info on this, let me know because I didn't hear anything. I doubt thats going to happen. Dtbohrer 22:47, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
- an exerpt from erieblogs "The Greater Erie Unity Committee (no website as they are clueless and unorganized) gave up trying to put a referendum on the Spring ballot about forming a study group to look at an Erie and Millcreek merger. Millcreek Township Solicitor Evan Adair, whose rat like features suggest a tiny gene pool, filed suit as a private citizen opposing signatures on the petition to place the question on the ballot. The question wasn’t about an actual merger. It was just about studying a possible merger. Backward, non-thinking is why this was opposed. It didn’t help that an alleged child molester, Dr Bill Garvey, and someone who wasn’t allowed to run for mayor of Erie because he lived in Fairview, Barry Grossman, were running the group trying to put this on the ballot." -71.116.33.125 00:24, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
- So I guess it was just speculation. but we can always hope they do.71.116.33.125 00:25, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
- My concern with making Northwest Pa part of the Erie "metro" is that some of that area would be tecnically double counted as some parts of the Nortwest Pa map are also part of the Pgh metro. When I decided to create the Erie WikiProject, I thought about calling it Northwest Pa. Erie's in a unique situation given its small population next to three major cities. --Write_On_1983 talk | contribs 22:11, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
- well I bet half of allentowns metro is PHL. why dosent the census people include crawford and warren counties with erie when counting its metro? are they going to in 2010?Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy 23:11, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
- LoL. I'm sure the Census people don't even know where Erie is. --Write_On_1983 talk | contribs 23:14, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
- well I bet half of allentowns metro is PHL. why dosent the census people include crawford and warren counties with erie when counting its metro? are they going to in 2010?Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy 23:11, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Hospitals
I started a Hamot page, help me with others, please; or maybe just an "hospitals in erie" page.`Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy 00:31, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Editors/Administrators
Ttttrrrreeeeyyyyyy, you made a comment a few weeks back about administrators for the Wiki Erie. I'm actually not interested in that for a few reasons.
- I don't feel confident enough wth the knowledge of Wikipedia. I just like editing and whatnot.
- I'm not really a huge fan of Wiki, but I do think Erie needs some representation on the site.
- I don't really have time.
We need to find more people to officially add their names to the list, though. Erie's got so much to put on Wiki and so many various people have great knowledge of the region. --Write_On_1983 talk | contribs 20:12, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
