Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado

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WikiProject Colorado:
To Do

Edit or discuss these tasks.

Urgent:

Dispute: See Talk:Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Create an auto bot to scan appropriate wiki database to update WP:Colo/Recent changes without the need for a manual entry!
Add {{Project Colorado}} templates on Colorado-related talk pages.

To nominate at WP:FAC:: Platte Canyon High School shooting, after revisions
To nominate at WP:GAC:: Insert nomination here.
To improve to Featured standard:: Denver, Colorado (it has already undergone WP:USCOTW)
To improve to GA standard:: Ft. Collins, Colorado (see to-do list in Talk)
Peer review request:: Insert task here.
To collaborate on:: Insert task here.
To expand:: Denver Police Department
To clean up:: Music of Colorado; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Telluride, Colorado; Boulder, Colorado (section citations, fix refs)
To merge:: Manitou Cliff Dwellings and
Manitou Cliff Dwellings Museum
To de-stub:: See Category:Colorado stubs
To deorphan:: Insert task here.
To categorize:: Insert task here.
To create:: Articles in: insert articles here
To delete or rescue:: see Colorado Deletion sorting
Lists to de-redlink:: Insert task here.
Lists to complete:: Insert task here.
Wanted images:: Images do nothing but enrich and enhance these pages, so add whenever possible.
Maintain:: Add {{Project Colorado}} to the talk pages of Colorado-related articles and add the articles to Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado/Colorado recent changes so related changes link works.

This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the U.S. state of Colorado 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 page. To participate, simply add your name at the members section below. Or you can look at the recent changes for Colorado-related articles.

1 Outline
2 Project divisions
3 Related WikiProjects
4 Participants
5 Requested articles
6 Resources

[edit] Outline

This WikiProject was created to organize, format, expand, and exemplify Colorado related articles on Wikipedia. Our to-do list is located to the right, and is in a constant state of flux. The recent changes page for Colorado-related articles is a good way to see what has recently been changed.

[edit] Project divisions

Communities (talk) — Cities, towns, and neighborhoods
Physical geography (talk)— Regions, parks, climate, physical features
Transportation (talk)— Roads & highways, trails, railroads, airlines & airports, general aviation, and trucking, ships, public transit/busses and pipeline.
Culture (talk)— Music, art, icons, mass communication
People (talk) — Includes Colorado natives and those residents who have shaped Colorado
Government (talk) — Government: federal, state and local politics in relation to Colorado
History (talk) — History of Colorado during and prior to statehood
Economy (Talk) — Commerce: Major Colorado industries, employers, trends, and history relating to the economy of Colorado
Education (Talk) — Colleges, Higher Learning Institutions and High Schools of Colorado

Disputes and Controversies

See the To-do list on the right side of this Project, and the Urgent/Dispute heading.

[edit] Related WikiProjects

WikiProject Colorado is one of the United States WikiProjects.

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[edit] Participants

Project members: You can also add {{User WPColorado}} to your user page to identify yourself as a member of the project.

Throughthelens ^talk (founder) Colorado native and Wikipedian who has noticed some glaring inaccuratcies in articles about my home state.
Vertigo700 06:27, 16 March 2006 (UTC) I personally think this is great. I am also a native Coloradan, from Denver, and would definitely love to get this thing rolling. Can help in any way possible.
Editor19841 00:12, 18 March 2006 (UTC) I'm happy to see that a project like this has finely been created. I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado, and am proud of my heritage throught the Centennial State. I'm currently devoting my time on Wikipedia to Colorado-related articles, and am well educated in the history of the state, so I am open to any ways I can contribute to the project.
Cperko 12:18, 19 March 2006 (UTC) Great idea! Though I'm relatively new to editing, I've been interested in Colorado history and lore for years. I look forward to contributing.
Yale2010 20:23, 1 April 2006 (UTC) Coloradoan, reporting for duty!
Enkrates 18:41, 2 April 2006 (UTC) I'm in Colorado Springs and I'm trying to improve the articles related to the city.
Atanamir I'm from California, but i've been working on the transport articles for Colorado.
Webdinger 02:13, 12 April 2006 (UTC) I've been living in Colorado for a very long time now (Colorado Springs specifically) and I believe it's important to improve all Colorado-related articles. A project like this is a wonderful way to initiate and drive that process.
tstockma 05:46, 17 April 2006 (UTC) Likewise, I'm in Colorado Springs have done considerable work on its page in the last few months, plus expanding some of eastern Colorado counties' pages, and a few other Colorado tasks. Having a "task list" sounds great, especially if we can prioritize.
EnsRedShirt 09:59, 22 April 2006 (UTC) I Have been living in Colorado for just about ten years now. I live Southwest of Denver on 285, and love it. I would love to help, when I have time.
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^{James Reyes 23:33, 30 April 2006 (UTC) I'm a student at CU Boulder.}
^{Notchcode I am a native, living and working in the Denver-Metro area and am excited to help out. I do work for the state agency that governs mines and mined land reclamation, and have a lot of mining-related knowledge I can share (in addition to the usual native knowledge ;) ).}
^{Willy Logan 23:44, 22 May 2006 (UTC) I lived in Boulder for thirteen years; I graduated from high school there.}
^{NealMcB 13:52, 24 May 2006 (UTC) Colorado resident since 1979. I created the page on Boulder and have added a number of Colorado listings to Placeopedia.com}
^{digital_me^(t/c) 19:21, 30 May 2006 (UTC) Colorado resident since 1992.}
Adagio 15:09, 23 June 2006 (UTC) CO resident, specializing in geography, geology and history.
Charlie (Colorado) Colorado native, found this via the Southern San Luis Valley Railroad Co. page; interested in Colorado history in general, and in the SSLV in particular as my grandfather was one of the owners.
Skeenbr0 21:25, 29 July 2006 (UTC) Colorado native.
Jake34567 16:19, 3 August 2006 (UTC) Coloradoan here. I can provide images and information for articles that concern the Littleton/Centennial area.
Loren 08:24, 5 September 2006 (UTC) Recent transplant going to CU, happy to help wherever I can.
JonScottDallas 08:55, 6 September 2006 (UTC) Major contributor to the Manassa, Colorado page and interested in Denver, the San Luis Valley and southern Colorado
Brian 16:11, 27 September 2006 (UTC) Colorado native. Love contributing to the community, specifically Denver and Front Range related articles.
BionicWilliam 16:11, 27 September 2006 (UTC) Thornton, Colorado native. helping out where I can
D.F. "Jun Kazama Master" Williams 00:09, 15 October 2006 (UTC) I HATE violence towards girls and women (Platte Canyon shooting) (I'm from North Carolina, Maryland, New York, Connecticut, and California), so in Mariska Hargitay's honor, I'm joining!
Quinn 33 03:53, 5 December 2006 (UTC) As a Colorado native, I'd love to help out.
Buaidh 20:55, 2 January 2007 (UTC) Coloradan since 1962 and involved in state and local government since 1985. History, geography, government, and technology.
Grye 02:30, 14 January 2007 (UTC) Live in & mostly interested in Telluride article -for now...;-)
Septagram 19:46, 18 January 2007 (UTC) Experienced Colorado Springs for nearly 30 years. Articles should be balanced and include two or more sides (POVs) to be truly useful to readers.
Janus303 17:53, 29 January 2007 (UTC) Colorado born and bred!
Oddharmonic 22:16, 20 February 2007 (UTC) Lived for several years in Evergreen; interested in local-interest and historic places articles in Jefferson, Park and Clear Creek Counites.
Jimbo Herndan I have lived in Boulder for thrirteen years. I contribute to Boulder related articles.
Haitianministries 00:38, 23 March 2007 (UTC) A Colorado native, voluntarily exiled to the Caribbean. Interested in Colorado history, especially religious history.
Heero Kirashami (01:00, 2 April 2007 (UTC) I live in Colorado, went to school in Colorado, and I'm just here to edit little things.
Plazak 22:31, 6 April 2007 (UTC) Interested in Colorado history and geology
Dudefbn 22:10, 9 April 2007 (UTC) Am interested in Colorado politics
ViewFromThePeak 02:38, 18 April 2007 (UTC) part of the Colorado springs and UCCS community, obsessed with grammar and layout.
Fortunia 24 April 2007 I live in Colorado, and attend DU
Ucbuffalo81 30 May 2007 I'm a Boulder County native. I study at Comm. College of Aurora and CU-Boulder. Academic areas are criminal law and public policy + urban planning, CPTED and pub. safety technology. I'm working on the Boulder-related Gunbarrel, Colorado article right now but like to help out wherever!
jtcroft 28 June 2007 Colorado native, played with bands and have lived in downtown Denver for several years, keep up to date on our burgeoning art/music/fashion scene, currently working on the Music in Denver page. Also studying Urban Planning at the Metropolitan State College of Denver and would like to contribute to articles of this nature in the future.
User:Kangshifu 4th September, 2007. I'm a High School student who studies and lives in Boulder. Just want to help out the online community in whatever way I can!
LanceBarber 20:18, 30 September 2007 (UTC) resident since 1963, graduated Colo School Mines, retired Colo Dept of Transportation, 20 yrs volunteer of Wings Over Rockies Museum... been creating and updating all military units, aviation museums and associations in Colo, plus adding WP Colo, Aviaton, MilHis templates. Have added Colo trains and ski areaa to endeavors.
Tylerboschert2007 (talk) 08:46, 30 December 2007 (UTC) Born and raised in Colorado Springs, I'm suffering a temporary exile from Colorado while I go to college. I'm a Colorado history buff, and I'll be working primarily on physical geography pages.
Sethant (talk) 05:28, 25 January 2008 (UTC). Grad student at CSU in Fort Collins. I'm currently writing articles on Colorado state legislators; see User:Sethant/Colorado for my status-tracking list.
Duncan1800 (talk) 08:02, 4 February 2008 (UTC) Graduated from UCCS in 2006; Colorado Springs resident since 1986 (I call myself a "naturalized native"). No specific discipline regarding Colorado, but I live here and will help where I can!
DiligentTerrier ^{and friends} 22:26, 16 March 2008 (UTC) - Saw your Wikipedia ad and decided to join because I've been doing some work with Colorado articles.
Moisesmorales (talk) 18:50, 9 April 2008 (UTC) I want to work on Antonito, Colorado because It could use some work and I go to school there and have some more information.

[edit] Requested articles

Cripple Creek District Museum
Denver neighborhoods at List of neighborhoods in Denver
Eagles Nest Ranch Canon City
El Pomar Foundation
Gray's Avenue Hotel Manitou Springs
Imperial Hotel, Cripple Creek
Miramont Castle Manitou Springs
Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine Cripple Creek
Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo
Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site Colorado Springs
Southern Colorado currently redirects to Geography of Colorado#Regions
~~Spencer Penrose Stadium and Equestrian Center~~ Colorado Springs found at Norris-Penrose Event Center
Western Museum of Mining and Industry Colorado Springs
Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado/Government#Articles about government in Colorado
Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado/Physical geography#Requested articles
Wikipedia:WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles/High schools/US/Colorado

[edit] Resources

[edit] Infoboxes

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{{Colorado}}

Infobox for use on regions, cities, and topics; placed at the bottom of article pages.

v • d • e

State of Colorado

Denver (capital)

Topics

Anthems

Where the Columbines Grow | Rocky Mountain High

Regions

Municipalities

Counties

{{ColoCol}}

Infobox for use on state colleges and universities; placed at the bottom of article pages.

v • d • e The State of Colorado

History \| Economy \| Geography \| Law & Government \| Education \| Diversity \| Religion \| Sports \| National Parks \| Rivers \| Highways \| Coloradoans

Collegiate Institutions	Adams State College \| Arapahoe Community College \| Colorado Christian University \| Colorado College \| Colorado School of Mines \| Colorado State University \| Colorado State University - Pueblo \| Fort Lewis College \| Heritage College & Heritage Institute \| Iliff School of Theology \| Mesa State College \| Metropolitan State College of Denver \| Naropa University \| Nazarene Bible College \| Northeastern Junior College \| Regis University \| Red Rocks Community College \| Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design \| United States Air Force Academy \| University of Colorado System \| University of Colorado at Boulder \| University of Colorado at Colorado Springs \| University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center \| University of Denver \| University of Northern Colorado \| Western State College of Colorado

Categories	Colorado \| Images \| Project Colorado \| Coloradans \| Internet and the Web

{{Infobox Settlement}} - Infobox to be used for all types of settlements such as cities, towns, and villages. Examples: Aurora, Boulder, Colorado Springs, and the town of Bayfield.

[edit] Templates

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Template showing an article, stub, image, category, or template is part of this WikiProject. Placed at the top of talk pages, not articles.

After tagging an article, you can add it and its talk page to Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado/Colorado recent changes if you want it to show up before the next update.

This article is part of WikiProject Colorado, an effort to create, expand, organize, and improve Colorado-related articles to a feature-quality standard.

Stub notice for Colorado articles not covered by one of the other stub categories; placed at the bottom of article pages