Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mizzou

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[edit] project naming

Sorry for all the confusion between WikiProject Mizzou and WikiProject University of Missouri. I came to the conclusion that WikiProject Mizzou is a much better name. There are still many broken links that will take some time to fix so for now both categorizes are listed under project categories. Grey Wanderer | Talk 12:39, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

There are four schools in the system. Would it be out of line for there to be a University of Missouri wikiproject with four working groups? Or should there just be four different wikiprojects? I vote for the former, but I recognize your senority and personal relation to the topic. I would like to start organizing a framework for the UMSL articles, and I think it would be easier if we just merged the campuses instead of dividing up the pool of editors. I look forward to your response. DaronDierkes (talk) 10:36, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

See comments below at "other campus projects"-Grey Wanderer | Talk 01:35, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Birchler Lab

Does anyone else think that Birchler Lab, wonderful as they are, does not belong at the end of all Mizzou articles? I'm not a very good editor so if someone could remove that for me, I think our project will look more professional and organized. Thanks! Karen 20:02, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm..I think as long as they are notable enough for a page, they deserve to be on the template.Grey Wanderer | Talk 01:11, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

That said...they apparently weren't notable enough for a page... -Grey Wanderer | Talk 01:30, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] other campus projects

If a project gets off the ground for UMSL, UMKC, or what used to be called UMR, should it be a separate wikiproject or a working group of this project? DaronDierkes (talk) 10:31, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm...I should have thought of this when I created this project originally, but at the time there were very few university WikiProjects and I didn't consider the possibility of people having interest in starting those projects. This projects namespace, title, and structure are very MU specific, but that does not mean it couldn't be expanded to include the entire system. But if there are enough editors involved, I like the idea of each school having a separate project, just for organizational purposes. Do you think a UMSL project is likely to happen soon? Any other editors out there have interest in that?-Grey Wanderer | Talk 01:30, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

As far as I can tell, the STL scene is pretty barren. I make an edit on a Korean article and it is scrutinized by five guys in the first hour. A change on a St. Louis article and nobody ever says anything. Most pages list you as the only contributor. Anyway, I'm more of the Build it and Let them Come frame of mind. Like the St. Louis working groups. I made them, now we will see if anybody contributes or edits the project pages. I've got lots of ideas still so I'll merrily edit away until somebody steps in and talks to me about it. For the UMSL project, I'm going to work on that on my own off and on. If I get ambitious I will create the wikiproject pages, but I'll try to do a lot of the groundwork on the St. Louis Education working group page. All this after I finish overhauling the category system which isn't very uniform yet. As you may see, I've tried to make a specific category tree for each working group. Busy busy busy. As said I welcome your opinion. DaronDierkes (talk) 02:14, 6 May 2008 (UTC)