Wikipedia:WikiProject Michigan

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Open tasks for WikiProject Michigan.

Edit or discuss these tasks.

Collaboration:
To Update as of 1/1/07: Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Senate
To Nominate at WP:FAC:
To Improve to Featured standard: Pontiac's Rebellion
To Expand: Michigan Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Yellow Dog Plains, University of Michigan Biological Station, Andy Richter, Alexander Macomb
To Clarify: Which region Lansing belongs in. Southern Michigan or Central Michigan? See Talk:Southern Michigan
To Clean up: Michigan Women's Hall of Fame, Michigan State Police
To Merge:
To Destub: See: Category:Michigan geography stubs
To Deorphan:
To Create: Hinduism in Michigan, Bulldog Lake, Guardian Industries, Ben Feigenson and Perry Feigenson (the founders of Faygo Beverage Company in Detroit), Daniel Gerber, Sr. (founder of Fremont-based Gerber Products Company), Edward Knabusch and Edwin Shoemaker (co-founders of Monroe-based La-Z-Boy), John C. Coburn (Ypsilanti-born) four-star general and former Commander U.S. Army Materiel Command, Ferdinand J. Chesarek (US Army General who served as Comptroller of the Army), Frank Oberlin (Elsie-born early 20th century pitcher for the Boston Americans and Minnesota Twins/Washington Senators), Dick Degener (Birmingham resident who won the gold medal in diving Berlin 1936 Olympics), Clark Scholes (Detroit-born Olympic gold medalist in 100 meter freestyle swimming at the Helsinki 1952 Olympics), Sheryl James (Michigan-born 1991 Feature Writing Pulitzer Prize Winner), Richard Emil Braun (Detroit-born poet and Classical translator), Gwenneth Bean (Muskegon-born opera contralto)

Lists to de-redlink: List of Michigan rivers, Islands of Michigan, Wikipedia:U.S._cities_without_articles#Michigan
Lists to complete:
Categories to expand: Category:Michigan writers
Wanted Pics/Graphics: Lansing, Michigan, Air Zoo
Wanted New Pics: Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Michigan
Maintain: add {{WikiProject Michigan}} to the talk pages of Michigan-related articles and add the articles to Wikipedia:WikiProject Michigan/Michigan recent changes so related changes link works.
Portal: Update and Maintain the Michigan portal

Shortcut: WP:WPMI

This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the U.S. state of Michigan 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 participants section.

Recent changes in Michigan-related articles (List of Michigan-related topics is an older method)

1 Scope
2 Related WikiProjects
3 Project divisions
4 Participants
5 Did you know? (DYK)
6 Featured articles
7 Peer review/Featured article candidates (FAC)
8 Good articles (GA)
9 Resources

[edit] Scope

This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the U.S. State Michigan, its cities, counties, geography, transportation, culture, history and so on. It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on Michigan in a fair and accurate manner.

[edit] Related WikiProjects

WikiProject Michigan is one of the United States WikiProjects.

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Assets	U.S. Armed Forces \| U.S. roads \| U.S. highways \| U.S. Interstate highways \| National Register of Historic Places
People	Asian Americans \| Indigenous peoples

[edit] Project divisions

Categorization (talk) – Categorization of Michigan-related articles
Cities (talk – Cities, towns, villages and counties
Physical geography (talk) – Regions, parks, climate, physical features
Transportation (talk) – Roads, trails and rails in and around Michigan
Culture (talk) – Music, art, icons, mass communication
People (talk) – includes Michigan natives and those residents who have shaped Michigan
Government (talk) – Governance, as well as federal, state and local politics in relation to Michigan
History (talk) – history of Michigan during and prior to statehood

[edit] Participants

Project members: you can also add {{MichiganWikiProject-Member}} or {{User WikiProject Michigan}} to your user page to identify yourself as a member of the project.

Acooley - Currently residing in Wyandotte, Michigan, can help with templates and nav boxes.
Andrew — Currently reside in Alexandria, VA, in the US Army. Grew up in GR, and I still vote there!
BazookaJoe - Native of Holland, MI, attending Central Michigan University.
Bigturtle - Mackinac Island is the true center of the earth
Bkonrad (FYI, I sign talk pages as older≠wiser)
Carptrash - I lived in Ypsilanti & Ann Arbor for 30 odd years [some of them very odd indeed] but now live in NM. I've added varoius pictures Alan Trammell , Ypsilanti , Corrado Parducci, among them and I/m especially proud of my photo of Coleman Young. Samuel Cashwan is one of my more recent articles.
Cliffordzang - Born in the Cereal City. Raised in Nashville, Michigan. Moved to Lansing about 10 years ago. After 35 years in Michigan, I'm still learning about all the great stuff we have to offer in this state.
CoolCityConsulting - G.R. born and bred. Interested in sports and W. Mich., etc.
Crazyelk - I have lived in Michigan for 29 of my 33 years (the absent 4 years were spent in Chicago). Saginaw is my home, but I have also lived in Detroit, Utica, Bloomfield Hills, Kalamazoo and Bay City. Topics of interest for me include, but are by no means limited to, state history, Michigan politics, local government, Michigan's Native American peoples.
~ c. tales *talk* - I live in ~~the toilet~~ Flint. 03:53, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
David A. Victor -- Professor at Eastern Michigan University. Mainly contibrute to List of people from Michigan and articles on Michigan Native Americans.
dcclark - Born and raised in Michigan and the UP, currently in Houghton. Mainly contribute to UP related articles.
DDerby - live near Flint. Go Blue, Wings, Pistons, Lions, Tigers, Generals, and Lugnuts!
DarthMichigan - 14 years old but I've lived in Michigan for all my life and I want to help in any way possible.
Edward Vielmetti - Born in Marquette, MI, 20+ year resident of Ann Arbor, 3d generation University of Michigan alumnus.
Elliskev - I'd like to help out where I can.
EMU CPA
Euphoria - Grand Rapids native, currently spend time between Grand Rapids and Chicago. Interested in articles about mainly West Michigan's history, schools, businesses, etc... but tend to just browse and modify as needed.
Fang Aili. I lived in the UP for 2 years and went to school at Kalamazoo College. I'm interested in writing articles regarding the UP and the proposed sulfide mining in Yellow Dog Plains.
Karrmann. I was born in Detroit, and currently live there.
Kevin Forsyth - East Lansing native and 1991 MSU grad, now in Chicago. Creator/researcher of an East Lansing and MSU history site, from which I donated an article on John Clough Holmes to Wikipedia.
Frankie12 - Born and raised in Michigan. Like to improve articles by adding infobox's
General Eisenhower 23:01, 25 April 2006 (UTC) - Love all states.
Gflores - I lived in western Michigan a few years ago. I hope to expand Holland, Grand Rapids, Hope College, and Grand Valley and possibly area sports (arena football). I've never been part of a project before, so any advice is welcome. :) Gflores 18:26, 28 October 2005 (UTC)
Gittinsj - My hometown is Pinconning, have also lived in Livonia and East Lansing (went to MSU).
Guettarda - Seven years in East Lansing, with in-laws all over the state; yet to contribute much, but I would like to participate as time permits.
Harrykirk - Michigan native and MSU alum; only got as far away as Ohio before coming back. I'm not well-versed in Wikipedia coding and etiquette, but I will chip in when I can.
Hgjudd - I Grew up in mid-Michigan, and currently reside in metro Chicago. I am an Alumnus of Michigan State University. I Think Wikipedia is a tremendous resource, and occasionally create or edit articles that interest me. I intend to contribute to this project when I have time.
Hotstreets - Born and raised in Michigan, will contribute as time permits.
icuwoot- Born in Flint, Michigan in 1986. Lived in Clinton Twp. (by Mt. Clemens) from 1991-2004. Currently reside in Grand Blanc, MI.
JaySeaAre - College librarian who has lived in Kalamazoo since 1993.
Jeff - I'm from Antrim County, MI and currently live in Shiawassee County, MI. I focus on photographs of local interest.
JelloSheriffBob - Born and raised in Grand Rapids (but I currently go to school in Texas). My heart is definitely with Michigan though and I'd like to help out where I can.
Jengod - Totally not a Michigan native, but interested in the state's history and geography (my family's from there)
Jtmitchcock Michigan resident all life, ancestry traces back to Fort Detroit in 1701 via Quebec and Normandy before that. Worked on Detroit, Michigan article and Michigan State Capitol. Currently working on Bath School Disaster to bring to Featured Article status.
Keeperoftheseal Native who is addicted to the history and culture of this Fine state
Kent county High school student in East Grand Rapids and pround of the 26th state
User:Kestenbaum — Michigan resident since 1963; part author of history of East Lansing published 1976; creator of Political Graveyard web site; Washtenaw County Clerk and Register of Deeds; interested in history, local government, law, architecture, politics, demography, place names, cemeteries.
King-of-no-pants - Born in Holland, MI, currently resides in Grand Rapids, MI, takes a yearly trip to Mackinac Island.
Knowpedia not born in Michigan. But consided it home for now.
Lar - Born in Detroit, MI, grew up in Petoskey, MI, live in Ada, MI, Michigan Technological University alum. Will contribute as I can but this is not my primary project.
Lovelac7 - While I currently live in Pago Pago, American Samoa, I lived in Lansing for 13 years. I do a lot of articles on Michigan State University.
Lucajo - Current Lansing resident, though I spent the first year-and-something of my life in Grand Rapids. I'm fairly proficient when it comes to wiki-formatting, and can contribute the occasional article.
Martin Osterman - I lived in Central Michigan for close to 10 years before moving to Indiana, where I've lived since. I can probably help most regarding things that take place in Gratiot/Montcalm/Clinton/Isabella counties (I used to live in Gratiot).
MidnightSwinga - Born in Grand Rapids, MI. Caledonia, MI native. Interested in Michigan history and Michigan Sports History.
MrDolomite - Born in Warren, MI, lifelong resident, Oakland University grad, Detroit Red Wings fan, on the lookout to cleanup/improve Michigan articles.
MrMiscellanious - Currently in Midland, but I travel around the state often. Interested in writing items about Mid-Michigan (Midland, Saginaw, Bay City), as well as anything else related to Michigan.
Mr.Z-man, Brownstown already did work on Gabriel Richard, plan to fix up Mackinac Island.
Nasoxoron - I am a native of Holland, Michigan, where I live.
NDCompuGeek - Native of Farmington Hills, now living in North Dakota (North Dakota computer geek - get it?), but still have lots to contribute about many areas of Michigan including the Alpena, Albion, and Houghton Lake areas.
Nhelm83 - Born in Caledonia, MI and have lived in the Grand Rapids area for most of my life. I graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Urban Planning and currently live in Lansing, MI. Interested in architecture, writing, and topics relating to Michigan's urban places.
Pentawing - Once resided in Ann Arbor (and got that article featured). Primarily focused on Southeast Michigan and the University of Michigan.
Rmhermen - Metro Detroit transplant, went to college in Holland (the Michigan one), lived in A2 a year and "up north" a year (Northern Lower).
Schmackity - Ferris State University Grad originally from Kalamazoo. Now living in Lansing.
Strunke - Born in Saginaw. Raised and currently living in Kalamazoo.
TauNeutrino - Michigan State University undergrad from Illinois. Go State!
teh tennisman ^{Speak your piece!}_{People person!}_{FREE STUFF CLICK HERE}-Reside in ~~hell~~ Flint.
TheKuLeR - Michigan resident for the past 18 years. I hail from metro Detroit but attend college in Kalamazoo. I edit occasionally while browsing but also create pages for specialized local history.
Tinyboy21 - Born in Ohio, lived in Michigan all my life, will contribute as time permits. Contact me at my user talk page for assignments and where to help out. Currently in Oakland county.
triphook - Born in Kalamazoo, Raised in Holland, Spend summers on Crystal and Torch Lakes, Studying geography at Michigan State University.
upshot - Michigander(roots:D-town 1830's street with family name - born:GR - raised:TC - educated:UofD), Architect and owner of *Upper Midwest Media. Working on History, Places, Geography, Fur Trade, etc.
Waterboy12 - Grew up in Grand Rapids and Grand Blanc and attended the University of Michigan. Currently live in California.
Whispering - I lived in Midland for 18 years and currently live in the Grand Rapids area. So I will be working on mostly those areas. However I have been dragged all over this state by my parents so you never know where I'll show up.
William Allen Simpson — ~8th generation, lifelong resident; cumulative ~20 years in Oakland County, ~15 in Ingham County, 13+ in Washtenaw County (Ann Arbor), politically active.
Qmwne235 - Live near Plymouth.
Ultraviolet - St. Clair Shores resident for a year, CoD resident for 5 previous years. Genealogy and history nut.
Undeuxtroiskid - I've lived in Macomb county all my life. I'm interested in expanding articles about Metro Detroit as well as adding pictures.
William McCormick - I have lived in Detroit all my life. I am looking forward to helping improve on articles where i can
Good friend100 - lived in Michigan for most of my life and currently living in Novi, a boring place.
Ipoellet - I have personal/family history in Royal Oak, Rochester, Ferndale, Saginaw, Birch Run, Frankenmuth, Detroit, Monroe County, and Alcona County. Live in Oregon now. Into state parks and NRHP.

[edit] Did you know? (DYK)

Articles on Michigan-related subjects featured on the Main Page's Did you know? section:

Campus of Michigan State University - on main page January 3, 2006.
Michigan Life Sciences Corridor - on main page January 13, 2006.
Biggie Munn - on main page March 7, 2006.
Northland Center (Michigan) - on main page April 4, 2006
Michigan State University academics - on main page May 12, 2006
The Cold War (hockey) - on main page June 28, 2006.
Muddy Waters (football coach) - on main page September 23, 2006.
Ada Covered Bridge - on main page October 13, 2006.
John Clough Holmes - on main page November 23, 2006.
Air Zoo - on main page December 4, 2006.

[edit] Featured articles

Articles on Michigan-related subjects, not necessarily improved to Featured Status by this WikiProject

[edit] Education

University of Michigan - Featured November 19, 2005, on main page January 11, 2006.
Michigan State University - Featured January 19, 2006, on main page May 21, 2006.
History of Michigan State University - Featured March 27, 2006.

[edit] Geography

Ann Arbor, Michigan - Featured September 11, 2005.
Detroit, Michigan - Featured May 31, 2006, October 3, 2006.

[edit] History

Bath School Disaster - Featured March 9, 2006, on main page March 22, 2006.
Toledo War - Featured August 18, 2006.

[edit] Landmarks

Michigan State Capitol - Featured January 30, 2006, on main page July 10, 2006.

[edit] Notable Michiganders

Gerald Ford - Featured April 9, 2006 on main page May 6, 2006.

[edit] Former featured articles

Madonna (entertainer)

[edit] Peer review/Featured article candidates (FAC)

Articles on Michigan-related subjects in Peer Review prior to Featured Article submission.

[edit] Good articles (GA)

Articles on Michigan-related subjects in Peer Review prior to Featured Article submission

Michigan Life Sciences Corridor - Promoted August 11, 2006.
Sparty - Promoted August 11, 2006.
Toledo War - Promoted May 23, 2006.
Mackinac Island - Promoted March 25, 2007.

[edit] Resources

[edit] Infoboxes

{{Michigan}} - Infobox for Michigan regions, counties and cities; placed at the bottom of article pages.
{{MIGovernors}} - Infobox for Michigan territorial and state governors.

[edit] Stubs

If the priority articles in the top of this page don't interest you, you can always expand one of these stubs.

[edit] Templates

{{WikiProject Michigan}} - Template stating this article is a part of this wikiproject; placed on the top of talk pages, not on article pages
{{Michigan-geo-stub}} - Stub notice for Michigan articles dealing specifically with locations or geographical features in Michigan; placed at the bottom of article pages.
{{Michigan-stub}} - Stub notice for all other Michigan articles; placed at the bottom of article pages
For Michigan-related articles needing a photograph, use {{reqphotoin|Michigan}} in the talk page, which adds the article to Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Michigan. You can help Wikipedia by uploading freely licensed photographs for these articles to Wikimedia Commons.