Wikipedia:WikiProject Oregon
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This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the U.S. state of Oregon 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. A kind shoutout to the folks at WikiProject Wisconsin, from whom this layout was copied.
For more information on WikiProjects, please see Wikipedia:WikiProjects and Wikipedia:WikiProject best practices.
To join this WikiProject, please sign your username under the members section and put {{User WikiProject Oregon}} on your user page.
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[edit] Scope
This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the U.S. State of Oregon, including its cities, geography, history, etc. It aims to make Wikipedia the foremost online reference for all topics Oregon.
[edit] Participants
- Sarge Baldy 03:08, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
- Andrew Parodi 10:11, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
- Adam850 05:09, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
- VegaDark 08:35, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
- Pete 22:39, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
- romarin
[talk to her ] 22:38, 25 April 2006 (UTC) - Eisenhower (at war or at peace♥ with himself HAPPY EDITING!) 01:08, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
- EngineerScotty 04:23, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
- Liface 06:17, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
- Big Smooth 22:13, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
- Cacophony 01:32, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
- Katr67 00:33, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
- Zytron 19:30, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
- qwe 00:40, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
- little otik 04:36, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
- Zinc2005 16:24, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
- Kkmd 03:11, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
- EncMstr 22:45, 29 August 2006 (UTC) (I've been an informal participant since c. dec 2005, working on parks, radio stations and rivers)
- Sprkee 00:43, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
- Classof2006smr 20:54, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
- Aboutmovies 07:32, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
- Christian B 00:04, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
- Randal L. Schwartz 21:03, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
- EOBeav 20:50, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
- Nick Sheedy 16:50, 11 December 2006 (UTC)
- Bryan2000 02:37, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
- DaKine 04:46, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
- Uelenator 23:11, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
- JordanRL 15:11, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
- OCityMan 14:58, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
- Ryanositis 08:04, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
- kotra 22:40, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Chamois-shimi 08:46, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
- Scientizzle 16:10, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
- Gwynnebaer 19:29, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
- Adumbvoget 09:51, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
- PacificWonderland 19:52, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
- Otebig 10:08, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
- Zab 14:15, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
- Werewombat 04:31, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
- TommyMoullet 16:48, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
- Katt 06:35, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
- Pablothegreat85 22:17, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
- Bradybd 09:37, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
- Trashbag 02:48, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Inactive members
- For those who have less than 5 edits in the last two months. Feel free to move yourself back to active status.
| PDXblazers 25 March 2006 | Ajbenj 1 April 2006 | the iBook of the Revolution 2 April 2006 | Alphalife 10 April 2006 | Steven91 17 May 2006 |
| Ç 9 June 2006 | Yellow Archer 10 June 2006 | Mr. Pants 29 June 2006 | EvilSuggestions 11 June 2006Talk | Bdag 7 July 2006 |
| Sosobra 13 July 2006 | Tesint 18 July 2006 | Nathan 22 July 2006 | Twisted86 6 August 2006 | Jelsa tris 11 August 2006 |
| Nick2253 21 August 2006 | Duff 31 August 2006 | Smithran PSU-ESR 29 December 2006 | Clipdude 30 December 2006 | Ndnguy 24 December 2006 |
| Jgilhousen 22 November 2006 | Anthonyabeyta 17 November 2006 | Joseph 8 October 2006 | Kingjoey52a 17 October 2006 |
[edit] Project divisions
- Admin (talk) — A table listing articles included in WikiProject Oregon and some status information
- Cities (talk) — Cities, unincorporated communities, villages, hamlets, and counties
- Companies (talk) — Companies, private and public, that are headquartered or have major operations in the state
- Culture (talk) — Music, art, sports, icons, mass communication, buildings
- Government (talk) — Governance, as well as federal, state and local politics in relation to Oregon
- Graphics (talk) — A repository for all picture, map, drawing, or other graphics needed for WPOR articles
- History (talk) — History of Oregon during and prior to statehood
- People (talk) — Includes Oregon natives and those residents who have shaped Oregon
- Physical geography (talk) — Regions, parks, climate, physical features
- Transportation (talk) — Roads, airports, trails and rails in and around Oregon
[edit] See also
[edit] Infoboxes
- See also: Category:Oregon navigational boxes
Info boxes about Oregon, or of particular relevance to Oregon. These boxes can be a great way to navigate around Oregon content; if we ever make a portal for Oregon, these could provide a good starting point.
- {{Oregon}} - Infobox for Oregon regions, counties and cities; placed at the bottom of article pages
- {{Volcanoes of Oregon}}
- {{Cascade volcanoes}}
- {{Oregon Pioneer History}}
- {{Portland neighborhoods}}
- {{Portland, Oregon Architecture}}
- {{List of Portland, Oregon sports teams}}
- {{Oregon Supreme Court}}
- {{OR-FedRep}} - congressional delegation
[edit] To create
Useful info boxes that don't exist yet.
[edit] Templates
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To be used on your user page, to show you joined the project. | ||
| {{WikiProject Oregon}} Talk |
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Notice for articles that are part of WikiProject Oregon | ||
| {{WikiProject Oregon government}} Talk |
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To be used in conjunction with the WPOR template for articles supported by the Oregon Government & Politics Workgroup | ||
| {{WikiProject Oregon category}} Talk |
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Notice for categories that are part of WikiProject Oregon | ||
| {{WikiProject Oregon template}} Talk |
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Notice for templates that are part of WikiProject Oregon | ||
| {{Oregon-geo-stub}} Talk |
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Stub notice for Oregon articles dealing specifically with locations or geographical features in Oregon; placed at the bottom of article pages | ||
| {{Oregon-school-stub}} Talk |
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For articles dealing specifically with Oregon schools | ||
| {{Oregon-politician-stub}} Talk |
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For articles dealing specifically with Oregon politicians | ||
| {{Oregon-bio-stub}} Talk |
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For articles dealing specifically with Oregon people | ||
| {{Oregon-struct-stub}} Talk |
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For articles dealing specifically with Oregon buildings and structures | ||
| {{Oregon-sports-venue-stub}} Talk |
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For articles dealing specifically with Oregon sports venues | ||
| {{Oregon-radio-station-stub}} Talk |
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For articles dealing specifically with Oregon radio stations | ||
| {{Oregon-gov-stub}} Talk |
For articles supported by the WPOR Oregon Government & Politics Workgroup | |||
| {{Oregon-stub}} Talk |
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For Oregon articles that don't fit any of the above |
[edit] Categories and recent changes
- WikiProject Oregon - for articles, categories, and templates related to WikiProject Oregon
- Recent changes – shows activity on "talk" pages of WikiProject Oregon pages.
- Recent changes – based on work by EncMstr. Shows recent changes in project articles as of March 29, 2007.
[+] Oregon law
[edit] Featured content related to Oregon
[edit] Articles
- Exploding whale: appeared on Main Page as Today's Featured Article on 7 November 2004.
- New Carissa: appeared on Main Page as Today's Featured Article on 31 March 2007.
[edit] Featured pictures and pictures of the day
 Cape Cove |
 Mount Hood from Trillium Lake |
[edit] Good articles
[edit] Did you know?
- ...that U.S. judge Charles Crookham held a mock funeral for Roman numerals when they were retired from use in state pleadings? December 15, 2006
- ...that the Department of State Lands is one of Oregon's oldest government agencies? December 16, 2006
- ...that a wooden grain elevator is the only building still operational in Boyd, Oregon? December 16, 2006
- ...that Joseph Ingraham, an American sailor who discovered several of the Marquesas Islands, was lost at sea in 1800? March 9, 2007
- ...that William P. Bryant presided over the first criminal trial in what is now the U.S. state of Washington? March 10, 2007
- ...that the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem, Oregon, is the third largest museum in the state - and Yahoo! Travel's tenth best thing to do in Salem? March 25, 2007
- …that the city of Union, Oregon (pop. 1926) elected the youngest mayor in the United States in the 2006 election, as a write-in candidate?
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