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1 Suggestions for project
2 info box
3 Bot request
4 Infobox
5 Project directory
6 Luton info box
7 Wikipedia Day Awards
8 infobox England place
9 Invite
10 Possible new template

[edit] Suggestions for project

At the moment the various articles that relate to Beds are rather randomly categorised. It would be good to start to organise people, places, attractions etc.

Many of the locations need more info and expansion. Prehaps a Project could be to set up the list of places where we need more info, eg various villages etc?

Parts of Beds, (mainly Luton and the surrounding conurbation, and Bedford) have an industial past, this is something i think it would be good to expand on.

Getting the info boxes onto every site is a good start, and one i have added to pages i have been involved with.

--GazMan7 23:23, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Welcome to WikiProject Bedfordshire! I like your ideas and they will certainly help to expand this WikiProject. Thanks. Lcarsdata (Talk) 06:19, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] info box

Info box to be added to Slip End, also Pepperstock how do you check the map reference? needs to be updated on Pepperstock. Would it be a good idea to list pages needing an info box so that these can be marked off as and when this has been added? Hopefully none of them will be missed this way? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by GazMan7 (talk • contribs) .

I like the idea of a list instead of using categories, it would also probably be easier to maintain. Lcarsdata (Talk) 15:45, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bot request

Hi - I've responded to a request at WP:BOTREQ, and I'm happy to produce a bot to do that task you requested. Would you be able to give me links to the categories which contain the articles, and then I'll get on with writing and testing the bot. I think iw would be best to put the infobox status table itself on a seperate page for the bot to edit, and trasclude this onto the main inforbox page. This basically means that I can easily reformulate the whole table for each update (obviously, I won't make it place an edit if there is no change). If anyone has anything to add to the request, could I ask you to place it here? Thanks, M a rtinp23 19:36, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

The categories are as follows:

Category:Bedfordshire articles with unknown infobox status - use template {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Bedfordshire/Infobox status/Unknown}}
Category:Bedfordshire articles with NA infobox status - use template {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Bedfordshire/Infobox status/NA}}
Category:Bedfordshire articles with no infobox - use template {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Bedfordshire/Infobox status/None}}
Category:Bedfordshire articles with a complete infobox - use template {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Bedfordshire/Infobox status/Complete}}
Category:Bedfordshire articles with an incomplete infobox - use template {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Bedfordshire/Infobox status/Incomplete}}

The page you can put the table on is Wikipedia:WikiProject Bedfordshire/Infobox status/Table. Thanks for your interest in creating the bot. Lcarsdata (Talk) 13:41, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi - thanks for that. I've written the code, and the bot seems to be working. The onyl problem at the moment is that there are talk pages of non existant article pages, creating red links in the table - I'm going to tag those for speedy deletion now, as talk pages of non-existant articles. Let me know if there's anything you want changing in the table -and I'll try to do it! M a rtinp23 15:04, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox

Where do you get the MapX and MapY numbers for the infobox? I've put a box on the Caddington page, but don't know how to get the X & Y coords for the map. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Carre (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Project directory

Hello. The WikiProject Council has recently updated the Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory. This new directory includes a variety of categories and subcategories which will, with luck, potentially draw new members to the projects who are interested in those specific subjects. Please review the directory and make any changes to the entries for your project that you see fit. There is also a directory of portals, at User:B2T2/Portal, listing all the existing portals. Feel free to add any of them to the portals or comments section of your entries in the directory. The three columns regarding assessment, peer review, and collaboration are included in the directory for both the use of the projects themselves and for that of others. Having such departments will allow a project to more quickly and easily identify its most important articles and its articles in greatest need of improvement. If you have not already done so, please consider whether your project would benefit from having departments which deal in these matters. It is my hope that all the changes to the directory can be finished by the first of next month. Please feel free to make any changes you see fit to the entries for your project before then. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you. B2T2 17:27, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Luton info box

I have created a Luton info box to be added to the bottom of Luton places/amenities. In time i would like to add the town crest.GazMan7 14:32, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

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The Town of Luton in Bedfordshire, England

Places within Luton: Barnfield • Biscot • Bramingham • Bury Park • Bushmead • Challney • Crawley Green • Farley Hill • Dallow • High Town • Hockwell Ring • Icknield • Leagrave • Lewsey • Limbury-cum-Biscot • Marsh Farm • New Town • Northwell • Putteridge • Round Green • Saints • South ward • Stopsley • Sundon Park • Warden Hills • Wigmore

Amenities: Kenilworth Road • Luton Museum • Stockwood Park • Wardown Park • Waulud's Bank

Education: Ashcroft High School • Barnfield College • University of Bedfordshire • Cardinal Newman • Denbigh High School • Icknield High School • Luton Sixth Form College • South Luton High School • Woodlands Secondary School

I like this template, however IMO it needs a slight bit of work done to it to improve it. For example the title in the center isn't actually in the center. Thanks for your work. Lcarsdata (Talk) 17:45, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia Day Awards

Hello, all. It was initially my hope to try to have this done as part of Esperanza's proposal for an appreciation week to end on Wikipedia Day, January 15. However, several people have once again proposed the entirety of Esperanza for deletion, so that might not work. It was the intention of the Appreciation Week proposal to set aside a given time when the various individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia would be recognized and honored. I believe that, with some effort, this could still be done. My proposal is to, with luck, try to organize the various WikiProjects and other entities of wikipedia to take part in a larger celebrartion of its contributors to take place in January, probably beginning January 15, 2007. I have created yet another new subpage for myself (a weakness of mine, I'm afraid) at User talk:Badbilltucker/Appreciation Week where I would greatly appreciate any indications from the members of this project as to whether and how they might be willing and/or able to assist in recognizing the contributions of our editors. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 21:05, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] infobox England place

Hi. I have been working through articles using infobox England place attempting to standarise them all on one map. I'm down to the last 30 or so, however, I am having difficulty locating a number of places in Bedfordshire. I would be greatful if someone with local knowledge of these locations could go through and put in longitude and latitude removing the old mapx and Mapy please. The locations are:

Thanks Pit-yacker 21:36, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Invite

Hello! I thought you may be interested in joining WikiProject England. We work on creating, expanding and making general changes to England related articles. If you would be interested in joining feel free to visit the Project Page!. Thank You.

[edit] Possible new template

Personally im not too keen on the current template so have designed this. Whilst in my view it is closer to Wiki normal styles its a bit big. Any feedback?GazMan7 09:49, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

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'Towns and villages in Bedfordshire'

Ampthill • Arlesey • Aspley Guise • Astwick • Barton-le-Clay • Battlesden • Beadlow • Bedford • Beeston • Biddenham • Biggleswade • Billington • Bletsoe • Blunham • Bolnhurst • Brogborough • Bromham • Broom • Caddington • Campton • Cardington • Carlton • Chalgrave • Chellington • Chicksands • Clapham • Clifton • Clipstone • Clophill • Cockayne Hatley • Colmworth • Colworth • Cople • Cranfield • Dean • Dunstable • Dunton • Eastcotts • Eaton Bray • Edworth • Eggington • Elstow • Eversholt • Everton • Eyeworth • Farndish • Felmersham • Flitton • Flitwick • Goldington • Great Barford • Great Billington • Harlington • Harrold • Haynes • Heath and Reach • Henlow • Higham Gobion • Hinwick • Hockliffe • Hockwell Ring • Holwell • Houghton Conquest • Houghton Regis • Hulcote • Husbourne Crawley • Hyde • Ickwell • Ickwell Green • Kempston • Kempston Hardwick • Keysoe • Knotting • Langford • Leagrave • Leighton Buzzard • Lidlington • Limbury-Cum-Biscot • Linslade • Little Barford • Little Staughton • Lower Gravenhurst • Lower Stondon • Luton • Marston Moretaine • Maulden • Melchbourne • Meppershall • Millbrook • Milton Bryan • Milton Ernest • Moggerhanger • Northill • Oakley • Odell • Old Warden • Pavenham • Pertenhall • Podington • Potsgrove • Potton • Pulloxhill • Putnoe • Radwell • Ravensden • Renhold • Ridgmont • Riseley • Roxton • Salford • Sandy • Sharnbrook • Shefford • Shefford Hardwick • Shelton • Shillington • Silsoe • Souldrop • Southcote • Southill • Stagsden • Stanbridge • Stanford • Steppingley • Stevington • Stewartby • Stotfold • Streatley • Studham • Sundon • Sutton • Tempsford • Thurleigh • Tilsworth • Tingrith • Toddington • Totternhoe • Turvey • Upper Caldecote • Upper Gravenhurst • Upper Stondon • Westoning • Whipsnade • Wilden • Willington • Wilstead • Wilshampstead • Woburn • Woodside • Wootton • Wrestlingworth • Wyboston • Wymington • Yielden •