Wikipedia:WikiProject Indiana

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Recent changes in Indiana-related articles

Open tasks for WikiProject Indiana.

Edit or discuss these tasks.

Collaboration:
To Nominate at WP:FAC:
To Improve to Featured standard:Indianapolis, Indiana, Indiana in the American Civil War
To Expand:Evansville, Indiana, Fort Wayne, Indiana,Gary, Indiana, Northwest Indiana, New Harmony, Indiana, Maxwell, Indiana, Floyds Knobs, Indiana, Charlottesville, Indiana, Princeton, Indiana
To Clean up: Metamora, Indiana
To Merge:
To Destub:
To Deorphan:
To Create: Murat Centre, Politics in Indiana
Lists to de-redlink: List of Indiana rivers, List of Governors of Indiana, List of United States Senators from Indiana, List of Indiana state forests, List of Indiana state parks, List of individuals executed in Indiana, List of towns in Indiana, List of Indiana railroads, List of Indiana state highways
Lists to complete: List of school districts in Indiana, List of cities in Indiana by population, List of cities in Indiana by area, List of radio stations in Indiana, List of Indiana state forests, List of people from Indiana
Wanted Pics/Graphics: County courthouses (whole northeast is done), better picture of the Wabash River that shows off the natural beauty (maybe fall, near Fort Ouiatenon), map of counties listed on East Central Indiana.
Wanted New Pics:
Meta: Finish getting the basic project infrastructure set up; make an icon that looks less craptacular than the one currently in Template:WikiProject Indiana and update the template to use that one.
Miscellaneous:
Standing orders: Find articles that belong in [[Category: Indiana]] or its subcategories but aren't and put them there; tag those articles as well as any new, untagged articles that might appear in one of those categories.

1 Scope
2 Subpages
3 Current discussions
4 Project Status
5 Version 1.0 assessments
6 Related WikiProjects
- 6.1 Descendants
7 Templates

[edit] Scope

This WikiProject is centered around articles relating to the U.S. state of Indiana.

3Idiot
AAARanger5 - Worked out of Ft. Wayne for many years.
agentmoose Currently attending Vincennes University. Born in Vincennes and raised nearby.
Ancjr lived in Floyd County, Indiana my entire life.
Ballista 05:20, 22 April 2006 (UTC) - Interest in geology accidentally brought me to Oolitic, Indiana, which I have expanded and linked.
Barista - A Colorado Yankee transplanted to Indianapolis in 2000, working at Indiana University School of Medicine.
Bedford -- have lived in Jeffersonville almost all my life. I'm concentrating on the State Parks and the Falls Cities, as that also gels with Wikiproject:Louisville.
Bieker567 Born in Evansville. Currently lives in Jasper.
BleachBabe-Born in Indianapolis, IN; Currently attending Indiana University, Bloomington. Interested in articles pertaining to Indiana University, particularly student activities. (i.e. Little 500)
Casito - Currently working on a graduate degree at Purdue
Chr.K. -- Currently residing on the west side of Indianapolis, near Speedway.
Chris Franks- Spent most of my life in Indiana but currently living in the United Kingdom. Particularly interested in Indiana history articles.
chris4682 -- Currently attending Ball State University as a Graduate Student in Anthropology. Resides in Muncie, Indiana.
ClairSamoht - former resident - Milan Center, Fort Wayne, Warren, Noblesville
cntrlaltdel33t -- From South Bend, Indiana. currently enrolled at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
CQJ - Lurking about for the next collaboration
Cool10191 - From Mauckport, Indiana. Working largely on Harrison County, Indiana, Southern Indiana, and Indiana History related articles.
Davodd - Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, raised in Churubusco, Indiana, attended Ball State University before moving the Silicon Valley. I may as well join this since I started or have edited so many articles in this project.
DHarrold working on documenting the history of the Mill creek community (Clay & Liberty Township in Hendricks County).
Eightball - Born in Bloomington, attending IUB.
Eric Bradley - Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, raised near Liberty Mills, Indiana, currently residing in Indiana.
Falphin - Raised in Evansville, Indiana.
FTSKfan - Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Future...Destination -- Born in Richmond, Indiana and have currently been helping expand the Cambridge City, Indiana page.
GabrielCanada I am a great grand nephew of John Dillinger through mairrage. A third cousin of former US Representative Mike Sodrel(R) and live in the Garfield Park section of Indianapolis Indiana. Hoosier Legend and the original King of the Road, Erwin Cannon Ball Baker, was also a longtime resident of Garfield Park and lived there during his tenure as commisioner of Nascar.
Girlinblack -- Born in Hammond, currently living in Lafayette & attending Purdue University.
Goldwiser - Born in Huntington Beach, California. Lived in Indianapolis for 11 years. Now attends Full Sail in Orlando, FL.
Haonhien -- Graduated with two degrees from Purdue and worked in Indianapolis for a while before moving to California
Huwmanbeing -- From West Lafayette, Indiana and particularly interested in ghost towns in Indiana.
Indiana Fats - Interested in banks, newspapers, and universities
Jablair51. Born in Evansville, Indiana, raised across the river in Mount Carmel, IL. Graduate of Vincennes University. Currently resides in Indianapolis, IN.
Jackola - Ball State student, web developer, photographer.
Jahnx - Clarksville, Indiana resident.
Jasont82 - Born and raised on the south side of Indianapolis. Lives in Whiteland and works in the media. Founder of WikiProject Indianapolis
Jdcole1978 - Born in Terre Haute, Indiana; currently residing in Terre Haute. Interested in general Indiana history, Terre Haute area in particular, organized labor history in the state, and natural history.
Joe I Just a lost Texan. :)
Jon Silpayamanant -- Born in Thailand, currently interested in ethnic arts and the culture of Indianapolis.
Jordan Henderson - Born in Anderson, Daleville is the first place I recall, but I was raised in Bedford. Interested in Indiana and Lawrence County history.
Joshua Claybourn - Born and raised in Evansville. I've significantly expanded the pages on the city and I'll continue to clean it up and make it better. I've also added some local politicians, and the law school I currently attend here in Indiana.
Jpbrenna - Fort Wayne, Indiana. Has yet to complete his undergaduate degree at Indiana University; currently studying at IPFW.
Juthani1- I am a Hoosier, I can help with anything.
Kaclock born in Muncie, currently living in Noblesville.
Kelly Martin - 31 year resident of Indiana (Lafayette, Indianapolis, Bloomington), now living in nearby Chicagoland.
Kgmnmr Born and raised in Portage, now living in Burns Harbor working on Burns Harbor and NW IN articles.
Kmweber - Founder; born, raised, and residing in Princeton, Indiana. Also attended Purdue University for some time.
Martin Osterman - Living in Muncie, Indiana since 1999, currently a student at Ball State University majoring in CS and Meteorology.
Mhking -- Born and raised in Gary (my folks live in Winfield now); currently living near Atlanta
Missvain I live in Broad Ripple, and I have built Tim Brickley and Across Indiana with more to come :)
MyLifeISought Born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, raised in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, currently a freshman at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana
Nikki Ragetti -- Born in New Albany, Indiana, raised in Sellersburg, Indiana. Photographer.
Nowimnthing 14:26, 30 May 2006 (UTC) born and raised in Indiana. Fountain and Tippecanoe county mainly.
nufftin -- Lived in Bloomington for eight years, now in south suburban Indy.
Omnedon - Born and raised in west-central Indiana, with an interest in local history, small towns, cemeteries, roads, maps, copyediting, and the like.
ONUnicorn
Optikos—Working on enhancing all college and university articles in Indiana, especially regarding a consistently-formatted set of corresponding information in infoboxes and external links.
Oreos Born and live in Indianapolis, IN.
Raymond Angel - Born in Bluffton, Indiana, currently resides in Columbia City, Indiana and employed at MOSH Mobile in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
redmid17 - Native of Indianapolis, but currently attending IU Bloomington. Likes Indiana
Redphoenix526 - Native of Fort Wayne, student at IU Bloomington.
Reywas92 - Fishers, Indiana. I can help best with Indy locale, but also others. Photographer.
Rogerd (talk • contribs • count) - A non-native, 27 year resident (as of 2005) of Indianapolis.
Ryan Delaney - Born in Richmond, Indiana. Currently completing an undergraduate degree at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
SandbergFan I was born and raised in Clarksville and still reside there to this day.
ScorpSt - Born in Merrillville, raised in Bloomington. Briefly attended Purdue and Vincennes Universities. Currently attending Ivy Tech in Bloomington.
Stevietheman - Louisville resident, and thus interested in Southern Indiana subjects.
TheHoosierState89 - Born in Indianapolis, currently living in Danville, Indiana.
Theoldanarchist - Lifelong Indiana resident, born in Hebron, lived most of my life in the Calumet Region, currently residing in Bloomington, but not attending Indiana University.
Thrillrider08 - Born and still live in Downtown Indianapolis
tvaughn05 - Born in Oceanside, California, but raised in Lowell, Indiana.
Tysto - Born in Bremen, Indiana. Currently traveling between Bremen & South Bend to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and taking aerial photos as well as ground photos.
User:Ccorr 2001 graduate of University of Notre Dame and 2004 graduate of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Have lived in Indy since 2002 with a particular interest in downtown Indy development.
User:Cenestrad -Raised in Anderson and now living south of Bloomington.
User:Dogface Born in Greenfield, raised in Lafayette and Lawrence, matriculated at Earlham College, lives in Indianapolis.
User:Durin - There's so much about Indiana that is missing here.
User:gazebo_dude - Born in Los Angeles, California but raised in Princeton, Indiana. Soon marrying & moving to Australia but still wish to contribute to the Princeton article.
User:Scottandrewhutchins --Lived my first 28 years in Indianapolis. Currently in New York City.
Vivvy - Indianapolis resident working in the tourism industry, and traveling the state regularly. I have access to many photos and local histories.
VMAAXT Willing to work on articles concerning Northern Allen County/ Ft. Wayne
Wikichange -- NAPTOWN!!!
Wildhartlivie - Born in New Castle, raised in Millville and live in Hagerstown. Graduate of Ball State University.
WTGDMan1986 - vandalism reverts (if needed...)
Yetiwriter- Lived in Indiana entire life. Interested in natural/geographic features of Indiana. Also interested in state history and politics.
Yoberalf - Born and raised in Danville, Indiana, graduate of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Currently works in Indianapolis.
User:Letter_7- Born and raised in Richmond, Indiana

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[edit] Project Status

7 January 2008: First Indiana featured list/article: List of Indiana state symbols!!
21 November 2007: Created List of Indiana state symbols
4 September 2005: Created List of counties in Indiana by area.
28 August 2005: Created List of counties in Indiana by population.
28 August 2005: Finished tagging articles in Category:Indiana and its subcategories. Will need to periodically check for new articles in those categories, though.

[edit] Version 1.0 assessments

Index · Statistics · Log

Indiana articles		Importance
Indiana articles		Top	High	Mid	Low	None	Total
Quality
	FA			2			2
	GA	2		5	4		11
	B	10	43	76	46	8	183
	Start	7	54	310	825	54	1250
	Stub	1	18	177	2144	228	2568
	Assessed	20	115	570	3019	290	4014
	Unassessed	1		2			3
	Total	21	115	572	3019	290	4017

For more information about Version 1.0 assessments, see WP:1.0 and WP:WVWP.

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