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[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? --Starrycupz (talk) 21:55, 14 February 2008 (UTC) 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)

sorry to cut in - (this may be in the wrong place) but what about kensworth, which is in bedfordshire dont you think this is important or is it to be ignored. - (signed - an angry kensworth villager)

[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)

v • d • e The Town of Luton in Bedfordshire, England

Places within Luton	Barnfield · Biscot · Bramingham · Bury Park · Bushmead · Butterfield Green · Capability Green · 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 · The Mall (Luton) · 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)

v • d • e 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 •

WikiProject Bedfordshire

[edit] WikiProject banner

I have created a new version of the project banner at User:Lcarsdata/Template:WikiProject Bedfordshire. I think the new version will be easier to use and looks better. Please also list anything it needs adding. Lcarsdata 14:45, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Since there were no objections I have altered the template. Please help to update all instances of it. Lcarsdata 18:49, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Done quite a few, the following still need fixing:

Lcarsdata 19:29, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Shortcut

If nobody minds, is it okay if i add WP:BEDS as the Wikiproject shortcut? Simply south 12:37, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

No objections so i have. If half a year late... Simply south (talk) 14:14, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] People from Categories

A discussion has been opened at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject London#Category:People from Ealing by district about upmerging local area categories for People from... into current local government boundaries only. This could have implications across the whole of England if carried through. Your are invited to join the discussion. The proposer is planning a massive merge by 22nd June if no objections are received. Regan123 11:19, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Guidelines

Hello WikiProject Bedfordshire participants,

Just a line trying to promote some trans-WikiProject guidelines for settlement articles. WP:UKCITIES are guidelines from the "mother" WP:UKGEO project based on those at WP:CITIES (A "global" WikiProject for settlements that is US driven). They have been employed by a number of articles to standardise content, obtain a consistent style and approach and drive them towards good and featured article status with considerable success, and are so far also endorssed by Wikipedia:WikiProject Greater Manchester, Wikipedia:WikiProject Cheshire, Wikipedia:WikiProject Yorkshire and Wikipedia:WikiProject Sheffield, amongst others.

Not too many users (or indeed projects) are aware of the guidelines, and thought it may be helpful if all the county WikiProjects had a link to them to help them get the results they want.

As it stands, unlike other county WikiProjects, this project mainspace doesn't have a section entitled "Guidelines" - it may be suitable if {{main|WP:UKCITIES}} was affixed to such a section to raise awareness of the guidelines. Hope that helps, Jza84 02:19, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

This hasn't generated much of a response; I'll be bold and add this to the mainspace. Other county WikiProjects have since adopted this approach too (e.g. WP:Somerset and WP:KENT), so hopefully it's not contentious in anyway. -- Jza84 · (talk) 01:58, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gravenhurst Clarification

Hello all. I'm new to this Wikiproject and thought I'd do a bit of work on the Gravenhurst article as it's an area I know a lot about, and nothing has been written about the village yet! Before I start I'd just like to get the project members opinions on the current setup of Gravenhurst pages. I notice that in the place listings and new infobox Gravenhurst has been split into two articles - Upper and Lower Gravenhurst. Although these appear on the map as seperate villages, Lower Gravenhurst is actually a hamlet within the parish of Gravenhurst. I haven't heard the distinction between Upper & Lower Gravenhurst used for many years now, and it's not really used as part of the postal address any more. I wonder whether it would be beneficial to merge these two articles into one under the title of Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire? I'm happy to go either way, but I think it would help people trying to find the article in the future and probably lead to a better article (the Lower Gravenhurst article might be a bit brief!) if they were merged into one. Comments please...? TrevelyanD (talk) 13:15, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Welcome! I would create a merged article, at least to start with. I have often seen on Wikipedia cases where editors think that something is "technically" distinct from related subjects and so have created a separate article. The result is a lot of tiny articles. I have myself merged a few of these: Tebworth and Wingfield into Chalgrave, and Great Offley and Little Offley into Offley. You could (and probably should) create redirects from Lower Gravenhurst and Upper Gravenhurst to Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire; and that will take care of the redlinks that already exist to those articles. JonH (talk) 13:33, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bed eh?

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.129.103.155 (talk) 23:30, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Photographs of courts

If any Bedfordshire-based photographers could take snaps of courts in their neck of the woods (e.g. Luton Crown / County Courts, Bedford County Court, local magistrates courts) and add them to commons:Category:Courthouses in the United Kingdom, the photographs would be very much appreciated for List of courts in England and Wales and List of county courts in England and Wales. Thanks, Bencherlite ^Talk 22:00, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Open tasks

I've added the To-do list template to the project page. Feel free to add any articles you feel needs attention, cheers --Starrycupz (talk) 21:55, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox map

Hello team,

Just a note that I am working on a county map for Bedfordshire that will appear in the Template:Infobox_UK_place automatically. My apologies that Bedfordshire was the final county to map! However, hopefully it will help the project along. -- Jza84 · (talk) 01:00, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Done --Jza84 | Talk 16:22, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Project Status

Like many others i joined this project, however the project doesnt seem to be actually doing anything. The member listed as the founder has been inactive on Wiki since June last year. If this project is going to get anywhere, we need to come up with a plan as to what should happen. The project probably ought to have a 'leader' of some description.

So any ideas as to how to take this forward?--GazMan7 (talk) 16:36, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Museums in Bedfordshire

Could I ask for some help accessing local knowledge, from members of this wikiproject, on the behalf of the new WikiProject Museums? We are currently trying to identify articles within the Museum projects scope (& develop guidelines to help improve them etc). There is a List of museums in Bedfordshire. Could you take a look at the list for your local area and see if any are missing or create articles for any red links. Could you also add the new project banner "{{WikiProject Museums}}" to the Talk pages of the articles, so that we can identify those in need of work etc. Any help appreciated &, if anyone is interested you are welcome to join the project or discuss Museum related articles on the Project Talk Page.— Rod ^talk 13:46, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

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