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  • I need more articles about current real estate status in Wyoming. What is the best route to approach. Thanks!

I'm not sure what is meant by this comment. If the individual is saying that they want information on the current costs/value of real estate in Wyoming, this probably isn't the best place to go. The Wyoming MLS would probably have that information. If he's asking about travel instructions, MSN has some good sites for that. John Carter 19:41, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Jackalope

Does Jackalope fall within the pursue of this project? Its unmistakably a Wyoming born phenomenon, but on the other hand, it might distract us from more serious articles. - CosmicPenguin (Talk) 01:49, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

I would say yes, based on the principle that people most familiar with the subject, which in this case includes people who know something about Wyoming, tend to be among the best people to edit the article. That doesn't necessarily mean that the article will be one we devote a great deal of attention to, just one that we deal with in the same way as any other article of similar importance. John Carter 22:56, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Assistance request

Hello everybody from Wyoming. I am IvoShandor and am working to push Rock Springs Massacre to FA. I was wondering if I could enlist this project's assistance with a relatively minor albeit tedious task. I was hoping I could get you folks to stub and or write articles for about four red links I have in my article, preferably with footnoted documentation. I will list the links below, all but one should be within the scope of the project, and I thank you for your assistance on this.

  • George Seward: A 19th century U.S. Minister to China
  • Red Canyon, Wyoming: a 19th century Wyoming mining town, Chinese gold miners were employed here. Most likely no longer extant.
  • Rock Springs Independent: Don't know if it still exists but in the 19th century it was the newspaper in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Probably notable for its stance on the Rock Springs Massacre.
  • Union Pacific Coal Company: operated (probably among others) the coal mines along the Union Pacific RR right-of-way, including those in Rock Springs, Evanston and Green River I believe.

Thanks again, let me know whether this is possible. IvoShandor 17:41, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

I also added those links to our list of requested articles. I noticed your many edits to Rock Springs Massacre today - thanks for your work. - CosmicPenguin (Talk) 17:47, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Your welcome, it's really nothing, I truly enjoy history and this article has been very interesting to put together, I have learned even more than I already knew on the topic beforehand, which I thought was a lot. It wasn't. Thanks for adding those, I can always create the stubs but with all the time I have been putting into the Rock Springs Massacre page it would be easier if someone else wouldn't mind doing it.
On another note, my expansion and work on Rock Springs Massacre is nearly complete. I have to expand the Diplomatic issues subsection a bit, and do some minor things but it is almost ready for WP:FAC, I think. What it really needs now is some outside copy editing (I have made one pass over the article as well as making minor changes here and there) and some outside input. This would act like a final peer review before FAC, keeping in mind WP:WIAFA, I would like people to add a section to the talk page and comment there (I decided against a peer review because my current peer reviews I have up are pretty much stale and/or useless). I recommend reading the talk page as well, I have kept regular updates on progress and thoughts there. Any help would greatly be appreciated as I have put a ton of work into this. Thanks everyone. IvoShandor 08:33, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Oh, and I should add Bitter Creek to the list of red links above. It may need to be disambiguated as Bitter Creek (Wyoming), not sure though, might want to just because. IvoShandor 08:38, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Still wondering about this, should I just go ahead and do them, which isn't a big deal, just wondering. If you do start them, make sure to use refs, preferably in the footnoted style using <ref> and </ref> tags, don't worry about formatting, I can clean these up. The idea here would be to start out the article at least at start class, just try to bear in mind that these will be linked from (hopefully) an FA. IvoShandor 12:12, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sources request

I am in need of three journal articles that I cannot find in the libraries around here. They are probably much easier to find in Wyoming. Anyone with access to the various databases (Ebsco, ProQuest, JSTOR etc.) in Wyoming should be able to find them, at least as far as the Annals of Wyoming journal goes. If you could please, it would be greatly appreciated, these are must have articles as they discuss the topics that are not filled out in the article, Rock Springs Massacre.

  • Gardner, A. Dudley. "Chinese Emigrants in Southwest Wyoming 1868-1885," Annals of Wyoming, 1991, Vol. 63 No. 4, pp. 139-144, (ISSN 00034991).
  • Laurie, Clayton D. "Civil Disorder and the Military in Rock Springs, Wyoming: The Army's Role in the 1885 Chinese Massacre," Montana, 1990, Vol. 40 No. 3, pp. 44-59 (ISSN 00269891).
  • Carroll, Murray L. "Governor Francis E. Warren, The United States Army and the Chinese Massacre at Rock Springs," Annals of Wyoming, 1987, Vol. 59 No. 2, pp. 16-27, (ISSN 00034991).

Thanks, if you find them and can obtain an electronic copy that would be phenomenal as you could email it to me, I have email enabled on the Wiki. If not we could figure something out. Thanks again. IvoShandor 13:32, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rock Springs

Not sure this project is very active but I have a request anyway. There is a specific request on the talk page for anyone with access to a good library in the state of Wyoming.

Well, it's been awhile but I have a few more tweaks to go and Rock Springs Massacre is ready for FAC. I have made a few last notes on what I see left as far as work and hoped you might be able to undertake a copy edit and/or brief look at the article one final time. Thanks. 11:05, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rock Springs massacre

Rock Springs massacre, a GA class article within the scope of this project and tagged by this project on its talk page, is currently at featured article candidates. See its nomination at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Rock Springs massacre. Read the article, compare it with the featured article criteria and voice your opinion. IvoShandor 12:33, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Portal:Wyoming

I've taken the liberty of starting Portal:Wyoming. It needs more content - I'm slowing adding things, but more help would be great. — Zaui (talk) 16:53, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

I might remove the "State facts" section and shift the "biography" over to the right. John Carter 18:17, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wally Wales

I added the Wally Wales article to the project. It is a really short article that could show some promise. I'm going to do some more research at the library and add to it.--DutchTower 14:33, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wyoming Panhandle

I've deleted this article under WP:CSD G1: Patent nonsense. Please be on the lookout for further mischief in articles relating to Wyoming. Firsfron of Ronchester 02:38, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Charles Henry King

Charles Henry King who played an instrumental role in the establishment of Casper and Riverton as well as other settlements in Central Wyoming (and who built the Yellowstone Drug building) is in the midst of an article for deletion debate. The crux of the argument that he is not notable because he is the grandfather of President Gerald Ford and relatives of presidents are not notable! Please read the article and look at the citations including a full newspaper article on him as well as book references. Feel free to join in the debate. Even if he was not Ford's grandfather, he would be notable because of his achievements in Wyoming.Americasroof (talk) 04:05, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Kelly, Wyoming

I just did the Kelly, Wyoming article, and I was very much disappointed that there wasn't more reliable online sources discussing the Kelly flood. I put a call out on the talk] page, but I'll reiterate it here. If anybody has any good sources for the event, please update the article. CosmicPenguin (Talk) 20:06, 26 January 2008 (UTC)