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• 24 Apr 2024 – Vulcan Bridge (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Kentuckian (t · c); see discussion
• 07 Apr 2024 – Lewis W. Green (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by PCN02WPS (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

• 26 Apr 2024 – Alamgir Hashmi (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Saqib (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
• 25 Apr 2024 – Richmond College, Murray State University (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by ElKevbo (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
• 25 Apr 2024 – Regents College, Murray State University (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by ElKevbo (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
• 25 Apr 2024 – Hester College, Murray State University (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by ElKevbo (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
• 25 Apr 2024 – Clark College, Murray State University (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by ElKevbo (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
• 25 Apr 2024 – Statue of Roberto Clemente (Louisville, Kentucky) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Omnis Scientia (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
• 20 Apr 2024 – WBNM-LD (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mvcg66b3r (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
• 13 Apr 2024 – Mehr Hassan (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Wikibear47 (t · c); see discussion (7 participants; relisted)
• 11 Apr 2024 – WDHC-LD (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mvcg66b3r (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
• 09 Apr 2024 – Vecteezy (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dafydd y Corach (t · c); see discussion (5 participants; relisted)

Categories for discussion

• 26 Apr 2024 – Category:Natural history of Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

• 18 Apr 2024 – Modmin (talk · edit · hist) →Fark was RfDed by Utopes (t · c); see discussion
• 14 Apr 2024 – Jailarity (talk · edit · hist) →Fark RfDed by Utopes (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Featured article candidates

• 21 Apr 2024 – George Floyd (American football) (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Therapyisgood (t · c); see discussion
• 27 Mar 2024 – John Bullock Clark (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Hog Farm (t · c); see discussion

Featured list candidates

• 22 Apr 2024 – List of presidents of Centre College (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by PCN02WPS (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

• 15 Apr 2024 – Breonna Taylor (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Nickscoby (t · c); start discussion
• 06 Mar 2024 – Robert L. McLeod (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PCN02WPS (t · c); start discussion
• 04 Mar 2024 – Robert J. McMullen (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PCN02WPS (t · c); start discussion
• 15 Feb 2024 – Marcus Rediker (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Pac-Man PHD (t · c); start discussion
• 14 Feb 2024 – Joseph Bosworth (Kentucky politician) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by FatCat96 (t · c); start discussion
• 06 Feb 2024 – R. Ames Montgomery (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PCN02WPS (t · c); start discussion
• 28 Jan 2024 – Charles J. Turck (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PCN02WPS (t · c); start discussion
• 20 Sep 2023 – Exile (American band) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TenPoundHammer (t · c); start discussion

Peer reviews

• 18 Jan 2024 – William L. Breckinridge (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by PCN02WPS (t · c); see discussion

Articles for creation

• 15 Feb 2024 – Draft:Rajani LaRocca (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Crextorbium (t · c)

Invite to join the February 2024 Unreferenced Backlog Drive

WikiProject Unreferenced articles | February 2024 Backlog Drive

There is a substantial backlog of unsourced articles on Wikipedia, especially for United States-related articles! The purpose of this drive is to add sources to these articles and make a meaningful impact towards improving Wikipedia as a whole. Barnstars will be awarded based on the number of articles cited. Remember to tag your edit summary with [[WP:FEB24]], both to advertise the event and tally the points later using Edit Summary Search. Interested in taking part? Sign up here.

CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 14:12, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Anyone using project-wide change patrol?

Is anyone who does WP Kentucky work using project-wide change patrol ("ALL PROJECT PAGES" and links under it)? If not, due to performance issues in updating the mammoth page it depends on, I may need to indefinitely deprecate this feature. If anyone does use it, I need to see if I can get a bot to do the updates to that mammoth page, although I don't know in advance if that will be possible. At any rate, please let me know here if you use it. Thanks! Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 20:08, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Update: I've figured out how to get a bot to build the underlying big list of project-included articles on a daily basis. So there's no longer any need to do any manual updates. And there will no longer be weeks-long lag between updates. Every day will have refreshed project-wide change patrol. Enjoy! Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 12:38, 12 March 2024 (UTC)

Derby 150 Edit-a-thon?

Is anyone up for an edit-a-thon to celebrate Derby 150? Here's a few ideas I have about doing this:

1. Run it during the Kentucky Derby Festival – April 20 (Thunder Over Louisville) through May 4/5 (Derby Weekend)
2. The work would be focused in 3 areas, from highest to lowest priority:
   1. Improving and creating Derby-related articles
   2. Cleaning up known issues in WP Louisville and WP Kentucky articles (there are thousands!)
   3. Generally improving and/or creating articles within these projects
3. As there is international interest in the Derby, especially this one, this could be fortuitous timing for our needs. It would make good sense to inform the entire Wiki community about it.

Thoughts? There's not a lot of time to organize it, but I think it's doable. We could create a one-pager for the event, perhaps hostable in WP Louisville. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 06:35, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

I just added some thoughts on what to do in this same topic in WT:WikiProject Louisville. Let's concentrate the discussion there. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 07:45, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

Old Issues

For the sake of the WP:DERBY150 drive I'm putting together and beyond, I created a list of WP Kentucky's issues that are over a decade old. This currently shows included articles that had tags placed on them from 2006 to 2013. Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 04:48, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

It's Official: Invite to join the Derby 150 article development and backlog drive

WikiProject Louisville		Derby 150 article development and backlog drive
		Help WikiProject Louisville commemorate and celebrate the 150th Kentucky Derby! Join our article development and backlog drive taking place during the period of the Kentucky Derby Festival, April 20 – May 5, 2024. The purpose of this drive is to improve a corner of the Wikipedia related to and timed for this special rare anniversary, as a part of improving the whole encyclopedia. Barnstars will be awarded for participation. Tag your edit summary with [[WP:DERBY150]], both to advertise the event and tally edits for milestone tracking and a possible leaderboard. Interested in helping out? Sign up here. (We're also looking for technical assistance.) Join our festive international Derby party! Mint julep, anyone?

Stefen Tower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 06:12, 15 April 2024 (UTC)