Wikipedia:WikiProject Kansas

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Welcome

This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the U.S. state of Kansas with a spirit of cooperation. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on formatting and layout of articles, which can be discussed at the project's talk page. To participate, simply add your name at the member section below.

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Project Divisions

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WikiProject Divisions

  • Alerts - provides members of WikiProject Kansas with information about new discussions or collaborations.
  • Communities (talk)—Cities, towns, villages and boroughs
  • Physical geography (talk)— Regions, parks, climate, physical features
  • Transportation (talk)— Roads, trails, rail, ferries, and airplanes in and around Kansas
  • Culture (talk)— Music, art, icons, mass communication
  • People (talk)—Includes Kansas natives and those residents who have shaped Kansas
  • Government (talk)—Government: federal, state and local politics in relation to Kansas
  • History (talk)—History of Kansas during and prior to statehood
  • Economy (Talk)—Major Kansas industries, employers, trends, and history relating to the economy of Kansas

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Tasks and statistics

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Tasks

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Statistics

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WikiProject statistics

Articles and system

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Main page: 1.0 Editorial Team : Kansas articles
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B-Class articles

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Start articles

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WikiProject Link to Stubs

If the priority articles in the top of this page don't interest you, you can always expand one of these stubs.

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WikiProject Kansas Photographs

Many Kansas articles lack photographs: some of these can be found at Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Kansas. If any are located near you, you can help Wikipedia by uploading a freely licensed photograph to Wikimedia Commons.

Please help take photos of various Kansas Courthouses that are missing.

Participants

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Active members

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To join WikiProject Kansas, edit this section and insert the Wikitext #{{subst:me}} with your areas of interest into the following list of members in alphabetical order. Members should also place member identification on their user page.

  1. Aardvark92 (talk · contribs)
  2. Activist (talk · contribs) Have traveled most of the state including every Interstate mile. Interest in Government and communities.
  3. AlSmith28 (talk · contribs)
  4. Arkoutdoors (talk · contribs) - south-eastern Kansas in particular, as well as Kansas geography, history and politics.
  5. Baylor98 (talk · contribs) - Kansas City Metropolitan Area
  6. Bhall87 (talk · contribs) - Lawrence, Kansas, mainly interested in Kansas cities, Bleeding Kansas, Northeast Kansasand trying to get photos of places in Kansas. Also, I am doing a massive list of ghost towns in Kansas.
  7. Buaidh (talk · contribs) - Northwestern Kansas TerritoryHistory of the Territory of Kansas
  8. Couillaud (talk · contribs)
  9. Cuprum17 (talk · contribs) - S.E. Kansas
  10. FUBAR007 (talk · contribs) - Cities and towns in central and western Kansas
  11. Flibbert (talk · contribs)
  12. Funplussmart (talk · contribs) -South central Kansas, particularly in the Wichita area.
  13. Hallward's Ghost (talk · contribs) 00:33:56, 16 August 2020 (UTC)  I was born and raised in Lewis, Kansas, and am interested in working in articles relating to the history of Kansas, particularly regarding prehistory and the history of Indigenous people in Kansas, as well as the Bleeding Kansas time period.[reply]
  14. ilamb94 (talk · contribs) - Wichita, Kansas, Interested in Kansas politics and Kansas towns.
  15. IronRose26 (talk · contribs) Current resident of Stilwell, Kansas; I enjoy history and small towns. I am excellent at copy/line editing. March 2022
  16. IveGoneAway (talk · contribs) - Kansas geology and related settlement history, especially the counties along primordial Interstate 70.
  17. Jp07 (talk · contribs)
  18. Kmwebber (talk · contribs) -Interested in Kansas History, hoping to contribute to articles soon!
  19. Kswx29 (talk · contribs) - Northeast Kansas
  20. Ks0stm (talk · contribs) - Salina, Kansas, Anything related to cities/towns/counties or central Kansas.
  21. L337p4wn (talk · contribs) - Wichita, Kansas
  22. Lithistman (talk · contribs) - Southwest Kansas, mainly interested in Dodge City-related articles, Bleeding Kansas, photographing places in Kansas, and Kansas history.
  23. marshan3q (talk · contribs) - Lawrence, Kansas Born in Topeka, raised all over the state by Kansas teachers (mother Kindergarten, father high school social studies). Fascinated by Kansas history, the history of the Free Staters, Jayhawkers, Lawrence, Topeka, and pretty much the entire state of Kansas. Trying to get photos of every city/community and Kansas and eventually would like to create a WikiBook on the state
  24. marasama (talk · contribs) - Wichita, Kansas
  25. mateinsixtynine (talk · contribs) - Topeka, Kansas and northeast Kansas stuff.
  26. Mdupont (talk · contribs) - Topeka, Kansas, Commons, Community.
  27. Military Peanuts (talk) 20:14, 19 March 2020 (UTC) -Native and current resident of De Soto, Kansas, former resident of Geary County, Kansas, spent summers as a child in Salina, Kansas[reply]
  28. Moonraker0022 (talk · contribs)
  29. Mustang06 (talk · contribs)
  30. paulmcdonald (talk · contribs) - Overland Park, Kansas, working on Cloud County and college football articles for schools in Kansas
  31. Qqqqqq (talk · contribs) - Politics and license plates, specifically Political party strength in Kansas and Vehicle registration plates of Kansas
  32. Reddi (talk · contribs)
  33. Ryan2845 (talk · contribs)
  34. Scu ba (talk · contribs) - Politics, namely local members of the Kansas Republican Party.
  35. Sbmeirow (talk · contribs) - All communities of Kansas
  36. Spacefem (talk · contribs) - Wichita, Kansas, Particularly interested in cities, but I'll help out anywhere.
  37. Spacini (talk · contribs) - Manhattan, Kansas, Kansas in the Civil War & Kansas biographies.
  38. WTGDMan1986 (talk · contribs)
  39. WaltBren (talk · contribs) - Manhattan, Kansas, Interested in Bus and rail transportation in Kansas, as well as general articles.
  40. Wrad (talk · contribs)
  41. Zamorakphat (talk · contribs) - Interested in Topeka and North Eastern Kansas
  42. Gearheadham (talk · contribs) 19:25:01, 29 January 2023 (UTC)  - Interested in Kansas history incl NE KS & Flint Hills areas.[reply]
  43. TwistedMan1328 (talk · contribs) - Bonner Springs, Kansas, Currently writing and editing articles and drafts for cities, townships, counties, and other entities, mostly in Northeastern Kansas.
  44. RoyalSilver (talk · contribs) - Topeka, Kansas, working on a draft for Lake Shawnee! Interested in Salina and Topeka.

Former members

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Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.

  1. Bjorklund_ks (talk · contribs) - Wichita, Kansas, Interested in Kansas sports history & Kansan athletes. - No edits since November 2009
  2. Burroughsks88 (talk · contribs) - No edits since August 2009
  3. CharacterZero (talk · contribs) - Only 1 edit (in March 2011) since November 2010
  4. Jwadeo (talk · contribs) - No edits since March 2009
  5. Kivaan (talk · contribs) - No edits since April 2008
  6. JKetchersid (talk · contribs) - Wichita, Kansas, Kansas Museums - No edits since January 2011

Member identification

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Members of WikiProject Kansas should place one of the following on their user page to add it to Category:WikiProject Kansas participants.

Wikitext userbox where used
[[Category:WikiProject Kansas participants]] none linked pages
{{Template:User WikiProject Kansas}} linked pages
{{Template:User WP Kansas}} linked pages
{{Template:User WP Kansas|invite}} linked pages

For other Kansas user templates see Category:Kansas user templates.

Templates and infoboxes

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infoboxes

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WikiProject Kansas Infoboxes

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{{Kansas}}

Infobox for use on regions, cities, and boroughs; placed at the bottom of article pages.

Templates

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WikiProject Kansas Templates

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{{WikiProject Kansas|class=|importance=}}

Template showing an article, image, category, or template is part of this WikiProject. Placed at the top of talk pages, not articles.

After tagging an article, you can add it and its talk page to Wikipedia:WikiProject Kansas/Kansas recent changes if you want it to show up before the next update.

WikiProject iconKansas Unassessed
WikiProject iconThis article is within the scope of WikiProject Kansas, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the U.S. state of Kansas on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.
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{{Kansas History}}

Template to categorize different periods in Kansas's history; placed toward the top of history-related article pages.

Important dates in Kansas's history
Flag of Kansas
Flag of Kansas
July–August 1541
Coronado explores Kansas
April 30, 1803
Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed
May 30, 1854
Kansas Territory organized
July 29, 1859
Constitution adopted by convention
January 29, 1861
Kansas becomes 34th state
August 21, 1863
Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence
Spring 1879
Exodusters
February 19, 1881
First state to Constitutionally prohibit alcohol
1890s
Populist Revolt
July 1951
Great Flood of 1951
May 17, 1954
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

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{{Kansas-stub}}

Stub notice for Kansas articles not covered by one of the other stub categories; placed at the bottom of article pages

{{Kansas-geo-stub}}

Stub notice for articles dealing with Kansas locations or geographical features; placed at the bottom of article pages

{{Kansas-politician-stub}}

Stub notice for Kansas politicians; placed at the bottom of article pages

{{Kansas-school-stub}}

Stub notice for Kansas schools (but not colleges or universities); placed at the bottom of article pages

For Kansas-related articles needing a photograph, use {{Image requested|in=Kansas}} in the talk page, which adds the article needing a photo to Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Kansas. You can help Wikipedia by uploading freely licensed photographs for these articles to Wikimedia Commons.

The Free Image Search Tool may be able to locate suitable images on other web sites.

The Image Existence Checker shows articles in this list that have images.


{{Kansas Barnstar}} Award a barnstar to an editor who has added value to the project.
The Kansas Barnstar
The Kansas Barnstar is awarded to editors to recognize significant contributions to Kansas-related articles.

Userbox templates

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{{Template:User interest Kansas|6}}
This user is interested in the U.S. State of Kansas.
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{{Template:User interest Kansas|8}}
This user is interested in the U.S. State of Kansas.
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{{Template:User interest Kansas|10}}
This user is interested in the U.S. State of Kansas.
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{{Template:User interest Kansas|12}}
This user is interested in the U.S. State of Kansas.
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{{Template:User Kansas}}
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{{Template:User Kansan}}
This user is a native of Kansas.
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{{Template:User WPKansas}} Usage
{{User:Dailynetworks/ubx/Kansas}}
This user has visited Kansas.
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Tips

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Useful tips for "WikiProject Kansas" editors:

  • See Wikipedia:USCITY article for U.S. city guideline. This should be used for all U.S. communities, which includes incorporated cities, unincorporated cities, ghost towns, neighborhoods. Obviously, not all fields and sections apply in non-incorporated community articles. (tip by User:Sbmeirow)
  • Since some websites delete or move old webpages, it's best to archive the webpage AND add it to your references. This future-proofs your references, because if the old webpage goes away, then Wikipedia still has access to an archived copy. Instructions: 1) open up first webpage that you plan to use in your reference, 2) open up a second webpage to https://archive.org/web/ 3) paste first webpage box on right side under "Save Page Now" then press "Save Page" button and wait archive.org to backup the webpage, 4) open up wikipedia article that needs the reference, 5) edit the article, 6) click the cursor where you need to insert the reference, 7) choose a "Cite" template at the top of the edit window, 8) click "Show/hide extra fields" button (to show archive fields), 9) fill in fields, 10) click "Preview" button to make sure you haven't made a mistake, 11) click "Insert" button to insert the reference citation text into the edit window. (tip by User:Sbmeirow)

Resources

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Websites
Kansas
Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia : The Missing Manual; John Broughton; O'Reilly Media; 312 pages; 2008; ISBN 9780596515164. (Online HTML eBook)

Tools

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Main tool page: toolserver.org
  • Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
  • Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
  • Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
  • Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.