Contents
- 1 Aims
- 2 Members
- 3 Portal:Yorkshire
- 4 Creating articles
- 5 Assessment and review of articles
- 6 Improving articles
- 7 Monitoring articles
- 8 Popular articles
- 9 Articles of note
- 10 Lists of note
- 11 Formerly recognised content
- 12 Articles nominated for deletion
- 13 Categories for discussion
- 14 Templates
- 15 Categories
- 16 Resources
- 17 Tools
Aims
Please discuss this section on the talk page.
Specific aims for the project are:-
- To complete tagging and assessment of all Yorkshire related articles
- To recruit more active editors
- To bring our top level article Yorkshire up to Featured article status
- To bring all other top priority articles (currently 15 with 2 at FA) to at least Good article status
- To set up a weekly or monthly selected article improvement drive
- To produce a regular news letter for circulation to members
Members
Please feel free to , and to indicate any areas of particular interest.
Please also specify whether you would like to receive the monthly WikiProject Yorkshire newsletter with Y or N in the appropriate column.
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All members should feel free to add {{User WikiProject Yorkshire}} to their userpages to identify themselves as members of the project. |
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Rocky miller 97 (talk · contribs) | I live in Rotherham, so I can help expand information in the article about that. Also a fan of Rotherham United so I create and edit pages relating to that subject. I will also edit other regional based pages that I am considerably knowledgeable about. | N |
10redmoe (talk · contribs) | York | Y |
Daleb1995 (talk · contribs) | Leeds, West Yorkshire - a keen interest in Geography and Meteorology. | Y |
A1personage (talk · contribs) | N | |
Acabashi (talk · contribs) | East Riding, particularly Sutton-on-Hull, Driffield, and other places between with own historical family association. | Y |
Agdturner (talk · contribs) | Resident in Leeds born in Doncaster. I've lived in Yorkshire most of my life and work at the University of Leeds where I am based in the School of Geography and am deputy director of the Centre for Computational Geography. | N |
Almost-instinct (talk · contribs) | Philip Larkin | N |
Anthony Winward (talk · contribs) | Born and live in Middlesbrough and interested in the area. | Y |
AxG (talk · contribs) | Live a few miles from Sheffield, although Chesterfield is closer to Sheffield than Derby. | Y |
Bduke (talk · contribs) | While living now in Australia, I was born and brought up in Sheffield. I have a particular interest in the Yorkshire Dales and South Yorkshire. | Y |
Chappy84 (talk · contribs) | Sport In The County, The County, Leeds, York. | Y |
Chemical Engineer (talk · contribs) | Mainly to add photographs which are of good quality and provide appropriate illustration. | Y |
Chilkoot (talk · contribs) | Moor Grange and West Park. | N |
Chronotopian (talk · contribs) | Articles local to York, as well as arts, literature and culture particular to the area. | Y |
Dakinijones (talk · contribs) | Mainly interested in Leeds, Bridlington and the Yorkshire Dales | Y |
Derek R Bullamore (talk · contribs) | Y | |
DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered (talk · contribs) | Mostly interested in Guisborough and the area but will flirt with further afield. | Y |
Dr Greg (talk · contribs) | Near the Lancashire border, especially railway history. | Y |
Euchiasmus (talk · contribs) | Dales, villages, etc. | Y |
fiddlersmouth (talk · contribs) | Archaeology and history | Y |
Flarpster (talk · contribs) | Scarborough / Filey / Wolds area with special interest in ancient / medieval history | Y |
Francish7 (talk · contribs) | Mostly the Tees Valley area. | N |
futurefjp (talk · contribs) | Wetherby, West Yorshire and environs. | N |
Gaia Octavia Agrippa (talk · contribs) | Anything to do with N Yorks. | Y |
Gavbadger (talk · contribs) | Military | Y |
Gilderien (talk · contribs) | Resident of Ryedale | Y |
GrahamSmith (talk · contribs) | Principally interested in Skipton area for genealogical reasons. | N |
GuillaumeTell (talk · contribs) | Interested mainly in York and Leeds. | Y |
Harbin91 (talk · contribs) | Doncaster area, Doncaster Rovers, Hexthorpe area of Doncaster, and anything else that my interest me. | Y |
Harkey Lodger (talk · contribs) | Mainly articles on "Natural Areas" of the old County of Yorkshire but some specific work on villages, towns and rivers. | Y |
IJA (talk · contribs) | West Yorkshire mainly, Bradford and Keighley areas. History of Yorkshire too. | Y |
Jcuk (talk · contribs) | Mainly Knaresborough, Harrogate, Nidderdale areas, also anything to do with James Herriot, being a somewhat obssessive fan and working at the World Of James Herriot museum! | N |
JeremyA (talk · contribs) | Note however that Wikipedia:WikiProject Sheffield has been established for about a year, is fairly active, and its members have to a certain extent been looking after articles covering subjects within the whole of South Yorkshire. So communication with that project on issues that affect South Yorkshire articles would be appreciated by its members (of which I am one). | Y |
Kaly99 (talk · contribs) | Y | |
Keith D (talk · contribs) | Mainly articles covering East Riding of Yorkshire. | Y |
Kildwyke (talk · contribs) | Born in Craven district. Ancestors from Settle. I made the Craven page and got a Barn Star for it. Recently completed myKeighley and Kendal Turnpike page. I'm interested in the history of the people of the Pennines including Vikings, Celts and Neolithic tribes. Also Geology Topography of the Pennines of West Riding of Yorkshire. | Y |
Langcliffe (talk · contribs) | Yorkshire Dales, Caves, Hills, Geology, Upper Wharfedale. | N |
Leo1802 (talk · contribs) | Interested in West Yorkshire mainly Calderdale and sports. | N |
Lewisskinner (talk · contribs) | most Sheffield and West Riding-related articles. | Y |
LNWWatcher (talk · contribs) | Leeds, particularly areas I know and local politics. | N |
MarmadukePercy (talk · contribs) | South Yorkshire, Levett and related families, general Yorkshire history. | Y |
Mattythewhite (talk · contribs) | Football in the county, especially in North Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire. | Y |
MRacer (talk · contribs) | Basically, all of North Yorkshire, including the areas of the Teesside conurbation historically a part of it, plus some very specific areas with which I have some personal familiarity and/or pride, such as Hambleton district etc. | Y |
Mtaylor848 (talk · contribs) | Leeds, Wetherby, Chapel Allerton, Headingley, Kirkstall, Holt Park, Headingley, Killingbeck, Moor Grange, West Park Hunslet and Holbeck. | Y |
Nate1481 (talk · contribs) | Live in York, Used to live in Bradford & attend Bradford Uni | N |
Nick Watts (talk · contribs) | Resident in Bradford. Interested in the Bradford area and its history, and classical music activities in the area. | Y |
Nigelcoates (talk · contribs) | Scarborough / Pickering / Filey area | Y |
Northumbrian (talk · contribs) | Articles concerned with Kingston upon Hull primarily, but also other Yorkshire-related articles to a lesser degree. | Y |
Notjamesbond (talk · contribs) | Based in West Yorkshire, enjoy walking in the Dales, am happy to help with Yorkshire based articles. | Y |
Nthep (talk · contribs) | West & North Yorkshire | Y |
PamD (talk · contribs) | Leeds and general tidying. | Y |
Pamela Gardiner (talk · contribs) | Mostly art related. | Y |
PatHadley (talk · contribs) | Mostly interested in Yorkshire archaeology. York resident. | N |
Rfsmit (talk · contribs) | Hambleton area to Teesside. | Y (S) |
Rimmer1993 (talk · contribs) | Exile. Sports and geographic items. | Y |
Scillystuff (talk · contribs) | The West Riding, mostly railways. | Y |
Storye book (talk · contribs) | I've edited the Leeds City Museum page a little. I'm happy to photograph buildings, landscape and objects in the North and West Yorks areas, especially around Harrogate and Leeds. | Y |
Stuffed cat (talk · contribs) | West & North Yorkshire and Greater Teesside. | Y |
Symac (talk · contribs) | As a French wikipedian moving to York in April 2015, this projects interests me, especially for translations to French. | Y |
synaptic peach (talk · contribs) | Dales, York | Y |
Tomd2712 (talk · contribs) | Y | |
TomDWilliams (talk · contribs) | Y | |
Wilbur2012 (talk · contribs) | Doncaster + South Yorkshire as well as Aviation and Media. | Y |
Yorkshiresoul (talk · contribs) | Ilkley, cricket, the Dales. | Y |
HarryAdney (talk · contribs) | Wensleydale resident. | Y |
1916Walker987 (talk · contribs) | North Yorkshire | N |
WinslowBoy (talk · contribs) | Interests in Yorkshire's great and good, and English literature. Back on Wikipedia after a break (aka losing password - this time, I know to set an email address too!) Proud to call God's Own County home. | Y |
Scottjbroughton (talk · contribs) | Scarborough resident, and active member of the music and digital media scene. | Y |
Tomdaone (talk · contribs) | Born and bred in Leeds, interested in updating local pages from around Leeds and the music and entertainment scene. | Y |
SvenShaw (talk · contribs) | Born in Bradford, interested in local architecture, history and Yorkshire customs | Y |
Zakhx150 (talk · contribs) | Professional Archaeologist; Roman & Prehistoric Archaeology, Roman Britain, Roman Religion | Y |
Oldontarian (talk · contribs) | amateur genealogist and geographer with interests in Yorkshire and other parts of the UK as well | Y |
Benhunter09 (talk · contribs) | Hull | Y |
Mishae (talk · contribs) | Will update politicians related to Yorkshire | Y |
BNC85 (talk · contribs) | Resident of Wakefield and works in Leeds. Originally from Newcastle upon Tyne and with an interest in local history and UK law enforcement (and history thereof) | Y |
Darrenmarshall (talk · contribs) | I live in Harrogate in North Yorkshire, I have a keen interest in my home town and the surrounding area, and am a railway enthusiast. Currently employed as a Hotel Manager.. | Y |
Asterixtintin (talk · contribs) | Mostly anything to do with Doncaster - for example the sports teams and schools, and anything interesting to add to the full page from local history. Also, willing to venture further out in regards to football. | Y |
Portal:Yorkshire
Portals are pages intended to serve as "Main Pages" for specific topics or areas. Portals may be associated with one or more WikiProjects; unlike WikiProjects, however, they are meant for both readers and editors of Wikipedia, and should promote content and encourage contribution.
Creating articles
Guidelines
How to write about settlements
New articles
Please feel free to list your new Yorkshire-related articles here (newer articles at the top, please). Please also make sure that each new article created is put into one of the categories for Yorkshire, so that the articles will appear there.
- River Laver
- River Skell
- Nidderdale AONB
- Yordas Cave
- Weathercote Cave
- Skirwith Cave
- Dibbles Bridge coach crash (1925)
- Wakefield City Police
- Jib Tunnel
- Rat Hole, Gaping Gill
- Stream Passage Pot
- Flood Entrance Pot
- Disappointment Pot
- Bar Pot
- A166 road
- West Riding County Cup
- Huttons Ambo
- Upper Helmsley
- Cadeby Main Pit Disaster
- Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association
- Settle College
- Healaugh, Tadcaster
- White Wells
- York City F.C. league record by opponent
- Wath Athletic F.C.
- Nicholas Postgate
- Norman Harding
- Brotherton Library
- Driffield Times
- Barley Hall
- List of Rivers of Yorkshire
- Edwin Airey
- Template:Rivers_of_Yorkshire
- Minster Way
- Thomas Danby (mayor)
- Holy Trinity Church, Leeds
- William Etty (architect)
- Lord Mayor of Leeds
- Teesville
- Eston Nab
- Great Broughton, North Yorkshire
- Bradford City Hall
- Halifax Town Hall
- Bradford Industrial Museum
- Bankfield Museum
- Bracken Hall Countryside Centre and Museum
- Gristhorpe Man
- Manor House Museum
- Cliffe Castle Museum
- Ilkley Toy Museum
- Craven Herald & Pioneer
- Leeds Times
- Orchard Park Estate
- Wyke College
- Marilyn Stowe
- Steven Croft (bishop)
- Selina Scott
- William Craven (Lord Mayor of London)
- William Marshall (1796-1872)
- James Garth Marshall
- John Marshall (1797-1836)
- Ainsty Bounds Walk
- Abbeys Amble
- Fountains Fell
- Simon Fell (Yorkshire Dales)
- Buslingthorpe, Leeds
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Scarborough General Hospital
Did you know (DYK?)
Any new articles that have an interesting or unusual fact in them should be suggested for the Did you know? box on the Main Page.
- ... that Hawksmoor serves steaks (pictured) from Ginger Pig longhorns? - Featured 11 August 2014
- ... that before they moved to their current home of Odsal Stadium, Bradford Northern spent 26 years based at Birch Lane? - Featured 11 June 2014
- ... that Arsenal reached the 2014 FA Cup Final today without leaving London? - Featured 17 May 2014
- ... that Mount St Mary's Church, Leeds (pictured), was built on an abandoned mine and has a bricked-up access to the mine from the sacristy? - Featured 15 May 2014
- ... that the first vicar of the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Beckwithshaw (pictured), was Charles Farrar Forster? - Featured 9 April 2014
- ... that Emma Lonsdale is a "fridge kid"? - Featured 20 February 2014
- ... that John Baines of Team GB, originally set to compete in the four-man bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics, ended up doing the two-man bobsleigh as well? - Featured 17 February 2014
- ... that the building of St Robert's Church, Pannal, North Yorkshire, was begun by brothers of the Trinitarian Order in the 14th century? - Featured 17 January 2014
- ... that Cavendish Pianos is the only company producing pianos still wholly built in the UK? - Featured 18 December 2013
- ... that the Darnall Works in Sheffield (heat treatment workshop pictured) is the only remaining works to have produced crucible steel on a large scale? - Featured 14 September 2013
- ... that an ancestor of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, worked to create educational opportunities for women, and co-founded Leeds Girls' High School in 1876? - Featured 27 July 2013
- ... that screenwriter Sally Wainwright was inspired by her mother's second marriage when writing Last Tango in Halifax, a story of romance between two widowed septuagenarians? - Featured 8 May 2013
- ... that Leeds United banned Galatasaray fans from attending the UEFA Cup semi-final at Elland Road because of the 2000 UEFA Cup semi-final violence? - Featured 17 March 2013
- ... that if Welsh team Swansea City win in the 2013 Football League Cup Final, they will represent England in the Europa League? - Featured 1 February 2013
- ... that John Hemmingham was banned from Sheffield United's Bramall Lane stadium because of concerns that playing music might structurally damage the stands? - Featured 18 January 2013
- ... that Sir Marmaduke Constable was the great-grandfather of the poet, Henry Constable, author of Diana, one of the first English sonnet sequences? - Featured 2 January 2013
- ... that Andy McDonald, the newly elected Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough, has already worked with parliamentarians as a special adviser to the Defence Select Committee? - Featured 21 December 2012
- ... that ITM Power are developing technology to make the Isle of Wight carbon neutral? - Featured 17 November 2012
- |... that HMS Ambrose was a British cargo liner that was converted into an armed merchant cruiser and then into a submarine depot ship during World War I? - Featured 30 October 2012
- ... that 2012 British Paralympic wheelchair basketball player Terry Bywater made his Paralympic debut in 2000 in Sydney? - Featured 5 September 2012
- ... that Matt Byrne, Terry Bywater, Gaz Choudhry, Peter Finbow, Abdi Jama, Jon Hall, Dan Highcock, Ade Orogbemi, Simon Munn, Jon Pollock, Ian Sagar, and Matt Sealy have been selected to play wheelchair basketball for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics? - Featured 26 August 2012
- ... that swimmer Joseph Roebuck missed out on qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics by a quarter of a second, but is set to compete in three events for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics? - Featured 28 July 2012
- ... that Michelin starred restaurant The Box Tree is part owned by celebrity chef Marco Pierre White? - Featured 28 July 2012
- ... that Sheffield United played their first ever league fixture against Burton Wanderers on 13 September 1890? - Featured 2 July 2012
... that Holy Cross Church, Gilling, was at one time referred to as Saint Helena's after the Roman Empress whom legend says discovered the True Cross? - Featured 26 June 2012
- ... that York City have recorded more league victories against Rochdale than against any other club, having beaten them 43 times from 100 attempts? - Featured 22 June 2012
- ... that All Saints Church, Helmsley (pictured), contains two chapels dedicated to different saints? - Featured 19 June 2012
- ... that St Mary's Church, Whitby (pictured), was the setting for a scene from Bram Stoker's Dracula? - Featured 18 June 2012
- ... that While She Sleeps won the Kerrang! award for Best British Newcomer at the 2012 awards ceremony? - Featured 14 June 2012
- ... that British archer Amy Oliver, who is due to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics, didn't like the sport when she first tried it? - Featured 12 June 2012
- ... that when three men wearing gloves, masks and balaclavas were found on the roof of a church (pictured) missing £100,000 worth of lead, they were let off because police said they "might be there just for the view"? - Featured 11 June 2012
- ... that St. Oswald's church, Oswaldkirk (pictured), hosted the first sermon of the future Archbishop of Canterbury and chaplain to Charles II, John Tillotson? - Featured 3 June 2012
- ... that in 1905, Bolckow Vaughan was easily Great Britain's largest producer of pig iron? - Featured 20 March 2012
- ... that Blair Athol won the 1864 Derby despite getting repeatedly kicked in the genitals by a lad paid by bookmakers to prevent him from competing, and later sired Silvio, who also won the Derby in 1877? - Featured 4 January 2012
- ... All entries
Assessment and review of articles
- Assessment area of the project - this linked page rates articles for both quality and importance to this project.
Click on the coloured areas in the table below to show a list of articles in each category.
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These links provide further information about the status of articles: Index · Statistics · Log
For an explanation of the more formal review process see: Peer review
Improving articles
The above todo box has the following elements which can be edited:
- |requests=
- |copyedit=
- |wikify=
- |merge=
- |cleanup=
- |expand=
- |disambiguation=
- |stubs=
- |update=
- |npov=
- |verify=
- |other=
Please try to be specific in making requests.
For the talk pages of Yorkshire stubs, see Category:Stub-Class Yorkshire articles
A clean-up listing is available here which lists articles tagged with various clean-up tags that need attention.
Monitoring articles
All members should always feel free to patrol the recent changes list to note improvements to, changes, or vandalism of articles within the scope of this project. Also available is the article alerts log which gives details of workflow activities for articles covered by the project.
Popular articles
There is a list of the most popular viewed project pages available here. The first 1,000 most popular viewed pages during the previous month is given with the number of hits.
Articles of note
Featured articles
These articles on Yorkshire-related subjects have featured article status, although not necessarily achieved through the work of this WikiProject. Currently there are 33 Yorkshire featured articles.
Henry Moore • Caedmon • George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore • History of Sheffield • York City F.C. • Joseph Priestley • Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C. • Valley Parade • William Wilberforce • History of Bradford City A.F.C. • Last of the Summer Wine • Ealdred (bishop) • Paulinus of York • Wilfrid • HMS Endeavour • Cosmo Gordon Lang • Thomas of Bayeux • Cottingley Fairies • Wilfred Rhodes • Guy Fawkes • Yorkshire captaincy affair of 1927 • Roy Kilner • George Macaulay • Frederick Delius • Battle of Towton • Halifax Gibbet • Gerard (archbishop of York) • George Hirst • Geoffrey (archbishop of York) • Len Hutton • Hedley Verity • Abe Waddington • Æthelwold ætheling
Featured article candidates
The following articles are in review as Featured article candidates:
None at this time.
Featured article review
None at this time.
Featured topics
These groups are featured topics and can serve as an idea of what should go in a featured topics.
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Featured topic candidates
The following topics are in review as Featured topic candidates:
None at this time.
Peer review
The following articles are on review at Peer review:
- Portal:Yorkshire in review here
Good articles (GA)
The following articles have either been recognised as good articles or are currently under review for good article status:
Arctic Monkeys • Sean Bean • Hull City A.F.C. • W. H. Auden • KC Stadium • Middlesbrough F.C. • Leeds Country Way • Ritchie Humphreys • York Museum Gardens • History of York City F.C. • Bootham Crescent • Edwin of Northumbria • Battle of Marston Moor • Thurstan • Stuart McCall • Michael Symes • William of York • Wulfstan II • Roger de Pont L'Evêque • Kyle Nix • Gerard (archbishop of York) • Oswald of Worcester • Sheffield Rules • Sam Cowan • 2007–08 Bradford City A.F.C. season • Battle of Boroughbridge • Jimmy Speirs • Chris Brandon • A Month in the Country (film) • Northallerton • Curtis Woodhouse • Hebden, North Yorkshire • Geoff Horsfield • Fulfordgate • James the Deacon • Architecture of Leeds • Philip Larkin • Siward Barn • John Thomas North • Oslac of York • Thored • Kingston upon Hull • Thomas Ferens • Peak District • Ælfhelm of York • 2008–09 York City F.C. season • York • Geoffrey Boycott • Drax Power Station • David Wetherall • County Borough of Leeds • East Riding of Yorkshire • Bramhope Tunnel • Tickle Cock Bridge • Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet • Sheffield • Rudyard Kipling (ship) • Norman Yardley • 1996 Football League Second Division play-off Final • Abe Waddington • Joe Colbeck • John and Christopher Wright • York Castle • 1903–04 Bradford City A.F.C. season • Aire and Calder Navigation • River Hull • George Hirst • River Don Navigation • 2010–11 York City F.C. season • Ed Miliband • Micky Adams • Whitby • Stones Brewery • Peter Swan (footballer born 1966) • 1936 FA Cup Final • Webster's Brewery • John Smith's Brewery • Church of Saint Oswald, King and Martyr, Oswaldkirk • Cynesige • Michael Coulson (footballer) • Thorne and Hatfield Moors • HMS Vigilant (1777) • Middleton, Leeds • 2011–12 York City F.C. season • Gisborough Priory • 1889–90 Sheffield United F.C. season • One Direction • The Box Tree • Bosa of York • Terry Bywater • LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman • Stones Bitter • 2011–12 Sheffield United F.C. season • Stainforth and Keadby Canal • Blackburn Meadows • Street House Anglo-Saxon cemetery • Cleveland Railway (England) • Fairy Queen (locomotive) • 1891–92 Sheffield United F.C. season • Axholme Joint Railway • John Hemmingham • Gordon Banks • Paul Robinson (footballer born 1979) • 2012–13 York City F.C. season • Richard Cresswell • Bolckow Vaughan • Ecgbert (bishop) • Æthelbert of York • Belgian ship A4 • Wade's Causeway • 2000 UEFA Cup semi-final violence • 2013–14 York City F.C. season • Conisbrough Castle • Skipsea Castle • 2014–15 York City F.C. season
- Under review
- 2015 Tour de Yorkshire nominated
- GAR reassessment
- Ed Miliband reassessment Talk:Ed Miliband/GA3
Lists of note
Featured lists
These articles on Yorkshire-related subjects have featured list status, not necessarily achieved through the work of this WikiProject.
- York City F.C. Clubman of the Year
- List of York City F.C. managers
- List of York City F.C. players
- List of York City F.C. seasons
- List of Bradford City A.F.C. seasons
- List of York City F.C. records and statistics
- List of Leeds United A.F.C. seasons
- List of Scarborough F.C. seasons
- List of awards and nominations received by Arctic Monkeys
- List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cleveland
- List of Hull City A.F.C. seasons
- List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in Northern England
- Sheffield United F.C. league record by opponent
- York City F.C. league record by opponent
- List of York City F.C. players (25–99 appearances)
Featured list candidates (FLC)
The following lists are in review as Featured list candidates:
None at this time.
Formerly recognised content
- Former featured articles
- Delisted Good Articles
Articles nominated for deletion
AFD's
None at this time
PROD's
None at this time.
Categories for discussion
None at this time.
Templates
Stubs
NOTE: Stubs are managed by the Stub-sorting WikiProject. Before creating a new stub template, you should propose it at Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals. See Wikipedia:Stub for general guidelines on proposing stub templates and categories. DO NOT simply create new stub templates, as these will be deleted.
Other templates
{{WikiProject Yorkshire}} should be placed on the talk pages of relevant articles to put them under the project's radar.
{{WikiProject Yorkshire}} looks like this:
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{{Yorkshire Rose}} is the, barnstar like, award of WikiProject Yorkshire. The white rose emblem of the county of York is awarded to anyone who makes valued contributions to Yorkshire articles on Wikipedia.
The Yorkshire Rose award looks like this:
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An optional message and signature are added as a parameter.
{{Thanks WPYorks}} is a project thanks template that can be placed on user talk pages to advertise the project and thank them for their edits to project related articles. Place {{subst:Thanks WPYorks|~~~~}} on the appropriate user talk page. If you want to indicate a specific article then add the article= parameter to specify the article name like {{subst:Thanks WPYorks|article=Yorkshire|~~~~}}, this looks like:
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Yorkshire/Sidebar}} gives a sidebar which can be added to your user page for shortcuts to sections of the project pages.
It looks like this:
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Categories
You can assign a category to a page simply by adding [[Category:Category name]] to the page's wikitext source. In order to reference a category within a page as a normal wiki link (without adding the page to the category) prefix the link name with a colon. For example: Category:Not in this category
Resources
- The South Yorkshire Historic Environment Characterisation Project by the South Yorkshire Archaeology Service.
- OpenStreetMap OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world.
- Neighbourhood Statistics Demographic information for settlements. City, town, village, civil parish, ward, etc.
- Histpop — The Online Historical Population Reports Project A collection of British Historical Population Reports
- Geograph. Photographs of places to upload. The Geograph British Isles project aims to collect geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland. The licensing on Geograph allows these photos to be uploaded to Commons - user {{geograph|nnnnn|forename surname}} in the "Permission" field when uploading image file, where nnnn is the geograph number of the image.
- GENUKI Yorkshire Historical and genealogical information. You can use templates {{Genukiwry}}, {{Genukinry}}, {{Genukiery}}, {{Genukiary}} (for West/North/East Riding or Ainsty/York) to provide an External Link to the relevant Genuki page.
- York University Archaeology Data Service Database of archaeological sites. Searchable in various ways.
- Flickr Commons images Hundreds of free-to-use images from Flickr Commons. This search for 'Yorkshire' is very fruitful but more specific searches are also likely to generate excellent results.
- York Museums Trust GLAMwiki partnership One of Yorkshire's largest museum organisations has a relationship with the Wikipedia community mediated by Wikimedia UK. A residency ran from October 2013 - April 2014 but the trust are happy to make further contact with editors.
- Yorkshire Network Project Yorkshire's 150 registered museums are being given the chance to engage with Wikipedia. There are fantastic opportunities for Wikipedians to work with experts and unique collections on a huge range of subjects. Use the project talk page or contact PatHadley to find out more.
Related projects
- WikiProject Yorkshire
- WikiProject Bradford
- WikiProject Sheffield
Tools
- Main tool page: toolserver.org
- Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references.
- Checklinks - Edit and repair external links.
- Dablinks - Show links requiring DAB.
- Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
- Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.
- Wikiproject Watchlist - WikiProject Yorkshire
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