Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Collaboration/Failed/Archive 1

Fall foliage
A major american event and tourist attraction, in many spots. Ample opportunities to include lush photos of the countryside. See for instance this Intellicast "Fall foliage" weather report


 * Yes! Very timely. +sj +  16:08, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Theater of the United States
Gaping hole in the Arts and entertainment of the United States series.

Comments:
 * jengod 21:54, Oct 26, 2004 (UTC)
 * Slowking Man 21:47, Oct 31, 2004 (UTC)
 * +sj +

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Needs an article of its own. Compare to Negro League baseball and Major League Baseball. Comments:
 * D AVODD  [[User_talk:Davodd|« TALK »]] 23:26, Nov 9, 2004 (UTC)
 * PedanticallySpeaking 15:24, Nov 13, 2004 (UTC)

Boundary Waters
A unique wilderness area, unmatched in all the world for pond-hopping with canoes.
 * I've been there and I love it.  &mdash; Dan | Talk 22:23, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * I haven't and I still love it. +sj  +  19:09, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Religion in the United States
Comments:
 * There's so much to say on this! And there's so little in the article. – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 20:43, Feb 14, 2005 (UTC)

Black Hawk (chief)

 * Nominated December 30 

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Fenice 12:55, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Deserving and interesting topic, needs expansion.--Fenice 12:55, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

King Cotton

 * Renominated on [December 28, 2005]

Support:
 * 1) ZeWrestler   Talk 04:48, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Fenice 09:03, 5 January 2006 (UTC)

Comments
 * I'd like to see more done with this article -- ZeWrestler  Talk 04:48, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Jim Brown

 * Nominated [December 28, 2005] 
 * Nomination originally made by Mwalcoff on Talk page.
 * One of the most-famous athletes in American history, not to mention an actor and activist, has a pretty lame article. Anyone out there with a copy of Brown's autobiography, Out of Bounds, or the documentary Jim Brown, All-American'' could really add a lot to this page.

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Mwalcoff - nomination on Talk page
 * 2) Jprg1966
 * Incredible player and man.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2 votes, stays until February 28)

 * Nominated [February 14, 2006] ; needs 4 votes by [February 28, 2006] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support
 * 1) Akhenaton06 09:47, 14 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Doovinator 03:45, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Comments
 * I think this article is a bit of a stretch for becoming the USCOTW, since it is a very small topic reletive to the US as a whole. AndyZ 00:26, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Redwood National and State Parks (2 votes, stays until March 13)

 * Nominated [February 27] ; needs 4 votes by [March 13] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support:
 * 1) PDXblazers 00:41, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) AndyZ 13:15, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Tktktk 01:39, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Comments:
 * One of our true national treasures and the article consists of exactly one paragraph. With some great National Parks articles out there on Wikipedia, surely we could make this one better.  It is maybe the worst article in all of Wikipedia. PDXblazers 00:42, 28 February 2006 (UTC).

Potomac River (18 votes, stays until March 26)

 * Nominated [January 22, 2006] ; needs 18 votes by [March 26, 2006] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support:
 * 1) Jhohenzollern 08:00, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Caponer 20:01, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Cmadler 00:43, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Krashlandon (e)  02:31, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Rokafela 03:49, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Youngamerican 13:43, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) TwilaStar 17:52, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) SpandX 18:35, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) Clarkefreak &#8734; 02:55, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Skurrkrow 08:35, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) Timber Rattlesnake 12:56, February 6, ECT
 * 12) Afrosheen 01:07, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 13) Edoderoo 07:34, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 14) 71Demon 12:45, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 15) Henryhartley 13:28, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 16) MONGO 05:34, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 17) PDXblazers 17:49, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 18) 69.143.255.96 03:58, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 19) [[Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg|25px]] CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 00:26, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Comments:
 * For a river that is supposedly "the Nation's River" its article is sure scanty.
 * Upon first glance, this looks like a fairly good article. What do you see that still needs to be done? Cmadler 12:07, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * After looking through it, the references are missing, the lead is a bit short, and some of the other sections are a bit short (like the forks). AndyZ 12:37, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
 * The South Branch Potomac River section is alright although it could use more of a history section, an idea I've been toying with. I put in little stub mentions of the forks so they definitely need a good paragraph on each. I feel the overall history of the main branch Potomac could be a lot more in-depth, too. The North Branch and tidal portions of the Potomac could also use more information. It would be a wonderful featured article if it were to be a U.S. collaboration of the week. I've personally contributed a lot to the page, but would need some assistance to make it top notch :) --Caponer 20:01, 22 January 2006 (UTC)

Architecture of the United States (4 votes, stays until March 25)

 * Nominated [March 4] ; needs 6 votes by [March 25, 2006] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Durova 09:13, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Caponer 22:11, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) AndyZ 23:45, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 4)  GUÐSÞEGN  – UTEX – 18:28, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) [[Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg|25px]] CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 06:12, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
 * The French Wikipedia has a featured article about United States architecture. Why have we fallen behind?  This is a subject of nationwide interest.  The article is substantially more than a stub and needs an introduction, expansion, and citations. Durova 09:13, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree...the article is very skimpy for such an expansive and important topic. --Caponer 22:12, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Alabama (3 votes, stays until March 31)

 * Nominated [March 17] ; needs 4 votes by [March 31] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) ClarkBHM 18:09, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) --MONGO 05:35, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) [[Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg|25px]] CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 00:32, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * For a US state, this article is rather boring. The article consists of lots of lists and maps, no pictures. Further, the page is designed poorly with several overlapping elements cluttering up the page. I've tried to fix what I could but the extra attention would do wonders for the article. ClarkBHM 18:09, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Oregon Coast (2 votes, stays until April 1)

 * Nominated [March 18] ; needs 4 votes by [April 1] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) PDXblazers 23:44, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) [[Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg|25px]] CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 00:33, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Needs major cleanup and expansion. I have been working to expand this article, which was a stub, but I need help as I am not the best writer of prose and I don't know how to do the new references.  It is one of the major tourist destinations in the US, so it should have at least a decent article.

Appalachian Mountains (6 votes, stays until April 6)

 * Nominated [March 2] ; needs 8 votes by [April 6] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support:
 * 1) Caponer 19:23, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) AndyZ 23:36, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) --71Demon 22:45, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Timber Rattlesnake March 7th. 5:56 Est.
 * 5) Doovinator 05:16, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) [[Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg|25px]] CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 00:25, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Comments:
 * A major mountain chain of North America and dominant geographical feature of the Eastern United States. This would be a wonderful candidate for USCOTW because it encompasses parts of the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama (sixteen in all). Technically, part of it lies in Canada, but the majority of the mountain chain lies in the U.S. Close to featured article status as well. --Caponer 19:23, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

Mohawk River (2 vote, stays until April 4)

 * Nominated [March 21] ; needs 4 votes by [April 4] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) BTDenyer 21:46, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) [[Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg|25px]] CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 00:35, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * How can such an important American river have an article so short? Surely someone knows more than this!  A picture, a map, even a few references from a text could be helpful in making this a better article.

Melungeon (1 votes, stays until April 5)

 * Nominated [March 29] ; needs 2 votes by [April 5] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Caponer 02:36, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
 * This article is SO close to reaching FA status! It just needs a little shaving, but all of the appropriate content is present. It chronicles a race that is not widely known about in the United States. --Caponer 02:36, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

2006 U.S. immigrant rights protests (2 votes, stays until April 13)

 * Nominated [March 30] ; needs 4 votes by [April 13] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support:
 * 1) Kaldari 02:00, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Peter 03:59, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

Comments:
 * History in the making. This should be better documented in Wikipedia. Kaldari 02:00, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
 * It would be good to keep this article updated throughout the whole of the protesting, specifically as the information will be easier to document as it is happening rather than through sources at a later date. -Peter 03:59, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

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Mount Vernon (plantation) (4 votes, stays until April 21)

 * Nominated [March 31] ; needs 6 votes by [April 21] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support: Comments:
 * 1) Caponer 18:47, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Mkaycomputer 21:32, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) PDXblazers 05:42, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) AndyZ t 00:45, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
 * It's amazing to me that a home as famous as Mount Vernon does not have an article at FA stutus. The home of George Washington deserves much better! --Caponer 18:47, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

Native Americans in the United States (13 votes, stays until April 24)

 * Nominated [February 27] ; needs 16 votes by [April 24] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support:
 * 1) AndyZ 01:37, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) Vertigo700 04:38, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Bkwillwm 01:56, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) Caponer 05:22, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) Carwil 08:04, 8 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) Zambaretzu 13:45, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) [[Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg|25px]] CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 00:28, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) PDXblazers 06:38, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) Jack9293 12:15, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Ylbissop 18:49, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 11) Peter 03:59, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 12) Unixer 11:48, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 13) Jarnold 16:05, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 14) 69.245.0.19 21:19, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 15) Avala 20:48, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 16) 210.3.5.24 08:40, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 17) Nat Krause(Talk!) 17:06, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

Comments:
 * This article is very pertinent to the history of the US, considering as the Native Americans inhabitated the US about 17000 years in the past. It failed to pass through WP:FAC due to issues of POV and inline citations, of which the latter has already been completed. More expansion needs to be done to this article- certain of the sections, namely religion and culture, need to be expanded to represent a larger view of the Native Americans. AndyZ 01:37, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Along with Indian reservation (a previous USCOTW that still needs a large amount of help), I feel both articles are in great need of expansion. --Caponer 05:22, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

Statue of Liberty (9 votes, stays until April 28)

 * Nominated [March 24] ; needs 10 votes by [April 28] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support:
 * 1) PDXblazers 06:29, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 2) [[Image:Flag of Montenegro.svg|25px]] CrnaGora (Talk | Contribs | E-mail) 06:13, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 3) Trogdor077 02:21, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 4) AndyZ 21:15, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
 * 5) --MONGO 06:22, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 6) ClarkBHM 23:46, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 7) --G Clark | Talk 16:43, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 8) Roswell native 21:42, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 9) Avala 20:49, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
 * 10) Chris2Serious 22:40, 26 April 2006 (UTC) (nonexistant user)

Comments:
 * All the information and references that are needed are already here. It just needs cleanup, organization, and copyediting.  I think that with a collaboration, we could make it FA. PDXblazers 06:31, 24 March 2006 (UTC)