Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mizzou

project naming
Sorry for all the confusion between WikiProject Mizzou and WikiProject University of Missouri. I came to the conclusion that WikiProject Mizzou is a much better name. There are still many broken links that will take some time to fix so for now both categorizes are listed under project categories. Grey Wanderer | Talk 12:39, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
 * There are four schools in the system. Would it be out of line for there to be a University of Missouri wikiproject with four working groups?  Or should there just be four different wikiprojects?  I vote for the former, but I recognize your senority and personal relation to the topic.  I would like to start organizing a framework for the UMSL articles, and I think it would be easier if we just merged the campuses instead of dividing up the pool of editors.  I look forward to your response.  DaronDierkes (talk) 10:36, 3 May 2008 (UTC)


 * See comments below at "other campus projects"-Grey Wanderer | Talk 01:35, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Birchler Lab
Does anyone else think that Birchler Lab, wonderful as they are, does not belong at the end of all Mizzou articles? I'm not a very good editor so if someone could remove that for me, I think our project will look more professional and organized. Thanks! Karen 20:02, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Hmmm..I think as long as they are notable enough for a page, they deserve to be on the template.Grey Wanderer | Talk 01:11, 14 December 2007 (UTC)


 * That said...they apparently weren't notable enough for a page... -Grey Wanderer | Talk 01:30, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

other campus projects
If a project gets off the ground for UMSL, UMKC, or what used to be called UMR, should it be a separate wikiproject or a working group of this project? DaronDierkes (talk) 10:31, 3 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Hmmm...I should have thought of this when I created this project originally, but at the time there were very few university WikiProjects and I didn't consider the possibility of people having interest in starting those projects. This projects namespace, title, and structure are very MU specific, but that does not mean it couldn't be expanded to include the entire system.  But if there are enough editors involved, I like the idea of each school having a separate project, just for organizational purposes.  Do you think a UMSL project is likely to happen soon?  Any other editors out there have interest in that?-Grey Wanderer | Talk 01:30, 6 May 2008 (UTC)


 * As far as I can tell, the STL scene is pretty barren. I make an edit on a Korean article and it is scrutinized by five guys in the first hour.  A change on a St. Louis article and nobody ever says anything.  Most pages list you as the only contributor.  Anyway, I'm more of the Build it and Let them Come frame of mind.  Like the St. Louis working groups.  I made them, now we will see if anybody contributes or edits the project pages.  I've got lots of ideas still so I'll merrily edit away until somebody steps in and talks to me about it.  For the UMSL project, I'm going to work on that on my own off and on.  If I get ambitious I will create the wikiproject pages, but I'll try to do a lot of the groundwork on the St. Louis Education working group page.  All this after I finish overhauling the category system which isn't very uniform yet.  As you may see, I've tried to make a specific category tree for each working group.  Busy busy busy.  As said I welcome your opinion.  DaronDierkes (talk) 02:14, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Changes to the WP:1.0 assessment scheme
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Wikipedia 0.7 articles have been selected for Mizzou
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RfC for WP:BOOSTER
There is a request for comment about whether or not WP:BOOSTER documents a standard consensus and good practice that all editors and school/college/university articles should follow as an official policy or guideline. Madcoverboy (talk) 19:30, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Coordinators' working group
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Big 12 WikiProject
I'm trying to gauge the interested in created a Big 12 WikiProject and wondering who would like to be involved. There are already pages for WikiProject Big Ten and WikiProject ACC. A Big 12 project would cover the schools themselves and anything to do with conference sports including: events, rivalries, teams, seasons, championships and lore. There is already quite a bit of activity here on Wikipedia regarding the Big 12, and I think a project could help coordinate and unify our efforts. Please see WikiProject Council/Proposals/Big 12 if you are interested, and add your name to the list. Grey Wanderer (talk) 00:32, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

Mizzou-Nebraska rivalry
There is a discussion about if the page should exist at Talk:Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry if anyone is interested. Grey Wanderer (talk) 20:11, 16 December 2009 (UTC)

WP 1.0 bot announcement
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Mizzou articles have been selected for the Wikipedia 0.8 release
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Meetup/St. Louis
Short notice, I know, but if you are in town and interested in coming tomorrow evening, you're more than welcome.--Chaser (talk) 21:51, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

FAR
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Incorrect alumnus association in Mizzou famous alumni list
I have known every P&G CEO since the 1970's, and none of them were named Theodore Hellman. Here's a link to the names of every P&G CEO since 1890: http://www.pg.com/en_US/downloads/media/Fact_Sheets_Leadership.pdf

I think you need to modify the Mizzou alumni list to correct this for Mr. Hellman. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.33.68.31 (talk) 21:57, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Discussion on consolidating inactive and semi-active university WikiProjects
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Leaflet for Wikiproject Mizzou at Wikimania 2014
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My name is Adi Khajuria and I am helping out with Wikimania 2014 in London.

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Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Upcoming event at the WWI Museum in Kansas City
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WikiProject X is live!


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MfD nomination of Portal:University of Missouri
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 * Is there any interest in recreating (and properly maintaining) this portal? Grey Wanderer (talk) 00:27, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

Popular pages
I've requested a popular page report be generated for this project. Grey Wanderer (talk) 20:26, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Request for information on WP1.0 web tool
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User script to detect unreliable sources
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Project-independent quality assessments
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Requested move at Talk:Eric Berger (meteorologist)
There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Eric Berger (meteorologist) that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 20:37, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Merge of inactive higher education wikiprojects
I'm proposing to merge this and other inactive higher education-related wikiprojects to WikiProject Higher education. Please see the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Higher education. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 18:04, 18 July 2024 (UTC)