Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Prussia

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FYI
If this project is still active (doesn't look like it is?), please weigh in at Talk:Prussia. Skäpperöd (talk) 07:55, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

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Inactive?
This Wikiproject is Inactive. The last entry on the talk page was way back in 6 November 2010:that is two years ago. I think we need to introduce invitations to invite Wikiproject Former countries' members and non-Wikiproject Prussia members who edit Prussia-related articles. We need a Co-ordinator and Graphist. --Al Sheik!Woiu!I do not fish! (talk) 05:27, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

I have revived the project and assuming all goes well will soon assume the role of coordinator. I have also sent out many invites. Kaiser Kitkat (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 02:17, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

Proposed Scope
Since there doesn't seem to be any defined scope for this project, I thought the first thing that might be done is to write one. Post below if you think there is anything that should be added. Ejgreen77 (talk) 01:36, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Scope
1. Prussian History: Any historical material covering the seven main historical eras of Prussia:


 * 1. Prussia before 1224 (Old Prussians, ect.)
 * 2. State of the Teutonic Order (1224–1525)
 * 3. Duchy of Prussia (1525–1618)
 * 4. Brandenburg-Prussia (1618–1701)
 * 5. Kingdom of Prussia (1701–1918) (Part of the German Empire from 1871–1918)
 * 6. Free State of Prussia (1918–1947) (Part of the Weimar Republic from 1919–1933, part of the Third Reich from 1933–1945)
 * 7. Prussia after 1947 & the Prussian legacy (Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950), Landsmannschaft Ostpreußen, Brandenburg, Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, ect.)

2. All past and present members of the Hohenzollern family.

3. Prussian Geography: all Prussian provinces, states, cities, towns, villages, administrative subdivisions, geographical regions, and natural landmarks.

4. Prominent & notable people who were born or lived in Prussia (in the fields of the military, science, the arts, politics, nobility, sports, ect.).

5. Prussian art & architecture (Brandenburg Gate, Tannenberg Memorial, Sanssouci, ect.).

6. Plant & animal breeds specific to or developed in Prussia (Trakehner, ect.).

7. Prussian stamps, coins, and currency (Prussian thaler, ect.).

8. Prussian lifestyle & culture (Sedantag, Prussian Union of churches, Prussian virtues, ect.)

9. Prussian businesses, companies, transportation, commerce, & products.

10. Prussian food & drink (Königsberger Klopse, Tilsit cheese, ect.)

11. All Prussian military forces, weapons, technology, equipment, decorations & medals, ect (Landwehr, Prussian Army, Iron Cross, ect.).

Including Krupps?--Al Sheik!Woiu!I do not fish! (talk) 13:00, 18 April 2012 (UTC)


 * I would say so. They operated within Prussia, and sold products to the Prussian government. Ejgreen77 (talk) 05:40, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

I think we need a giant reform.Unpresidented welcome to almaat chat   16:27, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Featured Article Review for Sanssouci
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Harej (talk) 16:56, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

RfC: Rota
Talk:Anti-German sentiment/Archive 2 may be of interest to this project.Icewhiz (talk) 09:10, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Portal:Lusatia
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I would like to assume the role of coordinator.
If anyone would like to object please do so- I will wait until Dec 17. Kaiser Kitkat (talk)
 * Go for it. Through such minor projects are very inactive, there is little to coordinate. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 03:50, 16 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Ditto to this  :)  I've added a couple FA to the project.  I'm taking a break from Wikipedia for a few months, didn't run for coordinator in MilHist, but I'll get back to writing more about Frederick in a few months.  Real life, you know.  :)  Cheers, auntieruth (talk) 16:03, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

Found a good image
I found Image:Flag_of_Prussia_1903-1918.svg While looking through old archives. I don't know what I am going to do with it yet, but I hope it is of help to someone.

Locality categorization by historical subdivisions
Your input about the categorization of settlements is requested at Village pump (policy). Thank you, Ejgreen77 (talk) 11:31, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Merger Proposal "RfC"
I have made a proposal to merge Recovered Territories into Territorial changes of Poland immediately after World War II, and am seeking more opinions on the matter to contibute to the discussion. Given the proposal is within the scope of this Wikiproject, I thought it'd be a good place to start. You can view the discussion here. Invinciblewalnut (talk) 23:45, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

User script to detect unreliable sources
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 * John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14.
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An RfC of interest
An RfC of possible interest to the members of the WikiProject can be found here.

Beyond My Ken (talk) 18:20, 31 July 2023 (UTC)