Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rhode Island/Archive 2

Radio stations
There is now an article for every radio station in Rhode Island. Most are stubs in need of expansion with information from reliable sources. WXHQ-LP and WBLQ-LP are in most urgent need and I am hopeful that Rhode Island experts or residents may have better access to to sort of secondary sources, possibly offline, that would further expand these articles and cement any question as to notability. Thank you. - Dravecky (talk) 00:37, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Providence meetup?
Is anyone interested in a meetup? I started a page to plan one at Meetup/Providence. --mikeu (talk) 15:52, 16 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I'll be organizing the first Providence meetup in October, but before I pick a date I'd like to get some input from people who might be interested in attending. --mikeu (talk) 15:42, 25 September 2008 (UTC)


 * The next two meetups are scheduled for Nov. 8 and Dec. 13. See Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Providence for details.  --mikeu talk 14:19, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Another meetup is being scheduled here. Tentatively for Oct. 2009 --mikeu talk 17:06, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Templates?
A request for all of you Rhode Island people from someone who knows little about the state... Most states throughout the country, including Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont, have small navboxes comparable to Rhode Island on the county level, listing all the communities in the county, including villages. Check out the categories for Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont if my explanation doesn't make sense. Now: what do you project members think of having such templates for Rhode Island? Would you like me or someone else to begin creating these templates, or would it be preferable to skip it? Nyttend (talk) 14:32, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, sure. Something like the Narragansett Bay template.  Cities, towns, geographical features, etc...--Loodog (talk) 16:41, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * No, that's not exactly what I mean: such templates are meant for municipalities and communities, so they include just cities, towns, CDPs, and villages. Nyttend (talk) 19:09, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * The one question that arises is, well, size. These templates really wouldn't be that big. Maybe it would be possible to adjust the one existing template to include optional show/hide features listing the locations by county as well? John Carter (talk) 19:13, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I suppose it might be possible; Michigan has some parts divided between the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. I really don't care; it's simply that I've placed such templates in counties nationwide, and I think it would be nice if your project discussed the question and decided that either (1) such templates should be made and placed, or (2) it would be better not to bother with them.  Nyttend (talk) 21:31, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * By the way, if I were to make the templates, the templates would have the following numbers of entries: Nyttend (talk) 21:50, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Bristol County: 3 entries
 * Kent County: 6 entries
 * Newport County: 8 entries
 * Providence County: 33 entries
 * Washington County: 20 entries
 * I didn't think at first it would be necessary, but after checking the Connecticut ones, I guess it makes sense: go for it.--uɐɔlnʌɟoʞǝɹɐs 16:38, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I've made one for, since it's the smallest.  Other county templates are different, since not all of their entries will be towns and cities; as a result, some will be placed on articles that aren't linked on the state template.  What do all of you think of it?  Nyttend (talk) 17:44, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I'd vote for making the map about half the current size, but besides that, looks reasonable...--uɐɔlnʌɟoʞǝɹɐs 20:43, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Agreed for the current county. Right now, the map definitely dwarfs the links, which isn't a good idea. It would probably work best if the size of the map and links were probably roughly similar. John Carter (talk) 21:00, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
 * The default size for the template coding is 180px (which is the big size that you saw), but most such templates nationwide have the maps smaller. I just wanted to see what all of you thought about this size.  I don't have time for all the templates tonight, but I can get Kent and Newport done at least.  Nyttend (talk) 00:18, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
 * K and N are done. Nyttend (talk) 00:52, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Changes to the WP:1.0 assessment scheme
As you may have heard, we at the Wikipedia 1.0 Editorial Team recently made some changes to the assessment scale, including the addition of a new level. The new description is available at WP:ASSESS.
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Wikipedia 0.7 articles have been selected for Rhode Island
Wikipedia 0.7 is a collection of English Wikipedia articles due to be released on DVD, and available for free download, later this year. The Version 1.0 Editorial Team has made an automated selection of articles for Version 0.7.

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Rhode Island articles needing geographic coordinates
 articles in Category:Rhode Island articles missing geocoordinate data do not have geographic coordinates. Coords are useful for making the article appear on Google Maps & many other mapping services; and they allow our users to click through to see the article subject location on a map. There's a short guide to on how to add geocodes to articles ... it really is very easy to do. I hope you'll take some time to ensure that Rhode Island is as well represented as it can be on wikipedia by fixing up the listed articles. thanks --Tagishsimon (talk) 00:50, 26 November 2008 (UTC)