Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Texas/Austin task force/Archive 3

Coordinators' working group
Hi! I'd like to draw your attention to the new WikiProject coordinators' working group, an effort to bring both official and unofficial WikiProject coordinators together so that the projects can more easily develop consensus and collaborate. This group has been created after discussion regarding possible changes to the A-Class review system, and that may be one of the first things discussed by interested coordinators. All designated project coordinators are invited to join this working group. If your project hasn't formally designated any editors as coordinators, but you are someone who regularly deals with coordination tasks in the project, please feel free to join as well. &mdash; Delievered by §hepBot  ( Disable )  on behalf of the WikiProject coordinators' working group at 04:49, 28 February 2009 (UTC)

Article alerts
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List of Austinites needs references
List of Austinites needs references on its page. If sources are in other Wikipedia articles, please put those sources in this article too. Do not remove the tag until this problem is addressed. If some entries become sourced, change this to a refimprove. WhisperToMe (talk) 22:17, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

WP:NOT#PLOT
Apologies for the notice, but this is being posted to every WikiProject to avoid accusations of systemic bias. Hiding T 13:28, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

GA Sweeps invitation
This message is being sent to WikiProjects with GAs under their scope. Since August 2007, WikiProject Good Articles has been participating in GA sweeps. The process helps to ensure that articles that have passed a nomination before that date meet the GA criteria. After nearly two years, the running total has just passed the 50% mark. In order to expediate the reviewing, several changes have been made to the process. A new worklist has been created, detailing which articles are left to review. Instead of reviewing by topic, editors can consider picking and choosing whichever articles they are interested in.

We are always looking for new members to assist with reviewing the remaining articles, and since this project has GAs under its scope, it would be beneficial if any of its members could review a few articles (perhaps your project's articles). Your project's members are likely to be more knowledgeable about your topic GAs then an outside reviewer. As a result, reviewing your project's articles would improve the quality of the review in ensuring that the article meets your project's concerns on sourcing, content, and guidelines. However, members can also review any other article in the worklist to ensure it meets the GA criteria.

If any members are interested, please visit the GA sweeps page for further details and instructions in initiating a review. If you'd like to join the process, please add your name to the running total page. In addition, for every member that reviews 100 articles from the worklist or has a significant impact on the process, s/he will get an award when they reach that threshold. With ~1,300 articles left to review, we would appreciate any editors that could contribute in helping to uphold the quality of GAs. If you have any questions about the process, reviewing, or need help with a particular article, please contact me or OhanaUnited and we'll be happy to help. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 22:17, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Are state agencies in WikiProject Austin's scope?
Are Texas state agencies in Austin within the scope of WikiProject Austin? WhisperToMe (talk) 21:50, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
 * The project is defined to include Austin and Greater Austin, so I think that any state agencies that are notable within that area could be within the project scope. But if the article only mentions Austin in passing or isn't included in an Austin category, then I don't see much benefit to including in overlapping Wikiprojects. EagleAg04 (talk) 00:23, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

Adding a "Task" Section to WikiProject Austin Page.
Should we add a "Tasks" section that explains a few tasks to let a new member of W.P.A get some idea of something under the WikiProject Austin scope to edit? For example, we could do something like this:


 * Clean-up Austin, Texas page.

I would appreciate this. Thanks. TheAustinMan (talk) 20:49, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
 * That sounds like a great idea. I'll add a task section right now. WhisperToMe (talk) 08:45, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Thank you for adding it. Well, I'm not sure why there is no tasks in the tasks section. I'll try to think of one. :) --TheAustinMan (talk) 19:41, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

African American neighborhoods in Austin
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/TX/200003561.html

This is a Library of Congress link about African-American neighborhoods in Austin. It looks like an interesting source. WhisperToMe (talk) 02:12, 4 December 2009 (UTC)