Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado
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Category | WikiProject Colorado |
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Parent project(s) | United States |
Project banner template | {{WikiProject United States|CO=yes|CO-importance=}} |
Userboxes | {{User WP Colorado}} {{User WikiProject Colorado}} |
Assessment | Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado/Assessment |
Popular pages | Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado/Popular pages |
WikiProject Colorado is a collaboration to improve, create, and update Wikipedia articles about the U.S. State of Colorado. We invite you to participate. To join, add your user name to our member list and place one of our member userboxes on your user page.
Please put your questions about, and suggestion for, Colorado articles on our WikiProject Colorado talk page. We really appreciate your help.
Members
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See our WikiProject Colorado member list.
To join WikiProject Colorado, add your user name to our member list and place one of our member userboxes on your user page.
Add your user name to our e-mail invitation list to receive information about Colorado events and to our U.S. Mountain West invitation list to receive invitations to online meetings of the Wikimedians in U.S. Mountain West.
You may also be interested in the Wikimedians of Colorado User Group.
Colorado collaboration
editWe invite you to participate in our current collaboration to document the following seven historic Colorado county seats:
- California Ranch, Colorado now Franktown – Douglas County seat 1864 to 1874
- Dayton, Colorado near Twin Lakes – Lake County seat 1866 to 1868
- Hahns Peak, Colorado – Routt County seat 1878 to 1912
- Lourette, Colorado – Lake County seat 1863 to 1866
- San Juan City, Colorado – Hinsdale County seat February 10, 1874 to 1875
- Ula, Colorado at 38°09′00″N 105°30′07″W / 38.1500°N 105.5019°W – Custer County seat March 9, 1877 to 1878
- Wason, Colorado near 37°49′28″N 106°53′42″W / 37.8244°N 106.8949°W – Mineral County seat March 27 to November 7, 1893
See our Colorado collaboration talk page.
Events
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- Wikimedia US Mountain West Summer 2024 online meeting, Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 8:00-9:00 PM MDT
- Wikimedia US Mountain West Autumn 2024 online meeting, Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 8:00-9:00 PM MST
Previous events:
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Colorado eventsedit
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To do
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Here are some tasks awaiting attention:
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- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado/2020 Census for 2020 United States Census results.
Colorado articles
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- List of new Colorado articles
- Recent changes to WikiProject Colorado articles
- Articles on topics located near you
- Most popular WikiProject Colorado articles
- All WikiProject Colorado articles
- Please place your request for a new Colorado article in our Colorado article requests.
Colorado data
edit- Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado/Counties
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado/Municipalities
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado/CDPs
Article alerts
editArticles for deletion
- 20 Jul 2024 – Michael Julius Ford (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Nikkimaria (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 13 Jul 2024 – Lil Travieso (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Magnolia677 (t · c) was closed as delete by Sandstein (t · c) on 20 Jul 2024; see discussion (6 participants)
Proposed deletions
- 23 Jul 2024 – Cordillera, Colorado (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Jeffrey Beall (t · c): Non-notable housing subdivision
Categories for discussion
- 20 Jul 2024 – Category:1874 in Colorado (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by HouseBlaster (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 10 Dec 2023 – Western United States (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Peaceray (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 26 Jun 2024 – Draft:Middle Shooks Run (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 2601:802:8200:D8D0:5C14:DD2D:4990:BE8F (t · c)
- 12 Mar 2024 – Draft:Grand Lodge of Colorado (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Callamachus (t · c)
- undated – Draft:Mitchell Hoog (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC
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Project divisions
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- List of all subpages of this page
- Communities (talk) – Cities, towns, and neighborhoods
- Culture (talk) – Music, art, icons, mass communication
- Economy (Talk) – Commerce: Major Colorado industries, employers, trends, and history relating to the economy of Colorado
- Education (Talk) – Colleges, Higher Learning Institutions and High Schools of Colorado
- Geography (talk) – Regions, parks, climate, physical features
- Government (talk) – Government: federal, state and local politics in relation to Colorado
- History (talk) – History of Colorado during and prior to statehood
- People (talk) – Includes Colorado natives and those residents who have shaped Colorado
- Transportation (talk) – Roads & highways, trails, railroads, airlines & airports, general aviation, and trucking, ships, public transit/busses and pipeline.
Resources
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- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado/Popular pages
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Colorado/GNIS places needing verification
- Commons:Category:Colorado
- JSTOR search for Colorado limited to accessible articles
- History of Colorado 4 volumes Stone, Wilbur Fiske, 1833-1920, ed
Templates
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WikiProject Colorado banner
editPlace the WikiProject Colorado banner {{WikiProject United States|class=|importance=|CO=yes|CO-importance=}}
at the top of the talk page of all Colorado articles and assess the article.
United States: Colorado Unassessed | ||||||||||
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Request templates
edit- If a Colorado article needs an infobox, please add
needs-infobox=yes
to the WikiProject Colorado banner on the talk page.
{{WikiProject United States|class=|importance=|CO=yes|CO-importance=|needs-infobox=yes}}
WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions. | This article is within the scope of||
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WikiProject Colorado, our collaboration to improve, create, and update Wikipedia articles about the U.S. State of Colorado. To comment about this page, select the New section tab above. For questions about, or to make suggestions for Colorado articles, go to our project's talk page. We invite you to join us! | This article is supported by ||
This article has been marked as needing an infobox. |
- If a article needs a Colorado map, please add
{{map requested|Colorado}}
below the Wikiproject Colorado banner on the talk page.
It is requested that a map or maps be included in this article to improve its quality. Wikipedians in Colorado may be able to help! |
- If a article needs a Colorado photograph, please add
{{photo requested|in=Colorado}}
below the Wikiproject Colorado banner on the talk page.
It is requested that a photograph be included in this article to improve its quality.
Wikipedians in Colorado may be able to help! The external tool WordPress Openverse may be able to locate suitable images on Flickr and other web sites. |
- If an article needs an image of a Colorado person, please add
{{image requested|people of Colorado}}
below the Wikiproject Colorado banner on the talk page.
It is requested that an image or photograph of WikiProject Colorado be included in this article to improve its quality. Please replace this template with a more specific media request template where possible.
The Free Image Search Tool or Openverse Creative Commons Search may be able to locate suitable images on Flickr and other web sites. |
Short article description
editPlace {{short description}}
at the very top of all articles with a very brief description of the article.
Infobox templates
editPlace {{infobox person}}
at the top of all articles about a Colorado person.
Place {{infobox settlement}}
at the top of all articles about a populated Colorado place. For examples of how to use this template, see Denver, Boulder, or Fulford.
Place {{infobox ancient site}}
at the top of all articles about a Colorado ghost town.
Place {{infobox road}}
at the top of all articles about a Colorado highway, road, or street.
Place {{infobox mountain}}
at the top of all articles about a Colorado mountain.
Place {{infobox mountain pass}}
at the top of all articles about a Colorado mountain pass.
Place {{infobox landform}}
at the top of all articles about a Colorado mountain range or other landform.
Place {{infobox river}}
at the top of all articles about a Colorado river or stream.
Place {{infobox body of water}}
at the top of all articles about a Colorado lake or pond.
Place {{infobox valley}}
at the top of all articles about a Colorado valley.
Place {{infobox hiking trail}}
at the top of all articles about a Colorado trail.
Place {{infobox ski area}}
at the top of all articles about a Colorado ski area.
For other infobox templates, see Category:Infobox templates
Portal boxes
editPlace one of following portal linkboxes at the top of the See also section of Colorado articles. Place {{clear}}
at the bottom of the See also section to avoid run-on to the next section.
Use {{Portal|Colorado}}
for a single portal linkbox.
Use {{Pbox|Colorado}}
for a compact single portal linkbox.
Use {{Portal|Geography|North America|United States|Colorado}}
or similar for a multiple portal linkbox.
Use {{Pbox|Geography|North America|United States|Colorado}}
or similar for a compact multiple portal linkbox
Sister project links
editPlace {{sister project links|auto=yes}}
at the top of the External links section of relevant Colorado articles. You may use {{sister project links|Colorado|auto=yes}}
for general Colorado articles.
External linkboxes
editAny of the following external linkboxes may be placed in the External links section of relevant Colorado articles between the individual external links and the {{Authority control}}
. Select [show] to display the linkbox.
{{Colorado}}
{{ColoCol}}
- Adams State University
- Arapahoe Community College
- The Art Institute of Colorado
- Colorado Christian University
- Colorado College
- Colorado Mesa University
- Colorado Mountain College
- Colorado Northwestern Community College
- Colorado School of Mines
- Colorado State University
- Colorado State University-Pueblo
- Colorado Technical University
- Community College of Aurora
- Community College of Denver
- Emily Griffith Opportunity School
- Fort Lewis College
- Front Range Community College
- Iliff School of Theology
- Lamar Community College
- Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Morgan Community College
- Naropa University
- Nazarene Bible College
- Northeastern Junior College
- Otero College
- Pikes Peak State College
- Pueblo Community College
- Regis University
- Red Rocks Community College
- Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
- Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Trinidad State College
- United States Air Force Academy
- University of Colorado System: Boulder - Colorado Springs - Denver
- University of Denver
- University of Northern Colorado
- Western Colorado Community College
- Western Colorado University
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