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 WikiProject Massachusetts |
Welcome to WikiProject Massachusetts. This is a WikiProject intended primarily to produce, develop, and expand articles, templates, and other content relating to the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
If you would like to discuss new ideas for the Project, feel free to do so on on the Project's Talk Page. If you are interested in joining the project, simply add your username to the Members list below.
Articles[edit]
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- The article Massachusetts uses the template Template:Infobox U.S. state. The info there needs to remain up-to-date.
- List of numbered routes in Massachusetts - see Wikipedia:WikiProject Massachusetts/Numbered routes for coordinating redirects
- Expand this list.
- Tag all Massachusetts related articles with
((WikiProject United States|MA=yes|MA-importance=)) - Rate articles
Newly created articles can be found here if they are not Massachusetts related articles do not tag them and take them of the list if they are Massachusetts related tag them with ((WikiProject United States|MA=yes|MA-importance=)) and rate them. Thank you Colchicum for setting up the bot.
Business articles[edit]
- Staples Inc.
- Howard Johnson's
- Macy's
- Ocean Spray
- Polar Beverages - Updated further on 12/17/08 with pix, content and references. Rawhyd (talk) 18:28, 17 December 2008 (UTC)Rawhyd
- Filene's Basement
- Valle's Steak House - defunct restaurant formerly headquartered in Newton, Mass
- Virtusa
Culture articles[edit]
History articles[edit]
- History of Fall River, Massachusetts
- Evacuation Day (Massachusetts)
- History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635-1699
- History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1700-1799
- History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1800-1999
- History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 2000-present
- History of Lowell, Massachusetts
- List of historic houses in Massachusetts
- List of Registered Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Lowell mill girls
- Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Massachusetts Miracle
- Patuxet
- Plymouth Colony
- Salem Witch Trials
- Shays Rebellion
- Toll House Inn
- Antinomian Controversy (1636-1638)
Local town articles[edit]
- Should other New England states use the same infobox? If so, should it change to "Infobox Town New England"?
- Acton, Massachusetts
- Boston transportation
- Davis, Massachusetts - Currently B-Class - but could use some help upgrading it.
- Greater Boston
- Media in Boston, Massachusetts
- Sites of interest in Boston, Massachusetts
- Lowell, Massachusetts
- Marlborough, Massachusetts
- Maynard, Massachusetts
- Sharon (CDP), Massachusetts - A bot-generated article I reduced to a stub.
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- Wellesley, Massachusetts
- Worcester, Massachusetts
Military articles[edit]
Note that this is but a small part of the Massachusetts military articles as these are also mostly Revolutionary War era pages.
- Boston campaign (American Revolution)
- Battle of Bunker Hill
- Battles of Lexington and Concord
- Siege of Boston
- USS Massachusetts (and individual articles)
- 1st Massachusetts Regiment
- 2nd Massachusetts Regiment
- 3rd Massachusetts Regiment
- 4th Massachusetts Regiment
- 5th Massachusetts Regiment
- 6th Massachusetts Regiment
- 7th Massachusetts Regiment
- 8th Massachusetts Regiment
- 9th Massachusetts Regiment
- 10th Massachusetts Regiment
- 11th Massachusetts Regiment
- 12th Massachusetts Regiment
- 13th Massachusetts Regiment
- 14th Massachusetts Regiment
- 15th Massachusetts Regiment
- 16th Massachusetts Regiment
- Porter's Regiment
- Vose's Regiment
- Henley's Additional Continental Regiment
- Lee's Additional Continental Regiment
- 7th Continental Regiment
- 12th Continental Regiment
- 13th Continental Regiment
- 14th Continental Regiment
- 15th Continental Regiment
- 21st Continental Regiment
- 25th Continental Regiment
- Ashley's Regiment of Militia
- Bullards' Regiment of Militia
- Cogswell's Regiment of Militia
- Cushing's Regiment of Militia
- Gage's Regiment of Militia
- Gill's Regiment of Militia
- Holman's Regiment of Militia
- Johnson's Regiment of Militia
- May's Regiment of Militia
- Reed's Regiment of Militia
- Simonds' Regiment of Militia
- Sparhawk's Regiment of Militia
- Storer's Regiment of Militia
- Wells' Regiment of Militia
- Whitney's Regiment of Militia
- Woodbridge's Regiment of Militia
- Wright's Regiment of Militia
Newspapers[edit]
See also List of newspapers in Massachusetts for a complete list
- Athol Daily News [1] of Athol
- The Barnstable Patriot [2] of |Barnstable
- The Berkshire Eagle [3] of Pittsfield
- Blackstone Valley Tribune [4] of Northbridge
- The Boston Globe [5] of Boston
- Boston Herald [6] of Boston
- Cambridge Chronicle [7] of Cambridge
- Cape Cod Times [8] of Barnstable
- The Christian Science Monitor [9] of Boston
- The Daily Item [10] of Lynn
- Daily Hampshire Gazette [11] of Northampton
- The Daily News of Newburyport [12] of Newburyport
- The Daily News Transcript [13] of Needham
- The Daily News Tribune [14] of Newton
- Daily Times Chronicle [15] of Woburn
- The Eagle-Tribune [16] of North Andover
- The Enterprise [17] of Brockton
- The Gardner News [18] of Gardner
- Gloucester Daily Times [19] of Gloucester
- The Herald News [20] of Fall River
- Malden Evening News of Malden
- Medford Daily Mercury of Medford
- Metro [21] of Boston
- The MetroWest Daily News [22] of Framingham
- The Milford Daily News [23] of Milford
- North Adams Transcript [24] of North Adams
- The Patriot Ledger [25] of Quincy
- The Recorder [26] of Greenfield
- The Republican [27] of Springfield
- The Salem News [28] of Salem
- Sentinel & Enterprise [29] of Fitchburg
- Southbridge Evening News [30] of Southbridge
- Standard-Times [31] of New Bedford
- The Sun [32] of Lowell
- The Sun Chronicle [33] of Attleboro
- Taunton Daily Gazette [34] of Taunton
- Telegram & Gazette [35] of Worcester
- Wakefield Daily Item [36] of Wakefield
- Westfield Evening News of Westfield
- Winthrop Sun Transcript of Winthrop
See also List of newspapers in Massachusetts for a complete list
Organization articles[edit]
- Girls, Inc.
- Massachusetts Animal Rights Coalition
- Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group
- Take a Swing at Cancer
- Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
- Society in Dedham for Apprehending Horse Thieves
People articles[edit]
- Anthony Athanas
- Sarah Bagley
- Paul Cellucci
- Hilda Conkling
- James Michael Curley
- Thomas Dalton (abolitionist)
- Richard De Wert
- Michael Dukakis
- William Lloyd Garrison
- John Hancock
- Anne Hutchinson
- Ted Kennedy
- Kennedy family
- John Kerry
- Walker Lewis
- Levi Lincoln, Sr.
- John Lowell
- Edward Everett
- Michael J. McGlynn
- Marcus Morton
- David Niles
- Robert Treat Paine
- Deval Patrick
- Elizabeth Poole
- Mitt Romney
- Jen Royle
- William Stacy
- William H. Sumner
- Jane Swift
- Benjamin Tupper
- David Walker (abolitionist)
- William B. Washburn
- John Wheelwright
- Joseph Wightman
- John Wilson (Puritan)
- Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge
- Bonnie Zacherle
Places/geography articles[edit]
- Provincetown Harbor
- The Berkshires
- Charles River
- Connecticut River
- Merrimack River
- North Shore
- South Shore
- Western Massachusetts
- Geology of Massachusetts - unwritten, but what an opportunity!
- Holyoke Range
- Mount Tom Range
- Pocumtuck Range
- Mount Toby
- Sugarloaf Mountain (Massachusetts)
- Mount Holyoke
- Mount Tom (Massachusetts)
- Provin Mountain
- East Mountain (Massachusetts)
- Metacomet Ridge
- Mount Grace
- South Coast
Religion articles[edit]
- Church of Christ, Scientist
- Congregational church
- Unitarian Universalism
- Unitarian Universalist Association
- United Church of Christ
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston
State government articles[edit]
Note: This project is not specifically a government project.
- It would be good to create and coordinate state government articles: Branches, departments, legislators, etc.
- General Laws of Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Constitution
- Massachusetts General Court
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Massachusetts Government
- Massachusetts Governor's Council
Templates[edit]
Project banner and stubs[edit]
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((WikiProject United States|MA=yes|MA-importance=))
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| ((Massachusetts-stub))
Use this to identify an article as a stub, but only if the article cannot be classified with one of the below stub templates. It goes at the bottom of an article. |
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| ((Massachusetts-geo-stub))
Use this to identify an article relating to locations (regions, towns, cities, etc.) or geographical features in Massachusetts as a stub. It goes at the bottom of an article. |
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| ((Massachusetts-politician-stub))
Use this to identify an article relating to Massachusetts politicians as a stub. It goes at the bottom of an article. |
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| ((Massachusetts-school-stub))
Use this to identify an article relating to a Massachusetts school as a stub. It goes at the bottom of an article. (NOTE: Colleges and Universities are not included in this category.) |
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| ((Massachusetts-road-stub))
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| ((reqphotoin|Massachusetts))
For Massachusetts-related articles needing a photograph, use ((Image requested|in=Massachusetts)) in the talk page, which adds the article needing a photo to Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Massachusetts. You can help Wikipedia by uploading freely licensed photographs for these articles to Wikimedia Commons. The Free Image Search Tool may be able to locate suitable images on other web sites. The Image Existence Checker shows articles in this list that have images. |
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Assessment[edit]
| Massachusetts articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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| Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
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2 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 51 | |
| FL
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1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | ||
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34 | 34 | |||||
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2 | 2 | |||||
 GA
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2 | 17 | 97 | 157 | 55 | 328 | |
| B | 9 | 34 | 119 | 274 | 250 | 686 | |
| C | 2 | 40 | 256 | 1,018 | 820 | 2,136 | |
| Start | 2 | 31 | 419 | 5,083 | 2 | 3,319 | 8,856 |
| Stub | 1 | 201 | 3,822 | 1 | 4,496 | 8,521 | |
| List | 5 | 20 | 173 | 2 | 146 | 346 | |
| Category | 1 | 5,429 | 5,430 | ||||
| Disambig | 1 | 3 | 16 | 20 | |||
| File | 377 | 377 | |||||
| Portal | 99 | 99 | |||||
| Project | 1 | 53 | 54 | ||||
| Redirect | 10 | 159 | 766 | 935 | |||
| Template | 3 | 418 | 421 | ||||
| Other | 1 | 62 | 63 | ||||
| Assessed | 19 | 134 | 1,132 | 10,737 | 7,259 | 9,090 | 28,371 |
| Unassessed | 19 | 449 | 468 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 134 | 1,132 | 10,756 | 7,259 | 9,539 | 28,839 |
| WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 106,633 | Ω = 5.18 | |||||
Categories[edit]
Categories to be included in this project[edit]
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Categories to which this Project should refer[edit]
- Category:Numbered routes in Massachusetts
- Category:Transportation in Massachusetts
- Category:Government of Massachusetts
- Lots more…
- Category:Massachusetts stubs
- Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Massachusetts
Images[edit]
Here are some images that were either created by/for this Project, or would just be handy for this Project. Please add more!
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Outline of Massachusetts towns/cities
Maps[edit]
In the Infobox Template:Infobox City, there is a place for an image showing the town's place in the state. Can someone advise the rest of us on creating such images?
- Yes. I just added an image file showing the outlines of Massachusetts towns and cities. When you add the Townbox to an article, download this image, fill in the town's borders with pure red color (using a program like Photoshop or any other that can handle .png files), and then upload the file with the name "Ma_towns_TOWNNAMEHERE.png" replacing "TOWNNAMEHERE" with the name of the town.
- I got this image from a Massachusetts government web site, so I assume that it is public domain.--AaronS 16:32, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
- As a side effect of making a map for Scouting in Massachusetts, I now have an SVG map of the townships in Massachusetts. This is (a) easy to scale and (b) use as a basis for other maps. It is based on the [Libre Map project] and so should be ok on the copyright (BY-SA creative commons). Hope it might be useful.--Erp (talk) 21:47, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Wikiportal[edit]
Perhaps, someday, this project can grow into a Wikiportal! That day has arrived.
WikiProject Massachusetts is one of the United States WikiProjects.
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Descendants[edit]
- WikiProject Massachusetts state highways
- WikiProject Boston
- WikiProject Cape Cod and the Islands
- Lowell, Massachusetts
- The Salem Witch Trials Task Force, a collaborative project committed to improving Wikipedia's coverage of the Salem Witch Trials. Join us!
- University of Massachusetts
- Deletion sorting: Massachusetts
Members and user boxes[edit]
Put your name in Wikipedia:WikiProject Massachusetts/Members.
Userboxes[edit]
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Article alerts[edit]
Did you know
- 26 Mar 2024 – New England Revolution in international competition (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Brindille1 (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 04 Apr 2024 – Zhu Wuhua (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Bradv (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
- 01 Apr 2024 – Liam McLaughlin (baseball) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Namiba (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
- 01 Apr 2024 – C. D. Collins (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Fred Zepelin (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 28 Mar 2024 – Abdullah Hakim Quick (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Seaweed (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 04 Apr 2024; see discussion (6 participants)
- 27 Mar 2024 – Francis Carlyle (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by 4meter4 (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 03 Apr 2024; see discussion (3 participants)
- 27 Mar 2024 – NWA New England X Division Championship (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by HHH Pedrigree (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 03 Apr 2024; see discussion (3 participants)
- 20 Mar 2024 – Megan Wessenberg (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Bgsu98 (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 06 Apr 2024; see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- 19 Mar 2024 – Elena Siegman (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by NegativeMP1 (t · c) was closed as merge by Liz (t · c) on 02 Apr 2024; see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
Proposed deletions
- 29 Mar 2024 – Liam McLaughlin (baseball) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Namiba (t · c) was deproded by FallonJN (t · c) (author) on 01 Apr 2024
- 27 Mar 2024 – Mark Driscoll (screenwriter) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Boleyn (t · c) was deproded by Kvng (t · c) on 31 Mar 2024
Categories for discussion
- 17 Mar 2024 – Category:Mass media in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Mar 2024 – Category:Tunnels in Suffolk County, Massachusetts (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Mar 2024 – Category:Bus rapid transit in Massachusetts (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Mar 2024 – Category:Fictional Harvard University people (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
Templates for discussion
- 04 Apr 2024 – Template:Massachusetts cities and mayors of 100,000 population (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Woodensuperman (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Mar 2024 – Template:Anna Maria Amcats football coach navbox (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Eagles247 (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Mar 2024 – Template:UMass Boston Beacons football coach navbox (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Eagles247 (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Mar 2024 – Template:Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers football coach navbox (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by Eagles247 (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Mar 2024 – Template:MIT Engineers football coach navbox (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Eagles247 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 26 Mar 2024 – Template:Fitchburg State Falcons football navbox (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Eagles247 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 26 Mar 2024 – Template:Westfield State Owls football navbox (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Eagles247 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 26 Mar 2024 – Template:Worcester State Lancers football navbox (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Eagles247 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 26 Mar 2024 – Template:Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers football navbox (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Eagles247 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 26 Mar 2024 – Template:Framingham State Rams football navbox (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Eagles247 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
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Redirects for discussion
- 30 Mar 2024 – The higher power (talk · edit · hist) →Vince McMahon was RfDed by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Mar 2024 – The greater power (talk · edit · hist) →Vince McMahon was RfDed by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Mar 2024 – No chance in hell (talk · edit · hist) →Vince McMahon was RfDed by Pppery (t · c); see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 08 Mar 2024 – Cora Agnes Benneson (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Voorts (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Feb 2024 – 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by PCN02WPS (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 26 Mar 2024 – New England Revolution in international competition (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Brindille1 (t · c); start discussion
- 07 Feb 2024 – An Act of Conscience (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by MatthewHoobin (t · c); start discussion
- 05 Feb 2024 – W. Seavey Joyce (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Ergo Sum (t · c); start discussion
- 02 Feb 2024 – Katherine Sleeper Walden (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Dionysius Miller (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jan 2024 – 2008 North American SuperLiga final (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Brindille1 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Nov 2023 – Michael Kremer (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by RegMonkey (t · c); start discussion
- 05 Oct 2023 – William L. Keleher (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Ergo Sum (t · c); start discussion
Requests for comments
- 29 Mar 2024 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by The Four Deuces (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 25 Mar 2024 – Boston cream doughnut (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Boston cream pie by BaduFerreira (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Feb 2024 – Pill Hill Historic District (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pill Hill, Brookline, Massachusetts by RGKMA (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Feb 2024 – Pill Hill, Brookline, Massachusetts (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pill Hill Historic District by RGKMA (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 09 Nov 2023 – Governor of Massachusetts (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by BlakeIsHereStudios (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Dec 2021 – Massachusetts health care reform (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Beland (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Mar 2021 – Town meeting (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Bluealbion (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Apr 2019 – List of Harvard University people (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Miraclepine (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 03 Apr 2024 – Draft:Tastemakers Magazine (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Woofbushahhhboy (t · c)
- 01 Apr 2024 – Draft:John K. Bullard (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Willk7352 (t · c)
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- 29 Jan 2024 – Draft:Judy Frankel (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c) was accepted to Judy Frankel (talk · edit · hist) by Xegma (t · c) on 02 Apr 2024
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