MyWiki:WikiProject Pittsburgh
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WikiProject Pittsburgh was started on August 29, 2006 to coordinate work for and expand coverage of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and related subjects in the English Wikipedia.
Anyone who is interested in contributing, please sign up below and post any ideas and suggestions on the Talk page. Also, feel free to edit this page and add any articles that need serious work or that you feel require attention below in the Tasks section.
Scope
[edit source]This WikiProject aims to coordinate development of and improvements to articles related to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the surrounding metropolitan area in Western Pennsylvania, including Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland counties.
This works to elevate the Pittsburgh city article to Featured Article status, improve existing Pittsburgh-related articles, and create new articles for Pittsburgh-related subjects that don't have articles yet..
This is an open project that is owned and controlled by all its members. Its open tasks are a compilation generated by many of its members. All concerns with elements of this project should be discussed on the Talk page.
News
[edit source]- March 2013 - We made Signpost!
- August 22, 2010 – First meetup held.
- August 29, 2006 – WikiProject Pittsburgh begins.
- April 18, 2008 – This project's first descendant, Wikiproject University of Pittsburgh, launched.
Article alerts
[edit source]{{Wikipedia:Article alerts/Status}} {{Wikipedia:Article alerts/Report section header|GAN|Good article nominees}}
- 14 Aug 2025 – Kentuck Knob (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Epicgenius (t · c); start discussion
{{Wikipedia:Article alerts/Report section header|SPL|Articles to be split}}
- 15 Nov 2025 – American Eagle Outfitters (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by (Oinkers42) (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Oct 2025 – Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by MountainJew6150 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Sep 2025 – R. C. Sproul (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Bari' bin Farangi (t · c); see discussion
Also, see Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Pittsburgh articles by quality log
Missing articles
[edit source]See Wikipedia:WikiProject Pittsburgh/Missing articles
Members
[edit source]{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Pittsburgh/Members}}
Meetups
[edit source]For information on meetup opportunities involving Pittsburgh Wikipedians, see Wikipedia talk:Meetup/Pittsburgh.
Tasks
[edit source]Feel free to add any Pittsburgh-related articles that need to be addressed or improved, in addition to general tasks. When adding an existing article, ensure that the article is catalogued for the project ({{WikiProject Pittsburgh}} is on the article's talk page).
Assessments
[edit source]Please make sure that all Pittsburgh-related articles are:
- tagged on their talk page with WikiProject Pittsburgh assessment templates (add {{WikiProject Pittsburgh|class=|importance=}} to the top of article's talk page
- assessed (fill in in the class= and importance= parameters if they are missing; it is as easy as making them class=start and importance=mid for example; see here for detailed how-to)
{{Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Pittsburgh articles by quality statistics}}
Continuous
[edit source]- Keep Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as compact as possible, moving as much details into sub-articles as is reasonable.
- Keep all Pittsburgh-related articles properly categorized.
- Patrol changes to Pittsburgh-related articles.
- Add {{WikiProject Pittsburgh|class=|importance=}} to the talk pages of all Pittsburgh-related articles.
- Add the {{Pittsburgh-stub}} template to all existing Pittsburgh-related stub articles (or remove it, and update talk page status, if the article is beyond stub)
- Add all Pittsburgh-related articles that get frequent changes or are susceptible to vandalism to the Project Watchlist.
- Target Pittsburgh-related articles to take to Good or Featured status.
- Add the missing information to articles in the maintenance categories.
Recent changes to Pittsburgh articles
[edit source]Editors are encouraged to 'patrol' recent changes to those articles related to Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania.
- ALL CATALOGUED: Recent changes to all pages catalogued for WikiProject Pittsburgh
- MAIN ARTICLE: Recent changes to all pages linked to from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania article
- SELECTED LIST: Recent changes to project-covered articles that get frequent changes or are susceptible to vandalism
- Edit /Watchlist to add articles to this list
Wikiproject Pittsburgh organization
[edit source]- Identify and list all Pittsburgh-related infoboxes and navigational templates on a subpage, and consider the development of new ones.
- Add a quality assessment scale on a subpage, listing all pages that fit into various grade levels.
Newsletter
[edit source]Articles needing attention
[edit source]A continuous goal of this project is to improve sub-articles referenced in the Pittsburgh city article as well as any article related to the subject of Pittsburgh. This section aims to list the articles with the greatest current need.
Also, see the full list of all Pittsburgh-related stubs. Project members should try to improve stubs at least to the point where the stub notices can be removed.
Article cleanup
[edit source]See the cleanup list on the right for an up-to-date list of articles in need of various, tagged fixes.
A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.
Requests
[edit source]Articles
[edit source]These are potential articles that project members have requested be created for the Wikipedia. If you know of a notable subject for an article that isn't listed here and want to create the article right away, please do so.
- Pittsburgh attractions — categorize under Category:Visitor attractions in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Golf in Pittsburgh, or alternatively, Golf in Western Pennsylvania. It could cover history, famous courses and events, and players from the area.
Photos
[edit source]I need a photo of a "sankey brick" for the new Sankey brick article. Can someone on the Southside look around for an old brick stamped "SANKEY"? I no longer live in Pennsylvania.
- Added File:Sankey Bulwell (5476800616).jpg. Is that correct?--GrapedApe (talk) 05:33, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
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Historic lists photo request
[edit source]There are five lists of Pittsburgh area historic landmarks and sites: National Register of Historic Places listings in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, National Register of Historic Places listings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, List of City of Pittsburgh historic designations, List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks, and List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Allegheny County.
Out of these, the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pittsburgh and City Desigations are fully illustrated. Our goal is to fully illustrate these lists. Here are the images that are needed (and the designation for which list they are need for).
- Wilpen Hall (Route 30 at Turtle Creek Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.)
- Fully Illustrated!
- Please see the list of PA Historic Sites for images that are needed. Please note that images of the markers themselves are NOT allowed because the markers are copyrighted and fall under Template:Non-free 3D art. Also, please be aware of the context of state historical designation. Please read this for more information on acceptable images.
Wigman House (1425 Brownsville Road)- Fully Illustrated!
- Please see the list of PHLF designated historic landmarks for the names and locations for needed images.
Categories
[edit source]Pittsburgh | WikiProject Pittsburgh | WikiProject Pittsburgh participants | Wikipedians in Pittsburgh
Maintenance categories
[edit source]Wikipedia requested photographs in Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh articles missing geocoordinate data | Pittsburgh articles needing an infobox | Pittsburgh stubs | Wikipedia requested maps in Pittsburgh
Templates
[edit source]The following are templates related to WikiProject Pittsburgh:
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| {{WikiProject Pittsburgh}} Designates an article as part of WikiProject Pittsburgh. Placed on the article's Talk page. |
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| {{Pittsburgh-stub}} Designates an article as a Pittsburgh-related stub. Placed at the bottom of the article. |
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| {{User WPPGH}} Designates a user as a member of WikiProject Pittsburgh. Placed on the member's user page and/or talk page. Can be used in addition to or instead of the above banner. |
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| {{PittsburghWikiProject-Member}} Designates a user as a member of WikiProject Pittsburgh. Placed on a member's user page and/or talk page. |
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| {{WP Pittsburgh Invite}} Placed on a user's talk page, for the purpose of inviting them to participate in the Pittsburgh WikiProject. |
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| {{Pittsburgh Star}} Recognizes an editor's efforts to improve articles concerning the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, as well as WikiProject Pittsburgh. Just add "{{subst:Pittsburgh Star|message ~~~~}}" to an editor's talk page, filling in a message to let them know why they have received it. |
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Userboxes for non-members and members
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Images
[edit source]| File:Flag of the United States.svg Free image sources for the United States | |||
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| Source | License | Tag | |
| Wikimedia Commons (Cat:United States) | Various | N/A | |
| Historic American Buildings Survey ([1]) | P.D. | {{PD-USGov}} | |
| Historic American Engineering Record ([2]) | P.D. | {{PD-USGov}} | |
| Historic American Landscapes Survey | P.D | {{PD-USGov}} | |
| National Park Service ([3] and [4]) | P.D. | {{PD-USGov-Interior-NPS}} | |
| U.S. Coast Guard ([5]) | P.D. | {{PD-USGov-DHS-CG}} | |
| Library of Congress - American Memory ([6]) | P.D. | {{LOC-image}} | |
| Library of Congress - Prints and Photographs ([7]) | P.D. (not all) | {{LOC-image}} | |
| NOAA ([8]) | P.D. | {{PD-USGov-DOC-NOAA}} | |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ([9]) | P.D. | {{PD-USGov}} | |
| Creative Commons (by,sa) on Flickr ([10]) | C.C. | {{cc-by-2.0}}{{cc-by-sa-2.0}} | |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture ([11]) | P.D. | {{PD-USGov}} | |
For Pittsburgh-related articles needing a photograph, use {{Image requested|in=Pittsburgh}} in the talk page, which adds the article needing a photo to Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Pittsburgh. 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.
Sources and references
[edit source]Please list helpful references below:
