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Some open projects worth consideration:
Some open projects worth consideration:


==Messageboard==
==Important community pages==
* General discussion can be found at [[Bhamwiki Talk:Messageboard]].
* [[Bhamwiki Talk:Messageboard]] - general discussion about the project.
* [[Bhamwiki:Policy]] - the foundation of any organization.
* [[Bhamwiki:References]] - useful references for research.
* [[Bhamwiki:Style]] - a few notes on stylistic precedent.
* [[Bhamwiki:Categories]] - some notes on categorizing and subcategorizing.
* [[Bhamwiki:Templates]] - a list of commonly used templates.
* [[Bhamwiki:Milestones]] - a timeline of the site's growth and recognitions.
* [[Bhamwiki:Awards]] - a list of awards and recognitions.


==References==
==To do list==
* Some useful web references have been collected on this page: [[Bhamwiki:References]].
===Article suggestions===
{{Main|Bhamwiki:Article suggestions}}


==Announcements==
====General needs====
:''Note: Discussion of copyright issues have been moved to [[Bhamwiki talk:Copyrights]]''.
:''See also: [[Special:Wantedpages]] for unwritten articles with the most red links to them.''
* I've clarified some of the [[Bhamwiki:Policy]] articles. The only change, if you can call it that, is that you are now bound by policy to be helpful. So far everyone has been very helpful. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 18:52, 16 November 2006 (PST)
:''See also: [[:Category:Stubs]] for articles that need expansion.''
* I've created a [[Bhamwiki Talk:Messageboard]] for general discussion and chatter. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 08:02, 31 October 2006 (PST)
:''See also: [[Special:LonelyPages]] for orphaned pages that need links created'' to ''them.''
* There is a small, almost useless, stub of a style guide at [[BhamWiki:Style]]. In most cases, anything intelligible goes and Wikipedia remains a model.
* A new category branch is under construction for [[:Category:Works by year]] which will be the parent of the existing [[:Category:Buildings by year]] and also handle articles about books, artworks, significant recordings and other notable creations.
* I would like to start linking dates for births, deaths, and more or less significant historical events (i. e. the date of Michael Jordan's first home run, but not the date of every Barons game) so that someday we'll have an easy way to generate "on this date" articles. --[[User:Dystopos|Dystopos]] 10:04, 16 March 2007 (PDT)


==Needed articles==
* These are the [[Special:Wantedpages|Most wanted pages]] on BhamWiki., measured by the number of red links.
* Municipalities: Re: [[List of Municipalities in the Birmingham District]] (with articles for each, using census data)
* [[Birmingham City Schools]], [[Jefferson County schools]], etc. (with articles for each school, stubs if need be)
* [[Birmingham City Schools]], [[Jefferson County schools]], etc. (with articles for each school, stubs if need be)
* Articles on all [[Birmingham City Council]] members and everyone listed in [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* Articles on all former [[Birmingham City Council]] members and everyone listed in [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* [[List of Railroads operating in the Birmingham District]]
* [[List of Railroads operating in the Birmingham District]]
* Articles for each entry in the [[List of Birmingham neighborhoods]]
* Articles for each entry in the [[List of Birmingham neighborhoods]]
* Big portal/survey-type articles for major events which had an impact on the area such as [[Civil War]], [[World War II]], [[Works Progress Administration]], [[Civil Rights movement]], [[Labor movement]], etc
* Big portal/survey-type articles for major events which had an impact on the area such as [[World War II]], the [[Great Depression]], [[Works Progress Administration]], [[Labor movement]], etc
===Other needed articles (as I think of them)===
* ''[[Walker v. City of Birmingham]]'' and [[List of U.S. Supreme Court cases|other Supreme Court cases]] involving local issues
* [[Andy Spinosi]] & [[Tim Spinosi]]
* Article on the original production of "Tuxedo Junction" a play that chronicles Black history of early Birmingham.
* [[Baby Doe's Matchless Mine]]
* [[Birmingham Batman]]
* [[Ramsay High School]]
* [[Jefferson County sewer construction scandal]]
* [[Leadership Birmingham]]
* [Cliff Holman]]
* [[Larry Lemak]]
* [[Bessemer Academy]]
* ''[[Iron Age]]'' (newspaper)


==Maps==
==Long-term projects==
===Maps===
* Generate aesthetically pleasing non-copyrighted maps for various topics (See [[6th Congressional District of Alabama]] and [[Vestavia Hills]] for examples)
* Generate aesthetically pleasing non-copyrighted maps for various topics (See [[6th Congressional District of Alabama]] and [[Vestavia Hills]] for examples)
* Possibly develop Google Earth layers for certain categories or lists (homicides, meat and threes, wallace rayfield buildings...).
* Possibly develop Google Earth layers for certain categories or lists (homicides, meat and threes, wallace rayfield buildings...).


==Timelines==
===Timelines===
* Articles for each calendar day have been created (Thanks, Wheresdib!). Let's keep expanding them with important dates from new articles.
* Begin creating articles for decades and years with links to specific topics (See [[1901]], [[2005]], etc.)
* Begin creating articles for decades and years with links to specific topics (See [[1901]], [[2005]], etc.)


==Portals==
===Portals===
* [[Bhamwiki:Sustainability]] is online. It has some aesthetic problems to be worked out.
* [[Bhamwiki:Sustainability]] is online. It has some aesthetic problems to be worked out.
* Eventually, I'd like to see subject-specific portals for BhamWiki, consisting of an introductory page with links to main articles, categories, lists, etc. These would be called [[BhamWiki:Architecture]], [[BhamWiki:Arts]], [[BhamWiki:History]], [[BhamWiki:Music]], [[BhamWiki:Sports]], etc.
**Could someone add a section for organizations working on Sustainability?
:*There could also be regional portals, such as [[BhamWiki:Bessemer]] or [[BhamWiki:Shelby County]].
* Eventually, I'd like to see subject-specific portals for Bhamwiki, consisting of an introductory page with links to main articles, categories, lists, etc. These would be called [[Bhamwiki:Architecture]], [[Bhamwiki:Arts]], [[Bhamwiki:History]], [[Bhamwiki:Music]], [[Bhamwiki:Sports]], etc.
:*There could also be regional portals, such as [[Bhamwiki:Bessemer]] or [[Bhamwiki:Shelby County]].

Latest revision as of 23:00, 15 February 2022

Some open projects worth consideration:

Important community pages

To do list

Article suggestions

General needs

See also: Special:Wantedpages for unwritten articles with the most red links to them.
See also: Category:Stubs for articles that need expansion.
See also: Special:LonelyPages for orphaned pages that need links created to them.

Long-term projects

Maps

  • Generate aesthetically pleasing non-copyrighted maps for various topics (See 6th Congressional District of Alabama and Vestavia Hills for examples)
  • Possibly develop Google Earth layers for certain categories or lists (homicides, meat and threes, wallace rayfield buildings...).

Timelines

  • Articles for each calendar day have been created (Thanks, Wheresdib!). Let's keep expanding them with important dates from new articles.
  • Begin creating articles for decades and years with links to specific topics (See 1901, 2005, etc.)

Portals