Wikipedia:WikiProject Alaska

WikiProject Alaska
	This WikiProject is about the U.S. state of Alaska
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"For decades there have been as many different ideas about Alaska as the proverbial blind men had about the elephant." – Harold L. Ickes, 1945

"Alaska is bounded on the north by Stefanssen, on the east by perdition, on the west by Bolshevism, and on the south by applications for government jobs." – Anton Anderson, 1952

"...Alaska was largely a terra incognita; the literature pertaining to it was scanty and of dubious accuracy. In fact, so much was so misleading that it became natural and a seeming duty to put down facts and to correct the inaccuracies found everywhere in the public print." — Edward L. Keithahn, 1966

Welcome to WikiProject Alaska! This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the U.S. state of Alaska with a spirit of cooperation. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on formatting and layout of articles, which can be discussed at the project's talk page. To participate, simply add your name at the member section below.

Do consider contributing to our update board!

Overview

Open tasks for Wikipedia:WikiProject Alaska.
Edit or discuss these tasks.

Shortcuts: Recent changes | Categories | History

Urgent: An editor in Alaska able/willing to actively work with the Wikipedia Ambassador Program to provide direction/oversight for any articles within the project which are being improved upon under the program.
To Rate: Unassessed Alaska articles, Unknown-importance Alaska articles
To Nominate at WP:FAC:
To Improve to Featured standard: Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, Juneau, Alaska, History of Alaska
Collaboration:
To Expand: Category:Alaska stubs, Alaskeros, Sheldon Jackson, Scouting in Alaska
- Governor articles: Steve Cowper, Bill Sheffield, Keith Harvey Miller, Waino Edward Hendrickson
To Clean up: Diomede Islands
To Merge:
To Destub: See: Category:Alaska stubs
To Deorphan:
To Categorize:
To Create: Articles on incoming (2019) legislators (and updating outgoing ones), Articles for new 2010 Census CDPs: Badger, Alaska, Chena Ridge, Alaska, Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska, Farmers Loop, Alaska, Goldstream, Alaska, Loring, Alaska, Point Possession, Alaska, South Van Horn, Alaska, Steele Creek, Alaska, Whitestone, Alaska
Lists to de-redlink: List of mayors of Anchorage DoneDavid chamberlain (talk) 20:49, 2 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Lists to complete: List of mayors of Fairbanks, Alaska
Wanted Pics/Graphics:
Wanted New Pics: See Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Alaska
Common mistakes to avoid (and correct):
- Knik, Alaska, the ghost town, and Knik River, Alaska, the CDP, are not the same place. In fact, they are approximately an hour's drive away from each other.
- Despite its name of "City and Borough of Yakutat," this entity is a borough, not a consolidated city-borough.

See the talk page (or archives of same) of WP:ALASKA, or of the articles in question, for more information.

Maintain: add {{WikiProject Alaska}} to the talk pages of Alaska-related articles and add the articles to Wikipedia:WikiProject Alaska/Recent changes (if not done already by a bot) so related changes link works.
To expand: Rie Muñoz, Rosita Worl

This WikiProject was created to organize, format, expand, and exemplify Alaska related articles on Wikipedia. Our to-do list is located to the right, and is in a constant state of flux.

Project divisions

Communities (talk) — Cities, towns, villages and boroughs.
Physical geography (talk) — Regions, parks, climate, physical features.
Transportation (talk) — Roads & highways, trails, railroads, ferries, airlines & airports, general aviation, trucking, ships, and pipeline.
Culture (talk) — Music, art, popular culture & cultural icons, mass communication, & cultural groups/peoples.
- Alaska Natives (talk) — History, cultures, languages, politics, etc. of Alaska Natives.
People (talk) — Biography on people native to Alaska and those residents who have shaped Alaska.
Government (talk) — Government: federal, state and local politics in relation to Alaska.
History (talk) — History of Alaska during and prior to statehood.
Economy (Talk) — Major Alaska industries, employers, trends, and history relating to the economy of Alaska.

Related WikiProjects

Very important to coordinate and collaborate with are the following:

Also:

Participants

Active members

To join WikiProject Alaska, edit this section and add #{{subst:me}} and any comments to the following list of members in alphabetical order by username. Members should place member identification on their user page.

Activist - Traveled much of the state, from the Arctic Ocean to the Bering Straits, to Wrangell, to Homer, to Cold Bay. Created & contributed to articles.
ak49north - Lived in Alaska since age 5; since 1991. From Anchorage, lived in Fairbanks 3 yrs. Former UAF student now attending UAA.
akbeancounter - Lives in Anchorage, travels to Native villages for business and photographs anything that can't escape quickly enough.
akghetto ^talk (founder)
M^ask otherwise known as User:AKMask, Juneau resident
AnaSoc sociologist with access to University of Alaska research libraries
Anne Bryger Utqiagvik resident and Arctic archaeologist
Alaska Dave (talk) 02:55, 22 March 2018 (UTC) I have lived in Homer for over 35 years and am a very active Open Street Map volunteer. I'm currently adding geographic features for our beautiful state to the OSM database.[reply]
AlaskaTrekker - Walked across about of the state so far, more to come. Have lots of photos of remote areas.
Alchier Kodiak Island Local. Went to school at Mt. Edgecumbe, Alaska state run boarding school.
Argentak Homer-born Alaskan Creole, now residing in Vancouver, Canada.
ARose Wolf - Lived in Alaska for about 17 years.
Av9 - Interested in Alaskan geography
Bahb the Illuminated Lifelong Alaskan.
Beeblebrox Nineteen-year resident of Kenai Peninsula, focused on KPB articles, but also working on the stub list.
Blueelectricstorm Born and raised in Alaska; now residing out-of-state.
Calliopejen1 - From Anchorage, though out-of-state at the moment.
Cgranade - That crazy UAF student... well, one of the very many crazy students, anyway.
CharlesRobertCountofNesselrode - A guy concerned about the status of the De Long Islands for which many brave American men nobly died to discover and claim
cluth - Journalism student at UAA, have lived in Anchorage since 1995, work at the Alaska Railroad.
Cswihart - A guy from Anchorage.
Dean Shan - Born and raised in Interior Alaska.
daemox - A recent (January, 2013), native-born Cascadian immigrant to the Fairbanks area. Attending the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Dan H Pitt (talk · contribs) 17:17:03, 15 January 2022 (UTC) One-time Talkeetna resident, long-time Alaska fan; interested in linguistics and anthropology.[reply]
Deirdre - Alaskan born and raised; publisher, editor, and artist; will add info where I can, proofread, etc.
DinkY2K - wanna-be photographer and naturalist
DocOfSocWanna-be visitr, general interest
Doncram - Interested in historic places; see List of NHLs in AK and List of RHPs in AK
DonKofAK Born in Anchorage of Alaska Native & Native Alaskan parents in 1948. Planning Commissioner, Chairman Emeritus of The CIRI Foundation. Well versed in geography, real estate, land use, aviation and Alaska's history.
Drew Lindow - Lifelong Alaskan, resident of Cordova
Enigmaticjew - I had lived in Fairbanks for 5 1/2 years. I plan on returning within the next few years.
FCYTravis - Possibly UAF Class of '10. Moving up from the San Francisco Bay to finish up my journalism degree.
Goalslammer - Lived 5 yrs in St. Michael, on the Norton Sound; Now permanently residing in Wasilla.
GregoryKohler - just moved to Eagle River, AK but visited during summer/winter break for a couple years
Gypsyleathers - Former resident of Kodiak and Fairbanks, working on bio of relative who is an Alaskan Pioneer
HalfwayAffable (talk · contribs) - Focuses on Muni, Matsu, and politics/
Hayduke - Anthropologist and archaeologist from Fairbanks.
IanHerriott - Fairbanksan since 2003. Occasionally fly south.
the iBook of the Revolution: Anchoragemiut now in Oregon. Working the IPA and Wikipedia:WikiProject Spoken Wikipedia.
IndigoAK200 - Fourteen year resident of Alaska. I'll probably help out on the more technology/business related articles (GCI, ACS, Alascom for instance).
Jonathan.s.kt - Lifelong Sitkan.
Kareeser - Took a vacation in Alaska, and now wants to learn & expand WP information on all things Alaskan.
Kintrix - Stationed in Fairbanks for three years and fell in love with the state.
knowmoore - Teacher at a Yup'ik village on the Lower Kuskokwim.
l'aquatique[talk] - What's there to say about me...? From Juneau.
LeheckaG - South-Eastern Alaska resident (transplanted from Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, Ohio); traveling between Naukati Bay, Anchorage and Dinglishna Hills.
Longestview - Making maps and pages for historical Alaskan elections.
Marlinite (talk · contribs) - Contributor to Alaskan towns and looking for other communities with no current article to add.
Merovingian - am interested in state history and geography; will do what I can.
Microwavedfork - Lifelong Alaskan, hoping to clean up some articles.
Mizu onna sango15 - Always lived in AK and enjoys the wilderness and, of course, the dividends.
Mr.crabby (Talk) - North Carolina resident, but have always had an interest in Alaska.
Mycranthebigalt (talk · contribs) 10:36:59, 5 May 2022 (UTC) - Alt of Wikiproject:Alaska member Mycranthebigman.[reply]
Owco - Lived in Alaska for over 8 years, attend school here.
penguinece - Born in Sitka, raised in Juneau. Grew up fishing on the Alsek River. Currently living in Maine.
Phahyt - Raised in Chugiak, Been to all around the state ( As north as Prudhoe Bay and as South as Juneau, As east as Tetlin, and as west as uhh I haven’t been west but my dads been to a lot of villi ages and the farthest west being stlawrence
Redtitan - From WA state, big fan of Alaska, and climate geek. I specialize in adding climate information, using the WRCC (Western Regional Climate Center) as a reference. I add weatherboxes and Köppen types to location pages.
Shunpiker - Former Alaskan, subject to nostalgic bouts of insomnia
Sipik06 - Alaska resident since 2010
Skookum1 (talk) - a BCer, a Canuck, often a pain in the ass and way too long winded almost on any day; working on Pacific Northwest history and geography in general, gold rushes and marine history in particular, and just lately doing a lot on Russian America articles, so might as well add myself....
Slamforeman - Visited Alaska and thought it was quite nice! Recently contributed to articles about Ninilchik and Akiachak, and I hope to contribute much more.
stellertony - Sophomore at Steller Secondary School and lifelong Alaskan.
subarcticsensing- Yuk from the coast, researcher & engineer.
Sue Rangell^{[citation needed]} All about Denali and Kenai.
Ted Clayton - Olympic Peninsula local, Quillayute & Sol Duc rivers. Logged on Kuiu Island & Hobart Bay, Southeast Alaska.
TempestDevil - Somewhat new to Wikipedia, Senior at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Wrad - Spent a few years traveling in Alaska, from Fairbanks to Homer, and from Anchorage to Sitka.
Wren King - Moved to Ketchikan in 2018, amateur photographer.
Yksin - Alaskan since 1982, live in Anchorage.
Yupik - Spent time in Nome and across the Bering in Provideniya. Learned some Yup'ik in Alaska and have been fascinated by it ever since.
Zero Gravitas - Lifelong Alaskan, live in Anchorage
AlaskaGal~ ^_^ - From the UK, huge fan of Alaska & Alaskan politics, stemming from an early fascination with Senator Ted Stevens, which grew into an at-large love of Alaska. ~ AlaskaGALT
Shackpoet - Alaskan since 2003, educator, librarian, Alaska literary advocate.
Kpmcg - Former resident. Born and raised in Sitka. Lived in Sitka, Juneau, Anchorage, and Fairbanks.
GreenLipstickLesbian (talk · contribs) 05:43:07, 19 June 2024 (UTC) - born and raised, happily working on biographies of Alaskan women whenever possible[reply]

Former members

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Aconcagua - User from Germany, who is working on articles about Alaska at de.wp (been to Alaska in 1994)
Angelikfire - Italian, I've been fascinated by Alaska for quite some time.
Coldplay Expert (talk) To be honest I have never been to Alaska but I would love to live there! (I also have relatives in Anchorage.)
Foryst - Former Esteroid, and general wikipedia lurker. Cleans up small bits here and there.
Luigizanasi - From across the 141st meridian in Whitehorse, Yukon. Helping on articles on history, geography and natural history that cross the border.

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Award

The Alaskan Barnstar is awarded to users who have made particularly fine contributions to Alaska-related articles, and/or to WikiProject Alaska.

To award the Alaskan Barnstar, use the following code:

==YOUR TOPIC HERE== {{AKBarnstar|YOUR TEXT HERE ~~~~}}

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==Alaskan Barnstar for excellent edits== {{subst:AKBarnstar|I hereby award you the Alaskan Barnstar for your excellent edits in Anchorage-related articles. ~~~~}}

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Did you know

20 Dec 2024 – Valdez Creek (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Subarcticsensing (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

04 Dec 2024 – Luke Nichols (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Frost (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 18 Dec 2024; see discussion (6 participants; relisted)

Proposed deletions

14 Dec 2024 – Structural Engineers Association of Alaska (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by LibStar (t · c): 2 Google news hits. Fails WP:ORG.
07 Dec 2024 – Bread Line Inc. (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Rorshacma (t · c) was deleted

Redirects for discussion

09 Dec 2024 – List of federal lands in Alaska (talk · edit · hist) →List of areas in the United States National Park System was RfDed by Mdewman6 (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

01 Dec 2024 – Typhoon Ampil (2024) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by HurricaneEdgar (t · c); start discussion
24 Nov 2024 – KYUR (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Sammi Brie (t · c); start discussion

Articles to be merged

19 Sep 2024 – Little Diomede Island (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Diomede, Alaska by RadioKAOS (t · c); see discussion
19 Sep 2024 – Diomede, Alaska (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Little Diomede Island by RadioKAOS (t · c); see discussion

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