Get a lead/static image in every infobox of every town in the county.
Our aims in the mid-term, are to achieve the following:
Develop all of our "
Top-importance" articles towards GA/FA.
Increase the number of members of the project to ensure we can cover a wide range of topics.
Assess and review all relevant articles for quality, importance and progress.
Our long term aims for the project are:
Improving all Wikipedia articles that are concerned with
Greater Manchester, including its history, geography, people, constructions and buildings, etc. etc.
Become the leading
WikiProject for the United Kingdom.
Participants
You don't need to be from Greater Manchester to help with this WikiProject. We welcome editors good with layout and prose, and non-Greater Mancunian editors who can point out when we have wrongly assumed we don't need to explain or define something for the reader, or failed to properly establish the context of an article. We ask that users be registered, and are familiar with Wikipedia's various policies.
For a list of members who have not edited Wikipedia since 1 January 2009, see
list of inactive participants. Members are moved to the list if they have not made an edit to Wikipedia since 1 January 2009 as they are considered unlikely to return. If your name is on the list and you wish to return to the active participants list, please feel free to move your name. Members on the inactive list will no longer receive the
WPGM newsletter.
*Tradition in Action: The Historical Evolution of the Greater Manchester County, *Looking back at Crompton, *Cotton Mills of Oldham, *Textiles; It Happened Round Greater Manchester
Interested primarily in
Levenshulme. I'm a web designer, IT consultant, layout artist and amateur photographer. If it counts I'm also an ex-paramedic who used to work in the
Manchester inner city area. Just started a total rewrite of the
Belle Vue Zoo article.
I grew up in
Radcliffe. My main interest is local history, see my page for pages I've contributed to. I love cycling along canals and things, taking photographs as I go.
I have a small collection of postcards of Flixton, Urmston, Davyhulme. One day I'll get around to uploading them all to Wikimedia Commons.
Portrait of a University 1851-1951 by Charlton; A Portrait of the University of Manchester 1951-73, and the same for 1973-90, by David and Pullan respectively; The University at War: 1939-1946; Manchester and its region: A survey prepared for the meeting held in Manchester , August 29 to September 5, 1962 by the
BAAS
Manchester United (and related articles),
Salford Red Devils (and related articles), other local sports and other interesting (and uninteresting!) subjects.
Civic history and heraldry, municipal transport and other utilities
Youngs' Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, which gives details of all parishes, local government areas, parliamentary constituencies and diocesan boundaries from Tudor times to 1974. Various books on civic heraldry, some with public domain images, Edwardian cigarette cards with borough arms, some books on public transport undertakings, access to full text of acts of parliament and various academic journals.
Architecture, mathematics, physics, geography, photography and local history
Not a printed source, but a great place where you can obtain information about contemporary architecture developments in Manchester is the
Manchester section of the SkyscraperCity forums
Journal Editor of the Greater Manchester Transport Society that operates
Greater Manchester's Museum of Transport. Access to the Museum's archives with many primary and secondary research resources.
Non-League football (I have seen a match every non league ground in Greater Manchester in tiers 5-10)
Altrincham and
Northenden. Also interested in all elements of local culture, history, cuisine, public transport and other sports. Will add pictures and info wherever I can.
Below is a bot generated table of the assessment process of WikiProject Greater Manchester supported articles. See also
Wikipedia:WikiProject Greater Manchester/Assessment. The stats are generated automatically every 2–3 days, but they can be updated manually by entering Greater_Manchester into the Category box
here.
As of 18 October 2011, the proportion of all articles with a project banner assessed is:
97.8%
assessed (estimate: some more article talk pages may still need a banner)
This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by
JL-Bot (
talk·contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is
tagged (e.g. {{
WikiProject Greater Manchester}}) or
categorized correctly and wait for the next update. See
WP:RECOG for configuration options.
See also
Wikipedia:WikiProject Greater Manchester/Progress † Biographical articles, or articles covering a non-geographic, non-tangible topic (such as culture, or an event) are not displayed or listed.
There are many, many interesting facts about the Greater Manchester area as outlined below (note, each is
verifiable with
citation found within the article itself). You may wish to add your own trivia you find to this list:
A study by the University of Salford concluded that the high density of high-rise buildings in Salford has "a dramatic influence on the region's weather patterns", in particular by encouraging drizzle? Featured on the
Did you know? section on
27 February,
2008.
Two of Manchester's oldest buildings in Shambles Square were physically moved twice – once in 1974 and again in 1999? Featured on the
Did you know? section on
16 March,
2008.
...that the village of Denshaw in
Greater Manchester(pictured) achieved international notoriety when
spoof information added to its Wikipedia entry was reported in national and international media? Featured on the
Did you know? section on
22 April2008.
... that a
word square found in Mamucium(pictured), a Roman
fort in
Manchester, may be one of the earliest examples of Christianity in Britain? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 24 July 2008.
... that the
Port of Runcorn in Cheshire, England, was an independent customs port for two separate periods before becoming part of the Port of Manchester in 1894? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 26 August 2008.
...that the
Albert Medal was one of the awards given to Mark Addy for rescuing more than 50 people from the highly polluted
River Irwell,
Manchester, in the 19th Century? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 29 August 2008
...that Peel Park in
England was the first of three public parks to be opened for the people of
Manchester and
Salford in 1846? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 9 September 2008.
... that British activist Emmeline Pankhurst once slapped a police officer so she would get arrested to raise awareness about the need for
women's suffrage? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 9 October 2008
... that in 1908, Maypole Colliery in Abram, Greater Manchester, England, was the site of an underground explosion that killed 75 miners? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 23 December 2008.
... that the Seashell Trust is the oldest
charity for deaf children in the north-west of England? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 16 January 2009.
... that on 28 February 1828, dozens of people died when Emma was launched on the
River Irwell in
Manchester? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 4 May 2009.
... that although Mellor hill fort is
Iron Age in origin, artefacts possibly as old as 10,000 years have been discovered on the site, including a 4,000 year old amber necklace? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 22 May 2009.
The following table shows useful,
reliable sources that have been shared by our members to mutually improve the coverage of
Greater Manchester. Websites listed here include primary, secondary and tertiary source material on everything from ancient history to contemporary economic statistics. Members may wish to refer to this section to gather material for developing pages.
This site exhibits information about the
Salford Hundred, its townships, their history and related genealogical information. All of which is supported by a chronological list of events for the region.
*History *Geography
Suitable for most locality/settlement articles. Has some maps, etymologies and historical commentary.
A vision of Britain between 1801 and 2001. Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
*History *Governance *Geography *Demography
Suitable for most locality/settlement articles. High quality secondary source full of detailed facts and commentaries. Particularly useful for historic districts and their population.
Contains detailed historic topographical accounts of places, parishes and counties in England. Originally published in 1848 in four volumes, here given together digitally.
*History *Geography *Geology
Suitable for most locality/settlement articles. High quality, historic primary source.
The Geograph British Isles project is an open source collection of geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of the British Isles. Contains images of Greater Manchester available for use on articles under the
Creative Commons licence.
Resources concerning local geography such as fieldwork guides, physical geography, transport geography, historical geography, canals etc. Also sells early copies of "The North West Geographer" journal and has later copies available for free download
*Geography
Suitable as source for a wide range of geographical material such as physical geography, transport history, use of urban space, impact of urbanisation etc.
Authoritative biographies of important historical figures
*Notable residents
Used to be a subscription only site, but almost all of the GM boroughs now seem to have joined, so all you have to do is to enter your local library card number.
Contains a good range of very useful sources including the Oxford English Dictionary, 200 years of archives of The Times, Encyclopædia Britannica material, British Standards Online, Naxos Music Library, Newsbank, Oxford Art Online, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford Language Dictionaries, Oxford Music Online, Oxford Reference, and others.
*Culture
A prime source of information. Free registration is required, the link gives details. For those with Firefox, the 'Sxipper' add-on will store your login details.
Get a lead/static image in every infobox of every town in the county.
Our aims in the mid-term, are to achieve the following:
Develop all of our "
Top-importance" articles towards GA/FA.
Increase the number of members of the project to ensure we can cover a wide range of topics.
Assess and review all relevant articles for quality, importance and progress.
Our long term aims for the project are:
Improving all Wikipedia articles that are concerned with
Greater Manchester, including its history, geography, people, constructions and buildings, etc. etc.
Become the leading
WikiProject for the United Kingdom.
Participants
You don't need to be from Greater Manchester to help with this WikiProject. We welcome editors good with layout and prose, and non-Greater Mancunian editors who can point out when we have wrongly assumed we don't need to explain or define something for the reader, or failed to properly establish the context of an article. We ask that users be registered, and are familiar with Wikipedia's various policies.
For a list of members who have not edited Wikipedia since 1 January 2009, see
list of inactive participants. Members are moved to the list if they have not made an edit to Wikipedia since 1 January 2009 as they are considered unlikely to return. If your name is on the list and you wish to return to the active participants list, please feel free to move your name. Members on the inactive list will no longer receive the
WPGM newsletter.
*Tradition in Action: The Historical Evolution of the Greater Manchester County, *Looking back at Crompton, *Cotton Mills of Oldham, *Textiles; It Happened Round Greater Manchester
Interested primarily in
Levenshulme. I'm a web designer, IT consultant, layout artist and amateur photographer. If it counts I'm also an ex-paramedic who used to work in the
Manchester inner city area. Just started a total rewrite of the
Belle Vue Zoo article.
I grew up in
Radcliffe. My main interest is local history, see my page for pages I've contributed to. I love cycling along canals and things, taking photographs as I go.
I have a small collection of postcards of Flixton, Urmston, Davyhulme. One day I'll get around to uploading them all to Wikimedia Commons.
Portrait of a University 1851-1951 by Charlton; A Portrait of the University of Manchester 1951-73, and the same for 1973-90, by David and Pullan respectively; The University at War: 1939-1946; Manchester and its region: A survey prepared for the meeting held in Manchester , August 29 to September 5, 1962 by the
BAAS
Manchester United (and related articles),
Salford Red Devils (and related articles), other local sports and other interesting (and uninteresting!) subjects.
Civic history and heraldry, municipal transport and other utilities
Youngs' Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, which gives details of all parishes, local government areas, parliamentary constituencies and diocesan boundaries from Tudor times to 1974. Various books on civic heraldry, some with public domain images, Edwardian cigarette cards with borough arms, some books on public transport undertakings, access to full text of acts of parliament and various academic journals.
Architecture, mathematics, physics, geography, photography and local history
Not a printed source, but a great place where you can obtain information about contemporary architecture developments in Manchester is the
Manchester section of the SkyscraperCity forums
Journal Editor of the Greater Manchester Transport Society that operates
Greater Manchester's Museum of Transport. Access to the Museum's archives with many primary and secondary research resources.
Non-League football (I have seen a match every non league ground in Greater Manchester in tiers 5-10)
Altrincham and
Northenden. Also interested in all elements of local culture, history, cuisine, public transport and other sports. Will add pictures and info wherever I can.
Below is a bot generated table of the assessment process of WikiProject Greater Manchester supported articles. See also
Wikipedia:WikiProject Greater Manchester/Assessment. The stats are generated automatically every 2–3 days, but they can be updated manually by entering Greater_Manchester into the Category box
here.
As of 18 October 2011, the proportion of all articles with a project banner assessed is:
97.8%
assessed (estimate: some more article talk pages may still need a banner)
This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by
JL-Bot (
talk·contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is
tagged (e.g. {{
WikiProject Greater Manchester}}) or
categorized correctly and wait for the next update. See
WP:RECOG for configuration options.
See also
Wikipedia:WikiProject Greater Manchester/Progress † Biographical articles, or articles covering a non-geographic, non-tangible topic (such as culture, or an event) are not displayed or listed.
There are many, many interesting facts about the Greater Manchester area as outlined below (note, each is
verifiable with
citation found within the article itself). You may wish to add your own trivia you find to this list:
A study by the University of Salford concluded that the high density of high-rise buildings in Salford has "a dramatic influence on the region's weather patterns", in particular by encouraging drizzle? Featured on the
Did you know? section on
27 February,
2008.
Two of Manchester's oldest buildings in Shambles Square were physically moved twice – once in 1974 and again in 1999? Featured on the
Did you know? section on
16 March,
2008.
...that the village of Denshaw in
Greater Manchester(pictured) achieved international notoriety when
spoof information added to its Wikipedia entry was reported in national and international media? Featured on the
Did you know? section on
22 April2008.
... that a
word square found in Mamucium(pictured), a Roman
fort in
Manchester, may be one of the earliest examples of Christianity in Britain? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 24 July 2008.
... that the
Port of Runcorn in Cheshire, England, was an independent customs port for two separate periods before becoming part of the Port of Manchester in 1894? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 26 August 2008.
...that the
Albert Medal was one of the awards given to Mark Addy for rescuing more than 50 people from the highly polluted
River Irwell,
Manchester, in the 19th Century? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 29 August 2008
...that Peel Park in
England was the first of three public parks to be opened for the people of
Manchester and
Salford in 1846? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 9 September 2008.
... that British activist Emmeline Pankhurst once slapped a police officer so she would get arrested to raise awareness about the need for
women's suffrage? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 9 October 2008
... that in 1908, Maypole Colliery in Abram, Greater Manchester, England, was the site of an underground explosion that killed 75 miners? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 23 December 2008.
... that the Seashell Trust is the oldest
charity for deaf children in the north-west of England? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 16 January 2009.
... that on 28 February 1828, dozens of people died when Emma was launched on the
River Irwell in
Manchester? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 4 May 2009.
... that although Mellor hill fort is
Iron Age in origin, artefacts possibly as old as 10,000 years have been discovered on the site, including a 4,000 year old amber necklace? Featured on the
Did you know? section on 22 May 2009.
The following table shows useful,
reliable sources that have been shared by our members to mutually improve the coverage of
Greater Manchester. Websites listed here include primary, secondary and tertiary source material on everything from ancient history to contemporary economic statistics. Members may wish to refer to this section to gather material for developing pages.
This site exhibits information about the
Salford Hundred, its townships, their history and related genealogical information. All of which is supported by a chronological list of events for the region.
*History *Geography
Suitable for most locality/settlement articles. Has some maps, etymologies and historical commentary.
A vision of Britain between 1801 and 2001. Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
*History *Governance *Geography *Demography
Suitable for most locality/settlement articles. High quality secondary source full of detailed facts and commentaries. Particularly useful for historic districts and their population.
Contains detailed historic topographical accounts of places, parishes and counties in England. Originally published in 1848 in four volumes, here given together digitally.
*History *Geography *Geology
Suitable for most locality/settlement articles. High quality, historic primary source.
The Geograph British Isles project is an open source collection of geographically representative photographs and information for every square kilometre of the British Isles. Contains images of Greater Manchester available for use on articles under the
Creative Commons licence.
Resources concerning local geography such as fieldwork guides, physical geography, transport geography, historical geography, canals etc. Also sells early copies of "The North West Geographer" journal and has later copies available for free download
*Geography
Suitable as source for a wide range of geographical material such as physical geography, transport history, use of urban space, impact of urbanisation etc.
Authoritative biographies of important historical figures
*Notable residents
Used to be a subscription only site, but almost all of the GM boroughs now seem to have joined, so all you have to do is to enter your local library card number.
Contains a good range of very useful sources including the Oxford English Dictionary, 200 years of archives of The Times, Encyclopædia Britannica material, British Standards Online, Naxos Music Library, Newsbank, Oxford Art Online, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford Language Dictionaries, Oxford Music Online, Oxford Reference, and others.
*Culture
A prime source of information. Free registration is required, the link gives details. For those with Firefox, the 'Sxipper' add-on will store your login details.