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I was tempted to prod these two articles, but await commentary from Chicagoans who may have a better understanding of the notability. I am surprised by the number of past editors at Christina Filiaggi and feel Jim Johnson (radio) is a pretty marginally notable personality.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 08:55, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
Can anyone in the Chicago area get a picture of the Burger King located at 506 South Washington Street in Naperville? I really need a commons image of this antique burger King location to use in an article. Thanks! -- Jeremy ( blah blah • I did it!) 02:38, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
Its not clear where you get consensus to mark an article Top Importance but because literature has been very important historically to the development of society, I think the new article Chicago literature created by another user, should be so designated. Alanscottwalker ( talk) 14:05, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
Casliber recently posted a suggestion on the talk page for WikiProject United States about getting the US Wikipedians Collaboration page going again in an effort to build up articles for GA through FA class. See Wikipedia:U.S. Wikipedians' notice board/USCOTM. After several days of work from him the page is up and ready for action. A few candidates have already been added for you to vote on or you can submit one using the directions provided. If you are looking for inspiration here is a link to the most commonly viewed articles currently under the scope of Wikiproject United States. There are tons of good articles in the various US related projects as well so feel free to submit any article relating to US topics (not just those under the scope of WPUS). This noticeboard is intended for ‘’’All’’’ editors working on US subjects, not just those under WPUS.
The next item I intend to start updating is Portal:United States if anyone is interested in helping. Again this is not specific to WPUS and any help would be greatly appreciated to maximize visibility of US topics. The foundation has already been established its just a matter of updating the content with some new images, biographies and articles. Please let leave a comment on the Portals talk page or let me know if you have any questions or ideas. -- Kumioko ( talk) 19:05, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi! I have several Chicagoland photo requests that need to be fulfilled:
Thank you, WhisperToMe ( talk) 23:53, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
Apres snow, please consider that there are 319 sites in Chicago on the National Register of Historic Places, all but 48 have photos. Among the missing you might want to snap:
Just click the list and look for the ones without photos! Addresses and coords provided. Smallbones ( talk) 00:53, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
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More eyes on Chicago Loop would be welcome. Edits such as this one are unsourced, but the previous text was unsourced as well. I have no idea which is correct, and my knowledge of the local geography is lacking. Rivertorch ( talk) 19:31, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
We'd like to invite a representative from the group who should have some experience in organizing the local meetups, to join the Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS) committee to help advance real-life Wikimedian activities in the US.-- Pharos ( talk) 22:15, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I currently have the above article under review at Talk:Gery Chico/GA2. I am concerned that the nominator and primary recent editor has admitted a WP:COI. I would appreciate input from Chicagoans familiar with the subject matter who may spot areas where the article is missing information. The image presented is mostly positive, but is it sufficiently broad and neutral? I would appreciate any input at the review page. Thanks. Jezhotwells ( talk) 23:42, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
I just did some work on the page for Daniel Coughlin, which is part of this project, and is currently listed as a "stub." Could someone please reassess the article? Thanks! NearTheZoo ( talk) 19:26, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
Please comment at Talk:Rod_Blagojevich_corruption_charges#Requested_move on moving Rod Blagojevich corruption charges → United States v. Blagojevich.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 18:04, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
Announcing Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago 4.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 19:56, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
Hello. Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Benet Academy alumni/archive1 has been up at FLC for over a month now, and I'd appreciate any further comments. Cheers, Edge3 ( talk) 05:01, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Please comment at Talk:Link_Bridge.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 22:39, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
I've started a working draft at Image Union for the classic WTTW TV show. I'm having difficulty finding historical info for the article, so any assistance would be appreciated! Skier Dude ( talk) 06:05, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi! Just as a reminder, from my understanding these photo requests are still active. Please let me know if any of these have been fulfilled! Thank you!
WhisperToMe ( talk) 07:04, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Someone has nominated Chicago at WP:USCOTM. Come by and comment.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 13:32, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chicago Wikipedians!
We (the very small WMF Mobile Research team) are looking for Wikipedia editors of English and other language Wikipedias to participate in a research study to observe and understand Wikipedia editors' current reading and editing practices on mobile devices (but we're interested other devices and computers used in your editing and browsing too!). We have partnered with Answerlab to carry out this study with us in San Francisco, Chicago, and Dallas.
Should you be interested, your participation would involve 3 activities: 1) Complete short online homework assignments, writing about yourself and/or your daily habits 2) Participate in a short phone interview in mid-September and 3) Participate in a 2 hour face-to-face interview to be conducted on or close to October 4th, 5th, and 6th (date and times to be confirmed). The Wikimedia Foundation generally discourages any research agency from offering monetary incentives for participation, but all participants of this study will be offered a monetary gift (~$150) as our thanks. More importantly, we can assure you an interesting conversation, excitement for Wikipedia and its mission, and our gratitude and appreciation.
Your participation would be extremely valuable to us and will help shape the strategy and development of the Wikipedia mobile properties and experience. It is also key to helping us better understand the more specific needs of editors like you so that we can support those processes. In addition to Wikipedia editors, we'll also be speaking with Wikipedia users in Chicago, as well as in SF and Dallas. We have recently conducted similar work in India and Brazil. Please see here and here for more on this work.
If you'd like to participate, please let us know by replying to myself and/or Brennan, Nick, Sal, and the other folks at Answerlab at editwiki@answerlab.com by September 10th. Also, if you know of editors in San Francisco or Dallas that would like to participate or know of appropriate mailing lists to reach editors in those regions, please email me at pvora [at] wikimedia.org and my colleague Mani at mpande [at] wikimedia.org.
Thanks so much, Parul — Preceding unsigned comment added by Parul Vora ( talk • contribs) 23:30, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
Details to be determined, but tentatively plan for October 29th.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 00:03, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
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I can not find any articles on when they fenced in the Michael Jordan Statue. Does anyone know anything about when this happened.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 06:46, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
I just uploaded two potential main images for the Michael Jordan statue. Please comment on your preferred main image.
WP:NRHP is having a Fall Photo Contest running from Oct. 21-Dec. 4, 2011. I'd like to encourage anybody who enjoys photography, as well as anybody who is interested in historic places or buildings, especially Chicago buildings, to participate as a photographer, a sponsor, or both.
One way that an individual editor or a project can participate is to sponsor their own challenge. For example, somebody here might want to include a challenge such as "A barnstar will be awarded to the photographer who adds the most photos to the NRHP Chicago lists of previously non-illustrated NRHP-listed buildings." To sponsor a challenge all you need to do is come up with an idea, post it on the contest page, and do the small bit of work needed to judge the winner(s).
Any and all contributions appreciated.
Smallbones ( talk) 19:02, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
Can you pull this article:
("Miss Michaels Cuts Corners" in the Los Angeles Times)
Thanks. I doubt that there is an obit for Miss Michaels in the CT from 2001-SEP-25.
See if you can just post them as a *.JPG ?
Thanks again >>> Best O Fortuna ( talk) 02:13, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
It seems to me that the University of Chicago should have a subcategory of Category:Alumni by medical school in the United States even though the category has not been extensively filled in. Does anyone know enough of the most famous alumni to create a useful cat.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 12:31, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
I have nominated Encyclopædia Britannica for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Snowman ( talk) 19:52, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
I've noticed the Neighborhoods are not all represented on wiki. I have been adding them to the proper spots on the community area templates. I've added them according if they overlap with the community area boundaries. Note: The Community area are not to be confused with the neighborhoods and should not be combined as the same feature. community areas [5] collect census data like population and demographics and neighborhoods [6] that area about culture. They are represented by two different maps and boundaries. There should be separate neighborhood articles created to represent them, not just sections within the community area articles. Some have already been created. We need to keep the community area separate articles from the same named neighborhoods. As the community areticle explains, "Although many community areas contain more than one neighborhood and may share the name of some of the neighborhoods. Community areas may encompass groups of neighborhoods. In some cases, the character of the community area is independent of that of the individual neighborhoods it comprises." I've also started adding all of the neighborhoods and fixing up the community area boundaries on google maps.-- Nickvet419 ( talk) 03:39, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
ok, Finished separating City Official designated neighborhoods that appear on the GIS map with others in the nav template Template:Neighborhoods in Chicago. Still might be some missing from the list, I think I got them all. -- Nickvet419 ( talk) 11:57, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
The neighborhood template you created uses a categorization that is at best both a bit pretentious as well as confusing. Given the criteria (as mentioned in the article) admits that the 'official' neighborhood map was comprised by researchers going door to door and asking people.... and again, the article states a a semi-official map is still in use today also weakens any claims as to what is officially recognized by the city (which, as I've already established was 'officially' subject to neighborhood opinion of the 1970s) Your classifications, inasmuch, should both be recognized as official according to that logic, as neighborhoods since the 70s have changed (some new ones, some have subdivided, etc.).
Instead of spearheading this neighborhood-defining project and assuming you're more in the know more than anyone else in WP Chicago on the matter, why not present the idea in a roundtable fashion rather than pontificate what your view on what is official and un-official? Chicago is a very large city, and I'd venture to say there are academics (like professors at various Chicago universities) who specialize in urban geography who can't verify what's official. Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 19:08, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
What remains problematic, and what I think you may not be following what I'm saying, is that whether you find them sensible or not, the community areas are a verifiable, concrete designation, while the neighborhood map is an abstract concept. Yes, there are some problems with viewing things at a macro level, but there's more to debate at the micro. That map does have the city of Chicago seal on it, and yes, the new mayor's name is there, but, that same map was available back in 2002 at the Seminary Co-Op bookstore by the UofC with Mayor Daley's name on it (and if you doubt the laziness of City Hall, look at the bottom left corner, you'll see its dated 2009... Emmanuel wasn't mayor until spring of this year). We also don't know whop comprised the map and by what data they were using. Given that the original map was charted out in the 1970s, and was based on such hard science as asking people what neighborhood they lived in, we don't know what informs that map today. Some of it is outdated.Cabrini Greens and Stateway Gardens are gone. Yes there is an arrow pointing to where they were on the map, but in the case of Stateway, that's mainly a stretch of empty blocks today, not a neighborhood by anyone's standards (neighborhoods require residents and residences).
What is at stake here is the provable facts based in verifiable sources. Neighborhoods change. Yes, certain large and established neighborhoods (e.g. Wicker Park) may very well warrant separate articles, but to argue that Cabrini Greens is a neighborhood, regardless of what's on the map, the project has since been demolished. That was Cabrini-Green. The rest of the neighborhood adjacent the area around Seward Park is/was not. I applaud your efforts, but don't make things any more complicated than they need to be for Wikipedia users. Particularly those that don't know Chicago from the moon. Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 01:29, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
(Moved from User talk:TonyTheTiger) Two articles about one (demolished) housing project? There already was a relatively comprehensive article for RTH and now, the WP:Chicago's newest geographer has created a separate article based on his outdated map. This is the new one which is actually an inaccurate representation given that the properties there is not named for Robert Taylor. Just thought you'd like to know. 75.22.22.141 ( talk) 00:42, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
For whatever reason (someone must have filed a motion to do so) a whole lot of the map images accompanying numerous articles for Chicago Community areas have been deleted. I'm not sure why this happened, but they've been up here as far back as I can remember, and are the official community areas defined by the city, so it isn't like they aren't legit. Could someone please check into this?
If you want a few examples to see what I'm talking about, see the following: Logan Square, Armour Square, Bridgeport, McKinley Park, Austin, New City, , Beverly, these are just a few of several that I have clicked. Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 06:09, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
CONVERSATION MOVED BACK HERE from
User_talk:Fastily#Community_areas_of_Chicago_maps
Hi, Fastily. Could you please explain why you deleted most of the Chicago community area maps (eg,
File:US-IL-Chicago-CA10.GIF,
File:US-IL-Chicago-CA11.GIF,
File:US-IL-Chicago-CA12.GIF, etc). I thought those had been created by a Wikipedian years ago, but since I'm not an admin, I can't see exactly what the file pages said. These maps were very useful, so it would be great if we could get things straightened out. Consider posting a reply at
WT:CHICAGO, because I know a few other project members have expressed concerns about the deletions. Thanks.
Zagalejo
^^^ 00:18, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure that this editor was the one who uploaded them, given that he/she was the source for several of the other Chicago Community area map files that had all the proper source-citation info filled out. But there are other editors who have uploaded them as well... and it doesn't appear that Oo64eva has done any editing in a while, so I'm not sure if he/she can be contacted expeditiously to confirm. Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 06:45, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
The Above Conversation was copied from User_talk:Fastily#Community_areas_of_Chicago_maps
Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 06:01, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
Seriously? I've started a list (a list that anyone who wants to assist can add to) tracking down the original file names of the images that were deleted and listed them with the corresponding article and you're saying let's keep it to a conversation? We know what happened. Let's get to fixing it. What more is there to talk about? Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 18:06, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
The salient question though is: can they be un-deleted? Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 00:48, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
Can they be converted from the GIF to SVG files? Because otherwise, we're looking at a complete re-draw of 69 new maps... that's a lot of work when you consider the uploading and re-entering all the file data at each of the respective articles. Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 00:59, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
All Done. — Jeremy ( talk) 22:52, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
I have created several community area streetmaps. Some community areas with streetmaps to complement the citywide community area map include Near South Side, Chicago, Chicago Loop, Near North Side, Chicago, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Washington Park, Chicago (Community area), Kenwood, Chicago, Woodlawn, Chicago, Hyde Park, Chicago, South Shore, Chicago. I am wondering if we want to try to roll these out for every community area since we are collectively discussing mapping issues.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 21:51, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
JeremyA ( talk · contribs) left a note on my page reminding me that August 15, 2012 will be the bicentennial of the Battle of Fort Dearborn—it would be good to have that article or the Fort Dearborn article on the main page at around that time. I prefer that battle, but await feedback.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 23:09, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
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I was tempted to prod these two articles, but await commentary from Chicagoans who may have a better understanding of the notability. I am surprised by the number of past editors at Christina Filiaggi and feel Jim Johnson (radio) is a pretty marginally notable personality.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 08:55, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
Can anyone in the Chicago area get a picture of the Burger King located at 506 South Washington Street in Naperville? I really need a commons image of this antique burger King location to use in an article. Thanks! -- Jeremy ( blah blah • I did it!) 02:38, 7 January 2011 (UTC)
Its not clear where you get consensus to mark an article Top Importance but because literature has been very important historically to the development of society, I think the new article Chicago literature created by another user, should be so designated. Alanscottwalker ( talk) 14:05, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
Casliber recently posted a suggestion on the talk page for WikiProject United States about getting the US Wikipedians Collaboration page going again in an effort to build up articles for GA through FA class. See Wikipedia:U.S. Wikipedians' notice board/USCOTM. After several days of work from him the page is up and ready for action. A few candidates have already been added for you to vote on or you can submit one using the directions provided. If you are looking for inspiration here is a link to the most commonly viewed articles currently under the scope of Wikiproject United States. There are tons of good articles in the various US related projects as well so feel free to submit any article relating to US topics (not just those under the scope of WPUS). This noticeboard is intended for ‘’’All’’’ editors working on US subjects, not just those under WPUS.
The next item I intend to start updating is Portal:United States if anyone is interested in helping. Again this is not specific to WPUS and any help would be greatly appreciated to maximize visibility of US topics. The foundation has already been established its just a matter of updating the content with some new images, biographies and articles. Please let leave a comment on the Portals talk page or let me know if you have any questions or ideas. -- Kumioko ( talk) 19:05, 15 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi! I have several Chicagoland photo requests that need to be fulfilled:
Thank you, WhisperToMe ( talk) 23:53, 31 January 2011 (UTC)
Apres snow, please consider that there are 319 sites in Chicago on the National Register of Historic Places, all but 48 have photos. Among the missing you might want to snap:
Just click the list and look for the ones without photos! Addresses and coords provided. Smallbones ( talk) 00:53, 3 February 2011 (UTC)
The article NEIU Physical Education Complex has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
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More eyes on Chicago Loop would be welcome. Edits such as this one are unsourced, but the previous text was unsourced as well. I have no idea which is correct, and my knowledge of the local geography is lacking. Rivertorch ( talk) 19:31, 2 March 2011 (UTC)
We'd like to invite a representative from the group who should have some experience in organizing the local meetups, to join the Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS) committee to help advance real-life Wikimedian activities in the US.-- Pharos ( talk) 22:15, 11 March 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I currently have the above article under review at Talk:Gery Chico/GA2. I am concerned that the nominator and primary recent editor has admitted a WP:COI. I would appreciate input from Chicagoans familiar with the subject matter who may spot areas where the article is missing information. The image presented is mostly positive, but is it sufficiently broad and neutral? I would appreciate any input at the review page. Thanks. Jezhotwells ( talk) 23:42, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
I just did some work on the page for Daniel Coughlin, which is part of this project, and is currently listed as a "stub." Could someone please reassess the article? Thanks! NearTheZoo ( talk) 19:26, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
Please comment at Talk:Rod_Blagojevich_corruption_charges#Requested_move on moving Rod Blagojevich corruption charges → United States v. Blagojevich.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 18:04, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
Announcing Wikipedia:Meetup/Chicago 4.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 19:56, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
Hello. Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of Benet Academy alumni/archive1 has been up at FLC for over a month now, and I'd appreciate any further comments. Cheers, Edge3 ( talk) 05:01, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Please comment at Talk:Link_Bridge.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 22:39, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
I've started a working draft at Image Union for the classic WTTW TV show. I'm having difficulty finding historical info for the article, so any assistance would be appreciated! Skier Dude ( talk) 06:05, 9 July 2011 (UTC)
Hi! Just as a reminder, from my understanding these photo requests are still active. Please let me know if any of these have been fulfilled! Thank you!
WhisperToMe ( talk) 07:04, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Someone has nominated Chicago at WP:USCOTM. Come by and comment.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 13:32, 1 August 2011 (UTC)
Hi Chicago Wikipedians!
We (the very small WMF Mobile Research team) are looking for Wikipedia editors of English and other language Wikipedias to participate in a research study to observe and understand Wikipedia editors' current reading and editing practices on mobile devices (but we're interested other devices and computers used in your editing and browsing too!). We have partnered with Answerlab to carry out this study with us in San Francisco, Chicago, and Dallas.
Should you be interested, your participation would involve 3 activities: 1) Complete short online homework assignments, writing about yourself and/or your daily habits 2) Participate in a short phone interview in mid-September and 3) Participate in a 2 hour face-to-face interview to be conducted on or close to October 4th, 5th, and 6th (date and times to be confirmed). The Wikimedia Foundation generally discourages any research agency from offering monetary incentives for participation, but all participants of this study will be offered a monetary gift (~$150) as our thanks. More importantly, we can assure you an interesting conversation, excitement for Wikipedia and its mission, and our gratitude and appreciation.
Your participation would be extremely valuable to us and will help shape the strategy and development of the Wikipedia mobile properties and experience. It is also key to helping us better understand the more specific needs of editors like you so that we can support those processes. In addition to Wikipedia editors, we'll also be speaking with Wikipedia users in Chicago, as well as in SF and Dallas. We have recently conducted similar work in India and Brazil. Please see here and here for more on this work.
If you'd like to participate, please let us know by replying to myself and/or Brennan, Nick, Sal, and the other folks at Answerlab at editwiki@answerlab.com by September 10th. Also, if you know of editors in San Francisco or Dallas that would like to participate or know of appropriate mailing lists to reach editors in those regions, please email me at pvora [at] wikimedia.org and my colleague Mani at mpande [at] wikimedia.org.
Thanks so much, Parul — Preceding unsigned comment added by Parul Vora ( talk • contribs) 23:30, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
Details to be determined, but tentatively plan for October 29th.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 00:03, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
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I can not find any articles on when they fenced in the Michael Jordan Statue. Does anyone know anything about when this happened.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 06:46, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
I just uploaded two potential main images for the Michael Jordan statue. Please comment on your preferred main image.
WP:NRHP is having a Fall Photo Contest running from Oct. 21-Dec. 4, 2011. I'd like to encourage anybody who enjoys photography, as well as anybody who is interested in historic places or buildings, especially Chicago buildings, to participate as a photographer, a sponsor, or both.
One way that an individual editor or a project can participate is to sponsor their own challenge. For example, somebody here might want to include a challenge such as "A barnstar will be awarded to the photographer who adds the most photos to the NRHP Chicago lists of previously non-illustrated NRHP-listed buildings." To sponsor a challenge all you need to do is come up with an idea, post it on the contest page, and do the small bit of work needed to judge the winner(s).
Any and all contributions appreciated.
Smallbones ( talk) 19:02, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
Can you pull this article:
("Miss Michaels Cuts Corners" in the Los Angeles Times)
Thanks. I doubt that there is an obit for Miss Michaels in the CT from 2001-SEP-25.
See if you can just post them as a *.JPG ?
Thanks again >>> Best O Fortuna ( talk) 02:13, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
It seems to me that the University of Chicago should have a subcategory of Category:Alumni by medical school in the United States even though the category has not been extensively filled in. Does anyone know enough of the most famous alumni to create a useful cat.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 12:31, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
I have nominated Encyclopædia Britannica for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Snowman ( talk) 19:52, 29 October 2011 (UTC)
I've noticed the Neighborhoods are not all represented on wiki. I have been adding them to the proper spots on the community area templates. I've added them according if they overlap with the community area boundaries. Note: The Community area are not to be confused with the neighborhoods and should not be combined as the same feature. community areas [5] collect census data like population and demographics and neighborhoods [6] that area about culture. They are represented by two different maps and boundaries. There should be separate neighborhood articles created to represent them, not just sections within the community area articles. Some have already been created. We need to keep the community area separate articles from the same named neighborhoods. As the community areticle explains, "Although many community areas contain more than one neighborhood and may share the name of some of the neighborhoods. Community areas may encompass groups of neighborhoods. In some cases, the character of the community area is independent of that of the individual neighborhoods it comprises." I've also started adding all of the neighborhoods and fixing up the community area boundaries on google maps.-- Nickvet419 ( talk) 03:39, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
ok, Finished separating City Official designated neighborhoods that appear on the GIS map with others in the nav template Template:Neighborhoods in Chicago. Still might be some missing from the list, I think I got them all. -- Nickvet419 ( talk) 11:57, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
The neighborhood template you created uses a categorization that is at best both a bit pretentious as well as confusing. Given the criteria (as mentioned in the article) admits that the 'official' neighborhood map was comprised by researchers going door to door and asking people.... and again, the article states a a semi-official map is still in use today also weakens any claims as to what is officially recognized by the city (which, as I've already established was 'officially' subject to neighborhood opinion of the 1970s) Your classifications, inasmuch, should both be recognized as official according to that logic, as neighborhoods since the 70s have changed (some new ones, some have subdivided, etc.).
Instead of spearheading this neighborhood-defining project and assuming you're more in the know more than anyone else in WP Chicago on the matter, why not present the idea in a roundtable fashion rather than pontificate what your view on what is official and un-official? Chicago is a very large city, and I'd venture to say there are academics (like professors at various Chicago universities) who specialize in urban geography who can't verify what's official. Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 19:08, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
What remains problematic, and what I think you may not be following what I'm saying, is that whether you find them sensible or not, the community areas are a verifiable, concrete designation, while the neighborhood map is an abstract concept. Yes, there are some problems with viewing things at a macro level, but there's more to debate at the micro. That map does have the city of Chicago seal on it, and yes, the new mayor's name is there, but, that same map was available back in 2002 at the Seminary Co-Op bookstore by the UofC with Mayor Daley's name on it (and if you doubt the laziness of City Hall, look at the bottom left corner, you'll see its dated 2009... Emmanuel wasn't mayor until spring of this year). We also don't know whop comprised the map and by what data they were using. Given that the original map was charted out in the 1970s, and was based on such hard science as asking people what neighborhood they lived in, we don't know what informs that map today. Some of it is outdated.Cabrini Greens and Stateway Gardens are gone. Yes there is an arrow pointing to where they were on the map, but in the case of Stateway, that's mainly a stretch of empty blocks today, not a neighborhood by anyone's standards (neighborhoods require residents and residences).
What is at stake here is the provable facts based in verifiable sources. Neighborhoods change. Yes, certain large and established neighborhoods (e.g. Wicker Park) may very well warrant separate articles, but to argue that Cabrini Greens is a neighborhood, regardless of what's on the map, the project has since been demolished. That was Cabrini-Green. The rest of the neighborhood adjacent the area around Seward Park is/was not. I applaud your efforts, but don't make things any more complicated than they need to be for Wikipedia users. Particularly those that don't know Chicago from the moon. Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 01:29, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
(Moved from User talk:TonyTheTiger) Two articles about one (demolished) housing project? There already was a relatively comprehensive article for RTH and now, the WP:Chicago's newest geographer has created a separate article based on his outdated map. This is the new one which is actually an inaccurate representation given that the properties there is not named for Robert Taylor. Just thought you'd like to know. 75.22.22.141 ( talk) 00:42, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
For whatever reason (someone must have filed a motion to do so) a whole lot of the map images accompanying numerous articles for Chicago Community areas have been deleted. I'm not sure why this happened, but they've been up here as far back as I can remember, and are the official community areas defined by the city, so it isn't like they aren't legit. Could someone please check into this?
If you want a few examples to see what I'm talking about, see the following: Logan Square, Armour Square, Bridgeport, McKinley Park, Austin, New City, , Beverly, these are just a few of several that I have clicked. Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 06:09, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
CONVERSATION MOVED BACK HERE from
User_talk:Fastily#Community_areas_of_Chicago_maps
Hi, Fastily. Could you please explain why you deleted most of the Chicago community area maps (eg,
File:US-IL-Chicago-CA10.GIF,
File:US-IL-Chicago-CA11.GIF,
File:US-IL-Chicago-CA12.GIF, etc). I thought those had been created by a Wikipedian years ago, but since I'm not an admin, I can't see exactly what the file pages said. These maps were very useful, so it would be great if we could get things straightened out. Consider posting a reply at
WT:CHICAGO, because I know a few other project members have expressed concerns about the deletions. Thanks.
Zagalejo
^^^ 00:18, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure that this editor was the one who uploaded them, given that he/she was the source for several of the other Chicago Community area map files that had all the proper source-citation info filled out. But there are other editors who have uploaded them as well... and it doesn't appear that Oo64eva has done any editing in a while, so I'm not sure if he/she can be contacted expeditiously to confirm. Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 06:45, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
The Above Conversation was copied from User_talk:Fastily#Community_areas_of_Chicago_maps
Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 06:01, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
Seriously? I've started a list (a list that anyone who wants to assist can add to) tracking down the original file names of the images that were deleted and listed them with the corresponding article and you're saying let's keep it to a conversation? We know what happened. Let's get to fixing it. What more is there to talk about? Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 18:06, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
The salient question though is: can they be un-deleted? Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 00:48, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
Can they be converted from the GIF to SVG files? Because otherwise, we're looking at a complete re-draw of 69 new maps... that's a lot of work when you consider the uploading and re-entering all the file data at each of the respective articles. Ryecatcher773 ( talk) 00:59, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
All Done. — Jeremy ( talk) 22:52, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
I have created several community area streetmaps. Some community areas with streetmaps to complement the citywide community area map include Near South Side, Chicago, Chicago Loop, Near North Side, Chicago, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Washington Park, Chicago (Community area), Kenwood, Chicago, Woodlawn, Chicago, Hyde Park, Chicago, South Shore, Chicago. I am wondering if we want to try to roll these out for every community area since we are collectively discussing mapping issues.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 21:51, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
JeremyA ( talk · contribs) left a note on my page reminding me that August 15, 2012 will be the bicentennial of the Battle of Fort Dearborn—it would be good to have that article or the Fort Dearborn article on the main page at around that time. I prefer that battle, but await feedback.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 23:09, 11 December 2011 (UTC)