Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Utah/Archive 1

message: Do you think this would be an appropriate article to add the project template to? -Visorstuff 22:03, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: If you believe so, sure. --[jon] [talk] 12:10, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Butch Cassidy]]

message: Adapted from the Texas project
   1. To improve the quality and quantity of Utah related articles.
   2. To present a holistic view of Utah rather than the view of one region of Utah.
   3. To make Wikipedia one of the premier online resources on Utah.
These might seem like a statement of the obvious but most projects benefit from a clear statement of goals (I was a project manager in a previous life)  In point number 2 I also think we should consider more than just the regions in making the view holistic, a well rounded set of articles is desirable even more than a non-regional view - anyone have a better way of stating #2?
Bob Palin 06:05, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe just that, "Present a well-rounded view of Utah as a whole." I could see the project becoming very Wasatch-o-centric. I believe that we need to think of the state as a whole entity. The best way to do that would to get cracking on a History of Utah article. I also think we should bring the county articles up to snuff. User:Bob_rulz has done alot of work on the Salt Lake County, Utah, but others have been neglected. Maybe each member could tackle a region, its counties and cities and various sites and such. More on this later. --[jon] [talk] 11:49, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: -[jon] [talk] 12:14, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)

text: Since no one objects, I will add these goals to the front page. [jon] [talk] 12:26, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)

text: Sounds great! --[jon] [talk] 21:11, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposed goals statement

message: We need to work out criteria for what falls under the jurisdiction of the LDS project and the Utah project. This is why I wanted LDS project people on board. Which does Zion's Co-operative Mercantile Institution fall under? What about the men who were both, say LDS General Authorities AND governor of Utah? Should it be Utah or LDS?
Also, we should set up style guidlines. I think something to the effect of "All City and County articles shall be consistant with the guidlines set forth in Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities and Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Counties repectively. As for the other articles, I'm sure we can work something out. --[jon] [talk] 13:28, 14 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Utah vs LDS jurisdiction

message: I added an open task list to the front page to replace the to do list. I think it looks a little nice and will take up less space. What does everyone think? --[jon] [talk] 17:25, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Open task list

message: Here is (as far as I can tell) a list of Utah-related categories: Wikipedia:WikiProject Utah/List of Utah-related categories. If sub cats appear in more than one cat, I list their sub cats only once. Hopefully this will help to create a more comprehensive list of related articles. --[jon] [talk] 23:44, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: List of Utah-related Categories

message: I changed the icon on the general Utah stub notice to the state flag, to differentiate it from the geo-stubs, which a map makes more sense on... --[jon] [talk] 18:52, 18 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Stub notice

message: How detailed should we get in the Wikipedia articles?  Personally, I'm interested in the public trail systems and Canyons along the Wasatch Front.  I'm sure that there are other trail systems throughout the state.  Should we get this detailed?  Val42 01:19, Feb 20, 2005 (UTC)
:Sure, one of our goals is to make Wikipedia one of the best online sorces for Utah. Anything you can contribute to this end would be great. Keep us abreast of what you do, so we can make sure it all fits with the conventions for articles of this type, but beside this, please feel free to do whatever you need! --[jon] [talk] 12:43, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Trails and Canyons

message: Liberal Party (Utah) will be featured on the front page Tuesday Monday(!), thus it and articles it links to will recieve additional attention. I'm alarmed at the many red links and stubs in this article, and am working on articles for R. N. Baskin, Patrick E. Connor, the People's Party Godbe and the Godbeites, but I won't be able to do everything. Could somebody write reasonably good articles on George Montgomery Scott and Daniel H. Wells? They're both very interesting people, but I don't think I'll be able to write their articles. I have pictures for both, here are some references:
*List of documents in State Historical Society concerning Scott, but has a good short biography on him. Scott was the first non-Mormon mayor of Salt Lake City]
*Colorful incidents in SLC mayoral history, including some from Wells. Wells was very interesting. He was a Nauvoo Legionaire, an LDS apostle (although he was never part of the Quorum of the Twelve), and federal troops attempted to arrest him while he was mayor. See also: other history-to-go refs.
*Wells from Grandpa Bill's General Authority page
Thanks in advance for any help you can give Liberal Party (Utah). Cool Hand Luke 03:55, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Sure, I will try to tackle Scott, if that's OK. I have some book references, too. --[jon] [talk] 12:49, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Couldn't find anything about Scott in my books, but I wrote a good stub. I will try Wells, too maybe. I also borrowed the pic of Wells for a Utah bio stub: 
--[jon] [talk] 14:33, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)

text: Oh thank you. Its actually going to be featured tomorrow. I've been distracted the last few hours too... Cool Hand Luke 15:00, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I made a stub for Wells. Hope this helps a bit. --[jon] [talk] 19:12, 20 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Special favor