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Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Newsletter/July 2008

'''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan|WikiProject Saskatchewan]] [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/Outreach|Newsletter]]: Volume 2, Issue 7 - July 2008'''

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July special events • Sk error tags • Image moving • Work the wiki • Quick links template • Canada commons wikiproject and Canada wikimedia • Higher Education in Saskatchewan • Spotlight • Road news - Trans Canada • Community news - Two million new articles • Trivia question
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Summer Days!
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July 1 Canada Day

Museums

  • Several community museums are only open during the summer months in Saskatchewan. [http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/PM.cgi?AP=vmc_search&terms=*&prov=Saskatchewan&LM=Events&LANG=English&scope=Events&start=1 Virtual Museum of Canada - Calendar of Events - Discover events] which are offered during the summer months.

Parks

  • July 18 is defined as Canada's Parks Day across the nation, and July 12 to 18 as Parks Week in Saskatchewan. "Take A Hike" is the theme in 2008. Please take time to read a parks article, edit or create an article on Saskatchewan parks and hiking trails.
Articles Needing Attention
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  • According to Wikipedia:Pages needing attention/Canada, a merger is proposed: Delta Bessborough or Hotel Bessborough join the discussion
  • Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology needs clean up and citations.
  • According to Articles with minor POV problems from February 2008 this pages need work: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan,Regina, Saskatchewan,Regina, Saskatchewan neighbourhoods
  • Saskatchewan Bill of Rights introduction needs work.
  • Saskatoon has a section needing citations.
  • According to uncategorized Saskatoon Royal Connections needs categories
  • Saskatchewan Isotope Laboratory needs to be wikified.
  • Crystal Lake (Saskatchewan) , Kannata Valley, Saskatchewan are orphaned as few or no articles link to them.
  • Briercrest College and Seminary and Saskatchewan River Sturgeon Management Board both need a re-write.
  • List of Cree topics needs to be translated from English to Cree.
  • Saskatchewan photographs needed.
    • What's New?
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    What's New?: The new articles are now being identified by a robot, and new members are being invited. Take time to adopt a user. At Wikipedia:WikiProject Saskatchewan/New articles please check out our new Saskatchewan related articles.

    Member News
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    Other News
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    Move images to commons

    Work the Wiki Saskatchewan

    • [http://articles.directorym.ca/Wikipedia_and_SEO_Work_the_Wiki_Saskatchewan-r867538-Saskatchewan.html Work the Wiki Saskatchewan] is an independent article about wikipedia and writing Saskatchewan articles for this encylopedia. Are there any comments in regards to work the wiki web site.

    Saskatchewan quick links template

    • Add this template {{tl|Saskatchewan quick links}} to your user page to give editors more information about Saskatchewan on Wikipedia. This template has been modeled after the {{tl|Canadian quick links}} template.

    Canada wikimedia / Canada wikiproject on Commons

    Class Project - Higher Education in Canada

    • Please assist students of this Class project to wikify and produce citations for the various provincial articles coming online. The article for Saskatchewan has been started, and if there is any assistance you may be able to offer the students please mention it on the appropriate talk page. Watch also for tags on the articles such as AFD and guide the students for Wikipedia principles. Thank you.
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  • {{User|Cccleo}} is the student who has created the Higher education in Saskatchewan article, a class project which has a deadline of June 30, 2008. The class project has improved wikipedia's coverage of higher education of Canada, and this article in particular is an excellent beginning for coverage of Higher education in Saskatchewan. A thank you and Saskatchewan wikiproject spotlight goes out to you at this time.
    • Please feel free to sign up as a Spotlight administrator and nominate more excellent and notable Saskatchewan editors on Wikipedia who deserve attention, and honour. For every wikipedia user who is mentioned in the spotlight department, they will receive a Wikipedia Saskatchewan Ribbon on their user pages for excellent service! Every newsletter will bring an update to the Spotlight Department, so please keep tuned for other excellent contributors.
    Looking forward toward more contributions from you! Happy Editing

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    The Editor's Desk
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    Welcome to summer, and WikiProject Saskatchewan!!:

    • Lastly, this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of the Newsletter. Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!
    News Article
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    Wikipedia talk WP SK :

    • For more new updates of new items happening amongst editors of Wiki Project Saskatchewan stay tuned at: Wikipedia talk WP SK
    Saskatchewan Roads and Highways
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    Saskatchewan Roads and Highways

    To keep updated on proposals, deletion debates, etc. add {{tlu|Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada Roads/News}} or {{tlu|Wikipedia:WikiProject Canada Roads/News|right}} to your userpage to produce the box of notices in the above right.

    See this page for new areas of discussion: talk page WP SK roads

    Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods - There goes the neighbourhood!
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    Saskatchewan Communities & Neighbourhoods

    2 Million New Articles:

    • The user template: {{tl|user Saskatoon}} needs some TLC as its image has disappeared! If someone has some photographic / image manipulation talents, and a good idea to improve the user template, it is much appreciated.

    See this page for new areas of discussion: talk page Communities & Neighbourhoods

    Trivia Question
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    Trivia Question

    • The winner/s of the Wikiproject Saskatchewan Trivia contest will be announced in the next newsletter. To win this months trivia barnstar submit your answer to Trivia question #3 before month end. The answer to Trivia Question #3 will be published in the Volume 2, Issue 7 - August 2008 newsletter.
    • Trivia Question #3: Where is Canada's longest pedestrian bridge and what is it named?
    • Answer Question #3: Will be announced August 1, 2008
    • Trivia Question #2: Bonnington, Assiniboia, North West Territories is now known as which community of Saskatchewan? from the June Newsletter

    Does anyone wish to submit the next trivia question to Volume 2, Issue 8 - August 2008.

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    The correct editor/s will receive this award on their user page, as well as an announcement in the WikiProject Saskatchewan Newsletter: Volume 2, Issue 8 - August 2008 newsletter !!!

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