Wikipedia:WikiProject Newfoundland and Labrador

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This WikiProject is for those Wikipedians who wish to further the extent of information on Newfoundland and Labrador related subjects on Wikipedia. Please add your name to the list below if you would like to join this project, and feel free to clean up this page, as it is only a very preliminary outline.

Participants[edit]

Keserman (talk) 21:31, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Pages we need[edit]

  • All census-defined areas:
  • NL corporations
  • Newfoundland Military History
    • 166 [Newfoundland] Field Artillery Regiement (WW2)
    • 59 [Newfoundland] Heavy Artillery Regiment (WW2)
    • 125 [Newfoundland] Air Force Squadron
    • Lieutentent Andrew Bulger (Hero of the War of 1812: Newfoundlander)

Current focus project[edit]

The Newfoundland Resettlement program was probably one of the most controversial programs ever undertaken in Newfoundland which has touched the lives of many people. Those memories are still very fresh for many people. Let's say we work together to create an article that will rise to feature article status.

Here are some resource areas for reference.

Pages that need work[edit]

Pages that need the hand of an expert[edit]

Project tags[edit]

{{WikiProject Canada|class=|importance=|nl=yes}} can be used to tag the talk pages of Newfoundland and Labrador articles that are part of this project, producing:

WikiProject Canada / Newfoundland & Labrador (Rated NA-class)
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{{nlfocus}} is for the article chosen as the improvement drive collaboration, giving:

Templates[edit]


{{portal|Newfoundland and Labrador}}

  • {{Infobox Settlement}} — All settlements in Newfoundland and Labrador should use {{Infobox Settlement}}. This infobox provides a consistent look between the various types settlements in Newfoundland and Labrador like St. John's and to settlements in the other parts of Canada like Saskatoon, Toronto, Montreal, , and Edmonton. The default "settlement_type" is city, but it can be changed to reflect any type of settlement, like counties, towns, villages, etc. {{Infobox Settlement}} also has a super imposable dot map feature that allows a map to be used with any settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • {{nlfocus}} — to tag the improvement drive article
  • {{Newfoundland-stub}} - for stubs on Newfoundland and Labrador (other than geography stubs)
  • {{Newfoundland-geo-stub}} — for stubs on places and geography

Userboxes[edit]

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{{User WP Newfoundland and Labrador}}
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{{User Newfoundland & Labrador}}
{{User interest Newfoundland and Labrador|8}}
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Resources[edit]

The following sources are available from subscription databanks for the time periods indicated. The specific material may be in citation, abstract, or full text format. To obtain information, send me an e-mail indicating the address to send to, as well as the specific subject of interest or the titles and dates of interest, and I will forward what I find. John Carter (talk) 20:00, 13 February 2011 (UTC)

  • Acadiana, Inc. (1985)
  • Acadiensis (2000-on)
  • Arts Atlantic (1989-2004)
  • Atlantic Advocate (1988-1992)
  • Atlantic Books Today (2000-on)
  • Atlantic Business (1985-1989)
  • Atlantic Business Magazine (2000-2001)
  • Atlantic Geology (2000-on)
  • Atlantic Insight (1988-1989)
  • Atlantic Provinces Book Review (1982-1992)
  • Atlantic Report (2000-on)

NL-related lists[edit]

NL-related categories[edit]


Related projects[edit]

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Main page: List of Canadian WikiProjects

Tools[edit]

Main tool page: toolserver.org
  • Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
  • Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
  • Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
  • Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.