User:Ravedave/Adopt a State
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[edit] Adopt a State
Most US state articles are in terrible shape, many have only 1 or 2 references and they continually receive vandalism. You can help out by adopting your state. Just add it to your watchlist and at the minimum watch for vandalism.
You can also:
- Add References (most important!) - Most references on any given state can be found for other states so check well references articles such as Minnesota for ideas.
- Do Fact checking
- Become a managing editor - A state article is a lot to write. See if you can find other editors to maintain certain sections.
- Remove spurious or questionable nonsense. Favorite "history", facts of questionable usefulness or truth, outright trivia, etc. should be checked out.
- Create Sub articles (ie Climate of Minnesota)
- Add a better intro
- Do copy editing
- Add pictures
[edit] Adopters
Adopt a State members:
- User:Ravedave - Minnesota - Next De:Minnesota
- User:Ed- Illinois
- User:Why sigh, cutie pie? - California
- User:Pfly - Sure, I'll do what I can for Washington
- User:Kaspazes - Connecticut
- User:Shaericell - I am from New Jersey
- User:Katr67 - Oregon and the accompanying Colbert vandalism
