Wikipedia:WikiProject Ohio

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Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Main listing Cleanup : Ohio articles needing attention ( 80 ) Add city infobox to all town/city articles missing one. Add appropriate bio infobox to all Ohio bio articles missing one. Ohio articles needing cleanup Expand : To Good Article status: Ohio Columbus, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio Toledo, Ohio Akron, Ohio Mansfield, Ohio Featured article candidates : No results were found. Featured list candidates : No results were found. Featured sound candidates : Project Content template contains the following errors: No content type parameters found Unable to generate results. See documentation for help Good article nominations : Frank Fowler Loomis WPTD Geographical coordinates : Ohio articles missing geocoordinate data ( 55 ) Infobox : Ohio articles needing infoboxes ( 1 ) Maintain : Ohio portal Map : Requested maps in Ohio ( 16 ) Merge : Schools, Articles to be merged in Ohio Photo : Requested photographs in Ohio ( 354 ) Add a picture to an article in the list of requested photographs in Ohio ( 354 ) (Most towns in Ohio are still on the list) or improve one of the articles with no images. Stubs : Stub-Class Ohio articles ( 10,687 ), Category:Ohio stubs Unreferenced : Unreferenced Ohio articles ( 7 ) Other : Lists to de-redlink: List of Registered Historic Places in Ohio, List of Members of Governors Cabinet of Ohio Lists to complete: List of Ohio state symbols Coordinate with Ohio Portal to provide quality articles for use. Place the {{WikiProject United States|class=|importance=|OH=Yes|OH-importance=}} banner into Ohio related articles and assess

Wikiproject Ohio is dedicated to improving the quality of articles relating to the state of Ohio. The focus of this project is modeled after U.S. Regions. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on formatting and layout of articles, which can be discussed at the project's talk page. To participate, simply add your name at the participants section.

Scope

This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the U.S. State Ohio, its cities, counties, geography, transportation, culture, history and so on. It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on Ohio in a fair and accurate manner.

Participants

To participate in this project, simply add your name to the list.

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1. AAARanger5 - Lived in Lima in the 1970's, w/ friends in Columbus and Dayton.
2. Adrift* - I was born in Lima, but raised in Pawtucket RI. I have lived in Lima since 89 till the present though.
3. A.J. Halliwell - Living in Garfield Heights, Ohio; knowledgeable in Local Museums and the like.
4. Ajwebb – Founder; lives in Columbus, Ohio and was raised in Chillicothe
5. Alex43223 - Born In Columbus, Hope To Help.
6. Altosax456 - Living in Tallmadge(beside Akron)
7. Analogue Kid - Lifelong Columbus resident
8. Backburner001 - Born in Cleveland, attending The University of Akron; I have some familiarity with up to five different counties in Northeastern Ohio.
9. BFDhD - Grew up in Salem. Lived there for 17 years. Passionate about architecture and historic preservation in the state.
10. Bopher1 - High School graduate from Medina, Ohio.
11. bwryan2006 - Graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College living in the Akron area.
12. Captadam - A Pennsylvanian who's been living in Mount Vernon, Ohio, for 3 years and, in the meantime, soaking up as much of Ohio history and geography as he can.
13. ClairSamoht - NW Ohio, University of Dayton, Defiance College, Drackett, CompuServe, retired to PA
14. Dan D. Ric - Ohio native and resident.
15. DangApricot - Student from Summit County, Ohio
16. DeathLoofah - Junior at a school in Delaware County, central Ohio. Knowledgable in southern Delaware county and northeastern Franklin county.
17. Demosthenes_1 - Born in Cleveland and currently attending high school in Cleveland.
18. El benderson - Lives in Kettering, Ohio and currently attends Fairmont High School. Can help with Kettering area.
19. ExSpectator - Born and raised in Cleveland, currently attending school at The College of Wooster.
20. RVFletcher - Archaeologist who did the latest research on Serpent Mound, BA and MA fromThe University of PIttsburgh.
21. Fisheromen - An editor who wants to make sure people get fair and valid information on the state of Ohio.
22. FrixFrixFrix - grew up in Urbana, Ohio
23. Greg the White Falcon - Living in Sandusky, Ohio; knowledgeable on Erie and surrounding counties (but no, I won't get you discounted Cedar Point tickets).
24. Green caterpillar - I would like to work on articles about Columbus.
25. HBot3 - Greater Cleveland. Grew up on the east side and will try and help when ever possible.
26. Hornandsoccer - Frosh at St. Ignatius in Cleveland; will concentrate on Cleveland and Cuyahoga County
27. iamheredude - Toledo, Ohio
28. IlGreven - Born and raised in Risingsun, Ohio; I can contribute to that part of northwest Ohio.
29. Jacqui - I tend to sign myself up for a lot of things and then do a little in each, but so you know I grew up in Highland Heights, Ohio and just graduated from The College of Wooster. Feel free to call on me on my talk page.
30. knightrojen - currently residing in Grandview Heights, Ohio, grew up in Urbana, Ohio. Lived in Springfield, Ohio briefly during college. Currently works in Columbus, Ohio.
31. lesserm - A high school student at Cincinnati Country Day School
32. Malekish - Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio; I will assist with Toledo and NW Ohio.
33. Malepheasant - rivers, photographs
34. MarkDonna - 9th Grader who lives in Miamisburg, Ohio can help with Dayton Area.
35. Mayor Pez - Northeast Ohio native and resident.
36. mdedmonds - I am born, raised and currently living in Painesville Township.
37. Minh Nguyễn – Cincinnati-area articles, mostly. Resident of Loveland.
38. Morhange - Lives in Springfield, Ohio and will be attending Wittenberg University for the 2006-2007 school year as a freshman. Granddaughter of Robert C. Henry, and helper at the Clark County Historical Society.
39. OHWiki - lifelong Mansfield-area resident. I like to keep up with the Ohio city articles like Mansfield which is at the top of my list, and other Ohio city and village articles as well. Would be glad to help!
40. Patricknoddy^{TALK (reply here)|HISTORY}
41. PhasedIce - I was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and currently attend University of Dayton. I will try to focus on the Greater Cincinnati area as well as Montgomery County
42. Praetor alpha - has lived in Mount Vernon for the entirety of his 18 years.
43. RiSK - Living in Englewood, attending Sinclair Community College. Born in Cincinnati. Visits MANY historic Ohio locations.
44. Rovership27 - I have lived my whole life in Rootstown. I've never heard of it, either.
45. Ryecatcher773 - I grew up in South Euclid, but for the past 12 years I have resided in Chicago.
46. Scott Mingus - American Civil War articles; born and raised in southeastern Ohio; attended Miami University.
47. Spongefan - I'm going to be working on some Southern Ohio projects mainly those that are in Scioto County.
48. Stubbleboy - I currently live in Gahanna, Ohio and I grew up in Westerville, Ohio.
49. SwissCelt - Born in Salem, has lived in all four of Ohio's original four area codes. Has edited for several Ohio articles. Is most formerly from Bellefontaine.
50. tcjoe1985 - I was born in Sandusky and raised in the Norwalk area; the Firelands will always be home to me. I currently attend college in Illinois.
51. Tysto - I live in Indiana, but am traveling extensively in western Ohio and taking pictures of county courthouses and landmarks
52. Wikitravel Sapphire - Greater Cincinnati area.
53. Wlmaltby3 - I was born and reside in Geneva. My focus is on articles relating to the Greater Cleveland area; more specifically, Ashtabula County. Inactive as of 09:53, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
54. Wizardman - Born in Parma, will still consider Ohio home when he attends college in some other state.
55. Zagsa - HS Senior living in Solon, Ohio, right next to Geauga Lake.
56. Tarpy - Born in Columbus, raised in Delaware (the city, not the state :), living now in Skokie.
57. Godlord2 - I live in Northwest Ohio, and I can help with some of the smaller towns.
58. DvdBengals - I live in Cincinnati, can help with Cincinnati articles, and Ohio parks.
59. Kingston - a Wright State grad who currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona.
60. JonRidinger - born and raised in Kent, Ohio, finishing up my degree at Brigham Young University-Idaho. I'm also a former Kent State University student and graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School in Kent.
61. Blast - I was born in Connecticut, but Ohio is my adoptive state.
62. CL8 - 03:07, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
63. RJCraig - native of Lawrence County.
64. Peppy kid - 15:39, 31 December 2006 (UTC)
65. MilkTaco - lifelong Akron-area resident; here to help
66. Sportman2 - born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio! Go Reds!
67. Ski - born in Milwaukee - Resident of Orrville Ohio for 35 years.
68. Sixes - Flats resident, wrote initial wiki's on The Flats and the Irish Bend and did much research on the area in College.
69. akronpow - former New Albany resident now living in Charlottesville, VA.
70. CaseyIsDShiz - Columbus native, resident, and enthusiast
71. Polypmaster - Columbusite, OSU student, have edited numerous Columbus-related sites, will continue to do so.
72. Mordicaiyoung - Western Ohio resident and traveler
73. Godlord2 - Born, raised, and currently living in Tiffin, Ohio
74. hmwith - Born & raised in Ottawa Hills (a suburb of Toledo), but current spending most of the year in Columbus, since I attend [[The Ohio State University. I went to St. Ursula Academy for high school.
75. Green Day Is The Best - Live near Toledo
76. thatvoiceagain -from Mansfield, Ohio
77. WTGDMan1986 - Love the state, vandalism reverts
78. Zars - Native of Huron, Resident of Columbus. Alumni of The Ohio State University.
79. Pat Gunn - born in Washington, D.C., graduated with Bachelor degree 1999 from College of Mt. St. Joseph, Cincinnati, OH, descendant of maternal gr-grandfather, 1st MD Cav, Co E, incarcerated and released from Camp Chase, OH.
80. Nyttend - lifelong resident of Belle Center, Logan County, working mostly with geographical information, especially townships and other small places
81. Vbofficial 20:28, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
82. Navie05 23:26, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
83. Highland1 - Native of Cincinnati
84. pw 01:28, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
85. Toledo47 Live near Cleveland, Ohio wrote articles on Muskingum County Speedway and Lorain Speedway
86. OhioVanguard - Proud to live in the Central Ohio area for over 9 years. 16:50, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
87. Xexeter - Raised in Celeryville, Ohio, but I currently attend Calvin College. Can contribute to North-Central Ohio.
88. Twelsht - Native and resident of Northeastern Ohio
89. Seth71 00:44, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
90. --JaGa 00:43, 16 September 2007 (UTC) - Proctorville native. Southern Ohio, baby!

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Related WikiProjects

WikiProject Ohio is one of the United States WikiProjects.

Wikipedia:WikiProject Ohio townships also is related. The project exists to improve township articles within Ohio.