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WikiProject Kentucky Alerts have been posted: Check out our current project backlogs. WikiProject Bluegrass Music? Talk to Anne Delong. Auto-generated alerts follow: Did you know 25 Sep 2025 – Cheney Lively (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Ssafder (t · c); see discussion Articles for deletion 23 Oct 2025 – Ed Gallrein (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by BottleOfChocolateMilk (t · c) was closed as redirect by Left guide (t · c) on 30 Oct 2025; see discussion (6 participants) 23 Oct 2025 – Big Poplar Tree, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Staraction (t · c) was closed as delete by Liz (t · c) on 30 Oct 2025; see discussion (5 participants) 21 Oct 2025 – Robert Screen (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Let'srun (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 28 Oct 2025; see discussion (5 participants) 08 Oct 2025 – East Bend, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Consarn (t · c) was closed as no consensus by Liz (t · c) on 29 Oct 2025; see discussion (8 participants; relisted) Proposed deletions 23 Oct 2025 – Tritent International Corp. v. Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Flexagoon (t · c) was deproded by Katzrockso (t · c) on 26 Oct 2025 Categories for discussion 10 Oct 2025 – Category:Former railway stations in Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion Templates for discussion 23 Oct 2025 – Template:Infobox state highway system Kentucky RS (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Zackmann08 (t · c) was closed; see discussion Featured article candidates 20 Oct 2025 – Exile (American band) (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by TenPoundHammer (t · c); see discussion 30 Sep 2025 – Gordon Cooper (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Hawkeye7 (t · c); see discussion Good article nominees 19 Oct 2025 – John Michael Montgomery (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Bgsu98 (t · c); start discussion 08 Sep 2025 – 2012 Southern Indiana tornado (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by EF5 (t · c); start discussion 22 Jul 2025 – Nikola Rušinović (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Amanuensis Balkanicus (t · c); see discussion Requested moves 20 Oct 2025 – 2012 Southern Indiana tornado (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2012 Henryville Tornado by NomzEditingWikis (t · c); see discussion Articles to be merged 06 Sep 2025 – Marvin Gay Sr. (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Killing of Marvin Gaye by FunkMonk (t · c); see discussion Articles for creation 14 Oct 2025 – Draft:William Decatur Reed (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by FloridaArmy (t · c) 11 Oct 2025 – Draft:2026 in Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Tarna652 (t · c) 30 Sep 2025 – Draft:The Summit At Fritz Farm (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by BryanStationInn (t · c) 06 Sep 2025 – Draft:Elisha Justice (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ell22Moore (t · c) WikiProject Louisville Alerts have been posted: Check out our current Project Articles Needing Action (updated October 31, 2025) as well as our project backlogs Auto-generated alerts follow: Good article nominees 08 Sep 2025 – 2012 Southern Indiana tornado (talk · edit · hist) (initially Henryville Tornado) was GA nominated by EF5 (t · c); start discussion 22 Jul 2025 – Nikola Rušinović (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Amanuensis Balkanicus (t · c); see discussion Requested moves 20 Oct 2025 – 2012 Southern Indiana tornado (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to 2012 Henryville Tornado by NomzEditingWikis (t · c); see discussion Articles for creation 14 Oct 2025 – Draft:William Decatur Reed (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by FloridaArmy (t · c) WikiProject Kentucky Shortcuts WP:KY, WP:WPKY, WP:Kentucky, WP:KENTUCKY Categories WikiProject Kentucky, Kentucky Portal Kentucky Parent project(s) United States Project banner template {{WikiProject United States|KY=yes|KY-importance=}} Userboxes {{User WikiProject Kentucky}} {{User WP Kentucky}} Descendant WikiProjects WikiProject Louisville Eastern Mountain Coal Fields task force This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the state of the United States known as the Commonwealth of Kentucky with a spirit of cooperation. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on formatting and layout of articles, which can be discussed at the project's talk. To join this project or see the current list of members, go to the Membership Department. To see a list of good and featured articles maintained by this project, visit our Hall of Fame. Current project backlogs Concern Total % of Articles Affected Data Freshness Stubs needing expansion or reassessment 7,202 46.8 Last cache* Cleanup issues 6,573 in 4,194 articles 27.2 October 28, 2025 Possibly undercategorized articles 5,661 36.7 November 3, 2025 Articles possibly too isolated from mainspace 2,742 17.8 November 3, 2025 Stub-assessed articles without any stub tags 1,717 11.1 November 3, 2025 Photo/image requests 1,112 7.2 Last cache* Articles with old cleanup issues 902 5.9 November 2, 2025 * You may need to purge the cache to see the most up-to-date total. Past Week's Hot Edits Updated November 3, 2025; see also 100 most edited articles in past 30 days Edits Article Rating 65 Martha Layne Collins FA 36 Alpha Kappa Phi C 23 Kate Rotan C 21 Henry Clay B 19 Bethel College (Kentucky) C 17 Jake Bergey GA 17 John Bullock Clark FA 16 Kentucky Route 3174 Stub 13 Abraham Lincoln FA 12 Somerset, Kentucky Start 12 Taylen Kinney Start 12 Tyrese Maxey GA Scope See also: WikiProject Kentucky Tasks This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the U.S. state of Kentucky, its cities, counties, geography, transportation, culture, history and so on. It aims to improve and refine Wikipedia's resources on Kentucky in a fair and accurate manner and logically link them through a high-quality, well-maintained Portal:Kentucky. As of 3 November 2025, there are 15,405 articles within the scope of WikiProject Kentucky, of which 68 are featured and 157 are good articles. This makes up 0.22% of the articles on Wikipedia, 0.59% of all featured articles and lists, and 0.37% of all good articles. Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, etc., there are 49,058 pages in the project. Articles are cataloged for this project by adding {{WikiProject United States|KY=yes|KY-importance=}} to their talk pages. Resources Categories Kentucky | WikiProject Kentucky | Kentucky stubs | Kentucky geography stubs | Wikipedians in Kentucky | Kentucky articles with to-do lists | Wikipedia requested photographs in Kentucky | Wikipedia requested maps in Kentucky Templates Project {{WikiProject United States|KY=yes|KY-importance=}} - use with |KY=yes to add the article to this WikiProject; placed on the top of talk pages, not on article pages. However: If the article is related to the Louisville metropolitan area or WikiProject Louisville, use |Louisville=yes instead. If the article is related to the Eastern Mountain Coal Fields task force or the related region of Kentucky, also include |Coal-fields=yes. If the article is related to the Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia "tri-state" (KYOVA) region, use |KYOVA=yes instead. {{WikiProject Kentucky alerts}}—This banner displays only if there is a current project alert. Normally placed on user talk pages or project pages. {{WPKYInvite}} - placed (using subst) on talk pages to invite potential members to join the project. {{WPKYWelcome}} - placed (using subst) on talk pages to welcome new members to the project. {{Bluegrass Barnstar}} - The template to use the Bluegrass Barnstar. (Be sure to use subst.) Navboxes {{Kentucky}} - Navbox for Kentucky regions, counties and cities; placed at the bottom of article pages. {{Governors of Kentucky}} - Navbox for Kentucky Governors; placed at the bottom of article pages. {{Lieutenant Governors of Kentucky}} - Navbox for Kentucky Lieutenant Governors; placed at the bottom of article pages. {{USSenKY}} - placed at the bottom of article pages for Senators from Kentucky. {{Kentucky Higher Education}} - Navbox placed at the bottom of Kentucky private and public university and college articles. {{Protected Areas of Kentucky}} - Navbox for Kentucky's protected areas; placed at the bottom of article pages. Stubs The following templates can be placed at the bottom of stub articles: {{Kentucky-stub}} – Stub notice for all other Kentucky articles (except those related to the Louisville metropolitan area; use {{LouisvilleMSA-stub}} or {{Louisville-stub}} instead for those cases) {{Kentucky-struct-stub}} – Stub notice for buildings and structures in Kentucky {{Kentucky-church-stub}} – Stub notice for Kentucky churches {{Kentucky-school-stub}} – Stub notice for Kentucky schools {{Kentucky-university-stub}} – Stub notice for Kentucky universities or colleges {{Kentucky-election-stub}} – Stub notice for Kentucky elections {{Kentucky-geo-stub}} – Stub notice for articles about locations or geographical features in Kentucky {{Kentucky-NRHP-stub}} – Stub notice for properties and places listed in the National Register for Historic Places {{Kentucky-river-stub}} – Stub notice for Kentucky rivers {{Kentucky-geologic-formation-stub}} – Stub notice for geologic formations in Kentucky {{Kentucky-politician-stub}} – Stub notice for Kentucky politicians {{Kentucky-radio-station-stub}} – Stub notice for Kentucky radio stations {{Kentucky-sport-stub}} – Stub notice for articles about sports in Kentucky {{Kentucky-sport-team-stub}} – Stub notice for Kentucky sports teams {{Kentucky-baseball-team-stub}} – Stub notice for Kentucky baseball teams {{Kentucky-basketball-team-stub}} – Stub notice for Kentucky basketball teams {{Kentucky-footyclub-stub}} – Stub notice for Kentucky soccer teams {{Kentucky-sports-venue-stub}} – Stub notice for Kentucky sports venues {{Kentucky-baseball-venue-stub}} – Stub notice for Kentucky baseball venues {{Kentucky-state-judge-stub}} – Stub notice for Kentucky state judges {{Kentucky-transport-stub}} – Stub notice for articles about transportation in Kentucky {{Kentucky-road-stub}} – Stub notice for Kentucky roads Userboxes This user is a participant in WikiProject Kentucky. {{User WikiProject Kentucky}} This user participates in WikiProject Kentucky. {{User WP Kentucky}} This user lives in the United States Commonwealth of Kentucky. {{User Kentucky}} This user is interested in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. {{User interest Kentucky}} Sources and references Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives: KDLA Home KDLA Mission Statement Citation/Permission Information - Kentucky Virtual Library Kentuckiana Digital Library Library of Congress: Library of Congress Researchers Reference tools and services Prints and Photographs Reading Room Descendant WikiProjects Cities: WikiProject Louisville Facts and data: Kentucky facts and data U.S. Roads: U.S. Roads/Kentucky Task force Eastern Mountain Coal Fields Generated lists and logs Categorized listing of articles with cleanup issues – all our articles with some sort of cleanup tag are listed here (updated weekly) Newest potentially Kentucky-related articles and other pages (usually updated daily) Log of newly included pages, page assessments and re-assessments, and page renames (usually updated daily) Tools 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.