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== WikiProject North Dakota ==

Hey Rick, I'm happy to see you found and decided to join [[Wikipedia:WikiProject North Dakota|WikiProject North Dakota]].  You should add your name to the "Participants" section of the main WikiProject page so others can know you've joined up. Once again, welcome to the project. --[[User:MatthewUND|Matth]][[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<span style="color:green;">e</span>]][[User:MatthewUND|w<span style="color:green;"><b>UND</b></span>]]<sup>([[User talk:MatthewUND|talk]])</sup> 04:36, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

== [[Latchkey]] ==

[[Image:Stop hand.svg|left|30px]] Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. Take a look at the [[Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers|welcome page]] if you would like to learn more about contributing. However, unconstructive edits are considered [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalism]], and if you continue in this manner you may be '''[[Wikipedia:blocking policy|blocked]] from editing without further warning'''. Please stop, and consider improving rather than damaging the work of others. Thank you. <!-- Template:Blatantvandal (serious warning) -->  - [[User:A Man In Black|A Man In <span style="color:black;">'''Bl♟ck'''</span>]] <small>([[User talk:A_Man_In_Black|conspire]] | [[Special:Contributions/A Man In Black|past ops]])</small> 06:00, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

Do not remove vandalism warnings from your talk page. - [[User:A Man In Black|A Man In <span style="color:black;">'''Bl♟ck'''</span>]] <small>([[User talk:A_Man_In_Black|conspire]] | [[Special:Contributions/A Man In Black|past ops]])</small> 06:05, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

== Talk page ==

Rick, just so you know, removing messages that others have left on your talk page is considered to be a very bad practice and is frowned upon by the Wikipedia community. It looks like you're trying to hide something from other users. It is best to leave intact ''all'' messages that are left on your talk page. --[[User:MatthewUND|Matth]][[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<span style="color:green;">e</span>]][[User:MatthewUND|w<span style="color:green;"><b>UND</b></span>]]<sup>([[User talk:MatthewUND|talk]])</sup> 22:41, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

:Oh. Thanks Matt. I didn't know that.

== Hey Rick ==

Just saw some of your photography on your website. It's great. You might concider doing photography for wikipedia, or seing if any of your existing portfolio matches what wikipedia needs. See [[Wikipedia:Requested pictures]].  Also, welcome to Wikiproject North Dakota!

[[User:JWGreen|JWGreen]] 01:37, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

== August Esperanza Newsletter ==

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|style="color:#000"|The [[Wikipedia:Esperanza/To-Do List|'''Esperanza To-Do List''']] is a place where you may list any request, big or small, for assistance. If you need help with archiving your usertalk, for example, all you need to do is list it here and somebody will help you out. Likewise, if you need help with some area of editing on Wikipedia, list it here! Again, any matter, trivial or not, can be placed on this page. However, all matters listed on this page must not be of an argumentative nature. You do not need to be a member of Esperanza (or this program) to place or fulfill requests on this page. If you don't have any requests, consider coming by and fulfilling a few!  This program has not been very active, but has lots of potential!
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| style="color:#000"|In order to help proposed programs become specific enough to make into full-fledged programs, the [[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Proposals#In_development|'''In development section''']] of the [[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Proposals|proposals page]] has been created.  Proposals that are promising, but need to be organized in more detail are listed here.  Please take a look at what is there, and help the proposals turn into programs.
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| style="color:#000"|To improve both the layout and text of the [[Wikipedia:Esperanza|front page]], in an attempt to clarify the image of Esperanza, the front page is going to have some redesigning take place.  Please take your creative minds to '''[[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Front page redesign]]''' to brainstorm good ideas.
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# In order to '''make sure all users who join Esperanza are welcomed''', a list of volunteers who are willing to welcome new Esperanzians is at [[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Members#Esperanza_welcomers]].  Please add yourself if you are interested; we want to make sure all new Esperanza members are welcomed!
# The '''[[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Proposals #In_development|In development]]''' section of the proposals page has been created.
# '''[[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Proposals|Proposals page:]]'''  Some proposals have been moved to the aforementioned "In development" section, some have been left as a proposal, and others have been [[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Proposals/Archives/1|archived]].  For those proposals that were a good idea but didn't necessarily constitute a program, [[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Programs#General Esperanzial Actions|General Esperanzial Actions]] has been created.
# Two small pieces of '''charter reform''' will be decided on in a straw poll at [[Wikipedia talk:Esperanza/Governance]].  One involves filling the position of any councillors who may leave, the other involves reforming the charter.
# Until '''cooperation with the [[Wikipedia:Kindness Campaign|Kindness Campaign]]''' is better defined, it remains as a proposed program.
# There is a page for discussing the '''[[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Front page redesign|front page redesign]]'''.
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== Happy Birthday ==

Happy Birthday Rick! I tryed to send you spankings over my broadband connection, but my computer gave me an error message, so if you feel left out, please feel free to perform them yourself...

--[[User:JWGreen|JWGreen]] 05:13, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

==WPND AFD Alert: [[Hawktree Golf Club]]==
Hawktree Golf Club is [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hawktree Golf Club|up at AFD]].  Please vote to '''keep''' this North Dakota related article. --'''[[User:Alexwcovington|<span style="background:#000088; color:#FFFF88;">AlexWCovington</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Alexwcovington|talk]]) 02:23, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

:Thanks for your help!  I wish our problems at AfD were over but it looks like someone thinks [[Grand Cities Mall]] [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grand Cities Mall|needs the axe]].  Your help would be appreciated! --'''[[User:Alexwcovington|<span style="background:#000088; color:#FFFF88;">AlexWCovington</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Alexwcovington|talk]]) 15:11, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
::Your input would still be appreciated at the Grand Cities Mall AfD, it's being attacked by people that think Grand Forks is in South Dakota. --'''[[User:Alexwcovington|<span style="background:#000088; color:#FFFF88;">AlexWCovington</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Alexwcovington|talk]]) 19:53, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

==[[WDAZ]] Affiliation==
Hi Rick, there's been a post on [[Talk:KVLY-TV]] asking about when they really switched affiliations with WDAY/WDAZ.  Could you provide some insight? --'''[[User:Alexwcovington|<span style="background:#000088; color:#FFFF88;">AlexWCovington</span>]]''' ([[User talk:Alexwcovington|talk]]) 05:20, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

== September Esperanza Newsletter ==

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|style="color:#000"|Here in Wikipedia there are hundreds of wikipedians whose work and efforts go unappreciated. One occasionally comes across editors who have thousands of good edits, but because they may not get around as much as others, their contributions and hard work often go unnoticed. As Esperanzians we can help to make people feel appreciated, be it by some kind words or the awarding of a Barnstar. This is where the Barnstar Brigade comes in.  The object of this program is to seek out the people which deserve a Barnstar, and help them feel appreciated.  With your help, we can recognize more dedicated editors!
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| style="color:#000"|'''[[Wikipedia:Esperanza/September 2006 elections|September elections]]''' are upon us!  Anyone wishing to be a part of the Advisory Council may list themselves as a candidate from 18 September until 24 September, with the voting taking place from 25 September to 30 September.  Those who wish to help with the election staff should also list themselves!
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| style="color:#000"|[[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Appreciation Week|Appreciation Week]], a program currently in development, now has [[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Appreciation Week|its own subpage]]!  Share your good ideas on how to make it awesome there!
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| style="color:#000"|The [[WP:ESP|Esperanza front page]] has been redesigned!  Many thanks to all who worked hard on it.
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#The '''[[WP:ESP/PROP|proposals page]]''' has been updated, with some proposals being archived.
#Since the program in development '''[[WP:ESP/PROP#Appreciation_week|Appretiaion week]]''' is getting lots of good ideas, it now has [[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Appreciation Week|its own subpage]].
#The '''[[Wikipedia:Esperanza/September 2006 elections|September 2006 Council elections]]''' will open for nominations on 18 September 2006.  The voting will run from 25 September 2006 until 30 September 2006.  If you wish to be a candidate or a member of the elections staff, please list yourself!
#The '''new [[WP:ESP|Esperanza front page]] design''' has but put up - many thanks to all who worked on it!
#TangoTango has written [[User:Tangotango/New members of Esperanza|a script for a bot]] that will '''list new members of Esperanza''', which will help those who welcome new Esperanzains greatly!
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== November Esperanza Newsletter ==

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|style="color:#000"|'''''Admin Coaching needs coaches!!!'''''  If you are an administrator, or even a generally experienced user, do consider [[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Admin coaching#Volunteers|signing up to be a coach]].

Admin Coaching, now being coordinated by [[User:HighwayCello|HighwayCello]], is a program for people who want help learning some of the more subtle aspects of Wikipedia policy and culture. People are matched with experienced users who are willing to offer coaching. The program is designed for people who have figured out the basics of editing articles; they're not newcomers any more, but they might want some help in learning new roles. In this way, Esperanza would help keep hope alive for Wikipedia because we would always be grooming the next generation of admins.
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| style="color:#000"|The '''[[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Tutorial Drive|Tutorial Drive]]''' is a new Esperanza program!  In an effort to make complicated processes on Wikipedia easier for everyone, Esperanza working to create and compile a list of tutorials about processes here on Wikipedia.  Consider writing one!
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| style="color:#000"|A discussion on '''how Esperanza relates to the encyclopedia''' has been started; [[Wikipedia_talk:Esperanza#Esperanza_and_the_encyclopedia|please add your thoughts]].
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*The list of '''[[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Proposals|proposed programs]]''' has been updated, with some proposals being archived.
*There is now a '''new program''': the [[Wikipedia:Esperanza/Tutorial Drive|Tutorial Drive]]!  Consider writing a tutorial on something you are good at doing on Wikipedia.
*The suggestion of adding '''a cohesive look to all the Esperanza pages''' is being considered; [[Wikipedia_talk:Esperanza#New_design_of_this_page|join the discussion]] if you are interested!
*In order to make a '''useful interlanguage welcome template''', those involved in translation projects will be asked what English Wikipedia policies are most important and confusing to editors coming from other language Wikipedias.
*A '''[[Wikipedia_talk:Esperanza#Esperanza_and_the_encyclopedia|discussion of Esperanza's role in Wikipedia]]''' is being held, with all thoughts of all Esperanzians wanted!
*[[User:Shreshth91|Shreshth91]] informed everyone that he will be '''leaving the Esperanza council''' as life is rather busy; his spot will be filled by the runner up from the last election, [[User:HighwayCello|HighwayCello]].
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|style="color:#000"|<div align="right">[[User:Natalya|Natalya]], [[User:Banes|Banes]], [[User:Celestianpower|Celestianpower]], [[User:EWS23|EWS23]], [[User:FireFox|FireFox]], [[User:The Halo|The Halo]], [[User:Shreshth91|Shreshth91]] and [[User:HighwayCello|HighwayCello]] <br> 20:33, 1 November 2006 (UTC)</div>
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== [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/MatthewUND2|MatthewUND's RfA]] ==

I just self-nominated myself for [[Wikipedia:administrators|administrator's]] status on Wikipedia. As an active member of WikiProject North Dakota, I feel that having admin status would allow me the ability to be more useful to the project and to curtail vandalism and other problems. An admin is able to protect pages that are being bombarded with vandalism and to more quickly revert pages that have been vandalized. I've always hoped that we could get an admin to join the WikiProject so we would have someone to turn to in times of need. Since we still don't have an active admin within the project's membership, I decided to nominate myself. I really hope you will visit [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/MatthewUND2|my request for adminship]] and support me. Thanks! --[[User:MatthewUND|Matth]][[Wikipedia:Esperanza|<span style="color:green;">e</span>]][[User:MatthewUND|w<span style="color:green;"><b>UND</b></span>]]<sup>([[User talk:MatthewUND|talk]])</sup> 10:47, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

== Just a silly message... ==

"And you hit the jackpot if you attempt suicide!"--WDAZ News, February 23, 2007 :)
--[[User:PsychoJason|PsychoJason]] 02:24, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
:It's right [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p95_eF3bD1w here]. I just find it hilarious that they used Web sites used as "references" in the report were parodies on "[[emo (slang)|emo]]". Don't be offened by it, it's just a silly news report that made national exposure through our friend [[YouTube]], clinging to the "conservative" stereotype of North Dakota. --'''[[User:milk the cows|milk the cows]]''' ([[User talk:milk the cows|Talk]]) 06:11, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

==The WikiProject North Dakota Newsletter - Issue 1==
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'''Issue 1'''</big><br/>
<p style="text-align: right;"><small>[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject North Dakota|Visit the WPND talk page]]</small></p>

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<big>'''New articles'''</big><br/>
There are always [[User:AlexNewArtBot/NorthDakotaSearchResult|new North Dakota-related articles]] on Wikipedia. The following articles were recently created. Please help to expand and improve them.<br/><br/>
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[[Lloyd Omdahl]] | [[Alexander McKenzie (American politician)]] | [[Bob Peterson (North Dakota)]] | [[North Dakota State Auditor]] | [[Ken Karls]] | [[Bob Stenehjem]] | [[Kelly Schmidt]] | [[North Dakota State Treasurer]] | [[North Dakota Public Service Commission]] | [[Rick Berg]] | [[Ben Clayburgh]] | [[Steve Sydness]] | [[Earl Strinden]] | [[Beaver Lake State Park]] | [[Cross Ranch State Park]] | [[Devils Lake State Park]] | [[Wheelock, North Dakota]] | [[Robert Wefald]] | [[Valley City Public School District]] | [[State Historical Society of North Dakota]] | [[Metropolitan Opera House (Grand Forks, North Dakota)]] | [[Plains Art Museum]] | [[Prairie Knights Casino and Resort]]
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<big>'''Welcome to the WPND Newsletter!'''</big><br/>
This is the first issue of the new [[Wikipedia:WikiProject North Dakota|WikiProject North Dakota]] newsletter. You're receiving this because you have previously signed up to be a member of WPND. If you do not wish to receive future issues, please add your name to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject North Dakota/Outreach/Newsletter/opt-out list|opt-out list]].

The WPND newsletter is a work in progress. Future issues may have different types of content and may use a different look. If you have any interesting ideas about what you would like to see in future issues or about the appearance  of this newsletter, please share your ideas at the newsletter's [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject North Dakota/Outreach/Newsletter|talk page]]. Together, we can make this an interesting, informative, attractive newsletter. Watch for the next issue of the WPND newsletter!
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<big>'''News'''</big><br/>
'''''-Assessments-'''''<br/>
An intial round of assessments was recently done on all pages within the scope of WPND. These initial assessments...all 1,200+ of them...were done by [[User:MatthewUND|MatthewUND]]. Matthew tried to generally follow the assessment guidelines found at [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment]].

To see the assessment of any North Dakota page, simply go to the page's talk page and check the WPND banner. The assessment is presented in a color-coded field in the WPND banner. To change an assessment, edit the page and change the word after "class=" in the WPND banner. Add one of the following codes:

:''Stub'' - for very small articles<br/>
:''Start'' - for slightly longer, higher quality articles<br/>
:''B'' - for high quality articles of an appropriate length<br/>
:''List'' - for lists
:''Cat'' - for categories<br/>
:''Template'' - for templates<br/>
:''NA'' - for pages that are not articles, templates, or categories<br/>

Any WPND member should feel free to change any page's assessment. However, keep in mind that there are assessments (particularly ''GA'' for "Good Article" or ''FA'' for "Featured Article") which can't be applied without having gone through a nomination process.

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<big>'''Current project statistics'''</big><br/>
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! {{GA-Class|category=Category:GA-Class North Dakota articles|GA}}
| 2 || '''2''' 
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! {{B-Class|category=Category:B-Class North Dakota articles|B}}
| 41 || '''41''' 
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! {{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class North Dakota articles|Start}}
| 709 || '''709''' 
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! {{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class North Dakota articles|Stub}}
| 573 || '''573''' 
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! {{Assessed-Class}}
| 1326 || '''1326''' 
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! {{Unassessed-Class|category=Category:Unassessed North Dakota articles|Unassessed}}
| 0 || '''0''' 
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| '''1326''' || '''1326''' 
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==The WikiProject North Dakota Newsletter - Issue 2 - July 2007==
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'''Issue 2 - July 2007'''</big><br/>
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! {{GA-Class|category=Category:GA-Class North Dakota articles|GA}}
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! {{B-Class|category=Category:B-Class North Dakota articles|B}}
| 45 || '''45''' 
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! {{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class North Dakota articles|Start}}
| 727 || '''727''' 
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! {{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class North Dakota articles|Stub}}
| 659 || '''659''' 
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| 1434 || '''1434''' 
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<big>'''News'''</big><br/>
'''''---North Dakota Portal---'''''<br/>
Wikipedia now has a new [[Wikipedia:Portal|portal]] devoted exclusively to the state of North Dakota. Check out [[Portal:North Dakota]].  

WPND member [[User:NDCompuGeek|NDCompuGeek]] has constructed the initial framework for the portal and it should now be easy to update the portal on a month-by-month basis. The portal will serve as a kind of "front door" for people using Wikipedia to learn more about North Dakota. It is a great starting point for branching out into the many aspects of the state.

Each month a different article, picture, city, and biography will be showcased along with current news and happenings from around the state. The July version of the portal showcases the [[Mandan]] tribe, Governor [[John Hoeven]], and the capital city of [[Bismarck, North Dakota|Bismarck]].

Visit the portal's [[Portal talk:North Dakota|talk page]] to share your opinions and ideas regarding the portal.

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<big>'''New articles'''</big><br/>
An exceptionally large number of [[User:AlexNewArtBot/NorthDakotaSearchResult|new North Dakota-related articles]] were created during June. Please help to expand and improve the following articles which were created during the past month.<br/><br/>
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[[Alfred Wallin]] | [[Alvin C. Strutz]] | [[Andrew A. Bruce]] | [[Andrew Miller (North Dakota)]] | [[Arne Dahl]] | [[Ben Meier]] | [[Bennett Elementary School]] | [[Berta E. Baker]] | [[Beryl J. Levine]] | [[Bismarck Governors]] | [[Charles Fisk]] | [[Climate of Grand Forks, North Dakota]] | [[Curtis G. Olson]] | [[David Morgan (North Dakota)]] | [[Don L. Short]] | [[Edward Engerud]] | [[Edward T. Burke]] | [[Edwin F. Ladd]] | [[Evan B. Goss]] | [[Fargo-Moorhead media]] | [[Fred Gottfried Swenson]] | [[Geography of Minot, North Dakota]] | [[Guy C. H. Corliss]] | [[H. Kent Jones]] | [[H.F. Gierke III]] | [[Harrison A. Bronson]] | [[Harvey B. Knudson]] | [[Henry C. Hansbrough]] | [[Henry Linde]] | [[Henry Thomas Helgesen]] | [[Herbert L. Meschke]] | [[Herman Thorson]] | [[History of Grand Forks, North Dakota]] | [[J. Philip Johnson]] | [[James D. Gronna]] | [[Jim Kusler]] | [[John Dorso]] | [[John Flittie]] | [[John Knauf]] | [[John M. Cochrane]] | [[John N. Hagan]] | [[John Steen]] | [[Joseph Bartholomew]] | [[Ken Karls]] | [[Kevin Cramer]] | [[KFBN]] | [[KKLQ]] | [[KXBQ-LP]] | [[Liberty Memorial Building]] | [[Luther E. Birdzell]] | [[Lyman R. Casey]] | [[Martin N. Johnson]] | [[Math Dahl]] | [[Minot Vistas]] | [[Myron Just]] | [[Newton C. Young]] | [[North Dakota American Legion Baseball]] | [[North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor]] | [[North Dakota Congressional Districts]] | [[North Dakota Department of Agriculture]] | [[North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education]] | [[North Dakota Department of Labor]] | [[North Dakota Labor Commissioner]] | [[Oakes Municipal Airport]] | [[Obert A. Olson]] | [[Obert C. Teigen]] | [[Olger B. Burtness]] | [[Patrick Daniel Norton]] | [[Paul M. Sand]] | [[Porter J. McCumber]] | [[Robert Byrne (North Dakota)]] | [[Robert Vogel]] | [[Robert W. Peterson (North Dakota)]] | [[Sarah Vogel]] | [[Susan Wefald]] | [[Thomas Frank Marshall]] | [[Tony Clark (North Dakota)]] | [[Usher L. Burdick]] | [[Vernon R. Pederson]] | [[Walter C. Taylor]] | [[William A. Neumann]] | [[William C. Gilbreath]] | [[William N. Roach]] | [[William Paulson]]
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==The WikiProject North Dakota Newsletter - Issue 3 - August 2007==
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'''Issue 3 - August 2007'''</big><br/>
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*[[Portal:North_Dakota]]<br/>
*[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/North Dakota articles by quality statistics|Current article statistics]]<br/>

*[[User:AlexNewArtBot/NorthDakotaSearchResult|New North Dakota articles]]<br/>

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<big>'''News'''</big><br/>
'''''---Grand Forks now a Featured Article---'''''<br/>
[[Grand Forks, North Dakota]] was [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Grand Forks, North Dakota|recently designated]] as a [[Wikipedia:Featured articles|Featured Article]]. This means that the article has gone through a nomination process in which it was reviewed and its quality was assessed. The fact that this article made it through the process shows that it is a high quality, well-written, well-sourced article. Currently, there are only a little over 1,500 Featured Articles in the almost two million articles on the English language Wikipedia. That means that only about one in 1,270 articles has been given this designation.

The Grand Forks article is a great example to follow when working on other city articles, particularly those about North Dakota cities. We would be very well off if our other major city articles were similar to the Grand Forks article. Keep the Grand Forks article bookmarked and refer to its structure and style when you work on similar articles.

'''''---New assessment parameter---'''''<br/>
You're likely aware that all WPND articles now include a quality rating located on the article's talk page. Now, a new assessment parameter is being implemented. The importance rating aims to gauge the "importance" of the article's subject as it relates to North Dakota. As an example, [[Bismarck, North Dakota]] would not be considered as being very important in relation to the country or the world, but it is of top importance when considering just the state of North Dakota.

The importance of each article is gauged as either ''Top'', ''High'', ''Mid'', or ''Low''. Since "importance" is a rather subjective term, some WPND members are trying to come up with a general set of guidelines. Check out [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_North_Dakota#Importance_criteria|this thread]] on the WPND talk page to see proposals and to share your own opinions of what is and isn't "important" in the state.
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'''Please help to improve and expand these articles which were recently added to the WPND project:'''<br/>
<small>[[Cities Area Transit]] | [[Dakota Territory Air Museum]] | [[Fight On Sioux]] | [[Fort Totten State Historic Site]] | [[Grand Forks Chiefs]] | [[It's For You, North Dakota U]] | [[List of people from Grand Forks, North Dakota]] | [[Log Cabin Museum, Sheyenne, ND]] | [[McKenzie Electric Cooperative]] | [[North Dakota Democratic-Independent Party]] | [[North Dakota Railroad Commission]] | [[North Dakota State Cabinet]] | [[Old Main (Minot State University-Bottineau)]] | [[Pembina State Museum]] | [[Politics of North Dakota]] | [[Ruth Meiers Hospitality House]] | [[Spirit Lake Casino]] | [[Stand Up and Cheer (song)]] | [[Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation]] | [[UND Alma Mater]]</small>  
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