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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 06 Sep 2026 – Richard Ten Broeck (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Miraclepine (t · c); see discussion Articles for deletion 09 Sep 2026 – Ephraim Hatfield (1765-1855) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dclemens1971 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants) 06 Sep 2026 – Portland Christian School (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sarangem (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) 06 Sep 2026 – Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sarangem (t · c); see discussion (1 participant) 06 Sep 2026 – Sacred Heart Model School (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sarangem (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) 06 Sep 2026 – Appalachian Children's Home (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sarangem (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) 06 Sep 2026 – Jackson City School (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sarangem (t · c); see discussion (4 participants) 03 Sep 2026 – Parker Pannell (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Kala7992 (t · c) was closed as delete by Spartaz (t · c) on 11 Sep 2026; see discussion (3 participants) Categories for discussion 12 Aug 2026 – Category:Kentucky user templates (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Andrybak (t · c); see discussion 12 Aug 2026 – Category:Kentucky college and university user templates (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Andrybak (t · c); see discussion 12 Aug 2026 – Category:Kentucky city user templates (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Andrybak (t · c); see discussion 09 Jul 2026 – Category:People enslaved in Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion Redirects for discussion 10 Sep 2026 – 12th Armored (talk · edit · hist) →12th Armored Division (United States) was RfDed by Mdewman6 (t · c); see discussion 10 Sep 2026 – 6th Armored (talk · edit · hist) →6th Armored Division (United States) was RfDed by Mdewman6 (t · c); see discussion Good article nominees 07 Jul 2026 – Richard Priest Dietzman (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by William R. Wilks II (t · c); start discussion Requested moves 10 Sep 2026 – George Robertson (congressman) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to George Robertson (Kentucky politician) by PA Uploader (t · c); see discussion 26 Aug 2026 – Government of Louisville, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Government of Louisville by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 26 Aug 2026 – Economy of Louisville, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Economy of Louisville by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 26 Aug 2026 – Seal of Louisville, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Seal of Louisville by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 26 Aug 2026 – Performing arts in Louisville, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Performing arts in Louisville by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 26 Aug 2026 – History of Louisville, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to History of Louisville by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 23 Aug 2026 – DeSales High School (Louisville, Kentucky) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to DeSales High School (Kentucky) by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 03 Sep 2026 – Cardinal Stadium (1956) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Cardinal Stadium (1956–2014) by Soccer Tees (t · c) was not moved; see discussion Articles to be split 29 Aug 2026 – Tornado outbreak sequence of May 2004 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Quincy Gordon (t · c); see discussion 29 Nov 2025 – July–August 2022 United States floods (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by The Nth User (t · c); see discussion Articles for creation 20 Aug 2026 – Draft:Jasper Ward (architect) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mthelenae (t · c) WikiProject Louisville Alerts have been posted: Check out our current project backlogs. Auto-generated alerts follow: Did you know 06 Sep 2026 – Richard Ten Broeck (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Miraclepine (t · c); see discussion Articles for deletion 06 Sep 2026 – Portland Christian School (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sarangem (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) 06 Sep 2026 – Sacred Heart Model School (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sarangem (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) Good article nominees 07 Jul 2026 – Richard Priest Dietzman (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by William R. Wilks II (t · c); start discussion Requested moves 26 Aug 2026 – History of Louisville, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to History of Louisville by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 26 Aug 2026 – Government of Louisville, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Government of Louisville by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 26 Aug 2026 – Economy of Louisville, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Economy of Louisville by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 26 Aug 2026 – Seal of Louisville, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Seal of Louisville by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 26 Aug 2026 – Performing arts in Louisville, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Performing arts in Louisville by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 23 Aug 2026 – DeSales High School (Louisville, Kentucky) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to DeSales High School (Kentucky) by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion 03 Sep 2026 – Cardinal Stadium (1956) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Cardinal Stadium (1956–2014) by Soccer Tees (t · c) was not moved; see discussion Articles for creation 20 Aug 2026 – Draft:Jasper Ward (architect) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mthelenae (t · c) WikiProject Kentucky Shortcuts WP:Kentucky, WP:KENTUCKY, WP:KY, WP:WPKY 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}} Has goals? Yes Descendant WikiProjects WikiProject Louisville Eastern Mountain Coal Fields task force WikiProject Kentucky is a WikiProject formed March 23, 2006, to foster better articles on the U.S. state 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 page. To join this project or see the current list of members, go to the Membership Department. Also check out our leaderboard! To see a list of good and featured articles as well as other specially noted pages maintained by this project, check out our recognized content. If this page doesn't update properly, either clear your cache or purge the server's cache. Current project backlogs Backlogs listed here are in-project article quality concerns with a quantity of 50 or more. Those reduced to having less than 50 will automatically drop off the list. Article Quality Concern Total % of Articles Affected Data Freshness Articles possibly under-covered by WikiProjects 9,477 57.3 September 12, 2026 Stubs needing expansion or reassessment (see our 500 largest stubs for reassessment purposes) 7,547 45.6 Last cache* Tagged cleanup issues (updated weekly on Tuesday) 7,068 in 4,502 articles 27.2 September 8, 2026 Articles possibly undercategorized 5,927 35.8 September 13, 2026 Forgotten articles 3,807 23 September 13, 2026 Articles possibly too isolated from mainspace 2,886 17.4 September 12, 2026 Articles with citation maintenance messages (includes those with deprecated archival services) 1,443 8.7 September 13, 2026 Stub-assessed articles without any stub tags 1,341 8.1 September 13, 2026 Photo/image requests 1,150 7 Last cache* Articles with old cleanup issues (mostly a subset of "Tagged cleanup issues") 1,053 6.4 September 13, 2026 Articles with citation errors (subset of "Tagged cleanup issues") 500 3 September 13, 2026 Articles with Archive.today links 1 0 September 13, 2026 * You may need to purge the cache to see the most up-to-date total. Past Week's Hot Edits Updated September 13, 2026; see also 100 most edited articles in past 30 days Edits Article Rating 45 Foster Brooks B 44 Saida Grundy Start 42 2026 Louisville Cardinals football team Stub 24 Stanley A. Harris C 19 Bruce Lunsford C 18 2026 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team Stub 17 Andy Green (baseball) C 16 List of Kentucky Wildlife Management Areas List 13 Kentucky Party C 12 2026 Kentucky Wildcats football team Start 12 Cameron Watson (actor) Stub 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 13 September 2026, there are 16,545 articles within the scope of WikiProject Kentucky, of which 71 are featured and 165 are good articles. This makes up 0.23% of the articles on Wikipedia, 0.6% 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 52,684 pages in the project. Articles are cataloged for this project by adding {{WikiProject United States|KY=yes|KY-importance=}} to their talk pages. Milestones 1% of articles and lists FA-Class: 42.9% complete (71/165) 2% of articles and lists GA-Class or better: 71.3% complete (236/331) 10% of articles B-Class or better: 55.8% complete (924/1655) 20% of articles C-Class or better: 77.2% complete (2555/3309) 80% of articles Start-Class or better: 64.9% complete (8588/13236) 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=}} – This banner designates that an article is covered by WikiProject Kentucky. Placed on the article's talk page. Further: If the subject of the article is connected to Louisville or the other Kentucky portions of the Louisville metropolitan area (per the scope of WikiProject Louisville), add |Louisville=yes|Louisville-importance= If the subject of the article is connected to Kentucky's Eastern Mountain Coal Fields region (per the scope of our corresponding task force, add |Coal-fields=yes|Coal-fields-importance= {{WikiProject Kentucky alerts}} – This banner displays project alerts if any currently exist. Normally placed on user pages or project pages. {{subst:WPKYInvite}} – This banner is placed on talk pages to invite potential members to join our project. {{subst:WPKYWelcome}} – This banner is placed on talk pages of newly listed members. {{subst:Bluegrass Barnstar}} – Members place this barnstar award banner on talk pages of Wikipedians who have done exemplary work on Kentucky-related articles and other pages or have provided assistance in WikiProject Kentucky. 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 U.S. 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. Recent in-project activity Moved to Wikipedia:WikiProject Kentucky/Activity