Wikipedia:WikiProject Washington

WikiProject Washington
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Categories	Washington (state), WikiProject Washington
Portal	Washington (state)
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Userbox	{{User WikiProject Washington}}

This is a WikiProject, an open group of Wikipedia editors. New participants are welcome; feel free to talk to us!

This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the U.S. state of Washington and coordinate the efforts of users interested in topics related to Washington. Courtesy to WikiProject Oregon, from which this layout was partially copied.

For more information on WikiProjects, please see Wikipedia:WikiProjects and Wikipedia:WikiProject best practices.

To join this WikiProject, please sign your username under the participants section and put {{User WikiProject Washington}} on your user page.

Scope

This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the U.S. State of Washington, including its cities, geography, history, etc. It aims to make Wikipedia the foremost online reference for all topics Washington.

New article announcement

It is important that as many users as possible with an interest in Washington topics know about new Washington related articles. Please announce new articles at Wikipedia:WikiProject Washington/New Articles.

Requests

Requested Articles

If you want to request an article, you can either start it up yourself or request help from the WikiProject membership it by going to WikiProject Washington/Requested Articles.

Requested Photos

Looking for a photograph for your article? Wikipedia:WikiProject Washington/Requested Photos is the place for you. For a comprehensive list of articles needing pictures go here: Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Washington (state)

Related WikiProjects

Super-Projects

Sub-Projects

Also, within Washington:

Wikipedia:WikiProject Washington State Highways

Task forces

Eastern Washington task force

Overlapping projects

Participants

You are invited to participate in WikiProject Washington, a WikiProject dedicated to developing and improving Washington state articles.

To invite someone to our WikiProject, place {{subst:WPWashington-invite}} on their talk page.
To join WikiProject Washington, place your username on our participant list.

Userboxes

Feel free to add one of these userbox templates to your user page.

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WikiProject Washington.

{{User WikiProject Washington}}

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{{User interest Washington}}

Structure

Project divisions

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Infoboxes

{{Washington}} - Infobox for Washington regions, counties and cities; placed at the bottom of article pages

Templates

{{Protected Areas of Washington}} - Navigational box for, well, protected areas in Washington.

Washington (state) templates

Washington (state) navigational boxes

Washington (state) highway templates

Washington National Register of Historic Places templates

Seattle templates

STA High Performance Transit Network templates

Swift Bus Rapid Transit templates

Washington (state) transportation templates

Washington (state) law citation templates

WikiProject Washington templates

Washington (state) stub templates

Washington (state) userboxes

Categories and recent changes

WikiProject Washington - for articles, categories, and templates related to WikiProject Washington
- Recent changes – shows activity on talk pages of WikiProject Washington pages.

Category tree

WikiProject Washington

WikiProject Washington articles

Eastern Washington task force

Wikipedia meetups in Washington (state)

WikiProject Washington participants

WikiProject Seattle

Washington (state) templates

WikiProject Washington State Historical Society

WikiProject Washington templates

Article assessment

Washington articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA		7	10	35		2	54
FL		4	3	23		3	33
FM					10		10
A		1		4			5
GA		9	29	194		165	397
B	5	27	55	290		367	744
C	3	26	125	935	1	1,164	2,254
Start	6	33	192	4,591	2	3,703	8,527
Stub		6	78	2,959	3	3,686	6,732
List	1	10	70	193	3	141	418
Category					5,297		5,297
Disambig					28		28
File					277		277
Portal					2		2
Project					45		45
Redirect		2	6	186	974		1,168
Template					462		462
Other				11	53		64
Assessed	15	125	568	9,421	7,157	9,231	26,517
Unassessed				7		51	58
Total	15	125	568	9,428	7,157	9,282	26,575
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 95,074			Ω = 5.08

Assessment log

The logs on the linked page are generated automatically (on a daily basis); please don't add entries to them by hand.

Unexpected changes, such as downgrading an article, or raising it more than two assessment classes at once, are shown in bold.

Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Washington articles by quality log

Article alerts

Article alerts

Today's featured articles

29 Oct 2026 – Chimacum Creek (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb

Did you know

23 Oct 2026 – Zach Top (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by SnowyRiver28 (t · c); see discussion
21 Oct 2026 – Camp Bonaparte (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Kevmin (t · c); see discussion
18 Oct 2026 – Oregon State–Washington State football rivalry (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by GenericCacti (t · c); see discussion
06 Oct 2026 – Terrell Creek (Washington) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Generalissima (t · c); see discussion
04 Oct 2026 – Swinomish Channel (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Generalissima (t · c); see discussion
18 Sep 2026 – L'Ecole No. 41 (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Generalissima (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

14 Oct 2026 – Allison Scurich (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Let'srun (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
08 Oct 2026 – Wyatt Bardouille (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sirlink2222 (t · c); see discussion (6 participants; relisted)
16 Oct 2026 – T. C. Broadnax (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Bearcat (t · c) was closed as keep by Enos733 (t · c) on 23 Oct 2026; see discussion (5 participants)
06 Oct 2026 – Belltown Hellcat (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by BuffaloTaro (t · c) was closed as delete by Vanamonde93 (t · c) on 22 Oct 2026; see discussion (8 participants; relisted)
21 Sep 2026 – Hector Rivas (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by SofiLuiza (t · c) was closed as delete by Vanamonde93 (t · c) on 22 Oct 2026; see discussion (8 participants; relisted)

Redirects for discussion

21 Oct 2026 – Pitt Lake giant (talk · edit · hist) →Bigfoot was RfDed by Myceteae (t · c); see discussion
21 Oct 2026 – Pitt Lake Giant (talk · edit · hist) →Bigfoot was RfDed by Myceteae (t · c); see discussion
undated – Here lies andy peperony and chease (talk · edit · hist) →The Oregon Trail (1985 video game) was RfDed

Hot articles

Edits	Article	Rating
58	Sydney Sweeney	C
26	Michael Baumgartner	C
22	Z Nation	C
22	Zizians	B
18	Xbox (division)	GA
16	2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington	Stub
16	Shoreline Community College	Start
15	2026 Washington State Cougars football team	Start
14	2026 Washington House of Representatives election	C
14	2026–27 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team	Start
14	Coffee in Seattle	C
14	Rainier Tower	Start

Featured content related to Washington

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot (talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged or categorized (e.g. Category:WikiProject Washington articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

Featured articles

Featured lists

A-Class articles

Featured pictures

BNSF GE Dash-9 C44-9W Kennewick - Wishram WA
Chief Joseph by Edward Sheriff Curtis
Emma Smith DeVoe by James & Bushnell - No photographer stamp
Heinrich Berann NPS Panorama of North Cascades without labels
Jeannette Rankin, Bain News Service, facing front
MonroeStreetBridgea
Mount St Helens Summit Pano II
Seattle I-5 skyline dllu
Tacoma Narrows Bridge destruction

Good articles

Picture of the day pictures

SeattleI5Skyline (2007-12-02)
Tacoma Narrows Bridge destruction (2008-07-20)
BNSF GE Dash-9 C44-9W Kennewick - Wishram WA (2013-04-05)
Mount St Helens Summit Pano II (2013-04-10)
MonroeStreetBridgea (2016-09-24)
Heinrich Berann NPS Panorama of North Cascades without labels (2019-08-27)
Emma Smith DeVoe by James & Bushnell - No photographer stamp (2021-08-22)
Jeannette Rankin, Bain News Service, facing front (2022-11-07)
Seattle I-5 skyline dllu (2026-04-08)
Chief Joseph by Edward Sheriff Curtis (2026-09-09)

Tools

A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.

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.

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