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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: Articles for deletion 15 Jul 2026 – Keith A. Hall (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by PA Uploader (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 22 Jul 2026; see discussion (5 participants) 13 Jul 2026 – Needmore, Butler County, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Dlthewave (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 20 Jul 2026; see discussion (3 participants) 12 Jul 2026 – Annie Andrews (physician) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by ThisUserIsTaken (t · c) was closed as no consensus by Sandstein (t · c) on 20 Jul 2026; see discussion (39 participants) 09 Jul 2026 – Jeff Moore (pioneer) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by PCN02WPS (t · c) was closed (deleted); see discussion (3 participants) 29 Jun 2026 – Mercy Health — Dayton Springfield Emergency Center (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Yojo98 (t · c) was closed as redirect by Sandstein (t · c) on 22 Jul 2026; see discussion (3 participants; relisted) Proposed deletions 20 Jul 2026 – Richard Southgate (politician) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by MakaylaHippo1998 (t · c) was deproded by William R. Wilks II (t · c) on 24 Jul 2026 Categories for discussion 11 Jul 2026 – Category:Hal Rogers (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Animalparty (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 04 Jul 2026 – Illegal whiskey (talk · edit · hist) →Moonshine was RfDed by Godsy (t · c); see discussion 04 Jul 2026 – Samohonka (talk · edit · hist) →Moonshine was RfDed by Godsy (t · c); see discussion 04 Jul 2026 – Samogonka (talk · edit · hist) →Moonshine was RfDed by Godsy (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 Articles to be split 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 03 Jul 2026 – Draft:Autobiography (horse) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c) 17 Jun 2026 – Draft:Robert J. Rosenstein (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Jamier93 (t · c) 03 Jul 2026 – Draft:Linda's Chief (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Nobleindefeat (t · c) was accepted to Linda's Chief (talk · edit · hist) by EaglesFan37 (t · c) on 18 Jul 2026 WikiProject Louisville Alerts have been posted: Check out our current Project Articles Needing Action (updated July 14, 2026) as well as our project backlogs Auto-generated alerts follow: Good article nominees 07 Jul 2026 – Richard Priest Dietzman (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by William R. Wilks II (t · c); start discussion 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 Concern Total % of Articles Affected Data Freshness Articles possibly under-covered by WikiProjects 9,463 57.9 July 24, 2026 Stubs needing expansion or reassessment (see our 500 largest stubs for reassessment purposes) 7,547 46.2 Last cache* Tagged cleanup issues (updated weekly on Tuesday) 6,977 in 4,439 articles 27.2 July 21, 2026 Articles possibly undercategorized 5,894 36.1 July 25, 2026 Forgotten articles 3,650 22.3 July 24, 2026 Articles possibly too isolated from mainspace 2,839 17.4 July 24, 2026 Stub-assessed articles without any stub tags 1,740 10.6 July 25, 2026 Articles with citation maintenance messages (includes those with deprecated archival services) 1,415 8.7 July 25, 2026 Photo/image requests 1,124 6.9 Last cache* Articles with old cleanup issues (mostly a subset of "Tagged cleanup issues") 1,059 6.5 July 25, 2026 Articles with citation errors (subset of "Tagged cleanup issues") 489 3 July 25, 2026 Articles with Archive.today links 221 1.4 July 25, 2026 * You may need to purge the cache to see the most up-to-date total. Past Week's Hot Edits Updated July 25, 2026; see also 100 most edited articles in past 30 days Edits Article Rating 69 Mitch McConnell B 35 2027 Kentucky gubernatorial election Stub 33 Rand Paul GA 32 List of Kentucky supplemental roads and rural secondary highways (1–199) List 28 2012 West Liberty tornado GA 28 List of Kentucky supplemental roads and rural secondary highways (400–499) List 24 List of state highways in Kentucky (2000–2999) List 23 Lindsay Hughes Blanton B 23 Punchmade Dev Stub 21 Jacqueline Coleman Start 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 25 July 2026, there are 16,345 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 52,066 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: 43.4% complete (71/163) 2% of articles and lists GA-Class or better: 72.2% complete (236/327) 10% of articles B-Class or better: 56% complete (916/1635) 20% of articles C-Class or better: 76.5% complete (2500/3269) 80% of articles Start-Class or better: 64.2% complete (8395/13076) 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 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. Recent in-project activity Moved to Wikipedia:WikiProject Kentucky/Activity