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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 07 Oct 2026 – Luther Draffen Bridge (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Bneu2013 (t · c); see discussion 19 Sep 2026 – Henry Earl (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Launchballer (t · c); see discussion 06 Sep 2026 – Richard Ten Broeck (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Miraclepine (t · c); see discussion Articles for deletion 11 Oct 2026 – Humble, Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Aplucas0703 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants) 08 Oct 2026 – Misty Daniels (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sirlink2222 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants) 24 Sep 2026 – StankDawg (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dreamyshade (t · c); see discussion (6 participants; relisted) 27 Sep 2026 – Austen King (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Let'srun (t · c) was closed as delete by Salvio giuliano (t · c) on 04 Oct 2026; see discussion (5 participants) 20 Sep 2026 – Henry Earl (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Wellington Bay (t · c) was closed as keep by Dclemens1971 (t · c) on 12 Oct 2026; see discussion (13 participants; relisted) Proposed deletions 12 Oct 2026 – Central Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Aesurias (t · c): Wholly AI-generated page created by a now-blocked sockmaster. 09 Oct 2026 – Peter Townsend (drummer) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by 4realverify (t · c): Subject lacks notability and does not meet Wikipedia's general notability guidelines. Categories for discussion 09 Jul 2026 – Category:People enslaved in Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion 29 Sep 2026 – Category:Kentucky road articles needing KML (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by X5163x (t · c) was closed; see discussion Good article nominees 05 Oct 2026 – Lindsay Hughes Blanton (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PCN02WPS (t · c); start discussion 05 Oct 2026 – Interstate 24 in Kentucky (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Bneu2013 (t · c); start discussion 29 Sep 2026 – 2012 Crittenden tornado (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by WXchaser (t · c); see discussion 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 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 11 Oct 2026 – Draft:Preston the Magician (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Amorrow0 (t · c) 08 Oct 2026 – Draft:James Garrard Jr. (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c) 17 Sep 2026 – Draft:Johnny Britt (musician) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Kelly Bernette (t · c) 16 Sep 2026 – Draft:Sarah Low Norton (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ysgoldt (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 Proposed deletions 09 Oct 2026 – Peter Townsend (drummer) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by 4realverify (t · c): Subject lacks notability and does not meet Wikipedia's general notability guidelines. 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 for creation 02 Oct 2026 – Draft:Daniel Shuck (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by DoNothingEveryday (t · c) 17 Sep 2026 – Draft:Johnny Britt (musician) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Kelly Bernette (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 11,456 57.7 October 14, 2026 Stubs needing expansion or reassessment (see our 500 largest stubs for reassessment purposes) 8,385 42.3 Last cache* Tagged cleanup issues (updated weekly on Tuesday) 8,236 in 5,376 articles 27.1 October 13, 2026 Articles possibly undercategorized 6,339 32 October 14, 2026 Forgotten articles 4,748 23.9 October 14, 2026 Articles possibly too isolated from mainspace 3,341 16.8 October 14, 2026 Articles with citation maintenance messages (includes those with deprecated archival services) 1,697 8.6 October 14, 2026 Stub-assessed articles without any stub tags 1,654 8.3 October 14, 2026 Articles with old cleanup issues (mostly a subset of "Tagged cleanup issues") 1,227 6.2 October 14, 2026 Articles needing photos/images 1,149 5.8 October 14, 2026 Articles with citation errors (subset of "Tagged cleanup issues") 541 2.7 October 14, 2026 Articles with Archive.today links 0 0 October 14, 2026 * You may need to purge the cache to see the most up-to-date total. Past Week's Hot Edits Updated October 14, 2026; see also 100 most edited articles in past 30 days Edits Article Rating 69 Apex Magazine Start 34 Eric Deters Start 27 Tinashe GA 25 Interstate 24 in Kentucky B 19 Ramaco Resources Stub 18 2026 Louisville Cardinals football team Stub 18 Annie Andrews (pediatrician) C 16 2026 Kentucky Wildcats football team Start 16 Rainey Bethea C 15 Claiborne Farm 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 15 October 2026, there are 19,838 articles within the scope of WikiProject Kentucky, of which 73 are featured and 182 are good articles. This makes up 0.27% of the articles on Wikipedia, 0.61% of all featured articles and lists, and 0.4% of all good articles. Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, etc., there are 59,668 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: 36.8% complete (73/198) 2% of articles and lists GA-Class or better: 64.3% complete (255/397) 10% of articles B-Class or better: 52.1% complete (1033/1984) 20% of articles C-Class or better: 78.3% complete (3105/3968) 80% of articles Start-Class or better: 69.6% complete (11041/15870) 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