Wikipedia:U.S. Wikipedians' notice board/USCOTW

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Every two weeks, a United States topic is picked to be the U.S. US Collaboration of the Week. A mob of editors then deskeletonizes it, and the result is announced to wide acclaim.

This is the page to deal with discussion and nominations for the U.S. Collaboration of the Week. Please sign your votes! You do not have to be from the United States to help out with this collaboration :-).

Nominations

The next USCOTW will be picked on Monday, August 29, by the highest number of votes. Nominations need to be supported by at least two voters per week to stay on the list. Failed nominations can be renominated any time. (Archived nominations)

Please list the nominations below. Add {{USnom}} to the top of its article-page.

Mount Rushmore

Nominated August 6; needs 6 votes by August 27 (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support

1. Toothpaste 12:56, 6 August 2005 (UTC)
2. Fenice 15:40, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
3. maltmomma 17:40, August 8, 2005 (UTC)
4. Jacob 20:54, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
5. Magicmonster 22:48, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
6. Colin Faulkingham 11:31, 12 August 2005 (UTC)
7. Kiwidude 16:51, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Comments

• Such an important American monument deserves an article at least as good as Statue of Liberty.

King Cotton (July 12)

Nominated on 17:39, 26 August 2005 (UTC); needs 2 votes by September 1.(minimum 2 votes per week)

Support:

1. ZeWrestler ^Talk 17:39, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
2. Magicmonster 03:41, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Comments

• Important Southern Phrase used pre-American Civil War as a reason to keep slavery. This should also have been the next Southern US collaboration of the week, but that project became inactive. So because of that I'm nominating it here. --ZeWrestler ^Talk 17:39, 26 August 2005 (UTC)
• Definately an important topic and required for any good teaching of the civil war Magicmonster 03:41, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

History of New Jersey

Nominated [September 1]; needs 2 votes by [September 8] (minimum 2 votes per week)

Support:

1. ZeWrestler ^Talk 12:41, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
2. Hurricanehink 02:55, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
3. —MESSEDROCKER (talk) 23:36, September 2, 2005 (UTC)
4.  —siroχo 08:44, September 12, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

• There are several state history articles that have been well written, including History of Alaska, History of Ohio and History of California. But there is barly anything about this important state that has a very rich and diverse history. I believe that this article need to be improved so that it can stand on its own like the previously mention articles above. --ZeWrestler ^Talk 12:41, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

• I completely agree. This is needed badly. Very few people know the true history of New Jersey, and as a New Jersey resident, I feel it could use a history page. Hurricanehink 02:55, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

• A state with hundreds of years of history, and only a stub? —MESSEDROCKER (talk) 23:36, September 2, 2005 (UTC)

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U.S. topics on other COTWs

• National Football League on WP:IDRIVE
• NASA on WP:IDRIVE
• American Empire on WP:IDRIVE
• History of Minnesota on WP:IDRIVE
• Rodgers and Hammerstein on WP:BCOTW
• Six Party Talks on WP:COTWS
• Cultural history of the United States on WP:COTWS

Templates

{{USCOTW} - to announce the topic
{{USnom}} - to be placed in nominated articles
{{UScur}} - marks the current collaboration
{{USvot}} - to be placed on voters talk page.