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WikiProject United States

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Template-protected edit request on 24 December 2019

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Replace: File:Nortenos.jpg with File:UFW Flag.svg –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 22:37, 24 December 2019 (UTC)

Done See File talk:UFW Flag.svg for more. – Jonesey95 (talk) 00:43, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

A few states missing

Can we fix this up so that putting e.g. |CA=yes will add the project to the California task force or WikiProject California, and likewise for the other remaining states? Some are still missing. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 06:43, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

I think the projects for those missing states preferred to have their own banners, such as {{WikiProject California}}, in part because some of them have their own subsidiary projects. This template is also unable, at present, to handle inactive subsidiary WikiProjects, like the {{WikiProject Iowa}} template does, for example. So I would oppose such a change. See discussion two threads above for more on this. UnitedStatesian (talk) 12:40, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

A few years ago, a user normally known as Kumioko (but who also went by various other names) decided to pull in all fifty states plus DC, with the objective of dispensing with the state-specific banners. There was much opposition (you can read some of it in the archives of this page, but it did also reach dramaboards like WP:ANI) and we never did manage to untangle all of the resultant mess.

In short: for any given state, you must make absolutely sure that both WP:USA and the state-specific WikiProject both desire such a merge. If either one objects, don't bother pursuing it. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 19:41, 3 May 2020 (UTC)

I've added WikiProject Iowa to this template. I believe it was the only state that didn't have a working template. If there are missing territories, let me know. Funandtrvl (talk) 22:01, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

Request to update the Mississippi template which currently uses the former flag

Please change:

|tf 1 =

|TF_1_LINK          = Wikipedia:WikiProject Mississippi
|TF_1_NAME          = WikiProject Mississippi
|TF_1_IMAGE         = Flag-map of Mississippi.svg
|TF_1_SIZE          = x60px
|TF_1_QUALITY       = yes
|TF_1_IMPORTANCE    = yes

to:

|tf 1 =

|TF_1_LINK          = Wikipedia:WikiProject Mississippi
|TF_1_NAME          = WikiProject Mississippi
|TF_1_IMAGE         = Seal of Mississippi (2014–present).svg
|TF_1_SIZE          = x60px
|TF_1_QUALITY       = yes
|TF_1_IMPORTANCE    = yes

Mississippi is currently the only state with no flag, so the seal should suffice until a replacement flag is adopted. Vanilla Wizard 💙 20:24, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

Please don't post code blobs on talk pages - instead, make your changes to the template's sandbox - that way it's easy to see the precise change that is desired; see WP:TESTCASES. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 07:13, 2 July 2020 (UTC)

@Redrose64: Thank you for letting me know that I should have used the template's sandbox page

. I have performed this edit there, see the Mississippi section of the template at Template:WikiProject_United_States/sandbox to view the precise change that I am requesting. Vanilla Wizard 💙 22:26, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

Have a look at Template:WikiProject United States/testcases. Does this exhibit the desired changes? --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 23:08, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

@Redrose64:} Yes, this does. Thank you! Vanilla Wizard 💙 01:01, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

OK then,

Done --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 22:21, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Edit request to complete TfD nomination

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Template:WikiProject United States has been listed at Templates for discussion (nomination), but was protected so could not be tagged. Please add:

{{subst:tfm|help=off|1=WPUS50}}

to the top of the page to complete the nomination. Thank you. –MJL ‐Talk‐^☖ 18:28, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 18:31, 16 January 2021 (UTC)