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Arkansas collaboration

As a part of WikiProject Arkansas, you are encouraged to vote for a project collaboration. Hope to see you there, Basketball 110 20:18, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The article "Arkansas" has been chosen for March's project collaboration. Voting has begun for April's collaboration. Hope to see you there, Basketball 110 23:19, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Arkansas Newsletter


The Arkansas WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 1 • March 9, 2008 • About the Newsletter Written by Users Chetblong and Basketball110
News Project and state news: Recent Project News Thanks to a big effort by Basketball110 and Chetblong, the project is up and running again. As of March 10, 2008, the project has gained 7 8 members in the past 2 days, the projects total is now at 15 16 members, listed here. A Wikipedia ad was created by Master of Puppets. Feel free to go by and thank him for his help! Recent News from the State of Arkansas The former governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, has withdrawn from the GOP presidential nomination race, after John McCain won enough delegates to secure the nomination. The entire state of Arkansas was hit by a major snow storm this month, dumping more than 1 foot of snow in some areas.	Featured article Featured Arkansas article of the month: Thomas Carmichael Hindman, Jr. (January 28, 1828 – September 27, 1868) was a lawyer, United States Representative from the 1st Congressional District of Arkansas, and a Major General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.(more...)	Collaboration of the month What the WikiProject members will be collaborating on this month: Arkansas has been chosen as the collaboration of the month, please help out! Voting is now open for April 2008's collaboration of the month, feel free to vote here.
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Wikiproject Arkansas notification

Douglar,

This is just a reminder to let you know what Arkansas was selected as collaboration of the month for March. As a Wikiproject Arkansas member, we suggest you try to improve and/or expand the article. Please contact ArkansasTraveler, Chetblong, or Basketball110 Thanks, - Newsletter Bot Talk 21:57, 17 March 2008 (UTC) _{The above message was delivered by Newsletterbot because your name was on this list If you would not like to recieve any more notifications, please add your name here}[reply]

Arkansas Newsletter


The Arkansas WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 2 • July 5, 2008 • About the Newsletter Written by User Chetblong
Project News Recent Project news: {{WikiProject Arkansas}} has been updated and revised. Making many new parameters that can be added, without effecting already tagged articles. The project has a new GA: Gazette Building, thanks to User:Broooooooce. Portal:Arkansas is still being expanded, and is starting to look rather nice. Help out by suggesting changes on the talk page. The project is currently in the process of reassessing a bunch of articles already tagged as Start-Class, to C-Class. Please help out!	Featured article Featured Arkansas article of the month: Monte Ne is an area in the Ozark hills of the White River valley east of Rogers on the edge of Beaver Lake in the U.S. State of Arkansas. From 1901 until the mid-1930s the area was a health resort and ambitious planned community. It was owned and operated by William Hope Harvey, a financial theorist and one time U.S. Presidential nominee. Two of its hotels, "Missouri Row" and "Oklahoma Row", were the largest log buildings in the world. Oklahoma Row's "tower section" is one of the earliest examples of a multi-story cement structure. The tower is the only structure of Monte Ne still standing. Monte Ne introduced the first indoor swimming pool in Arkansas, and was also the site of the only presidential convention ever held in Arkansas. (more...)	State News Recent state news: Suspect in eight murders arrested in Illinois, United States: Following a manhunt in two states, police have arrested Nicholas Troy Sheley whom authorities suspect in eight murders in the United States. The FBI launched the manhunt on Tuesday after four victims were discovered on June 30, 2008. Tornadoes in central US kill nearly two dozen people At least 23 people have been killed in late afternoon in broad daylight, with dark (very dark) clouds tornadoes that ripped through the central United States on Saturday May 10 with over 150 reported injured and at least three people are missing.
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WikiProject Arkanasas newsletter, updated for August


The Arkansas WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 3 • August 1, 2008 • About the Newsletter Written by User Chet B. Long
Project News Recent Project news: The project is still in the process of reassessing a bunch of articles already tagged as Start-Class, to C-Class. Please help out! Animum created a new script for the project that helps out with tagging WikiProject Arkansas articles. Go and thank him! 2 users have joined the project, User:OverlordQ and User:DH Michaels, making the total member count 25! DH Michaels is new to Wikipedia as well as this WikiProject. Make him feel welcome! Chetblong is currently clearing out Category:Unassessed Arkansas articles, and has gotten to the letter K already. Help him out! The project now has another Featured List! List of Arkansas Razorbacks in the NFL Draft was promoted last week, bringing the total FL count to 2.	Featured article Featured Arkansas article of the month: This list of Arkansas Razorbacks in the NFL Draft includes every former Arkansas Razorbacks player who has been drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.^[a] The University of Arkansas has drafted 245 players into the NFL, but none has ever been selected with the first overall selection. The Razorbacks' highest draft position was second overall in 1954, when Lamar McHan was selected by the Chicago Cardinals. Arkansas' first drafted player in the NFL was Jack Robbins, who was the fifth overall pick by the Chicago Cardinals in 1938. Six players were selected from the 2008 NFL Draft; the highest selection being running back Darren McFadden, who was picked fourth overall by the Oakland Raiders. (more...)	State News Recent state news: Suspect in eight murders arrested in Illinois, United States: Following a manhunt in two states, police have arrested Nicholas Troy Sheley whom authorities suspect in eight murders in the United States. The FBI launched the manhunt on Tuesday after four victims were discovered on June 30, 2008. Wikinews needs more coverage on Arkansas, maybe you would like to help out?
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An exciting opportunity to get involved!

As a member of the Aviation WikiProject or one of its subprojects, you may be interested in testing your skills in the Aviation Contest! I created this contest, not to pit editor against editor, but to promote article improvement and project participation and camraderie. Hopefully you will agree with its usefulness. Sign up here, read up on the rules here, and discuss the contest here. The first round of the contest may not start until September 1st-unless a large number of editors signup and are ready to compete immediately! Since this contest is just beginning, please give feedback here, or let me know what you think on my talkpage. - Trevor MacInnis ^contribs 00:12, 22 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]