Wikipedia:WikiProject Connecticut/Latest article changes
Recent changes
Recent changes to WikiProject Connecticut pages.
Alerts
Recent developments to pages under the scope of WikiProject Connecticut. For an archive of older alerts, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Connecticut/Article alerts/Archive.
Articles for deletion
- 25 Feb 2025 – New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Change Action Plan 2001 (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Chidgk1 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 14 Feb 2025 – Eight Schools Association (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Namelessposter (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
- 15 Feb 2025 – Alain J. Picard (talk · · hist) AfDed by Oblivy (t · c) was closed as delete by Premeditated Chaos (t · c) on 22 Feb 2025; see discussion (7 participants)
- 13 Feb 2025 – WYPH-LP (talk · · hist) AfDed by Chuterix (t · c) was closed as redirect by Explicit (t · c) on 21 Feb 2025; see discussion (2 participants)
- 13 Feb 2025 – WWBW-LP (talk · · hist) AfDed by Chuterix (t · c) was closed as redirect by Asilvering (t · c) on 21 Feb 2025; see discussion (2 participants)
- 13 Feb 2025 – WNLN-LP (talk · · hist) AfDed by Chuterix (t · c) was closed as redirect by OwenX (t · c) on 21 Feb 2025; see discussion (2 participants)
- 13 Feb 2025 – WCSE-LP (talk · · hist) AfDed by Chuterix (t · c) was closed as redirect by Vanderwaalforces (t · c) on 20 Feb 2025; see discussion (2 participants)
- 11 Feb 2025 – Brian Reid (entrepreneur) (talk · · hist) AfDed by Boynamedsue (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 25 Feb 2025; see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
- 02 Feb 2025 – American Pet Products Association (talk · · hist) AfDed by Helpful Raccoon (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 23 Feb 2025; see discussion (7 participants; relisted)
- 02 Feb 2025 – William G. Spears (talk · · hist) AfDed by Gheus (t · c) was closed as delete by ComplexRational (t · c) on 24 Feb 2025; see discussion (7 participants; relisted)
Categories for discussion
- 07 Feb 2025 – Category:Integrated Resorts in Connecticut (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Aidan721 (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Feb 2025 – Category:Mayoral elections in New Haven, Connecticut (talk · · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Feb 2025 – Category:Mayoral elections in Hartford, Connecticut (talk · · hist) was CfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 26 Jan 2025 – 2024 United States drone sightings (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Anne drew (t · c); start
Requested moves
- 11 Feb 2025 – Rick Levin (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Richard C. Levin by Malerisch (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Feb 2025 – Luke Murray (basketball) (talk · · hist) move request to Luke Murray by Bensci54 (t · c) was closed to Luke Murray (talk · · hist) by DrKay (t · c) on 20 Feb 2025; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 15 Jul 2024 – Hampshire and Hampden Canal (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to New Haven and Northampton Canal by Beland (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Feb 2025 – Storrs, Connecticut (talk · · hist) proposed for merging to Mansfield, Connecticut by Newsjunkiect (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles to be split
- 16 Feb 2025 – Thomas Ian Griffith (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Bricks&Wood (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 19 Jan 2025 – Draft:John F. Merchant (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by NutmegState937 (t · c)
- 06 Jan 2025 – Draft:The Children's School (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Molsoninct (t · c)
- 09 Dec 2024 – Draft:Yale Graduate and Professional Student Senate (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Sassysusie13 (t · c)
- 16 Nov 2024 – Draft:Shad bake (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Zhuvelo (t · c)
- 21 Feb 2025 – Draft:Abraham Gould (talk · · hist) submitted for AfC by 98.117.34.31 (t · c) was declined by RangersRus (t · c) on 22 Feb 2025
Assessment log
Recently assessed or reevaluated WikiProject Connecticut pages.
February 27, 2025
Assessed
- 1998 Lime Rock Grand Prix (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
- Beonne Boronda (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
- Jason Rojas (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
- Samuel Rockwell (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Unknown-Class. (rev · t)
Removed
- Draft:1756 Connecticut Census (talk) removed.
- Draft:Stratford Crier (talk) removed.
February 26, 2025
Assessed
- Lester D. Boronda (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as C-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
- Sara Shehaan (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
Removed
- Brian Reid (entrepreneur) (talk) removed.
February 25, 2025
Assessed
- Draft:Shad bake (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Valisure (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
February 24, 2025
Reassessed
- Foxtails (band) (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Start-Class. (rev · t) Importance rating changed from Unknown-Class to Low-Class. (rev · t)
- Fuller Brush Company (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Start-Class to C-Class. (rev · t)
Removed
- American Pet Products Association (talk) removed.
February 23, 2025
Assessed
- Draft:John F. Walsh (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
February 22, 2025
Reassessed
- WNLN-LP (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t)
- WWBW-LP (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t)
- WYPH-LP (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t)
Assessed
- Draft:Abraham Gould (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Draft:Major Nathan Gold (talk) assessed. Importance assessed as NA-Class. (rev · t)
- Philip Eliasoph (talk) assessed. Quality assessed as Stub-Class. (rev · t) Importance assessed as Low-Class. (rev · t)
February 21, 2025
Renamed
- Luke Murray (basketball) renamed to Luke Murray.
Reassessed
- Cameron Staples (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Unassessed-Class to Stub-Class. (rev · t)
- WCSE-LP (talk) reassessed. Quality rating changed from Stub-Class to Redirect-Class. (rev · t)
Assessed
Deletion discussions
Transcluded from and further information found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Connecticut.
Connecticut
- New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Change Action Plan 2001 (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Pretty sure this is not notable enough to deserve its own article. No objection to merging if you know a suitable article to merge to Chidgk1 (talk) 15:27, 25 February 2025 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Environment, Canada, and United States of America. Chidgk1 (talk) 15:27, 25 February 2025 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 20:13, 25 February 2025 (UTC)
- Eight Schools Association (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View AfD | edits since nomination)
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The ESA is an association of wealthy college-preparatory boarding schools in the Northeastern United States. I am concerned that this page does not meet WP:GNG because there is minimal direct coverage from outside, reliable sources, based on a review of Google News, Google Scholar, and the Wikipedia Library (inc. EBSCO and JSTOR). In addition, the material in the article (based primarily on sources and data from the member schools) suggests that the ESA has not been very active since 2013. Several members of the association attempted to start an athletics league, which used to have the Wikipedia page Six Schools League. The SSL page was deleted in July 2024 via WP:PROD, as there was no evidence that the league ever began play. I don't think there was any substantive discussion about the deletion then.
As far as I can tell, the only meaningful discussion of the ESA by an outside source appears to be a 2018 book about campus planning by architect and Princeton administrator Robert Spencer Barnett with photos of the ESA campuses. In his preface, the author states that "limiting the scope [of the book] to this group may seem overly restrictive," but "these schools embody most of the opportunities and challenges that exist at peer institutions."
Other than that, specific descriptions of the ESA in outside sources have generally been limited to offhand mentions in articles about member schools.
- A 2015 Associated Press article about St. Paul's School (New Hampshire) that briefly refers to the ESA "a sort of Ivy League for prep schools."
- A 2019 Quadrant Magazine article by William Rubinstein noting that Edward Said attended Mount Hermon, an ESA member. Rubinstein says that the ESA is "the American equivalent of the Clarendon schools including Eton and Harrow," without elaboration.
- A 2011 Fast Company article about member school Choate, which states that the ESA is "an alliance of posh - and highly competitive - New England prep schools."
- A 2007 article in Education Week saying that the Concord Review student journal is trying to get the ESA schools to subsidize the journal's continued production, and calling the ESA "a group of elite private schools in New England."
In addition, on February 6, I left a notability tag and a message on the article's talk page requesting help finding additional sources, with no response. Namelessposter (talk) 18:43, 14 February 2025 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Schools#Other school or university articles-related deletion discussions. Namelessposter (talk) 18:49, 14 February 2025 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. Namelessposter (talk) 19:00, 14 February 2025 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Organizations, United States of America, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 21:28, 14 February 2025 (UTC)
- Weak Keep I am leaning towards weak keep because of this article and there are also several citations in the references that are not available online, but I will give them the benefit of the doubt that they exist with additional coverage.Darkm777 (talk) 19:46, 15 February 2025 (UTC)
- My concern with that article you linked (which is already cited on the Wikipedia page) is that it's a piece in one of the member schools' student newspapers, so it's not exactly an outside source. It's also from 2010 and the scale of the ESA's work appears to have dropped off significantly since then. Namelessposter (talk) 20:05, 15 February 2025 (UTC)
- Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 10:55, 22 February 2025 (UTC)
- Weak Delete I think that while the article does contain content, the overall notability of the subject simply isn’t there as I can’t really find any coverage relating to it so I think that it should be deleted. ScrabbleTiles (talk) 14:48, 22 February 2025 (UTC)