Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Boston

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I am helping User:Dominic with the upload of Historical photographs of public schools in Boston to Commons. All together I will upload ~350 historical images from Boston. I am already doing some basic categorization, but I am unfamiliar with the city, its geography and history, so I can use some help categorizing those images (and subcategories of Category:Public schools in Boston by name), geotagging them and adding them to articles. Thanks --Jarekt (talk) 03:59, 1 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I updated the Neighborhoods in Boston article to reflect the City of Boston's new neighborhood designations, but I'm not familiar enough with the sub-neighborhoods in "List of places and squares within neighborhood areas" to properly split Allston-Brighton and Dorchester & Mid Dorchester. I moved a few sub-neighborhoods from Dorchester to Mid Dorchester based on the City website's description, but can someone else check if any of the neighborhoods listed under Dorchester belong under Mid Dorchester? And can someone split up Allston & Brighton? Thanks! Nadhika99 (talk) 08:37, 30 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Abelson, Jenn. "A HOUSE JAMMED WITH STUDENTS, A LIFE OF PROMISE LOST." Boston Globe. May 3, 2014.
• Farragher, Thomas and Casey Ross. "OVERCROWDED AND AT RISK: A WAY OF LIFE AND, SOMETIMES, DEATH FOR STUDENT TENANTS." Boston Globe. May 4, 2014.

I wonder where this content belongs.... WhisperToMe (talk) 09:33, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If there is enough coverage on the death itself, especially if it causes the City of Boston to make changes and/or there is significant coverage, one can write the Death of Binland Lee WhisperToMe (talk) 09:56, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If there is a place to write about the fire death of Binland Lee, please mention her Chinese name (with Chinese Americans we mention their Chinese names: Andrew Lih, Amy Chua, etc.

• "世界新聞網-北美華文新聞、華商資訊- 波大師生悼念李冰蘭" (Archive). World Journal. May 1, 2013.

"波士頓大學華裔女學生李冰蘭（Binland Lee，譯音)28日因住處火災不幸喪生後，"

So based on this (See the three characters before "Binland Lee" is named in English) the first mention of her name should say:

• Binland Lee (T: 李冰蘭, S:李冰兰, P: Lǐ Bīnglán) - T for traditional Chinese, S for Simplified, P for Pinyin

WhisperToMe (talk) 09:42, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

There is another article that uses different Chinese characters:

• "李冰凌公祭 母淚憶愛女" (Archive). World Journal. May 11, 2013.

• Binland Lee (C: 李冰凌, P: Lǐ Bīnglíng) -- C is because it's written the same in traditional and simplified

However "Binlan" seems to be more common in the articles... And Sina uses that too

• "波士顿大火 一名中国学生罹难" (Archive). Sina. April 30, 2014.

WhisperToMe (talk) 09:49, 15 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Can anyone in the Boston area get some free shots of the "Good Will Hunting" bench in the Public Gardens, as people are currently using it as a tribute for Robin Williams and it would be nice to get some shots of that for his article. (Will also ask as Mass. project). --MASEM (t) 03:23, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi all, there currently is a discussion on the talk page at Fort Hill, Roxbury about moving the page to Fort Hill, Boston. Fort Hill, Boston currently redirects to Fort Point, as an indicator for the hill that previously was located in the neighborhood. There is also a suggestion about leaving [Fort_Hill,_Boston|Fort Hill, Boston]] as a disambiguation page. Any input would be appreciated. Chambers617 (talk) 23:38, 21 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've been thinking that it's time the MBTA had its own WikiProject, so I've created a proposal page at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on this! Whoop whoop pull up ^{Bitching Betty | Averted crashes} 19:48, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Several proposed names/scopes

Note your input is also sought on the several proposed names and scopes, made as this proposal has been reviewed.

Your input is still sought on the proposed WikiProject Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Thank You — Lentower (talk) 20:36, 22 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This is a notice about Category:Boston articles needing expert attention, which might be of interest to your WikiProject. It will take a while before the category is populated. Iceblock (talk) 18:34, 16 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I started some Chinese-language articles on Quincy, Massachusetts (zh:昆西 (马萨诸塞州)) subjects and I also added some Chinese descriptions to images. Is anyone interested in checking them out? WhisperToMe (talk) 11:43, 9 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Lombardo's Function Facility is in Randolph, and it could use some work. I've done what I can, but it's still up for deletion. Any help is appreciated. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 05:41, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A WP:COI editor has questions and wishes to add non-neutral, coi content to Armenian Heritage Park. Please see Talk:Armenian Heritage Park and respond. Thanks, --Hammersoft (talk) 19:57, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

An anonymous editor posted a claim at Talk:The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog#Original quotation that The Boston Journal published the phrase over a month before the currently known oldest publication of the phrase. According to the editor, it was published in the Monday, February 9, 1885 edition. Could someone go to the Boston Public Library and confirm this (preferably with a scan to post on Commons)? The Boston Public Library has the The Boston Journal on microfilm (call number AN2.M4B6435). Kaldari (talk) 04:44, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Cscott, Phoebe, and GlassCobra: First person to post a scan wins a barnstar! Kaldari (talk) 04:49, 12 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Sj: Library stuff, right up your alley, right? I'm in Seattle until the end of the week for a WMF offsite; if no one tackles this before I get back, I might be able to chase the reference down. (It would be helpful to remind me on the 24th.) C. Scott Ananian (talk) 16:46, 16 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Cscott: Back in Boston? Surely there are few activies in Boston more fun than combing through old microfilm looking for pangrams! Kaldari (talk) 06:34, 1 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Kaldari: Ok, going to go this afternoon! Should be fun... C. Scott Ananian (talk) 17:05, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Kaldari: The BPL's microfilm of the Boston *Weekly* Journal is missing all issues between 22 Sep 1881 and 23 Dec 1886. Trying the Boston *Morning* Journal now, maybe that's the one; its entry says "aka The Boston Journal". There's no paper called just "the Boston Journal", except for one started in 1991. C. Scott Ananian (talk) 20:51, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Cscott: Sounds like The Boston Journal article might need some updates as well :) That's too bad about the missing issues. Hope it's in the Boston Morning Journal instead. Kaldari (talk) 20:57, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Kaldari: Done! It was actually the Feb 10, 1885 issue. Uploaded to http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Journal_1885-02-10.pdf http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Journal_1885-02-10_(first_page_only).png http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Journal_1885-02-10_(crop).png and (for completeness) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Journal_1885-02-09.pdf . I'm on the library computer now; please help w/ categories, linking, etc. Very exciting to find this, especially after reading all of the Feb 9, 1885 issue and coming up blank. C. Scott Ananian (talk) 22:07, 7 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Does Andrew P. McArdle Memorial Bridge exist? Thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 03:24, 1 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It was created and deleted (for being a hoax) ca 2015, but it's listed in Google Maps here: [1] and it is mentioned in Boston Globe articles from end of 2013 to beginning of 2014. ([2] and [3]) I have a feeling there's something obviously fake about it (seeing that it was deleted) but I'm not seeing it (although the actual content of the article may provide more clues). Sn1per (talk) 03:31, 1 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This guy is listed under articles that should be created. Just wondering if that's the same person as Peter Oxenbridge Thacher --MopTop (talk) 17:16, 27 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There is a discussion at Talk:Charlestown Bridge that would benefit from some additional participation. Should the article be renamed to "North Washington Street Bridge (Boston)"? What is the "common name" of that bridge? —BarrelProof (talk) 20:24, 27 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

cross-post with modification Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Skyscrapers#One Dalton Street, Boston

Talk:Christian Science Center- Belvidere/ Dalton evidently concerns early (June 2014) plans for One Dalton Street aka the new Four Seasons. Its one citation of the Boston Globe is legitimate and that item may report the first public announcement of the development (2015 to 2019). Presumably the stub contains tidbits that belong in the article, a very one-sided merge. --P64 (talk) 17:07, 27 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have created an article for Mass and Cass. There is much more that could be said, and I would appreciate the help in expanding it. --Slugger O'Toole (talk) 02:45, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If a project member in Boston is able to take a photograph, The Alley Bar is currently unillustrated. Thanks! ---Another Believer _(Talk) 16:56, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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If anyone feels like a trip out to Mount Auburn Cemetery at some point, here are some notable people whose graves don't have photos on Commons, along with their GPS coordinates from Find a Grave:

Nick Number (talk) 18:25, 9 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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• Statue of Josiah Quincy III

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Cross post from WP Massachusetts Boston Medical Center program merge-in discussion (Round House Hotel) Boston Medical Center is operating a clinical service/addiction service at the former site of a Best Western's round shaped hotel in Mass and Cass in Boston. It's a temporary stint that started in February 2022 and was supposed to sunset in July, but has been extended until September 2023. It has a lot of press now due to its current controversy, but I don't believe the less than two year stint has enduring notability to warrant having its own permanent article and I feel it merged into Boston Medical Center. Do you all have suggestions for different target or should the stand-alone article for Roundhouse Hotel (public services) remain permanently? Discussion at Talk:Boston Medical Center Graywalls (talk) 03:43, 23 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Mass_and_Cass#Tania_Fernandes_Anderson_cell_phone_incident - the discussion is whether to include the incident or not into Mass and Cass Graywalls (talk) 19:37, 2 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

For any of y'all who live in the Boston area, there'll be a casual meetup at MIT on Saturday September 30 at noon (see Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Casual Meetup to RSVP). Please stop by! Duckmather (talk) 22:06, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

See here for what it looks like. There are no known photos, drawings, or paintings of Rebecca Lee Crumpler, so a photo of the headstone would be helpful. Thanks in advance for any help! ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 19:49, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]