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WikiProject American Samoa

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Shortcut	WP:WPAS
Category	American Samoa
Wikimedia Commons	American Samoa
Parent project(s)	Polynesia
Project banner template	{{ WikiProject Polynesia|AS=yes}}
Userbox	{{ User WikiProject American Samoa}}

This WikiProject was formed to foster better articles on the United States territory of American Samoa with a spirit of cooperation. This page and its subpages contain suggestions on formatting and layout of articles, which can be discussed at the project's talk page. To participate, simply add your name in the participants section.

This project covers the creation and editing of articles related to the United States territory of American Samoa, its villages, geography, transportation, culture and history, etc. It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on American Samoa in a fair and accurate manner. All articles should be placed in the Category:American Samoa or one of its subcategories.

Milestones

• 750 articles: - 18 July 2023

• List of all subpages of this page
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Polynesia/American Samoa work group/Assessment

• List all articles within the scope of this project, by category, on Wikipedia:WikiProject Polynesia/American Samoa work group/Articles.
• Use the recent changes to check for vandalism, improvements, and other changes in these articles.

To-do list for Wikipedia:WikiProject Polynesia/American Samoa work group:  ·  history ·  watch ·  refresh · Updated 2024-02-09 Here are some tasks awaiting attention: Article requests : Aloga, Faganeanea, Maloatā, Mapusagafou, Masausi, Masefau, Matu'u, John A. Mills, Scout District Executive for American Samoa, Nua, Onenoa, Se'etaga, Si'ufaga, Utumea East, Utumea West, Faauuga To'oto'o Expand : Pago Pago, Scouting in American Samoa, American Samoa Territorial Police, Pago Youth. Other : add {{ WikiProject Polynesia|class=|importance=|AS=yes|AS-importance=}} to the talk pages of American Samoa-related articles.

Missing articles

All the Red links are missing articles that need to be created. Some of the articles (blue) have been created but are listed here as many are stubs and need expanding.

See /Requested articles

Active members

To join the American Samoa work group, edit this section and add the Wikitext #{{subst:me}} with your areas of interest to the bottom of the following list of members. Members should also place member identification on their user page.

1. Lovelac7 - Originally from Lansing, Michigan, I am a graduate of Michigan State University, whose Wikipedia article I got promoted to an FA. I currently live in Tafuna, American Samoa..
2. Weekeejames - Originally from Zamboanga City, The Philippines. I'm a graduate of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University, and I sometimes edit American Samoa-related articles. I have been in American Samoa for 7 years and currently live in Nuuuli Village, American Samoa.
3. John Carter 21:24, 17 August 2007 (UTC) reply
4. Æe tlr Cre ejl 05:31, 2 September 2007 (UTC) reply
5. JRP ( talk) 15:48, 19 May 2008 (UTC) As I've written the only GA and FA articles in this project, I should join. But, if it's inactive, I do not have the time or resources to make the project active again. reply
6. User:KHarber

Former members

Thank you for your help! Please move your username back to the active list when you can participate again.

1. Buaidh ( talk · contribs) 17:21:50, 18 March 2019 (UTC) – WikiProject templates and categories. reply
2. N Panama 84534 ( talk) 08:20, 15 March 2022 (UTC) reply

Member identification

Members of the American Samoa work group should place one of the following lines of Wikitext on their user page to add it to Category:American Samoa work group participants.

Wikitext	userbox	where used
[[Category:American Samoa work group participants]]	none	linked pages
{{ Template:User American Samoa WG}}	This user participates in the American Samoa work group.	linked pages
{{ Template:User American Samoa WG|invite}}	This user invites you to join the American Samoa work group.	linked pages

Recognized content

American Samoa articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA		1					1
FM					1		1
GA		1	1	9			11
B	2	2	3	6			13
C	10	6	23	37			76
Start	6	16	47	185			254
Stub		3	36	363		1	403
List	1	3	2	33			39
Category					691		691
Disambig					3		3
File					6		6
Portal					1		1
Project					8		8
Redirect					20		20
Template					47		47
Assessed	19	32	112	633	777	1	1,574
Total	19	32	112	633	777	1	1,574
WikiWork factors ( ?)		ω = 4,053			Ω = 5.35

This is a list of recognized content, updated weekly by JL-Bot ( talk · contribs) (typically on Saturdays). There is no need to edit the list yourself. If an article is missing from the list, make sure it is tagged or categorized (e.g. Category:American Samoa articles) correctly and wait for the next update. See WP:RECOG for configuration options.

Featured articles

Former featured articles

Good articles

Did you know? articles

In the News articles

Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team selections

These articles have been selected for one or more release versions of Wikipedia. Please help ensure that these articles remain of the highest possible quality.

• American Samoa
• English language

Project banner

• {{ WikiProject Polynesia|class=|importance=|AS=yes|AS-importance=}}

Userbox

• {{ User WikiProject American Samoa}} – add to your user page to identify yourself as a member of the project.

This user participates in the American Samoa work group.

Related WikiProjects

WikiProject Polynesia/American Samoa work group is one of the United States WikiProjects.

External links

• "American Samoa". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.
• "The Passive Resistance of Samoans to US and Other Colonialisms", article in "Sovereignty Matters", ed. Joanne Barker, University of Nebraska Press, 2005.
• History of American Samoa- Essay which looks at the history of the territory from ancient to more modern times.
• Jane's American Samoa Page
• Library of Congress Portals of the World - American Samoa - Library of Congress resource which provides links to resources on American Samoa.
• Map of American Samoa - Map showing the basic layout of American Samoa.
• Revised Constitution of American Samoa - Provides the text of the constition of American Samoa.
• The Official Webpage of the American Samoa Government - Lists information on the territorial government including officials and recent legislation.
• United Nations Decolonization Papers - Online United Nations Decolonization Documents including current and past Working Papers on American Samoa
• ChooHoo! - An online community for Samoans. Features include forums, chat, blogs, etc.
• Rulers.org — American_samoa List of rulers for American Samoa
• Photographs of American Samoa
• American Samoa Travel Photos

A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.