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You know what I’m talking about. That map. The map of the states they had in the classroom when you were a kid, the one that show Alaska in a box where Baja California should be.
So, if the purpose of Wikipedia is to spread knowledge, should we not use the map that actually shows reality? We already do in this article, because I changed it some time ago, but should we not use this, if not universally, at least in all articles that are actually about Alaska? Because as of right now there are over a hundred articles using the highly inaccurate map and only 5 using the more accurate one. If this request succeeds in forming a consensus for change I intend to file a request for a bot to make the necessary changes, or failing that I’ll do it myself. Beeblebrox ( talk) 20:11, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
Well, it’s been nearly a month and it feels like we are more or less all on the same page. It sounds like some wuld prefer we had a slightly different map, with no other state highlighted and maybe limited to the Pacific Northwest? Personally I don’t have any skills in that department but if anyone here does that would be more than welcome, or we could ask for help at WP:GL/MAP but before I do so I’d like to be sure we’re in basic agreement about what to ask for. Beeblebrox ( talk) 05:01, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
I've been kinda ignoring this discussion, real world obligations and all. My watchlist shows the closure of yet another ultimately fruitless XFD related to the University of Alaska. Our coverage of UA is a real mess, as it's a little too dominated by blatant COI edits which amount to a PR whitewashing in many cases. Witness this edit, removing mention of the Ted Stevens archive from Elmer E. Rasmuson Library because it was ultimately not a successful venture for EERL. Most of the news coverage it generated while it was a going concern appears to have disappeared from news sites, though this piece remains, lending some insight as to what a hot potato the matter was. The reason I mention all this? While EERL had the Stevens papers, they put together a small number of public displays from certain materials in the archive. One of them concerned this very topic. Evidently, Stevens mounted a campaign to put pressure on the USGS to quit publishing maps of the sort Beeblebrox complained about as long ago as 1974 or 1975. Due to how long ago that happened, combined with moving the archive to a more private setting, relevant sources may be hard to find. I've done a fair amount of research into that specific era of Alaska's history and don't remember seeing anything which referenced Stevens's campaign besides what I saw in that one display at EERL years ago. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions 23:03, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
Apparently, it's pretty standard for requests at the map graphics lab to just be ignored, as the one related to this was. I guess best we can do is go through every instance of the "bad" map and see if it it should be changed per this discussion. Beeblebrox ( talk) 20:47, 26 January 2019 (UTC)
If anyone who has access to the article wants to add this in, US$7.2 million in 2017 prices is US$123 million according to this website: https://www.measuringworth.com/calculators/uscompare/ ¬¬¬¬ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.246.59.74 ( talk) 13:36, 14 July 2018 (UTC)
What party is Lieutenant Governor Davidson affiliated with? If she's not affiliated to any, then that makes her an independent. So, which is it? GoodDay ( talk) 10:16, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
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Information to be added or removed: Alaska ranked 29th in the nation for educational performance, according to Education Week’s Quality Counts 2018 report. It earned an overall score of 73.1 out of 100 points and a grade of C. By comparison, the nation received a score of 75.2 or a C. Alaska posted a C-minus in the Chance-for-Success category, ranking 46th on factors that contribute to a person’s success both within and outside the K-12 education system. Alaska received a mark of B and finished ninth for School Finance. It ranked 49th with a grade of D on the K-12 Achievement Index.
Explanation of issue: Since I work for Education Week, who put out this report, I was instructed to request the edit rather than make it myself. I feel that this information about the quality of Alaska's K-12 schools would be a beneficial addition to the page and add something that it currently does not have. References supporting change: This is the URL I'd cite - https://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/quality-counts-2018-state-grades/highlight-reports/2018/01/17/Alaska.html Csmithepe ( talk) 16:53, 11 February 2019 (UTC)Csmithepe
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I Just wanted to add an internal link to Anchorage. Anchorage Joshua C Love ( talk) 15:35, 20 April 2019 (UTC)
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Can someone change the formatting of the "2018" in the part with population of Alaska? It's unusual to have a thousands-delimiter when providing the year 2601:187:807F:3380:8BF0:D4C2:3086:6F48 ( talk) 02:18, 19 August 2019 (UTC)
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I'd want to add the largest towns/cities in Alaska. Please! Eugen Sulina ( talk) 20:32, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
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... An exclave of the U.S., it borders the Canadian province of British Columbia and territory of Yukon to the east and southeast and has a maritime border with Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to the west...
change the words 'maritime border' to include this wikipedia link for ease of understanding: /info/en/?search=Maritime_boundary#:~:text=Although%20in%20some%20countries%20the,the%20edge%20of%20international%20waters.
... An exclave of the U.S., it borders the Canadian province of British Columbia and territory of Yukon to the east and southeast and has a maritime border with Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to the west... Will Heisenberg ( talk) 06:13, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
Was there a vandalism problem? I think we should float de-semi-protecting it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by A Tree In A Box ( talk • contribs) 18:11, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
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"natural resources southward (i.e., coal from the Usibelli"
"I.e." functionally means "in other words", and it excludes other stuff. Please change it to "e.g." (functionally meaning "for example"), to admit the possibility of other natural resources. If you know that it was only coal, instead change it to "coal southward from the Usibelli". 64.203.186.75 ( talk) 14:56, 8 October 2020 (UTC)
The Alaska Demographic Map needs to be updated. There are some areas, such as the Yakutat Borough, that should have their color changed. European Americans have overtaken the Native American population there, making up the majority of the population as of the 2010 census. As such, the color of the borough on the demographic map should be changed to a light shade blue. NorfolkIsland123 ( talk) 20:18, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
How should we improve the article so that its suitable to be rated as an A class article? What problems specifically need to be dealt with? PeterPrettyCool ( talk) 22:12, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
Nobody in Alaska has ever used Pacific Gulf Yupik, and is only obscurely used by linguists. It should be replaced with Aluutiq or Sugpiaq or Aluutiq/Sugpiaq. 24.69.133.124 ( talk) 07:32, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
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Change: "the northwest extremity of the country's West Coast, just across the Bering Strait. A semi-exclave of the U.S., it borders the Canadian province of British Columbia and territory of Yukon to the east and southeast and has a maritime border with Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to the west."
To: "the northwest extremity of the country's West Coast. A semi-exclave of the U.S., it borders the Canadian province of British Columbia and territory of Yukon to the east and southeast and has a maritime border with Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug to the west, just across the Bering Strait." Erak81 ( talk) 22:52, 23 February 2021 (UTC)
This is listed as a B-class article. The
assessment criteria (#1 ) states: The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations.
There is at least one "needs additional citations" section tag (January 2020), inline tags, and a lot of unsourced content considered "important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged. Continuing in the current state will result in demotion. --
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What is the main Industry in this Country to Deal? Elham1353 ( talk) 18:41, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
I’m Alaskan and I am from a little city called Nenana it has 350 people in the town and 750 in the area and at one point in time was the biggest city in Alaska at 5000 people and was part of the Iditarod (It was Where the train stopped) and nobody has heard of it so I want to popularize smaller towns in Alaska 174.26.115.59 ( talk) 21:47, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
Why does the flag here only have two stars? 206.213.190.64 ( talk) 18:31, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
Does there need to be two of the flag and state seal in the infobox? I feel the second is redundant. /info/en/?search=User:EmilePersaud 02:15, 20 March 2022 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by EmilePersaud ( talk • contribs)
The House seat is now vacant. I don't know if there's an established protocol about how to indicate that, but the section is currently inaccurate. Oooooooseven ( talk) 20:25, 29 March 2022 (UTC)