User talk:TheCatalyst31/Archive 4

Alta Peak
Thanks for catching the problem with Alta Peak. I do a lot of editing but create very few new articles. – droll  &#91;chat&#93;  02:58, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Packard, Kentucky
Hi I hope you are doing well. Question: Is the birthplace of actress Patricia Neal Packard, Kentucky a ghost town or an unincorporated community? Pat Neal in her autobiography said Packard is a ghost town. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 11:09, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Miami Station, Missouri
Many thanks for helping with Packard, Kentucky. I found out many of these unincorporated communities can be interesting do to the history and notable people. Okay here is another one: Miami Station, Missouri=an United States Senator from Texas William A. Blakley was born there. Is it an unincorporated community or a ghost town? Many thanks=RFD (talk) 12:30, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

User:Nyttend/ZIP/AL
Thanks for the notice. You're correct — the page was vandalised in March 2007, just slightly more than a month before it was nominated at AFD; the vandal removed 284 ZIP codes and made changes to others. Per your request, I've created User:TheCatalyst31/Alabama; it has a history of two edits. The first edit is a copy/paste of the second edit in the original page's history (the first just had 11 codes, but the second was a full list), while the second is a copy/paste of the edit just before the 284 lines were removed. Nyttend (talk) 23:08, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
 * The vandal removed several entire sections, but s/he also cut random individual ones or twos from other sections as well. Nyttend (talk) 23:22, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

Zipcodes in Wisconsin
In Wikipedia:WikiProject Wisconsin in the library section under resources is the list of Zipcodes in Wisconsin. This was added on to WP-Wisconsin before the list was deleted. The following communities need to be done: I am not sure why they were missed or omitted-Thank you-RFD (talk) 22:00, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * 53006 South Byron, Wisconsin
 * 53022 Rockfield, Wisconsin
 * 53062 Salvatorian Center in New Holstein-non-profit religious charity
 * 53274 Wisconsin child support
 * 54001 Deronda, Wisconsin
 * 54124 Pulcifer, Wisconsin
 * 54411 Milan, Wisconsin
 * 54511 Newald, Wisconsin, also Cavour, Wisconsin article also 54511 needs to be done that got redirected to tht town of Caswell in Forest County
 * 54542 Nelma, Wisconsin
 * 54634 Bloom City, Wisconsin
 * 54806 Moquah, Wisconsin
 * 54812 Poskin, Wisconsin
 * 54830 Yellow Lake, Wisconsin
 * 54837 North Wood Beach, Wisconsin
 * 54896 Loretta, Wisconsin
 * Many thanks for your comment-RFD (talk) 22:21, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Don't worry about the orphan tags-I add the unincorporated communities to the town and county pages and to the disamg pages. The changes to the Wisconsin county navigation templates come up on the recent changes page of WP-Wisconsin. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 12:29, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Summer 2010 USRD newsletter

 * — JCbot (talk) 02:15, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 August newsletter
We have our final eight! The best of luck to those who remain. A bumper newsletter this week as we start our home straight.


 * Pool A's winner was . Awarded the top score overall this round, Sturmvogel_66 writes primarily on military history, favouring Naval warfare.
 * Pool B's winner was . Awarded the top score for featured articles this round, Casliber writes primarily on natural sciences, especially botany and ornithology.
 * Pool A's close second was . Awarded the top score for featured pictures this round, Sasata writes primarily on natural sciences, favouring mycology.
 * Pool B's close second was . Awarded the top score for good articles and topics this round, ThinkBlue primarily writes content related to television and film, including 30 Rock.
 * The first wildcard was . Awarded the top score for did you knows and valued pictures this round, TonyTheTiger writes on a number of topics, including baseball, American football and Chicago.
 * The second wildcard was . Someone who has helped the Cup behind the scenes all year, White Shadows said "I'm still in shock that I made it this far" and writes primarily on Naval warfare, especially U-boats.
 * The third wildcard was . Awarded the top score for featured lists and topics this round, Staxringold primarily writes on sport and television, including baseball and 30 Rock.
 * The fourth wildcard was . Entering the final eight only on the final day of the round, William S. Saturn writes on a number of topics, mostly related to Texas.

We say goodbye to the six who fell at the final hurdle. only just missed out on a place in the final eight. was not far behind. was awarded top points for in the news this round. contributed a variety of did you know articles. said "I'm surprised to have survived so far into the competition", but was extactic to see Finland in the semi-finals. did not score this round, but has scored highly in previous rounds. We also say goodbye to, who withdrew earlier this month after spending six weeks overseas. Anyone interested in this round's results can see them here and here. Thank you to for these.

Signups for next year's competition are now open. Planning is ongoing, with a key discussion about judges for next year open. Discussion about how next year's scoring will work is ongoing, and thoughts are more than welcome at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring. Also, TonyTheTiger is compiling some information and statistics on the finalists here- the final eight are encouraged to add themselves to the list.

Our final eight will play it out for two months, after which we will know 2010's WikiCup winner, and a variety of prizes will be awarded. As ever, anything you worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page. If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 23:16, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Winton, Wyoming
Hi! A Roman Catholic bishop from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane, Lawrence Harold Welsh was born in Winton, Wyoming. I did some research and found out Winton, Wyoming is a ghost town. I thought you might be interested in this one. Thank you-RFD (talk) 20:37, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Many thanks-RFD (talk) 09:46, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

Finnsville, Wisconsin
I am back again-would you please look at the article about Finnsville, Wisconsin? I did some research and came across 2 photos about Buggers&Finn's Blackbear Inn near Bayfield, Wisconsin and it has this sign about Finnsville population 2. I do not know if Finnsville is an unincorporated community or a resort owner's joke. If the article needs to be deleted that would be a good idea. Maybe the state of Wisconsin and Bayfield County considers this to be a unincorporated community. I think it is a resort owner's joke. Please let myself know-Thank you-RFD (talk) 15:19, 12 September 2010 (UTC)
 * As always thank you-RFD (talk) 11:45, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 September newsletter
We are half-way through our final round, entering the home straight. leads at the time of writing with 1180 points, immediately followed by with 1175 points. closely follows in third place with 1100 points. For those who are interested, data about the finalists has been compiled at WikiCup/History/2010/finalists, while a list of content submitted by all WikiCup contestants prior to this round has been compiled at WikiCup/History/2010/Submissions. As ever, anything contestants worry may not receive the necessary attention before the end of the round (such as outstanding GA or FA nominations) is welcome at WikiCup/Reviews, and please remember to continue offering reviews yourself where possible. As always, the judges are available to contact via email, IRC or their talk pages, and general discussion about the Cup is welcome on the WikiCup talk page.

Despite controversy, the WikiCup remains open. Signups for next year's competition are more than welcome, and suggestions for how next year's competition will work are appreciated at Wikipedia talk:WikiCup/Scoring. More general comments and discussions should be directed at the WikiCup talk page. One month remains in the 2010 WikiCup, after which we will know our champion. Good luck everyone! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 23:10, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

Cumberland (CTA)
On behalf of WP:CHICAGO, I commend you on your editorial contributions. Please post this on your user page.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 21:20, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

Adminship?
I think you're ready for adminship. You've been doing editing here for a long time. In that time you have plenty of edits, articles on DYK/GA/FA, a broad experience base, solid nominations and rationales for deletion, and your deleted edits look appropriate. In other words, you have a broad background. Believe me, adminship is extremely helpful when you do new page editing so that you can delete those ugly vandalism articles that come up. We can always use another upstanding admin! Should I draw up my nomination for you? Or would you like to do a review to see what more editors think?  Royal broil  12:50, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

Fall 2010 USRD newsletter

 * — JCbot (talk) 01:24, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Adminship nomination posted

 * I have suggestions:


 * 1) Take your time with answering any questions posted for you. There is no time limit.
 * 2) Do research and dig into the questions.
 * 3) Be careful and do little to no responding to criticisms of you, and then only if addressed specifically at you.
 * 4) If it doesn't work out, then withdraw gracefully and learn from the experience.

Good luck, and you're welcome for the nomination! I wouldn't have approached you about if I didn't have a strong feeling that you'd be successful. :)  Royal broil  16:51, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Your RfA
I don't know you personally. I haven't had much time in the last few days to analyse your contributions. Will do that. But irrespective of my vote, I wanted to pass by and give you a smiley sign :-) That's because I know these particular seven days must be taxing on you for reasons only people undergoing RfAs would understand :-) Don't worry irrespective of the result of the RfA. And keep smiling and be relaxed throughout. Best wishes.  Wifione    .......  Leave a message  03:43, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Congratulations on a successful RfA
Congratulations on your successful RFA! Your bits have been twiddled. I strongly encourage and recommend that you read and become very familiar with Administrators, the tools page, the blocking and banning policies, and the protection policy. Refer to them often, especially if you have questions. Please also don't hesitate to ask questions if you have them. There are plenty of people around, including myself, who are very willing to help you out should you need it. Again, congratulations! ··· 日本穣 ? · 投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WikiProject Japan ! 23:50, 31 October 2010 (UTC)
 * Congrats! Please try on this and see if it fits :). Airplaneman   ✈  00:00, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Nicely done, welcome to the admin corps. - Dank (push to talk) 00:05, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Well done. I've just spotted an admin and an IP edit warring over adding a birthplace to a BLP.  Would you mind taking a look? ;) --Stephen 00:19, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Congrats on surviving passing hell RfA! — MC10 ( T • C • GB •L)  00:27, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Congratulations on the mop! You did a great job of keeping your cool despite a tough question that I think some people commenting would have incorrectly blocked the admin (wouldn't that would make it a punishment instead of protecting the encyclopedia from damage?). Like I said earlier, I wouldn't have nominated you if I didn't think you would pass. After a while, believe it or not, the block, protect, etc. buttons are just like any other button like edit or history!  Royal broil  03:36, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Congrats! If you need any help or advice, feel free to message. Have a look at my monobook.js thingy for lots of useful admin scripts. Ged  UK  08:35, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Congratulations :D Don't delete the main page ;) Good luck, come back sane :P Regards, —  Ғяіᴆaз'§Đøøм •  Champagne?  • 10:08pm • 11:08, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Congratulations-RFD (talk) 16:16, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2010 October newsletter
The 2010 WikiCup is over! It has been a long journey, but what has been achieved is impressive: combined, participants have produced over seventy featured articles, over five hundred good articles, over fifty featured lists, over one thousand one hundred "did you know" entries, in addition to various other pieces of recognised content. A full list (which has yet to be updated to reflect the scores in the final round) can be found here. Perhaps more importantly, we have our winner! The 2010 WikiCup champion is, with an unbelievable 4220 points in the final round. Second place goes to, with 2260, and third to , with 560. Congratulations to our other four finalists –, , and. Also, congratulations to, who withdrew from the competition with an impressive 2685 points earlier in this round.

Prizes will also be going to those who claimed the most points for different types of content in a single round. It was decided that the prizes would be awarded for those with the highest in a round, rather than overall, so that the finalists did not have an unfair advantage. Winning the featured article prize is, for five featured articles in round 4. Winning the good article prize is, for eighty-one good articles in round 5. Winning the featured list prize is, for six featured lists in round 1. Winning the picture and sound award is, for four featured pictures in round 3. Winning the topic award is, for forty-seven articles in various good topics in round 5. Winning the "did you know" award is, for over one hundred did you knows is round 5. Finally, winning the in the news award is, for nineteen articles in the news in round three.

The WikiCup has faced criticism in the last month – hopefully, we will take something positive from it and create a better contest for next year. Like Wikipedia itself, the Cup is a work in progress, and ideas for how it should work are more than welcome on the WikiCup talk page and on the scoring talk page. Also, people are more than welcome to sign up for next year's competition on the signup page. Well done and thank you to everyone involved – the Cup has been a pleasure to run, and we, as judges, have been proud to be a part of it. We hope that next year, however the Cup is working, and whoever is running it, it will be back, stronger and more popular than ever. Until then, goodbye and happy editing! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn, Fox and The ed17 03:12, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Foregen page
I stated significant reasons why its important. Why did you delete it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Theknowledgeofthewiki (talk • contribs) 23:10, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
I took care of the unincorporated communities in Wisconsin with putting the WP Wisconsin template on them. Also I wrote what town they are in, listing them on the county pages and the dab pages also. I am glad the Wisconsin counties navigation templates shows up on the recent changes in WP-Wisconsin-this makes it easier. Thanks-RFD (talk) 13:36, 4 November 2010 (UTC)

The Signpost
Hi, could you check the blurb I wrote on you? Tony  (talk)  10:14, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Your contributed article, Waumandee (community), Wisconsin


Hello, I notice that you recently created a new page, Waumandee (community), Wisconsin. First, thank you for your contribution; Wikipedia relies solely on the efforts of volunteers such as you. Unfortunately, the page you created covers a topic on which we already have a page - Waumandee, Wisconsin. Because of the duplication, your article has been tagged for speedy deletion. Please note that this is not a comment on you personally and we hope you will to continue helping improve Wikipedia. If the topic of the article you created is one that interests you, then perhaps you would like to help out at Waumandee, Wisconsin - you might like to discuss new information at the article's talk page.

If you think that the article you created should remain separate, you may contest the deletion by adding to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion, or "db", tag; if no such tag exists, then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hang-on tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the article creation process and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions. jsfouche &#9789;&#9790;   talk  02:03, 13 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Jsfouche, please study the Political subdivisions of Wisconsin. A town is not a community, it's exactly the opposite - land between communities. I declined the speedy request.  Royal broil  04:48, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Ojo de Agua, Texas
Hi I came across an article about a raid at Ojo de Agua, Texas in 1915 during the Mexican Revolution. Does Ojo de Agua, Texas still exists. Also I am keeping up with with the unincorporated communities in Wisconsin-adding the templates talk pages, adding the to the town and county pages, disamb pages, etc. Thank you again=RFD (talk) 19:51, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:1997 Detroit Tigers season game log
Template:1997 Detroit Tigers season game log has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Thank you. Mhiji (talk) 21:12, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

GA Illinois Route 103
I have placed your nomination on hold. Thanks, Racepacket (talk) 23:35, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

Minor communities
How are things going with the adminship? I hope that you are doing well. Do you take requests for stubs in minor communities? I keep seeing your articles in Wisconsin. I keep photographing places around the state and I'd love to have to skip spending the time the create a stub for the photos. I'd appreciate if you'd do one for Gillingham, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 56. I upload the images then often place them at User:Royalbroil/ToDo if I don't want to spend the time up front. If you take requests - there are several there right now, including a bunch in Upper Michigan. If you accept, you can remove them from my To Do list if you want. I have 134 more images queued on my hard drive just waiting for me to have time to upload them. I started the fall/winter with over 300 queued up. I don't know how many images belong in existing articles.  Royal broil  13:16, 24 December 2010 (UTC)

Many thanks-
Many thanks for finishing the list of the unincorporated communities in Wisconsin that have Zipcodes.RFD (talk) 17:26, 25 December 2010 (UTC)

Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
Hi I came across 3 unincorporated communities in Wisconsin: Denzer, Wisconsin and Leland, Wisconsin in Sauk County in the town of Honey Creek near the Natural Bridge State Park and Disco, Wisconsin in the town of Albion in Jackson County. Maybe if you have time you might want to start articles on them. Thanks-RFD (talk) 12:26, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Many thanks again-RFD (talk) 22:43, 26 December 2010 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011
Hello. You are being contacted because you have previously shown interest in the WikiCup but have not yet signed up for the 2011 WikiCup, which starts at midnight. It is not too late to sign up! The competition will remain open until at least January 31, and so it is not too late to enter. If you are interested, simply follow the instructions to add your username to the signup page, and a judge will contact you as soon as possible with an explanation of how to participate. The WikiCup is a friendly competition open to all Wikipedians, old and new, experienced and inexperienced, providing a fun and rewarding way to contribute quality content to Wikipedia. If you do not want to receive any further messages about the WikiCup, or you want to start receiving messages about the WikiCup, you may add or remove your name from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. If you have any questions, feel free to ask on the WikiCup talk page or contact the judges directly. J Milburn and The ed17 06:52, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

Invitation to join WikiProject United States

 * Welcome to the project. --Kumioko (talk) 18:27, 6 January 2011 (UTC)

Texas FM/RM route articles
Hi there, I see that you've been assessing the articles that I've been creating regarding Texas FM/RM routes. While I'm not new to Wikipedia, I am new to WP:USRD (which is surprising, considering how much I love roads), and I had a couple of questions. Thanks for your assistance. -- Kinu t /c  09:50, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
 * If I'm not mistaken, the only difference between a Stub-class and Start-class article is having all three of the requisite sections (description, history, and junction/exit list). I've created some articles with the stub template in place, but in looking at your assessments, the articles that have contained those sections have had the stub tag removed and have been promoted to Start-class. In the future, if I create an article with all three sections, am I correct in not tagging it as a stub? (I figure another editor, such as you, will give it a second look to assess it anyway.)
 * Given the current stub reduction drive, what is the proper procedure for having a Stub-class article reassessed to see if it can be considered Start-class? That is, if I add in and organize all three sections of information as per standards, am I allowed to reassess it myself, or is there a method to add it to the work queue to have someone else reassess it?

Cylon, Wisconsin
I came across the unincorporated community of Cylon, Wisconsin in the town of Cylon in St Croix County, Wisconsin. I do not know if you still take requests for articles. Thanks-RFD (talk) 16:48, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Blue Sulphur Springs Pavilion
The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

Winter 2010 USRD newsletter


JCbot (talk) 01:08, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

New Years Message for WikiProject United States
With the first of what I hope will be monthly newsletters I again want to welcome you to the project and hope that as we all work together through the year we can expand the project, create missing articles and generally improve the pedia thought mutual cooperation and support. Now that we have a project and a solid pool of willing members I wanted to strike while the iron is hot and solicite help in doing a few things that I believe is a good next step in solidifiing the project. I have outlined a few suggestions where you can help with on the projects talk page. This includes but is not limited too updating Portal:United States, assessing the remaining US related articles that haven't been assessed, eliminating the Unrefernced BLP's and others. If you have other suggestions or are interested in doing other things feel free. I just wanted to offer a few suggestions were additional help is needed. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, comments or suggestions or you can always post something on the projects talk page. If you do not want to recieve a monthly message please put an * before your name on the members page.--Kumioko (talk) 05:07, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Area code 539 and 918


A tag has been placed on Area code 539 and 918 requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is an article with no content whatsoever, or whose contents consist only of external links, a "See also" section, book references, category tags, template tags, interwiki links, a rephrasing of the title, or an attempt to contact the subject of the article. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion, or "db", tag; if no such tag exists, then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hang-on tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Darkskynet (talk) 08:34, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
 * How do i mark the redirect for deletion? Thanks, --Darkskynet (talk) 09:13, 19 January 2011 (UTC)

Unincorporated communities
Hi I came across 3 unincorporated communities in Wisconsin: Mapleton, Wisconsin and Monterey, Wisconsin in the town of Oconomowoc (town), Wisconsin and Eureka Center, Wisconsin in the town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin. If you have time would you please start some articles? Thanks again-RFD (talk) 19:50, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * As always thanks again-RFD (talk) 21:41, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Eureka Center, Minnesota
Hi When I look up Eureka Springs I came across an Eureka Center, Minnesota which an unincorporated community. Apparently it was redirected to an article about Eureka Township in Dakota County, Minnesota. I do not know if this is to be correct or not. Thank you again-RFD (talk) 12:20, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for finishing the articles of the unincorporated communities in Dunn County, Wisconsin.-RFD (talk) 12:56, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 January newsletter
We are half way through round one of the WikiCup. Signups are now closed, and we have 129 listed competitors, 64 of whom will make it to round two. Congratulations to, who, at the time of writing, has a comfortable lead with 228 points, followed by , with 144 points. Four others have over 100 points. Congratulations also go to, who scored the first points in the competition, claiming for Talk:Hurricane King/GA1, , who scored the first non-review points in the competition, claiming for Dognapping, and who was the first in the competition to use our new "multiplier" mechanic (explanation), claiming for Grigory Potemkin, a subject covered on numerous Wikipedias. Thanks must also go to Jarry1250 for dealing with all bot work- without you, the competition wouldn't be happening!

A running total of claims can be seen here. However, numerous competitors are yet to score at all- please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. The number of points that will be needed to reach round two is not clear- everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 22:44, 31 January 2011 (UTC)

Marshall Arkansas
The deletion of Flag Controversy. You said it was biased. I took the words from two news articles, and posted the reference. There were far more controversial items in the news story, but I cut them out.

From FoxNews 18:

"One resident attending the meeting, Larry Cotton, was critical of the decision. “I’m going to be very frank, you’re afraid you’re going to offend the blacks, that’s what it amounts to.”

Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by MarshallCSA (talk • contribs) 17:17, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

New WikiProject United States Newsletter: February 2011 edition
Starting with the February 2011 issue WikiProject United States has established a newsletter to inform anyone interested in United States related topics of the latest changes. This newsletter will not only discuss issues relating to WikiProject United States but also: You may read or assist in writing the newsletter, subscribe, unsubscribe or change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you by following this link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page or the Newsletters talk page. --Kumioko (talk) 21:15, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) Portal:United States
 * 2) the United States Wikipedians Noticeboard
 * 3) the United States Wikipedians collaboration of the Month - The collaboration article for February is Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
 * 4) and changes to Wikipolicy, events and other things that may be of interest to you.

Burkhardt, Wisconsin
An editor started an article about Burkhardt, Wisconsin. I did some editing but the map is goof up. Would you please take an look at it? Thank you-RFD (talk) 23:14, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks-RFD (talk) 23:57, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Alvin Straight
Hi There is an article about Alvin Straight who droved a lawnboy lawn mower to visit his brother in Mount Zion, Wisconsin. I was wondering if you would like to do the article on Mount Zion, Wisconsin. Many tahnks-RFD (talk) 13:58, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Many thanks for the article; I did see the movie and I recommend it. Alvin Straight did help make the small community of Mount Zion more well known. Thank you-RFD (talk) 19:38, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Abbott's Mill, Delaware
I have nominated your article, Abbotts Mill, Delaware, for deletion. Please visit Articles for deletion/Abbotts Mill, Delaware and comment with your opinion on the deletion I proposed. Thanks. Superman7515 (talk) 20:11, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

New Wisconsin community articles requested
Would you please start 3 new articles on some unincorporated communities in Wisconsin that I photographed back in October? They can be currently found at User:Royalbroil/ToDo. If you start these articles, please add the images and remove them from my To Do area.

On that same vacation, I photographed several communities in Minnesota - most have articles. Should I added images of Dresbach, Minnesota to the article on Dresbach Township or does Minnesota usually get split out? I have images of La Moille, Minnesota if you'd please add that community as well. Thanks!  Royal broil  04:47, 16 February 2011 (UTC)
 * The articles look great, thank you very much! I hope that you are doing well.  Royal broil  00:59, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Hannibal, Wisconsin
Hi-I had to revert a good faith edit that an editor made to one of the articles Hannibal, Wisconsin that you started. I left a note on Jeff the quiet's talk page also mentioning that you were working on articles involving unincorporated communities in the US that have zipcodes/post offices. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 11:53, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 February newsletter
So begins round two of the WikiCup! We now have eight pools, each with eight random contestants. This round will continue until the end of April, when the top two of each pool, as well as the next 16 highest scorers of those remaining, will make it to round three. Congratulations to (first, with 487 points) and  (second, with 459), who stormed the first round. finished third with 223. Twelve others finished with over 100 points- well done to all of you! The final standings in round one can be seen here. A mere 8 points were required to reach round two; competition will no doubt be much more fierce this round, so be ready for a challenge! A special thanks goes, again, to for dealing with all bot work. This year's bot, as well as running smoothly, is doing some very helpful things that last year's did not. Also, thanks to for some helpful behind-the-scenes updating and number crunching.

Some news for those who are interested- March will see a GAN backlog elimination drive, which you are still free to join. Organised by WikiProject Good articles, the drive aims to minimise the GAN backlog and offers prizes to those who help out. Of course, you may well be able to claim WikiCup points for the articles you review as part of the drive. Also ongoing is the Great Backlog Drive, looking to work on clearing all of the backlogs on Wikipedia; again, incentives are offered, and the spirit of friendly competition is alive, while helping the encyclopedia is the ultimate aim. Though unrelated to the WikiCup, these may well be of interest to some of you.

Just a reminder of the rules; if you have done significant work on content this year and it is promoted in this round, you may claim for it. Also, anything that was promoted after the end of round one but before the beginning of round two may be claimed for in round two. Details of the rules can be found on this page. For those interested in statistics, a running total of claims can be seen here, and a very interesting table of that information (along with the highest scorers in each category) can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:51, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

Budsin, Wisconsin
Hi-you might be interested in Budsin, Wisconsin that I came across. Thanks-RFD (talk) 19:38, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

Pleasant Hill, Wisconsin
Hi- Would you please take a look at Pleasant Hill, Wisconsin? You may also want to look at the other articles User:Broughtbytheletterz started. I help the editor out with 2 of the articles and suggest he/she read the Political Subdivisions of Wisconsin. Right now, I am going through a periodic Wiki burnt out period. I hope you are doing doing well.RFD (talk) 12:32, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

I do not agree at all.
I live in Wisconsin in the Town of Erin by Holy Hill (but you'd probably edit that to Hubertus, WI even though there's a town of Erin sign at the end of my driveway). I do not agree with your edits at all about Ackerville or Alderley. I live by these unincorporated communities and I think I know what I'm talking about! Gee...I've only been here for 21 years is all! It pisses me off when people who think they're smarter than everybody else can just go in and edit whatever they feel like when they don't even know where the places are and can't experience them for themselves. You should take the word of local people, and not just feel free to do whatever you want because you've been on this site longer than some. I do take it offensively and personally because I am 10 minutes from each area, not you. I'm angry. Of course...you don't care either. Thanks...a lot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Broughtbytheletterz (talk • contribs) 19:06, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
 * What's the problem, Broughtbytheletterz? Nothing is jumping out at me which is unusual, and I'm willing to help smooth out your issues. There are people here who care; Wikipedia is 100% volunteer so people are all helping out of the goodness of their heart. I live in the eastern half Wisconsin in the country between several unincorporated communities and I'm somewhat familiar with your area (especially after you see that I started and photographed this topic) Perhaps this community may be familiar with you. I invite you to join me at WikiProject Wisconsin and we can improve articles related to our state.  Royal broil  23:22, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
 * As Royalbroil said, nothing strikes me as unusual about my edits; what I changed in those articles was referenced in reliable sources per the official policy on verifiability. If there was something wrong with my edits, I'm sorry, and I would appreciate if you told me exactly what I did wrong so we can sort it out. I do care about these articles, and want to make sure they are accurate as possible, so I want to know what was wrong with my edits. Also, please try to remain civil in discussions; I understand that you're angry about this, but there's no need to question my motives in editing the pages. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 03:08, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Emeralowe, Wisconsin
I came across this article by another editor involving Emeralowe, Wisconsin. This is supposed to be an unincorporated community in the Town of Erin in Washington County, Wisconsin. Unfortunately, I can not find this community in my DeLorme atlas, the Wisconsin Historical Society, or by googling it. My apologoes for any problems and thank you-RFD (talk) 11:49, 13 March 2011 (UTC)

Wisconsin Highway 131
An article that you have been involved in editing, Wisconsin Highway 131 has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments good article reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article.  Imzadi 1979  →   19:23, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 March newsletter
We are half way through round two of the WikiCup, which will end on 28 April. Of the 64 current contestants, 32 will make it through to the next round; the two highest in each pool, and the 16 next highest scorers. At the time of writing, our current overall leader is with 231 points, who leads Pool H.  (Pool G) also has over 200 points, while 9 others (three of whom are in Pool D) have over 100 points. Remember that certain content (specifically, articles/portals included in at least 20 Wikipedias as of 31 December 2010 or articles which are considered "vital") is worth double points if promoted to good or featured status, or if it appears on the main page in the Did You Know column. There were some articles last round which were eligible for double points, but which were not claimed for. For more details, see WikiCup/Scoring.

A running total of claims can be seen here. However, numerous competitors are yet to score at all- please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. The number of points that will be needed to reach round three is not clear- everyone needs to get their entries in now to guarantee their places! If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 01:10, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

April 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States
--Kumioko (talk) 01:30, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Lake Lac La Belle, Wisconsin
I noticed Lake Lac La Belle, Wisconsin is no longer a CDP. I am guessing Lake Lac La Belle was incorporated into one of the neighboring municipalities in the area. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 12:19, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

Battle Mountain
Thanks for fixing the title of Battle Mountain. I realized I should have used brackets after creating the article, but didn't know how to change it. Roland Neave (talk) 02:59, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 April newsletter
Round 2 of the 2011 WikiCup is over, and the new round will begin on 1 May. Note that any points scored in the interim (that is, for content promoted or reviews completed on 29-30 April) can be claimed in the next round, but please do not start updating your submissions' pages until the next round has begun. Fewer than a quarter of our original contestants remain; 32 enter round 3, and, in two months' time, only 16 will progress to our penultimate round. , who led Pool F, was our round champion, with 411 points, while 7 contestants scored between 200 and 300 points. At the other end of the scale, a score of 41 was high enough to reach round 3; more than five times the score required to reach round 2, and competition will no doubt become tighter now we're approaching the later rounds. Those progressing to round 3 were spread fairly evenly across the pools; 4 progressed from each of pools A, B, E and H, while 3 progressed from both pools C and F. Pools D and G were the most successful; each had 5 contestants advancing.

This round saw our first good topic points this year; congratulations to and  who also led pool H and pool B respectively. However, there remain content types for which no points have yet been scored; featured sounds, featured portals and featured topics. In addition to prizes for leaderboard positions, the WikiCup awards other prizes; for instance, last year, a prize was awarded to (who has been eliminated) for his work on In The News. For this reason, working on more unusual content could be even more rewarding than usual!

Sorry this newsletter is going out a little earlier than expected- there is a busy weekend coming up! A running total of claims can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 19:31, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Four Corners, Burnett County, Wisconsin
Hi started Four Corners, Burnett County, Wisconsin using gnis citation. I do not know how to do the map or coords. Also I started Easter Rock, Wisconsin article. Once I figure out the gnis citations there was no problems. Hope you are doing well-RFD (talk) 10:02, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Anon editor
Hi-I found a request on the Excelsior, Wisconsin article a town in Sauk County by an anon about an unincorporated community in Richland County, Wisconsin also named Excelsior. If you have time would please started an article and lease let myself know? Thank you again as always-RFD (talk) 11:56, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I have a bunch more photographs uploaded at User:Royalbroil/ToDo if you're done with the census updates. Thanks!  Royal broil  12:25, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for doing the article. I thought the anon editor wanted an article started. RFD (talk) 20:43, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
 * As for Royalbroil's request, I'm done with the census updates for Wisconsin for now, so I'll work through those as I have the time (I'm still doing census updates for other states). TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 20:48, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay I am starting articles for Royalbroil's photos using gnis citation. I can not figure out the infobox or coords but this could help a little. It took a little time to figure the gnis citation system. All you people have to do is to add the info boxes, photos, etc. Thank you-RFD (talk) 22:45, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I got the unincorporated communities in Door, Kewaunee, and Waupaca Counties done and that leaves the 2 communiites in Fond du Lac County. I am not sure about the 2 communities from Michigan-thank you-RFD (talk) 23:42, 4 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Done! The Wisconsin communities on RoyalBroil's to do list are taken care of. That leaves Michigan. Thank you-RFD (talk) 00:11, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'll write the Michigan ones. Also, I've noticed that a few of the communities have signs but aren't marked on state highway maps or listed in the GNIS as populated places. Any idea what the status of those is? TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 00:17, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Juddville is listed as a cemetery; I assumed there are people leaving in the area. RFD (talk) 00:22, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I check the Wisconsin Historical Society and there was no mention of Juddville, Wisconsin. I suspect the town government the state to put up the signs. The history may be obscure that at one point there was a community and the only thing left would be a cemetery and possibly a church. Thank you-RFD (talk) 00:29, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Many thanks for doing the info boxes it is appreciated. The only article that needs to be done is: Paulding, Michigan. Thank you again-RFD (talk) 09:42, 5 May 2011 (UTC)

May 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States
.--Kumioko (talk) 02:50, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

Paulding, Michigan/Hamlets in Illinois category
Many thanks for the article for the Paulding, Michigan article. I wikified that article and also the Bruce Crossing and Mass City articles so that they can be link to their respective township articles. I notice also the deleting of the Hamlets in Illinois category. I recategorized the 4 unincorporated Illinois communities that were in the hamlets in Illinois category to the unincorporated communities in Illinois category so there is now no unincorporated communities listed there. According to the rules, the now empty category will probably be removed within 5-7 days. I also did some minor editing in each of the 4 articles to removed any references to hamlet to prevent any confusion. I hope this helps-thank you again-RFD (talk) 11:56, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Also the Donken, Michigan article is wikified to the township article. One comment-it is my understanding Wikipedia also serves as a gazetter. Therefore, I do not feel it is right to merge unincorporated articles into township articles, etc. This violates the concept that Wikipedia also serves as a gazetter. Thank you again-RFD (talk) 12:40, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Porter's Mills, Wisconsin
Hi- An article came through about a ghost town in Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Porter's Mills, Wisconsin. I was able to put this in the county navigation templete with a little frustration at one point. THis just needs coord and infobox. There are 4 other Wisconsin ghost towns: Aurora, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, Jefferson Prairie Settlement (Wisconsin), Muskego Settlement (Wisconsin), and Nya Upsala (Wisconsin) that need coord and infobox. Thank you again-RFD (talk) 15:42, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I checked the GNIS and the Wisconsin Historical Society. The only mention in GNIS was a historical cemetery that I assumed was the Muskego Settlement. The Wisconsin Historical Society mentions a historical marker for Jefferson Prairie Settlement. Porters Mills just needs coord and info box. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 15:57, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I found and added coordinates for Jefferson Prairie Settlement and Muskego Settlement based on historical markers, but I couldn't find coordinates for Aurora or Nya Upsala. I also added the coordinates and infobox to Porter's Mills. Hope that helps. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 23:33, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Many thanks as always-RFD (talk) 23:42, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Tram, Kentucky
Most CDPs have two listings at USGS, one for the CDP and one for the unincorporated area. Your edits, based on your misunderstanding, have been reverted. See Auxier, Kentucky populated place and  CDP, etc. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 17:03, 13 May 2011 (UTC)


 * So, even though we have a reliable source (USGS) saying that they are CDPs, the fact that the Census Bureau provides no population report in its state listing indicates that they aren't CDPs at all? or just not at the time of the 2010 count? I don't understand, but do you have a source for either of those contentions? Carlossuarez46 (talk) 17:30, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Many thanks
Many thanks for adding the infoboxes, etc. I never could figure out the infoboxes. I like doing the unincorporated communities especially in Wisconsin. It is a nice break after doing articles about the members of the Wisconsin Legislature. Would you please check the Robbins, Tennessee article-I added a gnis citation and Robbins, Tennessee is a CDP. I do not know if something else has to be added. As alls thank you again-RFD (talk) 00:54, 15 May 2011 (UTC)

Richland County, Wisconsin
Hi- I started 5 more articles about unincorporated communities in Richland County, Wisconsin. I used to live in Richland County in the Keyesville, Bear Valley area years ago and also in Richland Center so I familiar with Richland County and also with Vernon County, Wisconsin since I lived there also. It is a long story. Again my thanks for your help-RFD (talk) 13:19, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi! I started Germantown, Richland County, Wisconsin and Bunker Hill, Wisconsin. Also is La Rue, Wisconsin the correct spelling? As always my thanks-RFD (talk) 22:54, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
 * They should all have infoboxes now, thanks for the articles. La Rue looks like it's spelled correctly, since the Wisconsin Department of Transportation's map of the county spells it with the space. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 00:09, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi- Loreta, Wisconsin, Tunnelville, Wisconsin, Woodstock, Wisconsin. Many thanks again-RFD (talk) 17:01, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

U.S. Roads WikiProject Newsletter, Spring 2011

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Martintown, Wisconsin
Hi-I started an article on Martintown, Wisconsin. I just hope I did not goof up the Green County templete. Martintown is near the Illinois stateline. However, what about Big Foot Prairie, Illinois in McHenry County, Illinois? That is right on the Illinois/Wisconsin stateline but it seems to be in Illinois or is it? Thanks again-RFD (talk) 11:44, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I also started an article about Bergen, Rock County, Wisconsin it is on the Illinois-Wisconsin stateline. You probably need to do the Big Foot Prairie, Illinois article. Thanks-RFD (talk) 12:14, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * As it turns out, Big Foot Prairie is partially located in both states, though primarily in Illinois. I put both states in the article title, as other communities like this (such as Freedom, Idaho and Wyoming) are named that way. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 18:43, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Interesting-I check the Dictionary of Wisconsin History-Wisconsin Historical Society and there was no mention of Big Foot Prairie. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 19:07, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Fussville, Wisconsin
Hi-would you please look at the Fussville, Wisconsin article? The editor wrote Fussville is a village which it is not. Fussville has a GNIS citation that I inserted. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 10:30, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The article looks fine as far as its format goes. I unfortunately can't do anything about the unsourced claims in the article, as I can't find any more sources about Fussville. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 16:09, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I look at the article and edited it by removing the paragraphs that had needed a citation. I founded one from the Sussex-Lisbon Historical Society about the annexation and added that. I reduced the article to a stub. The article should be merge with the Menomonee Falls article. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 22:57, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Many thanks for merging the article-RFD (talk) 12:15, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Van Buskirk, Wisconsin
Hi-I started Van Buskirk, Wisconsin which is on the Michigan border. Also I had been working on the East Winona, Wisconsin article-a map is needed. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 19:39, 25 May 2011 (UTC) Many thanks as always for your help. Many of these unincorporated communities in Wisconsin have interesting histories. Voree, Wisconsin in Walworth County is a good example. Some Latter Day Saints founded the community and one of the LDS denominations is still located there. Many thanks again.RFD (talk) 10:34, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Voree does have an interesting history. Unfortunately though, it's not in the GNIS and I can't find its coordinates anywhere, so I can't add an infobox. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 17:15, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * In the Voree, Wisconsin article, there is a photo of a Strangite Church. That has the coordinations of Voree at the caption. Maybe that might help. Hope you are doing well-Thanks again as always-RFD (talk) 18:08, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The caption has the coordinates of the church, but I'm not convinced that those are the best coordinates to use for Voree, especially since they appear to be in Racine County. Either way, it would be hard to make an infobox having only the coordinates. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 18:36, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Many thanks-the coordinations may come about in the future. Voree may also be partially in Racine County. RFD (talk) 19:32, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Allisona, Tennessee
Hi-I added county templetes to the Allisona, Tennessee article. The community is in two different counties so I hope I got the footnote right in the Rutherford and Williamson County templetes. Allisona, Tennessee and White Pine, Michigan articles also need infoboxes. As always many thanks-RFD (talk) 15:53, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 May newsletter
We're half way through round 3 of the 2011 WikiCup. There are currently 32 remaining in the competition, but only 16 will progress to our penultimate round. , of pool D, is our overall leader with nearly 200 points, while pools A, B and C are led by, and  respectively. The score required to reach the next round is 35, though this will no doubt go up significantly as the round progresses. We have a good number of high scorers, but also a considerable number who are yet to score. Please remember to submit content soon after it is promoted, so that the judges are able to review entries. Also, an important note concerning nominations at featured article candidates: if you are nominating content for which you intend to claim WikiCup points, please make this clear in the nomination statement so that the FAC director and his delegates are aware of the fact.

A running total of claims can be seen here. If you are concerned that your nomination will not receive the necessary reviews, and you hope to get it promoted before the end of the round, please list it on WikiCup/Reviews. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:38, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Request for Advice
Hello! You were kind enough to welcome me to Wikipedia when I was brand new, which I'd greatly appreciated, although I almost immediately had to take a lengthy break, before I'd figured out how to respond to your message. I became active again a few months ago and have been trying very hard to be constructive, but a few days ago I experienced my first serious problem with another editor, which I've been trying to resolve through discussion, although that doesn't seem to be working, so I was wondering whether I could ask you for some advice.Ravinpa (talk) 04:56, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

June 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States
--Kumioko (talk) 23:50, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Arkansas road articles
Hey. Thanks for creating a few Arkansas road articles. If you are interested the AHTD published the 2010 road log, its available for download here. The 2010 edition also includes sections of the form #P, which are projected road lengths, and on-off ramp lengths. Also, per a somewhat ongoing discussion here, Arkansas articles need to include a Arkansas Highway # (AR # and Hwy. #) is a state highway of... in the lead to cover the dual usage of the abbreviations by the AHTD.

Also, is there any pattern to the unincorporated place articles you create?  Brandonrush   Woo pig sooie  15:11, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

Bay View, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin
Hi- I started an article on Bay View, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. I was working on an article about the neighborhood of Bayview in Milwaukee when I came across the community in Kewaunee County. Does it need a hatnote? Thank you-RFD (talk) 23:56, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I also started articles about Five Corners, Lafayette County, Wisconsin and Five Corners, Shawano County, Wisconsin and also a disambig page about Five Corners, Wisconsin, Also I came across a Five Corners, Wisconsin in Ozaukee Wisconsin but the gnis listed it as a locale. It is also very close to Cedarburg, Wisconsin so I am wondering if that one is part of Cedarburg. Thank you-RFD (talk) 00:45, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Bay View, Wisconsin is now a disambiguation page, which should solve any issues there. The Five Corners in Ozaukee County seems to be right outside of Cedarburg, but not actually in the city. It still probably isn't notable enough for an article, though, given that most locales aren't. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 02:55, 15 June 2011 (UTC)

Interesting communities
Hi I came across some communities that you may find interesting.
 * 1) Dukedom, Kentucky and Dukedom, Tennessee. Two unincorporated communities that is on the Kentucky-Tennessee state line. Dukedom has a GNIS citation Dukedom, Kentucky does not and the later needs a infobox, etc. Do both communities share the same GNIS?
 * 2) Is Bay Settlement, Wisconsin in Brown County an unincorporated community? There is a GNIS citation. Recently Bishop Ricken of the Green Bay Diocese approved the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Wisconsin and there is the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help to commerate this. Bay Settlement is part of the event because Sr. Adele who witness this was going to mass when this happen. Thank you again-RFD (talk) 11:58, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I wonder if Bay Settlement is the same community as Bay View in Kewaunee County (see the previous section) since both are in the same general area of the Shrine. There's also a Bay View High School in Green Bay metro area which may be worth investigating (or maybe coincidence).  Royal broil  12:24, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I check the Wisconsin Historical Society Dictionary of History; there are separate entities for both communities. Bayview is in Kewaunee County and Bay Settlement is in Brown County and there is a GNIS for Bay Settlement. I would not be surprised about the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help being elevated to a minor basilica. As always thank you-RFD (talk) 12:54, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
 * About communities that straddle state lines is there a list? I remember seeing one and now I can not find it? Forgot to sign thisRFD (talk) 12:57, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Bay Settlement now has an article; I also found an old book with the early history of the community, so I included that. As for Dukedom, I'm not quite sure what to do about it. The GNIS only mentions the Tennesse community, but based on the Kentucky and Tennessee state highway maps and satellite imagery, the community definitely lies on both sides of the state line. I asked the USGS about it, so I'll wait for their response. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 19:37, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
 * The GNIS updated its listing for Dukedom, so I merged the two articles on Dukedom to one page, Dukedom, Kentucky and Tennessee. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 22:26, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
 * The Dictionary of Wisconsin History of the Wisconsin Historical Society listed Bay Settlement as a civil town that was established in 1839 when Wisconsin was a territory. At some point the town was dissolved, merged, or given a different name. Many thanks as always for your help-RFD (talk) 21:23, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Golden Pond, Kentucky
The DYK project (nominate) 06:02, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Hey quick question
I noticed you added an infobox and source to the page I created Red Bank, Gloucester County, New Jersey. First off, I'd like to say, thanks very much. Second, I was wondering if you could add this to some similar pages I recently created today (you can check my edit history/contributions). I am not sure how to add that map thing. You can reply here if you want. Tinton5 (talk) 02:32, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Sure, no problem. Thanks for writing the articles. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 02:59, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

WikiCup 2011 June newsletter
We are half way through 2011, and entering the penultimate round of this year's WikiCup; the semi-finals are upon us! Points scored in the interim (29/30 June) may be counted towards next round, but please do not update your submissions' pages until the next round has begun. 16 contestants remain, and all have shown dedication to the project to reach this far. Our round leader was who, among other things, successfully passed three articles through featured article candidates and claimed an impressive 29 articles at Did You Know, scoring 555 points. Casliber led pool D. Pool A was led by, claiming points for a featured article, a featured list and seven good article reviews, while pool C was led by , who claimed for two good articles, ten articles at Did You Know and four good article reviews. They scored 154 and 118 respectively. Pool B was by far our most competitive pool; six of the eight competitors made it through to round 4, with all of them scoring over 100 points. The pool was led by, who claimed for, among other things, three featured articles and five good articles. In addition to the four pool leaders, 12 others (the four second places, and the 8 next highest overall) make up our final 16. The lowest scorer who reached round 4 scored 76 points; a significant increase on the 41 needed to reach round 3. Eight of our semi-finalists scored at least twice as much as this.

No points were awarded this round for featured pictures, good topics or In the News, and no points have been awarded in the whole competition for featured topics, featured portals or featured sounds. Instead, the highest percentage of points has come from good articles. Featured articles, despite their high point cost, are low in number, and so, overall, share a comparable number of points with Did You Know, which are high in number but low in cost. A comparatively small but still considerable number of points come from featured lists and good article reviews, rounding out this round's overall scores.

We would again like to thank and  for invaluable background work, as well as all of those helping to provide reviews for the articles listed on WikiCup/Reviews. Please do keep using it, and please do help by providing reviews for the articles listed there. However, please remember to continue to offer reviews generally at GAC, FAC and all the other pages that require them to prevent any backlogs which could otherwise be caused by the Cup.

Two final notes: Firstly, please remember to state your participation in the WikiCup when nominating articles at FAC. Finally, some WikiCup-related statistics can be seen here and here, for those interested, though it appears that neither are completely accurate at this time. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup and the judges are reachable on their talk pages, or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start receiving or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn and The ed17 23:41, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

Suggestion for WikiProject United States to support WikiProject West Virginia
It was recently suggested that WikiProject West Virginia might be inactive or semiactive and it might be beneficial to include it in the list of projects supported by WikiProject United States. I have started a discussion on the projects talk page soliciting the opinions of the members of the project if this project would be interested in being supported by WikiProject United States. Please feel free to comment on your opinions about this suggestion. --Kumioko (talk) 19:59, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
Hi-How are you doing? I went on an involuntary wikibreak when a virus/worm got in my computer. It was nice to be without one for 10 days. I started 3 articles: North Red Wing, Wisconsin, Pucketville, Wisconsin, and Rubys Corner, Wisconsin. North Red Wing and Pucketville are interesting in that they are on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border near Red Wing, Wisconsin. Rubys Corner is at the Michigan-Wisconsin border Also Walsh, Wisconsin needs an info box. Many thanks as always for your help-RFD (talk) 00:07, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
 * The infoboxes are all done. I've been doing well myself. Sorry about the virus, though I hope you enjoyed the time off :) TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 02:18, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Many thanks for your reply. I was going to add a gnis citation to the Bluff Siding, Wisconsin article and came across 2 citations-one for Bluff Siding as an unincorporated community and a more recent one a Census-Designated Place. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 11:31, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Oakridge, Wisconsin, Warrentown, Wisconsin in Pierce County, Wisconsin-many thanks-RFD (talk) 17:40, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
 * The infoboxes are done. Bluff Siding is only an unincorporated community; for some reason the GNIS has census-designated place listings for several places which the Census Bureau doesn't recognize as CDPs. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 21:50, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Bud, Wisconsin was started also-many thanks-RFD (talk) 00:24, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
 * also Valley, Wisconsin in Vernon County thanks-RFD (talk) 12:11, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I started articles about Kirby, Wisconsin, Leon (community), Wisconsin, and Valley Junction, Wisconsin-in Monroe County. They had been redlinks for a few years now. Thanks-RFD (talk) 18:56, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Also Shennington, Wisconsin and Norway Ridge, Wisconsin also in Monroe County-Thank you-RFD (talk) 19:27, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Quinney, Wisconsin in Calumet County-Thank you-RFD (talk) 21:35, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Spirit Falls, Wisconsin and Queenstown, Wisconsin-thank you-RFD (talk) 02:02, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I started Burns (community), Wisconsin and Burns Corners, Wisconsin both in La Crosse County. Also I am trying to start articles about unincorporated communities in Wisconsin that have had redlinks for the last few years and are on important highways. Thank you-RFD (talk) 11:51, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I also added Burr Oak, Wisconsin and Council Bay, Wisconsin also from La Crosse County-thanks-RFD (talk) 12:24, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Kickapoo Center, Wisconsin, and Fargo, Wisconsin-Vernon County-Thank you-RFD (talk) 17:27, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Purdy, Wisconsin also in Vernon County-Thank you-RFD (talk) 19:27, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Brothertown (community), Wisconsin-calumet County-Thank you-RFD (talk) 20:27, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

Goerke's Corners, Wisconsin
Many thanks with your help on the infoboxes-it is much appreciated. Orangemike started an article Goerke's Corners, Wisconsin. Orangemike mentioned it is a former unincorporated community which is now a parking lot. But there is a GNIS citation I added. Is Goerke's Corners, Wisconsin an unincorporated community in the town of Brookfield? Thank you again-RFD (talk) 23:03, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Many thanks for your kind response and again for helping out with the infoboxes of the various Wisconsin communities.RFD (talk) 00:20, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
 * The problem is that there is no longer any kind of community at that location; it's just a highway intersection with a park-and-ride lot. I don't want to go undoing your work, but there is no longer a there there. We need to use a template that reflects this better, not one which misleads folks. I invite your response, either here or on the article's talk page. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  13:11, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
Hi-Dundas, Wisconsin and Brant, Wisconsin both in Calumet County-thanks-RFD (talk) 01:04, 20 July 2011 (UTC) Hi-Pleasant Valley, Vernon County, Wisconsin and West Prairie, Wisconsin-Vernon County-Thanks-RFD (talk) 12:32, 20 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Also-Montgomeryville, Wisconsin Crawford County-Thanks-RFD (talk) 19:02, 20 July 2011 (UTC) and Dilly, Wisconsin-thanks-RFD (talk) 19:28, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

July 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States
--Kumioko (talk) 14:08, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

Deerfield, Wisconsin
Hi-Should RFD (talk) 22:29, 24 July 2011 (UTC)