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Thursday, West Virginia
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March 2012
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 * It's generally a bad idea to link to YouTube, since it trips a wide variety of bots that are in place to deal with the problems generated by such links (you can imagine the possibilities). Best to upload, as you intend, so the copyright is unambiguously cleared.   Acroterion   (talk)   16:50, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

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 * MUCH apprciated, there are a few towns that are called coal towns due to their proximity, but no coal was mined in that area, nor were there any mines there, HOWEVER, LOTS of miners lived there. I have also seen a few redundant passages on County pages where there is a "other towns" section and these also appear in the Uni9ncorporated template, I think I can condense thiose as well. Otherwise, KLOTS and LOTS of coal towns need to be added. WHEN I get my permissions, I own just over 1000 postmarks from WV and many are of course coal towns. I can add those as sort of a proof of concept that towns of that name did existCoal town guy (talk) 17:04, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Generally, if a place had a post office, it's prima facie notable, although there might not be enough sourced information for a stand-alone article in many cases.  Acroterion   (talk)   02:26, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

Noticed a lot of your edit summaries start with four tildes. There's no need to do this. You only need to sign edits you make to article or user talk pages, and you do that after the text you enter, not in the edit summary. Total-MAdMaN (talk) 16:35, 5 April 2012 (UTC)


 * I am signing because I am adding alot of new pages. Unincorprated communities etc etc However, in a new page, where would I "sign"Coal town guy (talk) 16:53, 5 April 2012 (UTC)


 * You don't need to sign in your edit summaries. The article's history page shows who has made edits to the article. Total-MAdMaN (talk) 17:05, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * MUCH appreciated. I am a very literal person, hence my grindingly step by step questions and pursuit of documenting unincorporated communities in WV.Much appreciated, there is so much work to do hereCoal town guy (talk) 17:12, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Towns coords
Hi - nice job with the WV town articles. If you don't mind, I noticed that the USGS pages also include coordinates of each, so adding those to the articles would be a good idea. See what I have done here and here for examples. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Cheers!  " Pepper "  @ 18:59, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I will make sure to do so and thanks for the examples. There are so very many places that are unincorprated that at this point, I feel like I am just trying to keep afloat documenting places I recall as a kid or from my relatives. My next adventure will be to create the Coal Town Page where there is an agreed upon Wikipedia definition for a coal town, and its not easy.....much of the literature is ciontradictory and at times, wrong. Very much appreciate the advice and I am rather new at this, thanks againCoal town guy (talk) 19:07, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

Venus, Mcdowell County, West Virginia
Hello, I came across the subject article on new page patrol. Currently Venus, West Virginia redirects to Gary, West Virginia, which according to the article is also in McDowell County. I'm not familiar with West Virginia geography; are these the same place? If so, the page with "Mcdowell County" should be moved to the page without the county identification. I think WP:RM is the only way a non-admin can do this. Let me know and I can help list it at RM if necessary. Cheers! &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 14:46, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Autopatrolled right
Hello again. In light of the many articles you have created in a short amount of time, I was wondering if you would consider getting the autopatrolled right on your account (it may be called a "right" but in reality all of our Wikipedia user rights are privileges). Having this "right" does not necessarily benefit you directly, but it would lighten the workload on new page patrollers like me by automatically saying that an article created by you is not going to be vandalism, copyright infringement, a BLP violation, or otherwise inappropriate for Wikipedia. In order to get the autopatrolled right, you need to go to WP:AUTOPATROLLED and follow the instructions for requesting it. Alternatively, with your permission, I can request it for you. Once the request is made, an administrator will take a close look at your contributions and determine if you can be trusted with the user right. I should note that the short length of time your account has been registered will work against you, but the worst that the evaluating administrator(s) can say is no. Take a look at the page for more information and let me know if this is something you might be interested in. Cheers! &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 16:22, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I've gone ahead and flipped the autopatrolled switch. It makes your new articles show up in white on Special:NewPages so new page patrollers can see that your articles don't have to be checked.   Acroterion   (talk)   18:17, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Heyas
Seen your posts on User:Acroterion's talk page and wanted to offer my assistance on any West Virginia town or coal related article you might be working on. My Grandfather was a coal miner and my love of geography (I'm living GPS system my Mom says), I hope I can be of assistance if you need it. :) Oh...and welcome to Wikipedia.  Take Care... Neutralhomer  •  Talk  • 21:25, 18 April 2012 (UTC)

Tyewhoppety, Kentucky
Tyewhoppety, Kentucky? Now you're in my neck of the woods. Just drove through there a few days ago. My wife still has some family down there. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 16:30, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Penile, Kentucky
While tagging your latest batch of unincorporated communities in Kentucky, I checked out the aforementioned Penile, Kentucky. It actually redirects to Penile, Louisville, which calls it a neighborhood of Louisville. That's not surprising; basically everything in Jefferson County is a neighborhood of Louisville by now. The problem is, now we have that article as well as Penile, Jefferson County, Kentucky, which you created. I can't imagine that they are not the same place. The content of the two needs to be merged instead of having two articles on the same subject. The proper title is probably Penile, Louisville, so if you wouldn't mind, could you merge the content from your new article into that one and leave a redirect to Penile, Louisville at Penile, Jefferson County, Kentucky? Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:01, 18 May 2012 (UTC)

Tagging
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 * I miss Kentucky, ALOT

Island City, Kentucky
While checking new Kentucky-related articles, I found Island City, Kentucky, created by. Someone else tagged it as having no reliable sources. Could you throw in the standard cites you use for unincorporated communities so an overzealous admin doesn't delete it? Thanks. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 12:02, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Pettit, Kentucky
Let me know when you get around to creating Pettit, Kentucky. I have a reliable source giving the namesake as Thomas S. Pettit, an article I created. Will give both articles another incoming link and give some info beyond just the fact that the town is in Daviess County. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 14:08, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Your contributed article, Forest Hills, Wood COunty, West Virginia


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 * This is just an automated message, I saw you created the second, proper article before I tagged the first, incorrect one. You'd be better off moving the article enxt time and maybe tagging the redirect as . Cheers, Buggie111 (talk) 15:50, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

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Highways and railroads
Thank you for creating articles on lots of smaller communities. Sometimes it is worth mentioning in these articles whether a railroad line serves the community (or once did), and whether a numbered highway goes through it. If you do a quick search for the community's name on Google News at http://news.google.com/, you may find some interesting facts that you can use to expand the article. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 16:01, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

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It sounds like you have had a few adventures in the mines!

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 * That's great to hear! Can you send me an email at vgrigas@wikimedia.org and we can get started? Victor Grigas (talk) 03:50, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

Re
Hey, Sorry for the tag. That was a hasty mistake. I hope you understand.  HARSH  TALK  15:50, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

AWB
I've added you to the approved list for AutoWikiBrowser. Good luck, read the instructions, and take it slow until you get the hang of it.  Acroterion   (talk)   17:04, 7 June 2012 (UTC)

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 * Hey, dude. Saw the rather contentious discussion about this. Don't let it get you down. Copyright on WP is a major pain. Unless I can prove 100% that an image was published before 1923, that the author died more than 100 years ago, or that there is a rock-solid notice of free-use permission, I don't even mess with it. I'd recommend that strategy to you as well. It isn't worth the fight in most other cases. I went back-and-forth on three separate occasions with an editor who told me I couldn't claim fair use on a portrait because the editor knew there must be a free equivalent out there since the subject served in the military and as a federal judge. The editor could not produce such an image, but claimed the burden of proof was on me to prove there wasn't such an image, which is, of course, impossible. Don't sweat this kind of stuff. Your other contributions are too important to the project to get bogged down in the quagmire of copyright. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:13, 11 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Many thanks. Its the improper application of a standard that destroyed a town I played as a child and to see it here, its....less than pleasing. However, I will take heed of your words and I very much appreciate them. Coal town guy (talk) 15:38, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

CDPs
The reliable list of all places counted by the 2010 census is here; CDPs are under "places", and the state-based files page has the lists for WV and KY. I've found that the GNIS has CDP listings for many places whose listing as a populated place says they are not CDPs; most of these are not on the Census Bureau's list. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 21:34, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Deleting a page
Hi, I've just deleted the page Belmont, Pleasants County, West Virginia as you marked it as "created in error". If this happens again (it's easily done) please add "" to the top of the page, and this will alert the administrators that the page needs to be deleted. (This is only for pages you've created yourself in error). Thanks,  W a g g e r s  TALK  14:46, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
 * BTW, I have admin rights, so you can drop me a note if it happens again, too. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:15, 18 June 2012 (UTC)


 * GROOVY! Much appreciated all!Coal town guy (talk) 15:59, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

RE: Putnam County subdivisions.
Mostly I would agree, however the four specific locations that I redirected located in Putnam County are most certainly just subdivisions.  young  american (wtf?) 16:28, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Good work on Montgomery. However, I must disagree with your assertion that Cheyenne Valley is anything more than a small subdivision off of Teays Lane in the Teays/Teays Valley area.  young  american  (wtf?) 16:34, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Actually, it looks like you stumbled onto an error in the GNIS. Montgomery should be listed in Fayette, not Putnam. Even the coords in the database point to the one at the Fayette/Kanawha line (home of WVUIT). There is no Montgomery in Putnam Co.  young  american  (wtf?) 16:43, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * My family, in Montgomery, would not agree, however, at this point, can we just edit the article? Example, it borders county x and y??Coal town guy (talk) 16:45, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Where in Putnam County is it?  young  american  (wtf?) 16:57, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Montgomery, in Putnam County, is a few miles Northwest of St Albans. At least, it was in 1983, which is the last time I was there and cared enough to write a letter to the family there, Near Kanawha countyCoal town guy (talk) 17:48, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Ulva, Kentucky
Ulva or Ulvah? Just wondering. Thanks.--Milowent • hasspoken 16:51, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Yeah, but the links to UGSG you put spell it "ulvah"!--Milowent • hasspoken 18:55, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
 * OOOOOPS, thats an error on my part for sure.........I will change that tonightCoal town guy (talk) 18:57, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Ulvah, Kentucky
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Company scrip
Sorry, but I must pass, as it's not a subject I have a great interest in. Best wishes. Trivialist (talk) 23:09, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

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Coal Run Village — Unincorporated?
Hello, Coal Town Guy. I updated your article about Coal Run Village as an “unincorporated” community, linking it to a more extensive article that exists elsewhere in Wikipedia. I do not know if your article is inaccurate or if there is indeed some part of Coal Run Village that is unincorporated, so I played it safe. Feel free to edit whatever needs be adjusted; you clearly know Wikipedia better than I do.

I currently live near South Williamson, KY, but I lived in Coal Run Village two years ago. So I can verify that it has a town hall! Timothy Campbell (talk) 14:32, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Rollback
See, it works. Read WP:ROLLBACK if you haven't already.  Acroterion   (talk)   01:19, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Will do and thanks!!Coal town guy (talk) 01:21, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

Mining traditions
Hi Coal town guy! Sure - go ahead. The more the merrier! I live in Germany so my focus is mainly on German mining traditions (amongst many other things!), but it's interesting to see the differences and similarities across the world. There are lots of descendants of Germans in the US, so I wonder if they imported some of their customs too? --Bermicourt (talk) 06:22, 14 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Dunno. I've only skated the surface with mining articles at the moment. Take a look at mining in the Harz and Upper Harz Water Regale for example... --Bermicourt (talk) 19:01, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

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Thanks for educating me
I did not realize that from little stubs do articles grow. Thanks.LarryGrim (talk) 04:08, 1 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Anytime Larry. My pages are auto patrolled and I am at just under 1600 articles for really really small unincorporated communitites in Kentucky, West Virginia and PA. You are 100% correct, from little stubs do mighty articles grow. Problem or challenge: Planting thiose little stubs so people come by and see them and add more data.Coal town guy (talk) 04:18, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

RE: Volcano WV thanks you!
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Little Kentucky places
Looks like your drive to document little places all over Kentucky is still going well. Kudos on that. My latest project (a massive rewrite of the article on Vice-President and native Kentuckian Alben W. Barkley) has brought me to Wheel, Kentucky, his Graves County birthplace, which is sadly lacking an article. Could you remedy this for me so that I'll have something to link to when I deploy the rewritten article? I'll add the relevant notable natives section with a cite once you're done. Thanks again for all you do. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 15:44, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Another request: Do you have any information on the community of Rosslyn in Powell County, Kentucky? After being caught in a flash flood, Governor Bert T. Combs' body was found near there. While that probably doesn't rise to the level of something that should be mentioned in a Rosslyn, Kentucky article, it would allow me to create a solid incoming link for the article. Combs is high on my list of articles to target for FA promotion, so creating a blue link for a significant place in Combs' life would also be a benefit. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 18:54, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

New article needs attention
Just noticed that another user created Colville, Kentucky, but he or she was not so thorough as to add categories, an infobox, a county-level navbox, etc. Could you drop by and give this article "the treatment", which I'm sure you can almost do in your sleep by now? Thanks. Acdixon (talk · contribs) 14:09, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Could you also do this for Olmstead, Kentucky, newly created by ? I've actually been to Olmstead a few times. Ir's the kind of place that, if you've been there, it was because you were going there; it sure isn't on the way to anywhere else! Acdixon (talk · contribs) 13:24, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

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United States
I'll take care of most of it; I'm just going through his contributions, and it might be confusing if multiple people were working on it simultaneously. I'll try to remember to tell you when I'm done, because there will surely be pages that I missed, and I expect that you'll be able to find them. On the coal towns category — it's not going to be deleted. I'm simply asking for its name to be changed, since categories for common nouns are supposed to be plural, not singular. Once an administrator accepts the request, a bot should be instructed to go around to all of the articles that are presently in the category and move each one from the old name to the new. Nyttend (talk) 00:00, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

The unincorporated community of Wisconsin, Kentucky, in Knott County
Hi-In Knott County, Kentucky, there is supposed to be an unincorporated community called: Wisconsin, Kentucky-GNIS is 517015. I am wondering if this another name for Wiscoal, Kentucky which is also in Knott County. I thought you might be interested-thank you for yourwork with Wikipedia-RFD (talk) 13:17, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Wisconsin was the namesake of the Wisconsin Coal Company. However, the community was named Wiscoal. They are ALMOSt the same because GNIS has zero data for them as far as local coordinates. Locals know it, but GNIS does not. We would need to find a source or ref to link the two...which I have tried. The closest I got was the KY coal heritage site. BUT, the link is not explicit....Coal town guy (talk) 13:49, 27 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi-A suggestion-you could e-mail the government agency that operates the GNIS database. They may be able to help concerning Wisconsin, KY-many thanks-RFD (talk) 00:32, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

GREAT idea. I never thought about this, and they are LOCAL...hmmmmmm, I wonder if they would allow a tour?Coal town guy (talk) 00:39, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

chill please
Please dont post on my page, I do not participate in this sort of nonsense.

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Juddville, Wisconsin
Hi-Juddville, Wisconsin in Door County, Wisconsin-if there is any information. The GNIS only lists it as a cemetery not an unincorporated community. I will let UserRoyalBroil know-he took some photos in Juddville. I think it was a community in the past. Thanks-RFD (talk) 18:04, 28 September 2012 (UTC)

Requested pages
Hello there. Thanks for creating Nummytown, New Jersey. Your edits are greatly appreciated. Would you be willing to participate in creating some of the pages, located at: WikiProject New Jersey/Requested articles? Tinton5 (talk) 01:05, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

Juddville, Wisconsin
Hi-The GNIS for the Juddville Cemetery is: 1577990. Also Town of Gibraltar maps According to the map Juddville is listed and so is the Juddville Cemetery and they may be close to each other. Thanks-RFD (talk) 18:35, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

Communities in Wisconsin
Hi! I wonder at times how many unincorporated communities existed in Wisconsin that did not make it to the GNIS or the Wisconsin Historical Society. I am thinking about the lumber, railroad, and lead mining industries in the state, etc. I am think also the Native Americans who had their communities also especially on the reservations that never made it to GNIS or the Wisconsin Historical Society. The various counties of Wisconsin have histories about the various towns, city, villages and the unincorporated communities so that helps-Wood County, Wisconsin is a good example. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 18:51, 1 October 2012 (UTC)


 * IF I recall there were enormous lumber reserves in that state. IF I recall that is. Do you have access to a copy of Edkins Lumber Scrip catalogs at all????Coal town guy (talk) 18:58, 1 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I don't have any copies. Thanks-RFD (talk) 20:21, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

Grantville, West Virginia
By any chance have you read any of the 1632 series, about a West Virginia coal town displaced into the middle of the Thirty Years' War? -- Orange Mike |  Talk  15:19, 2 October 2012 (UTC)

Places for the GNIS
I do have a few places that I want in the GNIS, now that you mention it. I've talked to Lou Yost before, and pointed out a few missing communities in the GNIS (some of which were even on USGS topographic maps), though I haven't mentioned any in a while. I just sent him a few more from Wisconsin, and if I come across any others I'll mention those too (I know there are places missing in other states, I just can't think of them right now). Most of the missing places I find are ones I see on county maps while looking up other places, so references shouldn't be an issue. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 18:11, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
 * This could be a VERY good thing. There are many places that I know, played in etc etc which should be in GNIS. You should have heard him when I said 200+ places...Coal town guy (talk) 18:13, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I figured you have a ton of places to add to the GNIS, though 200+ is still a lot. I never find more than a few at a time, but then again I haven't lived around them like you have. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 18:30, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I sent him 3 that are rather out of the way. Paint Creek, Take In Hollow and the populated place of Eight in McDowell County. There are remains of it, and we do have coordinates for the PO that closed in 36....but walking up the Cucumber River and finding it was rather cool.Coal town guy (talk) 18:32, 2 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I had e-mail the clerk of the United States House of Representatives about various information about members of Congress and they have been very helpful also-we do have some very nice people in the US Government helping us out with research and information-thanks-RFD (talk) 17:57, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
 * A few years ago I could have done that as I knew Senator Byrd. His WV town is very close to my slice of heaven....I think there are a fgew people I can reach out to, many thanksCoal town guy (talk) 18:24, 4 October 2012 (UTC)

Alexander Halstead
Hi-I would research and write the history of the community and included Alexander Halstead in that. If he was just a farmer and one of the first settlers that may not be notable. Thanks-RFD (talk) 21:20, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

Swappin' Howdies
Hey. Thanks for dropping by my page. Wow - you're a busy guy! I appreciate all the work you're doing. If you ever need my help with anything, do let me know - even by e-mail; I don't mind. I like helping about Kentucky as much as I can, wherever possible. --Mari Adkins 14:15, 5 October 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by MariAdkins (talk • contribs)


 * Been a while since I stopped by. You've been busy!!! --Mari Adkins 15:51, 29 November 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by MariAdkins (talk • contribs)

Dopp, Wisconsin
Hi-I have another community to add to the list for the people at GNIS-Dopp, Wisconsin. Many thanks-RFD (talk) 23:15, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
keep up the good work!

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Proposed deletion of Bitch Creek Cow Camp, Idaho


The article Bitch Creek Cow Camp, Idaho has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * No evidence that this is a "populated place" and therefore considered notable as such; no evidence that it has any notability. Yes, it exists, it's on the map ... but that's not enough.


 * FALSE, its in the GNIS survey and is part of the Bitch Creek Region and, yes, it does meet the requirements.Coal town guy (talk) 17:47, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

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 * I removed the PROD and you are correct. Being on the map is the notability requirement for a place.  BTW, you could have removed the PROD, too.  You cannot remove a nomination for AfD or a speedy delete template, but removal of the template is how you contest a PROD.  FYI.  Gtwfan52 (talk) 17:54, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
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Sweet Lips, TN
Award ceremony to be held in In the Bark of Wonderland, Kentucky at an as-yet-undetermined date. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 14:13, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
 * lol. I saw that Sweet Lips, Tennessee one and started to fill it out.--Milowent • hasspoken  15:45, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

re: small town stubs
You are really doing some jammin work there, fella. I am not able to dedicate very much time to wikiland these days due to some very pressing RL things. I am also very unable to access much reference material. If it isn't online, I just can't get it. But if I can help you write on any of the stubs you are doing, I would be happy to do so. Just give me a lead and I will be happy to crank out some material. BTW, I think WP:USCITY might have some guidance for you in raising up the rating of articles about settlements. Also the front page of WikiProject United States has some guidance on the criteria for each rating. Gtwfan52 (talk) 17:02, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

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West Virginia-
Hi-West Virginia is a beautiful state; I found the small communities along the highway to be fascinating. We were unable to stop in Beckley as you had suggested-many thanks-RFD (talk) 19:14, 25 November 2012 (UTC)

Redirects
Hello,

I've taken the liberty of creating some redirects for pages you create. It seems none of your pages have (or, perhaps more accurately, had) the standard two-letter state abbreviation redirects, e.g., "Wakefield, MA" redirecting to "Wakefield, Massachusetts." As you can probably see by my contribs page, I've done quite a few of them. They literally only take about two seconds to create.

I see you have quite the affection for small towns with very unusual or humorous sounding names — as a part-time New Englander, I think I'd have to say my favorite so far is Bread Loaf, Vermont.

If there's anything else I can do to be of assistance, please don't hesitate to drop me a line!  Red Sox Fan274  (talk ~contribs)  09:11, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, I was just following the form was all. I actually first stumbled upon it when I looked up a town you wrote the article for using that form and it didn't redirect as usual.  That was actually the first time I had ever encountered that.  If you see it as a hindrance, by all means, I'll refrain, but I don't see how it can do any harm in any way.  Red Sox Fan274   (talk ~contribs)  23:04, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh, no, please don't think I was ever offended, by no means. As you say yourself, you're still learning, and it was an honest mistake—I've had more than my fair share of those, that's for sure!  Glad this was sorted out.  Red Sox Fan274   (talk ~contribs)  06:57, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Jenkinjones store
Just to be clear — do you mean the Pocahontas Fuel Company Store and Office Buildings, or are you talking about a different place? Furthermore, I'm somewhat confused about what you want to do; are you asking about uploading the photos that you already have, or did you mean something else? I'm also not clear why poverty or vandalism would be an issue. If you can help me understand better what you mean, I'll be able to give you a more relevant response. Nyttend (talk) 14:21, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * By the way, if you have photos of vandalised buildings in impoverished places, there's nothing wrong with uploading them. Look at many of the photos for places in Gary at National Register of Historic Places listings in Lake County, Indiana, such as Van Buren Terrace and the Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium; it's just as important to get images of these places as it is the more prosperous and better-maintained sites.  Nyttend (talk) 14:31, 29 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, feel free to upload the photos and add them to the Store and Office Buildings article, as well as the McDowell County NRHP list and any other pages where they might be relevant. As far as the videos: be careful.  They're quite fine by policy, but there are some other difficulties with them.  Some editors prefer copyleft over quality service to our readers, so we're forced to upload all videos in the rare ogg format.  Moreover, I've never seen them used in articles; while this is probably because we don't have many videos, it does mean that I can't provide you any examples of where videos have been used well.  As long as you can figure out how to convert your videos into ogg, they'll definitely be fine at Commons, however.  Nyttend (talk) 14:44, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

on talk page stalking
Almost anyone who has been here a while stalks some other editors talk pages. I stalk a bunch! And that is fine; it provides a great way to learn how things work around Wikipedia, and an opportunity to learn from other people's mistakes. I would, however, like you to remove the last comment you posted on my talk page. I don't mind you replying to people on my talk page, but please start it with a notice that you are not me (something like: (talk page stalker)), and please, please...use a tone like the answers that are given at Teahouse. Be friendly, not confrontational, and be as positive as you can in your answer. I actually kind of appreciate you watching, because I am not here as much as I would like to be anymore; but if someone needs their ass chewed for something they posted on my talk page, I would prefer to be the one that does it. No worries, my man, I am not mad at you or anything like that. Just please remove that last thing you wrote. Thanks....off to work now! Happy editing!

I will most likely go to that fellas talk page tonite and explain again why it is actually better not to have any connection to the place you are writing about. But I am thinking he is what we call a WP:SPA and as such, probably won't be interested in what makes for a good edit at his school's page. I am thinking all he wants to do is put what he wants in there.

Also, if you see anything really horrid on my talk page, you can always use the email thingie on here to let me know and I can usually take a quick look no matter what I am doing. I get my email almost immediately. Gtwfan52 (talk) 18:30, 30 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Understood, I rolled my comment back...Coal town guy (talk) 18:57, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Ubet, Montana
Hi-I came across some photos about what used to be Ubet, Montana. There is an airport on the former townsite. There was also a photo of a postmark for Ubet, Montana. Any additional informations, etc., about Ubet, Montana would be appreciated. I checked some ghost town websites and there is no information about Ubet, Montana. I will let OrangeMike know that I contacted you about Ubet, Montana. Thanks again-RFD (talk) 12:17, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
 * It needs some work, but here is what I have found. Garneill, which is the historical reference, has a cemetery also called, the Ubet cemetery. BUT, the real deal is that Judith Gap Post Office was originally established as the Ubet Post office. SO, Judith Gap is in Wheatland County, The cemetery is in Judith Basin County and Garneill, the historic reference is in Fergus county. SO, we need to get a consensus, IMO, and I stress, IMO, the "tradition" has been that the PO should be the indicator of a town, SO, that means that this place is a former name for Judith Gap. BONUS: If you take a look at the Judith Gap PO entry in GNIS, it lays down a history of the Ubet PO. IF, there are no objections, Ubet would then need to be in Wheatland County. We will need some help moving the article. Does this sound good?Coal town guy (talk) 13:27, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for adding info box/map to the Garneill, Montana article-RFD (talk) 16:11, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

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