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Your GA nomination of Old Pine Church
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DYK for Allen Harvey Woodward
Thanks to you and Sven Manguard (who prepared these hooks) Victuallers (talk) 00:02, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

Bot
No, the bot is as slow as ever. If you could make the same edits as you did with your last FLC that passed, that would be great. Even if you don't, it should go through eventually like the last one did. Giants2008 ( Talk ) 17:12, 7 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the info ! I'll go ahead and make the same edits as last time, and will get it sorted out. -- Caponer (talk) 23:43, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Angus McDonald (Virginia militiaman)
The article Angus McDonald (Virginia militiaman) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Angus McDonald (Virginia militiaman) for comments about the article. Well done! Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Rosiestep -- Rosiestep (talk) 03:11, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi Caponer, You did a really good job on this one. As you saw, I only had a few comments. Something I noticed but didn't comment on was that many sentences had 3, or 4, or even 5 inline citations. I was wondering about that and figured I'd ask you here? --Rosiestep (talk) 15:00, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Rosiestep, thank you so incredibly much for reviewing this article! I've limited the internal citations to no more than three in any single instance. Thank you for pointing this out! -- Caponer (talk) 02:07, 9 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Awesome! Thx! --Rosiestep (talk) 02:10, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

Talk:Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars/GA1

 * Talk:Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars/GA1

I responded to your recommendations, at Talk:Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars/GA1.

Your suggestions were most helpful, so I just implemented all of them!

Thanks again for the review,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 22:11, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Old Pine Church
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Tucker County Seat War
Thank you but believe me, it didnt require much effort to create that little article. I did enjoy it, though, and hope other people interested in these forgotten moments in US history will appreciate them as well as I do. I'm not sure how to do the nomination thing you mentioned, though. If you can do it for me, go right ahead. I have no objections. If it means more people will read and learn. Thanks again!!--$1LENCE D00600D (talk) 22:01, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Hey $1LENCE D00600D! The DYK nomination for your article is located at Template:Did you know nominations/Tucker County Seat War‎. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments regarding this nomination, or if you have any alternative suggestions for hooks. -- Caponer (talk) 01:49, 14 April 2014 (UTC)
 * $1LENCE D00600D, in the future, you may want to consider expanding the article County seat war into a featured list of county seat wars. I'd be happy to assist you in this endeavor whenever you'd have time. Thank you again for your extraordinary contributions to Wikipedia! -- Caponer (talk) 01:52, 14 April 2014 (UTC)


 * Hello again and thank you. I do intend to do some more work on the County seat war article. Organization isn't one of my strongest suits, so I was planning on expanding it after I created another county seat war article or two. Theres the Stevens County War in Kansas that I would at least like to create a stub for, because it is supposed to be the "bloodiest," or at least one of the bloodiest county seat wars altogether. There were also a few other county seat wars in Texas, and even a few more back east. And if you would like to do any work on these articles, please go right ahead. Thats part of the reason I create most articles. (Many of the articles I create I feel can be greaty expanded upon.) Thanks again.--$1LENCE D00600D (talk) 23:59, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Colross
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GA review...can you pick up where I left off?
I started reviewing Talk:Culture of the Cook Islands/GA1, but it appears real life obligations has me overextended...can you pick up where I left off? --ColonelHenry (talk) 18:47, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
 * ColonelHenry, I wouldn't mind completing the above GAR. Out of curiosity, have you finished reviewing Featured list candidates/List of colleges and universities in Delaware/archive2‎? -- Caponer (talk) 00:48, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for accepting the review, look forward to completing it.♦ Dr. Blofeld  10:50, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Tucker County Seat War
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WV travels
I will be headed to the great state of WV soon. LUCKILY, I will be able to snag some great pics for Mercer County, HOPING, the weather cooperates......Do you have a pic you want from the immediate McDowell/Mercer/Raleigh County areas???Coal town guy (talk) 14:12, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Hey Coal town guy! Thank you so incredibly much for this very kind and generous offer! I can't think of any images needed from the McDowell/Mercer/Raleigh County areas at the moment, but should I think of something, I'll definitely let you know! Thanks again and I'll keep my fingers crossed that the weather cooperates for you, too! -- Caponer (talk) 04:23, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Robert White (Virginia physician)
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The Bugle: Issue XCVII, April 2014
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Your GA nomination of John Baker White (West Virginia politician)
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Your GA nomination of Robert White (Virginia physician)
The article Robert White (Virginia physician) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Robert White (Virginia physician) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of LT910001 -- LT910001 (talk) 01:31, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Culture of the Cook Islands
Thanks for completing the GA review. Appreciate that! --Rosiestep (talk) 01:07, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
 * It was my absolute pleasure Rosiestep! I apologize for not being able to finish this review sooner! -- Caponer (talk) 01:12, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of John Baker White (West Virginia politician)
The article John Baker White (West Virginia politician) you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:John Baker White (West Virginia politician) for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Secret -- Secret (talk) 23:51, 23 April 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of John Baker White (West Virginia politician)
The article John Baker White (West Virginia politician) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:John Baker White (West Virginia politician) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Secret -- Secret (talk) 14:01, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

Milan Puskar Health Right
Thank your for your compliment. I would be thrilled if you were to nominate the article Milan Puskar Health Right for a DYK. I am not active in the DYK process as I am quite busy with the editing I do, keeping an eye on my watch list, doing cleanup with AWB and fighting vandalism with STiki. But I will do what I can to participate with your guidance. Thanks for your contributions to WP. Best wishes and happy editing. - - MrBill3 (talk) 00:23, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * MrBill3, I will nominate the article later today for a DYK. I'd do so now, but I need time to think of an interesting hook! Let me know if you have any suggestions for a hook in the meantime, and I'll incorporate it into the nomination. Once again, great job on the article! As you can probably tell, I contribute primarily West Virginia-related content, so I'm always excited when I discover new West Virginia-related articles! -- Caponer (talk) 10:31, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Perhaps,
 * ...Laura Jones, executive director of Milan Puskar Health Right sees an important continuing role for free clinics even after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
 * Or some catchier version. Whatever you think. - - MrBill3 (talk) 10:40, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
 * MrBill3, I've nominated the article at Template:Did you know nominations/Milan Puskar Health Right. Let me know if you think of any suggestions for alternative hooks! It's under 200 characters, and is catchy, especially considering all the hubbub over the ACA. -- Caponer (talk) 12:13, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Two edit-a-thons coming up!


Hello there!

I'm pleased to tell you about two upcoming edit-a-thons:


 * This Tuesday, April 29, from 2:30 to 5:30 PM, we have the Freer and Sackler edit-a-thon. (Sorry for the short notice!)
 * On Saturday, May 10 we have the Wikipedia APA edit-a-thon, in partnership with the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, from 10 AM to 5 PM.

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Culture of the Cook Islands
What section did you list this under in the GA directory?♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:39, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Hey ! It's listed under Good articles/Social sciences and society. Is this incorrect? -- Caponer (talk) 09:44, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, Shouldn't the GA template have subtopic=Social sciences and society in it then?♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:49, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
 * , it looks like I accidentally added the subtopic "Culture, society and psychology" to the GA template on its talk page, rather than the topic. I've corrected this in the template. When you nominate, you place the subtopic in, but when it passes, you list the topic instead. (I know, right?) Usually a subtopic will redirect to the topic, but that didn't happen in this case! Hope all is well! Keep me posted on when you have your next GA nomination ready! -- Caponer (talk) 09:51, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Looks OK now, thanks. I'm having a quiet period at the moment. Eskimo (film) will probably be next at GA. I might have it ready in a day or two. I'll let you know when I nom! ♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:52, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
 * As always, I appreciate the opportunity to review your stellar work! I look forward to it! -- Caponer (talk) 09:55, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi, can you review Eskimo (film)?♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:35, 1 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Hi ! I just saw your note regarding Eskimo (film), and when I went to claim the review for myself, it had already been taken up by another editor! I eagerly await the opportunity to review the next one. For the record, the article reads beautifully, and I hope to see the movie for myself soon. Thanks again! -- Caponer (talk) 09:45, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

Can you take over the review for Keeper of the Flame (film) then? Soham is happy to pass it on as he is busy and Kailash is also too busy.♦ Dr. Blofeld  09:28, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

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WikiCup 2014 April newsletter
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Charlie Williams
Thanks for your kind words. I edited the article per your request. The main problems were duplication of content, some light and likely unintended POV-pushing, and a few details that were more appropriate to a biography than an encyclopedic article. Of course, this is just my view -- please feel free to revert as you deem fit. Jaytwist (talk) 21:23, 7 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Jaytwist, thank you so incredibly much for your wonderful edits to the Williams article! I'm going to make a few final tweaks and will be publishing it into the main space shortly. I am fortunate to have received the assistance of such a capable editor! -- Caponer (talk) 23:05, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

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Meet up with us


Happy May!

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 * On Thursday, May 15 come to our evening WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space in Dupont Circle. If you're available Thursday evening, feel free to join us!
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Dutch brick
Greetings. Any chance you could review this one for GA? It's an Aymatth article which I've just given a copyedit and minor expansion to. It seems a decent summary. Don't want to overburden you though! ♦ Dr. Blofeld  11:32, 11 May 2014 (UTC)
 * , I have two GARs ahead of this one, so it may take me a few days to get around to completing a thorough review. I look forward to it as always! Thank you for the opportunity review this interesting article! -- Caponer (talk) 03:26, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Ssriram mt, thank you so incredibly much for this barnstar! I don't receive these very often, so it's always much appreciated when I do! Thanks again! -- Caponer (talk) 23:40, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

psssst It has a pic now
THIS was not easy to get to because its on an ATV path NARROW and all ROCK in Switchback, WV. HOWEVER, I thought you might like to see what it looks like...Coal town guy (talk) 23:43, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Coal town guy, thank you for taking the time to capture and publish all these amazing images of West Virginia historic places! Your images certainly bring new life to their corresponding articles! Through your hard work, the overall quality of West Virginia articles continue to improve! You're the best! -- Caponer (talk) 23:47, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

Recruitment Centre
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The Bugle: Issue XCVIII, May 2014
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Your GA nomination of William B. Cornwell
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DYK nomination of Charles M. Williams (American academic)
Hello! Your submission of Charles M. Williams (American academic) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Hasteur (talk) 18:25, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of William B. Cornwell
The article William B. Cornwell you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold. The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:William B. Cornwell for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Seattle -- Seattle (talk) 14:21, 30 May 2014 (UTC)
 * I have left some final notes. Thanks, Seattle (talk) 01:45, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Seattle, I've finished making all the necessary edits to address your suggestions and comments! Please let me know if you have any more recommendations! Thanks again! -- Caponer (talk) 00:22, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

Washington, DC meetups in June


Greetings!

Wikimedia DC has yet another busy month in June. Whether you're a newcomer to Wikipedia or have years of experience, we're happy to see you come. Here's what's coming up:


 * On Wednesday, June 11 from 7 to 9 PM come to the WikiSalon at the Cove co-working space. Hang out with Wikipedia enthusiasts!
 * Saturday, June 14 is the Frederick County History Edit-a-Thon from 11 AM to 4 PM. Help improve local history on Wikipedia.
 * The following Saturday, June 21, is the June Meetup. Dinner and drinks with Wikipedians!
 * Come on Tuesday, June 24 for the Wikipedia in Your Library edit-a-thon at GWU on local and LGBT history.
 * Last but not least, on Sunday, June 29 we have the Phillips Collection Edit-a-Thon in honor of the Made in America exhibit.

Wikipedia is better with friends, so why not come out to an event?

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Your GA nomination of William B. Cornwell
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DYK for Charles M. Williams (American academic)
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Your GA nomination of John Baker White (Virginia)
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Your GA nomination of John Baker White (Virginia)
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Your GA nomination of Charles M. Williams (American academic)
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Completed second review, I'd really like to see something about his work and what he did while at the uni though..♦ Dr. Blofeld  20:27, 9 June 2014 (UTC)