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Your submission at Articles for creation: Merlin Aerodrome (July 21)
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Lapablo (talk) 23:03, 21 July 2020 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of VISFL


A tag has been placed on VISFL requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a club, society, or group that does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Richmond Christian School VA moved to draftspace
An article you recently created, Richmond Christian School VA, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of " " before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Praxidicae (talk) 11:56, 29 July 2020 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association


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Virginia Commonwealth Conference moved to draftspace
An article you recently created, Virginia Commonwealth Conference, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of " " before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  02:08, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

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 * Also, I see that you've been creating new pages, but that they have been moved to draftspace. I recommend looking over WP:RELIABLE to learn more about reliable sources on Wikipedia -- it seems your first few pages did not have enough reliable sources backing up the content that was written. Hope this helps! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. Best, - Whisperjanes (talk) 05:49, 31 July 2020 (UTC)

Nomination of Brunswick Academy for deletion
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Russell Grove High School moved to draftspace
An article you recently created, Russell Grove High School does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of " " before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. Please see the school article guidelines which describes how the content of school articles should be organized, with the aim of providing general guidance to editors. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Steven (Editor) (talk) 02:16, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

Lincoln Stadium moved to draftspace
An article you recently created, Lincoln Stadium, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of " " before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Mccapra (talk) 22:45, 4 November 2020 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Richmond Christian School VA


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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! UnitedStatesian (talk) 14:21, 29 January 2021 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Virginia Commonwealth Conference


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Concern regarding Draft:Russell Grove High School
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Concern regarding Draft:Lincoln Stadium
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Your submission at Articles for creation: Russell Grove High School has been accepted
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Jetersville, VA
Curious about the source of the statement in the article on Jetersville, Virginia, that it is "the largest populated community in Amelia County". Which set of figures and what boundaries were used to determine that? I'm not disputing the numbers, but even if they are accurate and current, they are misleading. Second-largest, maybe, but the town nowadays is barely a crossroads that has its own PO, so it's not clear why its population should be greater than that of Amelia Court House, the county seat, whose town center covers several city blocks. If the figures are correct, then the article needs some sort of qualification like [please help me with the wording] "Jetersville's so-and-so boundaries give it a greater population than that of the county seat, Amelia Court House, although the latter is larger in..." Full disclosure: I have roots and well-visited relatives in the area. :-) --2603:6081:8004:DD5:497E:E054:AD55:9B4E (talk) 01:17, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

To be honest, I don’t even remember. BUT I do have a question for you. I was informed by the Amelia Historical Society through a private message that the Maplewood Depot is the only surviving train station in Amelia. Do you happen to have any info about the station? XtraVanze (talk) 20:09, 3 November 2022 (UTC)


 * So sorry I didn't reply earlier to your question, @XtraVanze!!! Not sure how I missed it. (It's still me; my ISP has changed my IP address in the interim.) The only thing I can tell you about the Maplewood station is that on our way to/from visiting some of the relatives, we used to drive by a small, apparently abandoned building, right next to the RR crossing, that my mom would tell me was the old depot. Don't know anything else about it, except that it is/was on the W side of Buckskin Creek Rd just off Maplewood Rd. The Google Streetviewmobile hasn't gotten around to those roads yet [they will if someone builds a Starbucks next to the landfill ;-) ], but you can see aerial photos of the building if you go to Maplewood, Virginia, click on the map coordinates in the upper right, and then pick a map site from the list provided. Saddened to hear that it's the only depot left in the county. I'm glad to see someone else on Wikipedia who wants to help keep the history of this area alive. – 2603:6081:8040:E92C:803C:919E:6926:78A3 (talk) 06:53, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

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