Wikipedia talk:Requested articles/Geographical regions

Who decides what is missing? I have a region in Germany known as Markgraeflerland that is not in the English Wikipedia.

Here is the short data about the region which I intend to add to once online.

Markgraeflerland is a region in Germany's Southwest known for its vineyards. A unique grape variety is the Gutedel grape, which made its way into the region in 1780 from Vevey in Switzerland. Other popular varieties in the region include Müller Thurgau, Grau Burgunder, Weiss Burgunder, Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) and Weissherbst. Markgraeflerland is found entirely in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemburg.

The region is often called by Germans the Tuscany of Germany, referring to the Tuscan region of Italy, due in part to the fact that is has better weather than the rest of the nation.

The region includes a portion of the southern Black Forest until the Swiss border in the south, to the French Alsatian border in the west, and to the German region known as Breisgau in the north. The generally accepted center of the region is the city of Müllheim. Its easterly direction inside of these borders includes the Rhine valley to the foothills of the Black Forest in the east.

Historically the region was a bit smaller only reaching to Heitersheim in the north. The largest mountain in the region the Hochblauen (High Blue) is also considered a part of the region but at the outside border.

This region is home to the German dialect known as Allemanisch. The most famous writer of Allemanisch literature is easily Johann Peter Hebel.

Markgraeflerland is the culmination of three duchies: Badenweiler, Rötteln and Sausenburg. In 1526 the Markgraf (Duke) decided to be religiously reformed following the actions of a certain German monk Martin Luther. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ninnet (talk • contribs)

Why is Columbia, as in the country in South America, not an article on this website, and yet every other subject with the word Columbia in the title is? I tried making a request for it on the website, but it wasn't working. Could it please be made so for the future? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.84.58.154 (talk • contribs)


 * Perhaps because the country is called Colombia, not Columbia? -- The Anome 00:27, 17 April 2006 (UTC)