Wikipedia talk:WikiProject West Virginia/Archive 5

Suggestion to pull this project under WikiProject United States
It was recently suggested that this project might be inactive or semiactive and it might be beneficial to include it in the list of projects supported by WikiProject United States. After reviewing the project it appears that there is some active discussions on the talk page and some content updates to the project page but being supported by a larger project might be beneficial. This discussion is intended to start the process of determining if the project members are interested in the project being added to the projects supported by WikiProject United States. --Kumioko (talk) 17:10, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I support the decision (as you already know). The parent project could be very beneficial on helping improve articles to GA, A, and FA standard. --  Nascar 1996 ( Talk • Contribs ) 17:32, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking the time to comment. I will send an individual comment to each of the active editors of the project in the next day or two. --Kumioko (talk) 17:39, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree that support by the larger WPUS base would be beneficial. We haven't had any big work pushes with WPWV for quite some time. Bitmapped (talk) 19:57, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Just for everyones info I am going to leave this open for a couple weeks but if there are no major concerns or complaints I will implement sometime the end of July. --Kumioko (talk) 20:05, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I also support this suggestion. This project has barely been active since I joined, and it could only improve with the support of the larger US project. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 22:02, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I support this suggestion. Alot of times this project feels weeks from dead. Sabre ball (talk) 11:12, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
 * This project has been added to the list of projects support by WikiProject United States. Over the next couple weeks I will transition the articles to use the WPUS banner with WikiProject West Virginia. --Kumioko (talk) 21:09, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Hopefully it will help the project. Is there anything I can do? --  Nascar 1996 ( Talk • Contribs ) 23:45, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I hope so too. I appreciate it but I can't think of anything off hand. I am going to use AWB to replace the templates so that should go pretty quick although there are quite a few so it may take a couple days. You are welcome to help with that if you want. --Kumioko (talk) 00:15, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * So what does it mean when it becomes supported by WikiProject United States? Would WikiProject West Virginia become a task force under WP:United States? Or would it just be marked as defunct and all articles absorbed into WP:United States?  Royal broil  15:30, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Neither, The project will still remain independant for the most part. Its true that the West Virginia Banner will be replaced with WPUS with the West Virginia embedded in it but the articles are shared between the 2 projects. Its not an effort to defunct the project or too make it a task force. Its an effort to make sure that the articles recieve some visibility and too revive this WPWV by giving it more visibility through the larger project. --Kumioko (talk) 17:32, 24 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Do I need to change the project banner on the project page? It still has the old project one on it. --  Nascar 1996 ( Talk • Contribs ) 15:15, 25 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes you can do that if you like. Thank you. --Kumioko (talk) 15:27, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

What about WikiProject West Virginia University? I think it should be pulled under WikiProject West Virginia and WikiProject United States since it is completely inactive since it has never been added to the WikiProject United States banner. I don't want convert WikiProject West Virginia into a task force of WikiProject United States any time soon, West Virginia University WikiProject should be converted into a task force of WikiProject West Virginia, because it has only 6 members and no guidelines, and no articles. If not, I will take this to WP:MFD if there is no activty and little discussion on the project's talk page. JJ98 (Talk / Contributions)  08:24, 25 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Just to calrify West Virginia isn't a taskforce of United States its just supported by United States the United States banner. With that said I'm not sure if there is much value in adding WVU to the list of supported projects. I don't have a problem with it per sey but with the limited scope of the project and given that it has zero articles and is inactive I don't think there is much value in it. I also checked its history and it appears that there never was that much activity so it doesn't really look like it ever got off the ground. In muy opinion if you want to submit it for MFD that would be fine. If it ends up being kept then we can talk about what to do with it. --Kumioko (talk) 13:27, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

For WV baseball people.
A proposal has been made to delete all Pittsburgh Pirates rivalry articles save Phillies-Pirates. I am posting this for West Virginia since MLB territory as well as the Designated Market Area extends into much of West Virginia. If you have viewpoints on whether to merge/keep/delete and facts/citations to justify it please comment here. Thanks for your participation. Hholt01 (talk) 09:00, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

Whitaker iron family
Someone from West Virginia might have better access to sources for this article. I discovered the Whitakers and thought that the family as a whole deserved an article, as they seemed to have been important as an interlinked family business for many years, as well as individually. Brianyoumans (talk) 15:33, 26 August 2011 (UTC)

September 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States
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Nomination as a United States Wikipedians' Collaboration of the Month candidate
One or more articles relating to this project have been nominated to be a future United States Wikipedians' Collaboration of the Month. All editors interested in improving these articles or voting for next months collaboration are encouraged to participate here. --Kumioko (talk) 19:54, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

December 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States
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Image deletion discussion
Relevant deletion discussion at .--GrapedApe (talk) 17:30, 2 January 2012 (UTC)

January 2012 Newsletter for WikiProject United States and supported projects
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WikiWomen's History Month
Hi everyone. March is Women's History Month and I'm hoping a few folks here at WP:West Virginia will have interest in putting on events (on and off wiki) related to women's roles in West Virginia's history, society and culture. We've created an event page on English Wikipedia (please translate!) and I hope you'll find the inspiration to participate. These events can take place off wiki, like edit-a-thons, or on wiki, such as themes and translations. Please visit the page here: WikiWomen's History Month. Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to seeing events take place! SarahStierch (talk) 00:42, 2 February 2012 (UTC)

Proposal for United States A-Class review process
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Request for Comment: Steeler Nation Criticism
NOTE: The source of this discussion specifically mentions West Virginia, thus inclusion here.
 * Please feel free to read & comment here. Thank you. Marketdiamond (talk) 18:51, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

McClintic Wildlife Management Area
Hello, could anyone here get hold of a picture of the McClintic Wildlife Management Area just outside Point Pleasant, Mason County? At the moment, the article is illustrated with a generic picture of a beaver. Thanks. Sophie means wisdom (talk) 20:31, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

DO we have a standard for WV Counties?????
OK, I tried to start a central discussion with arcane code that really is about as user friendly as a serial killer. so, I will try this here. The current County template looky looky is great, in fact, its very good. BUT, it needs to reflect some comments or have some sort of flesh to inform people of what should and should NOT be in a county article. Example, Notable residents, WHERE do they go? I am not going to debate, Notable, OH NO, I am stating, that it needs a section on the template. Also, if the "Notable person" has no citation on the web, in Wiki or in a book, do we delete them?

Second part, its great to have new structures/buildings discussed, but, can we all agree, that the NEW WALMART! or the NEW TACO BELL! should not be in the county article???? ALSO, listing phone numbers and county officials without refs, can we comment the template with something like, PLEASE do not list phone numbers, PLEASE cite the facts and figures discussed......We have new folks here who have NO idea about this, and thats fine, BUT a template that lists this, would be great for the experienced editors and the new person. For those of us who have coded, we called these fine things COMMENTS.

PLEASE let me know what it would take to be an agreement on this? OR should I just edit the proposed template on [this page myself and let the world moan and groan about it post fact, because lets face it, someone will object, hey, I think I will do that![[User:Coal town guy|Coal town guy]] (talk) 00:23, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

A proposed county template
Below is a proposed county template. It is cased upon the rather mercurial editings I have performed in my first year here in Wiki land...I expect rebuttal etc etc PLEASE do let me know.Coal town guy (talk) 02:55, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Template:Infobox U.S. County (See example use in the Prince George's County, Maryland article.)

_ is a county in the U.S. state of _.

Introductory paragraph.

West Virginia Barnstar
All- MANY MANY thanks to user: Kelvinsong below is a proposed West Virginia Barnstar. I believe that this Barnstar is hands down no bullshit wonderful and a perfect summary of this state and its idea. THANKS to Kelvinsong!!Coal town guy (talk) 16:02, 17 March 2013 (UTC)



DC project scope
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Help with article
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Discussion to remove the Automatically assessed logic from the WikiProject United States template
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Recognized content
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March 2015 Art+Feminism event in Morgantown
Hi West Virginia Wikipedians! I am reaching out to see if anyone would be interested in helping out with editing training for a Meetup/ArtAndFeminism edit-a-thon being organized in Morgantown at West Virginia University. We would appreciate any assistance in securing at least one experienced Wikipedian in the area, and I'd be happy to put you in touch with the organizers if you are able to help out. If interested, please reply on wiki or by e-mail at thepwnco.wiki@gmail.com. Cheers! -Thepwnco (talk) 22:31, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

New Wikipedian in Residence Position at West Virginia University
West Virginia University Library just announced its new Wikipedian in Residence position for Gender Equity. The full time, one year position was funded as an Inspire Campaign Grant. Wikimedians with experience in GLAM-Wiki, the Education Program, working on the Gender Gap, and other related projects are invited to apply for this in-residence position. More information at GLAM/WVU. I hope that you all share the opportunity with people you think would be interested, Sadads (talk) 21:46, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

Suggestion
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Missing West Virginia Supreme Court Justices
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Upcoming "420 collaboration"

 * Medical marijuana was just legalized in WV, anyone up to update the article? Goonsquad LCpl Mulvaney (talk) 21:49, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

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Monongah Article Upgrade
I did some work on the Monongah, West Virginia article. I'm not so good at trimming up the source citations, but I did provide links and titles best I could. I couldn't find a specific date in 1891 for the chartering of the town, which seemed odd. Looks like the legislature admitted a bunch of them at once. Perhaps someone with access to the official records or someone from town hall could provide a date and source? The article was full of opinions and minutia, much of which I disposed of. Check the previous iteration of the article and see if you disagree with the cuts. I'm in NJ and just happened to become interested in the town because the mine disaster is reputed to have prompted the start of Father's Day in the US. I learned a bit about Marion County today, my gift for Father's Day. Good luck with your work.

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2018 West Virginia teachers' strike
I've started 2018 West Virginia teachers' strike about the teachers' strike. If you could help expand it, that would be a big help.--TM 16:16, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

New West Virginia userbox templates
New West Virginia userbox templates are now available at Template:User WP West Virginia and Template:User WP United States. Let me know if you have any suggestions. Yours aye, Buaidh  talk contribs 23:18, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

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Updates to Wesley G. Bush article
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More updates to Wesley G. Bush article
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Twomile was formerly Cuckleburr Creek
A tiny issue that is important to me, but otherwise of low importance is that Twomile Creek that runs over the ridge toward Edens Fork in Kanawha County, WV was formerly named Cuckleburr Creek. My mother was born there. Since I live in California, looking on a map was useless, for no such place seemed to exist, even when I checked with real estate contractors, etc.; nobody knew where it was. In 1999, while in West Virginia, I talked with an adult cousin (mother's nephew, born 1939), who used to walk over that ridge regularly as a child. He told me that Cuckleburr Creek was just over the ridge along Twomile, headed toward Edens Fork. Well, that was helpful, but I had no proof he was right. So I drove there, and at first there was no evidence. I saw an old man in a rocking chair (believe it or not) sitting on his front porch. I found a place to park and walked back to his residence (on Kanawha Two Mile Rd that runs alongside Twomile Creek). I inquired if he knew where Cuckleburr Creek was located. He said, this is it. He went in the house and showed me a utility bill that said Cuckleburr Creek on it for his address, still in use by the utility company (I don't know which one) in 1999, even though the name had changed long ago.

Hence my problem. I wanted to add Cuckleburr Creek as a former name of Twomile Creek, but I have no way to produce documented verification. Would this qualify for an exception in terms of "verifiable"?

Dougcouch (talk) 21:55, 6 May 2020 (UTC)


 * I don't think it does. The problem with this sort of citation is that nobody but you can verify it—and even if it were online, all it would show is the address, not that "Cockleburr Creek" was ever the proper name of the creek.  It's possible that it's a name for the creek—but it could only have been a name for the road, or an alternative name that never caught on beyond the neighbourhood.  I checked USGS topographical maps of the area from 1909, 1958, and 1994, looking up and down all the branches of Twomile Creek that I could find, and some adjacent areas, just in case it was actually the name of another nearby creek, which the same road went to.  It's possible that I missed it—the oldest map is the most likely to show names no longer in use, but the scale is also less helpful—features are much smaller, and small details are more likely to be nameless.
 * You can find these maps at the USGS Map Store (Google it, zoom in to find the area, and look for "products available". You don't have to pay for anything—the maps are free as pdf files you can download to your computer and zoom in to actual size, although I'd avoid the most recent ones, since they've got multiple CGI layers.  The prices are just for having printed copies sent to you).  I also checked the US Geographic Names Information System, and couldn't find any place called "Cockleburr" listed—normally it would include any place appearing on these maps, but there could be a typo: I note that "Cocklebur" is usually spelled with one 'r', and I may have missed it that way.  You might try old county histories, if they have an index or you can search geographically—if there's a Hardesty's for Kanawha County, it might list the creeks in each of the original magisterial districts, but might not include the smaller branches.
 * Another possibility is that there was a post office called "Cockleburr Creek", even though the creek was never formally given that name. In the 19th century, postmasters were often allowed to name their post offices, which were smaller and much more local than they are today.  Records of the appointment of postmasters are of public record, and can be viewed over the internet, in some cases.  Or you might look for old Kanawha County deeds from the area—if you can identify properties that should have been along the creek, you might be able to trace them back—19th century deeds are often available for free to registered users on FamilySearch.  Though it might be hard to get back that far without searching in Kanawha County...  The difference between deeds and a utility bill is that deeds are matters of public record.  Even if they're hard for other people to find without going to a place where they're kept, they're definitely verifiable sources.  As would be any published map or local history, or the Appointments of Postmasters.  I may try a couple of things later on.  But as for the utility bill, I don't think that qualifies as a verifiable source, since nobody else can view it, and even if they could, all it does is show the address, not prove the creek name.  P Aculeius (talk) 23:24, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

Article request: Housing in West Virginia
Wikipedia readers would be grateful if your project would consider creating a new article about Housing in West Virginia. Here are some sources of information: Best regards, -- M2545 (talk) 17:39, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
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Does this place exist?
It's Algeria, West Virginia. Such a placename is attested, but after a quick search online I wasn't able to find any substantial information about it at all. Is there anything I'm missing? Do we need this article? Incidentally, the article gets about 6 views a day, and 5 of them are due to the hatnote at Algeria. – Uanfala (talk) 17:05, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
 * It's likely that the place is mentioned in local histories and county records. Even if there's not a lot of traffic, the fact that readers might come across the name and wonder where it is seems like a good reason for it to have an entry.  Of course, it is barely a stub, but so are many articles in major encyclopedias—except that unlike them, we're not concerned with page count.  I suppose that this and similarly short articles about ghost towns or "barely there" communities could be consolidated into longer articles about such places in each county—but in that case, the present title would redirect there, meaning that in practical terms, this title would still exist.  Not sure that would be an improvement.  Would it be better if readers hoping to find information about a small or formerly-populated place they've heard about find nothing on Wikipedia, instead of confirmation that it exists, or did exist, in a particular place?  P Aculeius (talk) 19:16, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
 * The concern then would be the reliability of the little content we have here – a stub based entirely on a mention in a database doesn't inspire much confidence here. If there is any content in local histories and the like, then of course, that would be a different matter. – Uanfala (talk) 19:44, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Since the source is the GNIS, I think we can take it for granted that the information cited to it is correct. That's about as authoritative a source as there is.  There may be mistakes, and omissions—I've seen a few—but the GNIS is presumptively reliable in cases like this.  As desirable as more information might be, the article doesn't need to be "backed up" by other sources in order to stand.  P Aculeius (talk) 21:15, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I've added some details that I was able to find. There's probably more available, but this is what I could find easily from home.  P Aculeius (talk) 21:48, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Drafts for missing Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Drafts have been seeded for the following missing Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia (many of whom also held other state offices, or played other parts in the history of the state):

• #Draft:Arthur M. Recht - Arthur M. Recht

• #Draft:Charles W. Lynch - Charles W. Lynch

• #Draft:Frank Lively - Frank Lively

• #Draft:Harlan M. Calhoun - Harlan M. Calhoun

• #Draft:Harold A. Ritz - Harold A. Ritz

• #Draft:Henry L. Ducker - Henry L. Ducker

• #Draft:Herschel H. Rose - Herschel H. Rose

• #Draft:Homer B. Woods - Homer B. Woods

• #Draft:James A. Meredith - James A. Meredith

• #Draft:John H. Hatcher - John H. Hatcher

• #Draft:John S. Hoffman - John S. Hoffman

• #Draft:John W. Mason - John W. Mason

• #Draft:Joseph M. Sanders - Joseph M. Sanders

• #Draft:Leslie E. Given - Leslie E. Given

• #Draft:Matthew Edmiston - Matthew Edmiston

• #Draft:Oliver D. Kessel - Oliver D. Kessel

• #Draft:Robert T. Donley - Robert T. Donley

• #Draft:Sam R. Harshbarger - Sam R. Harshbarger

• #Draft:Samuel Woods (West Virginia politician) - Samuel Woods (West Virginia politician)

• #Draft:Thomas B. Miller (West Virginia judge) - Thomas B. Miller (West Virginia judge)

• #Draft:Thomas C. Green - Thomas C. Green

• #Draft:William H. McGinnis - William H. McGinnis

• #Draft:William N. Miller - William N. Miller

• #Draft:William T. Lovins - William T. Lovins

Any improvements to these towards getting them moved to mainspace would be appreciated. Cheers! BD2412 T 20:51, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Invitation to participate in 2022 Amplifying Appalachia Edit-a-thon, March 20-25
Hi y'all!

Some of you might have participated last year in WVU Libraries' Amplifying Appalachia Edit-a-thon, which was a huge success, with 94 editors, 61 article edited or added to, 291 references added, and 24,400 words!

We're holding the event again, asynchronously, during the third week of March (March 20-25).

Our Edit-a-thon is focused on amplifying the stories and figures of under-represented Appalachian artists, writers, and other creators, particularly womxn, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and other disenfranchised communities. We have been lucky enough to work with Art+Feminism and our event is held under that umbrella!

If you want to participate, please sign up through this link: https://artandfeminism.org/edit_a_thon/amplifying-appalachia-2022-edit-a-thon/ ... which will take you to our event dashboard, which has some starting points for pages that need some attention (under construction as of 2/4/2022). The password to join is "wvu2022".

Rhizomesandranch (talk) 21:11, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

Avis Overhead Bridge Draft
While researching a historic bridge in Hinton, WV, I noticed that there was not a Wikipedia page. The bridge design is very very rare (Marsh Rainbow Arch), and currently the state is looking for someone to restore the bridge.

I created a draft with hopes of it being approved. I am novice at Wikipedia, but I was hoping someone here could make sure it became published or assist with the draft. There are plenty of sources that document the history of the bridge, but I wasn't able to add a photo of it to the page.

Thanks Mclutter (talk) 19:23, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

GAR for WVU football
West Virginia Mountaineers football, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Hog Farm Talk 06:42, 9 May 2021 (UTC)