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As you are a fan of all things west virginian, I think you should look at Deepwater, West Virginia. You have a pic of one of the last extant Virginian Railway bridges there now....WITH the Virginian Railway name on it.... Coal town guy ( talk) 15:29, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

• Hey Coal town guy! Thank you so much for sharing this with me! That is awesome! I will have to make a stop by Deepwater the next time I visit the Greenbrier! Hope all is well! -- West Virginian (talk) 00:09, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

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Hi Sorry to bother u I think you are an editor In the page of William II of the Netherlands He is a king but in his categories he is put as and lgbt head of goverments also with him being lgbt heads of state So is this right As a king he is a head of goverment How is that Can you please clarify if u dont mind And thx AdamPrideTN ( talk) 15:48, 15 August 2018 (UTC)

• Hi AdamPrideTN! Thank you so much for your message! For the record, I’ve only edited the ancestry portion of the article for William II of the Netherlands. As monarch of the Netherlands, William II was indeed the head of state for that country. Depending upon a country’s form of government, a head of state can be a president, prime minister, or a monarch. The head of state is usually a ceremonial role with limited powers, whereas the head of government is the effective leader of a government. In a federal republic system like the United States, the President is both the head of state and head of government. In a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy like the United Kingdom, the monarch is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. On an episode of The Crown, the Elizabeth II character refers to this system as “the dignified and the efficient.” The monarch or head of state is a “dignified” representation of the state while the head of government is the “efficient” leader of the government. The Netherlands is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy, so it has a monarch who is head of state and a prime minister who leads the government. I hope this makes sense! Please let me know if you have any other questions in the meantime! — West Virginian (talk) 12:49, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Yes thx a lot for responding Thats why There are other lgbt heads of state and they are kings But none of them is put as lgbt heads of goverment And in here List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands It cites that there were two prime ministers under the reign of william 2_nd he was not a prime minister No other lgbt king of head of stae is put under lgbt heads of goverment Is it accurate? AdamPrideTN ( talk) 15:49, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

• Hi AdamPrideTN! The current Prime Minister of Luxembourg is openly gay and his article is categorized under Category:LGBT heads of government. A gay monarch would be categorized as a LGBT head of state, but a head of government would be categorized under Category:LGBT heads of government. A constitutional monarch is rarely, if ever, a head of government. I hope this helps! — West Virginian (talk) 23:23, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi, West Virginian. I'm just posting to let you know that List of colleges and universities in Delaware – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for September 7. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 21:28, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

• Giants2008, thank you so much for this wonderful news and for this notification! The TFL blurb is perfect as is! Thank you for this momentous opportunity! Please let me know if you have any questions for me in the meantime. -- West Virginian (talk) 15:32, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Hello:

The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the lede for the article List of longest-living members of the British royal family has been completed. I made one minor change to avoid repetition, that's it!

Best of luck moving the article forward.

Regards,

Twofingered Typist ( talk) 12:14, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

• Twofingered Typist, thank you tremendously for taking the time to review and copyedit this lede! As always, I value and appreciate your efforts! -- West Virginian (talk) 13:56, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

The fourth round of the 2018 WikiCup has now come to an end. The eight users who made it to the final round had to score a minimum of 422 points to qualify, with the top score in the round being 4869 points. The leaders in round 4 were:

• Courcelles scored a magnificent 4869 points, with 92 good articles on Olympics-related themes. Courcelles' bonus points alone exceeded the total score of any of the other contestants!
• Kees08 was second with 1155 points, including a high-scoring featured article for Neil Armstrong, two good topics and some Olympics-related good articles.
• Cas Liber, with 1066 points, was in third place this round, with two featured articles and a good article, all on natural history topics.
• Other contestants who qualified for the final round were Nova Crystallis, Iazyges, SounderBruce, Kosack and Ceranthor.

During round four, 6 featured articles and 164 good articles were promoted by WikiCup contestants, 13 articles were included in good topics and 143 good article reviews were performed. There were also 10 "in the news" contributions on the main page and 53 "did you knows". Congratulations to all who participated! It was a generally high-scoring and productive round and I think we can expect a highly competitive finish to the competition.

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Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 00:02, 28 September 2018 (UTC)

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Alex Shih ( talk) 00:02, 10 October 2018 (UTC)

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article George FitzGeorge Hamilton you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Diogenes99 -- Diogenes99 ( talk) 02:21, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

The article George FitzGeorge Hamilton 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:George FitzGeorge Hamilton for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Diogenes99 -- Diogenes99 ( talk) 23:41, 13 October 2018 (UTC)

The article George FitzGeorge Hamilton you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:George FitzGeorge Hamilton 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 Diogenes99 -- Diogenes99 ( talk) 00:41, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

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The WikiCup is over for another year! Our Champion this year is Courcelles ( submissions), who over the course of the competition has amassed 147 GAs, 111 GARs, 9 DYKs, 4 FLs and 1 ITN. Our finalists were as follows:

1. Courcelles ( submissions)
2. Kosack ( submissions)
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5. Cas Liber ( submissions)
6. Nova Crystallis ( submissions)
7. Iazyges ( submissions)
8. Ceranthor ( submissions)

All those who reached the final win awards, and awards will also be going to the following participants:

• Cas Liber ( submissions) wins the FA prize, for three featured articles in round 2.
• Courcelles ( submissions) wins the GA prize, for 92 good articles in round 3.
• Kosack ( submissions) wins the FL prize, for five featured lists overall.
• Cartoon network freak ( submissions) wins the topic prize, for 30 articles in good topics overall.
• Usernameunique ( submissions) wins the DYK prize, for 24 did you know articles in round 3.
• Zanhe ( submissions) wins the ITN prize, for 17 in the news articles overall.
• Aoba47 ( submissions) wins the GAR prize, for 43 good article reviews in round 1.

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• ImmortalWizard, I appreciate your notification and I apologize for not seeing this message and addressing it sooner. I hope to become more active on Wikipedia moving forward, and I thank you for all your hard work in maintaining the quality of Wikipedia's articles! -- West Virginian (talk) 16:37, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

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Hi, West Virginian. I'm just posting to let you know that List of longest-living members of the British royal family – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for March 11. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 ( Talk) 23:20, 8 February 2019 (UTC)

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And so ends the first round of the competition. Everyone with a positive score moves on to Round 2. With 56 contestants qualifying, each group in Round 2 contains seven contestants, with the two leaders from each group due to qualify for Round 3 as well as the top sixteen remaining contestants.

Our top scorers in Round 1 were:

• L293D, a WikiCup newcomer, led the field with ten good articles on submarines for a total of 357 points.
• Adam Cuerden, a WikiCup veteran, came next with 274 points, mostly from eight featured pictures, restorations of artwork.
• MPJ-DK, a wrestling enthusiast, was in third place with 263 points, garnered from a featured list, five good articles, two DYKs and four GARs.
• Usernameunique came next at 243, with a featured article and a good article, both on ancient helmets.
• Squeamish Ossifrage was in joint fifth place with 224 points, mostly garnered from bringing the 1937 Fox vault fire to featured article status.
• Ed! was also on 224, with an amazing number of good article reviews (56 actually).

These contestants, like all the others, now have to start scoring points again from scratch. Between them, contestants completed reviews on 143 good articles, one hundred more than the number of good articles they claimed for, thus making a substantial dent in the review backlog. Well done all!

Remember that any content promoted after the end of Round 1 but before the start of Round 2 can be claimed in Round 2. Invitations for collaborative writing efforts or any other discussion of potentially interesting work is always welcome on the WikiCup talk page. Remember, if two or more WikiCup competitors have done significant work on an article, all can claim points. If you are concerned that your nomination—whether it is at good article candidates, a featured process, or anywhere else—will not receive the necessary reviews, please list it on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Reviews.

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I am headed to the Mountain State and Boone County specifically. ANY requests? I have JUST A FEW remote places near Twilight in mind... Coal town guy (talk) 12:49, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

• Coal town guy, as you can see, I have been away from Wikipedia due to other commitments IRL. I appreciate you keeping me up to date and I appreciate all your contributions to West Virginia's articles! I am hoping to return to Wikipedia more regularly in the future when time allows! -- West Virginian (talk) 16:35, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

M9 half-track, 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. Le Petit Chat ( talk) 15:26, 5 April 2019 (UTC)

• Le Petit Chat, I appreciate your message and I apologize for my belated response. I reviewed this article for Good Article status a long time ago, and unfortunately, I was unable to monitor it properly. Thank you for everything you do for the Wikipedia community! -- West Virginian (talk) 16:34, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

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The List of British monarchy records (established in 2007) is now threatened with deletion. I worry that if this succeeds your List of longest-living members of the British royal family might pop up in their crosshairs. The inclusion of this kind of material needs to be defended! LE ( talk) 21:41, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

• LE, thank you for this notification. I have not received any messages or posts regarding the article, but I will continue to monitor the page accordingly. I appreciate your message. -- West Virginian (talk) 16:33, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article George Mason VI is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Mason VI until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. DGG ( talk ) 00:26, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

• As stated below DGG, I thank you for this notification and I concur with the steps taken. -- West Virginian (talk) 16:31, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article George Thomson Mason is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Thomson Mason until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. DGG ( talk ) 00:27, 14 April 2019 (UTC)

• DGG, thank you for this notification. This was one of my older articles, and I concur with this redirect to the Mason family article. Thank you for everything you do to maintain the quality of Wikipedia's content! -- West Virginian (talk) 16:30, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

The second round of the 2019 WikiCup has now finished. Contestants needed to scored 32 points to advance into round 3. Our top four scorers in round 2 all scored over 400 points and were:

• Cas Liber (1210), our winner in 2016, with two featured articles and three DYKs. He also made good use of the bonus points available, more than doubling his score by choosing appropriate articles to work on.
• Kosack (750), last year's runner up, with an FA, a GA, two FLs, and five DYKs.
• Adam Cuerden (480), a WikiCup veteran, with 16 featured pictures, mostly restorations.
• Zwerg Nase (461), a seasoned competitor, with a FA, a GA and an ITN item.

Other notable performances were put in by Barkeep49 with six GAs, Ceranthor, Lee Vilenski, and Canada Hky, each with seven GARs, and MPJ-DK with a seven item GT.

So far contestants have achieved nine featured articles between them and a splendid 80 good articles. Commendably, 227 GARs have been completed during the course of the 2019 WikiCup, so the backlog of articles awaiting GA review has been reduced as a result of contestants' activities. The judges are pleased with the thorough GARs that are being performed, and have hardly had to reject any. As we enter the third round, remember that any content promoted after the end of round 2 but before the start of round 3 can be claimed in round 3. Remember too that you must claim your points within 14 days of "earning" them.

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• Wikiacc, thank you for this notification! I uploaded this many years ago before fully understanding Wikipedia's image use policy, and I will work to find one that is suitable for Wikimedia Commons in the future. Thank you for everything you do! -- West Virginian (talk) 16:29, 5 August 2019 (UTC)

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The third round of the 2019 WikiCup has now come to an end. The 16 users who made it to the fourth round needed to score at least 68 points, which is substantially lower than last year's 227 points. Our top scorers in round 3 were:

• Cas Liber, our winner in 2016, with 500 points derived mainly from a featured article and two GAs on natural history topics
• Adam Cuerden, with 480 points, a tally built on 16 featured pictures, the result of meticulous restoration work
• SounderBruce, a finalist in the last two years, with 306 points from a variety of submissions, mostly related to sport or the State of Washington
• Usernameunique, with 305 points derived from a featured article and two GAs on archaeology and related topics

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