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DYK for John H. Hill
On 8 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John H. Hill, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John H. Hill, born into slavery, was the first African-American lawyer in West Virginia and the second president of West Virginia State University? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John H. Hill. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, John H. Hill), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
The article Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
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Angie Turner King copyedit
 | Hello, West Virginian. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for Angie Turner King at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Good luck with FA and all the best, Miniapolis 23:17, 13 October 2020 (UTC) |
- Miniapolis, thank you so much for completed another thorough, comprehensive copyedit! I really appreciate it, and all your continued contributions to improve the quality of Wikipedia! -- West Virginian (talk) 23:23, 13 October 2020 (UTC)
- Many thanks for the kind words; your articles are always a pleasure to copyedit. Stay well and all the best, Miniapolis 01:27, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
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Nomination of Clips Mill, West Virginia for deletion
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Marshall McDonald
Hello:
The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article on Marshall McDonald has been completed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
If I could make one suggestion? The United States Fish Commission section it ends recounting McDonald issuing a warning about salmon fishing on the Columbia. It might be worthwhile if you have the details to explain briefly why he felt the outlook was "disastrous".
Best of luck with the GAN.
Regards,
Twofingered Typist (talk) 13:29, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
- Twofingered Typist, thank you tremendously for your thorough and comprehensive copyedit of this article! I will review this portion of the article and work to see if I can add more information or context. Thank you! -- West Virginian (talk) 13:35, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
Nomination of Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein for deletion
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Your GA nomination of James M. Canty
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article James M. Canty you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. 
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Your GA nomination of James M. Canty
The article James M. Canty 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:James M. Canty for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 15:42, 23 October 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of James M. Canty
The article James M. Canty you nominated as a good article has passed 
; see Talk:James M. Canty for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Hog Farm -- Hog Farm (talk) 02:42, 24 October 2020 (UTC)
Hi, I was going through some harv ref errors and it seems that refs 13 and 14 (Virginia House of Delegates 1856) in Isaac Parsons (American military officer) don't point to anything. Would you happen to know what is missing from the biblio? Aza24 (talk) 04:27, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
- Aza24, thank you for this catch and for notifying me. I've added the appropriate reference for these two citations. Please let me know if you find any similar issues in other articles that I've assisted with. Thanks again! -- West Virginian (talk) 14:13, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
- Happy to help. If you want to keep an eye out of harv ref errors in the future, I would recommend copying: User:Svick/HarvErrors.js, to your js page. It's the one I've been using and it makes it easy to spot errors, the only annoyance is that if you're showing the preview for a section, it will say every ref has an error since it can't connect to biblio, but outside the editor the errors will show up in the refs. Aza24 (talk) 21:32, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
- Aza24, thank you so much for providing me with this information about the .js HarvErrors tool! I've added it and will be cognizant of any errors before publishing in the future. Thanks again! -- West Virginian (talk) 22:02, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
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James McHenry Jones
Hello:
The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article James McHenry Jones has been completed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Best of luck with the GAN. Regards,
Twofingered Typist (talk) 16:54, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
- Twofingered Typist, as always, I really appreciate you taking the time to complete this thorough and comprehensive copyedit. I value your time, guidance, and hard work. Thank you for improving the quality of Wikipedia's articles one copyedit and contribution at a time! Otherwise did you have any overall assessment of comments about the article? Thanks again! -- West Virginian (talk) 17:15, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
- @West Virginian: Thank you so much. I always find the subjects you write about interesting. I think the article is in great shape. I did wonder about
this—"despite his early unfavorable environment—the "tough", "bloody First" Ward of Pomeroy." Life cannot have been easy for a family of ten. I assume they were forced by circumstances to live in a less than ideal location. Perhaps a little more detail about what made this neighborhood so "tough" and "bloody" and his early childhood, if it is known, would interest the reader. Stay safe. Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:46, 9 November 2020 (UTC)
- Twofingered Typist, thank you so much for your kind words and for your thoughtful feedback! I greatly appreciate and value your guidance and suggestions, and will work on expanding this section to provide more clarity and context. Thank you again, as always! -- West Virginian (talk) 16:41, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
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William Armstrong (Virginia politician)
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The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article William Armstrong (Virginia politician) has been completed.
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I just had one question after reading the article. Do we know why Armstrong reserved half an acre for an African-American cemetery? Was this an act of charity, another business venture or ...? Just curious. Best of luck with the DYK and GAN.
Regards,
Twofingered Typist (talk) 13:59, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
- Twofingered Typist, thank you so much for your review, copyedit, and feedback. And thank you for this question! I am still researching for more information as to the circumstances of this reservation, and as I find information, I will try and add as much context as possible. Thanks again for another thorough copyedit of this article! -- West Virginian (talk) 14:55, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
- @West Virginian: You're very welcome. I'll be curious to read what you find. Stay safe Twofingered Typist (talk) 15:17, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of John Warren Davis (college president)
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- Shearonink, thank you so much for taking on this GAN! I look forward to working with you throughout this process. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns in the meantime! Thanks again! -- West Virginian (talk) 17:35, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
That Harv cite ref tool
If you go to User:Trappist the monk/HarvErrors you can see an explanation of this tool, what it does, and where to install it if you wish. I find it very useful and use it often, to spotlight Harvard cite errors & issues. I see you're an experienced editor so apologies if you already have it installed. Shearonink (talk) 19:45, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
- Shearonink, thank you so much for sharing this with me. I've added this code accordingly. -- West Virginian (talk) 23:10, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
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Hi, I saw your request under mine at the Graphics Lab. I could crop the picture for you using CropTool, and I could show you how to do it yourself, as someone showed me. Best, Yoninah (talk) 01:52, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
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- Yoninah, I would greatly appreciate that! Thank you! -- West Virginian (talk) 01:55, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
- Hmm, now I see that I can't :( . CropTool is available at Commons, but not at Wikipedia. Oh well. Yoninah (talk) 11:54, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
- Yoninah, that's quite alright! I really appreciate you reaching out to help, and thank you for all your continued guidance, leadership, and coordination! It's always a pleasure to work with you! -- West Virginian (talk) 23:28, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
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West Virginia
I see that you make articles about West Virginia and I was wondering if you could make one for the West Virginia municipal courts thanks and let me know Bigmike2346 (talk) 19:53, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
- Bigmike2346, thank you for your message, and I would be happy to. Are there any examples of related articles on municipal courts that you could provide for guidance? Thanks again! — West Virginian (talk) 20:22, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Municipal_Courts Maybe you could do something like this
- Bigmike2346, thank you. I’ll add this to my queue! — West Virginian (talk) 21:44, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
I’m trying to see if we can get all the courts in the US made so if you are able to do some others please let me know
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- Shearonink, thank you so much again for your comprehensive and thorough review of this article for GA status! It was a sincere pleasure to work with you throughout this process, and I look forward to working with you again in the future! -- West Virginian (talk) 13:11, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
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DYK for James M. Canty
On 3 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James M. Canty, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that James M. Canty became the first Superintendent of Mechanical Industries at West Virginia State University following a recommendation from Booker T. Washington? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James M. Canty. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, James M. Canty), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House
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The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Wilson–Wodrow–Mytinger House has been completed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
You used the word "pent" in the Residential Structure section. It's clearly an architectural term, but I was unable to find a definition. Perhaps you could add one in brackets after it? I also wondered about (but did not change) the use of the endash between the house names. Endashes are usually used with a range of numbers, dates or time. I'm wondering whether they shouldn't be changed to simple dashes? I leave that up to you. Best of luck with the GAN when you get to it.
Regards,
Twofingered Typist (talk) 14:21, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
- Twofingered Typist, thank you for another thorough and comprehensive review and copyedit! I will address each of these comments and suggestions shortly, and will let you know if I have any further questions or need any further guidance in the meantime! Thanks again! -- West Virginian (talk) 14:48, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
- Twofingered Typist, per your guidance and my review of MoS guidelines, I've modified the article title to Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House, without en dashes. I'm now working to add more context regarding pents. Thanks again for your improvement of this article, and for your guidance! -- West Virginian (talk) 19:14, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
- You're very welcome. I always enjoy the opportunity to edit your articles. Stay safe. Twofingered Typist (talk) 20:35, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
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{{subst:User:Shearonink/Holiday}} to your friends' talk pages.- Shearonink, thank you for the very thoughtful and inclusive holiday wishes! In my family, we celebrate everything during the holiday season, especially Christmas and Diwali (or Deepavali as my family says in Tamil Nadu)! Here's wishing you a very Happy Holidays in return, and thank you for all your phenomenal contributions to Wikipedia! It's been a pleasure working with you this year, and here's looking forward to future collaboration and coordination! -- West Virginian (talk) 14:42, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
Harry J. Capehart
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The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Harry J. Capehart has been completed.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
I noticed that you used a number of gender-neutral terms in the article: city councilperson, chairperson (lede); chairpersons (Later political activities), and chairperson (Organizational affiliations). I tried to find mention of the use of gender-neutral terms in the WP MOS to no avail, but it seems jarring to me to use terms that don't accurately reflect what the positions were called when Capehart was alive. Clearly, as the article's creator, however, that is your choice.
Best of luck with the GAN/DYK.
Regards,
14:36, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
- Twofingered Typist, thank you so much for another thorough, thoughtful, and comprehensive review and copyedit! As always, I appreciate and value your time and expertise! The article's flow has vastly improved! And thank you for your feedback regarding my usage of gender-neutral terms in the article. Usage of gender-neutral terms has long been a personal habit and practice of mine; however, to your point, MOS:GNL is not specific regarding position titles, and the essay Wikipedia:Gender-neutral language seems to suggest that titles should reflect the title preferred by the subject (with the example of a woman who preferred to be titled as chairman). I'll give this some additional thought in the meantime! I also wanted to let you know that I added an explanatory footnote in Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House to explain what a chimney pent was--thank you again for that suggestion! Have a very Happy Holidays and thanks again for everything you do to improve the quality, flow, and content of Wikipedia's articles! -- West Virginian (talk) 15:15, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
- West Virginian You're most welcome. Happy Holidays to you too. Stay safe! Twofingered Typist (talk) 16:05, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
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Thomas S. Riley
West Virginian. Took up your request on copy editing of the article Thomas S. Riley. Did some minor stylistic revisions. It didn't need much. Good article; interesting guy. If anything, too many citations. But I suppose that's much better than too few. Overall a very good article on someone I never knew about, but do now. Thanks. Cleveland Todd (talk) 20:42, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
- Cleveland Todd, thank you so much for this thorough review, copyedit, and for your stylistic revisions! I really appreciate it, and hope you're having happy holidays in the meantime! I look forward to working with you again on a future project! -- West Virginian (talk) 14:39, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
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DYK for John Warren Davis (college president)
On 2 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article John Warren Davis (college president), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that US civil-rights leader John Warren Davis was the longest-serving president of West Virginia State University and helped to establish the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Warren Davis (college president). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, John Warren Davis (college president)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Thomas S. Riley
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- Baffle gab1978, thank you so much for your thorough and comprehensive review and copyedit of this article. I greatly appreciate all of your efforts to improve the quality of Wikipedia, one article at a time! Thanks again! -- West Virginian (talk) 18:26, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
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Augustus FitzGeorge
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The copy edit you requested from the Guild of Copy Editors of the article Augustus FitzGeorge has been completed.
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I changed "chairperson" to "chairman" which would have been the title in FitzGeorge's time. Please revert if you do not agree.
Happy New Year. Stay safe. Regards,
Twofingered Typist (talk) 16:09, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
- Twofingered Typist, thank you again for another thorough review and copyedit! I appreciate all you do to improve the quality of Wikipedia! -- West Virginian (talk) 18:20, 18 January 2021 (UTC)