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December 14, 2012

DYK for Jarman Gap

On 9 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jarman Gap, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Jarman Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia is the site of the first European settlement in the mountain area near Albemarle County? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jarman Gap. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:04, 9 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Greenwood Tunnel

On 11 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Greenwood Tunnel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Greenwood Tunnel in Virginia was completed without accident, even though engineer Claudius Crozet described the work as "excessively dangerous"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Greenwood Tunnel. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Orlady (talk) 16:03, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Unincorporated communities

Hi Mountain Rail! Your new pages have flagged up for patrol, and I see from your userpage that you have a lot of interest in developing coverage for Virginia, just as I have for SW England where I live. I wouldn't want to see a fellow hardworking wikipedian disappointed by trigger happy editors proposing your articles for speedy deletion so I copy the thoughts I have posted on the Mustoe talk page below:

The reference source quoted does not list Mustoe as a government-recognized settlement, so therefore this article unfortunately looks like it falls short of Wikipedia:Notability_(geographic_features)#Geographic_regions.2C_areas_and_places. I don't want to annoy the creator by flagging it for deletion, but really it needs more proof that it's notable enough to have its own article, so if that can be added (and referenced) then great. If not I suggest that it is turned into a redirect page to a section within another article on the nearby area, which would save it from deletion altogether.

Perhaps you could clarify if you have plans to develop these articles further? As I say, I don't want to nominate them for deletion but I think I'm likely in a minority and other patrollers will be bolder. Baldy Bill (talk) 02:34, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Baldy Bill! Thanks for your interest in my work. I was under the impression that a feature listed by GNIS was considered notable, as this would indicate the location as a government recognized place. Though I understand that these unincorporated communities are not, as the GNIS states, "a census designated or incorporated place having an official federally recognized name," I thought that a place marked by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names and located on maps is considered government recognized. Also, many other counties in Virginia, such as Albemarle, have listed the many unincorporated communities within the county, each with a separate article. By all means, if I am mistaken or have read this wrong, please correct me. I do plan to develop some of the unincorporated community pages if I can into more detailed articles at some time in the future. Thanks! MountainRail (talk) 13:00, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I think it depends how we interpret the notability criteria together with the wording on the GNIS classification. It's certainly a grey area, which is why I was contacting you to find out if you planned to create a lot more similar location articles. I hate having my work deleted and would not like to think that you spend hours on it and then someone else will come along and flag all your stubs for deletion. It's clear that you created these in good faith, and with more information than the some of the ones on the Albemarle template! I'd suggest though that if you did want to cover the county better it might be worth just creating redirect pages for each name, eg Mustoe→redirect to "Smaller Communities of Highland County" each with its own section, which would be more informative as many such location stubs do not give any information other than their postion on the map. This would fit well with the spirit of "Merged groups of small articles" under part 1 of Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_directory. I have voted for it to be kept, along with Mint Springs, so happy editing!

Baldy Bill (talk) 14:26, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It seems a separate article such as "smaller communities of X County" or "unincorporated communities of X County" is not regularly used for U.S. Counties. A search of a few different terms brought up list articles for each state (for example List of unincorporated communities in Virginia), but not for individual counties. I like the idea of having a central article that lists places within the county, and one of the best examples I could find representing this is Communities in Norfolk County, Ontario. However, I fear that this would be somewhat repetitive for most U.S. counties, as probably the majority of counties have some list of unincorporated communities (such as in the county templates) that link to separate, mainly stub-class articles for each community, and changing the current practice would take a great deal of work. Perhaps a list of unincorporated communities as a section of the main county article (some counties already have this) could be put in (or expanded) to include coordinates and other information. I don't plan on making a lot more of these articles, but I am planning on expanding some of them, especially in Albemarle and Augusta Counties along the old Virginia Central Railroad. Thank you for your input! MountainRail (talk) 21:36, 12 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK nomination for The Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser

MountainRail, thank you again for your review of this article. I've corrected the link within the citation in question. When you have a moment, could you please take a look at it and confirm on the article's nomination page that it has been resolved? Thanks again and thank you for all your incredible contributions to Wikipedia's Virginia-related content! -- Caponer (talk) 00:46, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Done MountainRail (talk) 01:02, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Brookville Tunnel

On 18 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Brookville Tunnel, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during the construction of the Brookville Tunnel in Virginia, repairs to two major cave-ins were prevented by a landslide that blocked the tunnel's western entrance? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Brookville Tunnel. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Nyttend (talk 16:03, 18 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway

On 5 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the colors of the Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway's streetcars made them "more attractive to the students" of the University of Virginia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 08:02, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

		The Railways Barnstar
		For your assistance in helping me with the cleanup and polishing work for the newly created article Union Pacific 4014 you are hereby awarded this Railway Barnstar. TomStar81 (Talk) 06:46, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway

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DYK for Northern Pacific Railroad Depot (Missoula, Montana)

On 12 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Northern Pacific Railroad Depot (Missoula, Montana), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the architects who designed the Northern Pacific Railroad Depot (pictured) in Missoula, Montana also designed the Grand Central Terminal in New York City? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Northern Pacific Railroad Depot (Missoula, Montana). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Alex Shih ^Talk 01:32, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

50,000 NRHP sites illustrated

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		For helping WP:NRHP to illustrate 50,000 historic sites. Keep up the good work! Smallbones_(smalltalk) 14:27, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

		The Good Article Barnstar
		For your contributions to bring Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway to Good Article status. Thanks, and keep up the good work! -- Khazar2 (talk) 17:14, 14 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway

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DYK for Snodgrass Tavern

On 16 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Snodgrass Tavern, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that George Washington and Henry Clay visited the Snodgrass Tavern in Berkeley County, West Virginia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Snodgrass Tavern. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 16 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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DYK for Northern Pacific Railroad Completion Site, 1883

On 19 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Northern Pacific Railroad Completion Site, 1883, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after the track was torn up, the final spike of the Northern Pacific Railway was driven near Independence Creek, Montana, by former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and other dignitaries? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Northern Pacific Railroad Completion Site, 1883. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Alex Shih ^Talk 12:04, 19 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Meems Bottom Covered Bridge

On 20 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Meems Bottom Covered Bridge, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Meems Bottom Covered Bridge (pictured) is the longest covered bridge in the U.S. state of Virginia? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Meems Bottom Covered Bridge. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Alex Shih ^Talk 12:32, 20 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Disambiguation link notification for December 28

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Edits to Blue Ridge Tunnel

Sorry, I realized that I may have misinterpreted WP:ORDER in this instance. Thanks for fixing Blue Ridge Tunnel#References. Elizabeth Linden Rahway (talk) 13:09, 27 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! Thanks! MountainRail (talk) 13:11, 27 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment drive

I've been assessing places for Wikipedia:WikiProject Virginia and it seems we are both working away at it at the same time!Morgan Riley (talk) 16:24, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, indeed! Thank you for helping out with the majority of these assessments. It is a good thing to get this work done! MountainRail (talk) 16:27, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Autopatrolled

Hi MountainRail, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the autopatrolled right to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the patroller right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! Ϣere SpielChequers 22:32, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! MountainRail (talk) 23:20, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Mann's Creek Railroad

MountainRail, I wanted to commend you on a job well done on the article for Mann's Creek Railroad! Will you be nominating this article for DYK? It's a definite DYK article! -- Caponer (talk) 02:47, 7 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Caponer! I would indeed like to nominate it for DYK and I already have a QPQ done. Do you have suggestions for a hook? Perhaps this, though there might be something better: "that although only 9 miles (14 km) long, the Mann's Creek Railroad serviced nearly 200 beehive coke ovens?"

MountainRail, your hook actually works well, and I think it would definitely garner interest from Wikipedia users! You may want to use the actual number of 193, as I could see an editor being picky about sticking to the sourced information. Other than that, I say you're good to go! Thank you for doing a terrific job on a West Virginia-related article. We could sure use more West Virginia content and representation on Wikipedia--so it's greatly appreciated! -- Caponer (talk) 03:19, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, the nomination is here. MountainRail (talk) 11:36, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Mann's Creek Railroad

On 10 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mann's Creek Railroad, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that although only 9 miles (14 km) long, the Mann's Creek Railroad serviced 193 beehive coke ovens? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mann's Creek Railroad. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), 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.

— Crisco 1492 (talk) 18:35, 10 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Burgess Rifle

Thanks, it's better so --Humaag (talk) 15:48, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Firearms Project

Welcome! I look forward to more of your contributions!--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 23:53, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! MountainRail (talk) 23:56, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Thanks for your help with the article San Diego County Administration Center! --MelanieN (talk) 15:13, 12 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! Glad to help. MountainRail (talk) 15:16, 12 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

RfC in Dave Brat

As someone who previously participated in the article Dave Brat, I am letting you know a RfC has been opened on an issue regarding that article. I am placing this notice on the Talk pages of everyone previously commenting on this topic who has not already commented in the RfC. BlueSalix (talk) 20:39, 13 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Colt Ring Lever rifles

On 24 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Colt Ring Lever rifles, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Colt First Model Ring Lever rifle, produced in 1837 and 1838, was Samuel Colt's first manufactured firearm? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Colt Ring Lever rifles. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), 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 DYK project (nominate) 00:49, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

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Marent Gulch Trestle

Hi,

I have seen that you startet a draft in 2013 and you might be interested in my new article about the Marent Gulch Trestle in the german wikipedia. --Krib (talk) 19:00, 8 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red World Contest

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Virginia and Tennessee Railroad

Hello MountainRail - It looks like you have not been active in Wikipedia for a few years. I noticed you brought the Virginia Central Railroad up to GA a few years back. I write a lot about the American Civil War in West Virginia and Virginia, and one subject that is often part of the narrative is the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. Have you considered improving it up to GA? Hope all is well, thanks. TwoScars (talk) 14:40, 13 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Cedar Green, Virginia for deletion

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Eastmain (talk • contribs) 14:28, 29 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

List of preserved railway locomotives

Your draft article on railway locomotives from 2016 or before is contributing, now in 2022, to new list-article now at Draft:Preserved locomotives in the United States. I found yours eventually, i think, by seeing what articles used certain photos. You were doing a good job! I hope you appreciate that your work is helping make the current effort more complete. (And if you read this anytime soon, please contact me.) Thanks! --Doncram (talk) 04:14, 18 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]