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On 12 February 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Composition roller, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in letterpress printing, composition rollers are used to apply ink to the bed of type? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Composition roller. 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 11:41, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-02-12T11:41:00.000Z","author":"Nyttend","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Nyttend-2013-02-12T11:41:00.000Z-DYK_for_Composition_roller","replies":[]}}-->

Hi Morgan,

Thanks for letting me know that you put those images up for deletion. I can't think of any fair-use argument I could make for them, and I would not know where to start with respect to getting permission from the copyright holders of the statues, so I think I'll leave the images to be deleted.

Neelix (talk) 01:57, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-02-13T01:57:00.000Z","author":"Neelix","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Neelix-2013-02-13T01:57:00.000Z-Statue_images","replies":[]}}-->

Hi Morgan,

I've just created your suggested page List of Contributors to Rees's Cyclopaedia I just hope there will not be the same kind of flak caused by the creation of the list of long articles, for there were moves to deleted it entirely as being 'un-encyclopaedic'!!. My next job is finish adding info about writers' Rees contributions to their WP pages, so there is a cross reference. Apwoolrich (talk) 13:53, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-02-13T13:53:00.000Z","author":"Apwoolrich","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Apwoolrich-2013-02-13T13:53:00.000Z-Rees's_Cyclopaedia_#2","replies":["c-Morgan_Riley-2013-02-13T15:43:00.000Z-Apwoolrich-2013-02-13T13:53:00.000Z"]}}-->

Excellent! After I proposed it, I looked back into the history and saw the trouble you had with that one, which made me realize what sort of pitfall I may have stepped into. Hopefully because it is cited, and has a very clear and definite inclusion criteria (it seems that the 15 column definition appeared to some as rather arbitrary), that it should stand a bit better odds. I did move it, however, to match up with the use of the "æ" in the other Cyclopædia articles, so if its not showing up on your watchlist, that might be why. Cheers! Morgan Riley (talk) 15:43, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-02-13T15:43:00.000Z","author":"Morgan Riley","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Morgan_Riley-2013-02-13T15:43:00.000Z-Apwoolrich-2013-02-13T13:53:00.000Z","replies":["c-Apwoolrich-2013-02-13T16:40:00.000Z-Morgan_Riley-2013-02-13T15:43:00.000Z"]}}-->

The 15 column definition stems from the Rees Project, and was picked by Prof. Fullmer to reflect the 11,000 word article length, which can be regarded as the size for a definitive account of a topic. But of course what about the shorter articles? The David and Charles reprint has the same defect, in that any piece less than about 350 words was left out. Readers not knowing this might assume that Rees never had the topic. I have a very long MS listing of the biographical articles in Rees that I am pondering how to handle. There was a guy I have lost touch with who photocopied all Burney's musical articles with a view to publishing them in book form, but a Google search shows he never pursued it. When I was working as a publisher's editor I copied the Canals article with all the updates on canals and railways from the later volumes,for publication in book form but that was not taken up. The textiles pages on are line and I have referenced them.

I suppose the obvious answer will be to create a Rees's Cyclopaedia page for each volume on Wikisource with all the article titles listed in the hope that in time the texts can be scanned and OCRd for inclusion.This has been done for EB 11 and other serials. I have used the HathiTrust edition of the various reviews I have cited for use in my research, and making plain text copies was quite straight forward.

The problem will be how to handle the numerous 2 or 3 line dictionary articles, and the numerous pages with tables, maths etc, etc. Also finding enough people interested in doing it! Kind regards. Apwoolrich (talk) 16:40, 13 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-02-13T16:40:00.000Z","author":"Apwoolrich","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Apwoolrich-2013-02-13T16:40:00.000Z-Morgan_Riley-2013-02-13T15:43:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

Was snooping your page. Like 99% of what you are for/doing. Go Brave...Squirrels. TCO (talk) 06:58, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-02-16T06:58:00.000Z","author":"TCO","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-TCO-2013-02-16T06:58:00.000Z-Good_stuff","replies":[]}}-->

Thanks for your comment at the AfD. Out of interest, what could gunnies be merged into? I know that the word stope is sometimes used, but that's just a redirect at present and it seems to be a less precise term. My knowledge of mining is very biased towards SW England, though, so maybe there's another term that's used worldwide?  —SMALLJIM  11:23, 16 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-02-16T11:23:00.000Z","author":"Smalljim","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Smalljim-2013-02-16T11:23:00.000Z-Gunnies","replies":[],"displayName":"SMALL"}}-->

Putting my money where my mouth is, I downloaded an HTML copy of the OCRd text of Vol 1 from the Internet Archive, ran it through my text editor Note Tab and converted it to a text document. Have made a start at cutting out all the body text, leaving the topic headings which are in Caps, so OCR well. The problem is that the OCRing of the work is somewhat mangled, so it will be a job to produce decent texts of the articles for WikiSource. The work complete is around 100,000 words for that volume. Once I have produced the list I shall have to check it against the original. I'll keep you posted on how it goes. Apwoolrich (talk) 18:10, 17 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-02-17T18:10:00.000Z","author":"Apwoolrich","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Apwoolrich-2013-02-17T18:10:00.000Z-Rees's_Cyclopaedia_#3","replies":[]}}-->

Hi,

I removed Monument Valley from our scope, but retained List of appearances of Monument Valley in the media. Reason being, is to help the project mainly focus on fictional articles, otherwise we would end up with everything from cactus to every model of Colt .45, places, and U.S. state shown in a Western movie and it would become unmanageable. The best place for Monument Valley in a Western context is WP:WikiProject American Old West which is more a non-fiction historical project dealing with real outlaws and places, real cowboys and Indians. By keeping fiction and non-fiction apart, I hope to offer a more specific set of articles for members to contribute towards and it will help people find things easier in the project categories. The non-fictional exceptions of course, are biogs of real actors and directors, writers and such who had a notable role in shaping the Westerns genre. Thanks, however, for the list article.. it is perfectly suited to what we cover and need to work on. On a side note, can you please make sure you class newly tagged articles, as I want to avoid a backlog of unassessed articles. Thanks, Ma®©usBritish^{chat} 13:16, 27 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-02-27T13:16:00.000Z","author":"MarcusBritish","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-MarcusBritish-2013-02-27T13:16:00.000Z-Westerns_project_scope","replies":["c-Morgan_Riley-2013-03-03T00:46:00.000Z-MarcusBritish-2013-02-27T13:16:00.000Z"],"displayName":"Ma\u00ae\u00a9usBritish"}}-->

Noted. My rationale was not really any "Old West" historical element as much as that much of Monument Valley's history and notability is due to its role as a filming location for everyone from John Ford to Sergio Leone to Back to the Future Part III. But it is for each project to decide their scope, and it is easier for a project to remove a tag than to have to seek out ones in need. Cheers. Morgan Riley (talk) 00:46, 3 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-03-03T00:46:00.000Z","author":"Morgan Riley","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Morgan_Riley-2013-03-03T00:46:00.000Z-MarcusBritish-2013-02-27T13:16:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

I agree 100% with your comments regarding Coalwood. Particularly irksome is the reference to Big Creek High School, which resides in War, which is several miles down the road from Coalwood. I would be overjoyed to edit the article and remove most of the Rocket Boy Material, and of course most of the data that has been copied from the Coalwood WV page.....let me know when this can happen because, IF I were to do the edits, there would be a galactic level knee spasm that they can no longer read about Homer Hickam. I know Homer, I have corresponded with him, and the fact that the RocketBoys festival has moved to Beckley, a full 70+ miles from Coalwood, speaks violumesCoal town guy (talk) 17:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-03-12T17:00:00.000Z","author":"Coal town guy","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Coal_town_guy-2013-03-12T17:00:00.000Z-Coalwood,_WV","replies":["c-Morgan_Riley-2013-03-15T17:02:00.000Z-Coal_town_guy-2013-03-12T17:00:00.000Z"]}}-->

Hmmm, as I live in central Virginia, I doubt my local library has much to help there, but I can try to provide a neutral third party if you have had editing issues with these matters.Morgan Riley (talk) 17:02, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-03-15T17:02:00.000Z","author":"Morgan Riley","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Morgan_Riley-2013-03-15T17:02:00.000Z-Coal_town_guy-2013-03-12T17:00:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

Hey Morgan Riley; I'm dropping you this note because you've used the article feedback tool in the last month or so. On Thursday and Friday the tool will be down for a major deployment; it should be up by Saturday, failing anything going wrong, and by Monday if something does :). Thanks, Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 21:27, 13 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-03-13T21:27:00.000Z","author":"Okeyes (WMF)","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Okeyes_(WMF)-2013-03-13T21:27:00.000Z-Article_Feedback_deployment","replies":[]}}-->

I love the fact that we are providing a global perspective on this facet of history. HOW may I help? My experience is by my own admission US based, as well, thats about the only area I know well.Coal town Coal town guy (talk) 16:51, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-03-15T16:51:00.000Z","author":"Coal town guy","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Coal_town_guy-2013-03-15T16:51:00.000Z-Pit_Towns..dammit,_I_like_that","replies":["c-Morgan_Riley-2013-03-15T17:01:00.000Z-Coal_town_guy-2013-03-15T16:51:00.000Z","c-Apwoolrich-2013-03-16T17:16:00.000Z-Coal_town_guy-2013-03-15T16:51:00.000Z"]}}-->

As my familial homeland (on one side anyways) is the Shinnston-Clarksburg area, I want to applaud your efforts to digitally immortalize the communities of Appalachia. Bravo! Also, I may want your help soon on a project I have cooking for my local coalfield, though it's on the backburner until I get the assessment/tagging of all the WikiProject Mining pages mostly done (got about a couple hundred left to do; that's how I discovered pit town).Morgan Riley (talk) 17:01, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-03-15T17:01:00.000Z","author":"Morgan Riley","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Morgan_Riley-2013-03-15T17:01:00.000Z-Coal_town_guy-2013-03-15T16:51:00.000Z","replies":["c-Coal_town_guy-2013-03-15T17:05:00.000Z-Morgan_Riley-2013-03-15T17:01:00.000Z"]}}-->

Is there a biography of a coal company owner in the UK that you can recall. Thats how I was able to find a documenetd definition. Most of these folks were rather paternalistic, and they were proud of the places they created......Coal town guy (talk) 17:05, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-03-15T17:05:00.000Z","author":"Coal town guy","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Coal_town_guy-2013-03-15T17:05:00.000Z-Morgan_Riley-2013-03-15T17:01:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

Re Great Britain, there are many instances of mine owners building houses for the miners, not only for coal but also minerals such as copper, which can be seen in places like Cornwall. Another aspect is the creation of settlements for industrial workers with the introduction of the factory system in the eighteenth century. AFIK its not a topic that has been widely researched, but there is material in each of the volumes of regional textile mills surveys and the one about the Swindon railway town, all published by English Heritage in the 1990s. Apwoolrich (talk) 17:16, 16 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-03-16T17:16:00.000Z","author":"Apwoolrich","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Apwoolrich-2013-03-16T17:16:00.000Z-Coal_town_guy-2013-03-15T16:51:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

I found this take a look its a dam good startCoal town guy (talk) 17:30, 15 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-03-15T17:30:00.000Z","author":"Coal town guy","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Coal_town_guy-2013-03-15T17:30:00.000Z-Pit_Village_definition_and_reference_for_you","replies":[]}}-->

Thank you for the invitation, but I am not sure what a project is. What would my task be? - Soerfm (talk) 20:50, 16 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-03-16T20:50:00.000Z","author":"Soerfm","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Soerfm-2013-03-16T20:50:00.000Z-WikiProject_Mining","replies":[]}}-->

That anonymous user added an external link to a company website. When an anonymous newcomer to WP makes only one edit, the addition of a link to his/her company's website, the odds are that he/she is only interested in advertising that company's website. I therefore removed the link ... and 117.192.117.123 added it in again. I removed it a second time and 117.192.117.123 has again added that link.

I don't want to continue this edit "warring" any further. Would you take a look and see what you can do? mbeychok (talk) 15:28, 26 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-03-26T15:28:00.000Z","author":"Mbeychok","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Mbeychok-2013-03-26T15:28:00.000Z-Please_look_at_recent_edits_of_Cooling_tower_by_117.192.117.123","replies":["c-Morgan_Riley-2013-03-26T16:34:00.000Z-Mbeychok-2013-03-26T15:28:00.000Z"]}}-->

Agreed that it looks suspiciously like spam, even if well-intentioned; if not spam, then its marginal educational value should be discussed before its replacement. I removed the link, added the Template:No more links hoping that may help some, and requested that before its replacement that it be discussed at the talk page. Also, good call on 3RR, keeping your cool, and bringing in a third party. Cheers! Morgan Riley (talk) 16:34, 26 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-03-26T16:34:00.000Z","author":"Morgan Riley","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Morgan_Riley-2013-03-26T16:34:00.000Z-Mbeychok-2013-03-26T15:28:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

I'm really really impressed with your work on the Virginia Portal. I has bothered me for some time, and I was giving serious thought to proposing its deletion - I figured nobody was likely to properly maintain it. However, the automation is brilliant and I think it looks great. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help.--Kubigula (talk) 03:28, 27 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-03-27T03:28:00.000Z","author":"Kubigula","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Kubigula-2013-03-27T03:28:00.000Z-Fantastic_work_on_the_Virginia_Portal","replies":["c-Coal_town_guy-2013-04-01T00:55:00.000Z-Kubigula-2013-03-27T03:28:00.000Z"]}}-->

Thank you very much! I'll keep at it then. Right now the main help I can think of is trying to find "this month in history" dates for some of the "slower news" months. Eventually, I hope to get it to a point where it can be nominated for featured portal.

Thats FANDAMTASTIC work for certain, that portal has come a long way.Coal town guy (talk) 00:55, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-04-01T00:55:00.000Z","author":"Coal town guy","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Coal_town_guy-2013-04-01T00:55:00.000Z-Kubigula-2013-03-27T03:28:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

Hi! I joined Wikipedia inspired by you. I'm also helping restore a house in Barton Heights, at 2007 Barton. The historical societies that I've contacted say there are no images, yet I've been able to find partial/pieces of images by searching Home St, the nearby houses, etc. I (somewhat obviously) live in Richmond also; If there are any images you've taken or come across that might help us unravel the tangle of bad construction, remodels, owners, etc. I'd be forever in your debt! Any pictures at all would inspire, honestly. Thank you so much for all your hard work! HonorCat (talk) 23:07, 9 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2014-04-09T23:07:00.000Z","author":"HonorCat","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-HonorCat-2014-04-09T23:07:00.000Z-Fantastic_work_on_the_Virginia_Portal","replies":[]}}-->

Back from the beach, no coal there. Weyanoke Coal and Coke was HUGE at its zenith. Check out Arista, West Virginia and Hiawatha, West Virginia as well. Both of those were in Mercer County. While yes, there was a Weyanoke WV, its greater presence was probably in Hiawatha. Hope this helps. Oh, and the local pronounciation sounds like whyanoke. I also took a look at the ref, very very cool. IF you ever see a ref on Whitby, West Virginia, or its older name Bowyer give me a yellCoal town guy (talk) 00:42, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-04-01T00:42:00.000Z","author":"Coal town guy","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Coal_town_guy-2013-04-01T00:42:00.000Z-Weyanoke,_WV","replies":[]}}-->

Just saw your removed the template from Talk:Cadwallader Range. That range is the core of the Bridge River goldfield (Bralorne-Pioneer Mine and others. Might I suggest you x-ref these places with mining searches to see why they have WP:Mining on them before you delete their templates? In this case a search for "MINFILE Cadwallader" will find you a bunch.Skookum1 (talk) 00:56, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-04-01T00:56:00.000Z","author":"Skookum1","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Skookum1-2013-04-01T00:56:00.000Z-De-templating_for_WP:Mining","replies":["c-Morgan_Riley-2013-04-01T01:16:00.000Z-Skookum1-2013-04-01T00:56:00.000Z"]}}-->

Thank you for the criticism. Part of the issue is trying to figure out how tangential these things are, but mostly I work by taking what's in the article and processing that through the criteria. I do searches to help determine individual minesites, but since there was not a word about it, I couldn't see the connection (quite a many articles are tagged when only tangentially related). It certainly needs some explanation of its connection then. Hopefully I haven't made too many other mistakes, but if you see any more in my attempt to work through the backlog, please let me know. Cheers! Morgan Riley (talk) 01:16, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-04-01T01:16:00.000Z","author":"Morgan Riley","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Morgan_Riley-2013-04-01T01:16:00.000Z-Skookum1-2013-04-01T00:56:00.000Z","replies":["c-Skookum1-2013-04-01T01:30:00.000Z-Morgan_Riley-2013-04-01T01:16:00.000Z"]}}-->

I posted a MINFILE google and a book ref on that talkpage.....in general if you find this template on a BC page, I probably put it there, with good reason, even if the article says nothing (yet).Skookum1 (talk) 01:30, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-04-01T01:30:00.000Z","author":"Skookum1","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Skookum1-2013-04-01T01:30:00.000Z-Morgan_Riley-2013-04-01T01:16:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

I actually live in the Richmond area and could probably snag a friend to go if you wanted to tentatively hold something that day. I don't think I have anything planned, but if you're interested in holding something on Saturday, June 22 I'm willing. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 09:16, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-05-31T09:16:00.000Z","author":"Tokyogirl79","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Tokyogirl79-2013-05-31T09:16:00.000Z-Richmond_meetup_for_Wikipedia:Wiknic?","replies":["c-Albrecht_Conz-2013-06-07T20:33:00.000Z-Tokyogirl79-2013-05-31T09:16:00.000Z"]}}-->

Should the Wicnic go ahead on the 22nd, I'd likely attend. - Doesn't seem, however, there's all that much interest so far... Albrecht Conz (talk) 20:33, 7 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-06-07T20:33:00.000Z","author":"Albrecht Conz","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Albrecht_Conz-2013-06-07T20:33:00.000Z-Tokyogirl79-2013-05-31T09:16:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	Just for your hard work and being bold. Quack2012 (talk) 16:01, 9 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-08-09T16:01:00.000Z","author":"Quack2012","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Quack2012-2013-08-09T16:01:00.000Z-A_barnstar_for_you!","replies":[]}}-->

As a subscriber to one of The Wikipedia Library's programs, we'd like to hear your thoughts about future donations and project activities in this brief survey. Thanks and cheers, Ocaasi ^{t | c} 14:45, 9 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2013-12-09T14:45:00.000Z","author":"Ocaasi","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Ocaasi-2013-12-09T14:45:00.000Z-The_Wikipedia_Library_Survey","replies":[]}}-->

Boy I sure do love Richmond. After serving my country fighting in two wars I finally made my way back to the USofA and my base in CA. It had been several years since I had been "home", and I decided to check up on the city to see how it was doing. You see when ever I travel, I use Wikipedia as a source for learning about that particular city, as I am sure millions (if not billions) of other netizens do-- E.g. sites to see, things to do, history, weather, etc. So naturally, to check up on my beloved city I visited the Wikipedia page. I was quite dismayed to find that the Richmond, VA site had images that were dated, or didn't reflect the true character of the city, and didn't seem to highlight the best attributes of the city. Actually after reviewing the article, it seems that the people that are spending their time making edits to the article hardly seem to care much about the city at all or are oblivious to what makes it unique for the vast majority of citizens. There are some downright negative views on there. I vowed to take some time to show my appreciation for the city I love.

Now that I am back home, I have some more time on my hands. I figured I would help do my part to show those that want to learn a little more about what the city is really all about. A lot has happened in the past couple decades, but the page sure didn't reflect that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.183.126.166 (talk) 21:53, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2014-01-29T21:53:00.000Z","author":"216.183.126.166","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-216.183.126.166-2014-01-29T21:53:00.000Z-Reply","replies":["c-Morgan_Riley-2014-01-29T22:18:00.000Z-216.183.126.166-2014-01-29T21:53:00.000Z"]}}-->

Welcome back! I too love Richmond (and Virginia more broadly, amongst various interests), and so have spent countless hours trying to gradually bring up the quality of the various pages and images for it. I would welcome any suggestions you have. Moreover, if you would like help or advice on how to edit or otherwise contribute to Wikipedia, please let me know! Morgan Riley (talk) 22:18, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2014-01-29T22:18:00.000Z","author":"Morgan Riley","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Morgan_Riley-2014-01-29T22:18:00.000Z-216.183.126.166-2014-01-29T21:53:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

Sure. How about you let other people have a chance to provide factual information about their city. Based on the edit history it seems that the wiki Richmond, VA page is just the "Morgan Riley's Richmond, VA page". Yes, it might be the most factual Richmond, VA page around, but it also one of the most uninteresting. There can be factual content that is impartial and not completely sterile too. This should be a true representation of the people that make the city.

I am sure Richmond doesn't have nearly as many willing contributors as the larger metropolises. But it also doesn't help that the few that are willing to try to contribute get shot down so frequently. Other people want to share their (fact based) part of the Richmond story, but every time they have done so it just gets wiped. You definitely have the wiki experience to overrule any contributor and you sure aren't shy to use it. But why not take some time to go out of your way and bring their contributions up to code instead of just removing other peoples stuff all the time?

Obviously we aren't all experts at Wikipedia. But the result of what you are doing, unintended or otherwise, is that the Richmond Wikipedia page is in no way a true representation of what Richmond is really all about. You have turned it into a one-sided fact book that is seemingly too timid to explore any of the aspects of what makes the city what it is. Sure you have to be balanced-- I get it. But don't just gut the article to make it happen. If that is what you are trying to accomplish, why stop with removing one or two posts every now and then? How about just remove all content and leave the words "Richmond, Virginia". That seems pretty safe, right? Sure, you are a loyal Wikipedia editor, but you are doing a disservice to the city of Richmond and the citizens who love it and want to share it with the world. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.183.126.166 (talk) 16:19, 24 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2014-10-24T16:19:00.000Z","author":"216.183.126.166","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-216.183.126.166-2014-10-24T16:19:00.000Z-Reply","replies":[]}}-->

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Wow, thank you all! I figured if WPVA wants to make real progress, the assessment backlog needed to go. Let me know what else I may be able to help with! Morgan Riley (talk) 21:08, 11 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2014-02-11T21:08:00.000Z","author":"Morgan Riley","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Morgan_Riley-2014-02-11T21:08:00.000Z-Mojo_Hand-2014-02-11T19:47:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

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Hi Morgan, someone in "meatspace" who knows I'm an avid Wikipedian pointed out an apparent error with your File:De Vinne 1904 - Punch and matrix.jpg. The metadata says it's from pages 16-17 of a 1904 work by Theodore Low De Vinne, but it seems to actually be from page 55 from an 1876 work by the same author. If I'm right, I'm happy to make the edits and request a criterion 3 rename over at Commons. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything... --BDD (talk) 20:44, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2020-06-08T20:44:00.000Z","author":"BDD","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-BDD-2020-06-08T20:44:00.000Z-File:De_Vinne_1904_-_Punch_and_matrix.jpg","replies":["c-Morgan_Riley-2020-06-08T21:29:00.000Z-BDD-2020-06-08T20:44:00.000Z"]}}-->

Thank you for catching that! Sure enough, the link I cited simply doesn't show it. It must have been a clerical error of transposition when I was working with my citations. I try to be thorough, but given the amount I have uploaded, something was bound to be off eventually. Please go ahead and submit the correction. Morgan Riley (talk) 21:29, 8 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2020-06-08T21:29:00.000Z","author":"Morgan Riley","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Morgan_Riley-2020-06-08T21:29:00.000Z-BDD-2020-06-08T20:44:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

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