User talk:Acdixon/Archive Jul-Dec 2012

Boundary 2 talk page

Hi,

I am contacting you because some of the material on the boundary 2 talk page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Boundary_2) has been repeatedly removed and/or archived. There are two main editors involved in censoring the material:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Steve_Quinn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Guillaume2303

I would like to read further discussion on the talk page on the questions there. I said this today and it was immediately removed from the talk page. What is a person supposed to do when two or more of these people control a page this way?

Thanks 95.241.252.9 (talk) 14:56, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Peer Review Request

Hello,

I noticed that you have contributed in the past to George Madison and other Kentucky related historical topics and wanted to inquire if you would be interested in looking at Thomas S. Hinde who was from a prominent Kentucky family and greatly contributed to US history during his life. I have put a lot of time into updating this article over the past few months and it just received a excellent copy-edit. My main goal is to reach GA or FA status.

I hope you can take a look at this article if you have some free time. Nice to meet you and thank you in advance.

Best Regards,

Lawman4312 (talk) 03:00, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

I noticed the article added to the See also section of the George Madison article. I briefly scanned it, but I don't mind to have a closer look if I can find time. Did you formally list it for peer review? If not, where do you want me to leave comments? Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 15:01, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Hello, I formally listed it for peer review on the talk page of Thomas S. Hinde. Thank you so much your previous work with Kentucky figures is very impressive. Do you think this article has potential to reach GA or FA status? Lawman4312 (talk) 15:40, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

It certainly appears to have a significant volume of information, which is a good sign, but I'll withhold judgement on the GA or FA issue until I can do a more thorough review. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 16:26, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

All things Kentucky

Hey there. I have FINALLY started to get WV unincorpoprated communitites to a point of actually being an article per county. SO, I thought, hey, you would be the person to ask, do you have a "empty county" in mind you would like to see some town data for? WV still has some gaps, but after 1200 + articles, I thought, lets see Kentucky. I undersdtand I have asked this before, but hey, what do you think?Coal town guy (talk) 13:15, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

I don't really have anything in mind, no. I can only say that you've done a masterful job so far in documenting some really small places that were likely to otherwise escape notice. County identity is a big deal in most parts of Kentucky, which is why I always try to tag Kentucky biographies with the appropriate "People from X County, Kentucky" category. If a Kentuckian is interested in contributing to Wikipedia, there's a good chance he or she will check his county category first to see what articles are out there related to his or her county. I know I did. Now, in which of these counties is that most likely to happen? I have no idea. So far, it seems we have a nice contingent from Appalachia, so maybe the eastern counties are more likely candidates. I seem to be one of a few (maybe the only active one) from western Kentucky. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:45, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Well, its time for the folks in Eastern Kentucky to get some entries....I did a quick review, some of the Eastern Counties are very well covered. Others are in need, so, I will start soon. Right now I am just finishing up Upshur County and Wirt County. Man oh man. LOTS of places. Of interest however, some of the central counties are very well done. Coal town guy (talk) 14:03, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

That may (or may not) be a result of WikiProject Louisville's influence. A lot of central Kentucky can be considered Louisville metro. There was also once a WikiProject Bluegrass Region for (essentially) Lexington metro, which would also have covered central Kentucky, but it's defunct now. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 14:08, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Bluegrass Region was never really that active. Anything done within its influence was pretty much a WP:KY thing.--King Bedford I ^{Seek his grace} 14:43, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

No worries, I just completed Gallatin County and am now in TrimbleCoal town guy (talk) 15:55, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Foster in Bracken County KY

Hey there, I have a cool KY think and I believe you be the man to ask. Here is the deal, Foster, WAS a city. The in 99, the board decided, not anymore. SO, do we have a category, or designation, where I can say, it was a city, but its still active with a post office???Coal town guy (talk) 16:55, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

Hmm. I know a similar thing happened in Lone Oak. Not sure if it has a post office or not. Looks like it's included in the category Category:Former municipalities in Kentucky. That might be your best bet. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 17:00, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

AWW GEEZ......I have some actual seraching to do then. I believe the Lone Oak PO is gone. At least I cant find it on my handy dandy list of active Post Offices anymore.......Coal town guy (talk) 17:12, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

There were a few other former towns in that category. Maybe check some of those to see if any of them still have a post office. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 17:19, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

GROOVY, I will make that happen. Oh and by the way, Jessamine County has a place named Catnip. How cool is Catnip KY???? ALMOST as cool as Chicken BristleCoal town guy (talk) 14:10, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Sound capture

Download Audacity. Then you can do a sound capture from YouTube.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 21:31, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

P.S. take a shot at fair use.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 03:01, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Clementsville in Casey County KY

Hey, this place had a notable KY resident. I will redo the article as it has no GNIS data, no map, no references etc etc, however, could you handle the Notable resident thing?Coal town guy (talk) 15:19, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Sure. Just let me know when you are ready. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 12:39, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Ready when you are! and Thanks!Coal town guy (talk) 20:37, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Call of the Wildman

Hello! Your submission of Call of the Wildman at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Mgrē@sŏn 15:33, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

a new idea for a DYK Kentucky article

Heym, a curious factoid I have come upon, it appears that KY has tghe most town names with 2 letters in the US......I am trying to confirm this now. So far, in KY, we have OK, Oz, Ed, and Ep.....Coal town guy (talk) 15:18, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

That is an interesting fact. What article would you propose to include it in for DYK? Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 15:53, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

I do not know. I am rather uneducated about DYK, In fact, I have yet to read more than a few of those articles. I thought, why not a KY one?Coal town guy (talk) 16:11, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Most of my 61 DYKs have been Kentucky ones (and I have another one, Call of the Wildman, in the queue). The requirements are that it must be a new article (created within the last five days) of over 1,500 characters, a previously unsourced biography of a living person that has been expanded to twice its original size in the past five days, or any other article that has been expanded to five times its original size in the past five days. The expansion must also include the fact to be featured in the DYK area (called "the hook") and the hook must be cited to a reliable source. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 16:18, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

The only way then, would be to add this factoid to the Short name places section of unusual placve names within Wikipedia. Otherwise, from what I see, it could be a DYK...Oh well. By the way, I also just found Uz KY, in Letcher County.Coal town guy (talk) 17:53, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Which article are you referring to that has a short place names section? Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 18:56, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

My error, I found this http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3ASP-KP%2FToDo%2Fsalvage2&diff=233679039&oldid=231889302#N, BUT its not an article per seCoal town guy (talk) 19:10, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Going to need your help

Hey. Thought I would create a Wikipedia article about of all things Coal Scrip. There are some articles about general scrip or company scrip on Wikipedia, but NOT coal scrip. Luckily, the VP od the National Scrip Collectors Association put the phone lines in for my Moms hometown and thus I dug up some actual references (published materials) at home. The help I will require, would be from an Admin because, almost every state in the US, KY and WV (hint hint) had coal towns and thus coal scrip. I would be delighted if you could upon completion on my end, take a look at the article I create and tell me, point blank, no holds barred, if it sucks or has some merit and what I could do to make it "worthy". The practices to issue coal scrip were at time inhumane, BUT, this is not a civil rights, or human rights attempt here, I am as you know, trying to preserve some history by using real life examples. SO, I will let you know when I have completed and hopefully, count on you to say (WOW THATS TERRIBLE or NOT ) Thanks againCoal town guy (talk) 21:54, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

I'd be happy to. Article creation and expansion is my forte, although my status as an admin doesn't mean my opinion on whether or not the article is "worthy" carries any more weight than any other user's. Here are a few suggestions:

• Create the article in your user space first. Start it at User:Coal town guy/Coal scrip, for example. That will protect it from being deleted before you have it ready for prime time. I do this for pretty much every article I create. If you get busy and have to leave the article in an unfinished state for a while, no big deal. This also protects its eligibility for DYK.
• If there are already articles about general scrip and company scrip, you might go to their talk pages and share your intentions there. I'm betting with such similar articles already extant, someone will opine that your article should be merged into those. Lay out very specifically what points you think are unique to coal scrip that don't neatly fit into one of the existing articles. Don't be married to the idea that this has to be a new article; expanding an existing article is a worthy endeavor in its own right and will give you valuable experience. This might also have the useful side effect of attracting more editors that are interested in the subject to help you with your article!
• Go ahead and add any relevant categories to the article while it's in your article space; just make sure to enclose them in <nowiki> tags until you are ready to move the article to the main space. User space articles generally shouldn't be categorized with main space articles.
• Some editors will tell you not to cite every sentence to a reliable source, but I prefer to do so. The present standard is that "material that is challenged or likely to be challenged" should be cited. I think that's way too vague. Who knows what might be challenged? I cite all but the most basic facts or facts that unquestionably follow from material that is already cited. It's a heck of a lot easier to cite information up front than go back and try to find the source you took it from six months later. Trust me.
• Use appropriate cite templates in your bibliography so your formatting is consistent. Common ones I use are {{cite book}}, {{cite journal}}, {{cite web}} and {{cite newspaper}}.

I don't know much about coal scrip myself, but I know folks in my family used it some years ago. Look forward to seeing what you come up with. I'm always happy to mentor new editors. We need more people creating and expanding articles, and fewer people arguing about stupid crap like which kinds of dashes go where. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 01:24, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

I gave it a basic shot here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Coal_Scrip Its bare bones right now and for some reason the image I chose is not showing up yet. Hiowever, the image is mine and can be seen at the Hot Coal West Virginia page. MANY THANKS, there will be edits of course. BUT I want to define the object before drowning it in causes and meanings, odds are, many many folks are like you, WHAT is coal scrip etc etcCoal town guy (talk) 01:33, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Fixed your image, made a few formatting tweaks, and <nowiki>'d your category. If your book has page numbers, you should probably include those. See Isaac Shelby for an example of my citation style. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 01:42, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

MUCH appreciated. There are alot of things I could add, BUT, I will need to do some reaesrch to find a source that confirm what real life taught me. I actually did a primer on coal scrip on Youtube, IF you want you can take a peek at it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXFGgKVqKPM

Folloowed you advice and also sent a hello to the person who started a company scrip article. It is a political manifesto that does not tell you what actual scrip is, BUT, it could be a very very cool expansion part of a scrip article........Coal town guy (talk) 13:35, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Agree that the company scrip article is too POV as currently referenced. I don't doubt the accuracy of much of what is said there, but it needs to be supported by reliable sources. More on what scrip is, how it is/was used, how the practice of issuing it came to be, etc. would all make useful additions to the article. Hope the originating editor works with you to form a much improved article. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:52, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

I can see the viewpoint, I have had relatives and friends who used scrip and died in the mines. BUT, Wikipedia is not the place to soap box this, dont get me wrong, these people were treated like trash and they were for all intents enslaved, but again, this is not the place for that. Worst case scenario, I get no reply and I edit the article oendinfg approval.........lots of work to doCoal town guy (talk) 14:22, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Well, I contacted everyone who touched the company scrip article. The only "reply" I got was that it was beneath their notice or that they were not interested in the subject matter. I kindly said thanks and suggested that iof they were not interested in the subject, dont edit it. SO.......I think an expansion could be OK, but I am afraid of the entire actual content being drowned in a workers rights soap boxing and again, having lived through it, I have zero desire to convolute what should be a rather historical item that yes, was controversial. I cant find myself able to agree about it being in the human rights category.....SO, what do you think if I just redid the article, with (gasp) facts and refernce articles here on wiki about inciodemts related to its use and or abuse?Coal town guy (talk) 13:18, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

If there is that little interest in the article among editors who have edited it in the past, you can probably get away with doing a major overhaul, as long as it conforms to policy. I have, on certain articles, rewritten the entire article in my user space, replaced the main space article wholesale with my new article, and nobody said a word. I don't recommend that approach for all articles, but it works sometimes. Why don't you develop your draft, then post a link to it on the article's talk page stating your intent to replace the existing article with your draft. If nobody complains in a week, do it! :) Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:37, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Strange but GREAT IDEA. I gave the VP of the National Scrip Collectors Assoc a call, he is a cool guy who put phones into my Moms towmn a LONG time ago. ANYWAY, we had a chat and I own a Edkins Coal Scrip Book published by the same folks. He gave me some references as well and I will be boning the thing up. (Besides, I have bought ALOT of coal scrip fom him any way) THEN, I will provde the link on the talk page, and THEN, BAM, unless someone says no, or hey please not, BOOM, we will have a new arrticle with actual facts. (DEAR LORD!)Coal town guy (talk) 15:23, 19 July 2012 (UTC)

Congratulations. Looks like your article was accepted! Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:05, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks to you, YES. This means alot, many many nights, eating bread and beans with coffee while watching men not come home from the mines, they will appreciate this for certainCoal town guy (talk) 22:19, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Clarence 13X

Clarence 13X is currently a featured article candidate if you'd be interested in reviewing it again. I hope you get the third support on Nunn soon, BTW. I've noticed that a number of articles have been taking a while lately. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 02:40, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

New article

I'm not sure if this is the way to do it but I need help. I am a (very) new contributor.I am trying to get an article up on Constantine W. Curris see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Constantine_W._Curris and I'm not having much luck. could you help me?Pyramid43 (talk) 20:28, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

On first glance, the article doesn't look to be in that bad of shape. Let me take a closer look and see if something is wrong that isn't immediately obvious. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 20:34, 20 July 2012 (UTC)

Resubmit Txcrossbow (talk) 01:39, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

When I started this I expected to do the legwork and get someone more knowledgeable to actually write the article but then my candidates to do that vanished. I think it is clear that this man is more "notable" than say F. King Alexander who does have a wikipage.Pyramid43 (talk) 06:20, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

As you can see above, Txcrossbow has asked that you resubmit the article. Please go ahead and do that. I believe the article meets the notability guidelines for academics. It's actually in quite good shape to have been created by a new editor. It's much better than my first article was. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 12:58, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

I did add some things to it. Thank you very much for your attention.Pyramid43 (talk) 23:11, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

No problem. If you need anything else, let me know. Glad to see President Curris get his own article. Go Racers! Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:20, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi. I have worked on the Curris article some more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Constantine_W._Curris Could you check the intro and tell me if that kind of remark by another individual is appropriate for an encyclopedia. PS also I can't get the "order" function to work right in the infobox for chancellors. Is there something easy there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pyramid43 (talk • contribs) 15:43, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry to bother you again but Txcrossbow has not responded about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Articles_for_creation/Constantine_W._Curris and I can no longer find the material that I put on his talk page (that may be my inadequacy). How is it decided who reviews what? Would I normally get a different reviewer next time? Is it inappropriate to ask for a new reviewer? Pyramid43 (talk) 16:35, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Actually, I'm not too familiar with the whole "Article for Creation" process. I usually just compose articles in my user space, then move them to the mainspace when they are ready to stand on their own. I understand from reading some related discussions that there is a large backlog in the Article for Creation process, so it may just be that no one has noticed your resubmission yet. You could start a new conversation with Txcrossbow (talk · contribs) on his/her talk page about whether s/he would like to review the article again; just go to the talk page and select "New section" from the menu bar at the top right corner of the screen. Alternatively, you could wait for another reviewer. I've been busier than usual in real life lately, but if I get a chance, I'll try to familiarize myself with the AfC review process and review it myself. I think it's pretty close to ready to go, if not entirely so. And don't worry about contacting me. I'm here to help, although I've been doing so a little more slowly of late, which is why I haven't checked into the infobox issue you mentioned yet or reviewed the quote in the lead. I still plan to do that, though. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 16:43, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

It is up! I have reduced and moved the intro quote that I was worried about. I am still puzzled by the info box though. Now I'm off to figure out how to do the similar named "redirect" stuff. Thank you again. You were very encouraging and I might have given it up without it. I'll see you around in the halls of wikiKentuckyacademics. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pyramid43 (talk • contribs) 19:27, 28 July 2012 (UTC)

Glad I could help, and glad you didn't give up. Let me know if you have any trouble creating redirects. Look forward to working with you. I'll try to remember to take a picture of the Curris Center next time I'm back on campus; it will give you another illustration for the article. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:03, 29 July 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	BECAUSE, you have to be diligent to tutor me!!!!! MANY thanks my man, NOW, we can start off defining coal culture and do it, with facts and data Coal town guy (talk) 22:17, 21 July 2012 (UTC)

Any time. We need more good editors to hang around, so any time you need help, you know where to find me. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:20, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Question

I was wanting to be wikipedian anyway and had planned to start by editing existing pages. I am particularly interested in educational institutions and wanted to begin with some local School District sites. Is there a standard template for a good site like that? or some examples?Pyramid43 (talk) 13:31, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

In my experience, school district articles are often difficult to expand because there are so few reliable sources on them. I checked at WikiProject Schools, and there are no good articles or featured articles about school districts. There do seem to be a few B-class school district articles. You might look at those for examples or ask at the project's talk page for more advice. Not sure how active the project is right now, though. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 21:37, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much.Pyramid43 (talk) 16:44, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

Created a category, Coal town

Hey, when you have a minute, could you check out a new category I crerated called Coal town. I was able to find a very decent reference on the subject. This was not under an article for creation as the defaults did not lead me there. HOWEVER, it would be most cool if you took a look. I let another Admin know as well because they had interest in the subject. AND as you know, KY, has a opile of coal towns......Coal town guy (talk) 15:02, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

The content in your category reads more like an article. You should include any of it that is not already there in the coal town article. Pare down what is in the category to describe only what kinds of articles belong in that category. A basic definition of "coal town" should suffice. Also, the category should include parent categories. I might suggestion Category:Coal infrastructure and Category:Populated places by type. Have you considered how your category might be different from the extant category Category:Mining communities? Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 15:11, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Followed your and Acroterion (sp?) advice. There was indeed a Coal town article BUT it was a redirect to company town, which does not quite work as a coal town is a type of company town, not an exact match. ...SO, I changed the redirect to an article AND then changed the content of the category to say that this was a listing of coal towns, at this time in the United States. BUT, it struck me that there are coal towns globally and thus, it could grow and we would need Coal town by state , country etc etc. At this time however, I want to see if the category is accepted....which I think so far, other Admins seem to like it...What do you think??Coal town guy (talk) 15:18, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Looks much better. If it's only going to be for US coal towns, you might consider a rename to Category:Coal towns in the United States. Also, it still needs parent categories so it gets integrated into the overall WP category structure. In addition to Category:Coal infrastructure and Category:Populated places by type (mentioned above), I suggest Category:Mining communities in the United States. That might necessitate creation of Category:Mining communities in the United States by state so the present subcategories there don't overwhelm your new addition, but try this first and see what the reaction is by folks who might watch that particular part of the category structure. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 15:26, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

I see what you mean. At this point, I think the best startegy is yours, I want to see what people will do. For some strange reason, the Copany town article became a POV, as did Company Scrip etc etc. I hope to again just provide a barebones definitiopn, THEN, we can go from there. I find it ironic that in my reaecrh, and in real life, most people, not all, but most, imbue a sense of POV in these articles while they have never lived in one...just food for thought and my 2 cents as it were. MANY thanksCoal town guy (talk) 15:37, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Blue Diamond..was...a coal town, and now you know that because of the really cool category at the bottom of that page! I am at just under 100 places in the category now and those places are in KY and WV! Coal town guy (talk) 13:57, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

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Kentucky and Coal Towns...YEAH MAN!

Pssst, check out the Coal town category..............A few places in KY you may know. Thanks for your help here, I can communicate alot of info now and do so in a valid neutral mannerCoal town guy (talk) 12:24, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

McCreary County KY

Hey, I am in the middle of beefing up the places for McCreary County. It appears that someone made a few locations independant articles and not placed them in the county template meaning I have to chase them down as irt were add a template. Also, some of these places are NOT Ghost towns. They have guided topurs with lights and places to eat.........Just a heads up and thought you would like to know if you get word of someone changing McCreary County and adding things...Coal town guy (talk) 13:21, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Those might have been created before the county templates. If I remember correctly, those templates are relatively new for Kentucky counties. I'm sure no one will object. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:26, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

GROOVY, I want to help and not hinder...although, I will say, these were coal towns, they do not fit the current published Wiki definition of a mining community.......IMO, of courseCoal town guy (talk) 13:32, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Kentucky editing

We have an editor out there who has rightfully pointed out my bad grammar. BUT, they are factually wrong about KY places. Its gotta stop soon because the last example was Beefhide KY, which is in Letcher County. There was another Beefhide in Pike but that one only had a postal entry, it was too old and not well documented. SO, the page was moved and the remark was there is no other entity named Beefhide in KY, well, thats false. I undid it all. Then I get the town name was served by a post office. Which one? We both know some places in KY and WV could be served by one office for several towns or one office per town. I undid those as well. I have also attempted to contact this user. They do not reply. dont want to be a prick here, but its not cool to receive editing remarks like this is an English article and not a German one because I mis capped a noun. Sorry to vent, but its starting to get irksome. What can I do?Coal town guy (talk) 13:42, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Sorry to be so long about replying; been a hectic few days. I tried to investigate what went down before commenting. See if I've got the facts straight:

• You created Beefhide, Letcher County, Kentucky, knowing that there was a Beefhide, Pike County Kentucky, although, as yet, it has no article.
• Hushpuckena (talk · contribs) moved the article to Beefhide, Kentucky either because because s/he didn't know about the town in Pike County, or because s/he thought the specification of the county was superfluous until and unless an article for the Pike County Beefhide was created.
• You moved the article back and left a message on the user's talk page requesting some discussion on the matter, which was not forthcoming.
• In the course of this or some other reversion, this user made a comment about this being the English, not German, Wikipedia. Such comment was prompted by a mis-capitalization on your part.

If this is right, my observations are these:

• You might both technically be right about the Beefhide issue. I have no doubt that there is (or perhaps was) a Beefhide in Pike County as well as Letcher County, which would necessitate disambiguation. However, if the Pike County town has no article, and one is not imminently forthcoming, leaving the article at the simpler title (Beefhide, Kentucky) might be correct, and even desirable. The need for the county modifier only arises when there are two extant articles which require disambiguation. If and when the article for Beefhide in Pike County is created, we can always effect the move then.
• Not responding to a request to discuss an issue on one's talk page is generally bad etiquette. Unless the dispute shows signs of escalating into a full-fledged edit war, it probably isn't reportable in and of itself.
• Both sides here seem to have fallen into a habit that basically all of us do at some point – discussing edits through an edit summary. When a dispute goes more than a couple of edits, you probably shouldn't do that, choosing to discuss via talk pages instead. Looks like you have been trying to do that.
• The comment about being English, not German, is snarky, but it probably doesn't rise to the level of a personal attack or being uncivil, which would be reportable. The fact that it was repeated is kind of an aggravating circumstance, especially if s/he did it after you said you didn't appreciate it on the talk page. Still, I wouldn't report it unless it persists.

It looks like you have had multiple run-ins with this same editor and tried to initiate discussion with no reciprocation. That is probably the most egregious problem at play here. Are any of your disputes with this editor still unresolved? Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 23:28, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Yes. he is now unlinking what he calls common terms like coal town, which I created a category for as well as definition. The reason being is that they are distinct from a mining ciommunity etc etc. That and I get edit summaries telling me not to cap a PO when the article had no PO. Its kind of prckish, and its starting to get on my nervesCoal town guy (talk) 03:03, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Forgive my inattention to this matter. Things have been nuts for me lately. It looks like some other folks have kindly jumped in and requested that Hushpuckena (talk · contribs) engage in some dialogue with you, which so far does not seem to have happened, at least as far as I can observe. I'm not sure there is anything "reportable" about this behavior, although it is understandably annoying to try and hold a discussion when one party refuses. You might explore the RFC process to generate some discussion in the community, particularly on the linking of "coal town". I have only employed it once (to settle a long-running complaint at Talk:Confederate government of Kentucky), but so far, the consensus reached through RFC seems to have resolved the issue. As there already seems to be some policy in place surrounding the inclusion or exclusion of "USA" in the lede, RFC is probably not the best venue for that. Perhaps try the policy's talk page instead. If the user is leaving inaccurate edit summaries (I believe you mentioned something about saying s/he corrected the capitalization of "post office" in articles that didn't contain mention of a post office) you could just point that out on his/her talk page. Remember to include the offending diffs. I know it's easy to take whatever your browser has saved on a form submission for an edit summary and use it over and over, but inaccurate edit summaries can be problematic, especially when they contain a snarky remark about this not being the German Wikipedia. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 19:15, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Much appreciate the reply. So far, the "edits" have ceased. It appears that after some admins showed me the data we spoke about, the thrill was over. Hey who knows? Otherwise, it meant alot that you did reply, very appreciated!Coal town guy (talk) 12:20, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

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Looks like one of your articles will be on the Main page soon, as planned, - your chance to polish blurb and article, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:47, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

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I finally got around to reviewing it! Mark Arsten (talk) 16:25, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Much appreciated, as always. If I don't get around to addressing comments today, I'll get them in the next couple of days. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 17:50, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

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Wheel Kentucky awaits you

Hey- Wheel Kentucky is ready when you are. Thanks again, anytime you need a place let me knowCoal town guy (talk) 16:49, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Done. Thank you, my friend. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 19:52, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

Joseph Desha

Hi Acdixon, I've just closed the A-class review for Joseph Desha as being successful - congratulations, and keep up the good work. Regards, Nick-D (talk) 10:57, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Colville KY, ready when you are

Hey- Redid entire articl for Colville KY, take a look, I think its OK now.Coal town guy (talk) 18:28, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Quite what I had in mind. Thanks. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 18:35, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

OLDY BUT A GOODY QUESTION: Do you know if there is a way to find all KY stub articles with no references???? It would be a cool thing indeedCoal town guy (talk) 19:00, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

There is Category:Kentucky stubs, for articles marked with the {{Kentucky-stub}} template, which is probably a small subset of the actual group of Kentucky-related stub articles. However, that doesn't address the issue of which of those are unreferenced. That said, I suspect it'll be a pretty high percentage of them. There is also Category:Stub-Class Kentucky articles, which is populated by the {{WikiProject United States}} banner combined with the stub class parameter. It'll probably yield lots more articles, but with the same caveat about references. Hope this helps. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 19:26, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

GOOD NEWS. There is a category intersection tool that allows a search where references are very samll (meaning none). KY has 90+ stubs without refes and WV over 60....I redid a few KY pages, and am also hittying the WV ones....This is funCoal town guy (talk) 02:00, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Point me in the direction of that tool, please. I have needed such a thing for other purposes before. Thanks. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 12:17, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Try this out try thisCoal town guy (talk) 12:48, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

You are the man, both for showing me where this is and for tackling the thankless job of referencing unreferenced place articles. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:12, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Its really cool. AND I can now resue the articles that have unref tags. The cool thing about the tool is IF you click stubs and do a search, you get many more articles. It also tells you the county.Coal town guy (talk) 15:04, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Repairing Kentucky

Hey- In my journey of adding references in KY, I found a place you may want to read about, Hardyville, in Hart County. Turns out it was named after a former Lt Governor of KY. BUT, I thought you should see it because, well,.......you would know and could beef it upCoal town guy (talk) 02:44, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Hmm. I've run across the name James G. Hardy in my research, but never encountered this anecdote. Typically, lieutenant governors of Kentucky don't make very good articles unless they went on to do something more notable. In fact, there were a few that didn't even have articles when I started on my Governors of Kentucky kick back around 2007. I'll try to keep an eye out for this anecdote and give the Hardyville article a little more heft at that time, if possible. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 14:29, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Peer Review?

Hi Acdixon, is meth much of a problem in your area? I'm trying to get meth mouth up to featured status, and I have a peer review open for the article. I'd love if you could weigh in on prose/presentation/MOS/flow/punctuation/etc. No problem if you're busy though, thanks Mark Arsten (talk) 17:52, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Considering that Saturday Night Live once did a skit featuring "Methenberg County" and my home county is the only Muhlenberg County in the U.S. as far as I'm aware, yeah, I'd say we have a fairly well-known meth problem, unfortunately. The new sheriff, a friend of mine, is cracking down hard (won Sheriff of the Year in Kentucky this year), but it's a big-time problem. I actually noticed that you were working on this article – I must say, you pick some of the most off-the-wall yet important stuff to work on most times – and had thought about giving it a look then. I've been working on a re-write of Alben Barkley (a much more vanilla topic, by comparison) but I'll see if I can carve out some time to have a look at meth mouth. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 18:04, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Wow, I guess it is pretty serious there. It's not much of an issue where I live, but I've watched a few documentaries about it, quite the terrible thing. Glad to hear that your sheriff is making progress though. Yeah, I do pick the odd stuff, it just comes to mind somehow. Interesting to hear that you're working on Barkley, PumpkinSky and Wehwalt are trying to bring Truman up to featured status at the moment. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:52, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Oh, nice. I should drop them a line about that in case we run across useful information for each other. Thanks for the heads-up. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 20:25, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Wow, thanks for all the feedback! Mark Arsten (talk) 20:32, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

Any time. Will probably have a reciprocal review request up somewhere soon, either at PR or FAC. My latest FAC just crashed and burned for lack of reviews. Sigh. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 20:35, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

Olmstead KY, rescued, QUESTION

Got the place, she is in Logan. I think it had a PO, I can that data later. I have rescued a few KY articles...possibly 30, when you can, I need to ask you about Neighborhoods........WTF do we do with those???? There are over 20+ articles, no refs, listed as being a neighborhood, which means they were a seperate entity. I assume, we note that they are in a neighborhood, BUT they are seen asa an unincoporated community??? I will ask around a bit for this before going down the roadCoal town guy (talk) 13:35, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

Not too sure. Most of the places I live near aren't big enough to have neighborhoods. You might ask at WikiProject Louisville if anyone is still active over there. Louisville has lots of neighborhoods. They should probably at least know the proper terminology. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 15:28, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

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G'day Acdixon, I'm not sure if you are already a member or not, but if you aren't I'd like to encourage you to become an official member of the Military history project. I've had a look at a number of the biographical articles you are working on that fall within the project's sphere and they are very impressive. If you wish to join, you can do so by adding your name here: Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Members (apologies if I you are already signed up there). Signing up doesn't bring any extra duties and one of the benefits of being an official member is that you will receive The Bugle, which is the project's monthly newsletter. You can also vote in the project's current co-ordinator election. Of course, there is no requirement for you to sign up, and if you chose not to, your articles will still be well received. Thanks for your contribution to the encyclopedia. Cheers, AustralianRupert (talk) 02:48, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for this kind invitation. Sometimes I feel as though I am butting in on the MILHIST project because the articles I bring to ACR are usually folks who are politicians first and soldiers second, but you guys have the only viable ACR going, and it makes a really good prep for FAC (and gives me list of folks I can contact to get reviews there too). My knowledge of actual military concepts is pretty weak, never having served myself, but I really value the folks at MILHIST who can help me with that, and obviously value even more highly those folks who did serve or are serving in the military. Maybe I will join the project one day, especially if my Kentucky-related endeavors intersect those of interest to MILHIST more and more often. I'd love to tackle Kentucky in the War of 1812 one day, but I'd need some serious help with that. Until then, I anticipate you'll be seeing Bert T. Combs at ACR soon. Thanks again, both for the invitation and for the many articles of mine that you have reviewed. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 19:41, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

No worries, I look forward to seeing it at ACR. Cheers, AustralianRupert (talk) 09:04, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

Rosslyn KY awaits you

The Combs family is very very important to me, I did not know this bit of history. Bring it onCoal town guy (talk) 20:05, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

You da man. Would be interested in hearing about your connection to the Combs family if you have the time and don't mind sharing sometime. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 20:14, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

Anything in Chavies, and Combs Kentucky, very very possible its my family.

I see. Well, thanks to Spacini (talk · contribs), there is a very detailed ancestry of Bert Combs at the end of his article. If you are interested in seeing if he was kin to you, that will probably help. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 20:56, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

I will and many thanks. My grea grandfather was Jesee (sp?) Combs!!Coal town guy (talk) 20:58, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

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Courtesy check of my user page

I updated my user page; it now has a reference to you, and I thought it a courtesy to let you know so you could verify the wording etc. is ok. Churn and change (talk) 03:32, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

I'm not sure what "edit stats misleading" means, but I certainly have no issue with you claiming to be a contributor to the John W. Stevenson article. I intend to return to that article (and your comments) soon, right after I finish polishing my rewrite of Alben W. Barkley and moving it to the main space. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:32, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

Oh, if you click on "View history" and then "contributors" at John W. Stevenson, I show up at the top. That is misleading since it doesn't reflect the net contributions to the article, just styles of editing: I edit in small chunks and you put in your changes in much larger chunks. Churn and change (talk) 16:53, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

That's totally fine; I probably wouldn't have noticed that at all. It may balance out once I make all the tweaks that will no doubt be required when it goes to FAC anyway. Thanks for your help in finding sources and copyediting/reviewing. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 16:59, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

ZIP codes in KY...hmmmmmm, take a look

Here is something you may want to see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nyttend/ZIP/KY Coal town guy (talk) 14:57, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

That is rather interesting, and I was surprised to see that many red links considering the yeoman's work you've done on Kentucky communities already. Serves to show just how monumental the aims of Wikipedia really are, huh? If this user has an interest in seeing those red links turn blue, I think you and him/her should try to collaborate and make it happen. That's supposed to be what this place is all about, although it happens way too infrequently. I noticed a couple of places in my home county that I missed in my first list to you – Penrod and Dunmor. I also see Beech Grove, which seems to be in the same vicinity of some towns I know, but I've never heard of it. Weird. If/when you create Rumsey, Kentucky, let me know. I can add a little info about the name from the article on Edward Rumsey. He lived in my home town for a while, as did the namesake of McLean County, where Rumsey is located.

BTW, I saw your note on Nyttend's talk page. If you actually managed to get all the place in West Virginia already, I'm impressed! Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 17:20, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Its possible, although not probable about WV. I am now at just over 1820 articles. and there are many many moreCoal town guy (talk) 18:04, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you.

You don't know me, but I'm fascinated in all things Harry Truman-related. Because of that, I was aware of the underdeveloped status of the Alben Barkley article. I always thought it a shame it wasn't better, so I was pleasantly surprised to see it on DYK, so I decided to check the article out again. I just wanted to commend you for the work you did - I think it's important editors who completely upgrade an article receive thanks from satisfied readers. I think it's an excellent piece of work, and I learnt alot of new things about the man. I presume you're planning to take it to GAC or FAC, so I wish you the best of luck with that! Once again, thank you. Redverton (talk) 18:02, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for this very nice note; I seldom get comments like this, since most of the articles I work on are for lesser-known figures. (Barkley is obviously an exception to this.) To get this feedback on this particular article is particularly encouraging, given that not all editors have been happy with my rewrite. There's an open RFC about that on the article's talk page if you'd like to weigh in. I do indeed plan to take this to FAC eventually, and it is presently listed at GAC and awaiting review. This is part of my quest to get as many Kentucky-related articles recognized as possible. Would you like me to drop you a note on your talk page when this lands at FAC? Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 18:10, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

You're most welcome - I think part of the reason we've lost so many good editors is the fact that at times there's too much illwill, and not enough patting on the back for good work. I just want to try and do my bit to redress that imbalance. I will comment on that RFC. Before that, I promised myself that today I would get round to updating an article of mine in preparation for the November elections. Once that's done, I will contribute. And please do let me know when this goes to FAC. Redverton (talk) 18:29, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

I agree wholeheartedly with your assertion about the lack of "patting on the back" for good work. Recognition of the significant effort it takes to turn a stub into a featured article is one of the main things that keeps me motivated to keep writing, so kudos to you for recognizing its importance. By all means, do your article updating first. We're here to build an encyclopedia first and foremost. Your feedback on the RFC is appreciated at your convenience. It may be a few months before I take Barkley to FAC, since a couple of Kentucky governors – my primary project right now – were ready ahead of him, but I'll definitely let you know when the time comes. Anything I can do to get reviews and speed up the process is helpful. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 18:34, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Penrod, Dunmor and Rumsey KY await you!

Cool sounding places for certainCoal town guy (talk) 18:26, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Watchlisted and, in the case of Rumsey, slightly expanded with cited material. Will try to remember to get a photo of the confluence of the Green and Pond Rivers next time I am in Rumsey. Should make a nice bit of eye candy for the article. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 18:47, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Agree. I bet its very nice in the fallCoal town guy (talk) 23:31, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Beanland Mine

I know I said a few months ago that I was collecting information to rewrite and expand the Northland Pyrite Mine article, but I got into other mines so I redid the Beanland article insted. I guess this would be the next one to be reviewed. Volcanoguy 04:07, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

I didn't see it formally listed for peer review, so I just did a review in my user space. Where would you like me to drop it? On the article talk page? I do hope you'll get around to composing an article on the Temagami Land Caution. That really seems ripe for some research by someone who knows about such things. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 15:46, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

The article talk page would be alright. I just created an article for the Temagami Land Caution. Volcanoguy 22:21, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

I have done a few copyedits so some of your points might be fixed now. Volcanoguy 22:49, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Yes, it looks like you addressed the first two concerns on my review. I removed those and dumped the rest on the talk page. Is the land caution article ready for another set of eyes? I can't promise I'll get to it quickly, but I don't want to start looking at it until you are ready either. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:23, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

You can look at the article if you want but it's nothing major. Just a stub to fill in what it was about. Volcanoguy 23:54, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

I have replied to a few of your points the talk page. Volcanoguy 01:12, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

An article that needs to be unlocked.

I need you to unlock the article (currently a redirect) Rainbow Dash so that I can make it into an actual article. ResonX (talk) 18:22, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

There was no new consensus, however the one that was reached is simply wrong. I'm going to be making some BIG changes to Wikipedia, mainly pushing through the fact that the definition of "reliable sources" here is all wrong and the definition of "notability" is completely backwards. I'm starting by making/restoring articles for several fictional characters that deserve them. I will be putting up my draft shortly. ResonX (talk) 18:36, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Here is my article as I wish to publish it: User:ResonX/Rainbow Dash. I intend to give similar treatments to the other main characters of MLP, and to other characters that I create articles for in general. ResonX (talk) 18:43, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

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Place names, KY has competition

Looks like KY is the best place for some stunning place names, HOWEVER, I think, Bitch Creek Cow Camp Idaho, is rather cool huh?AND yes, its a place...Coal town guy (talk) 16:24, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

I noticed that topic on your talk page. As a near life-long Kentuckian, I'd be hard pressed to say we have anything that can compete with that! Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 17:55, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

I will however be getting back to KY pages, very soon. We got hit by the storm. Power came back...YAYCoal town guy (talk) 18:28, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Heard West Virginia got pummeled with snow. Glad you and yours are all right. Back in 2009, we were in rough shape, so I feel for you. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 18:49, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

AND Tennessee has, Peckerwood Point

Yes, Peckerwood Point TN...WOW, there are some cool places yet to find it seems.Coal town guy (talk) 21:30, 7 November 2012 (UTC)

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Peer Review question

Hi Acdixion, I was wondering if you'd be willing to do a peer review here. I had a pre-GA PR, so I'm looking for a pre-FAC PR at this point. Kind of a strange article, but any general comments would be welcome. It's not time-sensitive though, so no need to rush if you can do it. Mark Arsten (talk) 18:17, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

From the lead, it looks like a trip of an article. I'll try to get to it. Right now, my rewrite of Alben W. Barkley still seems to be giving folks some heartburn, so trying to address those issues will probably be my main focus right now. (Any time you can cast an eye over there and make sure I'm not totally going off the tracks on something, I'd appreciate it.) Other than that, I've almost wrapped up my rewrite of John Breckinridge, so you may have had the good fortune to catch me between major projects. The holidays and the Cats are always competing for my time around this time of year, though! :) Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 18:25, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, glad I caught you. Too bad about the problems with Barkley... must be quite irritating. Mark Arsten (talk) 19:23, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

I don't mind talking through the issues; in hindsight, I guess I should have expected a few. Going all WikiDragon on a U.S. Vice-President article isn't quite the same as doing it to a lower-profile Kentucky governor article. It's the folks that raise general issues without offering specific solutions (or even specific instances of the problem) that sort of draw my ire. I'll muddle through, even if it takes a few RFCs to reach a consensus on what makes for a better article. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 20:59, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

FYI

Would appreciate your help in defending against the Neumont University ongoing vandalism rather than defending their staff members who continue to spam the wiki daily. Gratans (talk) 05:27, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

You think so much of my feedback that you removed my "assume good faith" warning from your talk page? Interesting. I think I'll see how the sockpuppetry case against you turns out before I comment any further. I have a pretty good idea how that's going to go. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:30, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

A Kentucky gift

Hey, looks like you are having some fun...I feel your pain. BUT, to the good news, I will be creating my 2000th article soon, SO, what KY place did you have in mind? You have a few days to sort out a place, BUT I thought 2000 articles deserves a KY place...Coal town guy (talk) 13:56, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

Not ignoring you, but I've been fighting a nasty stomach virus the last couple of days. Looks like many of the places important to me – and the really interesting place names I know of – already exist. If I can't think of any, don't wait on me. There's a place near me with a mildly interesting name – Hollow Bill, Kentucky – that will work. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)}

Sorry for that my man. I got hit last year. Every visit to the head felt like I was passing boots. Get well. soon....I have updated Logan County and of course, Hollow Bill is there.Coal town guy (talk) 17:37, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the well wishes. I'm on the upswing, but I felt pretty bad for about 24 hours. Went through the whole family. Nice job filling out Logan County, although looking at the template, I'm bummed that I forgot about the decidedly cooler settlement of Lickskillet. Never been there, but I've definitely heard of it. Blame it on the virus, I guess. Thanks for your continued awesome work; 2,000 articles is a really impressive milestone. I really hate writing a biography and finding out that the little spot in the road where the person was born, died, or did something important has no article. Seeing that a lot less now thanks to your work. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 00:17, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Give me a holler when you need.Coal town guy (talk) 14:41, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

In recognition for your excellent work

		The Military history A-Class medal
		On behalf of the coordinators of the Military History Wikiproject I am pleased to award you the A-Class medal in recognition of your work on the Joseph Desha, John Adair, and Bert T. Combs articles, which were promoted to A-class status between September and November 2012. Really impressive stuff, keep it up! Constantine ✍ 16:17, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much. You folks at MILHIST provide a great tune-up for FAC. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 18:51, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

Another featured article!

Congratulations, my amigo, for having Luke P. Blackburn as the featured article for November 18, 2012! As always, it's excellent work and your dedication to improving the Kentucky governors' articles is amazing. Spacini (talk) 03:33, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks! I thought the story of an accused bioterrorist turned governor might draw a few page views. Probably the most interesting article I have done. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 14:16, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

GO MAN GO!!!Coal town guy (talk) 14:58, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

I suggested Joseph Desha for TFA, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:26, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

Main page appearance: Luke P. Blackburn

This is a note to let the main editors of Luke P. Blackburn know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on November 18, 2012. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 18, 2012. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 (talk · contribs) or his delegate Dabomb87 (talk · contribs), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:

Luke P. Blackburn (1816–1887) was a physician, philanthropist and politician from Kentucky. Early in his career, he gained national fame for effecting the first successful quarantine against yellow fever in the Mississippi River valley and was regarded as an expert on the disease. During the Civil War, he aided Confederate blockade runners in Canada and traveled to Bermuda to combat a yellow fever outbreak threatening Confederate blockade-running operations. A Confederate double agent accused him of collecting linens and garments used by the yellow fever patients and smuggling them into the North to start a yellow fever epidemic to hamper the Union war effort. (It was not yet known that yellow fever is spread by mosquitos.) He was acquitted, and historians disagree regarding the evidence against him. In 1868, Blackburn returned to the U.S. and rehabilitated his public image by rendering aid in yellow fever outbreaks in Tennessee, Florida, and Kentucky, propelling him to the governorship of Kentucky in 1879. His signature accomplishments were in penal reform, and he is known as "the father of prison reform in Kentucky". (Full article...)

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Bert Combs

Did you intend to delay the FAC nom? I noticed the nom on the article talk page, and was about to review it, but then realized it's not at FAC yet. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 18:53, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Nope. GAC has me spoiled to discussions automatically getting added to the nominations page. Thanks for the note. I'll get it listed at FAC. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 21:36, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Eversole name in KY???

Hey- Are there any KY notyables with the last name of Eversole?? ThanksCoal town guy (talk) 16:36, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Not that I remember running across. I did some poking around yesterday and didn't find anyone. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:19, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Morbid curiosity, however, my ggg grandfather was one of the oldest preachers in KY near Krypton, he was an Eversole, AND I just got his picture....old fellaCoal town guy (talk) 14:37, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Cool beans. I'll keep an eye out for that name in my work on eastern Kentuckians. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 14:43, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Andy Barr

It's always nice when your hard work goes on the main page. I couldn't help but notice that Barr's article isn't at GAN yet? Any reason? It should be your nomination, since you've written most of the content. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:43, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

I was thinking I'd wait till he had a little bit of a congressional record, but if you think the article is ready to go now, I'll go ahead and submit it. Maybe it'll get picked up in the backlog elimination drive instead of languishing for months like Isaac B. Desha has. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 14:24, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle

Decemmber 8 - Wikipedia Loves Libraries Seattle - You're invited

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Date Saturday, December 8, 2012 Time 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Location Seattle Public Library Meeting Room 1 on Level 4, Central Library, 1000 4th Avenue, Seattle WA, 98104 Event An editathon on Seattle-related Wikipedia articles with Wikipedia tutorials and Librarian assistance on hand. Hashtag #wikiloveslib or #glamwiki. Registration http://wll-seattle.eventbrite.com or use on-wiki regsistration. Yours, Maximilianklein (talk) 03:11, 1 December 2012 (UTC)

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Barnstar for you

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		For your thorough research to bring Alben W. Barkley to good article status. -- Khazar2 (talk) 02:46, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, and thanks for the review. Making the jump from governors of Kentucky to a vice-president was harder than I thought! Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:18, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

I'll bet. Barkley had quite the career to try to summarize. -- Khazar2 (talk) 14:16, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

And even that is beginning to look easy compared to my next project – John C. Breckinridge. I'm thinking that's eventually going to become four articles: John C. Breckinridge, Political career of John C. Breckinridge, John C. Breckinridge in the American Civil War, and John C. Breckinridge's escape and exile from the United States! Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 14:23, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

Wow, he did have quite a life. Your solution seems like a great one--I'm a big fan of keeping Wikipedia articles short for more casual readers (which is probably 90% of our readers!)--while having more detail linked for the rarer readers who need it. Good luck with it, and happy writing -- Khazar2 (talk) 14:38, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

And unlike Barkley, who lived to be almost 80, Breckinridge died at 54 and spent the final 7 years of his life out of public service. I've never tried branch articles on a biography before, and I'll almost certainly need some help from the folks at WP:MILHIST for the Civil War one, but I'm thinking this could eventually be a featured topic. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 14:42, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

Sounds like a good idea. -- Khazar2 (talk) 16:01, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

KY trivia

"One of the most tragic episodes... occurred when a ghost writer who was employed to write a farewell address for Hon. John White, Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 27th Congress... copied copiously from the farewell address delivered by Vice President Aaron Burr.... Mr. White, being unable to laugh at the comic position into which the ghost writer had placed him, was on the contrary so overcome with mortification and disgust that he committed suicide." Time Magazine: 1939/01/03; Title Great Caesar's Ghost FairSun (talk) 07:21, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Interesting. This is someone and something I'm not familiar with. I will try to store this in the memory banks for now, as I'm in the middle of trying to compose a featured topic on Vice-President John C. Breckinridge, but this sounds like something worthy of investigation later. Only problem will be that John White is a common name, so finding sources on the correct one could be difficult. Thanks for the heads-up, though. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:24, 20 December 2012 (UTC)

Season's greetings

	Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas 2012! Happy New Year and all the best in 2013! Thanks for all you do here, and best wishes for the year to come.
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Thanks for the nice note. Merry Christmas and best wishes to you and yours. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 00:20, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Bert T. Combs

Ol' Bert seems to be sitting over there at FAC by his lonesome. Thoughts? Maybe post a message at WT:MIL? - Dank (push to talk) 21:46, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

On second thought, I'll post a notice at WT:MIL. Best of the season, what's left of it :) - Dank (push to talk) 21:48, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, both for the well-wishes and the assist with Combs. I'm used to my FACs lingering about. They almost always sit for a month and a half before garnering enough comments. Any help with that is appreciated. The MILHIST folks are very kind about helping out, but unfortunately, many of the articles I work on have no military connection. Best to you and yours in 2013! Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 22:22, 30 December 2012 (UTC)

Likewise. - Dank (push to talk) 00:00, 31 December 2012 (UTC)