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Hi! I've just created an article about Prince Leopold Clement of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. I see that your to-do list links to the article. Just wanted to let you know, in case you planned to add something to it (or knew where to find a better photograph of him). Surtsicna ( talk) 20:00, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

Hey Surtsicna! Fantastic job on the article for Prince Leopold Clement of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha! I've had it on my Wikipedia to-do list for years now, so I was elated to see that you drafted such a comprehensive article on him! I'll remove him from my list, and will keep on the lookout for additional images. Thanks again for all extraordinary contributions to Wikipedia! -- Caponer ( talk) 20:06, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for so much encouragement! I must say I had trouble verifying his mere existence until I found out the name of the wanna-be-wife who murdered him. This is the only other photograph of him that I managed to find and it does not add much to the article (or it actually adds too much). I am going to nominate the article for DYK, so a better photograph would be really helpful. If you find any, don't hesitate to add it to the nomination page as well. Surtsicna ( talk) 20:17, 16 June 2013 (UTC)

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On 20 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Robert White (judge), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Virginia judge Robert White studied law under his uncle Alexander White while recovering from injuries received in the American Revolutionary War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert White (judge). 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.

The DYK project ( nominate) 08:02, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

On 20 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Francis White (Virginia), which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Francis White (Virginia). 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.

The DYK project ( nominate) 08:03, 20 June 2013 (UTC)

On 21 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article White's Fort (Hayfield, Virginia), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during the French and Indian War, Major Robert White fortified his residence with a stone addition and stockade to shelter neighboring settlers from Native American attacks? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/White's Fort (Hayfield, Virginia). 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.

The DYK project ( nominate) 00:02, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

Hey Caponer

I'm sending you this because you've made quite a few edits to the template namespace in the past couple of months. If I've got this wrong, or if I haven't but you're not interested in my request, don't worry; this is the only notice I'm sending out on the subject :).

So, as you know (or should know - we sent out a centralnotice and several watchlist notices) we're planning to deploy the VisualEditor on Monday, 1 July, as the default editor. For those of us who prefer markup editing, fear not; we'll still be able to use the markup editor, which isn't going anywhere.

What's important here, though, is that the VisualEditor features an interactive template inspector; you click an icon on a template and it shows you the parameters, the contents of those fields, and human-readable parameter names, along with descriptions of what each parameter does. Personally, I find this pretty awesome, and from Monday it's going to be heavily used, since, as said, the VisualEditor will become the default.

The thing that generates the human-readable names and descriptions is a small JSON data structure, loaded through an extension called TemplateData. I'm reaching out to you in the hopes that you'd be willing and able to put some time into adding TemplateData to high-profile templates. It's pretty easy to understand (heck, if I can write it, anyone can) and you can find a guide here, along with a list of prominent templates, although I suspect we can all hazard a guess as to high-profile templates that would benefit from this. Hopefully you're willing to give it a try; the more TemplateData sections get added, the better the interface can be. If you run into any problems, drop a note on the Feedback page.

Thanks, Okeyes (WMF) ( talk) 21:54, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

Hi West Virginian! Thanks for participating in the World Digital Library-Wikimedia Partnership. Your contributions are important to improving Wikipedia! I wanted to share a few updates with you:

• We have an easy way to now cite WDL resources. You can learn more about it on our news page, here.
• Our to-do list is being expanded and features newly digitized and created resources from libraries and archives around the world, including content from Sweden, Qatar, the Library of Congress, and more! You can discover new content for dissemination here.
• WDL project has new userbox for you to post on your userpage and celebrate your involvement. Soffredo created it, so please be sure to thank them on their talk page. You can find the userbox and add it to your page here.
• Our first batch of WDL barnstars have been awarded! Congratulations to our first recipients: ProtoplasmaKid, ChrisGualtieri, TenthEagle, Rhyswynne, Luwii, Sosthenes12, Djembayz, Parkwells, Carl Francis, Yunshui, MrX, Pharaoh of the Wizards, and the prolific Yster76!! Thank you for your contributions and keep up the great work. Be sure to share your article expansions and successes here.

Keep up the great work, and please contact me if you need anything! Thank you for all you do for free knowledge! EdwardsBot ( talk) 16:37, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

I have the original scans of the above book (from archive.org) on my computer at the moment. Have easy access to all the images in (relatively) high resolution. If there are any other images from that book you would like uploaded, let me know. I'll get them uploaded if you'll flesh out the details of each image on the description page. –  JBarta ( talk) 12:47, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

JBarta, as always thank you again for your continued assistance and support, and for offering to bring the images from the above text into the Wikisphere. I have articles in mind for each image included in the book, so it will be no problem to add the details on each description page. As soon as you have them uploaded, I'll have a description ready and will have a place for each on Wikipedia. Thank you again! -- Caponer ( talk) 22:39, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

Gallery moved to User talk:Jbarta/History of Hampshire County, West Virginia –  JBarta ( talk) 18:39, 4 July 2013 (UTC)

Now adding images to User talk:Jbarta/The Glengarry McDonalds of Virginia. –  JBarta ( talk) 18:22, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

Hampshire images and Glengarry McDonald images all done. –  JBarta ( talk) 19:36, 10 July 2013 (UTC)

JBarta, thank you again--all the images turned out perfectly, and I look forward to adding each and every one of them to an article in Wikipedia. Right now, I'm working on categorizing each in Commons, and I will be authoring articles on a great deal many of the people in these images soon. Thanks a million more times over! -- Caponer ( talk) 04:07, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

On 5 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Angus William McDonald, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Confederate colonel Angus William McDonald previously served as superintendent of the Northwestern Turnpike and as a commissioner to resolve a Virginia–Maryland boundary dispute? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Angus William McDonald. 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.

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Please join Wikimedia DC for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) on Saturday, July 13 at 6:00 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages welcome!

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I finished reviewing one of your DYK nominations earlier and then went through two of your earlier DYKs. Your articles are excellent and I can tell that a lot of hard work was put into them. Just what DYK needs more of. SL93 ( talk) 05:23, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

SL93, thank you tremendously for taking the time from your busy schedule to review my DYK nominations--it is greatly appreciated! I am thankful for your kind words and feedback, and it has certainly been a pleasure participating in DYK as both an editor and a reviewer. I just wish there were more hours in the day for me to research and write about all the interesting places and people that I would like to profile. I thank you for all your extraordinary efforts and contributions to DYK and Wikipedia! -- Caponer ( talk) 00:02, 10 July 2013 (UTC)

On 10 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Baker White (Virginia), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during the American Civil War, court clerk John Baker White salvaged records from destruction by Union Army forces who later turned the Hampshire County Courthouse into a stable? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Baker White (Virginia). 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.

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On 11 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wirgman Building, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Wirgman Building in Romney, West Virginia, housed three banks and a newspaper office, and served as a military prison during the American Civil War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wirgman Building. 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.

Gatoclass ( talk) 08:18, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

On 11 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Joshua Soule Zimmerman, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that West Virginia House Delegate Joshua Soule Zimmerman (pictured) practiced law for 66 years and engaged in commercial apple production? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Joshua Soule Zimmerman. 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.

The DYK project ( nominate) 20:32, 11 July 2013 (UTC)

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Are you free on Saturday, September 14? If so, please join Wikimedia DC and local Wikipedians for a social meetup and dinner at Vapiano (near Farragut North/Farragut West) at 6:00 PM. All Wikipedia/Wikimedia and free knowledge/culture enthusiasts, regardless of editing experience, are welcome to attend! All ages are welcome!

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You added Category:Ohio pioneers for this guy.

Best I can tell, he never lived in Ohio. He gave the lands he owned in Ohio to his children.

Roseohioresident ( talk) 17:27, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

• I apologize for not reading more closely--thank you for the catch! -- Caponer ( talk) 23:03, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

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On 1 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William B. Cornwell, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that West Virginia railroad and timber executive William B. Cornwell was rendered unconscious by a falling longcase clock? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William B. Cornwell. 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.

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On 1 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gabriel Jones (Virginia), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that upon losing his last shilling while gambling, Virginia statesman Gabriel Jones began staking the gold buttons on his coat? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gabriel Jones (Virginia). 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.

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Wikimedia DC invites you to join us for a special WikiSalon at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library's Digital Commons Center. We will gather at 3 PM on Sunday, October 13, 2013 to discuss an important topic: what can Wikipedia and the DC area do to help each other? We hope to hear your thoughts and suggestions; if you have an idea you would like to pursue, please let us know and we will help!

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