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Davis Spring

Hi, great work introducing WV articles!

I came across the draft of Davis Spring you added to Template:NewRiverGreenbrierWV-geo-stub last month. I removed it from there, as by placing it in a template the text shows up on all the articles that employ the particular template - in this case, all articles marked as New River/Greenbrier Valley stubs (let me know if you're not familiar with stubs and templates yet, and i can explain in more detail). As you have created a few articles since then I'm sure you are familiar with where to start articles now (clicking on the above red link, for example). You can see your original text here. Let me know if you have any questions, THEN WHO WAS PHONE? (talk) 10:41, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

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Karstwater (talk) 03:41, 11 October 2017 (UTC)== Hi, I am the idiot ==

Hi I have been to that Fort Springs town, it has listed coal mines and trains transported coal from there. I will assume good faith, and guess that idiot must mean a wikipedian who would not do that in the real world, because they know thats a bad faith moveCoal town guy (talk) 12:36, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

/* Hi, I am the idiot */ I was angry but calmer now. This is careless research that insults those of us who live there. That is my home town. Coal runs THROUGH it, never FROM it. Repeat, there are NO COAL SEAMS. If you did go there, you 'll see no 's' in Fort Spring. 'Fort Springs' is a modern subdivision by the hospital. We were a very proud quarry town, not a coal town. Please, don't take that from us. If you google 'karst map of West Virginia', you'll see the eastern side is all limestone (karst). The eastern side has coal. User:Karstwater Karstwater (talk) 03:41, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

I too grew up in WV in a coal town.I do not recall such thin skin, but alas thats just me I suppose. IF coal ran through it, the town proper is a town because of that coal that ran through it. Its called commerce. It was also a stop, it was also near the other mines, it was required. It was a functional part of the transport and mining of coal. AND at the time of that transport, what other function did the town support, it had a quarry? OK. HOWEVER I see you find that insulting. Despite my family living and some passed away in those mines, I will not take any jibe or insult. I am sorry to hear that. However, you can be proud, you can be anything you wish, honest. We will of course no longer interact. You have a view point which is not very encyclopedic and does not assume good faith. My town in WV was a coal town. Good luck in your effortsCoal town guy (talk) 12:31, 11 October 2017 (UTC)

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