Talk:1st West Virginia Cavalry Regiment

message: G'day. Just wanted to mention that this article is over 10,000 words, probably 30% over what is considered the maximum "readable prose size" for an article. Readability is a key criterion. This may be contributing to its time on the GAN list awaiting someone willing to review it. I have personally looked at it several times, but blanched at its size. I strongly suggest getting it down to 7,000 words maximum, preferably close to half of its current size. If it was down to that, I would personally take a look at it for sure. This is, after all, one regiment of many, and despite its seemingly illustrious career during the ACW, I'm sure it could be condensed considerably. All the best, Peacemaker67  (click to talk to me) 07:35, 13 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Per your advice, will try to get 1st West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment down to 100,000 bytes. Sandbox4 version is down to 115 (from almost 134), but still working on it. Thanks for your interest.TwoScars (talk) 18:41, 27 October 2018 (UTC)

text: Reduced it from 133,660 bytes to 92,687. TwoScars (talk) 16:50, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestion re GAN 

message: While the Dept. of Archives is usually a reliable source they made a serious error on the page of MOH recipients. Sgt. James Burns was not in the 1st Cavalry, he was 1st Infantry. This is the official citation Sgt. James M. Burns Dubyavee (talk) 21:35, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Well the first problem here, other than reverting an edit against references without a consensus, lies with the references themselves. The ones actually used in the article, " West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History–WV Medal of Honor Recipients," do not actually list a, "Sgt. James Burns" as a Medal of Honor recipient for the 1st West Virginia Infantry because, while attached to the regiment, he was still enlisted in the 1st Cavalry. Which is why there are clearly 15 confirmable recipients listed under the 1st Cavalry's roster. MarkMcCain (talk) 12:55, 12 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: The West Virginia Dept. of Archives has corrected their list of recipients of the MOH, Sgt. Burns is listed correctly as "Infantry". West Virginia Medal of Honor Recipients Dubyavee (talk) 19:32, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: You're making claims that aren't supported–essentially telling me information to the contrary of confirmed sources with nothing else to convince anyone of this argument but your written word. There is also no correction on this, what you've highlighted shows the same listing. Unless you can find a credible source to support these claims (and I've tried), the only logical move is to keep the content supported by the references. MarkMcCain (talk) 05:14, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Scratch that. Given that another Wikipedian has agreed with your stance, I'll leave it as is. Only with one addition, making note of the regiment being the most highly-decorated single cavalry regiment; this would align with the 47th Ohio Infantry, also 14 Medals of Honor, listing it as the most highly-decorated single infantry regiment on its article. MarkMcCain (talk) 05:32, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: MarkMcCain—I appreciate you wanting to give the 1st West Virginia Cavalry credit where credit is due. However, we need a citation from a university, newspaper article or book that says the regiment's 14 Medal of Honor recipients are the most of any single cavalry regiment during the war. Right now, the only thing close that I can find is the GTM Center (Shepard University) article that says "Almost all of the regiment’s 14 Medals of Honor – the most for any West Virginia regiment – were earned for valor displayed during the 1864 Valley, Petersburg, and Appomattox Campaigns." TwoScars (talk) 18:16, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Fair enough. As I've also had the same difficulty finding one that properly supports this content, I'll leave as is. Given that I can't find a reference to support the 47th Ohio Infantry being the most highly-decorated Infantry regiment either; I'll make the change to similar context in accordance with this discussion. A pleasure to have collaborated with you. MarkMcCain (talk) 06:14, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Medals of Honor