Talk:Southwest Virginia

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Article expansion

It was a surprise to find that this article did not exist, so I established it. However, it really needs, and has the potential for, more expansion. General expansions such as regional history, current economy, demographics, etc...etc. I will work to add what I can, but please, if passing through or interested, add your own contributions.~ (The Rebel At) ~ 15:19, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Culture"?

I just deleted most of the Culture section of this article--it consisted almost entirely of promotional material. If someone has an issue with my deleting the material, I'd be happy to discuss it. In addition to violating Wikipedia policy on promotional edits, though, I found it saddening to see the culture of my home region characterized solely by tourist attractions. I'd love to see the section filled out with info on the region's ties with Appalachia--there's a significant folk/blues music scene, for example, and Roanoke has a pretty unique culture of its own that might merit a mention. Help would be greatly appreciated, as I don't know whether I'll have significant time to devote to it anytime soon. Liv^* 05:11, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I reverted myself and made some more selective edits, because I got carried away. Apologies. I would still love help filling out the section to include aspects of culture that aren't reflected in visitors' centers and the like, though. Liv^* 05:19, 12 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cities and Towns; general definition?

The City and Town table was (and likely still is) missing some cities and towns. It was a hardcoded bear to add a town. I converted the table into a sort table but now is quite long. Do we need to list towns of Southwest Virginia? Maybe just cities and counties?

Edit: OK, I just did not like the very long sort table, so I changed to multi-column lists. Again, have not edited the existing data; merely rearranging the look. I still intend on coming back and doing some more clean-up of the definition(s) of Southwest Virginia. --Gapmtn1 (talk) 22:05, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm also interested in clearing up or cleaning up the existing definitions of Southwest Virginia and intend to revisit this. Note that I'm not trying to define or redefine; rather, make the existing definitions clearer. And perhaps apply the existing definitions; for example, I don't see anything listed in this article that would include Rockbridge County and the two cities it surrounds as part of Southwest Virginia.--Gapmtn1 (talk) 16:06, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Needs notable people tab

This wiki is missing a notable people section. For a start boogie2988 a famous youtuber is from st paul va and the st Paul wiki already has it prepared so u would just need to copy paste Haysiking (talk) 21:10, 15 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Update Southwest Virginia

https://cardinalnews.org/2024/07/05/how-to-define-southwest-virginia-heres-one-way-and-its-probably-controversial/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR35hW8R2kcju5oyO6Z7U7hiQdBlhV7k9WEHm48DXdSRz_Fu5eNd985heVs_aem_Qz-WWAKhRgIND_h4cZvHIQ 2603:6080:BB00:2705:386E:9A81:A7D3:31BC (talk) 19:24, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]