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I'm not quite theWikipedian I once was; I'll still hop on and fix things when I see they need it, but it's not with nearly the frequency I had before and it's even money whether I'm logged in or not. Still, I'm keeping this around for posterity.
I recently embarked upon a mission to ensure proper representation of the state of Delaware. In severalstub sorting pages, a definition ofThe South was given that, for the purposes of stub sorting, included the state of Delaware. However, each article had a picture (Image:Map of USA highlighting South.png) that did not include Delaware. I first noticed this inCategory:Southern United States sports venue stubs and createdImage:Map of USA highlighting South2.png to fix this issue; I later realized that there were other pages with the same issue and worked to correct them as well. I believe most, if not all, pages are currently congruent in that respect.
I will note, however, that it is my belief that the only generally accepted regional definition that accurately represents the entire state of Delaware is themid-Atlantic. Barring that, I would be inclined to say theNortheast would be the next logical choice, but I say that having grown up in northern Delaware, and I recognize that my experience is not the same as someone having lived in the southern part of the state. Conversely, someone fromSlower Lower further south in the state may identify with The South. I feel that the state of Delaware fails two of the majorlitmus tests commonly used to define The South; it is neither located below theMason-Dixon Line nor did it join theConfederate States of America. My changes were not out of a desire to classify Delaware as The South, but rather one to ensure representation both textually and graphically in places that did choose to define it as such.
Finally, while I'm ranting, allow me to say that mypersonal definition of the mid-Atlantic is the states in theI-95 corridor betweenWashington, DC andNew York, NY, inclusive ofDC Metro and exclusive ofMetro NY. This includesNoVA, the tail ofWest Virginia that's included in DC Metro (if you must), DC,Maryland,Delaware,Pennsylvania, and non-metro-NYNew Jersey. I consider Metro NY and points north the Northeast, and points south of DC Metro the South. Wikipedia is a place for facts, not personal opinions, I realize this, but on my userpage I will make that distinction.
