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Four Award

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Congrats! Next time it'll be a leaderboard spot. — Bilorv (talk) 22:55, 4 November 2022 (UTC)

Congratulations - October 2022 MilHist Article Writing Contest

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		On behalf of the Milhist coordinators, I hereby award you the WikiChevrons, for placing first in the October 2022 Military History Article Writing Contest, achieving 40 points from six articles. Well done! Zawed (talk) 03:55, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

CSS Baltic

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The Bugle: Issue CXCIX, November 2022

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October promotion question

Hi -- I noticed the other day that John Raymond science fiction magazines, which you promoted in October, wasn't listed at WP:WBFAN; I thought this edit would fix it but it doesn't appear to have done so. Looking at the October log I think the problem is just that it was never added. Is that the only issue? Or are there other places it needs to be added? Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 11:28, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Yes, it's probably not adding it to Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Featured log/October 2022 that caused it to be missed. I've put it in now and will need to adjust the FA stats page too; as to the promotion bot doing its thing at this late stage (which I assume will lead to WBFAN getting updated), we might be in the realm of black magic there -- Hawkeye...? Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 12:06, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

Thanks! I'm curious how these things get spotted -- if a coord missed a step a few months ago, is there some count that is off somewhere that would allow it to be noticed? Or is it possible we're missing a couple of others in the logs? Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:11, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

Mike Christie - SandyGeorgia caught me making a similar step some time ago; I think the totals at WP:FAS provide a check figure. Hog Farm _Talk 15:27, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

OK, good to know there's a cross-foot. Thanks. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 15:29, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

File:U.S. gunboat Cairo (a.k.a. USS Cairo) - Mississippi River Fleet - Original.tiff

I think that should solve the problem, no? I'll push this into my restoration queue. Adam Cuerden ^(talk)_{Has about 8.2% of all FPs. Currently celebrating his 600^th FP!} 06:36, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

@Adam Cuerden: - Thanks for finding that! I'm hoping to do some work on Cairo's article in the future, although it probably won't be until after the new year. Hog Farm _Talk 02:58, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Update on me and Vicksburg campaign inactivity

@Hog Farm, BusterD, Kges1901, Djmaschek, and TwoScars: Except for two small edits on September 1, I have been offline since August 16, just after I finished the end of the Civil War issue, left a message here and volunteered to help on the Vicksburg campaign project. I thought I should give you an explanation for my absence and lack of activity though I hesitate to write about such things. I know you are all busy and this is off topic. I am truly unhappy about not being able to keep contributing regularly recently and I do hope to return soon. I have been in a quagmire of seemingly never ending health problems. I had the injury to my knee and thigh, previously mentioned, then a rotator cuff impingement. I became weak with other symptoms and was hardly able to continue physical therapy. Then I had a surgery (different problem) in early October, digestive issues and caught a bacterial infection - in the hospital no doubt. I have perhaps recovered from that after a course of antibiotics but I am now having some worrisome recurring symptoms. I have had trouble keeping up with everyday activities most days and have some catching up to do. Holiday preparations, a few doctor visits and restarting physical therapy are also on the immediate agenda. Nonetheless, hope springs eternal. I have a few small edits to make to my book list and perhaps elsewhere. This is my main hobby and I want to get back to it in a more meaningful way, including helping finish work on the Vicksburg campaign. I hope I can do that soon. I also hope all of you are doing well. Donner60 (talk) 09:15, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

No deadline, brother. Thanks for keeping us up. We are glad that despite your setbacks you are improving. Because of RL issues I have not been able to contribute as much as I would like either. I hope you are able to move through the PT phase; just do the exercises as requested. This group cares more about any teammate than a work product. Get better, read a bunch, and check in as desired. And relax. Enjoy your holidays, dude. BusterD (talk) 11:50, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

I agree with BusterD. RL is much more important than Wikipedia, and you cannot neglect your health (or your family). I had to do PT in 2019 to get my wrist to bend after breaking it in three places. I recommend doing the PT as early in the day as possible—get it over with for the day. You may find that you like exercising. I currently work out three times per week—first thing in the morning, before breakfast. Get a good workout (or PT), but do not go so hard that you do not feel like working out again. Relax, enjoy the holidays, do not spend all day in front of a computer. Wikipedia will be here when you are ready. TwoScars (talk) 15:44, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

@BusterD and TwoScars: Thanks. I appreciate your encouragement and advice. I hope everyone here has a great holiday season as well. Donner60 (talk) 02:24, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

@Donner60: - sorry for the late reply; I just got back from a trip to rural Louisiana visiting family (I got to visit Vicksburg along the way, as well as Jenkins Ferry, Mansfield LA, and Fort Southerland). I second what Buster and TwoScars say about health, please take care of yourself before anything on-wiki. I let a back injury fester from late 2018 to early 2020 and live to regret putting that off most days (and I'm in my early 20s and according to the doctor shouldn't be that messed up in the back and neck).

I started on User:Hog Farm/Siege of Vicksburg in October and got to where I'm ready for the orbat section, but life got hectic in November and I haven't gotten back to it. Any commentary about what's been written so far would be very appreciated. (I probably won't get back to this until a few weeks. I borrowed a book about tinclads from a local library and want to try to get some more articles resourced from their current state of being just DANFS copies before the book needs to go back in mid-December). Hog Farm _Talk 03:13, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply and best wishes. I hope you can do something to relieve and reverse your back and neck pain. I have had some chiropractic work for my back and neck. It can be a relief, and in some cases, not just temporary. I had a back problem a few years ago which could have resulted in surgery. The chiropractor relieved the problem. The orthopedic surgeon was at least mildly surprised. Some insurance can cover chiropractic treatment, at least for specific injuries or problems.

As I wrote above, I hope I can have more time and energy to get back to more regular Wikipedia writing and editing soon. I think it would be too optimistic for me to expect to do much for the rest of the year considering the holidays, catching up on a few things and a few more doctor visits and physical therapy.

I have enough books on Vicksburg to do some reasonably thorough research and with any luck to comment on or contribute to the articles. I have read part of the short "Siege of Jackson, Mississippi" book. I think I at least have a grasp of the preliminary moves up to the start of the siege. From there, it appears to be straightforward enough. For the next few days, I plan to catch up with listing some books that I bought earlier in the year.

You seem to have had a good tour of interesting battlefields on your recent trip. I hope you had good weather along the way. Donner60 (talk) 04:16, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

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In further appreciation

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		By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with a bar to this barnstar in further recognition of the vast number of thorough, detailed and actionable reviews you have carried out. This work continues to be very much appreciated. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:27, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

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USS Marmora (1862)

Thanks for your hard work on USS Marmora (1862) (I got pinged when you linked to Concordia, Mississippi). Cheers. Magnolia677 (talk) 09:26, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Thanks! Hog Farm _Talk 14:48, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue CC, December 2022

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Highway 8

Just so it doesn't get lost in the archiving, I'm going to copy it here: Since WP:PR is kind of a dead horse, do you perhaps have any recommendations where I can get someone to make these kind of audits (particularly that outside-the-box take that is scrupulous of refs, which I'd look at and say "oh, yeah, common denominator"). The insider perspective is lost on me. Floydian ^τ _¢ 00:15, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

@Floydian: - Unfortunately, there's not a consistent place to go to that I can think of off the top of my head. The average peer review doesn't go into sources like that, and even many FACs don't get that thorough of reviews. I just make a habit of looking into sources when I can when reviewing FACs, and found a few pagination issues early on so I kept going on Highway 8. Normally I'd offer to go through Highway 8 when I have time (thanks to the Wikipedia Library, I can access most of the sources used), but I'm fighting a pinched nerve in my neck right now and am trying to finish up a userspace draft before I have to return a key book to the library on Friday, so I'm unfortunately not in a position to look over Highway 8 in the short term. Buidhe or Gog the Mild may have ideas on where to go for something like this. Sorry if this doesn't make much sense or isn't helpful, but that nerve is causing enough problems this evening it's hard for me to focus on writing coherently. Hog Farm _Talk 02:04, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

I hope you feel better, and I appreciate the time you have taken. I can appreciate the follies of old age, here's hoping to the singularity! - Floydian ^τ _¢ 02:09, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

TFA

December songs

new year

Thank you today for your share of CSS Baltic, introduced: "An object lesson in what happens when you try to DIY an ironclad. I believe that this is the first FAC for a warship of the Confederate States."! -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:54, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

... and today for Battle of Van Buren, introduced "After Battle of St. Charles and Marmaduke-Walker duel, here is another Confederate failure in Arkansas. Of the three primary Southern figures at Van Buren, you have department commander Holmes who was kicked upstairs for incompetence elsewhere, army commander Hindman who has managed to completely alienate the state where he was once a popular politician, and outpost commander Crump who drew guard duty despite past poor performances in that area."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:11, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

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Norwich City F.C.

I think I've been about as cooperative as could possibly be desired, albeit a little slow. The article is surely way over the quality bar for FA. --Dweller (talk) Old fashioned is the new thing! 17:15, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

@Dweller: - I'll take a look over it either tonight or tomorrow. From a skim it looks like it's in good shape. Hog Farm _Talk 17:31, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Fab thanks --Dweller (talk) Old fashioned is the new thing! 17:35, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Seasons Greetings

Whatever you celebrate at this time of year, whether it's Christmas or some other festival, I hope you and those close to you have a happy, restful time! Have fun, Donner60 (talk) 00:16, 23 December 2022 (UTC)}}

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Hello Hog Farm: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice if it's occurring in your area of the world, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 17:05, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

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Citation bot solution

Citation bot is making on the order of one million edits per year, usually in large batches, and checking two or three times as many without editing the articles. The best solution is to put a nobots template on articles that the bot makes bad edits to. I see you have already done something similar. Abductive (reasoning) 18:04, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! Hog Farm _Talk 18:45, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

Congratulations from the Military History Project

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		On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the A-Class medal with Oak Leaves for Duckport Canal, CSS Missouri, and Battle of Helena. Gog the Mild (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:30, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Hog Farm!

Happy New Year!

Hog Farm,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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Happy New Year!

Hog Farm,
Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia, and a Happy New Year to you and yours! CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 23:13, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

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Happy Kalends of January

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DYK for USS Romeo

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New Pages Patrol newsletter January 2023

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Congratulations - December 2022 MilHist Article Writing Contest

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		On behalf of the Milhist coordinators, I hereby award you the WikiChevrons, for placing first in the December 2022 Military History Article Writing Contest, achieving 52 points from six articles. A great effort to finish off the year! Zawed (talk) 02:49, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

The Military History Writers' Contest Cup: 2022 Winner!

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		Congratulations on a great effort in the 2022 Milhist Writer's Contest Cup! On behalf of the behalf of the Wikiproject Military History coordinators, I am pleased to award you the Contest Cup having taken first place overall (from yours truly, grrr!), with a total of 488 points from 61 articles. We hope to see a similar effort for 2023! Zawed (talk) 03:05, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

Military Historian of the Year, 2022

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Fitting reward for your efforts HF, well done! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 23:35, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! Hog Farm _Talk 03:18, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Primus inter pares award

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		By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to pass to you the Primus inter pares award for being voted both the 2020 Military History Newcomer of the Year and the 2022 Military Historian of the Year. Congratulations, and thank you for your sterling efforts over the past three years. I was myself granted this award by its only previous recipient, Peacemaker67. Truly, we move in exulted company. Gog the Mild (talk) 23:43, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

Brilliant effort, HF! Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 00:24, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Awesome! A rare achievement indeed. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 00:33, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, y'all! Hog Farm _Talk 03:19, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue 201, January 2023

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hawkeye7 on the key contributions of two Australian scientists in World War II Review essay: Nick-D reports on his recent visits to British military sites

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Hello!

Hi, Hog Farm,

I was doing my daily work of reviewing expiring drafts and came across a couple by a sockpuppet where you had made edits to the drafts to correct problems with attribution. And I realized that I hadn't seen you around my regular haunts in a while. Just wanted to check in with you and give you belated holiday good wishes and hope that 2023 will be a good year for you.

It looks like these days you are spending your time creating and improving articles rather than on admin tasks or the deletion side of the project. Can't fault you for bringing up the quality of articles on the encyclopedia, I'm sure that it leaves you with more positive feelings than blocking vandals and deleting bad articles! But I just happened to see your name, thought of previous encounters with your deletion tagging, and wanted to wish you well! So, here's to a happy and healthy 2023, for all of us and the project! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:57, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for checking in! Yeah, I don't do as much of the blocking/deleting as I used to. Real life's gotten quite a bit busier for me since last summer, and I find it more enjoyable to write stuff than to dig into having the geostubs deleted and all that. With rather limited energy and time lately, I've decided to focus on reviewing and writing content as another way to improve net encyclopedia quality. Hog Farm _Talk 23:03, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

FASA

I lost the plot at Wikipedia:Featured article review/USS Missouri (BB-63)/archive1; would you be able to determine if a WP:FASA is in order, and if so, do the nom? It seems like about four different editors were in there; not sure who did crucial work. I hope I can get back in the saddle after today following three different water events ... no water at the cabin, followed by leak at the cabin, followed by leak in water main back at home ... sick of sloshing water ... I have to first catch up on the translation project for GamerPro64, and then I can turn my attention again to the year-end report at URFA. Happy New Year! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 18:28, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of Battle of Helena

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Barnstar

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	For reviewing 9 nominations for a total of 8 points during the June 2022 GAN Backlog Drive, I hereby award you this barnstar. Congratulations! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 01:17, 19 January 2023 (UTC)

Update: health, Wikipedia edits

@BusterD, Kges1901, Djmaschek, and TwoScars: I have been doing some reading to help me write an introduction about the Vicksburg campaign for the Siege of Jackson article. I looked at the John Alexander McClernand article as part of this. I found it had a citation needed template and was incomplete in some respects. It failed B class some time ago due to lack of citations. It has taken me more time to add citations and some text to make it a better article than I thought it would. I even bought a used copy of the cited McClernand biography. This editing, which is not yet quite finished, has contributed to my lack of progress otherwise.

My time is still limited by ongoing health/physical condition issues - though most of the worst problems seem to be fixed or at least improved. However, I now also have low thyroid hormone, which can cause fatigue, confusion and a few other symptoms. This likely has been caused by x-rays, MRI and radioactive iodine tests in the last few months. Medication adjustments are supposed to overcome this. I have eye surgery on one eye next week but that should result in slowing me down for a week or less, I am told. A second surgery likely will be 5 or 6 weeks thereafter. It does seem to be one thing after another.

We, likely mostly you at your work rate, will get the done eventually. I am concerned I might either end up being less help or less timely than I intended to be, though we know that real life sometimes intervenes. Donner60 (talk) 02:02, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

I hope you get to feeling better - that sounds like a rough accumulation of health concerns. I'm going to be taking an informal wikibreak due to work stress, clinical depression, and general exhaustion (I had COVID after Christmas and am still fighting the fatigue). If anyone wants to work on it, there's a half-finished rewrite of the siege of Vicksburg article linked at the top of my talkpage, but it'll be mid-February at the earliest before I can get back to that. I did create us a bit of additional work - I wrote up Steele's Greenville expedition awhile back, which is yet to be integrated into the articles for the campaign or General Steele. Hog Farm _Talk 04:03, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Hello @Donner60:—It will get better. Your physical issues sound bad, and I do not need to know details, but keep up your PT and remember that Wikipedia is only your hobby. My name of "TwoScars" comes from the two surgical scars on my face. I had some "dark" times, but always noticed there was someone with worse problems than mine. Today I'm pretty happy with my physical condition. If you (or @Hog Farm:) get depressed, I have found that interaction with nature is useful. Simply seeing nature on early morning walks appears to have many benefits. We even added a bird feeder years ago (Yes, I am becoming more like my parents!). BTW, I am returning from three weeks of traveling, and will begin contributing to Wikipedia again. TwoScars (talk) 22:17, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of J. H. Hobart Ward

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Your GA nomination of J. H. Hobart Ward

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Sourcing thoughts from talk page stalkers requested

So in most of my Civil War articles, I've found that officers are generally only referred to by their rank in the first point they're being referred to in the cited source. When asked to provide people's ranks at GA/ACR/FAC, I've consistently just pulled the ranks from a biographical register, instead of trying to hunt down the singular page in a tome where the fellow is introduced by rank (and then not footnoting the biographical register, as it only supported one or two words). It's just occurred to me that this may technically be a source-text integrity issue. What are all y'all's thoughts? Hog Farm _Talk 02:41, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

If you're not footnoting the register, what are you footnoting? Nikkimaria (talk) 02:42, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

@Nikkimaria: - The footnote is for the relevant page(s) of the work being cited for all but the rank. An example would be Major General John George Walker's troops reached Richmond on June 6, and Taylor planned a three-pronged strike for the next day from Battle of Lake Providence. The cited page of Bearss 1991 only refers to a generic "General Walker". Hog Farm _Talk 03:01, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Hm. Technically yes, if it doesn't specify major general that is a V issue, though as Buidhe notes it's a relatively minor point. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:03, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

I must be too DC tired; I had to read this six times to figure out where the problem is. This might be an indication you might be being too hard on yourself again:). I see it now and agree with Nikkimaria and Buidhe; I wouldn't worry about going back to fix this everywhere it occurred, rather switching gears going forward. Just stick both citations on the first occurrence going forward or some such ? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 03:16, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Honestly this is the kind of thing I do not bother with. (t · c) buidhe 02:46, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

I think the letter of the law says you should do it every time you give that rank, but I think doing it once is OK. I would do it at least once though. And I wouldn't bother to fix old ones; just do it going forward. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 03:44, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

The only issue I can see with this is that if someone is promoted, when talking about a particular battle I would think you would want his rank (at first mention) be that which he held at the time. Mangoe (talk) 04:14, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Yeah, I've been using the register to determine dates of promotion for when they were at which rank. The only weirdness I've encountered so far was at Battle of Front Royal, with a situation that I had to explain in a footnote. Hog Farm _Talk 18:35, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback, y'all! I'll start citing the exact source for the rank starting with the Heintzelman comment at Talk:J. H. Hobart Ward/GA1. Hog Farm _Talk 18:35, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

If you have trouble with any particular date of promotion of a Civil War general to a general officer grade, let me know. I have both of Ezra J. Warner's books, Generals in Blue and Generals in Gray, which usually, if not always, gives dates of promotions. I also have the Eichers' book Civil War High Commands, which is probably the most comprehensive source since it also includes brevet generals and "might have beens". The might have beens were officers often identified as generals but who never commissioned. Turner Ashby is an example. I have two other potential sources: Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue, which curiously enough also has sketches for brevet major generals and Who Was Who in the Civil War by Sifakis. Donner60 (talk) 21:23, 1 February 2023 (UTC) It occurs to me that all of the brevet major generals would have been brevet brigadier generals first. Donner60 (talk) 21:32, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

@Donner60: - I've been using Warner's works for generals, which is where the main thing comes up. Allardice's More Generals in Grey is also useful for figures like James S. Rains. Hog Farm _Talk 21:34, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, I have that one too. I have actually once skimmed through the whole book. If memory serves me correctly, they were all "might have beens." I wrote the list List of American Civil War generals (Acting Confederate) in order to account for the Confederate might have beens. I think there were more of them because they did not have brevet appointments. Donner60 (talk) 21:39, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Mathew Brady

I posted some information on Talk:Mathew Brady and Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Military history but forgot to ping you. Donner60 (talk) 21:30, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

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DYK for Steele's Greenville expedition

On 5 February 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Steele's Greenville expedition, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that some historians believe that Steele's Greenville expedition marked a shift in the Union's war policy? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Steele's Greenville expedition. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Steele's Greenville expedition), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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The Bugle: Issue 202, February 2023

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Because you never get enough appreciation... and it's that time of year!

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		... your contributions at FAC, FAR, GA and CCI are noticed, needed and appreciated! Share a box of chocolates for the season with your wife and cheer up! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 10:57, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

(I am shamelessly copying format and image from the message that Ealdgyth sent me 12 years ago :). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 10:57, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much! Been a rough last couple weeks, but hopefully things are on the upswing for me now. Hog Farm _Talk 03:28, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Things will get better :) SandyGeorgia (Talk) 07:04, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

		A DIY bouquet
		And I'll add a DIY bouquet – DIY because, apologies, you'll have to pull them from the ground yourself. After a long hard winter, those first early crocuses that pop up to herald spring are so beautiful I feel lucky for each little bunch I see. A symbol of new beginnings, or hope and warmth after hard times. I hope you're coming around to some hope and warmth yourself. Also these bad boys grow fantastically here in MO, so we should be treated to the display any week now. Cheers. Ajpolino (talk) 04:06, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Also sorry to you both that I've not been around as much recently, while you two deal with giant issues. Hope to be more helpful going forward – though admittedly, I've learned forecasting my Wiki-time is not my strength. Hope all is well with both of you. Ajpolino (talk) 04:06, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

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Help needed

this at User talk:Eddie891. Hog Farm _Talk 04:40, 9 February 2023 (UTC)

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Necessary Level for Articles in Vicksburg Campaign?

It occurred to me that I am not sure about the level that each article in the topic needs to have for the Vicksburg campaign article to reach GA or higher. I guess B would be a bare minimum but perhaps at least GA would be needed and higher if the campaign article is to be higher. I could not readily find the answer. Please let me know so that I can work toward the appropriate levels and ask for the proper review on any that I finally handle to a conclusion rather than just make a contribute to. Thanks. Donner60 (talk) 01:33, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

@Donner60: - I guess it depends on what we're going for. If we're wanting to bring them all to decent shape, then B would be the minimum. If we're wanting to go for a WP:Good topic, then everything will need to be at least GA. If there's a source you don't have that you need to get ahold of, I'm not too far from Wilson's Creek National Battlefield and can see if the library there has anything.

My next steps are probably going to be to clean up Battle of Grand Gulf and Battle of Big Black River Bridge as part of the cleanup of my old work. Afterwards will probably be Battle of Snyder's Bluff as I've got plenty of sources for that. Hog Farm _Talk 05:50, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Promotion of 8th Missouri Infantry Regiment (Confederate)

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Have a great wikibreak!

(t · c) buidhe 05:13, 19 February 2023 (UTC)

Deletion review for List of country subdivisions by population

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DCGAR

HF, I know you are on a well-deserved break, but you never listed Old Appomattox Court House at the intent to open GAR list. Are you still planning to do that? Novem Linguae's bot should begin its trial run on 23 Feb, so just want to be sure. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 13:58, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Sandy, I had listed it, but then removed it because between RL, Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Battle of Gettysburg/1, and the air force plane crash FAR, I don't see myself being able to getting around to resolving the problems quick enough to warrant holding up the GAR process on that one. I do still intend to try to fix it, but can GAN it myself later if I think the end result is good enough. If practical, I would appreciate it if that one isn't PDEL'd - I have full intentions of going through it with a fine-tooth comb, and having the existing article structure in front of me will help a little bit in re-writing. Hog Farm _Talk 23:37, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

Got it ... perhaps I knew that, but had forgotten, enjoy your break ! PS, save a copy offline in case someone else pdels it ... just copy-past the entire article from edit mode to a word document ... SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:12, 22 February 2023 (UTC)

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Crafton, Texas

Hi HF, hope all is well. I am trying to see if there's anything in the census relating to this community(?) town(?) in Texas. Sources from the past refer to it as a town, but it doesn't seem like there's much there anymore... I don't have much ability to navigate the census so I was wondering if you could help me out. Best, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 20:51, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

This has a GNIS entry 1355301. Mangoe (talk) 21:50, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

@Eddie891: It's not in the census anymore, which IIRC generally only records populations for CDPs and formal municipalities. As to finding old census records, I don't know where those would be found, and a few attempts at locating such information just now were unsuccessful. Hog Farm _Talk 01:34, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

Ah, well, thanks for taking a look regardless. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 01:39, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

I put in the earliest USGS topo map snippet of the area I could find. It's from 1961, when the place was largely extinct already, but it's better than nothing I guess. The census stuff seems like something Doncram may know where to find. Hog Farm _Talk 01:41, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

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DYK for J. H. Hobart Ward

On 4 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article J. H. Hobart Ward, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that former Union brigadier general J. H. Hobart Ward was struck and killed by a train while on vacation? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/J. H. Hobart Ward. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, J. H. Hobart Ward), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Boot Monument

Talk about a limb article needing work! Half of the content barely has anything to do with the monument itself, and the sourcing is atrocious. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 03:09, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Yikes! I don't even know if that one's fixable. What a mess. Hog Farm _Talk 04:19, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

I might take a stab at cleaning it up sometime in the future. Right now, my hands are full cleaning up my early article creations. I wince just looking at them. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 18:58, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue 203, March 2023

Your Military History Newsletter Project news: From the editors; awards and honours; contest results Articles: Last month's new featured and A-class content Book review: Hog Farm on the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War

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		On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the The Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history) for participating in 14 reviews between October and December 2022. Hawkeye7 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 04:16, 11 March 2023 (UTC) Keep track of upcoming reviews. Just copy and paste {{WPMILHIST Review alerts}} to your user space

Constantine III (Western Roman emperor)

Hi Hog Farm. I was wondering if you might be able to help out with what I hope should be a straight forward image review for this article's FAC? Obviously, if time or motivation don't permit, no problem. Gog the Mild (talk) 23:22, 12 March 2023 (UTC)

Congratulations from the Military History Project

		The Military history A-Class medal
		On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the A-Class medal for Fort Southerland, USS Marmora (1862) and 9th Missouri Sharpshooter Battalion. Hawkeye7 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 03:38, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

In appreciation

		The Reviewers Award
		By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this award in recognition of your classy and detailed image reviews. They are much appreciated. Gog the Mild (talk) 23:16, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Stonewall Jackson's arm

On 17 March 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stonewall Jackson's arm, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that attempts to locate Stonewall Jackson's arm with a metal detector failed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stonewall Jackson's arm. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Stonewall Jackson's arm), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Aoidh (talk) 12:03, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

		Hook update
		Your hook reached 9,217 views (768.1 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2023 – nice work!

GalliumBot (talk • contribs) (he/it) 03:27, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

Excellent article. We're not far off assembling a MILHIST Frankenstein's monster with Daniel Sickles's leg, Lord Uxbridge's leg, Pedro I's heart, George Washington's teeth and, perhaps, Napoleon's penis - Dumelow (talk) 14:26, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of William Y. Slack

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article William Y. Slack you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Djmaschek -- Djmaschek (talk) 04:41, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

Northern courage in Middle-earth

Hi there, there is a new IP editor over at Northern courage in Middle-earth who has tried to delete the article, and failing that, to empty out much of its content (17,643 bytes, to be precise), followed by further edits which certainly seem disruptive to me (the article was/is in the Good Article Nomination queue). I was unfortunately out today so haven't been able to reply in technical detail, but they ignored my placeholder "I'll get back to you asap" and continued with major edits. Any help on the article's talk page (or if need be on their talk page) would be much appreciated. I'm not asking you to side with me (though I would value your opinion on the article), but it would be nice to be able to discuss the matter rather than have major edit-warring. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:45, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: - Just got back from a no-internet church conference in the woods. Don't have time to look at this tonight, but will take a look soon. Hog Farm _Talk 04:26, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

Many thanks. The IP has created a mass of disputatious threads on the talk page; people have replied to as many of them as they had energy for, there are several that nobody has even felt like replying to. Last night the IP made multiple edits with a largish deletion to Paganism in Middle-earth, I will take a look at it this morning. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:45, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

@Chiswick Chap: - Wound up not being able to follow up quickly because of a work trip, but I should be back in town for at least the next week. I'm having a bit of trouble following the status of the talk page discussions at the Northern Courage article - where would it be most helpful for me to weigh in? Hog Farm _Talk 23:21, 23 March 2023 (UTC)

I've taken the liberty of semi-protecting the page for a week. BusterD (talk) 00:43, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

It seems that the IP has had their rant and gone away, let's hope so. Many thanks for looking in. Chiswick Chap (talk) 04:38, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of William Y. Slack

The article William Y. Slack you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:William Y. Slack and Talk:William Y. Slack/GA1 for issues which need to be addressed. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Djmaschek -- Djmaschek (talk) 05:23, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

GA2 review for George Meade

I've re-worked the George Meade page since the quick fail you gave it on GA1. I made most of your changes - but wanted to address some that I did not:

• I've left a much abbreviated "in popular culture" section and only included those items that had wikipedia pages/notability. It doesn't make it right, but I see the Robert E. Lee page has an "in popular culture" section
• I left the 10 things you didn't know about lost reference for Matthew Fox - it has an author listed and a publication date. It's not a blog. I don't know why it would not be considered RS.

I would appreciate your re-review of the GA once I tag it. We can debate the above during the second review if you disagree. Thank you!! Dwkaminski (talk) 19:41, 23 March 2023 (UTC)

@Dwkaminski: - Am fairly busy right now and Meade will be a pretty involved review for me (trying to access as many sources as possible and then going line-by-line through the article) so I can't commit to it right now. I'll try to check back in once I get caught up on some stuff. Hog Farm _Talk 23:17, 23 March 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of William Y. Slack

The article William Y. Slack you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:William Y. Slack for comments about the article, and Talk:William Y. Slack/GA1 for the nomination. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Djmaschek -- Djmaschek (talk) 04:43, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Badge Man/archive1

FYI, I never actually passed the Source review, but I assume you checked over the points when closing? Harrias ^{(he/him) • talk} 07:28, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

HAL333 - Shoot, I misread the FAC (thought it had been ok'd for some reason). It looks like the only points outstanding are linking W. W. Norton and then re-formatting the short citation for Sabato 2013? Hog Farm _Talk 13:29, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Stonewall Jackson's arm

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Stonewall Jackson's arm you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Eddie891 -- Eddie891 (talk) 20:02, 26 March 2023 (UTC)