User talk:Gwillhickers

Welcome! Hello, Gwillhickers, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. ... Again, welcome! Rklawton (talk) 02:40, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi - Thanks for the great image of Constitution's 1947 3c stamp. It's a great photo of an important subject. The article mentions the stamp directly later on at USS_Constitution#Bicentennial_celebrations (near the end of the second paragraph), so I've moved the image there to allow readers to see the stamp where it's mentioned. Thanks again for adding the image! --Badger151 (talk) 17:55, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi - I've built upon your addition at Battle_of_the_Wilderness#Civil_War_Commemoratives by wikilinking the battles commemorated by the other stamps, but I found three possibilities for Appotomax - Appomattox_Campaign, Battle of Appomattox Station, and Battle of Appomattox Court House. I wasn't sure which of these the stamp was meant to commenmorate, so I chose Appomattox_Campaign, as it incorporated the other two. Is this right? --Badger151 (talk) 18:10, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to WP, always nice to have more stamp enthusiasts! You might like to join up with the philately project, Wikipedia:WikiProject Philately, where we keep each other up to date with our activities, discuss plans and standards, etc. You might also be interested in my first attempt at a ships on stamps list, List of ships on stamps, which bogged down a little Stan (talk) 17:34, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gwillhickers: my apologies for the terse edit summary last night when I reverted your change to the caption (when I occasionally execute rapid keystrokes on my computer it will sometimes treat them as a 'Save Page' command and truncate the text that I typed, which is what happened yesterday).

The difference between your text and mine is not worth arguing about, but your text needs to be corrected since 'Grahm' (Graham) was misspelled which was the reason for my revert. It can also be slightly improved, as shown here:

~ Alexander Graham Bell ~on a 1940 U.S. stamp issue

Since the article already has a left hand side image, I would suggest that the stamp image also be placed on the left side of the section to balance the large statue image above it. Otherwise the stamp is an excellent addition to the article.

I feel additionally that since many dozens of stamps have been issued for Bell as noted in the adjacent paragraph, that the text related to this particular stamp should be inserted into the related article, Alexander Graham Bell honors and tributes, where a franked copy of the same stamp is currently shown (and can be replaced with yours). Otherwise many other stamp enthusiasts may also insert additional text related to their Bell stamps, which i.m.h.o. are not highly notable.

Best: HarryZilber (talk) 22:29, 3 April 2010 (UTC) HarryZilber (talk) 23:01, 3 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

U.S. Space Exploration History on U.S. Stamps I am seriously impressed :) mark nutley (talk) 23:32, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I nominated it for DYK. Joe Chill (talk) 23:38, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

On the left side of the screen, there is Recent Changes. On top of Recent Changes is New Pages. That's how I find articles that I think are good enough for DYK or should be deleted. For information about DYK, read Wikipedia:Did you know. If your article is approved (which I don't see why it wouldn't be), it will appear on the main page for six hours. The quote from your article that I chose is "...that the first U.S. stamp that depicted a space vehicle was issued in 1948?". If you want to request an alt hook, you can go to the entry on Template talk:DYK. Joe Chill (talk) 00:01, 15 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it is nice! The Fort Bliss stamp is a good example of the "unique fact" I was referring to previously - even philatelists tend to think space stamps only date from 1957 or so. Another bit that would be good for this page is the extreme secrecy surrounding the Mercury stamp's design and production. Stan (talk) 13:03, 15 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Another way to view live lists of new pages user the new page patrol tool. User:TheJosh/Scripts/New Page Patroller follow the instructions and you will get a list of recent pages (up to 1000 but not recommended) next to your search bar. --Alpha Quadrant (talk) 23:13, 16 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

On May 19, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article U.S. Space Exploration History on U.S. Stamps, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 12:02, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

In light of the fact, the references below and numerous other sources cite Billy Richardson as a highly likely candidate for the first rider; it is reasonable to include him thus giving the reader an opportunity to make their own conclusion.

• Kansas Historical Quarterly
• National Historic Trail - Pony Express Stables
• Pony Express Resource Study - Chapter 2

Tavington-dash (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:05, 5 June 2010 (UTC).[reply]

Apparently the City of St. Joseph (which is the starting point for the First Westbound rider) agrees: (http://www.stjoemo.info/history/ponyexpress.cfm)Tavington-dash (talk) 17:28, 5 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just wanted to drop you a note that I have nominated this article for GA review. It was just sitting there collecting dust in the corner, not even assessed. It is a very good piece in my humble opinion. I will keep my fingers crossed and hope it passes. Cheers, Marcia Wright (talk) 03:33, 3 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for pointing out the additional fact about the only airmail stamp to honor a pres. If you would, please in the future use the space provided to give a brief description of your edit. This will help us get the article to FA status, as well as the stamps in there. Thanks again. Carmarg4 (talk) 12:58, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I first included the stamp image back in April of 2010 and it was removed, twice. I tend not to make log entries when I am restoring illegal deletions and making general fixes in image size, text formatting, etc. Thanks for looking out just the same.
Btw.. It's good to see the Lincoln page shaping up. I am in the process of repairing and rewriting most of the Thomas Jefferson page as it will also be the second major fix the page has gone through. Gwillhickers (talk) 18:55, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your input on the article (my brother God bless him was a philatelist) and particularly your comment about the Legacy section needing some work. I gave it some work today. I'm sure it needs more but I do think we have improved it, thanks to your note. I think the best thing about an FAN for AL is the improvement that USUALLY comes about from it. That said, AL does such a great job bringing out the hunger in us history buffs that he's not suitable for the FA in a way – whenever he gets it he won't stay there long – and that's fine. Thanks again. Carmarg4 (talk) 00:53, 15 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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	For your work on minor Frigate and Sloop of War articles. Wee Curry Monster talk 11:38, 20 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	Thank you very much for all of your contributions and refinement of pages like James Fenimore Cooper (which can be seen here) and Thomas Jefferson. Keep it up, (and we could always use support writing the James Fenimore Cooper articles, there are a suprising number of them missing!) Sadads (talk) 14:50, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your edits at Tadeusz Kościuszko. I think after you are done we can nominate it for a Good Article, wouldn't you agree? Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 17:05, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This article has now been passed. I made a series of changes myself to complete the checklist. Hawkeye7 (talk) 22:44, 20 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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	Thank you for helping with the Kościuszko GAN, I was about to start addressing the issues today - but I see you did it all for me. Thanks / Dziękuję :) PS. Also, I think Casimir Pulaski will be passed in few days, that will make two most popular Polish-American milhist personas into GAs :) Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 03:41, 21 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

On 3 June 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article USS Ferret (1822), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the USS Ferret was part of a naval fleet that sailed to the Caribbean to subdue the occurrence of pirate raids on merchant ships that had increased to almost 3,000 by the early 1820s? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/USS Ferret (1822). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:23, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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	For creating Edmund Bacon (1785–1866), a new article with unusual depth. 78.26 (I'm no IP, talk to me!) 17:28, 13 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

On 12 August 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Louis N. Stodder, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Louis Stodder was the USS Monitor's turret officer and the first person injured at the Battle of Hampton Roads, surviving a direct hit to Monitor's gun turret? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Louis N. Stodder. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Alex Shih^Talk 13:18, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

		The Polish Barnstar of National Merit, 2nd Class
		For your assistance with Poland-related articles, such as Tadeusz Kościuszko, I award you The Polish Barnstar of National Merit, 2nd Class on behalf of Wikipedia:WikiProject Poland. Dziękujemy! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 10:31, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]
		this WikiAward was given to Gwillhickers by Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here on 10:31, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

On 30 September 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Charles R. Chickering (artist), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Charles R. Chickering designed some 77 postage stamps for the U.S. Post Office while working at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C.? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charles R. Chickering (artist). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 08:02, 30 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Gwhillhickers, Thanks for your welcome and your kind words. I also appreciate the hard work you've put into your informative stamp articles.BFolkman (talk) 21:31, 1 October 2013 (UTC)BFolkman[reply]

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User:Buster7 submitted the following nomination for Editor of the Week:

I nominate Gwillhickers as Editor of the Week. His interest in Early American and British Naval History (Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships), Postal History (Philately) and History (Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Presidents), in general, provide a wide ranging level of WP participation. He endeavors to provide topical and literary cross referencing between articles and hopes that areas of interest in each article will serve to enhance one another. He has promoted 4 article to GA status, has 3 mentions @ DYK and has made considerable contributions to rewrites of dozens of articles. A workhorse with over an astonishing 72% mainspace in 37000 edits; his motto is "Humbly we go forth" which speaks to his purpose and his drive.

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Thanks again for your efforts! Go Phightins! 17:14, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Congrats, and thanks for everything you do here! -- Khazar2 (talk) 21:00, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Philately

Gwillhickers

Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 20, 2013

A prolific editor with wide-ranging interests and article involvement to the benefit of our reader.

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Blockade runners of the American Civil War, Bibliography of early American naval history, Bibliography of 18th-19th century Royal Naval history and List of ships captured in the 19th century

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It's wonderful that you are working on this key article. Since you brought it up, how about you add relevant K. info to that page, and I'd be happy to review it? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:39, 16 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, the section deals more with the academy than the fortress, but I'm wondering if Kosciuszko had any part in the academy to speak of. I think in any case we can introduce the topic by mentioning the fortress and K', friend of Jefferson. Don't know off hand if there's much else along that line. Any insights you can offer would be nice also. -- Gwillhickers 00:42, 17 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

FWiW Bzuk (talk) 20:25, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Good work on the bibliographies -- esp Jefferson! Rjensen (talk) 01:36, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Good to know people like yourself appreciate them. -- Gwillhickers 18:22, 14 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	Happy Barnstar day!! Audiluver (talk) 23:34, 24 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Actually probably to your dismay, I'm not a history buff. But that doesn't mean I don't like history, it is one of my favorite subjects. The reason I was editing the Thomas Jefferson page is because I'm doing a board on it. But thanks for the welcome. You are not the only one who said that. I actually became a member on July 13, 2012. Audiluver (talk) 23:43, 24 April 2014 (UTC) Thank for the tips! Audiluver (talk) 00:46, 25 April 2014 (UTC) The reason I gave you the barnstar is because you said "I've spent the last couple of years trying to get it back up to speed -- it was once a GA." And you sounded tired out so I gave you the Tireless contributor barnstar. Audiluver (talk) 00:50, 25 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Audiluver I had a feeling the barnstar may have been for work on the Jefferson article but wasn't quite sure when you said 'Happy Barnstar day'. Anyways, Thanks!! It is much appreciated. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 16:08, 25 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 25 May 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article U.S. Parcel Post stamps of 1912-13, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the 20-cent U.S. Parcel Post stamp of 1912 had the distinction of being the first stamp in history to depict an airplane, six years before the U.S. Post Office issued an airmail stamp? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/U.S. Parcel Post stamps of 1912-13. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 01:28, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

	The Original Barnstar
	Loved this philatelic article - U.S. Parcel Post stamps of 1912-13! Extremely well written. AshLin (talk) 02:50, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@AshLin:, Thanks!! This has been a most interesting day. The Parcel Post stamp article, while I am writing, is featured on the main page in DYK; I just had another article I've been working on for weeks just pass an FA review; I just received this Barnstar -- and to top it all off, I just cut my finger about 15 minutes ago while preparing some chicken for the oven. Go figure. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 03:50, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like you paid the iron price! #gameofthrones ;) AshLin (talk) 06:17, 25 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

		The Polish Barnstar of National Merit, 1st Class
		Well, you actually done what I thought was impossible: despite my nay-saying, you succesfully pushed Tadeusz Kościuszko to a FA-level. Thefefore, it is my pleasure to award you The Polish Barnstar of National Merit, 1st Class on behalf of Wikipedia:WikiProject Poland. Hurra! Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 04:40, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
		this WikiAward was given to Gwillhickers by Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here on 04:40, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Piotrus:, Thanks!! This will be a 'memorial day' weekend I won't forget. Kosciuszko is still with us! -- Gwillhickers (talk) 04:45, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What do you think are the odds we could to this with Casimir Pulaski too? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 07:38, 26 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Piotrus:. That's an idea, but I'm hoping that someone will initiate the USS Monitor review. If that happens my 'review' efforts will be more or less committed there. Let's see what happens. In the mean time, if you want to start tweaking the Pulaski article in the FA direction I'll see what I can do in between the acts. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 17:06, 27 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

	The Copyeditor's Barnstar
	Congrats on getting Tadeusz Kościuszko to featured article! MONGO 00:51, 27 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@MONGO:, Many thanks for the barnstar, and esp for your help and advice. All the best. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 03:34, 27 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Just a quick note to congratulate you on the promotion of Tadeusz Kościuszko to FA status recently. If you would like to see this (or any other FA) appear as "Today's featured article" soon (either on a particular date or on any available date), please nominate it at the requests page. If you'd like to see an FA appear on a particular date in the next year or so, please add it to the "pending" list. In the absence of a request, the article may end up being picked at any time (although with about 1,307 articles waiting their turn at present, there's no telling how long – or short! – the wait might be). If you'd got any TFA-related questions or problems, please let me know. Bencherlite^Talk 18:11, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Bencherlite and Piotrus: -- Bencherlite, thanks for the notification. I thought articles that were promoted to FA were automatically featured on the front page sooner or later. In any case, I filled out the request, and listed it under Nonspecific date nominations, but I have a feeling I'm not doing something right as it looks a little odd. Am I also supposed to add the first portion of the lede? I added the first paragraph from the lede and removed the footnote, as it was leaving red warning tags on the page. Any help you can offer would be much appreciated. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 18:47, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's "automatic" in a very pot-luck sense - some articles get picked within a few weeks of promotion, but others are still waiting to appear from 2006/2007 (and a few have waited even longer than that!) I'll tweak the template and draft a blurb for you - thanks for having a go! Bencherlite^Talk 19:11, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The article USS Monitor you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:USS Monitor for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Peacemaker67 -- Peacemaker67 (talk) 11:41, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations. TheVirginiaHistorian (talk) 12:51, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi GWhillikers, Thanks for your message and helpful suggestions on how I should simplify my DYK reviews in the future. I learned more than I already knew about these stamps. I did not know that the Post Office had issued any stamps mainly to promote a privately owned, profit-making enterprise? Do you know whether there were other such issues? If this were the only time (or even the first time), I think such a statement would enhance the notability of the issue. In my opinion, the article is a good one that should be rated higher than Start class for quality. Bruin2 (talk) 15:58, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's an interesting question. I don't know if any other U.S. stamps were ever issued to promote a private enterprise, and I've read nothing to that effect either way. I certainly will keep an out out for that bit of information. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 16:53, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again,

First, I apologize for misspelling your screen name. I should have rechecked that against your post.

Further, regarding the historical political environment in which these stamps were issued, the United States government was deeply affected by the isolationist mood of the populace in the early 1930s. That feeling didn't abate until after Germany initiated WWII. Maybe there was Congressional debate about issuing these stamps, since they benefitted a foreign company (even though we weren't at war with Germany then). I'd offer to help look this up, but I'm rather absorbed in other things now, so it could be quite a while before I can look into the question. Bruin2 (talk) 20:40, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm still looking for other sources and hopefully something will break that sheds some light on these advents. I would love to be able to say (if true of course) that the Zeppelins were the only U.S. Postage stamps used to support a private enterprise, but without a reliable source as you must know we can't say anything, one way or the other, to this effect. I'll keep a look out for this info. That would be a key piece of information for the article indeed if we could only provide a source for it. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 20:51, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

re: "Tadeusz Kościuszko Day" - indeed :) --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:25, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A year ago, you were the 889th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:06, 17 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Six years ago, you were recipient no. 889 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 17 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

On 21 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 1930 Graf Zeppelin stamps, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the German Zeppelin Airship Works received most of the revenue from the sale of the 1930 Graf Zeppelin postage stamps (pictured), issued by the U.S. as a gesture of good will towards Germany? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/1930 Graf Zeppelin stamps. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Materialscientist (talk) 23:12, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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	1930 Graf Zeppelin stamps Well done! 5X DYKs are always problematical. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:52, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Could use a stamp, I think ... I'd recommend the 1957 issue, as the other two have very similar poses. Add it anywhere as I'll probably move it anyway! Thanks.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:46, 28 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Wehwalt:  Done -- I went ahead and added all three images as each stamp commemorates a different theme and point in time in Lafayette's history. A similar section was well received in the George Washington article just before it became a GA. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 02:52, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Well, given the sheer quantity of Lafayette prints, paintings, and sculptures available, they may not all survive. Thanks.--Wehwalt (talk) 06:43, 29 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your support over at Featured Pictures is a pleasant surprise and much appreciated. I don't know if you have any interest in Customs Stamps, but I came across this one during one of my trips to the NNC. It does have a ship on it... Feel free to tweak the category I put it in, as this is way out of my area of expertise.--Godot13 (talk) 07:14, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Godot13: -- Your images are the pleasant surprise to me. As a stamp collector I have a great appreciation for engravings, and the (lost?) art of engraving. Btw, when I cropped the Jefferson image and over wrote your original image file I wasn't aware it was part of a set. Sorry about that. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 08:56, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No worries. I read through your user page article on history through stamps (very thorough) and saw a great many parallels between our interests, not to mention many of the same designs but in miniature.-- Godot13 (talk) 18:29, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Godot13: -- Here are a few images of various tax stamps and such you might find interesting. They are not 'ultra-high' res, but still have good resolution and are great images, imo.
File:Beer revenue stamp proof single 1871.JPG
File:Lincoln Beer Stamp 1871.JPG
File:United States 1919 $5.00 War Savings Issue-.jpg
File:Washington $5,000 Documentary trial color essay.JPG
File:Newspaper Periodical stamp $60 1894 issue.JPG
Enjoy. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 19:45, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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	Please forgive me for the erroneous speedy nomination. Thanks for helping make Wikipedia a better place. All the best :) Aerospeed (Talk) 02:55, 19 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gwillhickers- I have a list currently at FLC. If you have a spare moment, and if the topic seems remotely interesting to you, any comments or review you might care to leave would be appreciated. If not, no worries at all.--Godot13 (talk) 23:09, 20 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Godot13: -- Looks nice. I noticed there is a COA (listing, no image) for Washington in the list. Is there a COA for Thomas Jefferson? If so, would it work well in this list? -- Gwillhickers (talk) 23:26, 20 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, the CoA depicting Washington was the coa for the state of Washington, the list is only for state and territorial coas. If I come across anything regarding Jefferson, you know I'll let you know...--Godot13 (talk) 23:31, 20 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Godot13: Scheech! -- Sorry about my dumb question. But yes, if you find one for Jefferson, bring it forward. You may even want to find a place for it in the Jefferson article. Suggestion: You might want to start incorporating these COA's in their respective state articles. Aye? -- Gwillhickers (talk) 23:41, 20 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

LOL! Each coa image in the list article is placed in their respective state/territory seal or coat of arms article (all except Ohio which got booted out and I wasn't up for an edit war). They are all currently nominated as a set at Featured pictures... Prepping the Presidents for October.--Godot13 (talk) 23:49, 20 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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On 20 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Revenue stamps of the United States, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the first U.S. revenue stamps (example pictured) were issued in 1862 to raise money for the American Civil War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Revenue stamps of the United States. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:28, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Coming along nicely... Any room for this?--Godot13 (talk) 03:31, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Godot13: -- Thanks. I beginning to find out I may have bitten off more than I can chew in terms of providing illustrations for the many 100s of different 'types', let alone individual stamps. In the First issue design types section, under Bank check, I've already linked to an image of this check. However, if you would like to add your image to other versions in the summary for this image that would be nice also. I've linked to other examples of revenue stamps on documents, stocks, etc, in the article also. Fascinating stuff. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 06:47, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Godot13: After thoughts. Just so you know, I realize the image of the check you've offered here is far superior in image quality, but the check I've linked to serves as a better philatelic and historical reference, at least imo, as it's franked with three stamps issued from the first three separate series of revenue stamps, issued in 1862, 1871 and 1872 respectively. Such a combination of rev stamps on any document is scarce, if not rare, and on that note makes for a unique image. -- Re: Featured pictures. Looks like I'm off to a rough start. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 15:30, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No worries! It's a better example for the signer versus the stamp... Having one's own photos in FP can be tough in the beginning...--Godot13 (talk) 16:07, 22 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 28 October 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Stephen Simpson (writer), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Stephen Simpson, a journalist writing under the pseudonym Brutus in the 1820s, criticized the First National Bank as primarily serving foreign interests? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stephen Simpson (writer). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 12:03, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted Your nomination for featured picture status, File:Gulf Fritillaries Mating 0019.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust The Homunculus 13:32, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

		The Epic Barnstar
		For your 2014 contributions to multiple history related articles you are hereby award this Epic Barnstar. Congratulations! For the Military history Wikiproject Coordinators, TomStar81 (Talk) 07:36, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

	Super Mediation Particpant Award
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— Maile (talk) 12:29, 17 June 2016 (UTC)[reply] Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:16, 17 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I was thinking about putting in a TJF section just for those particular references...see you got to it first. Huzzah! Shearonink (talk) 20:54, 21 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Mifter (talk) 00:01, 2 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gwillhickers, I just wanted to let you know that I have added the "autopatrolled" permission to your account, as you have created numerous, valid articles. This feature will have no effect on your editing, and is simply intended to reduce the workload on new page patrollers. For more information on the patroller right, see Wikipedia:Autopatrolled. Feel free to leave me a message if you have any questions. Happy editing! — xaosflux ^Talk 17:07, 4 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 12:03, 9 July 2017 (UTC)[reply] Alex Shih^Talk 12:02, 19 July 2017 (UTC)[reply] Alex Shih^Talk 00:02, 12 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your excellent article on Seth Ledyard Phelps. I am writing to draw your attention to one small point. I believe Phelps and Servin were mistaken in reporting Eliza Phelps' maiden name as "Maynoden." I believe her true maiden name is "Maynadier." "Maynadier" is the name inscribed on her tombstone in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC. It is also the name shown in her death notice in the Washington Post, May 28, 1897, p. 3, and in the 1850 census, as well. I very much appreciate your consideration. Best, John Paul Woodley, Jr.2600:8806:1200:B07:305D:AB3B:1705:C597 (talk) 18:59, 12 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I found the name in The Phelps family of America and their English ancestors, volume 2. written by Oliver Seymour Phelps in 1889, page 1076. However, I will look into the sources you have provided and then go from there. If anything we can mention that accounts vary, and provide both spellings. -- John, aka Gwillhickers (talk) 19:37, 12 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

— Maile (talk) 00:03, 20 September 2017 (UTC)[reply] Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 8 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Gwillhickers. I've seen you editing recently and you seem knowledgeable about Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Would you please consider becoming a New Page Reviewer? Reviewing/patrolling a page doesn't take much time but it requires a good understanding of Wikipedia policies and guidelines; currently Wikipedia needs experienced users at this task. (After gaining the flag, patrolling is not mandatory. One can do it at their convenience). But kindly read the tutorial before making your decision. Thanks. — Insertcleverphrasehere (or here) 09:02, 23 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	I just browsed your user page and am very impressed by your contributions. Carmelsuttor (talk) 18:30, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:28, 9 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Vanamonde (talk) 00:01, 18 October 2018 (UTC)[reply] Alex Shih (talk) 00:01, 23 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi-your article about Thomas Perkins Abernethy was interesting. Thank you for writing and researching this. I did added categories about his military service and birth place. However, you removed these categories. You also removed a link to his birth place Collirene, Alabama. I started the article in order to help readers to locate the community in the article. I assumed good faith when I added the link to Thomas Perkin Abernethy's birth place and the categories. I am not sure why you reoved the link or the categories which were added in good faith. Thank you-RFD (talk) 14:56, 13 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@RFD: That's strange, I don't recall removing these things, and what's even stranger, I can't think of any reason why I would. The edit history for the edit in question has a {Tag: PHP7}. When you go to the Tag article that defines this item, it speaks of "Revisions made with PHP7 enabled instead of HHVM (expected to improve performance, tagged for debugging/analysis)". I'm not sure what these "revisions" involve. When I make reverts as a rule I note the reason(s) why in edit history. In any case, I am glad to have the links and the added categories. Thanks for restoring them -- and thanks for creating the new article. Btw, the ' Abernethy article (hook) is up for DYK nomination. Someone said the hook wasn't interesting. Would appreciate any feedback you may have to offer. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 23:42, 13 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Gwillhickers:-Many thanks for your comments and assistance. Sometimes I wonder about the technology used in Wikipedia. Last year I got blocked because of problems with open proxy issues. I think other editors had the same issues. Again many thanks-RFD (talk) 08:40, 14 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for making the 400,000,000th edit to the English Wikipedia (9 years ago, currently we're at 9,000,000) Jerry (talk) 23:26, 16 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 13 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Gwillhickers! I happened on your Convict Lake article and enjoyed reading it. I hope this will not offend you, but I did notice one inconsistency that I think you would like to know about the story. That is the story of a Pony Express rider by the name of Billy Poor being a victim of the convicts in September 1871. I did not know the history of Convict Lake at all, but I do know about the Pony Express. The first ride of the Pony Express began on April 3, 1860, and the entire Pony Express service ended just 18 months later on October 24, 1861, with the completion of the transcontinental telegraph line. When it was running, the Pony Express route ran just south of Lake Tahoe. So, the inconsistency is that Billy Poor simply could not have been a rider for the Pony Express at Convict Lake in 1871, because the Pony Express actually ran more than 100 miles north of there and had ended almost 10 years before the date of the incident with the convicts. I also checked the National Geographic site that is referenced at that point in the article and did not see any mention of the Billy Poor story there (though it's possible the page has changed since you saw it and referenced it). As I said, I do not know the history of Convict Lake or that area specifically, and I suppose it is possible that Billy Poor was riding to deliver mail to someone or something like that, but he could not have been an actual Pony Express Rider. Again, I hope you understand that my intention is to be helpful, and I do appreciate that you took the time to write the article. Thank you! PrayTwice 03:39, 19 November 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sing2pray (talk • contribs)

Thanks for your interest. Poor's involvement is what the sources have indicated. There has to be an explanation, perhaps even an exception involved. If you have sources that can support any revision you think the article will benefit from, your contributions would be welcomed. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 04:02, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Gwillhickers: I appreciate your reply! Please note that I do not in any way dispute that Billy Poor was involved; it's just not possible that he was a Pony Express Rider, although he may well have been riding to deliver mail. To that point, I located a source that supports the story of the murder of Billy Poor by convicts at what is now known as Convict Lake, and that source also identifies him simply as "a mail rider"--someone riding to deliver the mail (as I suggested might be the case), which is not the same as an actual Pony Express Rider primarily because (as previously noted) the Pony Express had ended nearly 10 years prior to the incident at the lake. The source is "The Story of Convict Lake" as published online in the Desert Gazette Blog. That page acknowledges the text is from The Story of Inyo, by W. A. Chalfant (1922). The story is told in Chapter XX of Chalfant's book, and that section is presented verbatim on the Desert Gazette Blog page referenced above. The 1922 book is available in a Kindle edition, if you'd like to look it up there to cite the original source. I hope that is helpful! --PrayTwice 01:50, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

@Sing2pray: Thank you so very much for your research. I am very involved in other areas presently, doing lots of reading, research and writing, so now is not the time for me to switch tracks and commit to another article. However, you've listed some great sources, and have discovered a serious error. I encourage you to make whatever changes you deem necessary, and have my blessing. (Love your user name.) I made one change. All the best. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 02:05, 22 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]