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It wasn't a copyvio because the source was a government web site. Please restore the edit and I will make the PD notice evident. — btphelps ^{(talk to me) (what I've done)} 00:24, 9 March 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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You reverted the changes I made on the American Frontier entry in regards to the beginning of what's considered the 'archetypal' wild west. I changed the 1865 date not only because it was unsoursed, but that I thought that what people think of the wild west was clearly established by 1848-49 with things like the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and California Gold Rush. Doughboy1918 (talk) 05:43, 7 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The dates have been the subject of repeated discussions. Check the talk page archives. Any date change needs to be reached by consensus. — btphelps ^{(talk to me) (what I've done)} 04:22, 9 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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On 26 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Operation Ivory Soap, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Operation Ivory Soap created and operated a fleet of aircraft repair vessels to support the United States' island-hopping strategy in the Pacific during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Operation Ivory Soap. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Operation Ivory Soap), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. 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.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:03, 26 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	In honor of your wonderful front page facing Operation Ivory Soap, I present you with this digital but ever spinning barnstar. After reading it, I better understand something my dad (who became a P-47 crew chief) tried to explain to me when I was a child. You just keep doing fine work, Mr. Phelps. BusterD (talk) 10:44, 26 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thanks for the kudos. I discovered while researching the article that my dad Col John Sullivan had a role in the project that I didn't know about. — btphelps ^{(talk to me) (what I've done)} 19:36, 26 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

When one's father tells you this thing he did was top secret then but not now, it's confusing. De-classification is a hard concept to wrap one's eight year-old mind around. But great work putting this together. Given the potential sources to be found, you could bring this page up to GA if you polished hard enough... BusterD (talk) 20:27, 26 February 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article Captain Cooper School has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

No evidence of any notability for this elementary school.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, pages may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the ((proposed deletion/dated)) notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing ((proposed deletion/dated)) will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Fram (talk) 09:20, 12 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Fram you might consider giving a reasonably seasoned editor such as myself the grace of a day or two to establish the notability of a new stub. Thanks for your patience. — btphelps ^{(talk to me) (what I've done)} 21:50, 12 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I would think reasonably seasoned editors would know that it is best to establish notability from the start, no? Anyway, it's a Prod, you have 7 days. Fram (talk) 07:23, 13 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Would have been kind to give a wikipedian the seven prod days AGF anyway, before nomming for deletion. Over 50 wikiyears between the three of us; Fram is the rookie. Oh well. Keeping an elementary school is really difficult, Btphelps. I looked on newspapers.com and found a few RS things which I will apply, but I fear they will not by themselves meet GNG. Maybe this will help: over the years I've seen two keeps on a primary school AfD. In both cases sufficient RS. One kept because their building was an architectural artifact; the other kept because the school was the entire school district. Are you local? The school may be aware of offline sources; the library might also be aware of existing sources. Think sideways. Big Sur. Famous alumni? Local historical society? Who WAS Captain Cooper? I'll see if I can help. BusterD (talk) 09:07, 13 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I don't treat articles differently at NPP based on who created them. I have seen way too many very experienced editors, including admins, creating unsalvageable articles. Giving these extra time (with the increased chance that they will slip through) doesn't help enwiki one bit. WP:AGF doesn't mean "give experienced editors a pass" or different treatment in article space. Fram (talk) 09:14, 13 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

On the merits, I agree with your actions and don't disagree with your assertions. On the other hand, I have more patience than I once did and am willing to give colleagues time because I have reason to trust them. You both have demonstrated (in my eyes) you are two of the white hats. Thanks for your NPP work, Fram. I should spend more time over there. BusterD (talk) 09:24, 13 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Fram (talk) 07:27, 13 April 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello! I wanted to reach out and extend my thanks for taking an interest in Santa Lucia Preserve and doing so much to expand and improve the article. It's been a labor of love of mine, so it's encouraging to see others jump into the history too, especially as senior an editor as you. Thanks again and take care!

Rosenbergwrite (talk) 23:07, 2 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Sure thing. Thought it was a bit too one-sided in it's description of the resort and needed some balance. I got the impression it had been written by someone who worked for the PR wing of the preserve, but I didn't look up its edit history. Thanks for disclosing your employment by the Reserve on your page. IMO the Reserve, while its purposes are full of noble intention, is unfortunately an example of how the beautiful Big Sur central coast is being locked up for exclusive use by the privileged, wealthy few. FYI, I met Arthur Oppenheimer when I worked for Cal fire at the Sid Ormsbeen fire lookout in 1973. — btphelps ^{(talk to me) (what I've done)} 23:38, 2 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It's mentioned he was a part time dealer at the long branch saloon which is in Dodge City.

But the reference is made under his time in Wichita.

The sequence of this event is out of place. 70.187.26.246 (talk) 22:21, 5 May 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo is clearly GA. You've done the work on it and should submit it. – S. Rich (talk) 01:59, 25 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

S. Rich, thanks for your thoughtful, kind words. Not so active on Wikipedia any longer. I'll see if I can get to it. — btphelps ^{(talk to me) (what I've done)} 04:16, 25 February 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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You DO realize that neither WP:FRINGE individual Jordan Peterson, nor his youtube channel, count as RS, right? 73.115.150.77 (talk) 16:35, 14 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yea, talk WP is full of lefty nut jobs who discount any and everything from conservative intellectuals, no matter how valid or germane. — btphelps ^{(talk to me) (what I've done)}`

Insulting people violates policies. 92.21.82.251 (talk) 14:09, 1 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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