User talk:Hog Farm

Congratulations from the Military History Project

 * Congrats, HF! 👍🏻 Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 01:50, 1 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Congratulations! Hawkeye7   (discuss)  02:19, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
 * This is quite the honor - it's humbling to think that I'd be considered for this. Hog Farm Talk 02:24, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Cerro Panizos
Greetings, was wondering if you had time to do a pre-FAC checkup of Cerro Panizos, as I plan to send it to FAC after Hudson. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 08:15, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'll take a look. I've got several other things I need to finish up first though, so it'll be later this week or maybe even the weekend before I can get to that. Hog Farm Talk 13:19, 15 April 2024 (UTC)

Aston Martin DB9 at FAC
Hi HF, could you possibly leave your comments on this FAC about the Aston Martin DB9? (This is my first nomination). The source and image review have both been concluded, so I think that, because this is my first, it will need quite a lot of supports. Thanks and best, and don't feel obliged to,  750h+ &#124;   Talk  13:46, 17 April 2024 (UTC)https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Hog_Farm/Editnotice&action=edit&redlink=1
 * - unfortunately I'm rather busy in real life right now and am fairly backlogged on things I've already promised people to review on-wiki, but I might be able to take a look at some point in the future. Hog Farm Talk 01:21, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Okay, hope things get better, and thanks for the response.  750h+ &#124;   Talk  03:24, 18 April 2024 (UTC)
 * with the FAC where you said "Let me know when PCN02WPS finishes their review and I'll try to take a look.", PCN02WPS stated that their time might be a little limited, do you mind reviewing before PCN02WPS does?  750h+ &#124;   Talk  03:09, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I'll try to take a look soon. Hog Farm Talk 13:57, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Calling all talk page stalkers
Battle of Grand Gulf is going to be TFA on 4/29 - due to work being busy that day I will not be able to adequately monitor the TFA for changes that day. I would appreciate it if people keep an eye on that one in case it attracts problematic edits through the semi-protection. Thanks! Hog Farm Talk 13:59, 26 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Will do. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 04:38, 28 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you today for the article, introduced: "Mainly a ship vs. shore naval bombardment, there's not a whole lot to the battle itself, but it is inseparable from one of the most significant events in American military history: Grant's crossing of the Mississippi River during the Vicksburg campiagn." - I watch every TFA on the day, did you know? I have a rather sad story on the same page, - yesterday's was more fun. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:21, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

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Battle of Tinian
I know you are semi-retired and very busy, but if you could have a look at WikiProject Military history/Assessment/Battle of Tinian, that would be appreciated. I just need one more review. Hawkeye7  (discuss)  00:57, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I'll try to get to this over the next week. I should be less busy this week than I was last week. Hog Farm Talk 01:30, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Promotion of John Bullock Clark
Congratulations! - Today's TFA, Felix M. Warburg House, was written by Vami_IV and Epicgenius, introduced: "This article is about another of the great houses that once lined Fifth Avenue in New York. Specifically, this is the mansion of Felix M. Warburg, a Jewish financier who ignored fears of anti-Semitic reprisal to his decided to build himself a big Gothic manor in the middle of New York City. Although the Warburgs no longer remain, their legacy does: the museum is now the home of the Jewish Museum (Manhattan) and the building largely survives as they left it. It's a beautiful building and I hope you will all enjoy it."! - in memory --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:14, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Today's story mentions a concert I loved to hear and a piece I loved to sing in choir, 150 years old OTD. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:47, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue 217, May 2024
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Your GA nomination of CSS General Earl Van Dorn
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article CSS General Earl Van Dorn 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 Sturmvogel 66 -- Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 18:03, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
 * Coincidentally, I lived for a short time a few blocks off of Van Dorn Street in Alexandria. The street and a Metro station are named after him, although I doubt that most people know who Earl Van Dorn was. TwoScars (talk) 19:21, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I sometimes get a kick out of showing friends/family a picture of the Van Dorn battle flag he designed and having them guess what country is was associated with. Most assume its from the Middle East. Hog Farm Talk 19:36, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of CSS General Earl Van Dorn
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Your GA nomination of CSS General Polk
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article CSS General Polk 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 Pickersgill-Cunliffe -- Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 08:43, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

Narwhal
Hi Hog Farm, if or when you're free, can you please provide a thorough review of Narwhal on this peer review. Your comments would be greatly appreciated, Wolverine XI   ( talk to me ) 05:29, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

David McDermut
Hi, I came across David McDermut and was surprised to see how bare the article is, considering he is the namesake for two warships. Had a brief look to see what mentions there are on Google books, scholar, IA, etc, but found almost nothing. Would appreciate any input you might have on whether the man is even notable. Thanks, Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 23:47, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
 * - I'm inclined to think that McDermut isn't notable. This book covers his death, but that's about all I can find. There were a number of AFDs awhile back on similar people who had an article created mainly because they were the namesake of a warship; most of them ended in the article being merged into the warship's article if I recall correctly. A merge of a couple of sentences to the SIA article at USS McDermut seems to be the best case of action here. Hog Farm Talk 00:36, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Have completed a merge/redirect. I find it strange that there are ship namesakes who aren't themselves notable. Not that usual I would think. Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 13:15, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:44, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

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Hi, no worries if you need more time, just noting it here because I see you've edited recently! Pickersgill-Cunliffe (talk) 20:28, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue 218, June 2024
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Would you look over my shoulder?
I'm startled at recent contributions by a new user and my reversion was somewhat reflexive. I saw so much bad I acted quickly. Did I go too far? My good faith felt challenged a bit, per NOCONFEDs. BusterD (talk) 13:51, 16 June 2024 (UTC)
 * The more I look at their edits, the more I think that rollback is valid; see also this at Sam Houston was also pretty bad. Weaver family (North Carolina) is of doubtful notability. And there talk page discussion at Talk:Charley Crockett looks pretty blatantly like original research to me. I tend to suspect that their major edits are all a mess of original research, content problems, and the like. At a minimum they need to take a break from major content editing in the racial topic areas. Hog Farm Talk 14:14, 16 June 2024 (UTC)
 * The Houston edit caught my eye but I thought regular editing would work it out. I gave Weaver a look too and agree it's draftworthy at best. Thanks. I'm going to confront them directly myself and then post at a noticeboard depending on reaction. BusterD (talk) 14:20, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

MEVC volcanism
Hi, I'm just letting you know that Volcanism of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex is at FAC now. I've added more content and made some improvements since your review in April but that shouldn't be a problem. The article has nearly 9k words now so I don't want to make any more big expansions. Volcanoguy 15:02, 16 June 2024 (UTC)

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Battle of Shiloh
As info, might have an edit war at Battle of Shiloh. TwoScars (talk) 16:31, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I have copies of Cunningham, Sword, Daniel, and McDonough's works on Shiloh at home. I'll try to write a compromise version that actually follows the sources when I get home, unless you think the whole thing is totally undue detail. Hog Farm Talk 18:21, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
 * , I'm somewhat neutral on addition of information, but if done the changes and corresponding citations must agree. It is little additions with bad citations (if any) that caused the article to deteriorate from FA to C-Class. Now that it is back up to GA, I hope to keep it from deteriorating again. I believe Appler was cashiered—Cunningham says "Appler was dismissed" in the footnote at the bottom of his page 171. Why would more info about Appler (even his name) merit inclusion in a long article that already has 274 citations and 25 footnotes? It seems to me a better use of everyone's time would be for Joseph A. Rose to find a C-Class or B-Class military article and upgrade it to GA. For example, Battle of New Market is lucky to have a B-Class rating, has some controversy, and has importance—it would be great to have that fixed up. TwoScars (talk) 19:07, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I tend to agree with the above - this sort of information is too detailed for a major article like this. Wiley Sword can include material like that because his work was a 300-400 page book, but this is suppose to be a summary article of the battle of Shiloh, so we don't have room for that level of detail. Hog Farm Talk 19:29, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue 219, July 2024
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