——————————————— ARTICLES I CREATED ———————————————
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Home | Talk | About me | Awards | Articles | Contributions | Images | Notebook | Sandbox | Todo | Toolbox |
Featured articles
edit| Featured Article status | FA status date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Grace Sherwood
|
28 Sep 2010 | Witch of Pungo, MAIN PAGE on Oct 31, 2010 |
| William Henry Harrison
|
07 Mar 2009 | US President with the shortest term |
| William D. Boyce
|
03 Feb 2009 | founder of BSA, LSA, MAIN PAGE on Jun 16, 2009 |
| Joseph Barbera
|
29 Sep 2008 | animator, partner of Hanna |
| William Hanna
|
19 Sep 2008 | animator, DESA, Scouter, partner of Barbera, MAIN PAGE on Jul 14, 2010 - 100th anniv |
| Terry Sanford
|
30 Jun 2008 | politician and educator, DESA, MAIN PAGE on Aug 08, 2010 |
| William Hillcourt
|
26 Feb 2008 | major influence on Scouting training and programs, esp BSA, MAIN PAGE on Aug 06, 2010 - 100th anniv |
| Frederick Russell Burnham
|
29 Sep 2007 | key leader in formation of Scouting |
| Harry S. Truman (FAR'd) (FA again as PSky)
|
30 Aug 2007 | US President, DELISTED May 11, 2010 |
| Brownsea Island Scout camp
|
16 Jul 2007 | first Scout encampment |
| Wood Badge
|
03 Mar 2007 | highest training for Scout leaders, MAIN PAGE on Sep 12, 2007 |
| Scouting
|
31 Dec 2006 | Scouting's flagship article, MAIN PAGE on Feb 06, 2007 |
| Girl Scouts of the USA (Co-nom)
|
11 Nov 2006 | Girl Scouting in America, MAIN PAGE on Oct 29, 2007 |
| Gilwell Park
|
12 Sep 2006 | Hallowed ground of Scouting, MAIN PAGE on May 04, 2007 |
| Bhumipol Adulyadej
|
06 Sep 2006 | King of Thailand |
| Medal of Honor (FAR rescue)
|
31 Jul 2006 | USA's highest combat award, date is date helped save from FARC |
| Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America) (Co-nom)
|
23 Jun 2006 | highest and most prestigious BSA rank, MAIN PAGE on Nov 14, 2006 |
| History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America)
|
19 Jan 2006 | history of types or generations of merit badge manufacturing in the BSA (see 'Articles created'), MAIN PAGE on Feb 22, 2006 |
Featured lists
editFeatured topics
edit| Featured Topic status | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lists of United States Naval Academy alumni
|
16 Apr 2009 | Notable USNA alumni |
Featured portals
edit| Featured Portal status | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Portal:Scouting
|
12 Feb 2006 | Portal for world-wide Scouting of all types. This was the 8th FP on Wiki. |
Good articles
edit| Good Article status | GA status date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk War | 12 Aug 2009 | War in Midwestern USA between Indians and white settlers |
| William Hanna | 30 Aug 2008 | Animator, Distinguished Eagle Scout |
| Frederick Russell Burnham | 08 Sep 2007 | Key in the founding of Scouting |
| Brownsea Island Scout camp | 21 Jun 2007 | the first Scout encampment |
| Boy Scouts (Boy Scouts of America) | 18 Feb 2007 | the Boy Scout (troop) level program of BSA |
| Boy Scouts of America | 17 Feb 2007 | |
| Wood Badge | 28 Jan 2007 | Premier Scout leader training |
| Arthur Rose Eldred | 10 Nov 2006 | First BSA Eagle Scout |
| Boy Scout | 30 Jul 2006 | |
| Scouting | 13 Jul 2006 | worldwide Scout movement |
| George Thomas Coker | 23 Jun 2006 | POW leader during Vietnam War and Distinuished Eagle Scout |
| Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America) | 17 May 2006 | about BSA's highest rank, Eagle Scout. (didn't create this, am sig. conrib.) |
DYK listings
edit| Article name | Stats check | Views on DYK day | Date of DYK listing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Knapsack Trail | stats | 2.4k | 1 Nov 2010 | A hiking route in Sequoia National Park, Sierra Nevada, California |
| Ferry Plantation House | stats1, 2 | 2.7k | 31 Oct 2010 | Halloween nomination of a house which is thought to be haunted |
| Craquelure (5x expanded) (lead hook, pictured) | stats | 12.7k (listed) | 22 Oct 2010 | Pattern of cracks in a painting |
| Girl Scout National Center West | stats | 1.5k | 12 Oct 2010 | Girl Scout high adventure camp in Wyoming |
| Wat Pasantidhamma | stats | 592 | 3 Oct 2010 | Thai Buddhist Temple in southeastern Virginia |
| Bill McKown (lead hook, pictured) | stats | 6.9k (listed) | 28 Sep 2010 | Navy pilot, squadron CO, DESA |
| Francis Land House (lead hook, pictured) | stats | 2.1k | 28 Sep 2010 | Plantation era home in Virginia Beach |
| Lawrence E. Roberts (lead hook, pictured) | stats | 3.5k | 11 Sep 2010 | Tuskegee pilot, USAF colonel, father of newscaster Robin Roberts |
| Grace Sherwood (5x expanded) (lead hook, pictured) | stats | 7.6k (listed) | 10 Sep 2010 | Accused of witchcraft, tried by ducking, lived in Pungo, Virginia, double DYK nom |
| Pungo, Virginia (5x expanded) | stats | 2.1k | 10 Sep 2010 | Rural town in Virginia Beach, Virginia, home of Grace Sherwood, double DYK nom |
| Scouter's Key Award (nom'd, did not write) | stats | 1.3k | 10 Sep 2010 | Training/service award for adult BSA Scouters |
| Scouter's Training Award (nom'd, did not write) | stats | 1.5k | 07 Sep 2010 | Training award for adult BSA Scouters |
| William G. Higgs | stats | ? tool was down | 29 Aug 2010 | DESA and Distinguished Graduate of West Point |
| Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory (lead hook, pictured) | stats | 2.6k | 04 Aug 2010 | butterfly zoo in Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| Edward L. Rowan | stats | 1.3k | 19 Jul 2010 | DESA, author on medicine and Scouting, psychiatrist |
| Catherine Pollard (Scouting) | stats | 1.6k | 12 Jul 2010 | First female Scoutmaster in BSA |
| Historic Trails Award | stats | ? tool was down | 10 Jul 2010 | Activity recognition program of BSA |
| James G. Howes (lead hook, pictured) | stats | 3.8k | 22 Jun 2010 | Communications and aviation businessman, Scouting leader |
| J. K. Ralston | stats | 307 | 12 Jun 2010 | Painter of the Old American West |
| John Heaphy Fellowes | stats | 7.7k (listed) | 17 May 2010 | Vietnam-era Navy pilot and POW |
| Neveah Gallegos | stats | 3.3k | 12 Apr 2010 | 3-yr old whose abuse and murder led to changes in Denver DHS |
| York Imperial (lead hook, pictured) | stats | 5.1k (listed) | 14 Jan 2010 | York Imperial apple |
| Besa (Albanian culture) | stats | 1.6k | 15 Nov 2009 | Muslim Albanian culture that led to saving 2000 Jews during WWII |
| Quartermaster Award (Boy Scouts of America) | stats | 277+396 | 27 Jun 2009 | Highest award in BSA's Sea Scouting (not started by me, but I expanded) |
| Orion P. Howe (lead hook, pictured) | stats | 9.4k (listed) | 23 Mar 2009 | drummer boy awarded Medal of Honor during Civil War |
| List of United States Naval Academy alumni (astronauts) | stats | 894 | 28 Feb 2009 | More NASA astronauts from USNA than any other university |
| Holler House (stats started Dec 2007, DYKCOUNT in Mar 2008) | stats | 1.7k | 24 Sep 2008 | Milwaukee tavern with the oldest bowling alley in America |
| Stolen Valor Act of 2005 | stats | ? | 15 Dec 2006 | restore honor to military medals, prosecute impostors more |
| Harry Brinkley Bass | stats | ? | 30 Sep 2006 | Eagle Scout and WWII hero, 2 Navy Crosses |
| Sanford N. McDonnell | stats | ? | 21 Mar 2006 | Chairman of McDonnell Douglas and BSA |
| Arthur Rose Eldred | stats | ? | 19 Jan 2006 | First Eagle Scout in BSA |
| George Thomas Coker | stats | ? | 10 Jan 2006 | 1 of 2 POWs who escaped from the "Hanoi Hilton", famous Eagle Scout |
Articles created
edit| Articles Created | Date | Notes York Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Knapsack Trail | 28 Oct 2010 | Wilderness trail in the Sierra Nevada |
| Ferry Plantation House | 07 Oct 2010 | Colonial and plantation era historic house and site |
| Wat Pasantidhamma | 23 Sep 2010 | First Thai Buddhist temple in Tidewater Virginia |
| Bill McKown | 18 Sep 2010 | DESA, E2 Hawkeye pilot, Navy Captain, squadron CO |
| Francis Land House | 17 Sep 2010 | plantation home in Virginia Beach, now a museum |
| Grace Sherwood | 06 Sep 2010 | over 5X expansion of woman tried for witchcraft by ducking |
| Pungo, Virginia | 06 Sep 2010 | over 5X expansion of town in Virginia Beach, VA |
| Lawrence E. Roberts | 02 Sep 2010 | Pilot with Tuskegee Airmen, USAF Colonel, father of newscaster Robin Roberts |
| William G. Higgs | 17 Aug 2010 | DESA, USMA distinguished graduate, energy executive |
| Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory | 24 Jul 2010 | Butterfly zoo in Ontario |
| Edward L. Rowan | 11 Jul 2010 | psychiatrist, sex therapist, author, DESA |
| Catherine Pollard (Scouting) | 6 Jul 2010 | BSA's first female Scout leader |
| Historic Trails Award | 4 Jul 2010 | BSA Award for Scouts learning about historic trails |
| James G. Howes | 13 Jun 2010 | businessman and Scouting leader |
| J. K. Ralston | 6 Jun 2010 | Montana painter of the Old West |
| John Heaphy Fellowes | 8 May 2010 | Navy pilot, Vietnam-era POW, pilot of George Thomas Coker's plane |
| Neveah Gallegos | 8 Apr 2010 | abused and murdered 3-year old |
| List of United States Military Academy alumni (World War II) | 27 Mar 2010 | USMA grad, World War II veterans |
| List of United States Military Academy alumni (World War I) | 21 Mar 2010 | USMA grad, World War I veterans |
| List of United States Military Academy alumni (Union Army) | 28 Jan 2010 | USMA grad, Union Army |
| York Imperial | 4 Jan 2010 | lop-sided apple |
| Besa (Albanian culture) | 08 Nov 2009 | Albanian concept of honor, led to Muslims saving Jews during WWII |
| List of United States Military Academy alumni (Confederate States Army) | 28 Jun 2009 | USMA grad, Confederates |
| List of United States Military Academy alumni (academics) | 06 Jun 2009 | USMA grad, academics |
| List of United States Military Academy alumni (engineers) | 30 May 2009 | USMA grad, engineers |
| List of United States Military Academy alumni (athletic figures) | 17 May 2009 | USMA grad, USMA athletic figures |
| William Durward Connor | 30 Apr 2009 | USMA grad, USMA Superintendent |
| John Biddle (United States Army General) | 29 Apr 2009 | USMA grad, USMA Superintendent |
| Thomas Henry Barry | 26 Apr 2009 | USMA grad, USMA Superintendent |
| Jay Leland Benedict | 25 Apr 2009 | USMA grad, USMA Superintendent |
| Wilber Elliott Wilder | 18 Apr 2009 | Medal of Honor, USMA grad, Indian Wars |
| Robert Temple Emmet | 18 Apr 2009 | Medal of Honor, USMA grad, Indian Wars |
| Lloyd Milton Brett | 18 Apr 2009 | Medal of Honor, USMA grad, Indian Wars |
| Frank West (Medal of Honor) | 17 Apr 2009 | Medal of Honor, USMA grad, Indian Wars |
| John Brown Kerr | 16 Apr 2009 | Medal of Honor, USMA grad, Indian Wars |
| George Ritter Burnett | 14 Apr 2009 | Medal of Honor, USMA grad, Indian Wars |
| Edward Settle Godfrey | 13 Apr 2009 | Medal of Honor, USMA grad, Indian Wars |
| Powhatan Henry Clarke | 13 Apr 2009 | Medal of Honor, USMA grad, Indian Wars |
| Robert Lee Howze | 12 Apr 2009 | Medal of Honor, USMA grad, Indian Wars |
| Charles DuVal Roberts | 12 Apr 2009 | Medal of Honor, USMA grad, Spanish American War |
| List of United States Military Academy alumni (Medal of Honor) | 03 Apr 2009 | USMA Medal of Honor list |
| Edward Orrick McDonnell | 16 Mar 2009 | Medal of Honor, occupation of Vera Cruz |
| Hugh Carroll Frazer | 16 Mar 2009 | Medal of Honor, occupation of Vera Cruz |
| Paul Frederick Foster | 16 Mar 2009 | Medal of Honor, occupation of Vera Cruz |
| George McCall Courts | 15 Mar 2009 | Medal of Honor, occupation of Vera Cruz |
| Charles Conway Hartigan | 15 Mar 2009 | Medal of Honor, occupation of Vera Cruz |
| Julius Curtis Townsend | 15 Mar 2009 | Medal of Honor, occupation of Vera Cruz |
| Adolphus Staton | 15 Mar 2009 | Medal of Honor, occupation of Vera Cruz |
| James Patrick Lannon | 15 Mar 2009 | Medal of Honor, occupation of Vera Cruz |
| Rufus Zenas Johnston | 15 Mar 2009 | Medal of Honor, occupation of Vera Cruz |
| William Kelly Harrison | 15 Mar 2009 | Medal of Honor, occupation of Vera Cruz |
| Henry Lakin Simpson | 15 Mar 2009 | Medal of Honor during peacetime, US Navy prior to USNA |
| Harry L. Hawthorne | 15 Mar 2009 | Medal of Honor at Wounded Knee, joined Army after graduating US Naval Academy |
| Orion P. Howe | 14 Mar 2009 | Medal of Honor as a drummer boy in Civil War, then US Naval Academy and dentist |
| List of United States Naval Academy alumni (Medal of Honor) | 13 Mar 2009 | list of USNA MOH recipients |
| List of United States Naval Academy alumni (Legislators) | 04 Mar 2009 | full list of USNA legislators |
| List of United States Naval Academy alumni (Chiefs of Naval Operations) | 21 Feb 2009 | full list of USNA CNOs |
| List of United States Naval Academy alumni (Astronauts) | 19 Feb 2009 | full list of USNA astronauts |
| Sacred Classics | 01 Jan 2009 | American Christian classical radio show |
| Barbara Rhoades | 29 Nov 2008 | American actress |
| Holler House | 17 Sep 2008 | oldest bowling alley in America, unique tavern |
| James Edwin Ray | 06 Sep 2008 | USAF fighter pilot and Vietnam-era POW |
| Bibliography of Harry S. Truman | 10 Aug 2007 | moved from Harry S. Truman |
| Richard Herman | 22 Apr 2007 | U. Illinois-UC Chancellor and DESA |
| Francis Gidney | 19 Feb 2007 | first Gilwell camp chief, organized first Wood Badge |
| J. Kim Vandiver | 17 Jan 2007 | famous Eagle Scout and MIT professor |
| Stolen Valor Act of 2005 | 10 Dec 2006 | protect military medals |
| Our Chalet | 07 Dec 2006 | WAGGGS center |
| Roy W. Menninger | 28 Sep 2006 | Doctor, DESA |
| Harry Brinkley Bass | 27 Sep 2006 | WWII war hero, Eagle Scout |
| Chuck Smith (businessman) | 08 Sep 2006 | DESA, President and CEO of AT&T West |
| Boy Scout | 24 Jul 2006 | world level view of Boy Scout program |
| Bradley Haddock | 16 Jun 2006 | businessman and DESA |
| Bayside High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia) | 16 Jun 2006 | in Virginia Beach, VA |
| Tallwood High School | 16 Jun 2006 | in Virginia Beach, VA |
| Ocean Lakes High School | 14 Jun 2006 | in Virginia Beach, VA |
| International Scouting Collectors Association | 23 Apr 2006 | Scouting memorabilia collecting association |
| John W. Creighton, Jr. | 01 Apr 2006 | business and Scout leader |
| Sanford N. McDonnell | 17 Mar 2006 | business and Scout leader |
| Bronze Wolf | 20 Feb 2006 | WOSM international award |
| Sam Skinner | 18 Feb 2006 | DESA, businessman, politician |
| American Indian Scouting Association | 16 Feb 2006 | joint program of BSA and GSUSA |
| Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation | 06 Feb 2006 | |
| Mortimer L. Schiff | 06 Feb 2006 | BSA and world Scout leader |
| John M. Schiff Scout Reservation | 06 Feb 2006 | |
| Schiff Scout Reservation | 06 Feb 2006 | dab page for the two camps |
| World Scout Bureau | 02 Feb 2006 | Bureau info |
| World Scout Conference | 01 Feb 2006 | Conference info |
| World Scout Committee | 01 Feb 2006 | Committee structure and members |
| Joseph Csatari | 30 Jan 2006 | Csatari, the BSA successor to Rockwell |
| Traditional Scouting | 24 Jan 2006 | the Traditional Scouting movement |
| Arthur Rose Eldred | 16 Jan 2006 | first Eagle Scout, DYK listing 19 Jan 2006 |
| Follow Me, Boys! | 13 Jan 2006 | good Disney film about Scouting |
| Undisputed (film) | 12 Jan 2006 | An action, prison, & boxing movie |
| Tidewater Council | 11 Jan 2006 | BSA, SE Virginia/NE North Carolina |
| George Thomas Coker | 8 Jan 2006 | famous Eagle Scout, DYK listing 10 Jan 2006 |
| James Sanderson | 8 Jan 2006 | famous Eagle Scout |
| T. Gary Rogers | 8 Jan 2006 | famous Eagle Scout |
| James D. Rogers | 8 Jan 2006 | famous Eagle Scout |
| Robert Edward Femoyer | 7 Jan 2006 | Medal of Honor and Eagle Scout |
| List of Distinguished Eagle Scout Award recipients | 7 Jan 2006 | self-explanatory, now List of Eagle Scouts (Boy Scouts of America) |
| Island in the Sky (1953 film) | 5 Jan 2006 | An atypical John Wayne movie from 1953 about a plane crash |
| History of merit badges (Boy Scouts of America) | 3 Dec 2005 | about MB history in the BSA, FA status on 19 Jan 2006, MAIN PAGE Feb 22, 2006 |
| Internet Access and Training Program | 29 Nov 2005 | A US Department of State program |
| Rodney Pocceschi | 25 Nov 2005 | A Virginia Beach, VA police officer killed in the line of duty |
| Lee Mirecki incident | 3 Nov 2005 | A US Navy recruit killed during training (orig. "Lee Mirecki") |
Miscellaneous creations
edit| Misc. Items Created | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| *various redirects and category renames | various | |
| Category:Distinguished Eagle Scouts | 07 Jan 2006 | BSA award for adults who are Eagle Scouts |
| Category:Scouting memorabilia collectors | 07 Jan 2006 | ren to Category:Wikipedians who collect Scouting memorabilia on 25 Aug 2006 |
| Category:Wood Badger Wikipedians | 15 Jan 2006 | Scouting recognition for adults completing the Wood Badge course |
| Template:User Wood Badger | 15 Jan 2006 | userbox for Wood Badgers; ren to Wikipedia:WikiProject Scouting/Userboxes/Wood Badger on 20 Feb 2007 |
| Template:User ScoutGuide | 15 Jan 2006 | userbox for Scouts, Scouters, and Guides; ren to Wikipedia:WikiProject Scouting/Userboxes/ScoutGuide on 20 Feb 2007 |
| Template:User ScoutTrade | 15 Jan 2006 | userbox for Scouting memorabilia collectors; ren to Wikipedia:WikiProject Scouting/Userboxes/ScoutTrade on 20 Feb 2007 |
| Template:WikiProject Scouting | 19 Jan 2006 | Scouting project notice template |
| Template:Todo, Scouting | 19 Jan 2006 | Scouting project Todo template |
| Wikipedia:WikiProject Scouting | 19 Jan 2006 | Scouting project |
| Category:To do, Scouting | 19 Jan 2006 | category for articles to work on |
| Wikipedia:WikiProject Scouting/Todo | 19 Jan 2006 | todo page for Scouting project |
| Wikipedia:WikiProject Scouting/RulesStandards | 19 Jan 2006 | Rules and Standards page for Scouting project |
| Category:Scouting Wikipedians | 22 Jan 2006 | category for Scouting, Guiding, etc Wikipedians, ren Category:Wikipedians_in_Scouting on 7 Sep 2006 |
| Category:Cub Scouts (Boy Scouts of America) | 22 Jan 2006 | category for BSA Cubbing articles, got deleted |
| Category:WikiProject Scouting participants | 23 Jan 2006 | category for Scouting WikiProject members |
| Category:Scouting in the Philippines | 23 Jan 2006 | category for Scouting in the Philippines |
| Category:Insular Scouting organizations | 23 Jan 2006 | category for insular organizations |
| Category:Non-aligned Scouting organizations | 23 Jan 2006 | category for non-aligned organizations |
| Category:Scouting in Germany | 24 Jan 2006 | category for Scouting in Germany |
| Category:Scouting by country | 24 Jan 2006 | category for Scouting by country articles |
| Category:Bronze Wolf awardees | 24 Jan 2006 | category for BW awardees |
| Category:World Scout Committee members | 24 Jan 2006 | category for WSC members |
| Category:Silver Buffalo awardees | 24 Jan 2006 | category for Silver Buffalo recipients |
| Category:Contentious issues about the Boy Scouts of America | 26 Jan 2006 | category for contentions about the BSA |
| Category:Scouting in Ireland | 29 Jan 2006 | category for Scouting in Ireland |
| Template:Current-ScoutingCOTM | 12 Apr 2006 | template for Scouting COTM |
| Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by featured portal nominations | 22 May 2006 | List of Wikipedians by featured portal nominations |
| Template:User FPortal | 22 May 2006 | Featured portal submitter list |
| Category:Authors_of_Featured_Portals | 22 May 2006 | Featured portal submitter category, became "Wikipedian authors of featured portals" |
| Template:VirginiaBeachSchools | 15 Jun 2006 | Virginia Beach Public Schools |
| Template:Current-ScoutingSATM | 19 Jun 2006 | Scouting Portal Selected article of the month |
| Template:User Featured portals | 19 Aug 2006 | featured portal count |
| Template:Infobox ScoutingEvent | 18 Sep 2006 | for Scouting events |
| Template:WPScouting_Navigation | 06 Dec 2006 | for the major Scouting project pages |
| Category:Scouting in Russia | 10 Dec 2006 | Russian Scouting articles |
| Category:Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting task force articles | 10 Dec 2006 | GG/GS tas force articles |
| Category:Scout leader training | 06 Jan 2007 | |
| Template:Scouting | 26 Feb 2007 | for listing and linking FAs for featured topic |
| Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User names/Administrators | 21 Sep 2007 | admin guide for WP:RFCN |
| Template:USMALists | 22 Mar 2009 | alum list template, modeled after the one Gadget850 made for USNA alum |