Talk:Thomas Edison

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Latest comment: 8 days ago by 2601:642:4600:D3B0:A1B7:99D2:61CB:C097 in topic "Known for" list
Former good articleThomas Edison was one of the Engineering and technology good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
On this day... Article milestones
DateProcessResult
December 12, 2005Good article nomineeListed
June 11, 2006Featured article candidateNot promoted
July 9, 2008Good article reassessmentDelisted
On this day... A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on February 11, 2024.
Current status: Delisted good article

Semi-protected edit request on 14 February 2024

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thomas alva edison is not from america because everyone is from america he was actually from north america 186.154.239.26 (talk) 15:08, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Shadow311 (talk) 15:10, 14 February 2024 (UTC)Reply
Thomas Edison was born in the United States of America and lived in America. Therefore, he is American. --RockstoneSend me a message! 00:06, 20 March 2024 (UTC)Reply
@186.154.239.26 I'm pretty sure most people are not from America. 109.170.181.75 (talk) 15:22, 2 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

"Known for" list

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It could stand some trimming, couldn't it? "Grasshopper telegraphy" really? I suppose if one were deeply immersed in the radio invention controversy one might know about it, but what basis is there to say that he is "known for" it? 2601:642:4600:D3B0:A1B7:99D2:61CB:C097 (talk) 03:49, 5 July 2024 (UTC)Reply