Hog Farm

SEMI-RETIRED

This user is no longer very active on Wikipedia.

Things to review

Things to write

1. User:Hog Farm/Siege of Vicksburg
2. finish expansion on Army of the Frontier
3. Engagement at Fredericktown - MHR article and unit history; needs trip to library

Current projects

1. Battle of Poison Spring - Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Battle of Poison Spring/archive1
2. Smith 2023 Bayou Battles - need to work this into FA Duckport Canal

"Pasta" is watching my talk page. Or looking for an opportunity to step on my keyboard while I'm trying to edit. I don't know which.

Congratulations from the Military History Project

		The WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves
		On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves for Hog Farm is the name in the English Wikipedia's coverage of the American Civil War, with dozens on dozens of articles of quality, and has devoted years of his time and energy to the coordination and maintenance of MILHIST. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:20, 2 October 2023 (UTC). Harrias (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 00:30, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

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+ | Talk  13:46, 17 April 2024 (UTC)https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Hog_Farm/Editnotice&action=edit&redlink=1

@750h+: - 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+ | Talk  03:24, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

@Hog Farm: 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+ | Talk  03:09, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

I'll try to take a look soon. Hog Farm _Talk 13:57, 26 April 2024 (UTC)

Congratulations from the Military History Project

		Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history)
		On behalf of the Military History Project, I am proud to present the The Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history) for participating in 8 reviews between January and March 2024. Hawkeye7 (talk) via MilHistBot (talk) 04:28, 22 April 2024 (UTC) Keep track of upcoming reviews. Just copy and paste {{WPMILHIST Review alerts}} to your user space

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)

story · music · places

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)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2024

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2024).

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• Phase I of the 2024 requests for adminship review has concluded. Several proposals have passed outright and will proceed to implementation, including creating a discussion-only period (3b) and administrator elections (13) on a trial basis. Other successful proposals, such as creating a reminder of civility norms (2), will undergo further refinement in Phase II. Proposals passed on a trial basis will be discussed in Phase II, after their trials conclude. Further details on specific proposals can be found in the full report.

Technical news

• Partial action blocks are now in effect on the English Wikipedia. This means that administrators have the ability to restrict users from certain actions, including uploading files, moving pages and files, creating new pages, and sending thanks. T280531

Arbitration

• The arbitration case Conflict of interest management has been closed.

Miscellaneous

• This may be a good time to reach out to potential nominees to ask if they would consider an RfA.
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Battle of Tinian

I know you are semi-retired and very busy, but if you could have a look at Wikipedia: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, Hog Farm! The article you nominated, John Bullock Clark, has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild (talk) via FACBot (talk) 00:05, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

story · music · places

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)

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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)