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Chunky Creek Train Wreck of 1863

You need to do more to paraphrase the words taken from your two source articles. At the moment the article hovers precipitously close to being a copyright violation. --Tagishsimon (talk) 19:22, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

All do more to paraphrase the source ... I just created the stub article for the sake of having the knowledge itself available. Rob (talk)

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Have added more questions. cheers, and happy editing!Dlohcierekim's sock (talk) 22:44, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Ok, thanks! Rob (talk) 22:52, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

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I addressed this problem and added citations. Rob (talk) 16:39, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Choctaw

Hey Rob, sorry to have been so picky with Choctaw, it really is quite well done. I hope I haven't disillusioned you by leaving that ton of comments, it really is mostly small, easy-to-fix stuff, and most of it's not that important anyway. Definitely drop me a note if you need anything or if I can be of any help, I do hope you'll re-nominate it after dealing with the major stuff I brought up. Peace, delldot on a public computer talk 02:01, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the input delldot ... I needed others to check out its viability. Rob (talk) 13:51, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

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I addressed this problem and added citations. Rob (talk) 21:12, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

P. Romer "A Choctaw Belle" Painting

Hi Rob, I'm really intrigued by the painting you posted on the Choctaw page. Can you give me more information about it? I would really like to find a print of this painting somewhere. My email address is: terrimwilliams@yahoo.com Thanks! Terrimwilliams (talk) 22:40, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Choctaw Belle was painted by P. Romer in 1850. Apparently it is keep in D.C. at the Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

More info:

For additional information see article in Alabama Heritage (Winter 1996): pg. 39.

http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!381805!0#focus

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Doaks-Stand.png is self made and I release it to public domain. Rob (talk) 14:03, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

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Thanks for expanding these. I see what you had in mind. Sorry to bother you.  :) --PMDrive1061 (talk) 15:50, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll expanded it more before before creating a single sentence article. Rob (talk) 15:56, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Treaty of Mount Dexter

I see you are more than capable of continuing with this (and your other) artilces, I will leave you to it. Carry on the good work. --Triwbe (talk) 15:53, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll expanded it more before before creating a single sentence article. Rob (talk) 15:55, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

No problem with the single sentence artice for me, it could have been contested on notability, but there was enough info (the name) for a simple web search to show it was a good candidate. --Triwbe (talk) 16:34, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Trail of Tears

I see you've done a lot of work separating the Cherokee Trail of Tears from the Trail of Tears. There is a difference in the dates for Cherokee removal between the first paragraph, which I think you added, and the Cherokee section further down the page. Since they are in a nice sequential order in the first paragraph I didn't edit them. However the 1838 date is well considered the correct date for the Cherokee removal. Odestiny (talk) 14:46, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

I have checked my resources and 1838 is the year when U.S. General Winfield Scott send about 7000 troops to remove the Cherokee. I'll indicated that year in the introduction.

Chickasaw additions

Thanks for adding a table about the Chickasaw treaties. It's good information, and it improves the article. However, we'll need to know your sources. Where did you find the information to make the table? Thanks! -kotra (talk) 22:14, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

Have added citations to the Chickasaw treaty section. Rob (talk) 14:43, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! -kotra (talk) 20:46, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

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I have added sources to justify the article's validity to remain as a source for all to use as it is indeed a rare subject. Rob (talk) 20:36, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

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The Colbert's have major notability with the Chickasaw Nation. It is important to have Native American historical detail which is often overlooked and ignored. This information needs to be accessible. Information Systems, like Wikipedia, are no longer constrained by space as printed encyclopedias-- I don't see why this would be a problem. 14:49, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

The issue was it made the article look awkward and it does not match its title. It would be like having an article about Bill Clinton with 1 line saying he was President from 1993-2001, a paragraph about his ancestry and upbringing, and little else. If the content is to be restored, the article needs to be greatly expanded so the most encyclopedic things about this person represent the bulk of the article. On the other hand, if the article were renamed "The Colbert Family (Chickasaw Nation)" then it would be fair to make the bulk of the article about the family rather than the man. However, you would need to establish the notability of the family as a whole or a significant number of its members and make sure you used reliable sources to back up all claims. You might consider merging this article into Chickasaw#The Colbert Legacy (1800s). davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 17:39, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

I created that Chickasaw subsection (Chickasaw#The Colbert Legacy (1800s)) and was expanding it into articles like Colbert Holmes and later Winchester Holmes. The deleted section was intended to be a background of his family relating to the significance to the Chickasaw and the Chickasaw Nation. If there were no Colberts there probably wouldn't be a Chickasaw Nation as it is today. The article is a work-in-progress. As a historian and regular user of Wikipedia I'm well aware of the importance of reliable sources. Creating a Colbert Family article maybe appropriate in this case though which I'll research. Respectively, Rob (talk) 18:08, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

It wasn't clear that the article was "in progress" - it looked abandoned. One technique I've seen done, and used myself, is to draft articles in "user space" like User:Robfergusonjr/Colbert Holmes then move them to the main article space when they are at least C-class or better yet, B-class. In many cases a clearly-written stub is more valuable than start-class article. A start-class article can leave the reader confused over the relative importance of the various parts of the article, which was my major complaint with the Colbert Holmes article. I look forward to a balanced article, section of another article, or even articles that highlight the importance of this family in history. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 00:37, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

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To say that Jessica Biel CLAIMS Choctaw heritage is to say that there is doubt. That makes it seem like she is a liar or her heritage is questioned. There seems to be a standard that people that are of partial heritage are questioned. That's why I say it should be changed from claims to is of. It's more clear and claim means that there is doubt that a situation is not true.Mcelite (talk) 00:45, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

• Of course there is doubt. She is yet to prove that she is a member of a state or federally recognized tribe. Also no one is questioning her integrity. Claims (those without state or federally recognized tribal membership) and tribal members are commonly accepted terms for federal government offices and the general public. Read and be enlightened with commonly accepted terms in regards to Native American genealogy: http://www.doi.gov/bia/docs/tracing_Indian_ancestry.pdf, http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/heritage/native-american/ancestor-search.html, http://www.gregathcompany.com/indianancestry.html

Famous Muscogees

Whoops! You are completely right about the date of Will Sampson's death. Thanks for catching my error. Cheers, Uyvsdi (talk) 01:38, 17 March 2009 (UTC)Uyvsdi

• No problem ... we all make errors from time to time. Rob (talk) 13:12, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Early Tennessee history

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Okay, no problem. Rob (talk) 19:45, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

re Choctaw GA review

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Lots - if you like I could add {{fact}} tags to the article to show you. Cirt (talk) 13:16, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Thank you!

Thanks so much for the barnstar! I felt like a jerk for being so picky with that review. Best of luck with the article! Peace, delldot ∇. 14:16, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

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OK then

So you just donT care i guess..wont even talk as requested.
So i guess we will go in this direction..Next time try talking.!!

Moxy (talk) 05:19, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

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Cherokee Confederacy Pic

That was a nice pic you put up in the Civil War article. where did you find it?Mcelite (talk) 22:20, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

• A random find on Google images. Rob (talk) 21:18, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Cowboy

Just an FYI that I kept some of your material, but had moved it to another spot where it was already mentioned and more appropriately placed. I also kept some of your new images, but not all of them. In the process, I also did a bit of cleanup on the article. I'd like to further discuss the changes you want to make, but due to the extensive work that has already been done on the article and the many factions that get involved, big changes need to be discussed. Montanabw^(talk) 20:52, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

• I'm reading up on Cowboy literature to see what may need to be included and also reviewing my old college notes. Rob (talk) 21:00, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

As a side note, I have long been of the opinion that a separate article on the Vaquero is needed. (See Talk:Vaquero, for my most recent comments on the topic, I haven't gotten around to the sandbox yet) There is more than enough history there for the spinoff, and particularly as there are already articles on the gaucho and the charro, I think it helpful. I would fully support such an article if you wanted to run with the project, and a lot of the material you were adding to cowboy would fit perfectly there. Montanabw^(talk) 21:08, 13 October 2010 (UTC)

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