User:TomStar81/Archive

TomStar81 is taking a short wikibreak and will be back on Wikipedia in full force sometime in November or December. Presently, school concerns regarding the fall semester and the upcoming spring semester registration, class selection, and payment processes have compelled Tom to take leave absence. Tom asks that he not be bothered to return to Wikipedia unless his presence on a matter is absolutely needed, and thanks everyone in advance for their patience and understanding on this matter. TomStar81 (Talk) 20:52, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

This user is in the middle of a college semester and may not respond swiftly to queries.

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TomStar81 at a glance

This user is the owner of multiple Wikipedia accounts in a manner permitted by policy.

This user is an administrator on the English Wikipedia. (verify · RfA)

This user has been an admin for
16 years, 4 months and 6 days.

This user is a coordinator of the Military history WikiProject.

This user lives in the
United States of America.

This user is proud to be an American.

This user supports the troops.

In Memoriam: 9/11
Lest we forget…

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World War II task force
of WikiProject Military history.

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The Lone Star State.

This user is a college student.

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~~C&C~~

This User refuses to call Generals a Command and Conquer game

This user knows that battleships rule the waves, not the bloody bird farms!

About me

I joined in September 2004, and I have picked up some of the tools of the trade, but I still have not mastered everything (yet...). Feel free to correct me if I screw something up, but please do so Nicely.
I am an avid computer gamer, and spend the rest of my time either watching TV or reading books. I'm not an expert in any particular field, but I am knowledgeable in a wide range of subjects including (but not limited to): Meteorology, Transportation, History, Military Science, Historical Interpretations of the American Constitution, the Legal Process, and cartoons, with a special eye on anime and Adult Swim, and the old Toonami. I have also been told that I can think outside the box, but I'm not sure how true that is.
Since joining Wikipedia I have been steadily expanding my horizons here, and have been dropping welcome messages on the talk pages of new users who happen to edit articles I track on my watchlist. On July 8th, 2008, I became an administrator here on the English Wikipedia, and as such now have a few extra buttons to employ for the betterment of Wikipedia. I also have an account on the Commons repository after noticing that a large number of the pictures I originally uploaded for use in articles pertaining to the United States Navy have since migrated over to the commons or to pages on Wikipedia sites in other languages. I am a member of the Military history Wikiproject, which seeks to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of military history, and the World War II task force, a task force operating under the Military history Wikiproject which aims to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of World War II. In August of 2007, I became one of nine coordinators elected by the members of the Military history Project to oversee the internal operations fo the project and to ensure that the project retains active and healthy on Wikipedia as the encyclopedia continuously evolves. Occasionally, if I am bored or if I have nothing better to do with my time I will check the recent edits log to check for vandalism, or cruise aimlessly through the articles that pop up when I click on "Random Article" to further my own knowledge and to see if I can improve the page(s) in any way.
I have found that my school work at the University of Texas at El Paso has been getting harder, so I have been spending somewhat less time here than I have in the past, and I have been using this site more as a source and less as a recreational hobby. This has been especially true during May and December, when we college guys have our finals. Therefore, if you leave a message here during the school year or during finals week it may be a while before I get back to you.
Anyway, if I can help with something, then I will definitely try, and if I can't, I may be able to at least point you in the general direction of assistance.
Oh, and uh, one more thing: My Spelling is Atrocious, so if I made it, and it's misspelled, please fix it. You will be doing us all a favor ;-)
—TomStar81 04:53, 4 Sep 2004 (UTC)

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Special Thanks
I Would like to take a moment to thank Aqua008 for encouraging me to register, and for helping me with my questions. You Rock!

The Cost of Freedom is Always High

Lest We Forget

"For the families of the seven, we cannot bear, as you do, the full impact of this tragedy. But we feel the loss, and we're thinking about you so very much. Your loved ones were daring and brave, and they had that special grace, that special spirit that says, 'Give me a challenge and I'll meet it with joy.'
...We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and 'slipped the surly bonds of earth' to 'touch the face of God'."
— Speech Delivered to the Nation by
President Ronald Reagan following the
explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Picture of the day

Percy Grainger (1882–1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who played a prominent role in the revival of interest in British folk music in the early 20th century. Grainger left Australia in 1895 to study at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt. Between 1901 and 1914 he was based in London, where he established himself first as a society pianist and later as a concert performer, composer and collector of original folk melodies. He met many of the significant figures in European music, forming friendships with Frederick Delius and Edvard Grieg, and became a champion of Nordic music and culture. In 1914, Grainger moved to the United States, where he took citizenship in 1918. He experimented with music machines that he hoped would supersede human interpretation. Although much of his work was experimental and unusual, the piece with which he is most generally associated is his piano arrangement of the folk-dance tune "Country Gardens". This glass negative of Grainger was taken at some point around 1915–1920.Photograph credit: Bain News Service; restored by Adam Cuerden and MyCatIsAChonk

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Dear Madam,
I have been shown in the files of the War Department a
statement of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts,
that you are the mother of five sons who have died
gloriously on the field of battle.I feel how weak
and fruitless must be any words of mine which should
attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so
overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to
you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of
the Republic they died to save. I pray that our
Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your
bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory
of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must
be yours, to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon
the altar of Freedom.

Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,
Abraham Lincoln

- Letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston

Pages I Have Created:

These are a few of the pages that I have created:

Pages I Have Contributed To:

These are a few of the pages that I have contributed to:

Featured Works

These are some of the featured works I have contributed to

USS Missouri
Iowa class battleship
USS Wisconsin
Battle of Midway
Able Archer 83
Armament of the Iowa class battleship
USS New Jersey
USS Kentucky
USS Illinois
Montana class battleship
Image:USS Pennsylvania moving into Lingayen Gulf.jpg
Image:GoldenSpikev3.jpg
Image:ISS Aug2005.jpg
Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif
Image:Cuban missiles.jpg
Image:Us declaration independence.jpg
Image:B-1B over the pacific ocean.jpg
Image:Eisenhower d-day.jpg
Image:Mug and Torus morph.gif
Image:Animated gun turret.gif
Image:Rosie the Riveter.jpg
Image:USS SHAW exploding Pearl Harbor Nara 80-G-16871 2.jpg
Image:Punch Rhodes Colossus.png
Image:Lyndon B. Johnson taking the oath of office, November 1963.jpg
Image:Iowa 16 inch Gun-EN.svg
Image:Japanesesuicide.jpg
Image:Korean War, train attack.jpg
Image:Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (color).ogg
Image:Eichmann trial news story.ogg
Image:V-2 rocket diagram (with English labels).svg

Awards

Barnstars and Medals

For your great contributions to Command & Conquer related articles, I, Jareand, hereby award you the Barnstar. Keep up the good work! (March 2006)

For your welcoming messages to new Wikipedians, including me, I, Imaninjapirate, hereby award you the Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar. Keep up the kindness! (November 2006)

For being super nice, I hereby award you your very own barnstar. Thanks for awarding me a barnstar when most people would have held a grudge against me instead. Oh, and good job in nominating pics that almost always get unanimous support! I'm a tab bit jealous. And don't worry, I'm not gonna kill you. ;) Jumping cheese ^Cont@ct (May 2007)

Congrats on your election as an assistant coordinator. In honor of your achievement, I present you with these stars. I wish you luck in the coming term. (August 2007)

In recognition of your constant vigil in improving all articles related to the Iowa class battleships, I hereby award you this Tireless Contributor's Barnstar. Keep up the good work! MBK004 (November 2007)

I hereby award you this Special Barnstar in recognition of taking care of the issues that popped up here when I was unable to. Thanks again, -MBK₀₀₄ (December 2007)

In recognition of your diligent contributions towards the various reviews of military history articles, I am delighted to award you the Content Review Medal. Kirill (December 2007)

For tagging and assessing 1000 articles in Tag & Assess 2007, by order of the coordinators I hereby present you with this Military history WikiProject Service Award. --ROGER DAVIES ^talk (December 2007)

For your fine work on 2000 articles in Tag & Assess 2007, by order of the coordinators I hereby present you with this Tireless Contributor's barnstar. --ROGER DAVIES ^talk (December 2007)

For your excellent work on 3000 articles in Tag & Assess 2007, by order of the coordinators I hereby present you with this Working Man's barnstar. --ROGER DAVIES ^talk (December 2007)

For your outstanding work on 4000 articles in Tag & Assess 2007, by order of the coordinators I hereby present you with this Barnstar of Diligence. --ROGER DAVIES ^talk (December 2007)

For your remarkable work on 5000 articles in Tag & Assess 2007, by order of the coordinators I hereby present you with this Barnstar of Diligence. --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 23:52, 1 January 2008 (UTC) (January 200)

By order of the Coordinators of the Military History WikiProject—for your outstanding work in Tag & Assess 2007—I award you this Silver Wiki. You are an example to us all. --ROGER DAVIES ^talk (January 2008)

For your work on Illinois related articles, especially USS Illinois (BB-65), I hereby award you the WikiProject Illinois Barnstar. Keep up the good work! --Dual Freq (talk) 22:02, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations on your election as an Assistant Coordinator of the Military history Wikiproject. In honour of your achievement, I present you with these stars. Good luck for your coming term. --ROGER DAVIES ^talk (February 2008)

In gratitude for your coordination services to the Military history WikiProject, from August 2007 to February 2008, please accept this barnstar.--ROGER DAVIES ^talk 18:12, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Not for one but for a flurry of interesting ideas to improve the Military history WikiProject, --ROGER DAVIES ^talk (March 2008)

For, um, making me splutter my morning coffee all over the monitor :)))) And yes, it's the Brit version. --ROGER DAVIES ^talk (March 2008)

I award you this barnstar in recognition of your contributions of exceptional quality and unceasing commitment to MILHIST and the Wikipedia community. SoLando (Talk) (March 2008)

For your awesome generosity in buying beers for all the members and coordinators of the Military history WikiProject, I award you with this tasteful barnstar. --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 03:40, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I hereby award you, TomStar81, this barnstar for your work on improving Montana class battleship considerably. Well done! — Wackymacs (talk ~ edits) (June 2008)

For your admirable tenacity and single-minded determination in getting Montana class battleship to featured article status, please accept the Military history WikiProject WikiChevrons. --ROGER DAVIES ^talk (June 2008)

In recognition of your contribution in improving Military history articles through A-Class and Peer Reviews, during the period March-May 2008, please accept this Content Review Medal of Merit, --ROGER DAVIES ^talk (July 2008)

Awarded for a witty and clever response to an RFA oppose at this RFA. Good luck btw. Stifle (talk) (July 2008)

For your kind and ready assistance to a fellow-editor in need, examining copyright concerns at SU-122. Moonriddengirl ^(talk) (August 2008)

For your help with improving future Milhist drives at the 2008 Tag & Assess workshop, please accept this WikiProject Barnstar. --ROGER DAVIES ^talk (August 2008)

In recognition of your help improving Military history articles through the Military history review process in June, July and August 2008, please accept this Content Review Medal of Merit, --ROGER DAVIES ^talk (September 2008)

For showing Wikipedians that fairness can win more supporters than bickering. For handling our disagreement with class: taking a step back, and finding a productive way to express and resolve your frustrations. Your spirit is admirable! Randomran (talk) (September 2008)

Congratulations on your election as Coordinator of the Military history Wikiproject. In honour of your achievement, I present you with these stars. I wish you luck in the coming term. --ROGER DAVIES ^talk (October 2008)

In gratitude for your coordination services to the Military history WikiProject, from February 2008 to September 2008, please accept this barnstar. --ROGER DAVIES ^talk (October 2008)

Honorable Mentions

On 15 May, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article USS Iowa turret explosion, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. ([ May 2007])

Hello TomStar81. Congratulations and thanks for your support at the Military history taskforce elections. I hope our coordination would continue to be for the benefit of the Encyclopedia. - FayssalF - ^{Wiki me up®} ([ August 2007])

Thanks so very much for supporting the recent FAC of Hispanic Americans in World War II. It was successful and Hispanic Americans in World War II has been promoted! I'm looking forward to hopefully getting Hispanic Americans in World War II on the front page. In the mean time, please accept this Beer as a token of my gratitude. Salud! Tony the Marine ([ August 2007])

Hello TomStar81. Thanks for your support at the Military history elections. With your aid I was able to commision this ship to help plunder the coast of Military history. Na, just kidding. If you ever require any astance all you have to do is ask and you will see my ship on the horizon. Kyriakos ([ September 2007])

You are among the best Wikipedians with whom I have had the pleasure of inter-acting with, Therefore I have inducted you into my "Wall Of Honor". Please accept this is plaque on my behalf. Tony the Marine (talk) (December 2007)

It gives me great pleasure to award this triple crown to TomStar81 in recognition of substantial contributions to Wikipedia's naval coverage. Durova^Charge! (January 2008)

Well done Tom. I wish you another six months of happy military mopping, more good times reading articles at WP:MHR and success with your own article writing on American military history and the battleships. And hopefully another big period of growth for WP:MILHIST. Blnguyen (February 2008)

Hello TomStar81. Thanks for your support at the Military history elections. With your aid I was able to commision this ship to help plunder the coast of Military history for the third time. Na, just kidding. If you ever require any astance all you have to do is ask and you will see my ship on the horizon. Kyriakos (talk) 12:58, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your support in the recent Military history Wikiproject elections. I went into it expecting to just keep my seat and was astonished to end up with the lead role. I anticipate a rather busy six months :) --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 13:20, 29 February 2008 (UTC) (UTC)

On 30 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Montana class battleship, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. --Wizardman 04:10, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Dhatfield (talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend, and remember: "All men are created equal, but ambition, or lack of it, soon separates them."Cheers, and Happy editing!
You made my week and I think that maybe my time is better spent editing Milhist than getting grief on wp:FPC. Good luck with the RfA, although I doubt you'll need it with your credentials :) Cheers. Dhatfield (talk) (July 2008)

Congratulations on your successful RfA! All you get is a mop and this crappy t-shirt :) (Roger Davies left the shirt, several others left thank yous and good luck messages as well, so this honorable mention goes to the community as a whole :) (July 2008)

This editor is a Veteran Editor III, and is entitled to display this Silver Editor Star. (As of Spring 2007)

Thank you very much indeed for your help with and commitment to Tag & Assess 2008. May I please trouble you to comment at the post-drive workshop? Your feedback will help us to improve the next drive. Thanks in advance, --ROGER DAVIES ^talk 10:22, 1 August 2008 (UTC) (August 2008)

It gives me great pleasure to award these imperial triple crown jewels to TomStar81 in thanks for substantial contributions to Wikipedia's marine military coverage. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) (August 2008)

Thank you very much for your much appreciated support in the recently concluded September 2008 Military History Wikiproject Coordinator Elections. I was thoroughly surprised to walk away with a position of Coordinator. Thank-you for your support, and I assure you that I will do my best to serve this spectacular project well. Esteemed Regards, Cam (Chat) (October 2008)

Thank you very, very much for your constructive criticism on the successful FAC that the USS Nevada (BB-36) recently went through. Looking back, I see that it was definitely not ready before you came along...but thanks to your help, it was passed today. :D Cheers, —Ed 17 for President _{Vote for Ed} (October 2008)

On 18 October, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article 14"/45 caliber gun, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. Keep up the good work! ~ User:Ameliorate! ^{(with the !) (talk)} (October 2008)

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