User: JGHowes

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Flying my twin-engine Cessna 310Q airplane

Welcome to my page! I'm happy to be part of the worldwide Wikimedia community, writing articles and contributing photos. I began editing on Wikipedia in 2004, writing on a wide range of topics from sports to early 20th century history, and became an administrator in 2008. My photos have been selected for publication by the Encyclopedia Britannica, the AP, UPI, USA Travel Guide, The Pennsylvania Society, and the National Park Service, among others. I also handle Revision Deletion requests — email me or send an IRC message here (nick "JGHowes").

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A Wikipedia administrator for
16 years, 8 months, and 21 days.

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Unified login: JGHowes is the unique unified login of this user for all public Wikimedia projects.

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This user has written or significantly contributed to 8 Featured articles on Wikipedia.

This user has written or significantly contributed to two A-class articles.

This user has written or significantly contributed to 15 good articles on Wikipedia.

This user has been a major contributor to 52 articles featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

This editor won the Million Award for bringing John Wilkes Booth to Good Article status.

This editor won the Quarter Million Award for bringing Boy Scouts of America to Good Article status.

This user has contributed Commons Valued images

This user received the Editor of the Week award for the week beginning September 16, 2018.

This user has been identified as an awesome Wikipedian.

This user has been editing Wikipedia for more than 15 years.

This user pledges to return to
Old-fashioned Wikipedian values.

Selected contributions

-Featured articles

- A-class articles

-Good articles

DYK "Did you know?"

high views DYK

-Million Award

Articles I've created

             Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church
             Gabriel Loire
             Royal Parker    DYK
             John Walker (organist)    DYK
             Douglas Major
             Frederick Swann      DYK
             Gordon Turk
             Towson Methodist Church          DYK
             NBC Page
             Lassie (1997 television series)
             Bermuda Railway
             S. Parkes Cadman
             G. E. Lowman
             Jimmy Lydon
             The New Commandment
             Anita Nall    DYK
             Joy Boys radio show
             KILI-FM    DYK
             National Railway Historical Society
             Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
             Daylight Speedliner (B&O train)
             Mount Royal Station
             Dorothy Papadakos    DYK
             Cypress Creek High School    DYK
             The Dawn's Early Light    DYK
             Majestic Radios      DYK  Dec. 2020
             Ryuk (ransomware)    DYK
            Julie V. Iovine    DYK
             Richard Leibert    DYK
             Ernest T. Campbell      DYK
             George A. Palmer    DYK
             John-Michael Caprio    DYK
             Millie Dienert    DYK
             Paul Fiset    DYK

Walter Balderson    DYK
The Eternal Light    DYK
Crystal Cathedral organ
Tony Jannus Award    DYK
Walter Massey (actor)
Washington - Chicago Express (B&O train)
Leonard T. Schroeder    DYK
Fernance Perry    DYK
Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church
Fred Brocklander    DYK
Raymond V. Haysbert    DYK
Deirdre Imus
Washingtonian (B&O train)
Rawhide     DYK
Robert W. Peterson    DYK
Marylander (B&O train)    DYK
Jean Pierre Reguerraz
Paul Callaway    DYK
Benjamin Steinberg (conductor)    DYK
UMPS CARE    DYK
Michael Buie    DYK
Tony Campbell (politician)
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Valdemars Kletnieks    DYK
Titanic International Society      DYK  Oct. 2020
Harriet Lee (singer)      DYK
John Clark Mayden    DYK
Susan Estes    DYK
Rudy Atwood    DYK
Frank Thewlis    DYK
Wilbur Nelson    DYK
Lorin Whitney    DYK
Perry F. Rockwood    DYK

Major contributions

William Hillcourt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt
Terry Sanford

Hampton National Historic Site

DYK
Capitol Limited (B&O train)

             John Wilkes Booth
             Lou Gehrig
             Babe Ruth
             Bermuda
             Bermuda International Airport
             The Causeway, Bermuda
             Ewart Brown (Premier of Bermuda)
             George Washington Birthplace Nat'l Monument
             Ocean Grove, New Jersey
             Horseshoe Curve (Pennsylvania)
             Towson High School
             Shenandoah (B&O train)
             Pennsylvania Station (New York City)
             Dan Thomas (baseball)    DYK
             Truman Taylor    DYK  Aug. 2020
             Masey McLain    DYK

Ed Walker
American Guild of Organists
Virgil Fox
E. Power Biggs
Rachel Scott
Boy Scouts of America
Gen. James H. Howard    DYK
Tony Jannus
Michael Phelps
Order of the Arrow
D. James Kennedy
USS Arizona Memorial
Lassie
Lassie (1954 television series)
Arthur R. Eldred
Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad      DYK
Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy    DYK
Karl-Heinz Schnibbe    DYK
Hurricane Fabian
William Hanna
Adventure in Washington    DYK

About me

Awards

The Scouting Barnstar -for excellent support of Scouting articles, especially in getting E. Urner Goodman to GA status.
— Rlevse • Talk • 17:14, January 1, 2008
The Photographer's Barnstar
Thanks for obtaining the image for Divya_Dwivedi. Congratulations! — Speculative Boting (talk) 13 September 2019
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar -for longterm continued support for the Scouting Movement and the ScoutingWikiProject, especially in the area of improving the quality of Scouting articles. — Rlevse • July 2, 2008
The Original Barnstar
Thanks for your comments and especially your article edits re:South Florida Council -- Drmies (talk) 27 September 2019
Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow these Imperial triple crown jewels for your contributions in the areas of DYK, GA, and FA. Great work, especially on The Royal Blue, quite a comprehensive article. May you wear the crowns well. — Cirt April 8, 2008
The Gandy dancers Barnstar -JGHowes has earned the Railroad workers award for tireless efforts in maintaining the Trains WikiProject --DP67 ^(talk) 10:21, December 22, 2007
The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal Congratulations on having more than 25 articles featured at Did you know in such a fascinating and varying range of topics. Your work is appreciated. — Damien Linnane (talk)
28 January 2019
The 50 DYK Medal Congratulation — Grimes2 (talk) 13:54, 25 May 2021 (UTC)
awarded his own day,}}
December 18, 2008
— Rlevse
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Ten years!
repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian! — Gerda Arendt
18 December 2018
Four Award
Created, had displayed as a Did You Know? feature, improved to Good Article status, and improved to Featured Article status Baltimore Steam Packet Company --TonyTheTiger 18 August 2011
Precious prize — Images of history
Thank you for quality articles on historic personalities such as Benjamin Steinberg, Franklin D. Roosevelt and E. Urner Goodman, for Baltimore Steam Packet Company, for excellent images, chosen for publication — Gerda Arendt 10 August 2018
The Computing Barnstar For creating the Ryuk (ransomware) article to raise computer security awareness. — Jeremycec (talk) 3 December 2020
The Barnstar of Diplomacy For performing a difficult AfD closure in a highly charged environment where emotions have run high. Sorting out the wheat from the chaff will have been hard — Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^{Talk to me} 11:41, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
The Article Rescue Barnstar Thanks for helping to rescue South Florida Council! --evrik ^(talk) 4 October 2019
Editor of the Week
September 16, 2018
in recognition of his kindness toward a fellow editor and his assistance in bringing a profile of her musician and civil rights advocate father, Benjamin Steinberg, to the front page of Wikipedia. His display of sympathy and empathy is a fine example to all Wikipedia editors. Recognized for depth of character, generosity, and selfless devotion — Buster7 15 September 2018
A Wiki Merit Badge
Thanks for all your work on South Florida Council! -- evrik 25 September 2019
Lassie Award given to JGHowes for work done in helping to get the Lassie (1954 TV series) article to Good Article status --Vjmlhds 9 January 2014

Background and interests

This user enjoys photography.

This user enjoys classical music.

This user plays the
pipe organ.

This user enjoys Johann Sebastian Bach's music.

This user is a bass singer.

This user is interested in
World War II

This user is interested in United States history.

This user is interested in the British Empire.

This user is interested in
Ancient Egypt.

This user is interested in ancient Rome.

This user is interested in
Ancient Greece

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This user is an alumnus of the University of Maryland,
College Park.

This user has a Master of Business Administration degree.

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This user has published peer-reviewed articles in academic journals.

This user is a citizen of the United States of America.

AmE

This user is a native speaker of American English.

This user lives in Florida, the "Sunshine State".

This user is a native of Maryland
the "Free State"

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This user is a commercial airplane pilot with instrument and multi-engine ratings.

This user is a former Captain in the United States Air Force.

This user is a certified scuba diver.

This user is the subject of a Wikipedia article.

This user is a participant in
WikiProject Presidents
of the United States.

This user participates in WikiProject Aviation.

This user is a member of the Trains WikiProject

This user participates in WikiProject Christianity.

This user is a member of the
Scouting WikiProject.

This user is a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow.

This user is a member of the
United Methodist Church.

This user is the proud owner of a Jaguar V-12 XJS

This user contributes using a BlackBerry smartphone.

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Countries visited

6

This user has set foot in 6 continents of the world.

This user has visited 50 countries in the world.

This user has visited all 50 of the 50 States.

50

Argentina	Denmark	Italy	Slovakia
Australia	East Germany (old)	Japan	South Africa
Austria	Egypt	Latvia	Spain
Bahamas	Finland	Mexico	Sweden
Belgium	France	Morocco	Switzerland
Bermuda	Germany	Netherlands	Thailand
Brazil	Greece	Netherlands Antilles	Turkey
Cambodia	Hungary	New Zealand	United Arab Emirates
Canada	Iceland	Norway	United Kingdom
Cayman Islands	India	Poland	Uruguay
China	Ireland	Puerto Rico	Vatican City
Czech Republic	Israel	Russia	Virgin Islands (U.S.)

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Conheça Walt Disney World

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