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Steve Beshear

Hi. I am gong through Good Articles with cleanup tags on them. I see you did good work getting Steve Beshear to good article status. There is a tag asking for the article to be updated. I was hoping you could look into it and see what needs doing. AIRcorn (talk) 01:26, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

@Aircorn: Thanks for your interest in this article. It does need to be updated; detailed coverage only extends to 2011, which reflects the time I got the article promoted to GA. There's a little about his poorly regarded response to President Trump's address to Congress in 2017, but little else post-2011. As with all politicians of a recent vintage, it's tough to keep the article updated, as there are few summative sources. It kind of has to be cobbled together from contemporary newspaper articles, of which there are literally thousands for just the period that is not covered in the article. Once upon a time, I was able to do that kind of work all by myself, but due to "real life", this is no longer the case. If I could find a willing collaborator, I could probably find some time to help with updates. Otherwise, it is likely that the article will have to be de-listed. I hate to lose good topic status for Governors of Kentucky, but I can't continue maintaining such a huge topic by myself. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 15:51, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

I understand. Unfortunately I live nearly as far away from Kentucky as you can get so have little interest in the area myself. I am not rushing to delist these, just giving a few prods in case someone wants to fix them up. AIRcorn (talk) 07:52, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

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Richard M. Johnson

We discussed him a couple of years ago and I think I'd like to move ahead with him, and that the question of whether Rumpsey Dumpsey shot Tecumsey can be managed: he never claimed to have, he said he shot a handsome Indian and did not stop to ask his name, and the whole issue seems to have been discussed in great detail in his lifetime. I'm working on accumulating sources, there's a 1930s bio and at least two recent dissertations (last 20 years) that I can send you if you'd like to work together.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:29, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

@Wehwalt: Although it's been a good while since I looked at this article, I would still be interested in having a look at your sources and seeing what we can come up with. I can't promise how much help I will be, as I have much less time to edit these days than I did when I was working on that article, but I'd like to try. Thanks for reaching out. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:57, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

Can you send me an email? I can send two of them as attachments. The 1932 biography is available from HathiTrust, possibly you can download it on your own.--Wehwalt (talk) 14:12, 28 May 2018 (UTC)

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Admins and policy

If you cannot follow policy on an issue in WP, I suggest you a) stay away from that topic or b) give up your bit. Pursuing a line that directly conflicts with policy as someone who is an admin (not using the bit, but as an editor who is also an admin), is unsustainable. That is all I have to say on the matter. Jytdog (talk) 16:26, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

And noting this reference to you, attempting to defend policy violating behavior by citing your "support" on the content issue. Please consider what you are doing. Jytdog (talk) 16:37, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Again, if you can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the community that I have not followed policy, please do so. Just because you contend that I have not does not make it so. As for 1990'sguy's reference to me, I have no control over that. I don't feel that it strengthens his argument, but that's for him to decide. I will not cease advocating for changes that I believe improve the quality of the encyclopedia simply to avoid this kind of reference. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 16:55, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. You will do as you will. Jytdog (talk) 17:01, 6 September 2018 (UTC)

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Thank you for the governor with a military career! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:52, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

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Poplar Flat KY welcomes you

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@Coal town guy: You da man. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:15, 20 September 2018 (UTC)

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BLP vio / vandalism edit

Hello Acdixon, is there any way you or someone else can take action against this editor for this edit? At the least, hiding the edit might be a good idea (though I don't know the exact policy for when it's appropriate). --1990'sguy (talk) 04:01, 11 October 2018 (UTC)

@1990'sguy: I was out of town, but I just looked at this, and the edit is surely a BLP violation, so I've hidden it. Since it was a drive-by edit by a barely active editor, I'm going to hold off on anything else. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 17:47, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

Review page (Jesus)

Hello Acdixon. Please excuse me if I am doing something improper, as I am new to Wikipedia. I am contacting you because as a believer thet "Jesus as personal Savior", you might be interested in the following contents. I have created the page Draft:Pierre_Jovanovic nearly 2 months ago, and I am waiting for a review. Could you please consider having a look at it ? And again, please excuse me if my request is improper. I am learning the ropes. Best regards. Micha Jo (talk) 17:32, 30 October 2018 (UTC)

@Micha Jo: As many of the sources are in French – which I decidedly do not speak – I do not believe I can help with this request. Sorry. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 19:12, 30 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for your answer. Kind regards. Micha Jo (talk) 19:31, 30 October 2018 (UTC)

WT:TFA

Hi AC, been a while, hope you're well. This is very trivial, but I'd like to ask your permission to include the following sentence in a list of examples I'm about to post at WT:TFA: "Charles Scott (April 1739 – October 22, 1813) was an 18th-century American soldier who was elected the fourth governor of Kentucky in 1808". The question is whether "18th-century" is redundant under Main Page stardards (it's fine in the article). I want to include this sentence in the list because the TFA mistake with this one was largely mine. - Dank (push to talk) 21:44, 7 November 2018 (UTC)

@Dank: Nice to see you again. Other than being a lot less active on WP than I used to be, I am well. Regarding your request, if all you need is my permission, you certainly have it. I didn't even realize this ran afoul of main page standards. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 16:32, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

Main Page standards are very much an erratically moving target, like ducks on crack. Thus the discussion. Thanks! - Dank (push to talk) 16:34, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

@Dank: "like ducks on crack" just became my new favorite simile! Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 16:36, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

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Need Some Help

Hi ::@Acdixon: I am sorry for disturbing you. I was hoping If you could help me out with wikiedu.org. Will that be possible. If not can you recommend an Instructor who could help me. (Purplecart (talk) 10:27, 28 November 2018 (UTC))

@Purplecart: I am not familiar enough with that project to help at this time, although I would really like to. I think connecting higher education and Wikipedia is a great goal with lots of potential. You're always free to drop any specific questions on my talk page. As for someone who might be able to help, you might drop a note to ElKevbo (talk · contribs). I see him around a lot of higher education articles on my watchlist. No promises, but he's the first one that came to mind. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 14:21, 28 November 2018 (UTC)

Thank you ::@Acdixon:. Means really a lot to me, was trying to get a lead since a week and I finally have some hope. Thank you so much. Means a lot. (Purplecart (talk) 14:34, 28 November 2018 (UTC))

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Thank you for the detailed article, and happy 2019! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:57, 16 January 2019 (UTC)

Happy Saturnalia

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Austral season's greetings

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	Tuck into this! We've made about three of these in the last few days for various festivities. Supermarkets are stuffed with cheap berries. Season's greetings! Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:40, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

Ruby Laffoon and Arthur T McCormack

You helped me a few years ago when I was writing my article on Joseph Nathaniel McCormack. I am now researching his son, Arthur, in order to expand that article. I have discovered information that is not in any of the Klotter, Harrison, Blakey books. For example, Laffoon appointed Arthur to meet with Harry Hopkins several times to plead for RFC funds and took Arthur with him when he visited FDR, Barkley, Farley etc in 1933. When the Social Security Act was passed, Laffoon named Arthur to head the Social Security Advisory Commission and draft legislation necessary for Kentucky to be eligible for SS funds. I no longer live in Kentucky and could really use a sounding board to discuss these discoveries. Would you be willing to email me at drvalsummers at gmail? I'm afraid I've forgotten the etiquette of User Talk and hope you'll forgive me if this is inappropriate contact. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drvalsummers (talk • contribs) 23:05, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

@Drvalsummers: Sorry for the delay. I would be glad to be of help, if I can. Please check your email. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 16:57, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

Request

Hello Acdixon, would you please oversight every diff on my user page after 2014? --1990'sguy (talk) 23:03, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

@1990'sguy: To be clear, are you asking me to hide the visibility of all revisions after 2014? Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:43, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

Yes. --1990'sguy (talk) 14:20, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

@1990'sguy: OK, I'm not sure if I'm allowed to do that. Not seeing anything in WP:DEL#REASON that applies directly. The closest thing would be "Content that meets at least one of the criteria for speedy deletion". If you look at those criteria, they include "Personal user pages and subpages (but not user talk pages) upon request by their user." So, a technical reading of that says it is allowed, but I'd like to check with a more experienced admin before I pull the trigger. That OK? Alternatively, you might just tag your user page for speedy deletion and see if someone comes by and wipes it out for you. If they do, maybe problem solved? You can just re-create it to whatever you want. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 16:20, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

I'm OK if you delete it, on my request. --1990'sguy (talk) 16:38, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

Done. See if that got done what you wanted to do. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 18:44, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

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James B. McCreary scheduled for TFA

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@Jimfbleak: Looks good to me. Thanks for the note. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 14:32, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

Thank you for the article! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:29, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: always appreciate you reading! Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 14:18, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

Thank you, likewise ;) - Do you do GA reviews? I have a few open (see my user page), and Unionskirche, Idstein just passed (in the second round), many pics ;) - Today's DYK contrib was done by four users, - love that. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:22, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: It's been a LONG time since I did one. I remember how long the backlog was back then, though, so I understand trying to recruit a reviewer. I just don't spend as much time on-wiki as I used to. Good luck. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 14:25, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

Understand. No rush, all topics that will last ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:32, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

William Graves - UK COL

Hey Acdixon, I'm currently working on List of University of Kentucky alumni. I'd love to add William Graves, as his page asserts that he is an alumnus, but unfortunately, I can't trace the source online to verify that he is and his graduation year. I noticed that you added that claim and its source - do you have a link to it? I'd greatly appreciate any help. Thanks - Amatheur (talk) 17:52, 11 June 2019 (UTC)

@Amatheur, good luck; that's going to be a long list! I assume you are referencing William Graves (judge). I still have access to the source, but I access it through a proxy at my local college, so I can't send you the link I use. The article is available through Newsbank, and unfortunately, it is short on specifics. This is the quote to which the claim is sourced: "He graduated from St. Mary's Academy; received his undergraduate degree from Notre Dame, which he attended on scholarship; and earned his law degree from the University of Kentucky." That's pretty much it. No graduation date.

If you want to search for another citation, you might search "Bill Graves", or even "J. W. 'Bill' Graves". He was one of the justices from my district, and to this day – 20 years after the fact – I can still hear that annoying campaign jingle clearly in my head:

Judge J.W. "Bill" Graves, by his qualifications...
Judge J.W. "Bill" Graves, by his experience...
Judge J.W. "Bill" Graves, by his qualifications...
Vote for J.W. "Bill" Graves for Kentucky Supreme Court Justice!

The lady who sung it must have gone up an octave on the name "Bill". Arrgh! Anyway, if this isn't enough, let me know, and I'll see if I can search out something a little more concrete. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 12:10, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for all of your help! I'm sure it's floating around somewhere on the Internet, and if not, I'll just list him as JD/LLB for now. On a personal note, I'm from Southeast Kentucky myself. - Amatheur (talk) 14:12, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

@Amatheur: Always good to see a fellow Kentuckian on board. Haven't been down your way much, save a business trip to Cumberland, Kentucky. Was able to do a little wiki-work there, photographing the Chained Rock in Pineville, the Colonel's kitchen in Corbin, and some of the landmarks in Benham. Pretty country out that way. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 14:21, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

Richie Farmer scheduled for TFA

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@Ealdgyth: I feel like this blurb leaves out some important details. I've tried to add a few and remove some redundancy and less important facts. I don't know what the current rules are on blurbs, since it's been a while since I've made a nomination, but take a look at this and see what you think. Only one change can be called a "correction". In Kentucky, the governor and lieutenant governor have been elected as a ticket since a constitutional amendment in 1992, so when the original blurb says Farmer lost for lieutenant governor, it is probably more correct to say that the Williams-Farmer ticket lost the election. This is an article I am very excited about. Some of my first memories of watching Kentucky basketball revolved around Richie Farmer. Thanks.

Richie Farmer (born August 25, 1969) is a former collegiate basketball player and Republican Party politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. He led Clay County High School to the 1987 state high school boys' basketball championship, scoring a championship game record 51 points and being named 1988's Kentucky Mr. Basketball. He played collegiately for the Kentucky Wildcats. In his senior year, the team reached the Elite Eight of the 1992 NCAA Tournament, losing to Duke in one of the most memorable college basketball games ever. He served as Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner from 2004 to 2012, winning two terms by large margins. Kentucky Senate President David L. Williams made Farmer his running mate in the 2011 gubernatorial election, but their ticket was defeated. After leaving office as commissioner, Farmer was investigated for corruption and was eventually sentenced to 27 months in federal prison. He was released from a halfway house in 2016. (Full article...)

@TFA coordinators - Dank or Wehwalt? This is best to raise on the actual blurb page, quite honestly. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:23, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

Thanks AC. Wehwalt is doing a lot of American political history blurbs, and he did this one. If you three are happy, I'm happy. - Dank (push to talk) 16:47, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

As long as it's the proper length, feel free to do a rewrite.==Wehwalt (talk) 22:22, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

@Wehwalt: What appears above is my rewrite, and I think it's OK on character count. Would you like me to paste it in place of the current blurb? Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:42, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

I subtracted "American" (repetition was one issue). - Dank (push to talk) 14:15, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

That's fine.--Wehwalt (talk) 16:48, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

The Main Page people prefer an image, but when there's no image, they want to see a longer blurb. Any thoughts on File:Richie-Farmer-jersey.jpg? - Dank (push to talk) 22:53, 30 July 2019 (UTC) David Levy, thoughts? - Dank (push to talk) 22:54, 30 July 2019 (UTC)

@Dank: That's a picture I took with my crappy older camera (which is no longer in service). The zoom made it really grainy, and the lighting around those jerseys is problematic for pictures. At the size it would be on the main page, it might be OK, or I could try to lengthen the blurb a bit, if that is preferable. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 18:34, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Okay, it's not necessary to have an image, but then the blurb needs to be a little longer. - Dank (push to talk) 18:37, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

August

red admiral
... with thanks from QAI

Thank you for the "tragic story of a hometown hero turned basketball icon who parlayed his fame into political office (Commissioner of Agriculture, naturally!) but abused the public trust and now sits in federal prison", and for the steady flow of quality articles! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:41, 25 August 2019 (UTC)

@Gerda Arendt: Glad you enjoyed it. This was one of my favorite articles to write. I grew up admiring Farmer on the basketball court, and I voted for him before all of this tragic stuff came out about his crimes. Very disappointing. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 14:11, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

I like personal attachment to a subject. Mine Vespro della Beata Vergine, peer review open, yes, I know it's not ""done" and never will be, - comments welcome! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:41, 26 August 2019 (UTC)

John J. Crittenden scheduled for TFA

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Precious anniversary

Precious

Seven years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:49, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Thank you today for John J. Crittenden, a career politician "who served as Congressman, Senator (four times), U.S. Attorney General (twice), Governor, and state legislator. Second only to Henry Clay in leadership of the Whig Party during the Second Party System. Had his "Crittenden Compromise" been approved, the American Civil War might have been averted."! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:20, 10 September 2019 (UTC)

Thank you today for Paul E. Patton, about the first governor of Kentucky to serve two consecutive terms since 1804! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:56, 26 May 2020 (UTC)

Thirteen years of editing

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2019 US Banknote Contest

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@1990'sguy: I removed the categories, which don't belong on a non-main-space article. Otherwise, I'm not sure the page actually violates any WP policies, but I could be wrong. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 19:40, 28 January 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for removing the categories. That was my main concern, though I'm not sure whether the page still needs to be deleted. --1990'sguy (talk) 21:18, 28 January 2020 (UTC)

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pls deal whit the misinformation he is creating. he have numoures edits on both pages. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.221.118.59 (talk) 01:01, 1 February 2020 (UTC)

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A random new pic from Shelby County

Hi there, we chatted about List of buildings constructed by Thomas Metcalfe a while back, i don't recall if i was any help or was just encouraging you to get it published, out of your userspace. Just now, I see your userpage as one of relatively few linking to new John C. Brown House article. I see that is via a feed of new article announcements on Kentucky places.

Recently I took a bunch of pics and I have a few more Shelby County articles on the way. I chose to swing by there, when I wasn't too far away, to try to attack the high number of "photos-needed" on National Register of Historic Places listings in Shelby County, Kentucky. I was successful with driving in a few long driveways falling all over expressing respect, hoping they didn't mind, me and some others have a hobby, would you mind if I take a few pics. Unfortunately I also spent time well-documenting one house way back through the corn and then the forest, with permission obtained, only to figure out later it was the next unmarked driveway I had needed to find. But I intend to get back and get that one, if I can get permission in advance by writing to them, as I think it had a gate across it.

I wonder if we could collaborate somehow. One possibility I'm hoping about, is if you and User:MB might help (i only just now sorta suggested something to them) would be if you and they would possibly help write an article about "single pile plan", term used for many older KY places, including John C. Brown House and many/all of Thomas Metcalfe's works. I dunno what that means, nor if "double pile plan" is a thing either.

Have you ever tried working with a local history society? There's a very well-organized one in Shelby County, that I wonder about trying to work with. Could I get them interested in doing their own photo campaign.

Cheers --Doncram (talk) 21:33, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Doncram, I just created single-pile which redirects to a definition we already have in List of house types. It is also mentioned a bit in Central-passage house. There are hundreds of articles that use the term descriptively (e.g. "a two-story single-pile dwelling that dates from" in Monterosa (Warrenton, Virginia)), but I'm not sure if there is enough for an article. MB 21:59, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks MB for that, and for replying here, and for your pointing me to this nice Index of House Types. Ooh, neat, that's a nice index of house types. And from what it says and the pictures there, that gives me the idea that maybe the "pile" is about "piling an addition onto" a one-deep original building (and maybe in particular if it is overlapping onto the old building). As far as I know from usage, the term only shows up with respect to really old buildings. Such as all the stone houses, likely one-room-deep, built by pioneer-type stonemason and Kentucky governor Thomas Metcalfe (Kentucky politician) (1780 – 1855). The John C. Brown House was built as a wide, single-deep house with chimneys on its two ends. And the later addition, in the 1960s, "piled"(?) onto the back, extending out to the rear, including piling over the original house's roof sloping down to the back. Thanks so much! --Doncram (talk) 22:13, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Doncram, no, a pile is just a "row of rooms" - see here, so single-pile means one room deep or one room wide. MB 22:41, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

[Edit conflict, and I can't believe MB is already providing an Oxford (same or different than OED that i am asking for below?) definition, so what I wrote below is all bunk, probably, ... i guess... --Doncram] Hmm, that Wikipedia article and the Harris-edited source it relies upon, available online for perusing, define single- and double-pile simply as "one room deep" and "two rooms deep", but I don't think that's satisfactory. It has no comment on what usage is in practice, it is not an encyclopedic article on the term. The other Index of House Types, a subpage of Intrepid Historical Services / Kevin B. Coleman, uses the the term "single-pile" in defining Parallel to be "Single-pile" - one-room deep and with mass parallel to the front" which is possibly(?) a tad ambiguous, or is an example of where the term is applied (a wide one-room-deep building, likely to get piled upon). And all the pics of "single pile (composite)" are consistent with what I was surmising - a longish form + additional forms "piled on". It also uses "pile" term in conjunction with addition and subtraction, e.g. one place being "Type Family: Additive defined as "Double-pile," rooms added (or subtracted) in hierachies". This has me wondering at least about the origin of the term, which I am wondering is about the act of "adding on", and which could relate to when the term is actually used in practice. I speculate it could possibly now be defined literally as simply "number of rooms of depth", but only be a term used when there are additions or subtractions. I may be, probably am, all wrong, but I wanna see an OED-type explanation! Sorry to Acdixon, this talking out loud on your page is turning out to be more extended than I thought it could be. Again, thank you, MB. --Doncram (talk) 22:52, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Stubbornly: C. Worsham in 1986 called the house, which does have an addition, "single-pile plan". Was that shorthand in general usage for "single pile (composite)" (which per Coleman would have an addition to a one-deep form), a term which is not defined in Wikipedia, and which I feel like I have never seen anywhere. Or, another possibility is that single-deep is now rare, and many/most/practically all examples surviving from 1830s or so have in fact been added upon to. Grasping at straws, argh. --Doncram (talk) 23:02, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Double-stubbornly: the Oxford Reference states "a single-pile house is therefore one with a single row of rooms", meaning it has to have at least 2 rooms, which is different than just any one-room-deep, i.e. it does not apply to a single-pen (as defined in wikipedia by User:Doncram in 2011) cabin. It does not apply to a one room schoolhouse. You would just say "single-room", no one would ever say, no one ever in history has published a statement applying "single pile" to a one-room place. And a one-room addition to a one-cabin (if full-width) would make it into a single-pile, not make it into a double-pile. Double-argh, and sorry again, I am done for today. --Doncram (talk) 23:13, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

@Doncram: and @MB:, sorry for the late reply. I'm sure you've noticed I'm not nearly as active on wiki these days, and I was sick over the weekend to boot. I'm not sure how much help I'll be here. My knowledge of architecture is somewhere between slim and nonexistent. My interest in Thomas Metcalfe was as a politician, since I was working on all Kentucky governor articles several years ago. I do think it was interesting that he was a stone mason. Gets really old writing about yet another lawyer who became governor. Also, I'm not very near Shelby County, so I don't think I can help much with that specifically. If there are more things needed relative to western Kentucky, I can maybe be more help there. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 15:36, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Acdixon, thanks for responding. I have developed a bit more now at List of buildings constructed by Thomas Metcalfe, by the way, anyhow. It now has more photos and has coordinates for many of the items, so the linked "Map of all coordinates at OpenStreetMap" now shows locations of those ones with coordinates spread out across central(?) Kentucky. I may plug along with articles and may make a point to try to get photos for the ones still lacking, in the future.

J. A. Gilman House, at 150 Paradise St. in Greenville, KY

One more local to you, where there's a bit of a puzzle, is for the J.A. Gilman House or J. A. Gilman House (currently a redlink), in Greenville, KY, see Draft:J. A. Gilman House. It was listed relatively recently, in 2020, and is the only NRHP place in Muhlenberg County lacking a mainspace article. I cannot find anything at all about it online, which is unusual. I have written to the National Register for its listing document, but even with that, for NRHP articles it helps to have one or two or three more sources, such as local newspaper coverage of the place when its nomination is in process or when its listing is announced. Also there is just the one pic for it, which I found at Commons categorized under Tennessee. If you'd care to stop by the local library, or could otherwise research it relatively easily for the local newspaper coverage, and/or if you could take more photos, any of that would be great. There's nothing too special about this one, as far as I am aware though, and no urgency. Either way, I am glad you're on the job in KY. :) --Doncram (talk) 22:50, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Hmm. That's interesting. I definitely know the area, but I'm not familiar with that house in particular or what might make it historic. Not even the name Gilman rings a bell. I searched a paywalled online database that contains some local news sources, but neither of the Muhlenberg County weekly newspapers, unfortunately. Turned up nothing. I'll try to tuck this one away in my mind for reference the next time my girls want to make a trip to the library. If you get the NRHP listing, let me know what other details you may be able to find. That could point me in the right direction. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:25, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

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@Strattonsmith: I'm a bit unclear on what "Rev. Breckinridge confusion" exists. Maybe there's a discussion somewhere that I'm not aware of. If you are asking about creating a new article on John A. Breckinridge, there doesn't appear to be an article with that title, so I'd say just be WP:BOLD and create one. If you are asking me to collaborate in creating a page on Rev. Breckinridge, I may be of limited help. I don't do many wholesale article creations anymore, and many of the sources I used in the creation of other Breckinridge family articles have long since gone back to the libraries I borrowed them from. If you can clarify your request, perhaps I can be of more help. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 20:39, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Thank you just that the clergyman article is patently incorrect it takes from John A. and adds to this.. It is possessed of biographical facts from at least two different people. Most important is that John A. engaged in a famous series of written and oral debates with Bishop John Hughes later Archbishop John Hughes and a selection of the speeches were published as a book. Strattonsmith (talk) 22:07, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

@Strattonsmith: OK, I'm starting to understand, but I'm not sure to which existing article you are referring. Which article are you calling "the clergyman article"? We have no article on John A. Breckinridge. We have John Breckinridge the U.S. Attorney General, John C. Breckinridge the U.S. Vice-President, John B. Breckinridge the Kentucky Attorney General, and John Robert Breckinridge seems to redirect to Robert Jefferson Breckinridge, for reasons I don't really understand. I didn't actually work on all of these articles, but it wouldn't be the first time I have conflated two individuals with similar names. History is not really my forte - just a hobby. I just try to gather and write what the sources say, but sometimes my understanding of what they say isn't clear. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 14:13, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

’Here' John Brackenridge (clergyman), it says he was the son of Robert when the House Chaplain was the son of John the Attorney General. Thank you. And the last name is seemingly spelled wrong. Maybe Breckenridge was the chaplain of the house and Brackenridge the Senate ?Strattonsmith (talk) 14:29, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

@Strattonsmith: Oh, yikes! That could take some doing to untangle, with the names being spelled so similarly. It doesn't appear to be a misspelling, though, as Robert Brackenridge was from Pennsylvania while Robert Breckinridge was from Kentucky. They appear to be parts of two distinct, politically connected, Presbyterian families who just happen to have similarly spelled names. How can I be of help in your endeavor? Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 15:58, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Comment it's definitely two different people the list of U.S. House of Representatives Chaplains is linked to the Pennsylvania one and that was definitely the Kentucky one. It is possible the Senate one was the Pennsylvania one.. I am intrested in the Man who debated Bishop John Hughes on Catholicism versus Presbyterianism. A book came out forth from it, [1]. Strattonsmith (talk) 20:06, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

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		Wishing you and yours a Happy New Year, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and distraction-free and may Janus light your way. Ealdgyth (talk) 13:33, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:List of presidents of Centre College

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 15:27, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

Happy Twelfth Adminship Anniversary!

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Proposed deletion of Ticket (IT security)

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1899 Kentucky gubernatorial election scheduled for TFA

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November songs

my story today

Thank you today for the article, introduced (in 2010): "This article recounts the disputed Kentucky gubernatorial election of 1899 that resulted in the assassination of William Goebel."! - I happen to also have a 2010 item on the Main page (pictured OTD), + a RD, Lea Ackermann, and a DYK, Myrthen, - a rich day! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:31, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Accidental revert on Talk:Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

Hello! You may have noticed that I reverted your edit to Talk:Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. But it was an accident, I just accidentally hit the rollback button. It's not that big of a deal but I just wanted to apologize. Wishing you a good day! FatCat96 (talk) 19:13, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

No worries; stuff happens. Thanks for letting me know, and thanks for contributing Kentucky-related articles. I'm not very active anymore, but I know there's still a lot of work to be done to cover the interesting stuff in our state! Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 14:49, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

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Happy New Year

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