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 Wikipedia encyclopedia community, "bringing knowledge into one place on the internet", as Jimbo Wales says. I began editing on Wikipedia in 2006, writing articles on a wide range of topics from sports to 19th century history, and became an administrator in August 2008.

This editor is a Veteran Editor III and is entitled to display this Silver Editor Star.

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This user is the owner of 2 Wikipedia accounts in a manner permitted by policy.

17,000+ This user has made over 17,000 contributions to Wikipedia.

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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 7 good articles on Wikipedia.

This user has been a major contributor to 23 articles featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

This user has contributed Commons Valued images

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Selected contributions

 Featured articles        A-class articles       Good articles        Main Page–Did you know?

Articles I've created

Royal Blue (B&O train)      Main Page Featured Article – May 15, 2008
Baltimore Steam Packet Co.       Main Page Featured Article – August 27, 2010  DYK    
Deirdre Imus   •    Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church     •   Gabriel Loire  •  Royal Parker  DYK
John Walker (organist)  DYK   •   Douglas Major   •    Frederick Swann   •   Gordon Turk
Towson Methodist Church    DYK   •   NBC Page   •   Lassie (1997 TV 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   •   Daylight Speedliner
Washingtonian (B&O)   •    Rawhide   DYK   •   Robert W. Peterson  DYK   •   Marylander (B&O)  DYK
Jean Pierre Reguerraz   •    Paul Callaway  DYK   •   Mount Royal Station   •   Walter Balderson  DYK  
The Eternal Light  DYK   •  Crystal Cathedral organ   •   Tony Jannus Award  DYK   •   Walter Massey
Washington - Chicago Express   •   Leonard T. Schroeder   DYK   •   Fernance Perry  DYK
Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church   •   Fred Brocklander  DYK   •   Raymond V. Haysbert  DYK
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Major contributions

E. Urner Goodman     Main Page Featured Article – March 28, 2008
William Hillcourt     •    Franklin D. Roosevelt     •   Eleanor Roosevelt   •    Terry Sanford  
Hampton Mansion    DYK   •   Capitol Limited (B&O train)      •    John Wilkes Booth  
Lou Gehrig   •   Babe Ruth   •   Bermuda   •    Bermuda International Airport   •   Causeway, Bermuda
Ewart Brown   •   George Washington's Birthplace   •   Ocean Grove, New Jersey   •   Horseshoe Curve, Pa.
Towson High School   •   Shenandoah (B&O train)   •   Pennsylvania Station (NYC)   •   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  •  Arthur R. Eldred  
Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad    DYK   •   Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy  DYK
Karl-Heinz Schnibbe  DYK   •   Hurricane Fabian     •   William Hanna     •   Dan Thomas  DYK

Awards

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  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

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  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

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  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

Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow these Imperial triple crown jewels upon JGHowes for your contributions in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FA. Great work, especially on Royal Blue (B&O train), quite a comprehensive article. May you wear the crowns well. Cirt (talk) 11:28, April 8, 2008

This user has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian and was awarded his own day.

	This user received a Four Award because they started, had displayed as a Did You Know..., improved to Good Article status, and improved to Featured Article status Baltimore Steam Packet Company.

 

About me

This user is part of WikiProject U.S. Presidents. This user is a member of the Aviation WikiProject. This user is a member of the Trains WikiProject This user is a member of the Scouting WikiProject. This user is a citizen of the United States of America. AmE This user is a native speaker of American English. 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.

This user is a member of WikiProject Christianity This user lives in Florida, the "Sunshine State". This user is a native of Maryland the "Free State" This user is interested in United States history. This user is a Commercial airplane pilot with Instrument & Multi-engine ratings. This user is interested in World War II I am a former Captain in the United States Air Force. This user is a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow. This user enjoys photography. This user is the proud owner of a Jaguar V-12 XJS

This user is a student or alumnus of the University of Maryland. This user has a Master of Business Administration degree. FM This user is an FM radio broadcaster. This user has published peer-reviewed articles in academic journals. This user is a certified scuba diver. This user enjoys classical music. This user is a bass singer. This user plays the pipe organ. This user enjoys Johann Sebastian Bach's music. This user is a member of the United Methodist Church.

      My travels

United States of America

This user has visited all 50 of the 50 States. 50

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

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