User talk:Hog Farm

Things to review

Things to write

1. User:Hog Farm/Siege of Vicksburg
2. finish expansion on Army of the Frontier
3. Engagement at Fredericktown - MHR article and unit history; needs trip to library

Current projects

1. Battle of Poison Spring - Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Battle of Poison Spring/archive1
2. Smith 2023 Bayou Battles - need to work this into FA Duckport Canal

"Pasta" is watching my talk page. Or looking for an opportunity to step on my keyboard while I'm trying to edit. I don't know which.

Just about done

I think this says it all. Hog Farm _Talk 23:22, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

Just catching up on-wiki after a trip. I'm sorry to see the TFA debacle you had for Battle of Helena. I happened to be traveling when lung cancer was at TFA, and so I totally missed the several dozen unhelpful edits that now decorate the page history. I'm sure it's frustrating to see your work disrespected by miscreants and know-nothings. I hope you know that the rest of us (and we hopefully assume countless unknown readers) appreciate your work here. I'm sure I watchlisted this page to keep up with some long-gone talk thread, but I've stayed because I enjoy taking a read through whatever project you're wrapping up – it's needed remedial schooling for a topic I seem to have learned nothing about in school.

Anyway, over my time here I've come to the quiet opinion that the main page and its associated processes are more trouble than they're worth. Or at least they don't bring me joy/satisfaction for my time. I hope you're able to find the elements of working here that bring you joy, and strip away the elements that suck time and give frustration in return. If there's any way I can help with your projects, cleaning up messes, or keeping an eye on articles that are about to hit the lime light, just let me know. Otherwise, I wish you all the best. Ajpolino (talk) 15:54, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

Ajpolino - Thanks for the kind words. I'm feeling a bit better in RL in several ways, and my general outlook on things has improved as a result. So while this is still busy time with work, once things calm down, I'll be back :) And avoiding WP altogether whenever something of "mine" is selected by the TFA coords to be on the main page Hog Farm _Talk 02:22, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

USS Marmora (1862) scheduled for TFA

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Thank for the heads up. I also intend on applying semi-protection to the article beforehand - they can haul me to AN/I for that for all I care. Hog Farm _Talk 23:23, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

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