User:GregJackP

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This user was a Police Sergeant for the State of Texas. This user is a Deputy constable for the State of Texas. This user is retired as a state employee from the State of Texas. This user is interested in law. This user is a Lawyer. However, nothing you read here is legal advice. Legal advice you pay for. Education JD This user has a Juris Doctor degree. BS This user has a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and Sociology. AS This user has an Associate of Science degree. This user is a member of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity (ΔΣΦ). This user is a member of the Phi Delta Phi (ΦΔΦ) Legal Honor Society. This user is a member of the Scabbard and Blade Military Honor Society. Personal / Heritage This user lives in the U.S. State of Oklahoma. This user lives in the U.S. State of Texas. This user is of English ancestry. This user is of Frankish ancestry. This user is of Native American ancestry. Alba This user is of Scottish ancestry. Personal / Misc. This user drinks Single malt whisky. Ahh...malt. This user is a freethinker. right-minded This user believes that only left-handed users are in their right minds. According to The Political Compass this user is: Economic Neutral (−0.25) and Social Libertarian (−5.64) This user uses a Shaving brush and Straight razor. This user supports Scottish independence. WikiProjects This user is a participant in WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America. This user is a participant in WikiProject Law. This user is a member of WikiProject SCOTUS. This user participates in WikiProject United States Constitution. WikiEditing This user is a WikiDragon. ...one of the last of a dying breed... 17Y This Wikipedian joined Wikipedia on November 21, 2006 (17 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 5 days ago). This user has received 1 Four Award. This user has a Valiant Return Triple Crown for completing all the requirements for a Triple Crown after a legitimate return from an ArbCom sanction. This user has a Timeless Triple Crown by creating and maintaining two or more articles at featured status for over five years. This user has a Imperial Napoleonic Triple Crown by qualifying for five to fourteen standard triple crowns. This user has a 5th Triple Crown. This user helped promote 5 featured articles on Wikipedia. This user has helped promote 20 good articles on Wikipedia. This user has written or expanded 11 articles featured in the Did You Know section on the Main Page. This user has created 85 articles on Wikipedia. This user values the quality of Wikipedia articles over the quantity and thus supports the merging of related content and deletion of articles that violate policies and guidelines. This user attempts to counteract the implicit canvassing by the Article Rescue Squadron by regularly reviewing articles tagged for rescue, and insuring they actually meet WikiStandards. This user has pending changes reviewer rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify) This user has rollback rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify) This user has autopatrolled rights on the English Wikipedia. (verify) This editor is not an administrator and does not wish to be one. This editor is a Senior Editor and is entitled to display this Rhodium Editor Star. This user was awarded the Military History Reviewer' Award (3rd Award) This user was awarded the Military History Reviewer' Award (2nd Award) This user was awarded the Military History Reviewer' Award This editor has been awarded the Content Review Medal of Merit Barnstars This editor has been awarded the Defender of the Wiki Barnstar 2 times  This editor has been awarded the Editors Barnstar   This editor has been awarded the Freedom of Speech Barnstar 2 times This editor has been awarded the Barnstar of Integrity   This editor has been awarded the Rescue Barnstar   This editor has been awarded the Writer's Barnstar 3 times  This editor has been awarded the Opinion Barnstar This editor has been awarded the Original Barnstar   This editor has been awarded the Civility Barnstar   This editor has been awarded the Barnstar of Diligence

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Today's Featured Article

United States v. Lara was Today's Featured Article on March 10, 2013.
Ex parte Crow Dog was Today's Featured Article on October 8, 2013.
Menominee Tribe v. United States was Today's Featured Article on May 27, 2015.
United States v. Kagama was Today's Featured Article on August 21, 2016.
United States v. Washington was Today's Featured Article on October 23, 2016 and on October 12, 2021.

Did you know?

John S. Loisel was featured on Did You Know on February 7, 2010.
Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe was featured on Did You Know on August 14, 2010.
Ex parte Crow Dog was featured on Did You Know on August 25, 2010.
Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter was featured on Did You Know on December 26, 2012.
Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl was featured on Did You Know on February 20, 2013.
United States v. Ramsey (1926) was featured on Did You Know on September 15, 2013.
Colorado recall election, 2013 was featured on Did You Know on October 13, 2013.
Antoine v. Washington was featured on Did You Know on November 29, 2013.
Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas was featured on Did You Know on January 14, 2014.
United States v. Washington was featured on Did You Know on August 2, 2015.
Haaland v. Brackeen was featured on Did You Know on September 4, 2022.

Good Articles

John S. Loisel was promoted to Good Article status on April 3, 2010.
United States v. Lara was promoted to Good Article status on May 17, 2010. Now a featured article.
Menominee Tribe v. United States was promoted to Good Article status on July 28, 2010. Now a featured article.
Ex parte Crow Dog was promoted to Good Article status on September 3, 2010. Now a featured article.
Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe was promoted to Good Article status on September 24, 2010.
Bryan v. Itasca County was promoted to Good Article status on December 16, 2012.
Oklahoma Tax Commission v. Sac & Fox Nation was promoted to Good Article status on December 26, 2012.
NCAA v. Board of Regents of Univ. of Oklahoma was promoted to Good Article status on January 4, 2013.
Colorado recall election, 2013 was promoted to Good Article status on October 9, 2013.
Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl was promoted to Good Article status on November 15, 2013.
United States v. Kagama was promoted to Good Article status on November 27, 2013. Now a featured article.
United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe was promoted to Good Article status on December 8, 2013.
United States v. Ramsey (1926) was promoted to Good Article status on December 26, 2013.
People v. Aguilar was promoted to Good Article status on January 2, 2014.
Bad Elk v. United States was promoted to Good Article status on February 4, 2014.
United States v. Washington was promoted to Good Article status on July 11, 2015. Now a featured article.
Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter was promoted to Good Article status on October 15, 2015.
Glik v. Cunniffe was promoted to Good Article status on January 21, 2016.
Bowman v. Monsanto Co. was promoted to Good Article status on February 6, 2016.
Haaland v. Brackeen was promoted to Good Article status on August 26, 2022.

Featured Articles

Ex parte Crow Dog was promoted to Featured Article status on September 11, 2012.
United States v. Lara was promoted to Featured Article status on February 16, 2013.
Menominee Tribe v. United States was promoted to Featured Article status on November 2, 2013.
United States v. Kagama was promoted to Featured Article status on August 29, 2015.
United States v. Washington was promoted to Featured Article status on September 26, 2015.

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Thanks for finding a cite Fasttimes68 (talk) 04:39, 20 July 2012 (UTC) Thanks for this edit! I had looked for an applicable speedy deletion criterion, but I missed that one. Huon (talk) 12:14, 25 July 2012 (UTC) The Article Rescue Barnstar Nice work on improving the Owen J. Baggett article, which served to demonstrate the notability for this person and ultimately led to the article's retention on Wikipedia. Northamerica1000(talk) 09:20, 26 August 2012 (UTC) Four Award Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on Ex parte Crow Dog. TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 21:32, 11 September 2012 (UTC) --TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 21:32, 11 September 2012 (UTC) The Writer's Barnstar Great job improving articles related to Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Supreme Court cases. — Cirt (talk) 04:08, 7 November 2012 (UTC) It gives me great pleasure to award this standard triple crown to GregJackP for work on audited indigenous content. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:53, 3 December 2012 (UTC) The Shorter-is-Better award In recognition of your fine contribution to Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case. Drmies (talk) 13:54, 29 January 2013 (UTC) justice for indigenous peoples Thank you for quality articles for projects Indigenous peoples of North America and Law, such as Ex parte Crow Dog and United States v. Lara, and for getting to the point of working together, - you are an awesome Wikipedian! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:22, 10 March 2013 (UTC) The Content Review Medal of Merit   By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your devoted work on the WikiProject's Peer, A-Class and Featured Article reviews for the period January–March 2013, I am delighted to award you this Content Review Medal. AustralianRupert (talk) 22:48, 27 April 2013 (UTC) The Editor's Barnstar For your work on Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl. Bearian (talk) 21:12, 22 July 2013 (UTC) Your Valiant Majesty. It gives me great pleasure to recognize GregJackP as a recipient of the Valiant Return Triple Crown, for earning all the elements of a Triple Crown after a legitimate return from ArbCom. Thank you for rewarding the good hopes that people had in you – you're an inspiration to others. — ΛΧΣ21 07:23, 8 September 2013 (UTC) The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar Thank you for taking care of the IP sock. - Slàn, Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 19:39, 6 October 2013 (UTC) The Writer's Barnstar Thank you for helping to promote Menominee Tribe v. United States to Featured Article status! --Sp33dyphil ©hatontributions 07:06, 4 November 2013 (UTC) The Freedom of speech Barnstar On behalf of WikiProject Freedom of speech, The Freedom of speech Barnstar is awarded to GregJackP, for contributions related to expanding and improving the quality of articles on Wikipedia relevant to freedom of speech and censorship. From the participants at WikiProject Freedom of speech, thank you, — Cirt (talk) 04:32, 10 January 2014 (UTC) The Barnstar of Integrity I salute your courage, GregJackP! You have an enviable ability to stay calm in the face of adversity. Thanks for being such a great example. Poeticbent talk 21:21, 11 January 2014 (UTC) Pavlov's RfA reward Thank for !voting at my recent RfA. You voted Support so you get a whopping three cookies, fresh from the oven! All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 18:45, 16 July 2015 (UTC). Your Opinion is More Important than You Think Barnstar To GregJackP, for politely voicing his minority viewpoint. Axl ¤ [Talk] 10:59, 1 August 2015 (UTC) Quote of the week, back by popular demand GregJackP:The purpose of admins should be to keep the riff-raff away from the content creators." Stolen from where it was posted on User talk:Bishonen on Aug. 2, 2015. GregJackP Boomer! 23:57, 2 August 2015 (UTC) The Original Barnstar Thank you for volunteering to complete the GA review for Schmerber v. California, and for your tireless efforts to improve legal articles on Wikipedia! -- Notecardforfree (talk) 19:33, 16 August 2015 (UTC) The Freedom of speech Barnstar On behalf of WikiProject Freedom of speech, The Freedom of speech Barnstar is awarded to GregJackP, for contributions related to expanding and improving the quality of articles on Wikipedia relevant to freedom of speech and censorship -- including Glik v. Cunniffe. From the participants at WikiProject Freedom of speech, thank you, — Cirt (talk) 06:19, 29 September 2015 (UTC) The Writer's Barnstar I wanted to give you this Barnstar to congratulate you with on the work you have done to raise the United States v. Washington article to F.A. status (Today's Featured Article!) and to recognize all of your wonderful contributions here at Wikipedia. Speaking as one who writes, I understand all-too-well, the tireless work, the setbacks, the frustrations, and even heartbreaks that go into making something special like this possible. You have earned this grand moment to savor in joy, and I hope that you will re-consider and resume your work here, because people of your caliber and dedication are so desperately needed. Garagepunk66 (talk) 02:50, 23 October 2015 (UTC) The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar Awarded for defending the integrity of the pseudo-democratic process known as "request for adminship". I hope that next time, others will join you in defending your own or others' conscientious opposes. For those who do not understand how we must be as a community and a society, I leave a poem. Samsara 18:29, 9 August 2019 (UTC) The Civility Barnstar To GregJackP, for remaining calm during hostile badgering. Axl ¤ [Talk] 10:33, 12 August 2019 (UTC) Even though I think your RFA criteria may be slightly too strict, I support your choice to use them. Axl ¤ [Talk] 10:33, 12 August 2019 (UTC) Thanks for your support in my recent, albeit unsuccessful, RfA. Hawkeye7 (discuss) 19:34, 27 August 2019 (UTC) The Barnstar of Integrity Thank you for standing up and defending you're admin criteria art the recent RfA!Puddleglum 2.0 17:57, 23 December 2019 (UTC) Congratulation to GregJackP, who is now one of the rare recipients of the Timeless Triple Crown. Your contributions will long be valued by Wikipedians and users alike. Damien Linnane (talk) 05:07, 25 August 2021 (UTC) Hi GregJackP. Thanks for nominating yourself, and congratulations on indeed meeting the criteria. Having read the incredible articles in your nomination I'm thinking the only thing that stands out in need of improvement is the lead at Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe, which is only a single sentence. I think the article could be improved by fleshing that out a fair bit. I briefly considered asking you to do that before giving the award though figured it would be a shame to delay conferring it for something that I'm sure won't take you long (not to mention you would still have been eligible for the award with only two piece of content in each category), though I'd appreciate it you could take a look at expanding that at your earliest convenience. Have a great day! Damien Linnane (talk) 05:07, 25 August 2021 (UTC) The Barnstar of Diligence I've seen you from time to time vote in RfAs, and I want to applaud you for sticking to your principles and not changing your stance in the face of adversity. I've been striving to do that myself lately, so seeing an example of that in practice is very refreshing and encouraging. Steel1943 (talk) 21:06, 28 April 2022 (UTC)