"No public official who conscientiously discharges his duty will desire to deny those whom he serves the right to discuss his official conduct."

The New York World, August 13, 1896

"Among the free peoples who govern themselves there is but a small field of usefulness open for the men of cloistered life who shrink from contact with their fellows. Still less room is there for those who deride of slight what is done by those who actually bear the brunt of the day; nor yet for those others who always profess that they would like to take action, if only the conditions of life were not exactly what they actually are. The man who does nothing cuts the same sordid figure in the pages of history, whether he be a cynic, or fop, or voluptuary. There is little use for the being whose tepid soul knows nothing of great and generous emotion, of the high pride, the stern belief, the lofty enthusiasm, of the men who quell the storm and ride the thunder. Well for these men if they succeed; well also, though not so well, if they fail, given only that they have nobly ventured, and have put forth all their heart and strength."

Theodore Roosevelt, Citizenship in a Republic, 1910

	words of reason and trust
	Thank you for speaking up with decency and fairness, treating editors as living people, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:41, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

I'd rather have this than a real Yogo sapphire! But thank you, I do try.--Wehwalt (talk) 12:45, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

"I may not be perfect, but I'll always try" … "What if I change the world?" ... "and I'll savor every moment of this"

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  Poe Joe

  I hereby award you this barnstar for helping me get off on the right foot here at Wikipedia. Thanks! --Poe Joe 03:22, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
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  Remember

  Great job getting the Jena Six article up to FA standards. Your hard work is appreciated. --Remember 18:31, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
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  The Barnstar of Good Humor
  

  Dlohcierekim

  The best edit on the whole RFA page today. --Dlohcierekim 23:27, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
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  The Subtle Barnstar of Good Humor
  

  Davidwr

  I award you 0.999... of a subtle barnstar of good humor for this edit. --Davidwr 04:29, 13 January 2009 (UTC)
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  The Barnstar of Good Humor
  

  Giggy

  For highly amusing edits on WT:RFA today. And for getting the Borat article featured. Points deducted, however, for being a Simple Plan fan. --Giggy 03:35, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
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  The Barnstar of Diligence
  
  

  Patton

  For general good work (PS archive your talk page). --Patton 17:22, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
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  The 25 DYK Medal
  
  

  Alansohn

  It is with great honor that I bestow this distinguished award in recognition of your contributions to DYK and crossing the 25-article mark, the first threshold towards making this a regular habit. Your articles have largely covered historical figures who lack the two main criteria for articles; being very notable in the past or barely notable right now. So many articles for so many people who lived just decades ago have gotten lost in the shuffle and you earned this medal by researching, creating and expanding articles on an era that has largely been ignored. My heartiest congratulations on this achievement and the hope that this will be a continuing effort on your part. Keep up the great work! --Alansohn 17:26, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
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  QueenofBattle

  Thanks for your calm and deliberate actions, combined with a gentle mix of light-heartedness and civility, in light of the events of July 21 and 22, 2009. --QueenofBattle 15:58, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
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  The Editor's Barnstar
  
  

  Tbo 157

  For an experienced editor who works hard in improving articles on Wikipedia. Thank you for the detailed peer review. --Tbo 157 20:21, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
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  Ottawa4ever

  For your keen eye on removing vandalism which was over one year old in the article, Kennel, I award you this barnstar for meeting the challenge set on WP:reward. Well done :) --Ottawa4ever 20:36, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
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  TonyTheTiger

  Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work all through on United States Senate election in California, 1950. --TonyTheTiger 21:56, 21 August 2009 (UTC)
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  Optigan13

  Thanks for all the work on 12th congressional 1946, et al. --Optigan13 00:10, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
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  Dylan620

  Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work all through on California's 12th congressional district election, 1946. --Dylan620 22:14, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
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  Rlevse

  User:Wehwalt has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, and therefore, I've officially declared today as Wehwalt's day! For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian, enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Wehwalt! --Rlevse 00:22, 20 September 2009 (UTC)
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  Juliancolton

  For your excellent article contributions to a wide range of subjects. Keep up the good work! --Juliancolton 04:20, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
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  Ottawa4ever

  I would have given you an anti vandlaism award but ive done so already for that challenge i believe. I think this award though is more just for the work youve been doing but consider it just the same as if it were for anti vandalism as well. I will make note though on reward board that you met the challenge twice. Good keen eye. Keep up the good work. --Ottawa4ever 21:19, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
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  Arad

  You truly are the ONE admin with a brain, heart and courage. Thank you. --Arad 20:58, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
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  The 50 DYK Medal
  
  

  Victuallers

  This to celebrate your contribution Wehwalt. Some really interesting articles - so many biographies and an occasional non bio You are certainly laying down the law with your contribution. Can I just tell you that the 100 award is a great shade of gold! So don't let me deter you from going on to a century. Thanks again from me and the wiki. --Victuallers 11:07, 8 November 2009 (UTC)
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  Ceranthor

  For your absolutely outstanding work on Nikita Khruschev, I award you the Flaming Joel-Wiki Award (see the article here). --Ceranthor 22:32, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
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  Harami2000

  Thanks for listening and going the extra mile by offering to check out that image history to ensure we're "telling the (hi)story" as honestly as we can on WP. And if there are any others from the same source, perhaps, that I've not yet seen...! ;) Cheers, David. --Harami2000 07:46, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
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  The 50 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
  

  Binksternet

  Wow! Up to 50 and beyond... Very fine work. Congratulations! --Binksternet 16:24, 28 January 2010 (UTC)
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  The Barnstar of Justice
  
  

  JPMcGrath

  Thanks for all the work you have done to improve Antonin Scalia. I was so impressed with your tireless editing that I was inspired to create this Barnstar for you. Great Work! Best Regards, John --JPMcGrath 07:00, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
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  The Cal Poly Pomona Medal
  

  Marco Guzman, Jr

  Awarded to Wehwalt who significantly improved the Cal Poly Pomona-related article Jerry Voorhis and raised it to FA status. --Marco Guzman, Jr 23:16, 19 February 2010 (UTC)
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  Qwrk

  I noticed that your edits are impressive and your varied input makes highly interesting reads. As small a contributor as I am, I think you deserve my praise in form of this Original Barnstar. --Qwrk 15:18, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
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  NortyNort

  For virtually and academically scaling new heights in order to help chip away at and improve the foundation for the new featured article, Hoover Dam! Thanks again, I just got back Wikipedia today to read the good news. Thanks for addressing the comments and seeing it though, you were the main editing force. I will keep a good eye on it until September 30th. Pity some of those awesome pictures had to go. --NortyNort 07:55, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
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  Little Mountain 5

  Congratulations! You have been awarded the Four Award for your work from beginning to end on "Bring Us Together". --Little Mountain 5 23:25, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
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  RHM22

  This barnstar is awarded to Wehwalt for excellence in helping to bring numismatics to the masses through Wikipedia, and for helping me immensely with my own work. Thanks! --RHM22 01:22, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
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  Malke 2010

  To Wehwalt: for your patience and diligence in getting all those articles to Featured Status. Well done. --Malke 2010 01:44, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
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  Neutralhomer

  For helping numerous users (myself included) in so many facets of Wikipedia while at the same time crafting numerous pages into Featured Articles, you have made Wikipedia a better place. With that, I hereby award you The Sparky Barnstar. Congrats! :) --Neutralhomer 01:49, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
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  Awesome Wikipedian
  
  

  Neutralhomer

  User:Wehwalt has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian, so I've officially declared today as Wehwalt's Day! For being a great person and awesome Wikipedian, enjoy being the star of the day, Wehwalt! --Neutralhomer 05:04, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
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  Remember

  I award you this barnstar of teamwork for helping me get the 1907 Tiflis bank robbery article ready for the mainspace. I greatly appreciate all the help you gave me, and this is the least I could do to show my appreciation. --Remember 23:00, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
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  Brianboulton

  Please accept this star as a token of thanks for your help in getting Frederick Delius to FA standard. This was truly the work of many hands, and your particular contribution was much valued. Congratulations, too, on Allegro, with the Jets surely to follow soon. --Brianboulton 22:13, 8 February 2011 (UTC)
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  Dr Aaij

  You exhibited fine editorial skill in using a specific mark of punctuation to achieve a desired rhetorical effect in two edits in Me and Juliet. Thank you for appreciating the power of the dash. *This one and the subsequent one. --Dr Aaij 16:50, 18 February 2011 (UTC)
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  NortyNort

  Thanks a lot for watching the Grand Coulee Dam FAC while I was away. It was improved and promoted with help from you! --NortyNort 01:17, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
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  Cliftonian

  While assessing TFA points on Luton Town F.C., gave total as minus 29. Made me laugh anyway. --Cliftonian 03:49, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Principal writer of:

• First article about a single election to be a featured article, United States Senate election in California, 1950.
• First article about a Soviet leader to be a featured article, Nikita Khrushchev.
• First article about a British prime minister to be featured, Neville Chamberlain.
• First article about a Canadian prime minister to be featured, John Diefenbaker.
• Only article about an Australian prime minister to be featured.Gough Whitlam (Former featured article rewritten and salvaged).
• First member of the Nazi Party to have a featured article, Albert Speer.
• First article about a Broadway musical, Flower Drum Song.
• First article on a US coin type, Shield nickel.

Thank you for contributions to the project, Great work, especially on Albert Speer - I see you were able to address several issues during the FAC. May you wear the crowns well. Cirt (talk) 04:15, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Stellar work, my friend. May your work outlast your hopefully (un)successful ArbCom candidacy. ;) Best, ceranthor 22:32, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

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  Awarded to Wehwalt who significantly improved the Cal Poly Pomona-related article Jerry Voorhis and raised it to FA status.

--Marco Guzman, Jr (talk) 23:16, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks to access provided by the bands involved, I've been able to take pictures of the following bands and include the images in their articles. I thank the bands for their courtesy in allowing me to help build an encyclopedia:

• Aiden
• Silverstein
• Straylight Run
• The Used

I am an attorney, and have varied interests. I intend to improve the articles in which I have an interest.

For articles I've started or greatly expanded in 2009 and 2010, go here

• William McKinley

• Mark Hanna PR done, awaiting FAC
• Garret Hobart GA
• Cross of Gold speech, next.
• United States presidential election, 1896
• Spanish American War (possibly)