If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. The functionaries of every government have propensities to command at will the liberty and property of their constituents. There is no safe deposit for these but with the people themselves; nor can they be safe with them without information. Where the press is free, and every man able to read, all is safe.
Today I had occasion to look-up examining magistrate and was surprised to see a topic on civil law have such a robust and high-quality article mostly, it seems, due to your efforts. Chetsford (talk) 10:09, 18 January 2018 (UTC)
is awarded to you for this outstanding answer at the Ref Desk. Congratulations and thank you. Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 20:35, 30 March 2016 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar
You picked a good username for yourself. Thank you for your edits, which serve to increase the neutrality of the encyclopedia. Cheers, and happy editing! Safehaven86 (talk) 14:19, 13 March 2016 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
It was a privilege watching you edit Dennis Hastert on May 28, 2015. What a tour de force! Now that Hastert is suddenly back in the news, tens of thousands of readers will turn to Wikipedia for additional background. Very few, however, will appreciate how much you improved this BLP via prodigious research and lightning-fast revisions. Kudos for a brilliant job! Kent Krupa (talk) 05:53, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
A very belated note - but I've just been digging through the history of WP:5P, and noticed you were the first to put it together, back in 2005. Looking back, it's a really useful thing to have had around all these years, and I wanted to thank you for having thought to assemble it! Clearly written and concisely phrased, and still useful. Andrew Gray (talk) 13:55, 11 November 2015 (UTC)
On 22 May 2018, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Richard N. Goodwin, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Black Kite (talk) 20:47, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
On 5 January 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Melissa Clark, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that food writer Melissa Clark elicited disapproving tweets from President Barack Obama and former governor Jeb Bush for her recipe for guacamole with green peas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Melissa Clark. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Melissa Clark), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.