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هذا المستخدم يتحدث اللغة العربية بمستوى مبتدئ.
cy-1Fe all y defnyddiwr 'ma gyfrannu ar lefel syml y Gymraeg.
de-1Dieser Benutzer hat grundlegende Deutschkenntnisse.
grc-1Ὅδε ὁ χρήστης δύναται συμβάλλεσθαι ὀλίγῃ γνώσει τῆς ἀρχαίας ἑλληνικῆς.
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משתמש זה יכול לתרום ברמה בסיסית של עברית.‏
it-1Quest'utente può contribuire con un livello semplice di italiano.
ur-1اِس صارِف کو اُردُو زُبان کا اِبتدائی عِلم ہے۔
 This user is a citizen of the
European Union
This user plays the lute.

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Fortes fortuna adiuvat!



FEATURED ARTICLE CONTRIBUTIONS:  FA Battle of Arras (1917)   Issy Smith   Hamlet   Operation Camargue  FA Emily Dickinson

FAC COPY-EDITS:  FA Prince's Palace of Monaco   Wales national rugby union team   Maximian   Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi   Montana class battleship   Battle of Verrières Ridge   Harry Murray   Tom Derrick

TRANSLATIONS: Adam Albert von NeippergÉtienne CarjatFlorent Couao-ZottiFrederick Bianchi, Duke of CasalanzaDenis Auguste DuchêneGuy Pedroncinifr:Guy PedronciniHenri de Turenne (writer)fr:Henri de Turenne (scénariste)La TreilleLouis Gardelfr:Louis GardelLycée PasteurRue de l'OdéonSt-Romain-LachalmSt-Bonnet-le-FroidStade des Ponts Jumeaux:fr:Tombe du Soldat inconnuWall of Philip II Augustus, ParisFrédéric RimbaudPaterne Berrichon

CATEGORIES: Lycée Buffon alumniLycée Carnot alumniLycée Condorcet alumniLycée Henri-IV alumniLycée HocheLycée Janson de Sailly alumniLycée LakanalLycée Louis-le-Grand alumniLycée Montaigne (Paris) alumniLycée Pasteur (Neuilly-sur-Seine) alumniLycée Pierre-Corneille alumniCollège Stanislas de Paris alumniLycée Saint-Louis alumni

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Awards


The Editor's Barnstar
For your excellent work on Battle of Arras (1917), now a featured article, I award you this barnstar. Carom 05:33, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
Assistant Coordinator of the Military History Wikiproject
Aug 2007 — Feb 2008. In honor of your achievement, I present you with these stars. I wish you luck in the coming term. TomStar81 (Talk) 01:00, 29 August 2007
The WikiChevrons
For your outstanding work in organizing the 2007 Military history WikiProject tagging and assessment drive, I hereby award you the WikiChevrons. Kirill 14:39, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
Tutnum
This editor is a Tutnum, and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge. (That's 8,000 edits and two years' service). November 2007.
The Barnstar of Diligence
In recognition of your tireless and most enthusiastic work in improving the sum total of all military knowledge, and in organizing the MILHIST Tag and Assessment Drive, and most of all, even in all this hectic work, you found the time to assess articles, as well as answer all our doubts. Sniperz11talk|edits 20:08, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
But just the Barnstar of Diligence isn't enough. Hence, I, Sniperz11, by the power vested in me by no authority in particular, award you the Param Vir Chakra. Good Going, and keep up the great work. Sniperz11talk|edits 20:08, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
The Literary Barnstar
For your painstaking efforts to improve both the content and the prose of The Tragicall Hiftorie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke, I award you this barnstar. Few would have ventured into such "brave new worlds" as Lacan and Co. simply for the sake of a section. Awadewit | talk 16:34, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
The Content Review Medal
In recognition of your diligent contributions towards the various reviews of military history articles, I am delighted to award you the Content Review Medal. Kirill 16:56, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
Baseball Barnstar
This Baseball barnstar is a token of my appreciation for your help on Youngstown Ohio Works, a sports-related article that greatly benefited from your incisive comments. All the best, twelsht (talk) 01:12, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
Military history service award
For tagging and assessing 1000 articles in Tag & Assess 2007, by order of the coordinators I hereby present you with this Military history WikiProject Service Award. TomStar81 (Talk) 18:19, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For your fine work on 2000 articles in Tag & Assess 2007, by order of the coordinators I hereby present you with this Tireless Contributor's barnstar. TomStar81 (Talk) 18:19, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
Barnstar of Life
This Barnstar of Life is for your assistance on Jimmy McAleer, a sports-related biography that benefited significantly from your comments and support. Cheers, twelsht (talk) 17:01, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
The Working Man's Barnstar
For your excellent work on 3000 articles in Tag & Assess 2007, by order of the coordinators I hereby present you with this Working Man's Barnstar. -- TomStar81 (Talk) 23:38, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
The Barnstar of High Culture
For stunning work on the FA drive for Hamlet, I hereby award you this Barnstar of High Culture. AndyJones (talk) 13:50, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
The Literary Barnstar
In recognition of your excellent work and tireless contributions to the Hamlet article, I award you with this barnstar. Literary is the closest I could get to Shakespeare / Drama / Theatre, etc. Keep up the excellent work! :-) Lradrama 13:21, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
On behalf of a grateful Wikipedian, I give you this barnstar as a token of my undying gratitude for the effort you made to help me and all the others who volunteered in the MHA07 drive. Thanks again! Fléêťflämẽ U-T-C 01:37, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
For warning more than 100 vandals, I, Sharkface217 hereby award you this barnstar. Good job! --Sharkface217 20:51, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
The Working Man's Barnstar
For your brilliant and excellent work at MILHIST Tag & Assess 2007 -- FayssalF - Wiki me up® 17:09, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
For successfully combating vandalism that has resulted in at least 20 bans, I, Sharkface217, hereby award you this barnstar. Good job! --Sharkface217 04:28, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
WikiThanks
Thanks for your help off-wiki. Please accept my efforts at Briticising Mary Wollstonecraft and her works as a token of my gratitude. Awadewit | talk 01:57, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
The admin's T-shirt
Congratulations on your successful request for adminship. I am glad you passed, and you are welcome for the support. Good luck! Acalamari 17:50, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
WikiChevrons
For helping make Operation Camargue a featured article, I proudly award you these Military History Wikiproject stripes. I hope to collaborate with you again in the future, that was the most painless FAC I have ever experienced. SGGH speak! 10:04, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
In offering your kindness, hard work and good humor while being instrumental to Emily Dickinson's promotion to FA, you have proven yourself an indispensable asset to Wikipedia. You deserve more than a rusty barnstar, but nonetheless I offer you this modest gift of appreciation. María (habla conmigo) 03:02, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
The Barnstar of High Culture
Thank you for your eloquent and well-researched contributions to Emily Dickinson, for: A precious, mouldering pleasure 't is / To meet an antique book, / In just the dress his century wore; / A privilege, I think, / His venerable hand to take, / And warming in our own, / A passage back, or two, to make / To times when he was young. / His quaint opinions to inspect, / His knowledge to unfold / On what concerns our mutual mind / The literature of old... Awadewit | talk 02:59, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
Lead Coordinator of the Military history Wikiproject
Feb-Aug 2008. Congratulations on your election as Lead Coordinator of the Military history Wikiproject. In honor of your achievement, I present you with these stars. I wish you luck in the coming term. TomStar81 (Talk) 00:40, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
Limited edition election gift
Well done Roger and thanks again on the Tag and Assess work, which was a great success. I wish you another six months of happy military mopping, more good times reading articles at WP:MHR and success with your own article writing. And hopefully another big period of growth for WP:MILHIST. Blnguyen 04:04, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
The WikiProject Barnstar
In gratitude for your coordination services to the Military history WikiProject, from August 2007 to February 2008, please accept this barnstar.--TomStar81 16:38, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
The Wikiproject Films Award
Thank you for your assistance on Jack Warner. twelsht (talk) 13:18, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Peace
Thank you for your timely intervention in an editing disagreement. With your support, the situation was resolved amicably. Best, twelsht (talk) 03:36, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
The Copyeditor's Barnstar
In recognition of your Copy Editing services to the Milhistry history Project and especially to the article Frontier Force Regiment, SMS Talk 09:29, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
The Israeli Barnstar of National Merit
Thanks for your continual committment - and assistance to improving articles on Wikipedia - and recently to Tel Aviv Flymeoutofhere (talk) 11:50, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
Grand Tutnum
This editor is a Grand Tutnum, and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain (That's 12,000 edits and 2½ years' service.) 06:43, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
The Working Man's Barnstar
For your diligent & continual work in organizing two Assessment Drives in the months of March & April alone. It is greatly appreciated! Cheers! Cam (Chat) 06:06, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
The Content Review Medal of Merit To Roger Davies, for your exceptionally thorough reviews of Featured article candidates in April, the FAC community and I thank you for ... your dedication to helping assure that only Wiki's finest work is recognized on the Main Page.SandyGeorgia (Talk) 01:46, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
The WikiChevrons
In recognition of your outstanding leadership of the Military history WikiProject, I hereby award you the WikiChevrons. Kirill (prof) 17:04, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
The Copyeditor's Barnstar
Especially for your work on Wales national rugby union team and All Blacks versus France at rugby union. Shudde talk 09:52, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar
For coming up with the best name for our new department I hereby award you the What a Brilliant Idea! barnstar. Congrats (you've earned it ;) TomStar81 (Talk) 16:38, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
The Editor's Barnstar
For copyediting the article Montana class battleship I hereby present you with The Editor's Barnstar. Given that my sp&g suck, I can only imagine what you found in that twilight zone. TomStar81 (Talk) 10:09, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
For your excellent work at Featured article candidates during May, thank you for the solid reviews of articles this month and for your thorough work towards helping promote Wiki's finest work. And an extra thanks for your help with withdrawals and in keeping the FAC page on track! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:19, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
The Copyeditor's Barnstar
Awarded to Roger Davies for long-term copyediting on Vietnamese military history FAs. Blnguyen (bananabucket) 01:57, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
The Copyeditor's Barnstar
For your article-saving copyediting during the FAC for Battle of Verrieres Ridge. Cam (Chat) 17:05, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
The Guidance Barnstar
For providing me with WikiBreak enforcer Suyogaerospacetalk to me! 13:38, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
WikiThanks (WikiProject India).
WOW!! I was thinking that the emblem would be good on it somewhere...but you've gone so much further. They are AWESOME!!!! And you made them so quickly too!!! Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you.... They are the bestest!!! Cheers! Ncmvocalist 15:29, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
All Around Amazing Barnstar ... I have truly been astonished and impressed by your drive to increase the quality of the project and everything relevant to it ... you have taken extraordinary efforts to find peer reviewers for MilHist articles. It is difficult to find a person with as strong of a character as yours ... you truly deserve this award as a wikipedian renaissance man. JonCatalán (talk) 12:56, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
To Roger Davies, for great assistance in a time of need, without being requested. Thank you, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 05:09, 12 July 2008 (UTC)
Splendid and Majestic Tutnum
This editor is a Splendid and Majestic Tutnum, and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain and Cigarette Burn. (That's 16,000 edits and 3 years' service.) September 2008.
Lead Coordinator of the Military history Wikiproject
Congratulations on your election as Lead Coordinator of the Military history Wikiproject. In honor of your achievement, I present you with these stars. I wish you and your staff luck in the coming term. -- TomStar81 (Talk) 01:05, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
The WikiProject Barnstar
In gratitude for your coordination services to the Military history WikiProject, from February 2008 to September 2008, please accept this barnstar.-- TomStar81 (Talk) 01:05, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
The Copyeditor's Barnstar
For his extraordinarily brilliant work in copy-editing the articles Harry Murray and Percy Herbert Cherry, which thus enhanced their readability and sophistication levels, I present the Copyeditor's Barnstar to Roger Davies. Thanks mate, Abraham, B.S. (talk) 10:29, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
The Invisible Barnstar
In recognition of your important behind-the-scenes work in organising the reviews of nominations for the Release Version 0.7. Harland1 (t/c) 17:31, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
The Featured Article Medal
For having five featured articles, which should have earned you this a while ago, and for copyediting Third Battle of Kharkov, which will be going through FAC at some point in the near future, JonCatalán(Talk) 00:16, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Peace
Roger, this is in recognition of your excellent work resolving conflicts relating to the names of battles on the Eastern Front of World War II. Nick Dowling (talk) 22:53, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
The Working Man's Barnstar
To Roger, for all his tireless contributions and help on 11th Airborne Division (United States) Skinny87 (talk) 10:56, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
'What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar
For coming up with the new name for the Military History Project Monthly Newsletter, which shall hereby be known as The Bugle, I am pleased to award you this barnstar. Cam (Chat) 07:08, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
The Guidance Barnstar

For his valuable clear guidance and information on finalizing Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Lebanese military history task force --Zaher1988 (talk) 19:16, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

Happy Roger Davies's Day!

Roger Davies has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian and therefore I've officially declared today as Roger Davies's day! For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian, enjoy being the Star of the day, Rlevse 00:25, 25 December 2008 (UTC)

Thwack!
Ask, and thou shallast receive.
NuclearWarfare contact meMy work
23:24, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
The WikiChevrons
For all the hard work you've put into WP:MILHIST and for being nominated as a candidate to "Military historian of the year". At this point, you are absolutely essential to the WikiProject and I believe that there are few members (save for Kirill, of course) which could plausibly replace you. JonCatalán(Talk) 05:39, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
The Content Review Medal of Merit

In recognition of your contribution in improving Military history articles through A-Class and Peer Reviews, during the fourth quarter of 2008, please accept this Content Review Medal. -MBK004 04:08, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Triple crown

Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow the Triple Crown upon Roger Davies for your contributions in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FC. Cirt (talk) 10:41, 12 February 2009 (UTC)]] Thank you for contributions to the project, Great work, especially on Battle of Arras (1917) - I see you overcame some issues during the FAC, nice job. May you wear the crowns well. Cirt (talk) 10:41, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

The WikiProject Barnstar
For your leadership of The Military History WikiProject from September 2008–March 2009, please accept this WikiProject Barnstar. Cam (Chat) 00:45, 17 March 2009 (UTC)
Lead Coordinator, Military history
Mar–Oct 2009. Congratulations on your re-election as Lead Coordinator of the Military history Project! In honor of your achievement, I present you with these stars. I wish you and your staff luck in the coming term. TomStar81 (Talk) 00:46, 29 March 2009 (UTC)
Lord High Tutnum
This editor is a Lord High Tutnum, and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain, Cigarette Burn, and Chewed Broken Pencil. (20,000 edits and 3½ years' service.)
All Around Amazing Barnstar
For appearing in the New York Times - no small feat in and of itself - as part of Arbcom. "Epic" is the only word capable of describing that. Congratulations! Cam (Chat) 15:51, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
The Press Barnstar
For being quoted in the New York Times I hereby award you The Press Barnstar. At the moment you are one of less than ten Wikipedians who have received this prestigious barnstar. TomStar81 (Talk) 01:16, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
Coordinator Emeritus, Military history
We give the title Coordinator Emeritus to thee, Roger Davies, in the name of the Military history WikiProject. Having received this title from the project by ratification vote we hereby present you with these stars, and wish you a long and prosperous time in your new position. For the Military history Project, TomStar81 (Talk) 00:13, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
The WikiProject Barnstar
In gratitude for your coordination services to the Military history WikiProject, from March 2009 to September 2009, please accept this barnstar. --TomStar81 (Talk) 02:26, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
The WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves

By order of the cooordinators of the Military history Project, you are hereby awarded the WikiChevrons with Oak Leaves in recognition of your outstanding leadership of the Military history WikiProject, including your introduction of the logistics department, your dedication to the Tag and Assess 2008 & B-class Assessment Drive efforts, and your astute advice and never-ending support and encouragement as both a coordinator and lead coordinator. For the coordinators, TomStar81 (Talk) 18:15, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Grand and Glorious Tutnum
This editor is a Grand and Glorious Tutnum of the Encyclopedia, and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain, Cigarette Burn, Chewed Broken Pencil, and Note from Jimbo. (24,000 edits and 4 years' service.)
Lord Roberts Barnstar of Accuracy
Awarded to Roger Davies for correcting a serious error in Library of Congress records. It's Lord Roberts, not Lord Kitchener. Thanks again for the catch. :) Durova348 15:32, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
Teamwork barnstar
Roger, for being one of those awesome wikipedians who produces great content in a collegial manner, helping out all over, and great dispute resolution. Not to mention helping me over wiki rough spots.RlevseTalk 13:52, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
The Copyeditor's Barnstar
For copy editing The Bugle before its release this month I hereby award you The Copyeditor's Barnstar, which incidentally happens to be my first issued Barnstar of 2010. Here's to a good year for all of us. TomStar81 (Talk) 00:05, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
The Real Life Barnstar
For all of your off-wiki help with some much-needed copyediting. I cannot thank you enough! Cam (Chat) 06:12, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
The Anti-Flame Barnstar
For helping me understand the core of the flame, and convincing me to put it right out. Dreadstar 21:04, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
The Teamwork Barnstar
For your help in getting the reviewer award list up, as well as your assistance in handing out the reviewer awards, I hereby award you The Teamwork Barnstar. Thanks for the help, and keep up the good work! TomStar81 (Talk) 04:20, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
The Anti-Spam Barnstar
Presented to Roger Davies for diligence in fighting spam on Wikipedia. Defteratalk 22:06, 16 October 2010 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar
I am in the middle of copy-editing the Honours Research Essays of several colleagues, and the clunkiness of the prose is horrific. Thank-you for teaching me - all those years ago on Verrieres Ridge, Tractable, and so many other articles - the value of fine prose in writing. Cam (Chat)(Prof) 21:03, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
The Admin's Barnstar
Thanks for the quick responses. Pine 19:26, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
Some stroopwafels for you!

A traditional Wikimania snack! Thehelpfulone 00:06, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar

You're trying to do the right thing over here and I recognize that. This was one of those decisions where you were damned if you did and damned if you didn't. Just ignore the trolls and the whiners over there, it'll get better! KoshVorlon Je Suis Charlie 21:44, 29 January 2015 (UTC)