"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt, "Citizenship in a Republic,"
Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910
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I am an avid WP:AFD patroller with a decidedly inclusionist bent. I am especially opposed to deleting articles at the request of the subject. Notability is not temporary, and is not something from which one can resign. Those who seek notoriety should not be allowed to whitewash their life. Wikipedia should seek to preserve knowledge, and deleting any sourced and verifiable article is a bad idea. Preserving negative information which meets our policies is just as important as preserving positive information. With apologies to F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are no second acts on the internet.
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Triple Crown
Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow these Triple crown upon JimMillerJr for your contributions in the areas of WP:DYK, WP:GA, and WP:FC. Thank you for all your contributions to the project! – SMasters (talk) 16:06, 17 January 2011 (UTC))
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The Barnstar of Diligence
For your diligent efforts to revive the WikiProject New Jersey and that snazzy newsletter above, I aware you the Barnstar of Diligence! Keep up the great work =). –xeno (talk) 19:05, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
WikiProject New Jersey Award
On behalf of the residents of New Jersey, I bestow upon you this award for your hard work and leadership in WP:NJ. Shirulashem (talk) 02:04, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
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