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Former good articleThomas Edison was one of the Engineering and technology good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
On this day... Article milestones
DateProcessResult
December 12, 2005Good article nomineeListed
June 11, 2006Featured article candidateNot promoted
July 9, 2008Good article reassessmentDelisted
On this day... A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on February 11, 2024.
Current status: Delisted good article

Commemorations and tributes[edit]

Thomas Edison commemorative stamp, issued on the 100th anniversary of his birth in 1947

CactiStaccingCrane — first off, let me say that I like the message on your user page-- so true, and thanks for creating the List of things named after Thomas Edison article.  I would, however, like to re-include one, perhaps two, of the most important tributes to Edison to his biography, as I believe most readers would like to see something in that regard here, which in turn would attract more readers to the article you created. In particular, I believe the postage stamp of Edison, a national honor issued on the 100th anniversary of his birth, should be returned. Perhaps I speak with a bias, as I'm a stamp collector and have written much here at WP about postage, postal history, and such, but going on past experience, such honors would be welcomed by most readers, esp fans of Edison. The stamp image is also an eye-catcher, and as such, will attract more people to the new article created. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 22:24, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I do think it's a good idea too! Be bold and do it! CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 07:12, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
 Done — I made a composite image of the two stamps for Edison. The 2-cent red stamp was issued in 1929, on the 50th anniversary of his incandescent light invention, while the 3-cent violet stamp was issued in 1949, first issued in Milan, Ohio, Edison's place of birth. Hope everyone appreciates them. -- Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving. -- Gwillhickers (talk) 20:40, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

LOOK AT A MAP, PEOPLE![edit]

" Edison was raised in the American Midwest. " No, he was not. Michigan and Ohio are NOT 'the midwest' !

People who are geographically inept, look at a map of the United States, and learn what 'mid' (middle point) and 'west' (direction) means. Those states are nowhere near 'midwest', so stop following wrong common vernacular. 107.129.97.80 (talk) 05:44, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Midwestern United States Fountains of Bryn Mawr (talk) 13:58, 10 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 14 February 2024[edit]

thomas alva edison is not from america because everyone is from america he was actually from north america 186.154.239.26 (talk) 15:08, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Shadow311 (talk) 15:10, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thomas Edison was born in the United States of America and lived in America. Therefore, he is American. --RockstoneSend me a message! 00:06, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]