Talk:John Avery McIlhenny

A fact from John Avery McIlhenny appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 January 2008, and was viewed approximately 1,310 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Tabasco sauce heir John Avery McIlhenny stepped down as president of his family's company to serve in Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders volunteer cavalry regiment in 1898?

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Delay on Speedy Deletion[edit]

This article received a couple of tags from administrators, including a speedy deletion tag, during the first half-hour or so of its creation: However, I was actively expanding the original stub when these tags were added. Please delay deletion or other tags because I intend to finish the article momentarily. Thanks, --Skb8721 (talk) 16:40, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It looks fine now. Sorry but this seems to have been a case of overzealous deletion tagging. If someone does delete this article, contact me and I'll handle it. --W.marsh 17:17, 4 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Image[edit]

It's from 1898, so why would it be copyrighted? Biruitorul (talk) 00:09, 13 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The modern-day print from which the image was scanned comes from a private archives. Wikipedia has permission to use it, but others would not have permission to use it. --Skb8721 (talk) 00:44, 13 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

File:Jamcilhenny2.jpg Nominated for speedy Deletion[edit]

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