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	Thomas 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.
Article milestones Date Process Result December 12, 2005 Good article nominee Listed June 11, 2006 Featured article candidate Not promoted July 9, 2008 Good article reassessment Delisted 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

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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]

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Thomas Edison was born in the United States of America and lived in America. Therefore, he is American. --Rockstone^{Send me a message!} 00:06, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@186.154.239.26 I'm pretty sure most people are not from America. 109.170.181.75 (talk) 15:22, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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It could stand some trimming, couldn't it? "Grasshopper telegraphy" really? I suppose if one were deeply immersed in the radio invention controversy one might know about it, but what basis is there to say that he is "known for" it? 2601:642:4600:D3B0:A1B7:99D2:61CB:C097 (talk) 03:49, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I recently heard in an episode of the big bang theory through Sheldob Cooper that, Edition could be considered the first pornographer since he tooked the first picture of people kissing. I hope we could add it here.😉😄 111.119.49.145 (talk) 19:25, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: It's not clear what changes you want to be made, other than to mention a fictional character's opinion. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Qflib (talk) 00:42, 31 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]