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Me

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  • 30-something male living in Washington, D.C.
  • Bachelors of Science, in Computer Technology, from Purdue University.
Waarmstr falling asleep.

Wikipedia

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I usually see a topic in the news and look for background info on it. If it doesn't exist on wikipedia I try to add it. (e.g. When the 2006 Miss America pageant was on I tried to look up state level pageants and couldn't find many pages. I put in a request for state level pages, as well as more clarification on the Miss USA vs. Miss America pageants at the state level.)

I also like to link existing information. (e.g. Eminem's wife and daughter have pages, but they were not linked from his article. I created the links.

Occasionally I'll read a book or hear a lecture on a topic that hasn't been covered and add a completely new article. (e.g. Added Cao Rulin page after hearing a lecture on the Paris Peace Talks. Added Fresno Pacific University when my friend became a resident director there.

To-do

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  • Discover my (wiki)life's work. There are so many roads to go down. I probably won't write bots, or contribute a great number of new articles. The idea of creating maps has recently caught my eye, as well as adding photos to articles.
  • Monitor initial contributions for drastic changes.
  • Add images through the following means:
    • Solicit photographers for the use of their images. Instead of bugging people to take pictures of things they wouldn't have bothered with, find someone with a specialty (birds, cities, travel, etc.) and get open rights on what they've already taken pictures of.
    • Add photos to Lindy Hop from Dorrie's photo album.
  • Add churches, and take pictures of Philadelphia churches.
  • Contribute to the Philadelphia WikiProject & WikiPortal
  • Update Federal Triangle buildings. Esp. add info onMellon Auditorium.
  • Visit the Frank Lloyd Wright home for Andrew F. H. Armstrong Residence, Ogden Dunes, Indiana, 1939
  • Watch Morris-Butler House article.

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Women Wikipedians

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  • I'm recently visited the Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC. As a result I've been thinking more about women's issues, and am curious about the work of women on Wikipedia.
  • I need to research this more starting with these articles [1], [2], [3], [4], [5].
  • UPDATE: I was looking at photos from Wiki-Meetups and a rough survey shows only about 15% of attendees are female.

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Interesting Users

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These are people who I've learned from or have links to interesting topics.

Other

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Articles I've worked on

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In no particular order:

Milestones

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