User:Suriel1981

What I have done to improve Wikipedia

• Sourcing random articles with newspaper refs.
• Correcting/removing crap I find.
• Patrolling recent changes and new pages.
• Taking part in AFDs - more people should do this! It exposes you to different usages and interpretations of Wikipedia's policies. Plus, getting a wide consensus is always good.
• Creating redirects and disambigs on occasion.
• Trying to keep on top of the mound of anonymous editors who treat pro-wrestling articles as fan forums.

Articles

Articles have adopted and expanded: (none of them are amazing but are a lot better than they were)

• Diamond Lights
• List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors <--- spent bloody ages re-writing and sourcing this list, which had become full of vandalism, outdated info, inconsistencies and untruths
• Robert Westall
• Helmut Zacharias
• Big George
• Fatema Akbari
• Katrina (given name)

Articles which I have started:

• Genba Hirayanagi
• Mines (Prohibition of Child Labour Underground) Act 1900
• Guerrero (surname)
• Rito Romero
• Black Tiger (professional wrestling)
• 12 Rounds (film)

My Favourite Wikipedia Articles

• 2004 proposal to delete the main Wikipedia page (heavily supported)!
• Nomination of the founder of Wikipedia to admin position (heavily opposed)!
• AFD to decide the fate of an article entitled "Controversial birds! The comment by User:Bobanny brought me close to death by laughter!
• This nomination of noted vandal Jimbo Wales to receive help from the WikiCommunity to mend his errant ways!
• What Would Jimbo Do?
• Someone who has never heard of ham: from this to this to this , this and finally this !

My Favourite Personal Attack Against Myself

"I really pity the block who asked you to marry him, your first answer would be can you provide a relible source for your information." (My fiancée has a reliable source for her information: ME!)

Facepalm section

Some random hoaxes I've removed, how long they were in mainspace for:

• Legendary female wrestler is the Japanese equivalent of... Niall Quinn. – (1320 days)
• Quiet village is host to a child-eating dragon. – (297 days)
• The only tosser is the person who inserted this. – (133 days)
• Sadly, there's no accompanying Oscar for this – (103 days)
• Cyclist is a major fan... of himself. – (51 days)
• Transgendered Viscount's secret is out. – (51 days)

Hold number six hundred and ninety two

ARMBAR!!!!!

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