User:Bellagio99

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About Bellagio99

Welcome to my page

social networks, true science fiction, and modern dance. In Wikipedia (and life), I'm a moderate inclusionist. Some of the pages I've worked on are Natalie Zemon Davis, Judith Merril and Oscar Peterson. Much to my surprise, I've made more than 6,500 edits of more than 500 pages, although the distribution is a J-curve. Part of the reason is that when I encounter bad syntax in the odd article, I am a drive-by WikiGnome
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Why "Bellagio" for my WikiName? It's the Italian village and not the Las Vegas hotel (the latter, to its credit, has some wonderful Dale Chihuly glass art). I love the beauty, the vibes, and the people of the village. So, why not?


My drug of choice --


YMMV
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This editor is a Journeyman Editor, and is entitled to display this Service Badge.


". . . each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope."

— 
Robert F Kennedy
, from his famous speech in South Africa in 1966.

Awards

This editor is a Grognard and is entitled to display this Wikipedia Little Red Book.
The Society Barnstar
For all your great work on social science articles, and making Wikipedia a better place. Jeeny 02:40, 6 October 2007 (UTC)


The Barnstar of Diligence
You have long deserved this, for your dogged approach to the protection of your favorite articles, and especially those connected with social network themes. Well done! Ref (chew)(do) 12:24, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
The Minor Barnstar
Wikignomes are often-overlooked, but make essential contributions to the Wikipedia. The Minor Barnstar is awarded for making minor edits of the utmost quality. Blooded Edge (
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21:21, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Tools

(Feel free to "borrow" these tools. I did. Thanks to Refsworldlee, Jeeny, JaminBen, Epbr123, Ne-Jay, Hereenthere, Michael Hardy, et al.)

Typical changes I make

  • writing and rewriting large chunks of content
  • removing duplicate or long-winded information
  • neutralizing overly positive or negative statements
  • asking people to cite their sources
  • improving spelling, punctuation and grammar
  • patrolling articles in my watchlist for linkspam and vandalism

Cite templates

Useful templates

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion#How to list pages for deletion

Template formats, courtesy of emerson7

template:cite news: newspapers, news organizations, etc.
template:cite web: websites
template:cite journal: magazines and journals

Links I find useful

(Unceremoniously stolen from User:Nuggetboy's page who appropriated it from Boojum's talk page.)

More useful stuff

Places I've been

This user loves sunny days
This user prefers warm weather.
This user is addicted to travel.

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This user has set foot in 5 continents of the world.
208 countries in the world
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Americas

This user has visited 9 of the 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada.9
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This user has visited 46 of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.46
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Western Europe

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Paris, France
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Eastern Europe

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Africa, Asia, and Beyond

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This user has visited Bali.
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This user would like to vacation on Mars (one day).
This user misses Pluto. May its planethood rest in peace.
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