I am currently randomly going through Wikipedia and trying to neutralise the geographical knowledge required by a reader of any of the location articles. By this I mean that an article should not presume that the reader knows, for example, that Ohio is in the United States and that it should state in the opening sentence the country in which a location is located. This allows for easier reading and understanding by Wikipedians all over the world.
To Do List
Continue with putting national identifiers in any locational articles that need them.
Useful Wiki Pages
A list of pages within Wikipedia that I find useful in my editing.
All of us on Wikipedia do what we do because we enjoy it and like to contribute to a greater community and not to gain recognition by our peers. However saying that some people do recognise others contributions and I would like to thank them for it.
Recognition I've Received
The Red Maple Leaf Award
For your exceptional contributions to Canada related articles ... - Nerguy (talk) 20:29, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
for "efforts to add national location to a number of place names in the United States and United Kingdom."
The Original Barnstar
Awarded for diligent service despite ad hominem attacks ClairSamoht 02:33, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
For your hard work and dedication to improving Wikipedia, I, Sharkface217, hereby award you this Original Barnstar. Good job! Sharkface217 19:49, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
Thank you for your great work on preventing vandalism in Wikipedia. Always when i try to revert some vandalism, you have already done that. Keep up the good work! Ilyushka88 15:18, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
The Manifest Integrity Barnstar
Previously only awarded to Rockpocket - so you know what it's worth! Sarah777 (talk) 23:06, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
The Resilient Barnstar
You seem to get a lot of crap from people, but you take it in your stride and carry on regardless. Good to see :) Don't let anything or anyone get you down. Jeni(talk) 22:02, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
Civility Award
For your willingness to be patient and give other editors a chance to improve an article (that is admittedly a mess) and see if they can turn it into a useful addition to Wikipedia. Niteshift36 (talk) 14:40, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
For dedication to your areas of expertise, your persistence in the face of vandalism and your NPOV and keeping your cool when others launch attacks on you. I think it's a long time coming. Canterbury Tailtalk 08:23, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
I award you this Barnstar for your tireless work on Wikipedia especially in the realms of organising and sustaining the development of articles relating to Northern Ireland. Canterbury Tailtalk 09:00, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
Awarded to you for your excellent work on Canadian articles, especially those pertaining to Toronto. I've been meaning to give you it for a while, but kept forgetting. Keep up the very excellent work. Canterbury Tailtalk 01:06, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
the name of County Londonderry is to be used on Wikipedia. Also please note that, unlike the city naming, the name of County Derry is a purely colloquial name and not a historical name. If you read up on the history of County Londonderry you will see it was created from County Coleraine and there was not a historical County Derry previously that was renamed to Londonderry. If you continue to push edits that alter County Londonderry to read County Derry, you may be blocked from editing.
Fokker F100 taking off from Heathrow Airport
De Havilland Canada Beaver in Baxter Aviation livery
De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter in Harbour Air livery
AHer Majesty's Coastguard helicopter taken over Dorset
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A rich house from the Bernese Midlands inopen air museum.
A closeup of thatching on a roof.
Interior ofGruyeres, Switzerland.
Granville Square building with Canada Place and the Burrard Inletin the background.
Vancouver Library Square
Interior ofVancouver Library Squareshowing the library on the left, retail on the right and the office tower straight ahead.
The Westgate, Canterbury showing the opening and traffic.
The Athabasca glacier off the Columbia Icefield
Peyto Lake in the Canadian Rockies
