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Welcome to my userpage. As you may have guessed my name is actually Jon Ridinger. I have been editing on Wikipedia since 2005. I'm not sure how long I edited before I finally did register, but it wasn't that long. I am a native of Franklin Township and Kent, Ohio and have lived here most of my life, so a lot of the articles I edit extensively and create are related in some way to the area I am from or something I am connected to. I have also lived for varying amounts of time in Oro Valley, Safford, and Sierra Vista, Arizona; Animas, Las Cruces, Alamogordo, and Ruidoso, New Mexico; and Rexburg, Idaho.
Education
I graduated from
Ideology
I long thought myself a
Interests
I love to study history, particularly local history and Mormon history which actually do overlap during the 1830s. I also have an interest in photography, so I do my best to add Creative Commons–licensed photos to the Commons to use in relevant articles. I started out taking pictures using a Kodak EasyShare, followed by a Canon PowerShot A4000, iPhone 5 now with an iPhone 6s. Along with that, I have added several maps to the Commons related to Kent and Portage County, Ohio. I also have an obvious interest in Music, particularly singing, and have done my share of acting as well. I also enjoy going to sporting events and enjoy visiting the many stadiums and arenas at every level of sport, which goes along with my interest in architecture.
Wikipedia philosophy
I have seen my philosophy on Wikipedia evolve as I have edited and interacted with other editors over the years. When I began, I was a typical new editor wanting to add every little detail I knew with little or no source information. I had no real concept of what is
The biggest problem I see here is the lack of
That said, please don't take edits I make personally. When I make an edit, whether it be a revision, a reversion, or a flatout removal, I have reasons for doing so and they are rooted in the various Wikipedia policies and the
Contributions
From maps and pictures to creating new articles and editing others; here are many of the contributions I've made over the years to Wikipedia.
Images
I have found I enjoy taking pictures, so I find myself always thinking about what articles may need some public domain images whenever I go out with my camera whether it be a vacation or just to something routine. And yes, I have gone out multiple times for the sole purpose of getting photos for articles! See my image gallery to see all of the images I have contributed. Not all are used in articles, but many are and every so often I find another one being used by an outside group including our local newspaper, the local historical society, and even some websites! It's even better when it's properly attributed, but if not most times they will do so if I ask them. I mostly want it attributed on websites so that people don't think my picture on the Commons is a copyright violation.
Articles and templates
Articles created
I really don't create new articles all that often as I'm mostly maintaining, editing, and/or expanding existing articles. When I do start an article, I like to make sure the new article is either already at least in C-class or above shape or at least has one or two reliable sources when initially published. Even with stub articles I have created, I also like to have an actual paragraph instead of just one sentence. Every article should have something in it that isn't simply a duplicate of a larger list or section of another article.
Templates created
- Template: Kent State Golden Flashes football retired numbers
- Template: Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball retired numbers
- Template: Kent State University
- Template: Kent State University presidents
- Template: Metro Athletic Conference (Ohio)
- Template: Portage Trail Conference
- Template: Suburban League
- Template: User Kent, Ohio
- Template: User Kent Roosevelt
Extensive edits
Article improvements
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I have no idea how many articles I've actually edited, though I used to keep track. The following are some of the articles that I have made the most extensive edits to:
Awards
The Original Barnstar | ||
For becoming a great asset to the Wikipedia community. Cheers! Eustress (talk ) 02:15, 3 December 2008 (UTC)
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The Editor's Barnstar | ||
For the continued effort and editing you have shown on the Stephens City, Virginia page, plus the teamwork given with others, I hereby award you this barnstar. Congrats! :) - NeutralHomer • Talk • 22:17, 6 April 2010 (UTC) |
The Minor Barnstar | ||
For the excellent updated map of Frederick County, with the time and effort you put into it to make it right, I hereby award you this barnstar. Excellent work, sir. - NeutralHomer • Talk • 22:26, 2 May 2010 (UTC) |
The Original Barnstar | ||
Given with respect and admiration to JonRidinger in recognition of all your hard work and perseverance in getting Kent, Ohio to FA. Keep up the good work, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 04:22, 17 September 2010 (UTC) |
The Teamwork Barnstar | |
For your outstanding support and dedication in getting Yogo sapphire from a new article to DYK to GA to FA and FOUR. The team effort of the uncountable people involved in getting this unique article to FA is a textbook case of teamwork in article improvement, ie, what Wikipedia should be, not what it all too often is. I can never thank everyone enough. PumpkinSky talk 23:23, 20 June 2012 (UTC) |
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