Wikipedia:Online Ambassadors/Mentors
Online Ambassadors
Available mentors
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Climie.ca (Cam) | I'm Cam and I've been editing Wikipedia since March 2007. I'm a Coordinator of The Military History WikiProject (September 2008-March 2010, September 2010-Present), and have been an Administrator on the English-Language Wikipedia since January 2009. Most of my article work falls under the purview of Canadian Military History and Naval Warfare (mostly the Imperial Japanese Navy). In real life I'm an undergraduate student at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada doing a Double-Major in International Relations and History. In my spare time (not school and not-wiki) I'm either reading, writing, participating in competitive debate, or cycling. Contact me on my talk page if you have any questions! | |
| 0 | File:Basket-of-Puppies' Wikipedia Contributor badge (2011-01-11).jpg | Basket of Puppies | My name is Basket of Puppies, and I'm a campus ambassador to Harvard University and Boston University. I've been active on Wikipedia since 2007 and made over 10,000 edits, including two Good Articles. I am passionate and excited about being part of the project that is attempting to be the sum of all human knowledge. I study neuroscience and neurobiology with an emphasis on neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases and spend my free time going to the gym, riding my bike and editing Wikipedia. | |
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ZooPro | G'day from Australia, My names ZooPro and I have been here for a few years. In real life I work at Australia Zoo, My current roles and responsibilities on Wikipedia include being the Coordinator for WikiProject Animals and WikiProject Zoo, I currently possess the Rollback and Reviewer flag on english Wikipedia. My main areas of involvement are Animal and Zoo related articles, however I can be found throughout wikipedia at times. I am generally available 7 days a week so feel free to drop by my talk page for a chat and ask any questions you need help answering, I am also available via email if required. As you will notice below many of my fellow ambassadors claim not to bite, well I am Australian and we definitely don't bite instead we leave it up to the crocodiles, snakes and spiders :) I hope you enjoy your time here. Cheers ZooPro 00:41, 15 January 2011 (UTC) | |
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User:Dusti | Hey there, welcome to the wonderful world of Wikipedia (yeah, kinda corny I know :). My name is obviously Dusti, I'm a 20 year old student from Ball State University, and I currently live in Puerto Rico, with my fiance. With nearly 10,000 edits to Wikipedia, I know my way around here and am very familiar with this project, and I'm here to help YOU! If you have any questions, I'm almost always available, and am willing to go with you step by step to make sure you accomplish your goals this semester. If I don't respond to you quickly, feel free to check for me on IRC under the nickname "Dusti", or shoot me an email or two (it's always best to get to the top of my inbox. | Oceanski (talk · contribs) * Fuerstem (talk · contribs) |
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User:Sodabottle | I am an Indian wikipedian from Coimbatore. I have been editing Wikipedia for about 15 months now. I am a reviewer and rollbacker in English Wikipedia and an administrator in the Tamil Wikipedia. I have nearly 10,000 edits in English wikipedia with about 90 new articles and 2 good articles to my credit. I work mostly on India related articles. You can reach me through my talk page or email (or Google talk if you prefer it). I will be online between 0300 - 1800 UTC. | |
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Donald Albury | I'm more or less retired. I have a Ph.D. in Linguistics, although I never worked in that field. I did work for many years administering computer networks, but I haven't kept up with it. My interests in Wikipedia are primarily in history and Florida, although I have also contributed in other areas where something interested me. I have been an administrator (sysop) on the English Wikipedia for a while. That is not me in the picture, but a lot of people have told me I looked like him (a few years ago, anyway). | ||
| File:User Sadads.jpg | Alex Stinson | I am a History and English undergrad at James Madison University (JMU) currently studying abroad in the UK at Hertford College in Oxford. Interests in history include: European history of science, British nautical history (esp. the Royal Navy), British social history, Military history, and history and other media (mostly historical fiction and web media). Interests in literature include: poetry, African literature and nautical fiction. Other wiki activities:organizing Wikipedia Campus Ambassador activities at JMU, Oxford and developing a program in the UK, actively contributing to WP:WikiProject Novels, founding member of WP:WikiProject Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and WP:WikiProject Dacia and active cultural institution editor. You can contact me here, and if you would like to chat with me, send me an e-mail and I will give you some contact info, I am regularly on Facebook and Gchat. | ||
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GorillaWarfare | Hi there! I'm GorillaWarfare. I've been a Wikipedian for over four years now, and am an administrator. I do a lot of maintenance work (vandal patrol, speedy deletion, cleanup, etc.) but also love to help new users. I contribute some content to the project, mainly in the areas of stagecraft, and am a good copyeditor. I'm not so good with things involving large amounts of syntax, such as tables or template creation. I'm available through my talk page, through email, on IRC as GorillaWarfare, on GTalk as gorillawarfarewikipedia, and on AIM as gorillawarfare10. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. I'm happy to help! — GorillaWarfare talk 19:43, 27 August 2010 (UTC) | Keithck (talk · contribs) |
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Ronk01 | I'm a Reviewer and Rollback here on enWiki, I also volunteer in Wikipedia's informal mediation process (the Mediation Cabal.) I am a public policy assessor, and participate in Wikiproject: Medicine. Most of my work is behind the scenes (vandalism reversion, conflict resolution, etc). The majority of my article work is medical, as in real life, I'm a cardiothoracic surgeon. I have always believed that the most important rule a new Wikipedian needs to know is Ignore All Rules, (read the policy before you apply it, or you might find yourself in a sticky situation.) because it allows new editors to contribute positively without having to worry about being penalized for breaking rules. I am best contacted on my talk page, but email is another option. Cheers! | AC19 |
| File:Egads this guy is unkempt.jpg | Adam Hyland | I am a graduate student in economics at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) focusing on industrial organization. My interests in economics are widespread including: sociology of finance, experimental economics, economic history, public finance, and the economics of virtual worlds. Outside of my field of study I am interested in how educational technology influences and is influenced by technological and social shifts--Wikipedia being one of those massive shifts in both social and technological frontiers. On Wikipedia I do a lot of "janitorial" work, including deleting and undeleting content and attempting to help editors come to some agreement on various disputes. You may contact me on my talk page or send me an e-mail. | ||
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Geniac | I've been an editor for four years and an admin for three of them. I can help you find just the right policy or guideline that will help you improve your article. I've previously helped students from Hong Kong and Mexico. I live in the Pittsburgh area and I'm usually online for a few hours at night. You can best reach me by leaving a message on my talk page. | ||
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The ed17 | Hello there, my name is Ed. In real life, I am a senior at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan. On Wikipedia, I have been actively editing since March 2008, and I recieved administrator rights in September 2009. My article writing has been focused on various twentieth-century warships. I'm available through my talk page, email or on IRC as Ed17. Good luck with your projects; please do not hesitate to contact me or anyone else – we don't bite! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] | Ander2em (talk · contribs) |
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Thruxton | Hi I am Thruxton, a Welsh Wikipedian from Cardiff. I am an active member of WikiProject Biography, WikiProject Motorcycling and WikiProject Kayaking. I am a Wikipedia Reviewer and am always happy to help. You can reach me at my talk page or by email. | |
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Anna | Hello. I am Anna. I'm a Canadian living in China. I do quite a bit of copy editing and formatting, plus work in various other areas.
I am patient and friendly, and will help you every way I can. I am online at IRC for live help. You can also reach me at my talk page or by email. |
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Katie | Hi, I'm Katie! I'm an RN, a baseball and football zealot, an avid sock knitter, a NASA geek, a Mac power user, and a hard-core R.E.M. fanatic. I'm also a freelance writer and a sysop here on the English Wikipedia. In addition to my work toward my master's degree in nursing, I have a solid background (15 college credits or more) in chemistry, economics, and psychology. I guess all that makes me a polymath, but I'm simply one of those people who can't decide what she wants to be when she grows up - and I am never growing up. ;-)
As an active administrator, I do a lot of behind-the-scenes work that few readers ever really see. Charles McKnight and Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium are a couple of examples of my article-writing work here at Wikipedia, and I also perform and enjoy copyediting and WikiGnomish tasks. Wikipedia has something for everyone. I'm always available by email, and I'm usually online from early afternoon to late, late night CST. We can also use IRC or another IM service if you like. Don't be afraid or nervous (or apathetic) about your assignment, because I think you will really enjoy your experience here. Welcome to Wikipedia! :-) |
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The Utahraptor | I am The Utahraptor. I have been editing Wikipedia for over a year, and have acquired over 13,000 edits in that time. I am a member of the Wikipedia:Welcoming Committee, and often help out new users when they need it. I have significantly contributed to two Good articles: Silver Reef, Utah and Abraham Lincoln. I am a coordinator for the Wikipedia Guild of Copy Editors. I am usually available between 4:00 and 7:30 PM Mountain Time on weekdays. I'm also usually available between 8:00 AM and 7:30 PM Mountain Time on weekends. | |
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Andrew Cooper | I am British and have lived in England all my life, except for nearly seven years spent in Nairobi. I've been editing Wikipedia for just over five years, gradually working out how to do things as I went along, and seeking advice when I needed it. My main leisure interest is opera and classical music, and I'm a longstanding member of WikiProjectOpera, but I'm also interested in literary topics (specifically Shakespeare), architecture and local history and all sorts of other stuff. I used to work as a librarian, and have always had an interest in helping people and problem-solving. You can find out more about me by looking at my User Page, my Talk Page and its Archives, and my contributions to the encyclopedia (including the all-important edit summaries). | |
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Nikkimaria | Bonjour! I'm Nikkimaria, a Canadian university student and Wikipedia administrator. I've been active on-wiki for 5 years, mostly as a content contributor and reviewer, and have accumulated over 12,000 edits. I'm mostly interested in arts, humanities and classical music topics, but can help out with anything not involving upper-level sciences. Let me know if I can help! Cheers! | |
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User:UpstateNYer (Matt Wade) |
I'm an engineer that specializes in the local history of New York's Capital District. I received my bachelor's in civil engineering from the George Washington University in 2008 and my masters in civil engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2009. I currently work as a mechanical engineer, though my editing on Wikipedia rarely revolves around what I do at work. I am the cofounder of Wikiproject Capital District and typically do work on geographical and NRHP articles. I am a content builder and 'compiler' as I like to call it; I will work on an article that has a lot of good information and rewrite it to prose standard and reference it. To learn a little more about me, have a look at this newspaper article about my editing. In real life I'm also on my school board and am a big proponent of public education, which is one of the reasons for my interest in this project. MY IRC nick is UpstateNYer; you can also contact me at my talk page. upstateNYer (Ambassador) | Smit23am (talk · contribs) |
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Fluffernutter | Willkommen, bienvenue, and welcome! I am Fluffernutter and I'm here to help. I've been a Wikipedian for more than two years, since the spring of 2008. I have a degree in linguistics and I'm a trivia buff. I spend a lot of my time wandering around Wikipedia to just absorb all it has to offer and help where I can. I work with the Wikipedia Guild of Copyeditors and I help with vandalism patrolling. I am generally what's referred to as a "WikiGnome", which is to say that I make a lot of smallish, maintenance-oriented edits and not so many grand, sweeping, showpiece-article-writing edits. I love to be helpful and am good at breaking down explanations to easy, bite-size pieces, so please don't hesitate to ask me for help on my talk page, via e-mail, or on IRC, where you will usually find me (or more than one of me, if I've forgotten to turn a computer off!) as "Fluffernutter" or "Fluffernutter_". I am able to accept 2 or 3 students for the Spring semester. Fluffernutter, previously known as Chaoticfluffy (talk) 18:03, 18 January 2011 (UTC) | YoumanKr (talk · contribs) |
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PrincessofLlyr | Bonjour! I am PrincessofLlyr and I've been a Wikipedian for about a year and a half, accumulating ~8,500 edits in that time. I work primarily on literature and biography articles. I am not available by e-mail or IRC, so my talk page is the only way to contact me. I love to help new users, so feel free to drop me a line with any questions. I am comfortable working with 2-3 students. | |
| 0 | Ryan | I am a student, and have been an active Wikipedian since around September 2009. I mostly work at the WP:FEED page reviewing new articles and at Articles for creation. My IRC nickname is 'Chevymontecarlo', and you can sometimes find me there or leave me a message on my talk page. | ||
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Roger Small | I've been a Wikipedian since January 2009. I'm familiar with physiology, analytical chemistry, and the bits of bytes of computer science. I spend my time editing and creating articles for ancient software, documenting obscure agencies in the machinery of government, and improving articles pertaining to the humanities. I'm newbie friendly and you may contact me on my talk page, via e-mail, on IRC, or with an instant messaging client. -Smallman12q (talk) 12:48, 25 August 2010 (UTC) | |
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John Cline | I am here to help. If I can assist you achieving your objectives, I happily will. With regard to Wikipedia, I believe I can. On Wikipedia and the IRC, I am known as My76Strat. | Kimberly wymer (talk · contribs) |
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Fletcher Commons | Hey, I'm fetchcomms, I've been actively involved in Wikimedia projects since October 2009, and I'm an administrator here. I try to divide my time between writing articles, and helping in project maintenance and discussions. I'm interested in architecture and landmarks, and participate in the WikiProjects about architecture and Missouri. I help in our Articles for creation process, am familiar with WikiCoding and templates, and hang out on IRC, where you can find me under the nick fetchcomms. Drop me a line or send me a message if you need to contact me! | |
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Skomorokh | Greetings. On Wikipedia I am primarily active on literature, culture, and political economy articles, and from time to time contribute Good Article reviews. I am most comfortable in the discipline of the humanities, and so can assist with historical, philosophical and political aspects of the topic area as well as whatever general queries you might have. I can be frequently found on IRC under the nick Narodnik, or be reached by email if you're more comfortable with that. Don't hesitate to get in touch. | |
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Ryan Malloy | I am a 3rd year mathematics student in the Boston area. I have been editing Wikipedia since 2006. Much of my time here is spent reviewing science articles, such as Huntington's disease and Quark. I also write articles on obscure actors, obscure astronomical phenomena, and obscure diseases. | |
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Avicennasis | Hello there! I have been fascinated with Wikipedia since 2006, and have been working to fulfill the dream of "free access to the sum of all human knowledge." I am eclectic in my interests, with a few strong points here and there. If I can be of any help, feel free to drop a line at my talk page or email me. You can often find me on IRC at #wikipedia-en-help connect as "Avicennasis" or sometimes "Avic". | |
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Blurpeace | Hey, I'm Blurpeace. I'm a sysop (administrator) at this project and also one at our sister media-handling project, Wikimedia Commons. I am a member of the volunteer response team (VRT; we unofficially answer incoming inquiries for the Foundation) and was an intern for the New York City chapter of Wikimedia. Altogether, I have about a little over one year of experience at Wikimedia. Despite my solid grounding in English Wikipedia article guidelines, I contribute the majority of my writing time to Wikisource, another sister project. Regardless, I spend the largest portion of my time teaching others how to edit the English Wikipedia, either through our help channel at #wikipedia-en-help connect or over the VRT system. I welcome all questions and am happy to mentor as time allows. Feel free to send me an email (requires an account) or a talk page message (public). | |
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Andrew Nowlin | Hello! My name is Andrew! I'm 19 (20 soon), and I have my Associates degree in Network Engineering. I've had classes dealing with Criminal Justice, and have also had some experience in both mock trials, and serving on a Youth Traffic Court in my home town, as both a prosecutor and judge (under the authority of the Municipal Court Judge). I know a lot about how Wikipedia "ticks" so to speak, and same with IRC (I'm founding contact for the channels we have registered for use). I deal quite a bit with vandals and abusive users, so don't worry: If someone messes with your work, let me know, and I'll make sure it's taken care of! ANowlin talk | |
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Patrick | Greetings, I'm excited to be here. I've been around Wikipedia since sometime in 2005, and have written a few featured articles, and helped out around the Universities WikiProject. I live in Washington, D.C., and am looking forward to helping out students here at Georgetown and George Washington universities, two fine institutions, but would also be very proud to help out anyone in need of assistance with tricky things like sourcing, templates, tables, finding and uploading images, as well as image syntax. The best ways to contact me would be to leave a message on my talk page, or you can just email me, and I'll get right back to you. Best of luck to all, and happy editing! And if you were curious, that's me on the right.
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Rock drum | Hi, my name is Rock drum. Most of my edits are to do with literature or music. I have Rollback rights and edit regularly. I have created several articles and regularly maintain others. If you want to get in touch with me, you can do so by leaving me a message on my talk page, emailing me or getting in touch with me on IRC (my nick is Rock_drum on freenode). I also use MSN if that is your prefered IM client and I can send you the details if you get in touch. | |
| 0 | Mike Christie | My article work on Wikipedia has been mostly in early Anglo-Saxon history and science fiction magazines. I've worked with students who have class assignments to improve Wikipedia articles, and would like to do so again. I have a lot of experience with featured articles, the highest quality assessment within Wikipedia. I'm happy to mentor any students working at any level to improve Wikipedia articles, whether or not they are interested in trying to get the article to featured status. | ||
| 0 | Matt | Salutations! Call me anything, anytime! I started actively contributing to Wikipedia in 2008, and have been an administrator since 2009. I have experience in a wide variety of areas here, and I'll be happy to share what I know! You can contact me by leaving a note on my talk page, emailing me, or by pinging 'Arbitrarily0' at #wikipedia-en-publicpolicy connect. Can't wait to hear from you! Cheers! | ||
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Piotrus | My name is Piotr Konieczny and I am a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh. I have taught several classes with Wikipedia and been involved with the Wikipedia:School and university projects for several years. I have given several presentations and held workshops (latest) on teaching with Wikipedia for academics. Drop me a note on my talk page, email me or Skype me at prokonsul_piotrus. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 23:42, 26 August 2010 (UTC) | |
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Sage Ross | I'm an historian of science, and a Wikipedian since 2005. You can find me on IRC as "ragesoss". | |
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Evangeline Han | I am a music student currently in my last year. I have been an active Wikipedian since June 2009. I'm currently unofficially coordinating WikiProject Malaysia and working on Articles for creation, WikiProject Homeschooling, Requests for Feedback and major copyediting. My IRC nickname is 'Bejinhan'. You can find me there or leave a message on my talk page/email/IM me. | |
| 0 | File:Piano.gif | Sonia | Hello, I'm Sonia and I'm a Kiwi. I fell in love with the idea that I could contribute toward the largest collection of human knowledge, and my passion is helping other people do so. I have been actively editing since the start of this year. Much of my work for Wikipedia has been off-wiki, assisting newcomers via email or maintaining contact with the local schools to ensure that Wikipedia is accessible and utilized in the classroom, especially in coordinating editing and photography projects. I believe the Wikipedia of the future depends on how it is viewed in academia today. I am always happy to help in any way I can, so please don't hesitate to contact me via email or my talk page. I'm also available on Skype and several other media if necessary- email me if you need these details. |
Additional Online Ambassadors
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The Rambling Man | Hi, I'm The Rambling Man. I've been active on English Wikipedia for five-and-a-half years, amassed over 64,000 edits and have contributed to a fair bit of featured content, including nine featured articles and 38 featured lists. I'm particularly interested in sports, particularly Football (soccer) and cricket, and like a bit of history as well. I've also been known to get involved in music-related articles, so happy to help out there too. In the past I've been heavily involved in peer review and good article reviews and make a point of providing editing advice to people creating lists. I'm normally around during daytime hours GMT and can always be found via email. | Jones3sg Guidonm Meckese Cerasam Burkeew |
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Dwayne | Hi there, my name is Dwayne. I'm a reviewer & rollbacker here on the English Wikipedia. I'm also an regular editor on several other Wikimedia Projects. It came to my interest to edit Wikipedia back in 2008, when I was working on a Science Fair project (doing some research). While I was researching things here on the English Wikipedia, I found it fascinating how the information on this encyclopedia was very helpful to me. Then for a moment, I thought to myself, I said that maybe someday I could edit Wikipedia, and here I am. I'm a very helpful & friendly Wikimedian. If you need help with anything, don't be too shy to ask me. I'm here on Wikipedia mostly daily. You can contact me via email or on my talk page. I also have a Skype account, please e-mail me for that information. | |
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Peter Coti | I am a wikipedia editor and reader. I am a Rollbacker and Reviewer. I have a lot of experience when it comes to vandal fighting and can answer most questions relating to it. In addition to my vandal fighting I also contribute to medical articles (even though I am not a doctor or even a EMT, although I plan to be both). In my personal life I am part of my towns Emergency Services division and a student at the local high school. I am available to help anyone who needs it when ever school is out (4:30-11 PM EST) and can be contacted via skype under the name PeterCoti. | |
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The Earwig | Hi! I'm Benjamin (or Ben, for short), and I use the pseudonym "The Earwig" for editing duties. I've been an editor for over two years, and an administrator for about ten months – that just gives me the ability to do "janitorial" work such as deleting pages, protecting (or locking) pages, and blocking users who misbehave. I live in the wonderful state of New York, and can usually be found active around five or six pm, local time, on weekdays. As a Wikipedian, my writing generally deals with biology-related topics, but I spend most of my time helping new users who've just joined the project, cleaning up other articles, copyediting, and doing maintenance to ensure our wiki can run as smooth as possible. Don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page for questions, or, if you've registered an account, email me to keep the discussion private. Thanks! | |
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Forty two | Hello! I'm Nilotpal Datta, law student and Wikipedia editor. I come from Agartala, India but have been staying away from home for quite some time now. On Wikipedia, I do a lot of vandalism patrolling and new pages patrolling; I write about any topic that catches my fancy and I also try to help out new users. Please feel free to leave a message on my talk page. You can also contact me by by e-mail or at Wikipedia's many IRC channels (usually #wikipedia-en-help connect). Happy editing! | |
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MikeLynch | Hello! I am MikeLynch here, and I have been an editor here for more than 4 years. Around here, I am a reviewer and rollbacker. I believe that I have quite a good knowledge of Wikipedia policies. You can contact me if you wish to receive inputs on your edits, your new articles, or Wikipedia policies in general. I love showing people around the place and helping them. If you need my assistance at any point of time, feel free to write to me at my e-mail or at my talk page. I would prefer it if you could leave a message on my talk page, but if you absolutely need to e-mail, then please do so. And do not worry: as Ed mentioned, we don't bite! Have a good day, and have a happy time editing! TheMike •Wassup doc? | |
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Hello! I'm 1234r00t, commonly called r00t or Mr. R00t on Wikipedia. I am a reviewer and rollbacker. I'm very knowledgeable about copyrights and sourcing. I am often available to talk to on IRC in either #wikipedia-en-classroom or #wikipedia-en-help as Mr_R00t. Feel free to email me using the email function on Wikipedia if you need to talk to me urgently. If it is not as urgent, then you should consider leaving me a note at User talk:1234r00t. Have a pleasant time editing and good luck! Mr R00t Talk 'tribs 04:43, 21 January 2011 (UTC) |