User:Abog

After 11 years, I have decided to semi-retire from Wikipedia. It is with deep regret that I do so. I have a passion for writing, research, organization, and the subjects which I write about, and I feel honored to have contributed to Wikipedia, and in turn, to public knowledge about a myriad of topics. There used to be a time in Wikipedia where editors suppported one another and built upon each other's edits. Unfortunately, Wikipedia has devolved into a culture of deletionism and my-way-or-the-highway approaches that fly in the face of collaboration, improving Wikipedia, good writing, furthering knowledge, and building consesus. It is a culture of bad faith where no matter what I do, I am immediately painted with some sort of subjective bias, as if I care nothing about knowledge, writing, collaboration, or Wikipedia. It is a culture of one-size-fits-all deletionism that promotes ignorance of the topics that are written about. I can no longer consistently contribute to Wikipedia in this atmosphere of hatred and ignorance.

I have been a member of Wikipedia since early 2006 and have made over 7,000 edits thus far. I usually edit articles on topics that are of interest to me. These generally include articles on my favorite music groups (Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Guns N' Roses), my local geographic area (Chicago metropolitan area and Northern Illinois), current events, and other interests. I hail from the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, United States.

WikiProjects
I am an active contributor to the following projects, listed in order of my interest in, and contributions to, those projects:
 * WikiProject Aerosmith
 * WikiProject Illinois
 * WikiProject Van Halen
 * WikiProject Winter Storms

I am an occassional contributor or guest of the follwing project:
 * WikiProject Guns N' Roses

Featured articles
Articles I have significantly contributed to and helped elevate to featured article status:
 * List of awards and nominations received by Aerosmith

Good articles
Articles I have significantly contributed to and helped elevate to good article status:
 * Northern Illinois University shooting
 * Aerosmith
 * Hard rock

Aerosmith-related

 * Aerosmith: Deuces are Wild
 * Love is Your Name
 * Blue Army Tour
 * Let Rock Rule Tour
 * Rock for the Rising Sun
 * Can't Stop Lovin' You (Aerosmith song)
 * Legendary Child
 * Global Warming Tour
 * Aerosmith/ZZ Top Tour
 * Aerosmith's fifteenth studio album (now Music from Another Dimension!)
 * Done with Mirrors Tour
 * Get a Grip Tour
 * Pump Tour
 * Aerosmith singles discography
 * Aerosmith filmography
 * Hangman Jury
 * Aero Force One
 * Roar of the Dragon Tour
 * Aerosmith concert tours
 * Aerosmith's 2007 World Tour
 * Rocksimus Maximus Tour
 * You See Me Crying
 * Blue Army (Aerosmith)
 * Uncle Salty
 * No More No More
 * Taylor Rhodes
 * Seasons of Wither
 * Tim Collins (manager)
 * Angel's Eye
 * Sunshine (Aerosmith song)
 * Marti Frederiksen
 * Lightning Strikes (Aerosmith song)
 * Let the Music Do the Talking (song)
 * Toys in the Attic (song)
 * F.I.N.E.
 * Monkey On My Back
 * Category:Aerosmith personnel
 * Template:Aerosmith singles
 * Aerosmith concert tours
 * What Kind of Love Are You On
 * Nine Lives (Aerosmith song)
 * Same Old Song and Dance
 * Taste of India
 * Nobody's Fault
 * Home Tonight
 * Lord of the Thighs
 * S.O.S. (Too Bad)
 * Shut Up and Dance (Aerosmith song)
 * Fever (Aerosmith song)
 * Kings and Queens (Aerosmith song)
 * Pink (song)
 * Hole in My Soul
 * Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)
 * Walk on Water (Aerosmith song)
 * Blind Man
 * Last Child
 * Deuces are Wild
 * Angel (Aerosmith song)
 * Amazing (Aerosmith song)
 * Cryin'
 * Eat the Rich (Aerosmith song)
 * The Other Side (Aerosmith song)
 * Back in the Saddle
 * Draw the Line (song)
 * What It Takes (song)
 * Livin' on the Edge
 * Category:Aerosmith songs
 * Template:Aerosmith
 * Jaded (Aerosmith song)
 * Devil's Got a New Disguise
 * Toxic Twins
 * Aerosmith's achievements and awards
 * Aerosmith discography
 * Just Push Play Tour
 * Rockin' the Joint Tour
 * Route of All Evil Tour
 * Crazy (Aerosmith song)

Illinois-related

 * Lake Cook Road
 * Early December 2007 North American winter storm
 * Category:Shopping malls in Chicago
 * Template:Lake County, Illinois
 * Golden Corridor
 * Template:Kane County, Illinois
 * Template:McHenry County, Illinois
 * Northern Illinois
 * Galleria Center
 * Esplanade (Algonquin)
 * Randall Road
 * Blizzard of 1999
 * Consolidated School District 158
 * Fox Valley Conference

Bon Jovi-related

 * New Jersey Syndicate Tour
 * In These Arms
 * Living in Sin (song)
 * Lay Your Hands On Me
 * Bad Medicine (song)
 * Born to Be My Baby
 * Category:Bon Jovi songs
 * Who Says You Can't Go Home
 * I'll Be There For You (Bon Jovi song)

Other Music-related

 * Can't Stop Lovin' You
 * Heaven (Warrant song)
 * Night Songs (song)
 * List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart
 * United We Stand: What More Can I Give
 * Who's Crying Now
 * Moscow Music Peace Festival
 * List of number-one mainstream rock hits (United States)