User:AviationFreak

'''Howdy! I'm AviationFreak.'''

I work a little in a lot of places on Wikipedia, in terms of both the types of articles I write/edit and the project-facing venues I frequent. My interests are all over the place, but a few highlights are aviation (duh), linguistics, and, occasionally, individually-notable animals. A couple of my bigger content contributions to the site were getting Ted Kaczynski to FA and a four award for Strom Thurmond filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. I'm also a reviewer at Articles for Creation and sometimes do anti-vandal work.

Many of my contributions are in relatively minor mainspace maintenance work, creation of smaller articles about topics I stumbled upon, GOCE copyedits, AfD comments, etc. I enjoy working with other editors, so if there's a topic you're working on that you think I might find interesting, give me a shout at my talk page! I'm happy being referred to using any pronouns.

Contributions
Major Content Improvement Ted Kaczynski Strom Thurmond filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 Chesapeake Bay Bridge

Did You Know... ... that U.S. senator Strom Thurmond's aides set up a bucket for him to relieve himself during his 24-hour filibuster? ... that the Korea Central Zoo houses a chimpanzee that smokes a pack of cigarettes a day? ... that Paleo-Indians began inhabiting Maryland around 10,000 BC? ... that nervous drivers can purchase a shuttle ride to get across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge? ... that all three engines on Aeroflot Flight 6709 stopped at the same time, resulting in a deadly crash? ... that a 14 ft steel cutout of Donald Trump stands outside the Trump House in Latrobe, Pennsylvania? ... that Michelle Curran is the only female flying with the United States Air Force Thunderbirds in the 2020 season? ... that although fracking is banned in Maryland, state officials support the Eastern Shore Pipeline, which carries fracked gas? ... that more than 41 million hours of online chess have been watched on Twitch during the COVID-19 pandemic? ... that Wahsayah Whitebird Communist Party membership was not publicly known until after he was elected? ... that Joe the Pigeon was granted a pardon by the Australian government after being sentenced to euthanasia? ... that Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, sniffed out more than 70 land mines in Cambodia? ... that Magnus Carlsen, the current World Chess Champion, resigned a recent tournament game after only one move? ... that a donut has a donutussy?

Articles Started An asterisk (*) represents expansion of a redirect or a total rewrite of a stub. -ussy · 100 gecs Tree · Aeroflot Flight 6709 · Askiminokonson · Azalea (chimpanzee) · Beau Miles · Bongcloud Attack · Carlsen-Niemann controversy · Carolyn A. Guertin · Corruption in Northern Ireland · Eastern Shore Pipeline · Great Fox Island · H2Oi · Holly Grove Christian School · Indigenous peoples of Maryland · Island Creamery · Jacob R. Day · Jared Solomon (Maryland politician) · Jeffrey Lidz · Joe the Pigeon · Levy Rozman · List of Maryland state historical markers · Lou Bloomfield · Magawa* · Mary A. Lehman · Maryland House of Delegates District 37A · Massawomeck tribe · Michelle Curran · Miller Grove High School (DeKalb County, Georgia)* · Motutaiko Island* · Online chess* · PogChamps · Roaring Point · Roy Purdy · Sabela · Steven C. Johnson · Strom Thurmond filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 · Te Paki Sand Dunes · Testudo (mascot)* · That Wanaka Tree · Townscaper · Trump House · Wahsayah Whitebird · Watts Island

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You are recipient no. 2462 of Precious, a prize of QAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:20, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

Most of these will sit here, undone, until the end of time. With that said, if you see something that interests you, run with it!
 * Waffle House marker system
 * Terminology of Quakerism
 * Improve Quaker business method
 * Yareni Rios-Gonzalez
 * Plains Indian Sign Language to GA - Source repo:
 * Introduction to Chess
 * 8485
 * Umru
 * Bernie Sanders filibuster of the 2010 Tax Relief Act
 * Marine life of the Chesapeake Bay (Overharvesting, economy, biology, etc.)
 * Destubbing Category:Indigenous peoples of North America stubs
 * WP:WikiProject Aviation/Soviet aviation task force/missing articles
 * Amtrak Connects US