User:ChildofMidnight

GREAT NEWS!!! Bacon Challenge 2010 is underway. Thank you to everyone who made the Doughnut Drive 2009 such an enormous success!!! Last year's Kelapstick Bacon Challenge 2009''' was awesome. Born to the tumults of history... Hall of Fame My proudest achievements as a Wikipedian include contributions to:
 * Rubbernecking
 * Sophomoric humor (not necessarily the article)
 * Grape pie
 * Dessert bar
 * Cookie salad
 * Snickers salad
 * Glorified rice
 * Bacon mania
 * Roadkill cuisine (with help and inspiration from a great Jedi)
 * Frittole
 * Steamed clams
 * Clams casino
 * Kiss My Bundt Bakery
 * Joan's on Third
 * Golden Krust
 * Chili Bowl (restaurant)
 * Oriental Theatre (Portland) (with a nice photo restoration from Durova, who needs to get cracking on my other photo needs)
 * Frederick Heath (architect)
 * West 8
 * Wearable technology
 * Exopolitics since merged
 * Food and sexuality for the prurient and hungry

And of course my work with doughnuts (the potato doughnut article is particularly intriguing to me) and the small part I had to play in upholding Wikipedia's core neutral point of view policy by exposing the dangers of square milk jugs





To work on:
Photos to add.
 * Minnesota cuisine
 * Suprematist architecture
 * Galleri Nasional/Indonesian National Gallery
 * Social amnesia
 * religious value unless this article already exists by a different name?
 * Dibi is a popular Senegalese grilled lamb dish. Kazan dibi is a caramelized Turkish cream.
 * Phoscao some sort of chocolate concoction. Probably an article on French Wikipedia?
 * Buntil (Javanese vegetable rolls)
 * Gudek Dish with young jackfruit and stewed meats
 * Climatic variable
 * Roswell UFO Festival (may already exist somewhere...)
 * Kerala architecture
 * Frank Pepe's
 * Fuddy duddy
 * Nihamanchi (South America)
 * Chain restaurant deserves article separate from chain store?
 * pontoon no article on the subject, just aspects like bridges and such.
 * user:ChildofMidnight/Bacon economy

Photos
These articles still need photos :
 * seven-layer salad
 * cow cod soup
 * grater cake
 * fish tea
 * Pink Dot
 * Hof's Hut
 * Drago restaurants
 * cookie salad
 * Tart 'n' Tinys
 * Chili Bowl (restaurant).

A Plea for Empathy

We get upset at people with conflicts of interest, but let's not forget that someone passionate about their work or a project they love may simply be coming here, naming themself after something important in their life, and trying to contribute. Empathy might soften our approach and help to guide them into becoming good faith contributers who understand the rules. Being confrontational and turning them off Wikipedia by immediately hitting them hard with templates and rule violations doesn't seem like the best approach. A little human touch and compassion would go a long way. Happy Holidays y'all! Upload photos here Special:Upload

New welcome template that I tried, but couldn't get to work: Your username here

My list of LA food spots deserving Wikipedia articles:


 * Farmers Market (Los Angeles) A wide assortment of ethnic eateries, food stalls and specialty food shops makes this a primo destination.
 * Norms Restaurants One of LA's top spots for pancakes, steak and eggs, and diner food.
 * Joan's on Third - one of LA's premiere specialty food stores and restaurants.
 * Pink's Hot Dogs - LA's version of Papaya King and Gray's Papaya.
 * Sees Candy - An LA institution for sweets.
 * Pinkberry - Not my favorite, but the most famous of the latest fro-yo craze. Popping up like mushrooms after the rains.
 * In & Out Burger - Famous and very very popular. I prefer Tomboys.
 * Jamba Juice - Keep those Wheat Grass shots coming. I've got a facial in 15 minutes.
 * Bristol Farms - LA's version of Whole Foods.
 * Pink Dot - LA's version of 7-11, with delivery. Done! Thanks Law.
 * Clifton's Cafeteria Created by MQS!!! Good job buddy.
 * Drago Restaurants
 * Spago -Wolfgang Puck's most famous LA haunt. He also has CUT and his pizza places.  I'm hoping someone will take me there soon...
 * Pann's -I didn't think it was that great, but the Pulp Fiction scene alone make's it notable, and it's been there a long time (in LA standards anyway)
 * La Brea Bakery -A top spot for breads has expanded and commercialized, and is still notable for leading the artisanal charge.
 * Raw Foods movement.
 * Trader Joe's - I know it's not unique to LA, but TJ's is a food mecca.
 * Souplantation - Where Angelino's go to gorge on salads and carbs.
 * The Ivy (Los Angeles) - Robertson Boulevard's top spot for the glitterati and the photographers who chase them.

More to come...
 * Canter's Deli on Fairfax Avenue

Articles
For the full list of articles I've created see: User:ChildofMidnight/articles Recent article creations:

2010 2009
 * Geiser Grand Hotel‎
 * John Virginius Bennes, major Oregon architect and designer of 30 or 40 Oregon State University buildings
 * Kaantjes Dutch bacon bits
 * Wyeth, Oregon
 * Albert C. Martin, Jr. Los Angeles architectural scion
 * Kemper Nomland pacifist, printer and architect
 * Blennerhassett Hotel
 * L. W. Thomas a Canton, Ohio architect
 * F.B. Hursh a Mansfield, Ohio architect
 * Gramm-Bernstein Company a WWI era truck maker
 * Thomas D. McLaughlin, a Lima, Ohio architect
 * Leonard Schmidtner (Kowalski) Polish architect in Milwaukee
 * Albert C. Nash Cincinnati area and Milwaukee architect
 * William Warren Sabin a Cleveland, Ohio architect
 * Forrest A. Coburn a Cleveland, Ohio architect
 * James W. McLaughlin an interesting Cincinnati architect who studied under James Keys Wilson
 * Jack Travis architect in Harlem, New York
 * Chase's Calendar of Events
 * Wirt Dexter Walker the scion of a family of wealthy Chicago lawyers
 * Lake Onota‎
 * J.W. Priest Berkshire County "cottage" architect
 * Charlotte Pomerantz‎, a children's book author
 * Fuddy-duddy
 * Immediacy (philosophy)‎
 * Religious values
 * Social amnesia
 * Masonic Temple (Springfield, Ohio) historic building
 * Shawnee Hotel historic building
 * Street Hall historic building on the Yale University campues (first college art school in U.S. supposedly)
 * St. Raphael Church (Springfield, Ohio) historic building
 * Tecumseh Building historic building
 * Lagonda Club Building
 * Municipal Building (Springfield, Ohio) historic building
 * Leonard B. Willeke architect in Michigan who designed Ford employee housing in the early 20th century
 * Can of whoop ass
 * Cudahy Packing Company meatpacking company
 * Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats‎ Wisconsin meatpacking company
 * Burgers’ Smokehouse Meatpacking company and direct mail meat seller
 * Double Down (sandwich)‎ No bun fried chicken sandwich from KFC
 * Friesinger's Candies Dayton, Ohio candy conglomerate
 * Strawberry Delight
 * DeCurtins family of architects in Ohio
 * John Duncan Forsyth Oklahoma architect
 * Oklahoma County Courthouse An art deco/ Mayan style architecture building
 * First Presbyterian Church (Aurora, Indiana)
 * Hillcrest Hotel Historic building in Toledo, Ohio
 * Rudolph Tietig House Cincinnati architect's home
 * Alfred Oscar Elzner Cincinnati architect
 * Losantiville Country Club Historic country club for Cincinnati's Jewish elite
 * Oliver House, Toledo, Ohio‎ historic hotel in Dayton, Ohio that is now home to restaurants, a brew pub, gallery space, apartments and a patisserie.
 * Cincinnati chapter of the American Institute of Architects Interesting for its list of past presidents which is a who's who of the Queen's City's architects
 * Walter L. Rapp Cincinnati architect
 * Rudolph Tietig‎ interesting Cincinnati architect
 * Steve_Harrigan a foreign correspondent
 * T.B. Townsend builder and brick company owner in Ohio
 * Muskingum County Courthouse
 * Myron Goldsmith modernist architect
 * Blume High School‎
 * Levi Scofield Cleveland architect
 * Graphic Arts Building (Dayton, Ohio)‎
 * Schenck & Williams Dayton Ohio architectural firm
 * Pierce Schenck inventor and entrepreneur who started the Speedwell Motor Company
 * Reibold Building
 * Charles Herby architect in Dayton, Ohio
 * Newcom Tavern Historic Dayton, Ohio building
 * Charles Insco Williams ‎ Dayton, Ohio architect of some very historical buildings
 * William G. Preston architect
 * Reynold Hinsdale Cleveland architect
 * Charles Crapsey Major architect of late 19th Century Churches and other buildings
 * Charles F. Schweinfurth renowned Cleveland architect
 * John Eisenmann Architect of Cleveland Arcade, Case Western University's Main building, the school's first professor of civil engineering, and may have designed the Ohio flag?
 * Stark County Courthouse and Annex
 * J. Milton Dyer Very notable Cleveland, Ohio architect who designed the city's city hall and the Peerless Motor Company's building among other interesting and historic structures
 * Palace Hotel, Helsinki‎ Helsinki hotel opened for the Olympics with modernist furnishings
 * Olavi Hänninen Finnish designer
 * Norwegian Seamen's Church church for mariners and wayfarers near Los Angeles Harbor (in San Pedro)
 * Frank Packard A Columbus, Ohio architect
 * William B. Ittner St. Louis architect known for his school building designs built over the U.S.
 * Alfred Hahn Toledo, Ohio architect whose work is also in Oberlin
 * US Post Office and Federal Building-Zanesville Historic building
 * Old McKinley High School Historic school building
 * George F. Hammond Cleveland architect who did mostly neoclassical work, and a nutty looking hotel that was fun.
 * Aurora Public Library (Aurora, Indiana) historic library and building
 * Guilford School building historic building
 * Johann Koehnken article about some organ makers in the Midwestern U.S. who came from Germany
 * James Keys Wilson‎ Cincinnati architect famous for his Plum Street Temple building.
 * Bernart T. Wisenall architect in Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati
 * Duke Energy Building another historic building
 * Dixie Terminal Major building in Cincinnati that needs a photo
 * Westwood School Another historic school and building
 * Withrow School Historic Ohio school of some architectural interest
 * Rothenberg School Historic public school in Ohio named after its Jewish principal
 * Esteri Tomula a Finnish designer
 * Rörstrand a Swedish pottery and ceramics company started in 1726.
 * Gustavsberg porcelain a Swedish porcelain company started in 1826
 * Porsgrund Porselænsfabrik Norwegian porcelain maker
 * Johansfors Glasbruk Swedish glass maker
 * Ulla Procopé Finnish designer
 * Antti Nurmesniemi Finnish designer
 * Grete Prytz Kittelsen a Norwegian artist and deigner
 * Magnor Glassverk a Norwegian glass maker
 * Westwood Elementary Historic school building
 * Outdoor enthusiast
 * Peter Bonnett Wight architect
 * Frederick W. Garber Cincinnati (primarily) architect
 * George J. Wimberly Hawaiian archtitect also known for his work on resort architecture
 * Pretzinger Family of architects and an engineer
 * Hansjörg Göritz
 * Alexandre Chan
 * Grape festival a disambiguation of the various grape festivals
 * John Houshmand an artisan furniture maker in the Catskill Mountins
 * Lucie Clayton Charm Academy per a request for coverage of this institution of female etiquette
 * Advent Design International New Jersey business that sells bathtubs carved from blocks of stone
 * Tampico Spice Company, Los Angeles spice company
 * Michael T. Flynn head of U.S. intelligence in Afghanistan
 * Whetstone Chocolates chocolate company from St Augustine, Florida
 * SweetWorks candymaker (Sixlets)
 * Todos Santos Chocolates A chocolatier in New Mexico
 * Prelle an historic French fabric company
 * Broučci winged characters popularized by Jan Karafiat and made into figurine in Czech Republic
 * Jan Karafiat Czech author
 * Grange Furniture an historic fine furniture maker
 * Kulajda Czech soup
 * La Degustation a fancy Czech restaurant in Prague
 * Karen Feldman a Bohemian glassware maker
 * Detron Lewis Texas Tech receiver
 * Baron Batch Texas Tech runningback
 * B. J. Daniels (American football) College quarterback
 * Robert McClain U Conn cornerback and return specialist
 * Rich Gunnell
 * B. A. and Ruth Stover House
 * Thomas McCann House
 * Trinity Episcopal Church (Bend, Oregon)
 * Hugh Thompson (architect) Architect in Bend, Oregon.
 * Lee Arden Thomas Architect on some cool theaters and buildings
 * Bend Amateur Athletic Club Gymnasium NRHP listed building
 * Weatherly Building old building
 * List of books and films about Barack Obama
 * Accounts and assessments of George W. Bush's life and work
 * Accounts and assessments of Barack Obama's life and work
 * John Porter Clark architect
 * Oriental Theatre (Portland) Awesome "theatre" that is no more
 * James Clemmer Movie theater business operator
 * John Hamrick Movie theater business mogul

My place to put articles that may be worth restoring

 * User:ChildofMidnight/Mermaid problem
 * User:ChildofMidnight/List of secret societies
 * User:ChildofMidnight/George W. Bush pretzel incident
 * User:ChildofMidnight/My Jewel
 * User:ChildofMidnight/Timeline of fictional future events
 * user:ChildofMidnight/Fictional trios
 * User:ChildofMidnight/home invasion in Britain
 * User:ChildofMidnight/Empire Square Tower
 * User:ChildofMidnight/vegetarian diet
 * User:ChildofMidnight/Neutron stars in fiction
 * User:ChildofMidnight/List of anthems of micronations
 * User:ChildofMidnight/Sandbox/The Marquee Room
 * user:ChildofMidnight/The Truth (painting)
 * user:ChildofMidnight/List of creationism and evolution articles
 * user:ChildofMidnight/ThreesCompany inPopularCulture
 * user:ChildofMidnight/Flandreau Cemetery
 * user:ChildofMidnight/terms for homelessness in different languages
 * user:ChildofMidnight/Star Wars sectors
 * user:ChildofMidnight/Ralph and Sylvia Madoff
 * user:ChildofMidnight/SuperHamster's Dad
 * User:ChildofMidnight/2nd Amendment
 * User:ChildofMidnight/List of fruits that cannot legally be carried on certain public transport systems (this may or may not be a legitimate subject. So it may be here because it's funny to me.)
 * user:ChildofMidnight/Ska and Orange County (restored)
 * User:ChildofMidnight/List of disbarments (restored as List of disbarments in the United States)
 * User:ChildofMidnight/Schwa (restaurant) (restored by another editor)
 * user:ChildofMidnight/Devendra Prabhudesai (restored)
 * user:ChildofMidnight/ Iceland-South Korea relations (restored) No, I don't actually think is notable.

Other notes
I am not fluent in WikiSpeak.


 * Ridiculous edits: Here, here , , here here  here  and this warning and the related edit made me laugh.


 * "I can see that ChildofMidnight is an impulsive, belligerent character..."
 * -Another happy customer

Article wizard 2.0


 * user:ChildofMidnight/Article Extermination Squadron

Photos
User:ChildofMidnight/photos

Award, honors and other accolades
User:ChildofMidnight/honors

Santa's workshop
User:ChildofMidnight/workshop

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