User:Wally

Greetings!

I'm a student in Washington, in the District of Columbia, and a former, legal and seasonal resident of St. Petersburg, Florida (yes, there is a relation to the one in Russia). I originally hail from Stamford, Connecticut.

My hobbies on Wikipedia include the peerage, political science in general, history of all sorts (especially military, American, European, and British). This, I suppose, reflects a Western bias I have growing up in a Western country. I endeavor to rise above this, however.

Additionally, I owe Wikipedia my interest in a good many areas to which I was not previously introduced; these include sociology, constitutional law, voting systems and the politics of Australia, Canada, Ireland and France. A sincere thank you is needed to all those who have contributed to the various articles in these sections, as you've done a smashing job.

Any questions or comments you'd like to toss at me can be dropped on my talk page. I highly doubt you'll have to compete for space; despite several months residence I seem to be enough of a newbie to still have UtherSRG's "Shit that needs fixing" page. In the highly-unlikely event I become someone important whose Midas touch on a page is requested, that can be sent to the talk page, too. I can additionally be contacted there for any concerns regarding requests for advocate services, should they be needed.

Articles which I've written or to which I've contributed substantially

 * ORP Blyskawica (under my IP, 4.64.4.16) (3 December 2003)
 * Siege of Vienna (under my IP, 4.64.4.16) (4 December 2003)
 * Leo Ryan (18 December 2003)
 * Unification of Sweden (15 January 2004)
 * Army of the Shenandoah (29 February 2004)
 * U.S. Republican Party presidential nomination, 2004 (4 March 2004)
 * Assassin (throughout March & April 2004)
 * Grammatical conjugation (24 March 2004)
 * Norodom Sihanouk (21 February & 28 March)
 * Baron Ellenborough (2 May 2004)
 * Thomas Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly (17 June 2004)
 * Erik Ritter von Kuehnelt-Leddihn (26 June 2004)
 * Cyril Newall, 1st Baron Newall (22 December 2004)
 * Hearts of Iron 2 (25 December 2004)
 * Marquess Townshend (27 December 2004)
 * Fascism (ongoing, from 27 December 2004)
 * Baron Ravensworth (30 December 2004)
 * Battle of Long Island (1 January 2005)
 * Brideshead Revisited (3 January 2005)
 * Baron Portal of Hungerford (17 February 2005)
 * Peter Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith (24 April 2005)
 * Francis Newall, 2nd Baron Newall (24 April 2005)
 * Viscount Chaplin (19 June 2005)
 * Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 (24 June 2005)