My boxes This user is a member of the Guild of Copy Editors. This user is a random page patroller. This user is a member of WikiProject Cleanup. This user participates in WikiProject Africa. This user is a participant in WikiProject Nigeria. This user participates in WikiProject Cities. This user is Nigerian.

Welcome to my userpage

My name is Bem Max Nomor. I am a historian, journalist, broadcaster and Wikipedian. I am an encyclopaedia enthusiast par excellence.

My interest in encyclopaedias

My dad had a good collection of encyclopaedias: general and specific fields. So I grew up reading encyclopaedias and less of novels as my peers. I virtually read through the entire 16 volumes of the Harver Junior World Encyclopaedia which was my favourite because it was elementary, concise and easy to understand. I also read the Life Cycle Library for Young People (an encyclopaedia of human life) extensively.

During world sporting events and when specific countries were in the news, I read the Encyclopaedia of Nations to have a basic understanding those countries. The Medical Encyclopedia was handy when I needed to understand diseases and medical terminologies. Other encyclopaedias I used sometimes were Britannica and Americana.

When my dad bought our first family desktop computer in 2002, I was introduced to Encarta Encyclopaedia; and because it was multimedia, I found it more interesting.

While at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, sometimes I would spend the weekend with my friend, Kingsley Wonotanzokan Tagowa, who had a laptop installed with Encarta Encyclopaedia.

Always, I would go to Kashim Ibrahim Library (KIL) and queue up for a-40-minute-access-session to Encarta encyclopaedia.

When I discovered Wikipedia

I discovered Wikipedia while researching for a term paper for my undergraduate degree in 2004. It was as interesting as Encarta but more because almost all related articles were hyperlinked. The irresistible urge to learn more about a subject would sometimes lead me into the ‘wilderness.’ More amazing was the fact that it had up-to-the-minute information. I remember marvelling at how they were able to achieve it.

My obsession with Wikipedia became an addiction such that sometimes I would spend all-night in an internet café reading randomly through articles. But I didn’t start editing until 2009.

My mission on Wikipedia

I spend most of my time editing content relating to Africa and Nigeria in particular. As a graduate of history, I also edit historical articles on topics I am conversant with. As a journalist off-Wikipedia and random page patroller here, I help in copyediting articles. I will be joining Wikinews soon.

In the nearest future, I intend to become a Wikipedian in Residence in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums, ( GLAM) and cultural heritage institutions in my locality to broaden Wikimedia content.

My vision on Wikipedia

My vision is to be the highest contributor of indigenous African content on Wikipedia.

I also hope to become a Wikipedia Ambassador when I have time.

My works on Wikipedia

I am a member of Wikipedia's guild of copyeditors and a random page patroller. I am a participant of WikiProject Clean Up, WikiProject Cities and WikiProject Africa and WikiProject Nigeria.