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I'm Warofdreams , the name taken from the title of
a book by
Angela Carter .
I was a contributor to Wikipedia from
August 2003 , an
administrator since
February 2004 , and I went to the first ever
Wikimeet, in London . I am also a
bureaucrat , but there must be a better term for that. I was a member of the founding board of
Wikimedia UK .
I wrote articles mainly on
architecture ,
politics and
history , and just occasionally on
popular culture , the
natural world and all manner of other topics. I sometimes tinker with templates and get involved in WikiProjects.
Did you know...
Awarded by
User:Howabout1 for services to articles on
West Africa .
Africa Award for tireless contributions to African geography articles and African template creation. Presented by
Dvyost from the
Africa-related regional notice board
...that
Le Corbusier 's most famous building is probably
Unité d'Habitation in
Marseille ?
...that a
demisemiquaver is a
musical note that is played for 1/32 the duration of a
whole note ?
...that the
UK 's
Workers Socialist Federation began as a
suffragette group?
...that the
Venetian Arsenal is mentioned in
Dante 's Inferno?
...that
Nigeria , which contains what was once the
Kingdom of Benin , has repeatedly called for the
United Kingdom to return the
Benin Bronzes , in a situation similar to
Greece 's petition for the return of the
Elgin Marbles ?
...that some
Trotskyists describe the
Soviet Union under
Joseph Stalin as
bureaucratic collectivist ?
...that the
phantom island of Brazil of
Irish mythology supposedly emerged from the mists only once every seven years?
...that the
UN estimates that 150,000 people died during the
Liberian Civil War , with 850,000
refugees fleeing to neighbouring countries?
...that
Ulysses S. Grant awarded
Bolama to
Portugal , who made it the first capital of
Portuguese Guinea ?
...that leaders of
Workers Resistance , a
Trotskyist group in
Ukraine , set up a swathe of invented parties in order to defraud other
left-wing organisations?
...that the
Viking Great Army pillaged and conquered much of
England in the late
ninth century ?
...that
Wogan Philipps was the only member of the
Communist Party of Great Britain to sit in the
House of Lords ?
...that the
COMILOG Cableway , built to transport
manganese ore mined in
Gabon , was the one of the world's longest
cable cars at over 75
km ?
...that the British
music journalist
Everett True introduced
Kurt Cobain to
Courtney Love ?
...that although Scottish socialist
John McGovern was the treasurer of the
Anti-Parliamentary Communist Federation , he later became an
Independent Labour Party
Member of Parliament ?
...that
charcoal merchant
Thomas Britton ran a series of
concerts in his
loft at which the most famous
musicians in
London performed?
...that the fictional radio listeners
Dave and Sue exemplify the
target audience for
BBC Local Radio ?
...that
William Dronfield founded the
United Kingdom Alliance of Organised Trades , which inspired the creation of the
Trades Union Congress ?
...that the
Oxford University Ice Hockey Club claims to be the second oldest
ice hockey team in the world?
...that the offices of the
Labour Leader , the newspaper of the
British
Independent Labour Party , were raided in 1915, and editor
Fenner Brockway was charged with publishing
seditious material?
...that
Ladipo Solanke , long the Secretary-General of the
West African Students' Union , was the first person to broadcast on the
radio in the
Yoruba language ?
...that between her marriage to
Marcus Garvey and her relationship with
President of Liberia
William Tubman ,
Pan-Africanist activist
Amy Ashwood Garvey ran a club on
London 's
Carnaby Street ?
...that
Isaac Ironside , a politician in
Sheffield , attempted to implement ideas originating from
Robert Owen and from
Toulmin Smith 's
localist theories?
...that
Irish writer and trade unionist
Brian Behan once took part in a
swearing match at the
British Museum ?
...that the
Mitcham and Morden by-election in 1982 remained the last to see a gain by the British
Conservative Party until 2008?
...that during the
Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1982 , future leader of the
Liberal Democrats
Charles Kennedy wore a
sandwich board reading "The real
Roy Jenkins is number 5"?
...that the
Irish politician the
O'Gorman Mahon commanded a
Chilean fleet, fought thirteen
duels , and won a
by-election aged 87?
...that shortly after the
Revolution of 1848 , the
socialist feminist
Jeanne Deroin became the first woman to stand in a national election in France?
...that
paramilitary
loyalist
Tommy Herron declared war on the
British Army , but called it off after two days?
...that the charitable
Sheffield Town Trust funded a
cricket match which aimed to "prevent the infamous practice of throwing at
cocks "?
...that the
Sheffield Improvement Act 1818 required all owners of
steam engines in the
Yorkshire town to "consume" the engine's smoke?
...that although
Desmond Lardner-Burke , Minister of Justice in
Rhodesia , died in the 1980s, his name appeared on the electoral roll for the
Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 2008 ?
... that after
George Lansbury lost the
Bow and Bromley by-election, 1912 , where he stood for re-election on a platform of
women's suffrage , he declared "Never Resign!"?
... that
George Hargreaves ,
Christian Party candidate in the
Haltemprice and Howden by-election , has said that the
dragon symbol on the
Welsh flag is "nothing less than the sign of
Satan "?
... that one
Prior of Ecclesfield , near
Sheffield in
England , was accused by
Benedictine authorities of "embezzlement of the priory's goods" and of living an "evil life"?
... that
Francis Coleman worked as a
conductor ,
magazine editor and
musical director of the
Royal Winnipeg Ballet before, at age 29, producing
CBC 's coverage of
Elizabeth II 's
coronation ?
... that
William Long ,
Minister of Home Affairs in
Northern Ireland at the start of
The Troubles , later became the skipper of a fishing boat?
... that in 1962, politicians
Robin Bailie and
Bob Cooper launched a journal entitled Review , even though they were only able to publish a single issue?
... that the
Sheffield Iris newspaper's
first editor fled the
UK when troops tried to arrest him, and its
second was imprisoned for six months on charges of malicious
libel ?
... that the
Revolutionary Communist
candidate at the
1945 Neath by-election was the first
Trotskyist to stand in a British parliamentary election?
... that
Wendy Henry , one of the first female
newspaper editors on
Fleet Street , later became a full-time dog re-socialiser for the
Battersea Dogs' Home ?
... that the
highest circulation newspaper in the United Kingdom at the start of the 19th century sold only 4,000 copies a day?
... that
Richard Pankhurst , founder of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, is the son of
suffragette
Sylvia Pankhurst ?
... that the British
lion tamer and
politician
John Smith Clarke cured
Lenin 's dog of an illness?
... that
Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper was the first publication to regularly sell one million copies an issue?
... that
Maltman Barry , a British political activist, was a friend of
Karl Marx , but stood for election as a
Conservative ?
... that
Mary of Woodstock , daughter of
Edward I of England , travelled widely as a nun despite a
papal travel prohibition ?
... that
St Peter's Church, Barton-upon-Humber was the first example of
Anglo-Saxon architecture identified using evidence contained in the building?
... that
Leopold Blaschka , who worked with his son to make detailed
glass flowers and
marine invertebrates (
jellyfish pictured) , began his career manufacturing
glass eyes ?
... that the world's first
air force , the
French Aerostatic Corps , was founded in 1794 and used
balloons for
reconnaissance ?
... that
Frank Hansford-Miller , founder of the
English National Party , emigrated to
Australia ?
... that
Irish Socialist Republican Party co-founder
Robert Dorman became the first
Labour Party member of the
Senate of Northern Ireland ?
... that
British peer
Ted Hill lived in a
terraced house in
Wivenhoe ?
... that
Butchers Wheel , a
cutlery and tool factory in
Sheffield , could only be accessed through a single, guarded door?
... that the
National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers , a forerunner of the
Royal British Legion , was founded in opposition to the re-conscription of men injured during
World War I ?
... that
Charles Lapworth worked closely with both
Eugene V. Debs and
Charlie Chaplin ?
... that, following a dispute at the
Sheffield Attercliffe by-election result in 1909,
Arnold Muir Wilson sued a rival for damage to his
bowler hat ?
... that
socialist
Salvationist
Frank Smith stood for the
British House of Commons twelve times before he was finally elected, at the age of 74?
... that
Atomatrix , who skated for Team USA at the
Roller Derby World Cup , has competed at the international level in
inline and ice
speed skating ?
... that All-Star
roller derby skater
Ronnie Robinson was the son of
Sugar Ray Robinson ?
... that
Quadzilla can leap fourteen people in a single bound?
... that the
Darnall Works in
Sheffield is the only remaining works to have produced
crucible steel on a large scale?
... that, while a member of
Belfast City Council ,
Lindsay Mason patrolled the city with a bow and arrow?
... that
P. T. Daly , secretary of the
Dublin Council of Trade Unions , was imprisoned during the
Dublin Lock-out and interned during the
Easter Rising ?
... that
John Peck stood for election to
Nottingham City Council 35 times without success before he finally won a seat?
Shiny awards
The Architecture Barnstar
Awarded by
User:Mcginnly for all your contributions to architectural topics, the
WikiProject Architecture and particularly, populating the Years in architecture categories.
The Society Barnstar
Awarded by
User:Timrollpickering with thanks for your numerous contributions.
The Parliamentary Barnstar
I,
Sam Blacketer , award you this barnstar for your exceptional contributions to articles on the
Parliament of the United Kingdom generally.
Sam Blacketer 12:07, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
I, Evilclown93, award you this barnstar for writing
this essay , which may eventually repair RfA to boot. I personally believe it is brilliant.
Evilclown93
(talk) 01:00, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
For categorization work on articles that fall within
Category:Years in architecture , especially with articles which I create, consistently forgetting to add said categories. Keep up the good work, the community appreciates it.
IvoShandor 08:10, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
The 25
DYK Medal for WarofDreams
Congratulations! Here's a medal for you in appreciation of your hardwork in creating, expanding (and nominating) 25+ articles for DYK. Keep up the good work - sorry it took a while. Well done again, WarofDreams! --
Victuallers (
talk ) 17:28, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
The Invisible Barnstar
For your hard work and great team sprit with the rollout of
Template:Infobox UK place I grant you the Invisible Barnstar as I believe people take that work for granted! Many thanks! --
Jza84 |
Talk 13:09, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
Quotes
"Finally, we'd like to announce a fun project loosely associated with Nupedia, Wikipedia. Have a look and write a paragraph or two!"
Front page of Nupedia , January 2001
"If we create 1000 pages a month, we will be able to hit 100,000 pages in only 8 years."
User:Jimbo Wales ,
February 2001
"Our getting 100,000 articles is definitely not out of the question. Indeed, it's also far from impossible that we could have 1,000,000 articles someday; there are, surely, 1,000,000 topics of discussion in existence."
Why Wikipedia is so great , April 2001
[1]
"Wikipedia is growing at a dizzying rate. Wikipedia produces articles at over 1,300 per month."
Why Wikipedia is so great , April 2001
[2]