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[edit] Articles that I started:
Not a complete list of every article that I started, but a large sample. No redirects were added to this list.
[edit] Wisconsin
- Brothertown Indians - my first article featured on wikipedia.org homepage as a "Did You Know" article on February 2, 2006
- Hearthstone Historic House Museum - featured as "Did You Know" article on January 6, 2007
- EAA AirVenture Museum - contributed 3 photographs to article, but I did not start the article. Helped with copyediting and guidance for a student who expanded the article for a class project at the University of Minnesota and had it featured on "Did You Know" on May 3, 2007
- Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians - expanded the 4 sentence stub to over 8k characters, and had it featured on the "Did You Know" section on the main page on June 22, 2007
- Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive - helped User:Master son expand, fact check, and take pictures for the article that was featured on the "Did You Know" section on the main page on August 25, 2007
- Peshtigo Fire Museum - featured as "Did You Know" article on September 2, 2007
- World Championship Snowmobile Derby - featured in the "Did You Know" section on November 30, 2007
- Bob Kames - nominated and expanded the article started by User:Scanlan which was featured on DYK on April 16, 2008
- Lee Remmel - nominated and expanded the article started by User:Gonzo fan2007 which was featured on DYK on May 12, 2008
The Gufs | Wisconsin Technical College System | Fox Valley Technical College | Lakeshore Technical College | Jim Gantner | WISS Trivia Contest | Wisconsin International Raceway | Carl Kiekhaefer | Madison International Speedway | Little House wayside | Acuity Insurance | The Post-Crescent | Wisconsin Off Road Series | Herman C. Timm House | College of the Menominee Nation | Titan Stadium (UW-Oshkosh) | The Sheboygan Press | Chilton Times-Journal | Tri-County News (Wisconsin) | Spaceport Sheboygan | WORQ | Greenleaf | Dalton | Briggsville | Dundee | University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County | University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac | University of Wisconsin-Marinette | University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County | University of Wisconsin-Richland | Gateway Technical College | Mid-State Technical College | Moraine Park Technical College | Nicolet Area Technical College | Northcentral Technical College | Southwest Wisconsin Technical College | Waukesha County Technical College | High Cliff State Park | St. Anna, Wisconsin | Marathon County Historical Museum | Oshkosh Public Museum | Leopolis, Wisconsin | Tilleda, Wisconsin | Green Bay Packers cheerleaders | Blue Sky Green Field Wind Farm | Platte Mound M | Lake Delton
[edit] NASCAR
- Daytona Beach Road Course - featured on wikipedia.org homepage as a "Did You Know" article on March 16, 2006 - it was both a NASCAR track and a location for the land speed record
- Sara Christian - featured on wikipedia.org homepage as a "Did You Know" article on May 5, 2006 - the first woman to start in a NASCAR race (at NASCAR's first race)
- Jim Roper / Glenn Dunnaway - featured together on wikipedia.org homepage as a "Did You Know" article on May 18, 2006 - Roper won the first NASCAR race after Dunnaway's car was disqualified
- Whelen Modified Tour - featured on wikipedia.org homepage as a "Did You Know" article on May 20, 2006 - significantly helped main writer User:Barno
- Bobby Norfleet - featured on wikipedia.org homepage as a "Did You Know" article on June 21, 2006 - significantly updated article started by User:D-Day
- Bill France, Jr. - featured as a "Did You Know" article on December 15, 2006
- Holman Moody - featured as a "Did You Know" article on March 12, 2007
- Bruton Smith - featured as a "Did You Know" article on May 8, 2007
- Ken Squier - featured as a "Did You Know" article on June 5, 2007. Significantly expanded the stub.
- 1979 Daytona 500 - featured as a "Did You Know" article on June 13, 2007. Significantly expanded and sourced the article that I did not start.
- 1992 Hooters 500 - featured as a "Did You Know" article on September 24, 2007.
- Andy Papathanassiou - featured as a "Did You Know" article on October 23, 2007. Significantly expanded and sourced the article that I did not start, including the DYK fact.
- 1959 Daytona 500 - featured as a "Did You Know" article with Johnny Beauchamp (which I helped expand within time window) in a double DYK fact
- Chase Austin - featured on the "Did You Know" section on December 15, 2007
- Bob Barkhimer - the midget driver and NASCAR stock car promoter was featured in the DYK section on December 22, 2007
- Jimmie Lewallen - early NASCAR driver was featured in the DYK section on December 29, 2007
- Dick Berggren - featured on DYK on January 27, 2008
- Robin Pemberton - nominated and expanded the DYK article from February 15, 2008
Red Farmer | Robbie Reiser | Erik Darnell | Steve Wallace (racer) | Polish Victory Lap | Nashville Speedway USA | Carl Kiekhaefer | Fonty Flock | Bob Flock | Ethel Mobley | Buddy Arrington | Nathan Haseleu | rewrote Bump and run (auto racing) | Frank Kreyer | Dick Passwater | Paul Andrews (NASCAR) | Brian Whitesell | Jimmy Horton | Grand American | Tighe Scott | Marc Davis (racer) | NASCAR Convertible Division
[edit] Historic racing
- Henry Segrave/Segrave Trophy featured together on wikipedia.org homepage as a "Did You Know" article on March 19, 2006
- Rajo Jack featured on the "Did You Know" section on the main page on November 14, 2007
- Eddie Hasha featured on the "Did You Know" section on the main page on December 10, 2007
Sig Haugdahl | Frank Lockhart | Pete DePaolo | Board track racing | Earl Cooper | Los Angeles Motordome
[edit] Other car racing
- Steve Millen- featured on wikipedia.org homepage as a "Did You Know" article on July 31, 2006
- IMSA GT Championship - featured on "Did You Know" section of the main page on May 15, 2007. I urged the originator of the article to source it. I then copyedited and nominated the article for DYK.
- Dick Thompson - the "Flying Dentist" was featured on the "Did You Know" section on the main page on October 27, 2007.
- Scott Bloomquist - featured on DYK on March 11, 2008
American Speed Association | Jennerstown Speedway | USAR Hooters Pro Cup | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | rewrote Wayne Taylor from scratch | IMCA Modified | New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame | John Marcum
[edit] Off-road racing
SODA (series) - I had my first pit crew experience at a SODA event for a buggy at a Road America event in the 1990s, and here is an image of the driver racing his CORR truck in 2006.
CORR | Walker Evans (racer) | Crandon International Off-Road Raceway | Wisconsin Off Road Series (mountain bike) | Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group | Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame | Category:Off-road racing | Johnny Greaves (racer) | Jack Flannery
[edit] Open wheel racing
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum | List of National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductees | National Sprint Tour | National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame | Sleepy Tripp |
[edit] Drag racing
- Bob Glidden - expanded the existing stub over 5 fold. It was featured in the DYK section on December 18, 2007
- Bill Jenkins (dragracer) - featured on DYK on January 2, 2008
- Eddie Hill - featured on DYK on January 5, 2007
- Jack Chrisman - my 50th DYK article started, featured on March 13, 2008
- Al Hofmann - expanded the existing stub 6 fold and it was featured on the DYK section on March 27, 2008
- Don Nicholson - featured on DYK on April 2, 2008
Jungle Jim Liberman | Gatornationals
[edit] Other racing
- Chris Economaki - (legendary racing announcer/writer) featured on wikipedia.org homepage as a "Did You Know" article on June 17, 2006
- Impact wrench - featured on homepage as a "Did You Know" article on December 17, 2006. I didn't help write the article, but I helped reference the article. The article wouldn't have been featured has I not referenced the article.
- Dick Mann - featured on the homepage as a "Did You Know" article on September 22, 2007
- World Championship Snowmobile Derby - featured in the "Did You Know" section on November 30, 2007
- Snocross - featured in the "Did You Know" section on the main page on December 9, 2007
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America | National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame | Miguel Duhamel | Kenny Coolbeth | Bill Muncey | Race to the Sky | Tarzan Yamada | Simpson Performance Products
[edit] Contemporary Christian Music
- Article One (band) - rescued deleted article and improved it to get it featured on the "Did You Know" section on the main page on April 11, 2008
Weekend 22 | Total Axxess | Aaron Shust | Jesus Freak Hideout | Marie Miller | Music in the Rockies | Fervent Records | GMA Dove Awards of 2007 | Grey Holiday | Sevenglory | Stephanie Smith | Addison Road | Tenth Avenue North
- Christian Music Central - The only article that I started which was deleted. I had it speedy deleted after it came up on AfD since it was weak on reliable sources. It is a reference for CCM articles.
[edit] Other mainstream music
[edit] Misc.
- Centennial Light - I didn't start the article, but I helped source and expand the DYK article from December 19, 2006. The article might have not been featured had I not helped source the article.
- Rutka Laskier - I would have started the article had it not just been started. I helped expand and source the article, and nominated the compelling story for DYK.
- Jessie Bartlett Davis / I Love You Truly - used together in a DYK hook on January 22, 2008
- Alien abduction insurance - the article was featured on the April Fool's Day mainpage on April 1, 2008
List of trivia contests | Penske Automotive Group | War of 1812 museum (Plattsburgh)
[edit] A sample of my updates/contributions:
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- my colleges:
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (B.S. (1991)/Mathematics major, Computer Science (programming) minor) (where I may have been in classes with Brian Paul, programmed in Pascal, Assembly language, BASIC, SNOBOL, ADA, and LISP)
- Fox Valley Technical College (actively seeking both an associates degree in IT-Networking and a certificate in IT-Web Development) (Phi Theta Kappa, AITP officer, programming in Visual Basic .NET, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, and XML, nominated for 2007 student of the Year)
[edit] Substantially completed (starting with an existing small article)
Scott Wimmer | Ted Musgrave | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Viterbo University | Schreiber Foods
[edit] My signatures
Here are all the signatures that I have used:
