User:Willscrlt/Articles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Contents 1 Articles 1.1 Original creations 1.2 Massive rewriting 1.3 Significant editing

[edit] Articles

By design or by accident, I contributed to the following articles in some meaningful way. I have edited many more pages, but these are ones of which I am especially pleased. The dates listed in reverse chronological order (newest on top) generally by the first date I made significant edits. I've likely made other changes since.

[edit] Original creations

I started and usually added a significant amount of information to these.

Draft COI Guideline (2007-02-01) - First draft of a proposed revision/replacement for the current WP:COI guideline. Welcome (2007-01-30) - A fancy (probably too fancy) welcome message for new users. UbxWPHerb1 and UbxWPSpice1 (2007-01-29) - Userboxes for the Herbs and Spices WikiProject. UbxWPBrr1Chocolate (2007-01-29) - Userbox for the Ice Cream WikiProject. {{for example}} (2007-01-25) - There was nothing else quite like it, so I created it. {{WPMIXInfobox}} (2007-01-15) - An insanely complicated esoteric infobox that supports a huge number of options and adapts dynamically to the selected options. {{WPMIXBarnstar}} (2007-01-14) - Created the award. UbxWikicommonsUser (2007-01-10) - Created a new userbox to link to a Wikimedia Commons user page. UbxWPMix1Blank and others (2007-01-07) - Created 11 new userboxes for the WikiProject Mixed Drinks. Participants list (2007-01-07) - It's a nifty transcludable participant list for the WikiProject. It's fun creating dynamic pages that look different depending on how they are accessed. Mixed drink supplies (2007-01-06) - This page helps alleviate having to link to several articles individually, sort of like a disambiguation page. Whiskey sour (2007-01-02) - This is a completely new start for the article. IBA Official Cocktail (2007-01-01) - The IBA is an invaluable resource for me for determining which cocktails are truly notable on an international level. I forked several articles off of the List of cocktails and added additional information and photos: Drink mixer (2006-12-29) - New Cocktail garnish (2006-12-29) - New Non-alcoholic mixed drink (2006-12-28) - New Flaming beverage (2006-12-28) - New Beer cocktail (2006-12-28) - New Mixed drink shooters and drink shots - Gutted the entire thing and started fresh. {{Cocktail-expand}} (2006-12-12) and {{Cocktail-micro}} (2006-12-15) - Two ill-conceived and ill-fated templates that were very non-standard and subsequently deleted. I learned a lesson and a better, standards-compliant way to do the same thing and more. {{WPMIX}} (2006-12-07), {{Cocktail-stub}} (2006-12-07), and {{Cocktail-micro-talk}} (2006-12-15) - These help make my job editing the cocktail articles a bit easier. I created a few related categories, too. New templates will be created soon to replace these since the Wikiproject is changing its name from Cocktails to Mixed Drinks, which makes me happy. Sherry glass (2006-12-04) - Not much of an article, but it was a start. Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (2006-11-29) - There was no information on the Latin GRAMMY awards. Photo (2006-11-24) - Added a fair use photo of Jack Turner. Category:Wikipedians by alma mater: Cuesta College (2006-11-24) - There is at least one Cougar here. I should create a userbox to go with it. User:Willscrlt (2006-11-24) - Time to create my own user page. Template:User in Scotland (2006-11-23) - My first userbox creation. Jack Turner (writer) (2006-11-23) - My first article and a great learning exercise.

[edit] Massive rewriting

Essentially these are entirely new or completely rewritten articles.

Cosmopolitan (2008-05-20) - Major update to the article that had gotten rather "worn" since I last worked on it. Incorporated the many changes that had been added over time, and reorganized to help resolve some disputed history issues. Hachette Book Group USA (2008-05-07) - Complete reorganization and a new History section. Edward Burger (2008-05-02) - Essentially created the article from scratch based on information from 15 sources I tracked down. Cerveza preparada (2007-01-21) - Consolidated Chavela into Cerveza preparada, along with various other updates. Bronx (2007-01-18) - Essentially created the article from scratch based on information from several sources I tracked down. Renamed WikiProject Cocktails to Mixed Drinks (2007-01-17) - There really should be a much easier way to rename entire groups of pages. Tequila Sunrise (2007-01-12) - Renovation and standardized to IBA Amaretto (2007-01-01) - Major cleanup including reorganization, sourcing unsourced statements, photos. Integrated a few notable cocktails that exemplify Amaretto. Cosmopolitan (2007-01-01) - Major revision with reorganization, rewritten sections, new photos, and formatting changes. Bloody Mary (2006-12-31) - Major revision with reorganization, rewritten sections, new photos, and formatting changes. Incredible hulk (2006-12-20) - Another article that was deleted that I started fresh, added several citations and a photo. B-52 (2006-12-25) - This article was deleted three times prior, and nobody thought it could be salvaged. I expanded it considerably (partly thanks to the German Wikipedia's related article) and provided a better photo. Eggnog (2006-12-16) - Major rewrite with lots of research into the real history and two original photos. WP:MIX (2006-12-04 on) - This WikiProject was barely more than an empty framework lacking any active participants when I started, but now it's one of the more comprehensive WikiProject sites, and participation is growing. I'm still working on improving it in many ways. This WikiProject, and maintaining its related pages, has become the primary activity that fills my time here. List of cocktails (2006-12-03 on) - I rarely drink, but the article was in such poor shape, I just had to clean it up. It essentially sucked me into the mixed drink article space that has consumed my time here at Wikipedia.

[edit] Significant editing

My efforts have resulted in significant improvements to these articles.

Shot glass (2007-05-19) - A dispute between the size of a single and double shot started. I researched the information and cleaned up the article layout a tiny bit. Punch (2007-01-31) - Reorganization, cleanup, photos, and some additional information on non-alcoholic types. Clan Murray (2007-01-28) - Replaced the low-quality image with an original one. Corrected and updated the section on the clan badge and crest. Vesper (2007-01-26) - Reorganization and rewrite of several sections. Caipirinha (2007-01-14) - Cleanup, reorganization, and citations. {{Alcoholic beverages}} (2006-12-29) - Added the section for mixed drinks and later some other missing drinks. Margarita (2006-12-27) - Improved wording in some awkward areas and added a new photo. Tom and Jerry (2006-12-27) - A lot of effort to track down the real history of this drink. Cuba Libre (2006-12-25) - Cleanup and a new image; better incorporation of Rum & Coke into article. Pisco Sour (2006-12-10) - Who knew one little drink could be such a source of international bickering? After Eight (2006-12-04) - It needed a little help.