User:Elf-friend

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Male, Afrikaner-South African. I mainly contribute to pages about Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, South African people, aircraft and military topics.

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Wikipediholic score: 89

(40 - 99: This is the optimal, most productive range.)

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Hey, I'm in the top 1000 of Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of edits! :-D :-D

Pretty low down on the list, though ... :-(

My contributions

New articles

I started the following articles, amongst others:

1. South African Navy
2. South African Air Force
3. South African Army
4. List of squadrons of the South African Air Force
5. 1 Squadron SAAF
6. No. 2 Squadron SAAF
7. No. 15 Squadron SAAF
8. No. 16 Squadron SAAF
9. No. 17 Squadron SAAF
10. No. 19 Squadron SAAF
11. No. 21 Squadron SAAF
12. No. 22 Squadron SAAF
13. No. 24 Squadron SAAF
14. No. 28 Squadron SAAF
15. No. 35 Squadron SAAF
16. List of aircraft of the South African Air Force
17. Denel Aviation AH-2 Rooivalk
18. MBB/Kawasaki BK117
19. Eurocopter Dauphin
20. University of Pretoria
21. Atlas Cheetah
22. List of South African Divisions in World War Two
23. South African 1st Infantry Division
24. South African 2nd Infantry Division
25. South African 3rd Infantry Division
26. South African 6th Armoured Division
27. The Mendi sinking
28. Marabastad
29. Church Square
30. Magnus Malan
31. Kruger House
32. Maria van Riebeeck
33. Frik du Preez
34. Southern African Development Community
35. Difaquane
36. Union Buildings
37. Melrose House
38. Naas Botha
39. Aérospatiale Puma
40. Aérospatiale Alouette III
41. Netherlands Marine Corps
42. Agusta
43. AgustaWestland
44. Agusta A109
45. Dinizulu
46. Solomon kaDinizulu
47. Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon
48. Goodwill Zwelethini kaBhekuzulu
49. List of Zulu kings
50. NHI NH90
51. Agusta A129 Mangusta
52. Transvaal Museum
53. African Window
54. Eurocopter Cougar
55. Eurocopter Panther
56. Eurocopter Colibri
57. Soestdijk Palace
58. Noordeinde Palace
59. Ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy
60. Reconnaisance Commandos
61. Neil Aggett
62. Long EZ
63. Kirsten Imrie
64. Pilatus PC-7 Turbo Trainer
65. Category: Notable South Africans (Since sadly CfD'd ...)
66. Stellenbosch University
67. Tshwane
68. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
69. Pilatus PC-12
70. Pilatus P-3
71. Pilatus PC-6
72. Pilatus PC-9
73. Pilatus PC-11
74. Pilatus PC-21
75. Uys Krige
76. Elisabeth Eybers
77. Klerksdorp
78. Brits
79. Mzilikazi
80. Britten-Norman Islander
81. Christiaan Frederick Beyers Naudé
82. Francois Pienaar
83. Mrs Ples
84. Anton Rupert
85. Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef
86. Sun City Agreement
87. Gbadolite Agreement
88. Sun City, South Africa
89. Sol Kerzner
90. Cyril Ramaphosa
91. Vereeniging
92. Alexandra, South Africa
93. Tokyo Sexwale
94. Danny Jordaan
95. Fatima Meer
96. Ahmed Kathrada
97. Schweizer-Reneke
98. Natalie du Toit
99. Jomo Sono
100. John Kani
101. Penny Heyns
102. Jeremy Mansfield
103. Springs, South Africa
104. Lucas Radebe
105. Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet
106. Mamphela Ramphele
107. Aggrey Klaaste
108. Doctor Khumalo
109. Bruce Fordyce
110. South African Medical Service
111. South African Police Service
112. Operation Reindeer
113. South African 32 Batallion
114. RG-12
115. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
116. Raymond Ackerman
117. SAMIL Trucks
118. Transvaal Scottish Regiment
119. Dalene Matthee
120. Cape Town Highlanders Regiment
121. Frederik van Zyl Slabbert
122. Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment
123. Cape Corps
124. Mandoza
125. Oudtshoorn
126. Basetsana Kumalo
127. Kaizer Motaung
128. Bushveld
129. South African Geographical Names Council
130. Outeniqua (Anon.)
131. Adam Kok III (Anon.)
132. Kobie Coetsee (Anon.)
133. Job Maseko (Anon.)
134. Galeshewe (Anon.)
135. Kgosi Galeshewe (Anon.)
136. Makhanda
137. Johanna van der Merwe
138. Frederic Creswell
139. Frans Erasmus
140. Hendrik Mentz
141. Fast Attack Craft
142. The Freedom Toaster
143. Langeberg
144. Robertson, Western Cape
145. Magaliesberg
146. Hartbeespoort Dam
147. Kosmos
148. De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre
149. South African Police Service Special Task Force
150. Regiment President Steyn
151. South African Irish Regiment
152. Transvaal Horse Artillery
153. Transvaalse Staatsartillerie (Stub)
154. Pretoria Highlanders (Stub)
155. Premier Mine
156. Pretoria Regiment
157. Fokofpolisiekar
158. Cape Town Rifles
159. Kaffrarian Rifles
160. Kimberley Regiment
161. Prince Alfred's Guard
162. Rand Light Infantry
163. Regiment Bloemspruit (Stub)
164. Louw Wepener (Stub)
165. Regiment Boland (Stub)
166. Regiment Skoonspruit (Stub)
167. Regiment Westelike Provinsie (Stub)
168. The Story of an African Farm
169. Light Horse Regiment
170. Percy Fitzpatrick
171. Jock of the Bushveld
172. Natal Mounted Rifles
173. Umvoti Mounted Rifles
174. Regiment Mooirivier
175. Regiment Oranjerivier
176. Stella Blakemore
177. Johann Rupert
178. VenFin
179. Andries Waterboer
180. Goshen (South Africa)
181. Venetia Diamond Mine
182. Vivo, South Africa
183. Drum (Magazine)
184. Huisgenoot
185. Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
186. Field Cornet
187. Sundays River
188. Kirkwood, Eastern Cape
189. Paul Roos (rugby player)
190. Ouma Rusks
191. Mugg & Bean
192. Battle of Bergendal
193. Willem Cornelis Janse van Rensburg
194. Cape Field Artillery
195. South African Border War
196. List of operations of the South African Border War
197. Operation Savannah (Angola)
198. Operation Protea
199. Operation Daisy
200. Operation Askari
201. Operation Displace
202. National Research Foundation of South Africa
203. Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory
204. Hermanus Magnetic Observatory
205. Albert Wessels
206. Sand River Convention
207. Bloemfontein Convention
208. Operation Modular
209. Operation Hooper
210. Operation Packer
211. Operation Prone
212. Natal Field Artillery
213. 1 Special Service Battalion
214. 1 South African Tank Regiment
215. Batha Region (Stub)
216. Melkbosstrand
217. Ox-wagon
218. Spur (restaurant chain)
219. Steers
220. South African general election, 1915
221. South African general election, 1920
222. South African general election, 1921
223. South African general election, 1933
224. South African general election, 1938
225. South African general election, 1943
226. Weg
227. Companies traded on the JSE
228. AECI Limited
229. South African general election, 1989
230. South African general election, 1984
231. Tricameral Parliament
232. Afrikaner Party
233. Gavin Hood
234. Presley Chweneyagae (Stub)
235. New Republic Party
236. Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Limited
237. Wigmore
238. Wigmore Castle
239. Wigmore Abbey
240. South African Army Artillery Formation
241. South African Army Engineer Formation
242. Regiment Potchefstroom Universiteit (Stub)
243. Vrystaatse Artillerie Regiment (Stub)
244. Cape Garrison Artillery
245. Traditional Cape Regiments
246. Kosmos (South Africa)
247. Kosmos (Marvel Comics)
248. Mathews Phosa
249. Judiciary of South Africa
250. Magistrates Courts of South Africa
251. Nan Hua Temple
252. First National Bank (South Africa)
253. Daantjie Badenhorst
254. South African Ministry of Safety and Security
255. Ronnie Kasrils
256. South African Ministry of Intelligence Services
257. COMSEC (South Africa)
258. South African National Academy of Intelligence
259. Mosiuoa Lekota
260. List of notable Afrikaners (New article with info from existing Afrikaner page.)
261. South African Ministry of Finance
262. South African Ministry of Education
263. South African Ministry of Arts and Culture
264. South African Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
265. South African Ministry of Provincial and Local Government
266. South African Ministry of Agriculture and Land Affairs
267. Thoko Didiza
268. Noot vir Noot
269. South African Ministry of Communications
270. Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
271. Sentech
272. Racheltjie de Beer
273. Dirkie Uys
274. Battle of Italeni
275. Piet Uys
276. South African Orders, Decorations and Medals
277. South African Ministry of Public Works
278. South African Ministry of Correctional Services
279. C Max
280. Jimmy Kruger
281. Dana Snyman

Significant adds

I heavily modified or added to the following articles, amongst others:

1. Pretoria
2. Eurocopter Tiger
3. Westland Lynx
4. Pinotage
5. Royal Netherlands Navy
6. Dassault Mirage F1
7. Ingrid Jonker
8. Britten-Norman
9. Potchefstroom University
10. SIG 550
11. William Smith (South African)
12. Hartbeespoort
13. Media in South Africa
14. Lindley, Free State
15. Voortrekker Monument
16. Boer Republics
17. Pax Praetoriana
18. Naspers
19. Hendrik Potgieter
20. Addo Elephant National Park
21. Spescom Limited

Adds

Some other pages that I have contributed information to:

1. Blackburn Buccaneer
2. South African Valour class frigates
3. Air Force Air Commandos
4. Pilatus Aircraft

Open tasks

Here are some tasks you can do:

• Wikify: Mor-Taxan, General Placido Vega y Daza, Timothy Morss, Backlog...
• Cleanup: Special:Whatlinkshere/Category:Cleanup from July 2005, Albany Movement, Special:Search/Cleanup from July 2005, Backlog...
• Stubs: Roy A. Tucker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province), Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Spectral class, Sportscaster, Krško, More...
• Verify: Hipster (1990s subculture), Banu (Arabic), IMBEWU, Al Sharpton, Excitatism, Suzlon Energy, Backlog...
• Update: List of United States House committees, Non-Manufacturing Business Activity Index, Armenian Power, SIDPERS, AmBX, More...
• Neutrality: Iraqi Security Forces, Kristin Nelson, Adam Beattie, Bobby Bland, Martha Chávez, Jewish Bolshevism, VKB, Backlog...
• Copyedit: Kandahar, Pearse Jordan, History of Baku, Aziz Abdul Naji, Chocolate City Records, Teachings of Falun Gong, More...
• Merge: Steady state theory, Faculty of Forestry and Geomatics of Université Laval, Univision.com, Military of Iraq, Pi, Backlog...
• Style: Sarkar (film), Sting and Lex Luger, Newsbreak Magazine, Production logo, Peer exchange, More...
• Expand: Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple, The Curse of Yig (short story), Erotica, Harivamsa, More...
• Requests: Lam ploen, Amenable set, Literature by region, Top-coded, Nattura, Bidding function, Transient evidence More...
• Mediation Cabal: Robert Gray, Joie de Vivre, anarchy battlefield, Almeda University, Global warming, More...
• Cleanup backlogs - Review recent overhauls - Active fixup projects - Maintenance projects - Maintenance COTW: be merged

Countering Systemic Bias project

WikiProject Countering systemic bias open tasks This project creates and improves neglected articles.

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