User:Ezhiki

About me

• I became a Wikipedian on March 1, 2004
• I became an administrator on the English Wikipedia on August 26, 2004
• I am a male Russian national living in the United States
• I am also a self-appointed keeper of consistency :)
• In case you wondered, "Ëzhiki" means "hedgehogs" in Russian

Tasks & engagements

Current

• Russian federal subjects WikiProject (status)
  • Administrative divisions of Russia:
    • Administrative divisions of the Russian federal subjects
    • History of the administrative division of Russia

On hold

• Television
  • Converting the Years in television series of articles to a new format (example).
• Romanization
  • WP:CYR, a proposed policy to replace WP:RUS and to cover romanization of all Cyrillics-based languages. In development.

Completed

• Cleaning up Years in television series of articles. Unfortunately, they are again in need of similar cleanup, although they are no longer a horrid mess they once were.
• Modern administrative divisions of the Russian federal subjects:
  • compiled complete lists of districts, cities/towns, city districts, urban-type settlements, and selsovets of all Russian federal subjects except Chechnya and Ingushetia;
  • brought administrative divisions of Adygea to featured list status.
• Template-making
  • Conversion templates: {{km to mi}}, {{ft2 to m2}}, {{C to F}}, et al.
  • Russian geo locations: {{Infobox Russian city}}, {{Infobox Russian district}}, {{Infobox Russian federal subject}}
  • Misc: {{Audio-ru}}

Recognition

Awards 

I, Mike H, hereby award you this Working Man's Barnstar, in commemoration of your much-appreciated work on "years in television". So many people would be uninterested in such work but you seem to enjoy it; you also did all your additions and cleanups without being asked, which I find commendable.[1]

I, Renata3, hereby award you this Tireless Contributior's Barnstar for creating History of the administrative division of Russia after realizing how much effort it cost! I hope one day you will be able to finish the project.[2]

	For contributing so many Russian related articles to Wikipedia, I hereby award you the Hero of the Russian Federation barnstar! Enjoy, abakharev[3]
	I, Darwinek, hereby award you this beautiful barnstar for your tireless work on the Russian administrative divisions and towns. Your hard work in this area helps keep it clear and consistent. Darwinek 14:34, 8 November 2006 (UTC)[4]
	For your great help in correcting all of the Nordic skiers of both Russia and the Soviet Union, I award the Hero of Soviet Union medal as an offer of thanks. Chris 14:07, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[5][6]

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