User:Americasroof

[edit] Mini Biography

I was born and raised in Maryville, Missouri and now live in New York City and have a home in East Hampton (town), New York. Along the way I have either attended or earned degrees from Northwest Missouri State University, University of Missouri - Columbia, University of Missouri - Kansas City.

I'm probably older than most folks I see on Wikipedia. I'm a history buff and wanted to dump my knowledge base. I think I know the questions to ask. As per usual once you start researching, one thing cascades into another and soon a few articles explode into a huge number. In digging down I'm always astonished at missing information and no articles. I've tried to write those in my areas of interest. Now as I look at comparable other states, I've probably significantly upgraded the Wikipedia knowledge base for my particular interests as compared to other locations (I often think that I'm trying to upgrade my home articles to "New York standards" but then looking at New York I often find there's astonishing gaps there too).

Most of my articles evolve from my first paragraph bio.

My screen name comes from my website americasroof.com, which was the first website to list the highpoints of the U.S. and world. While my website is frequently used as a reference on several wikipedia articles, I'm not maintaining it like I should -- opting instead to pursue the wikipedia obsession.