User:BigHaz

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I'm a historian in Brisbane, Queensland specialising in the contemporary Middle East. I hold a First-class Honours degree from the University of Queensland, awarded under the supervision of Renee Worringer (who is sadly not notable yet) and Bob Elson. My thesis was on Turkish political history, a topic which never fails to make family and friends roll their eyes. That might be my specialty, but I edit pretty much anything and everything that moves around here. As of March 2007, I'm also your friendly neighbourhood admin. The pay's lousy and I get shouted at a lot, but it's an opportunity to help this website even further.

If you're wondering why a page you created or worked on was deleted, please read this page first before posting on my Talk page. Your question may well be answered therein, or at least it will help you frame the question in such a way as to get a good answer.

As a note to those who insist on "erasing" or "obliterating" either my Userpage or my User Talk page, just remember that any and all actions on Wikipedia are both reversible and traceable.

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als-2 Dä Benutzer hät fortgschritteni Alemannischkenntnis.
nds-2 Disse Bruker hett gode Plattdüütsch-Kenntnis.
hess-1 Dieser Juuser kann graad maa so bissi ääbsch (midd annere Worde wie'n bluudische Aafänger) uff Hessisch babbele.
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tpi-2 Dispela yusa i save hap hap long Tok Pisin.
tr-1 Bu kullanıcı düşük seviyede Türkçe anlıyor.
ar-0 هذا المستخدم لا يفهم حرفاً في العربية.
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Contents

[edit] Interests

[edit] Middle East

[edit] Languages

[edit] Places

[edit] Popular Culture

[edit] Other

[edit] Influences

[edit] Awards

Feel free to drop me a line on my Talk Page if you want to take something up with me. I'm not averse to constructive criticism.

[edit] Big Projects

[edit] Current Status of Eurovision Work

Since everyone seems unhealthily obsessed with the Eurovision DYKs every now and then, I present:

[edit] Useful Links

[edit] Places I've Been

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