User:DanTD/Old Notes of Mine

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A series of old notes I added to my user page, which I will archive from time to time.

  • As of late June 2006, my profile page seems to be under attack. Somebody out there doesn't like part of my profile, and I've been having too much trouble trying to intervene before any part of it is deleted.
  • In July 2006, I found that a couple of articles I wanted to write were already written by somebody else. Hey, that's okay with me. I was beginning to think other people were reading my page and holding out on writing their own versions. Of course I said I'd contribute to them if I don't start them myself, and I meant it.
  • I also swiped another userbox I liked on July 27, 2006, and I'll do it again if I see one I like as well, as I've been doing.
  • As of September 2006, I'm starting to think I should create a whole new roads homepage like TwinsMetsFan. Once I learn how to do so, perhaps I will.
  • Mid-November 2006 Update: Right now I want to figure out how to make a link for all my images for my profile page. I'd also like to figure out how to re-arrange my list of road-related projects I started. Every time I try to do it, all the buttons on the top of the edit page run along the side of the second row.
  • Late-December 2006 Update: Another attempted overhaul of my user page. I tried to keep the userboxes in specific collections, and so far it's just as much of a mess.
  • January 2007 Update: For the past month, a lot of my images have been tagged for deletion. I really need those to prove what I've been writing, people!!
  • February 2007: Around this time last year, I started secretly contributing to Wikipedia without being an actual member, and still do without logging on sometimes. Some user liked what I contributed so much, they offered to encourage me to become a member. I put it off for a while, until something I knew was true, was deleted from an article I contributed to. On May 23, 2006, I finally joined Wikipedia. Though I still have rotten computer skills, and I lost count as to how many edits I've done, I'd say my work has proven to be quite valuable.
  • March 15, 2007: Well, I'm under attack once again. I found the title articles on some television episodes to be too general, so I made duplicates that were designed to be more specific, and was falsely accused of being a Vandal! Hopefully, this issue will be resolved without any further damage.
  • April 5, 2007: Almost started a sandbox. I'll try it again, someday.
  • April 29, 2007: Got my first Barnstar. I've got to check out more of these.
  • April-May 2007: My images are under attack by unfair bots. Plus, I'm under attack by these bots for Images I never even uploaded. Upon the upcoming one year anniversary of my life as a wikipedian, this doesn't look like a good sign.
  • May 23, 2007: My one year anniversary on Wikipedia. And even though I haven't mastered this site, May 2007 is the month of my largest number of contributions so far. I should take a wikibreak at some point, but I don't know how long I want to do it for, nor do I want to see anything I've contributed deleted all of the sudden.
  • June 3, 2007: My submission are under attack, I've been ending up in more edit wars, and right now, many of my most recent submission aren't being counted. Fortunately, there are still plenty of articles I want to create, if not then save, but unfortunately, there are others with info I can't get the chance to prove. A wikibreak may be coming soon for me, but I really don't know for sure, or when.
  • June 19, 2007: My 7500th contribution to Wikipedia was a redirection of New York State Route 5A to a blank variant of the same article with another description. Is it something worth celebrating? I don't really know. But I do know that I can keep track of my submissions a little better from that point.
  • July 19, 2007: I have officially joined TV Wiki in order to combat the rampant and unjustified deletion of TV episode articles that have been carried out recently. I encourage other concerned users to do the same.
  • July 31, 2007: My 9,000th edit: A second category for an article on some abandoned British Railway station (Brettell Lane railway station), which may or may not be correct. Previously, it had no category, so the best thing you can say is that I tried. Nevertheless, I still want to be able to track down editing mileposts like this much better.
  • August 23, 2007: Out of nowhere, somebody tagged my user page and a whole bunch of others for deletion. Not only that, they made it impossible for me to track down the number of edits I've made... either that, or it's just one of the PC's I'm working with. I can't blame anybody for my inability to track my edits, but I wish I knew the S.O.B. who tagged my page.
  • August 28, 2007: My 10,000th official edit since joining Wikipedia was an improved infobox for Nostrand Avenue (LIRR station). Granted, it was a toss-up between that, East New York (LIRR station), Flatbush Avenue (LIRR station), Long Island City (LIRR station), and even Boland's Landing (LIRR station), but I wanted to do one that had an image, and a subway connection that I haven't added before. Flatbush Avenue Station has too many subway connections, Long Island City Station has a ferry connection I've got to do more research on, East New York has no images(although it does have an "L"), and Boland's Landing is for LIRR employees only, so Nostrand Avenue was it. I'll take care of the others later. Apparently I'm supposed to get an award for this, but I don't see it yet. Oh, well. I'll just keep adding more data, and hope all the bots, and other editors don't try to delete them and hand me absurd excuses for doing so.
  • September 4, 2007: Joined WikiQuote today. If and when I'll join other branches of Wikipedia is anybody's guess.
  • October 6, 2007: I'm officially pissed-off at the staff of Wikipedia for deleting more of the TV Episode articles we write. The standards they're setting latley are beyond anybody's reach. Nothing is good enough for them. It's getting to the point where unless it causes some cultural upheavel reminiscent of the Fraudulent anti-Muslim Political Cartoon Riots of 2006, they have no significance whatsoever to the WikiAdministrators.
  • October 10, 2007: The saga continues. Since my Even Stevens episode articles are being deleted, the images I added for them are being tagged for deletion. This my violate Wikipedia's TOS, but I may start an enemies list in response to these rampant deletions.
  • November 2, 2007: I joined Wikimedia Commons, in hopes of securing some of my images(crossing my fingers), and since I can't always guarantee that other editors will take them and add them to the commons. But if anybody tries to delete them, I swear I'll flame their asses raw!