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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.)


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


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