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Here's to all of the people who helped me on my way
Here's a little stat you might enjoy.
- In every single featured article I have to my name, another contributor either worked on the article after I thought I was finished with it, or provided at least one useful comment during the featured article process. I'd like to thank all of those people who, be it for bigger or smaller, helped me to where I am today. ♬♩ Hurricanehink (talk) 01:07, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
Hurricanehink (hence-force known as me or I) is a Wikipedia user and member of the Tropical cyclone Wikiproject. I first became an anonymous user on December 27, 2004. My first anon edit was to the Wikipedia sandbox, changing the word hello to Hello. This was to test that I really could edit the articles. Minutes later, I made my first mainspace edit to the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season by adding Inga to the lead for notable storms. For 8 months, I continued to become better at articles, during which I created my first article; 1949 Atlantic hurricane season. I also created 1939, 1925, 1924, 1923, 1909, 1907, 1905, 1904, 1903, and 1902.
On August 11, 2005, I became a Wikipedia user; my last name is Hink, and I like hurricanes, so I chose the name Hurricanehink. My first Wikipedia edit as Hurricanehink was a fix for the 1903 Atlantic hurricane season article. I am currently #2 on the List of Wikipedians by featured article nominations (#1 when omitting former FA's), as well as tied for #4 on the featured list nominations. For a list of featured articles I've written/done a lot of work to, see here. A few featured articles that I did a lot of work to have appeared on the main page.
- June 17, 2006 - Hurricane Floyd
- August 16, 2006 - Hurricane Mitch
- March 15, 2007 - Hurricane Iniki
- April 24, 2007 - Hurricane Edith (1971)
- July 28, 2007 - Hurricane Kenna
- August 18, 2007 - Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Maryland and Washington, D.C. (written)
- October 25, 2007 - 2000 Sri Lanka cyclone (written)
- December 19, 2007 - Tropical Storm Allison
- February 15, 2008 - Hurricane Isis (1998) (written)
- March 27, 2008 - 1933 Atlantic hurricane season
Here's the link to the IRC (and here's another one) so I don't lose it.
- /nickserv ghost nick password - Ghostkiller on IRC so I don't forget
[edit] Articles
Ever since July 31th 1995, I have been tracking hurricanes, starting with Tropical Storm Erin (later hurricane), as it was going to hit near my cousins' house. Since then, I have tracked every single tropical depression, storm, and hurricane. More likely than not, if you ask me a name, I will be able to tell you if it was a hurricane or not. Luckily, my home state (New Jersey) has not gotten hit since 1903, but we are not immune to major hurricanes. On September 3 1821, we got hit by a Category 4 hurricane. If that were to happen today, well... it wouldn't be nice at all.
In addition, I started a little project of mine, based on satellite images from the Global ISCCP B1 Browse System. Here is a list of some Mediterranean tropical cyclones.
[edit] Winter break 2007 challenge
Challenge until the end of the year - For every article in the Tropical cyclone Wikiproject a user gets to FA status (other than those I got to GA status or better), then can pick the next article to work on. Just leave a message on my talk page with your article of choice when it is a FA. It's not much, but maybe it'll be an incentive to get some articles worked on.
The challenge is now over. Those with articles still on FAC have to make sure it passes, or it will be ineligible; those with articles on PR, or who have had an article on PR since I began the challenge, have until the end of January to get it on FAC or FLC. Hurricanehink (talk)
Rules
- It cannot be an article I created and got to GA status, or an article listed here
- It must be on FAC by the end of the year, though if it passes in 2008 it is still good
- One user is fully eligible to do more than one FA, and thus can pick one article for each FA
- If a user wishes to avoid an FA flood, they can put it on Peer Review, and leave me a notice indicating they will put it on FAC; if a user chooses to do this, it must be on PR before the end of the year, and on FAC before the end of January 2008
Winners
[edit] My Favorites
- Main article: Wikipedia:WikiProject Tropical cyclones/Project resources
Here's my list of some links I have that are very useful for hurricane article writing.
[edit] Created storm articles
Storms with an asterisk * next to their name means that another user did major work to it.
[edit] Some lists I've created
Music is my biggest love. I started playing the piano when I was 4 years old. I began by playing Christmas songs by ear, as I had Absolute pitch (I am one of the .01% of Americans who have it, my mother being one of the many tone deaf people). I now have my own music career, consisting of a blend of jazz, rock, and contemporary music. My primary influences are Jimmy Buffett and Billy Joel. I also can play the saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, and flute. I am currently going to college to major in music composition, and I also am writing a musical.
Favorite shows in alphabetical order: 24, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Family Guy, Futurama, House, Mythbusters, The Office, Prison Break, Seinfeld, The Simpsons, South Park
[edit] Awards
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You've Earned It! |
| For all of your tireless work on Tropical Cyclone-related articles, I award you the Original Barnstar. You've earned it through your hard work, both visible and invisible. You provide valuable info, make nice suggestion, create informative and accurate new article, and even correct my mistakes. You deserve this award today. Keep up the good work and congratulations again! Miss Madeline Talk to Madeline 23:08, 11 December 2005 (UTC) |
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The Original Barnstar |
| I award you this barnstar for your tireless work on tropical cyclone articles. Consider yourself congratulated! Sarsaparilla39 10:39, 17 March 2006 (UTC) |
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The Gerbil |
| I award you for starting the hurricane userbox trend. User:Gerbilfyed4 9:40, 23 March 2006 (UTC) |
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
| I am proud to award you this barnstar for your contributions to the tropical cyclone project have been invaluable. The level of hard work and research you put into these articles is without precedent. §HurricaneERIC§Damagesarchive 22:07, 11 April 2006 (UTC) |
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
| I think you know why you deserve this; just look at all the articles you've written or improved. Not only are they articles, they're amazing articles! íslenska hurikein #12(samtal) 21:54, 5 June 2006 (UTC) |
I,
Titoxd, award you this
Cyclone Barnstar for the high quality of your work in Cyclone-related articles.
Titoxd(?!?) 06:52, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
Congratulations Hurricanehink! You are an excellent Wikipedian for working very hard to help and improve our tropical cyclones articles and images.
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody
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The Featured Hurricane |
| I, Mitchazenia, give you this Featured Hurricane Articles Barnstar for you work on many featured articles.Mitchazenia 21:03, 8 November 2006 (UTC) |
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The Tropical Cyclone Barnstar |
| I award you this tropical cyclone barnstar for all your fantastic work in the Wikipedia mainspace, especially in areas related to tropical storms. Your 5,500+ edits to articles, near 12,000 overall, and 15 months of service to Wikipedia demonstrate the highest level of dedication, and are greatly appreciated by everyone who views this fantastic encyclopaedia. Cheers, Daniel.Bryant [ T · C ] 02:57, 23 November 2006 (UTC) |
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
| Your endless contributions to articles on tropical cyclones have significantly helped Wikipedia's coverage on them. You have great determination in getting these articles featured, and hereby award you The Tireless Contributor Barnstar. Hello32020 (talk) 20:12, 25 November 2007 (UTC) |
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
From The Signpost:
A number of editors continue to expand hurricane related coverage, with four separate topics listed (2003 Atlantic hurricane season, Florida hurricanes, Hurricane Isabel, and Retired Pacific hurricanes).
The "number of editors" clearly refers mainly to you. That's why you should get this. Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 00:58, 1 February 2008 (UTC) |
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The Red Barnstar |
| For all the tireless efforts you've given to the tropical cyclone project over the years, even during your schooling. Your recent efforts to help increase productivity through the project through your FA contest and positive support of new editors over time continues to be appreciated. Thegreatdr (talk) 21:53, 27 February 2008 (UTC) |
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The Award that Pawns all barnstars! |
| You deserve the greatest award to be given, the Award that Pawns all barnstars! You deserve it a lot. You're contributions are great, and you'll make a fine admin.
Sincerely,
- Mitch32contribs
- WikiProject Tropical Cyclones
- The 91 other supporters of your RFA
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The unofficial adminship barnstar |
| For working hard throughout the years, and finally becoming an administrator. May you use the tools well :) Juliancolton (Happy St. Patrick's day!) 22:23, 17 March 2008 (UTC) |
The admins' T-shirt.
Acalamari 15:18, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
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The Featured Article Medal |
| Awarded to Hurricanehink, current-record holder for most incumbent FAs. Astounding work! Blnguyen (bananabucket) 06:59, 21 April 2008 (UTC) |
