User:Josh Parris

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[edit] Current Work

I'm trying to figure out how copper is mined and refined. See my work in progress: User:Josh Parris/copper

And I follow the contributions of User:Adam Johnston closely - he's very knowledgable on mining. His writings are a bit on the technical side, 'tho. I'm waiting for comment from Adam on the following articles:

I'm still working on:

[edit] To do

Check ISBNs And I've got to get back to the ISBNs in Category:ISBN needed using the book reference template (Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles/Generic citations). Remember to search for "ISBN:" using User:Topbanana/Reports/This article may contain a badly formed ISBN reference if its ever re-run.

Oh, and check out Wikipedia:Offline reports/This is one of the most linked to disambiguation pages. Disambiguate when bored (use Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages):

[edit] Disasters

[edit] Require MoS (dab) to be applied OR other work

[edit] Lots of disambiguation to be done

[edit] Mostly under control

  • Hacking the remaining links are for uses for which there are not articles at this time. So, do I create stubs, redirects, or what?

[edit] Disambiguation that is Under Control

[edit] Disambiguation that requires frequent monitoring to keep Under Control

[edit] Other todos

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en This user is a native speaker of English.
en-AU This user's a native speaker a' 'Straiyan, mate. Bewdy!
Firefox This user contributes using Mozilla Firefox.
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Here are some open WikiProject Melbourne tasks:
Suburbs: Cranbourne East, Heidelberg Heights, Moorooduc, Williamstown North
Landmarks: Chinatown, Melbourne, Como Mansion, Pelaco Sign, Rosie's Van
Events: Fashion Festival, Spring Racing Carnival, Underground Film Festival
Railways: Rosstown Railway, Whittlesea line, St Kilda line, Port Melbourne line
Stations: Stony Point, Lalor, Jordanville, Epping, Sandringham
Tramways: 27, 30, 31, City Circle, 42, 47, 55, 57, 59, 82, 89, 94
Streets: Spencer Street, Toorak Road, Market Street, William Street, Glenferrie Road
People: Fred Schepisi, Frank Costigan, Father Bob Maguire, Gina Riley, Frank Thring
Institutions: Young & Jackson, Scienceworks Museum, Australian Racing Museum
Organisations: Victorian Workcover Authority, Save Our Suburbs, VCAT
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