User:Nishkid64

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This user wrote Abram Lincoln Harris, which is a good article.
This user wrote Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, which is a good article.
This user wrote 1926 World Series, which is a good article.
This user wrote Samuel Adams, a featured article.
This user wrote Joshua A. Norton, a featured article.
This user wrote 1880 Republican National Convention, a featured article.
This user wrote Arrest and assassination of Thomas C. Hindman, a featured article.
This user wrote Lee Smith (baseball player), which is a featured article.
This user wrote Stede Bonnet, which is a featured article.
This user wrote T206 Honus Wagner, a featured article.
This user wrote Louis Slotin, which is a featured article.
This user wrote Barthélemy Boganda, a featured article.
This user wrote D. B. Cooper, a featured article.
This user helped write Ima Hogg, a featured article.
This user wrote J. R. Richard, which is a featured article.
This user wrote 2007 Samjhauta Express bombings, a featured article.
This user wrote List of Baltimore Ravens first-round draft picks, a featured list.
This user wrote List of Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft picks, a featured list.
This user wrote List of New York Jets first-round draft picks, a featured list.
This user wrote List of Minnesota Vikings first-round draft picks, a featured list.
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This user created Portal:Disasters, a featured portal.
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Hey there! I'm Nishkid64, an Indian-American administrator on Wikipedia. I was originally born in Hyderabad, India, but moved to the United States when I was 3 months of age, and I have lived here ever since. I am currently a member of the Class of 2011 at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Why I'm here

I first encountered Wikipedia on the web when I was doing some research for a history project. I felt that it was a highly reputable source since the encyclopedia took many different points of view into consideration. I have stayed with Wikipedia since, and I made my first contributions earlier in 2006.

I really like Wikipedia because it's a place where I can make contributions to society and meet new people.

Interests

I am your basic philomath. I practice a belief that if it is out there, it is your goal to learn/know about it. I enjoy reading and learning about the world from the perspectives of others. I think it builds my character, and helps me help others. Some particular topics of interest include epistemology, molecular biology, macroeconomics, politics, ancient history, astronomy, classic literature, etc.

What have I been doing lately?

I'm currently working on a bunch of articles for GA/FA. Here's my progress overall GA/FA stats (bold = article has been featured on the Main Page):

Samuel Adams (wrote entirely)
Joshua A. Norton (article cleanup, rewrite, expansion, referencing)
1880 Republican National Convention (wrote entirely; featured on DYK as well)
Thomas C. Hindman (rewrote entire article)
Lee Smith (baseball player) (COTW collaboration, written, thoroughly referenced, copyedited)
Stede Bonnet (Avast ye landlubbers, expanded, referenced, an' cleaned up this article)
D. B. Cooper (expanded, copyedited, referenced)
Ima Hogg (wrote lead, some minor edits; most of the credit goes to Karanacs, SandyGeorgia and other editors involved)
T206 Honus Wagner (wrote entire article from scratch; DYK)
Louis Slotin (rewrote article; still need to work on comments from FAC)
Barthélemy Boganda (referencing, copyediting, expanding, cleaning up on original article by Biruitorul)
J. R. Richard (wrote entirely, copyediting help from Milk's Favorite Cookie)
2007 Samjhauta Express bombings (contributed heavily)

List of Baltimore Ravens first-round draft picks (new list creation)
List of New York Jets first-round draft picks (new list creation)
List of Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft picks (new list creation)
List of Minnesota Vikings first-round draft picks (cleaned up, did most of the referencing)

List of New York Jets head coaches (new list creation)
Portal:Business and economics (did most of the work)
Portal:Disasters (self-made portal; did most of the work)

1926 World Series (wrote entirely)
Saint-Sylvestre coup d’état (wrote entire article from scratch; DYK)
List of San Francisco 49ers head coaches (collaboration with Milk's Favorite Cookie
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (did much of the rewrite)
Abram Lincoln Harris (wrote entire article from scratch; DYK)

Articles to work on...(sorted by priority)
  1. T206 Honus Wagner for Featured Article status Y Done
  2. Louis Slotin for Good Article status (passed FA) Y Done
  3. Homi J. Bhabha for GA status (working on it)
  4. D. B. Cooper for FA status (almost there) Done
  5. Linus Pauling for FA status (working on it)
  6. Jean-Bédel Bokassa for FA status (working on it)
  7. Elijah P. Lovejoy for GA status (currently in sandbox)
  8. Bob Cousy for FA status (brought to GA status by another editor)
  9. Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar for GA status
  10. Bhagat Singh for GA status
  11. George W. L. Bickley for GA status
  12. Otway Burns for GA status
  13. Armando Marsans for GA status (currently in sandbox)
  14. Srinivasa Ramanujan for FA status
  15. Boston Molasses Disaster for FA status (never have people been so freaked out over molasses)
  16. Moscone-Milk assassinations for FA status (quite an interesting LGBT topic)
  17. Ton Duc Thang for FA status (with all that Viet propaganda out there, this will be a tough one)
  18. Michael Servetus for FA status
  19. Bone Wars for GA status
  20. Soapy Smith for GA status
  21. Horse-race journalism for GA status
  22. 1977 Andhra Pradesh cyclone for GA status
  23. Shivaji for FA status
  24. Nat Turner's slave rebellion for GA status
  25. Carlos the Jackal for GA status
  26. Billy Martin for FA status
  27. Chandragupta Maurya for FA status
  28. Chanakya for FA status
  29. Black Hole of Calcutta for GA status
  30. Louis Brownlow for GA status
  31. Mangal Pandey for GA status
  32. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck for GA status
  33. Georges Cuvier for GA status
  34. William Walker (soldier) for GA status
  35. Knights of the Golden Circle for GA status
  36. Hanno (elephant) for GA status (for kicks)
As Administrator

I became an admin on September 26, 2006 with a final vote of 60/9/4. There were quite a few people who expressed doubts about me being administrator, and I thought I would like to keep people up to speed. I have made over 7100+ deletions, 2200+ blocks, and 1500+ protections since becoming an administrator. I have established myself as a frequent visitor at WP:AIV, CAT:CSD, and WP:RFPP. I hope I will quench any doubts about my abilities as admin, and I hope to establish a fine reputation on Wikipedia.

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