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I joined Misplaced Pages in April 2006 under a previous account.{{ref label|IllaZilla2|*|}} I've created something like 200 articles (complete lists & ). My primary interests and areas of contribution are ], ], and the ]. I also do a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff involving WikiProjects, templates, categories, files, etc. I created ] and revamped WikiProjects ] and ]. I helped advance '']'' to ], and '']'' and '']'' to ]. I completely rewrote '']'' top-to-bottom and was primarily responsible for getting it to GA.
I joined Misplaced Pages in April 2006 under a previous account.{{ref label|IllaZilla2|*|}} I've created something like 200 articles (complete lists & ). My primary interests and areas of contribution are ], ]. I am an idiot who had no part in the 80s or 90s emo scene yet i think i have the right to call obviously post-grunge bands like 30 Seconds to Mars emo just because some mainstream website calls it emo without knowing what it means. I also do not know what it means, since I can't name a single emo band and I haven't even read the wikipedia page. My favorite punk rock band is One Direction and I know it's punk because Yahoo called it pop punk once and that automatically means it's brutal slamming metalcore. My favorite hardcore punk band is Nickelback and if you say it's not hardcore punk, it means you do not agree with it and you hate Misplaced Pages's rules. I also do a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff involving WikiProjects, templates, categories, files, etc. I created ] and revamped WikiProjects ] and ]. I helped advance '']'' to ], and '']'' and '']'' to ]. I completely rewrote '']'' top-to-bottom and was primarily responsible for getting it to GA.
My username comes from an old song by ]. may be the funniest edit I've ever seen.
My username comes from an old song by ]. may be the funniest edit I've ever seen.
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This Wikipedian was born on 13 October 1980 and is 44 years, 2 months, and 15 days old.
I joined Misplaced Pages in April 2006 under a previous account. I've created something like 200 articles (complete lists here & here). My primary interests and areas of contribution are punk rock, emo. I am an idiot who had no part in the 80s or 90s emo scene yet i think i have the right to call obviously post-grunge bands like 30 Seconds to Mars emo just because some mainstream website calls it emo without knowing what it means. I also do not know what it means, since I can't name a single emo band and I haven't even read the wikipedia page. My favorite punk rock band is One Direction and I know it's punk because Yahoo called it pop punk once and that automatically means it's brutal slamming metalcore. My favorite hardcore punk band is Nickelback and if you say it's not hardcore punk, it means you do not agree with it and you hate Misplaced Pages's rules. I also do a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff involving WikiProjects, templates, categories, files, etc. I created WikiProject Alien and revamped WikiProjects Punk music and Emo. I helped advance Alien vs. Predator to FA, and Aliens and Alien Resurrection to GA. I completely rewrote Alien top-to-bottom and was primarily responsible for getting it to GA.
My username comes from an old song by The Vandals. This may be the funniest edit I've ever seen.
* Now located at User:IllaZilla2. I made about 1,200 edits before creating this account in January 2007, not being aware at the time of how to change usernames
Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell. –Strunk, William Jr. (1918). "Elementary Principles of Composition". The Elements of Style. Pearson Education. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
Did you know? Every time an improperly used non-free image is deleted from Misplaced Pages, an angel gets its wings.
Did you know? Every time you add trivia to a Misplaced Pages article, a puppy dies.
Articles
Here's an abbreviated list of articles I've contributed to in a major capacity, meaning I either created them or pretty much rewrote them completely. Generally if I've worked on an article about a musical artist then I've also worked on all of the album articles associated with that artist, but I won't list all of those.
Since becoming a Wikipedian, I've noticed that one of the more difficult tasks is finding freely-licensed images to use of living persons and active bands, particularly ones that aren't extremely notable. Since I go to a lot of concerts/gigs, I've taken to bringing my camera along and snapping away. I have an account at Wikimedia Commons through which I release the least awful photos under free licenses. I'm no photographer, and I'm armed only with a simple digital camera, but I do have a fondness for Misplaced Pages and a willingness to share my photos freely. I hope to illustrate articles on bands and musicians where I can. Here are some of the images I've contributed that are/have been used in Misplaced Pages articles:
For working with an even temperament to explain things to 68.18.220.174/201. --EEMIV (talk) 07:12, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Awarded for your work on Alien (film), a Misplaced Pages 0.7 article, which you brought from B to GA-class. Most gratefully, Girolamo Savonarola (talk) 03:44, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
I can't thank you enough for your contributions to WT:BH. Thank you! --Avant-garde a clue-hexaChord 06:15, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
For your decisive application of the general notability guideline, both in saving notable articles by adding sources and in removing non-notable articles by demonstrating the lack of possible sources, I award you this barnstar. You are an editor par excellence. Neelix (talk) 14:17, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the help--I'm learning.Rob.D. Bobdugmore (talk) 10:39, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
I award you this barnstar for your amazing work on Tom Gabel's page. You have done such great work in such a short amount of time. Keep it up :) Basilisk4u (talk) 08:29, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
I won't let them get me down, thanks for the support. Darkwarriorblake (talk) 10:46, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
For your help maintaining Prometheus and going to the effort of looking up info in a real world book for me. Darkwarriorblake (talk) 19:32, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
For your outstanding help with combating TheMetallican's sockpuppetry and vandalism. Friginator (talk) 22:12, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
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Against Me!
Agent 51
Agent Orange
Alkaline Trio
Alkaline Trio
Assorted Jelly Beans
The Ataris
Big Drill Car
The Black Pacific
Black Veil Brides
Blink-182
Blink-182
The Bronx
Cobra Skulls
The Dickies
Disappears
D.M.C.
Everlast
Face to Face
Fear
Four Year Strong
Gallows
Hot Snakes
Hot Snakes
Ill Repute
La Dispute
Man Overboard
Matt & Kim
Mutemath
Nekromantix
Nekromantix
No Use for a Name
O'Brother
Off!
Pennywise
Reeve Oliver
Sharks
Smoking Popes
Social Distortion
Social Distortion
Sultans
The Swellers
This Time Next Year
Tip the Van
Toys That Kill
T.S.O.L.
The Vandals
Yellowcard
Youth Brigade
Karl Alvarez of the Descendents and All
Milo Aukerman of the Descendents
Aaron Barrett of Reel Big Fish
Tony Cadena of the Adolescents
Chuck Dukowski of Black Flag
Warren Fitzgerald of The Vandals
Josh Freese of The Vandals
Tom Gabel of Against Me!
Derek Gibbs of Reel Big Fish
Derek Grant of Alkaline Trio
Trever Keith of Face to Face
Scott Klopfenstein of Reel Big Fish
Lux of Nekromantix
Francisco Mesa of Nekromantix
John Reis of Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu, Rocket from the Crypt, Back Off Cupids, Hot Snakes, Sultans, and The Night Marchers
Kris Roe of The Ataris
Mario Rubalcaba of Thingy, Rocket from the Crypt, Hot Snakes, Earthless, and Off!
Scott Shiflett of Face to Face
Bill Stevenson of the Descendents, All, and Only Crime
Lee Ving of Fear
Jay Weinberg of Against Me!
Ray & Gwendolyn Bolger
John Candy
Jackie Coogan
Darby Crash
Bing Crosby
Bing & Wilma Crosby
Jimmy & Margaret Durante
Bonita Granville
Jack & Florence Haley
Rita Hayworth
Bela Lugosi
Fred MacMurray & June Haver
Tate family: Sharon, Paul, Doris, and Patti
Jack Wrather
Jack Wrather & Bonita Granville
Warped Tour 2010
Warped Tour 2010
Warped Tour 2010
Warped Tour 2010
I hereby award this barnstar for such great work in the field of hardcore punk! Cheers! Bubba hotep 22:36, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
For working with an even temperament to explain things to 68.18.220.174/201. --EEMIV (talk) 07:12, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
Awarded for your work on Alien (film), a Misplaced Pages 0.7 article, which you brought from B to GA-class. Most gratefully, Girolamo Savonarola (talk) 03:44, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
I can't thank you enough for your contributions to WT:BH. Thank you! --Avant-garde a clue-hexaChord 06:15, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
For fantastic work on List of emo artists and Talk:List of emo artists, required tenacious skills and Hard Work. tedder (talk) 03:26, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Thanks so much for helping me decide what to do with Appeal to Reason promotional tour. Thanks for encouraging me to be bold and nominate the tour page for deletion! cymru lass ⁄(background check) 15:10, 15 June 2010 (UTC)
For your decisive application of the general notability guideline, both in saving notable articles by adding sources and in removing non-notable articles by demonstrating the lack of possible sources, I award you this barnstar. You are an editor par excellence. Neelix (talk) 14:17, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the help--I'm learning.Rob.D. Bobdugmore (talk) 10:39, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
I award you this barnstar for your amazing work on Tom Gabel's page. You have done such great work in such a short amount of time. Keep it up :) Basilisk4u (talk) 08:29, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
I won't let them get me down, thanks for the support. Darkwarriorblake (talk) 10:46, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
For your outstanding help with combating TheMetallican's sockpuppetry and vandalism. Friginator (talk) 22:12, 24 September 2012 (UTC)
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