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Hello! I'm Elonka Dunin. I am a writer, game developer, cryptologist, webmistress, public speaker, world-traveller, and appreciator of all kinds of different subcultures.  :)

I've had a Misplaced Pages account since September 16, 2005, made my 1000th edit on January 19, 2006, and was approved as an administrator in December 2007. As of January 2012 I have created or put major work into over 500 Misplaced Pages articles, and have made over 67,000 edits, which I guess puts me somewhere in the top 400 of active Wikipedians.

Much of my time is spent either writing/improving articles, or working on some of the above WikiProjects. I also occasionally help out at some of the other language Wikis (see my list at left), but mostly I spend time in the English Misplaced Pages. Before becoming an admin, I especially enjoyed helping out with categorization, trying to ensure that every single article either has a category, or is at least flagged as needing one. Since I became an administrator, I have been helping out in other areas, such as reviewing the Misplaced Pages dispute resolution process, and helping out at Arbitration Enforcement. I was also one of the people chosen by the Arbitration Committee for the 2008 Working group on ethnic and cultural edit wars, and have experimented with some different techniques on addressing this chronic problem.

Of the articles that I've worked on, the ones that I am most proud of include:  Knights Templar,  Franco-Mongol alliance,  Pauline Fowler,  Dirty Dancing,  Fustat,  The White Bird,  David Lucas (composer),  Linda November, Black Stone, Mongol Empire, and Sempad the Constable.

For my day job, I'm a professional game developer working in St. Charles, Missouri, and a published author. My book The Mammoth Book of Secret Codes and Cryptograms was published internationally in 2006, and I have written a couple articles about the CIA's encrypted Kryptos sculpture. As a hobby, I maintain some popular websites on the subject of cryptography, especially Kryptos and other famous unsolved codes, and I show up on TV or in the news every so often. I'm also a public speaker, usually giving talks on the subjects of games, Misplaced Pages, or cryptography.

Misplaced Pages is currently my #1 hobby, and I can't seem to get enough of writing articles and helping behind-the-scenes. :) I think Misplaced Pages is an amazing concept that is going to continue to grow quite rapidly. I often scan through the new articles that are flowing in at a rate of over a thousand per day, and I am humbled by the sheer quantity of information that's accumulating in this massive project. I am very proud to be a part of it.


This user is an administrator on the English Misplaced Pages. (verify · RfA)


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Contact info

I live in St. Charles, Missouri, USA. The quickest way to get in contact with me is usually via instant messenger:

  • AIM: Elonka
  • Yahoo: SimuElonka
  • gmail: Elonka
  • MSN: Elonka@aol.com

You can also send an email by clicking on "Email this user" on the lefthand side of the page, or just writing to elonka@aol.com . Messages on my talkpage are also welcome.  :)

My Commons userpage is at: Commons:User:Elonka

I am also "Elonka" at the Working Group wiki.

Barnstars
The following are awards which other Wikipedians have seen fit to bestow upon me. Thank you.
In recognition of excellence in editing Lost (TV series) Jtrost ( 12:56, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
The Zen Garden Award for Infinite Patience is awarded to you for extraordinary patience and perseverance in achieving a successful unanimous resolution to Misplaced Pages:Requests for mediation/Lost episodes. Thatcher131 04:12, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
I hereby award Elonka this Barnstar of Diligence for her incredible defense of good manners and Wikipolicy, all while maintaining decorum and indefatigability.
  - C. dentata 02:22, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
I hereby award Elonka this featured article honor barnstar for her incredible contributions and for making a featured article or two on the Misplaced Pages Main Page. Thank you.
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Wikipediaman123 22:45, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
I hereby present Elonka the Surreal Barnstar award. This unique Star is given to those individuals who positively add "special flavor" to the community by acting as a sort of wildcard. -- Lperez2029 23:21, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
  
I hereby award Elonka this Special Barnstar in recognition of her extreme civility, valour and chivalry in defending what on wikki are underdog positions, but majority POV in real life. And for looking gorgeous in the pic on her user page!
FeydHuxtable (talk) 10:15, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Elonka-
Great editing! Thanks for you ten to fifteen thousand edits! (WOW!) Misplaced Pages will become a better place if more users like you were around. Thanks for all of you edits.


Wikipediaman123 22:38, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

The Resilient Barnstar
For surviving an unusual and undeserved quantity of Misplaced Pages controversy, getting up, brushing yourself off, and continuing doing good work in the face of adversity. AnonEMouse 20:53, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
For helping out with Pauline Fowler, and for pointing me in the right direction and giving me valuable advice. -Trampikey 23:17, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
The Soap Opera Barnstar
Elonka has been awarded The Soap Opera Barnstar for helping bring WP:SOAPS back from the dead! — TAnthony 02:02, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
The Mighty Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
For your work in upholding our encyclopedic standards and BLP policies, and especially the patience you have shown in dealing with difficult contributors. WjBscribe 23:00, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
The Zen Garden Award Zen Garden Award for Infinite Patience
A little birdie told me that you maybe could use a lift. You've kept your head through recent events a lot better than I would have, and you haven't let it drive you away from editing. Looking forward to seeing you at Hacking 201 again this year! LaMenta3 20:34, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
The Purple Star
So sorry for all you're getting hit by. --AnonEMouse 13:34, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
It is my pleasure to award Elonka, this Barnstar of Diligence in recognition of all her hard work in raising Franco-Mongol alliance(hope it will soon overcome the dispute) Avinesh Jose 05:22, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
The Resilient Barnstar
For passing an RFA on your 3rd attempt, a rare feat. Mangojuice 05:51, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diligence
For your work in ensuring historical accuracy across a wide range of articles, I award you this Barnstar of Diligence. Horologium (talk) 17:21, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Peace
For grace under fire and for effortless diplomacy in tense situations. AniMate 23:00, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Putting up with Crabby People
For putting up with all of us that try your patience and make you want to pull your hair out but really do appreciate you.

KellyAna (talk) 02:13, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

The Barnstar of Peace
Elonka, for your work in mediating the Hungarian and Slovak communities in their dispute, and for your remarkable patience, I award you the Barnstar of Peace. +Hexagon1 14:14, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
The da Vinci Barnstar
It's pseudo-long, but just read this wiki-user-talk-thingy-thread for why Elonka gets this Barnstar (geeks and hackers need pay special attention): . Transparent disclosure: I have met Elonka in the real world. Follow the link anyway. This was VERY cool real "defense of wikipedia" work. If I didn't know you, me and two other users would likely be eternally wiki-screwed for no good reason. Quartermaster (talk) 19:06, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
Society Barnstar
For mediating and seeing through to the end issues regarding George Thomas Coker, I salute and thank you! — Rlevse • Talk • 00:28, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
For your tireless and endless efforts to protect Misplaced Pages against an organised group trying to subvert Misplaced Pages from inside and for going above and beyond to prevent Misplaced Pages from being used for fraudulent purposes, you are awarded The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar Bharatveer (talk) 05:52, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Peace
For constructive critcism of me, and for resolving a dispute at Law of Palestine. Bearian'sBooties (talk) 01:50, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
Your Opinion is More Important than You Think Barnstar
Awarded for your participation in the dispute over at Talk:Medicine. Your opinion and your ability to handle disputes is really, really appreciated. Cheers :) —] (] · ]) 23:25, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

User:Elonka has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Elonka's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Elonka!

Peace,
Rlevse
00:07, 17 October 2009 (UTC)

A record of your Day will always be kept here.

Home-Made Barnstar
For helping enforce good editor behavior at Troubles-related articles. John (talk) 19:18, 11 November 2009 (UTC)
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Photography: Suzy Gorman

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