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AfD Biography Categorization Lost Magic Missouri Poland Saints


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, and made my 1000th edit on January 19, 2006. As of January 2007, I have created or substantially expanded about 160 Misplaced Pages articles, and have made about 26,000 edits, which I guess puts me somewhere in the top 200 of active Wikipedians. I was nominated for adminship in October 2006, and got a majority in support, but not quite enough to be deemed "consensus." I hope to be nominated again at some point.

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. I especially enjoy helping out with categorization, trying to ensure that every single article either has a category, or is at least flagged as needing one.

Of the articles that I've written or expanded, the ones that I am most proud of include: SS Kronprinz Wilhelm, Alfred Niezychowski, Saint Raphael Kalinowski, Eric Bloom, Dan Brown, Rennes-le-Château, Henry Lincoln, August Czartoryski, Wilmer & the Dukes, and some different articles about the Knights Templar.

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 early 2006. I also maintain some popular websites on the subject of cryptography, especially famous unsolved codes and the CIA's Kryptos sculpture, 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 hundreds per day, and I'm humbled by the sheer quantity of information that's accumulating in this massive project. I'm very proud to be a part of it.



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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
  • Google: 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.  :)

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)
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)

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Articles I have created

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One of my 2006 author photos
Photography: Suzy Gorman
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