User:Erebus555

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Erebus555 (talk · contribs · count). - I've been a member of Wikipedia since early 2005 and I have seen it develop into one of the dominant forces of good on the internet in that time. Like many, I started off with my own idea of how things were run and so I'm still recovering the things I did wrong, such as uploading copyrighted images.

I was once very active on articles of a geographic nature and this developed more towards a focus on West Midlands related articles, peaking when I helped found the West Midlands WikiProject. I have now reduced the lengths of time that I spend on Wikipedia due to lack of time, but when I am about, you'll find me focussing on specific articles for long periods of time. These will usually be of West Midlands-related or architecture-related nature.

In the time I've been away, Wikipedia has grown into an even bigger, more complex beast. It's difficult to become accustomed to such changes so if you have any issues you want to discuss with me, I'm probably not the best person to come to. I am also responsible for founding the UK Housing wiki on wikia.com. Please join and add to it if you're interested.

User pages

• /todo
• /sandbox
• /sandbox1
• /sandbox2
• /sandbox3
• /info
• /gallery
• /useful links
• /templates
• /created
• /barnstars

Articles I have created

See /created.

Articles I have significantly contributed to

• 122 Leadenhall Street
• Acocks Green, Architecture of Birmingham, Autostadt
• Bartley Green, Birmingham Back to Backs, Birmingham New Street station, Birmingham Redevelopment Scheme, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Brindleyplace, Broad Street, Birmingham, Bull Ring, Birmingham
• Castle Vale, City of Birmingham Stadium
• Demographics of Birmingham, Duddeston, Dudley
• Erdington
• Five Ways, Birmingham
• History of Birmingham
• Jewellery Quarter
• Lee Bank, Longford, Coventry
• Sport in Birmingham, Stirchley, West Midlands, Sutton Coldfield
• Walmley, West Bromwich, Witton, West Midlands
• Yardley, Birmingham

Stuff to do

This is my little to do area, so I don't lose track of where I'm going.... I am a member of WikiProject West Midlands, so I participate in the Monthly Improvement Drive (currently inactive).

Articles I want:

Main page: User:Erebus555/Articles I want

• City Park, Birmingham
• Island House (Birmingham)
• Edgbaston Shopping Centre/ Edgbaston Galleries
• Birmingham Four District Libraries - Possibly separate articles
• Gosta Green Library
• Adderley Park Library
• Constitution Hill Library
• Deritend Library
• Free Libraries Committee
• Sparkhill Library
• Kings Norton Library
• Sheldon Country Park
• Kings Heath Park
• Handsworth railway station

• Revert all vandalism I see and I warn the editor or contributor that this is wrong and if this persists then they will be punished with what is usually a ban.

• Add images to as many West Midlands articles as possible.

• Aim to get new articles featured in the 'Did You Know' column. So far, I have managed to get Hillfields, Plants Brook and Gilbertstone in the column.

• Add demographic data to all of Birmingham wards. Add other info if possible.

• Create articles for all wards in the West Midlands county.

• Update future schemes with any planning application information available.

Templates

• {{IoE}}
• {{WPWM}}
• {{fact}}
• {{Cite book}}
• {{cite web}}
• {{Infobox UK school}}
• {{welcomeg}}
• {{BirminghamBuildings}}

Wiki pages

Here are some links if you need an odd bit off help.

• Wikipedia:How to edit a page, WP:HEP, WP:EDIT
• Wikipedia:Tutorial, WP:T
• Wikipedia:Picture tutorial, WP:PIC
• Wikipedia:How to write a great article, WP:IA, WP:ARTICLE
• Wikipedia:Naming conventions, WP:NAME, WP:NC
• Wikipedia:Manual of Style, WP:MOS
• Wikipedia:NavFrame
• Wikipedia:Vandalism, WP:VAND
• Wikipedia:Maintenance
• Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion
• Wikipedia:Proposed deletion
• Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace
• Wikipedia:Merging and moving pages
• WP:AIV

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