User:Midnightdreary

Midnightdreary This editor is a Labutnum and is entitled to display this Book of Knowledge with Coffee Cup Stain, Cigarette Burn, Chewed Broken Pencil, and Sticky Note. This user has written or significantly contributed to 8 featured articles on Wikipedia. This user has written or significantly contributed to 1 featured list on Wikipedia. This user has significantly contributed to 24 Good Articles. This user has been a major contributor to 21 articles featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. This user is a member of the Short story task force of the Novel WikiProject. This user is a member of Wikiproject Poetry. BA This user has a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Literature. MA This user has a Master of Arts degree in Publishing. Quoth this user, "Nevermore" nevermore This user's soul from out that shadow... shall be lifted Nevermore. This user is interested in Gothic literature. This user is male. This user's favorite color is gray. Grrr! Brains! Brains! This user lives in or is from the United States Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This user lives in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. PIT This user is a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers BAL This user is a fan of the Baltimore Ravens This user visits United States National Parks. This user maintains a blog here.

Once upon a midnight dreary... Welcome to my Wikipedia user profile.

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My Wikipedia work

I especially put a lot of work into articles relating to Edgar Allan Poe. I do not claim to own any of the articles relating to Poe, though I am occasionally stubborn about them. Even so I strongly encourage people to be bold and mercilessly edit those pages. I'm also always willing to discuss things on talk pages. I'm really not so single-minded, though. Other random interests include classic literature in general, but especially American authors of the 19th century.

Current priorities

• Relaxing.

Under review

• None

Significant edits

Poe and his works

• The Poe Portal (created)
• "Al Aaraaf"
• Bibliography of Edgar Allan Poe
• Eureka: A Prose Poem
• "The Gold-Bug"
• "Metzengerstein"
• "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
• The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (with User:Malkinann, User:Syzygy, and User:Paine Ellsworth)
• Edgar Allan Poe - Wikipedia:Today's featured article/January 19, 2009
  • Death of Edgar Allan Poe
• Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (previously ) - Wikipedia:Today's featured article/September 10, 2009
• William Henry Leonard Poe
• "The Raven" (previously ) - Wikipedia:Today's featured article/December 6, 2007
• Tamerlane and Other Poems

Transcendentalism

• Brook Farm
• Margaret Fuller (previously ) - Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 23, 2010
• George Ripley
• Jones Very

Other writers and related articles

• Thomas Holley Chivers
• Elizabeth F. Ellet (with User:Epousesquecido)
• Rufus Wilmot Griswold (previously ) - Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 2, 2009
• Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (with María ) - Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 29, 2009
• Washington Irving (with User:Federalistpapers)
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  • Longfellow National Historic Site
• James Russell Lowell (previously )
• Walt Whitman
• Nathaniel Parker Willis (previously ) - Wikipedia:Today's featured article/November 23, 2011

Coming soon

Collaborators welcome!

• Restore Nathaniel Hawthorne to GA status
• Finish improving Amos Bronson Alcott for possible GA review

Note to others: You may find me working on similar projects with the same user name, Midnightdreary. Yes, it's me.

More about me

I strongly believe that people who spend more time editing their user page than actual articles aren't really reaching their full potential in the WikiCommunity. Beyond that, everything you need to know about me you can learn from a userbox. That's why they're there. :)

Stuff I can show off

Did You Know?

 

On July 11, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hyperion (Longfellow novel), which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 07:07, 11 July 2009 (UTC) 08:49, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

On July 6, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Snow-Bound, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 08:49, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

On April 11, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Poets and Poetry of America, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

∗ \ / (⁂) 07:45, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

On 24 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Parke Godwin (journalist), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

BorgQueen (talk) 13:26, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

On 5 November, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Gold Appleton, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 03:35, 5 November 2008 (UTC)

On 21 August, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article A Fable for Critics, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--–Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 23:00, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

On 12 July, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article George Pope Morris, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 03:51, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

On 23 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Village Blacksmith, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Vishnava _talk 02:28, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

On 18 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Outre-Mer, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Vishnava _talk 22:28, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

On 26 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Edward Coote Pinkney, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 19:02, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

On 18 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Henry Leonard Poe, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 04:48, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

On 17 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mary Rogers, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 07:19, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

On 24 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bon-Bon (short story), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

-- Milk’s Favorite Cookie ^(Talk) 20:56, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

On 14 February, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Business Man, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

-- Victuallers (talk) 20:43, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Did you know? was updated. On 18 November, 2007, a fact from the article Eureka: A Prose Poem, which you recently nominated, was featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Zzyzx11 (Talk) 15:20, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

On 30 October, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thou Art the Man, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--GeeJo ^(t)⁄_(c) • 19:06, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

On 18 October, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Never Bet the Devil Your Head , which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Allen3 ^talk 09:54, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

On 18 August, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Thomas Holley Chivers, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--PFHLai 08:07, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

On 8 August, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Circeus 22:52, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Did you know? was updated. On August 7, 2007, a fact from the article Francis Julius LeMoyne, which you recently nominated, was featured in that section on the Main Page. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Blnguyen (bananabucket) 09:03, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

On 12 July, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Philosophy of Furniture, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Andrew c ^[talk] 00:53, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Barnstars and awards

		The Original Barnstar
		A gesture of recognition for building articles on Edgar Allan Poe. –Outriggr § 05:20, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

		The Literary Barnstar
		You do such a fantastic job on editing on Edgar Allan Poe! How do you do it?!! You totally deserve this! :)-BlueAmethyst .:*:. 04:44, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

		The Midnight Barnstar
		For contributing much to the articles related to the dark visionary Edgar Allan Poe, I, BorgQueen, award you this star glowing in the darkest night. BorgQueen (talk) 11:12, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

It gives me great pleasure to award this triple crown to Midnightdreary in thanks for substantial contributions to Wikipedia's coverage of Edgar Allan Poe-related articles. Durova^Charge! 20:40, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

		The Literary Barnstar
		For all your work on Poe related articles. Tiddly-Tom 01:03, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

		The Featured Article Medal
		To Midnightdreary for his three FAs. Not sure if you've realized this, but with three FAs you have already built the best collection of American literature featured articles. Here's hoping it's only the beginning! --JayHenry (talk) 02:25, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

		The Writer's Barnstar
		Hello there! I stumbled on your userpage while reading a bit into some of Poe's articles and noticing you as a major contributor. I must say that I'm highly impressed with your contributions, and I wanted to show a bit of appreciation. It was tough choosing the correct barnstar to give, as there are several that apply to the great work that you do here. However, this is meant for editors who either write articles about writers and books, or who write a large number of articles; seeing as you fit both, I decided that this must be the one. Wikipedia is highly grateful for the fantastic content that you contribute. Thank you! GlassCobra 09:15, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		Awarded to Midnightdreary for working so hard on 19th century author articles, for giving in to my demands for the Good Article nomination, and for everything else you do that's unrecognized! Intothewoods29 (talk) 04:53, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

		A Moment of Silence
		This award is presented to those who are truly here to contribute. A moment of silence for you... —§unday His Grandiloquence 02:05, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

		The Literary Barnstar
		It is one of the great pleasures of Wikipedia to stumble upon a series of truly excellent articles about interesting topics. Thanks to you, I today did so with your Poe collection - thank you. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 02:51, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

		The Medal of Merit
		Whenever someone creates not only one, but numerous good articles, they are truly here to contribute. And for that, you deserve the Medal of Merit. It nice to sit back and read some interesting articles every once in a while! Corpus1 (talk) 04:13, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

		The Literary Barnstar
		In recognition of your tireless commitment to maintaining the quality of literature related articles. I have many such articles watch listed, and it seems that everyday I witness you continue to uphold their overall quality. The thankless effort of users like you is what preserves the value of this overall project.   Redthoreau (talk)RT 21:04, 20 March 2009 (UTC)