Why they call me "Orange Mike"; photo taken while I was at a Wikimedia Campus Ambassador training today
Me to
Ben Stein on his show:
"Quiet good taste is the key. Once I learned to avoid that, I could find a look that worked for me."
I am Michael James Lowrey, called "Orange Mike" because I like the color a lot and tend to wear at least a bit of it on most days which are not Saint Patrick's Day.
I am a Wikipedia administrator, with a tendency to spend a fair amount of time on new-page patrol and general clean-up. I recently participated in the WikiProject Screencast Screen Sprint. I wrote one of the scripts, and my dulcet tones can be heard as the narrator on Script 3: "Assembling Your Materials," to be found at File:WP-Screencast-KO-Script3.ogv.
I am considered to be toward the "deletionist" end of the inclusionist-deletionist spectrum, because I believe that many articles here (including not only new ones but many existing ones) are violations of our standards: how-to guides and game manuals, fan trivia, in-universe fiction summaries, obscure porn actor biographies, politician self-aggrandisement, memorials, original essays masquerading as scholarship, etc. When I say I am a bit of a deletionist, I mean that I hold articles here to higher standards of notability, verifiability, etc. than some other editors. (And yes, our servers are overloaded, and the problem's not getting any better.) I'd rather see fewer articles, better researched and better written. I am really glad to help other editors in any way I can, though; and please don't hesitate to contact me.
I was born in 1953 in Jackson, Tennessee. In 1977, disgusted by the corruption and stupidity of Southern politics, I moved to Milwaukee (partly at the urging of Frank Zeidler). I am a free-lance writer (book reviews, muckraking, and whatever suits me); I've been a member of the National Writers Union since 1985. I have worked part-time or full for Renaissance Books in Milwaukee, one of the largest used-book stores in North America (which doesn't have a website, alas!) since 1978. For most of the time since 1984, I have also worked for one agency or another of the State of Wisconsin, and been represented by (and active in) AFSCME Council 24, the Wisconsin State Employees Union. I am a graduate magna cum laude of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a B.A. in History. (I have also attended Jackson State Community College, Tennessee State University (a historically black university), the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and the University of Chicago.)
Science fiction fandom, which I discovered in the 1970s, is my primary social outlet. I have been Fan Guest of Honor at a couple of science fiction conventions. For those who are actually interested, my Guest of Honor speech from Iowa's ICon 25 is to be found here. I appear in the feature-length film Finding the Future: A Science Fiction Conversation, and my daughter Kelly appears in the "Bonus" section of the DVD thereof.
For those of you interested in the Society for Creative Anachronism, in such circles I am y-clept Lord Inali of Tanasi, GDH. I was on an episode of the game show Win Ben Stein's Money. I won $2,000, and am told that I acquitted myself well enough. Ben accused me of resembling "Z.Z. Top on acid" but said I had a good singing voice! I was listed in one edition of Who's Who in America. Whoopee. I manage a family of virtual mutual funds on the Marketocracy site, which have a pretty good record. Like all WBSM! contestants, my Bacon number is 2 through Ben; otherwise, it would be 3 (through Forrest J Ackerman). Michael J. "Orange Mike" Lowrey at the Internet Movie Database
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This user's favorite color is orange. |
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This user page has been vandalized 444 times. |
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This user is Irish
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The Cherokee blood flows through this user's veins. |
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This user is a Browncoat.
We've done the impossible, and that makes us mighty. |
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This user opposes George W. Bush and supports his prosecution. |
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This user believes the world is a happier, safer and saner place because of religion. |
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Blunt or speedy deletion of worthless articles drives away spammers, cranks, vengeful schoolchildren, drunks and vandals. |
[edit] My barnstars
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The Editor's Barnstar |
| I noticed that your edits were impressive and so I've decided to award you this Editor's Barnstar! Wikidudeman (talk) 06:00, 15 October 2007 (UTC) |
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The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar |
| For detecting IP sockpuppetry.--U.S.A.U.S.A.U.S.A. 07:02, 13 November 2007 (UTC) |
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The Barnstar of Good Humor |
| Does this mean that I should abandon the article I'm writing about the hot dogs at the stand down the street? They have a sign that says they're world famous! Ioeth (talk contribs friendly) 21:08, 10 January 2008 (UTC) |
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The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar |
| For covering the back of another admin. Bearian (talk) 15:18, 27 March 2008 (UTC) |
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The WikiProject Wisconsin Barnstar |
| For all of your work developing articles about Wisconsin and defending them from vandalism, I hereby award you the WikiProject Wisconsin Barnstar. Wear it with pride! Royalbroil 19:28, 29 March 2008 (UTC) |
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The Orange Barnstar |
| For your positive wording in here and in so many--omtay38 |
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The Original Barnstar |
| For almost being as fast at deleting as I am at taggin! mboverload@ 03:50, 13 August 2008 (UTC) |
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CVU Anti-Vandalism Award |
| You have been incredible neutral ,patient yet firm. Wikipedia runs only because of Wikipedians like you. Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 23:18, 3 October 2008 (UTC) |
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The Barnstar of Diligence |
| for being so "on the ball" Jac16888 (talk) 04:04, 4 October 2008 (UTC) |
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The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar |
| For protecting my user page from vandalism. Bearian (talk) 19:58, 30 October 2008 (UTC) |
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The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar |
| I award this Anti-Vandalism Barnstar for your speedy efforts in protecting my page. Thanks! Blaze42 (talk) 13:43, 18 November 2008 (UTC) |
All hail Perfect Tutnum of the Encyclopedia. Thank you for your candid advice when in troubling situation and your long standing history of great contribs! You are a founding pillar within the community!
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Your Opinion is More Important than You Think Barnstar |
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[edit] Happy Orangemike's Day!
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User:Orangemike has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Orangemike's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Orangemike!
Peace,
Rlevse
01:35, 7 February 2010 (UTC) A record of your Day will always be kept here.
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For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:Rlevse/Today/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it. — Rlevse • Talk • 01:35, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
I agree that an AfD would have been a forgone conclusion; see Albanian pederasty. Pcap ping 12:40, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
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The Original Barnstar |
| You sir, are a patriot for being sensible and not allowing your liberal political views conflict with Wikipedia's goals and interests when dealing with User:Keegscee. PCHS-NJROTC (Messages) 19:44, 16 March 2010 (UTC) |
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The Guidance Barnstar |
| For your invaluable assistance and guidance on my first Wikipedia page Harmonia1 (talk) 19:09, 16 May 2010 (UTC) |
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The Original Barnstar |
| Many thanks for your work with Wisconsin related articles-RFD (talk) 23:05, 22 May 2010 (UTC) |
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The Admin's Barnstar |
| For swiftly blocking spam/promotional accounts I reported at UAA, it is appreciated :) Acather96 (talk) 15:31, 9 June 2010 (UTC) |
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The Special Barnstar |
| I hereby award you, Orange Mike, the Special Barnstar for being an all-around amazing editor. You are a remarkable admin, particularily with dealing with both promotional accounts and articles, and a great editor as well. Keep up the great work! :) --Meaghan :) ≈ 01:54, 21 August 2010 (UTC) |
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The Editor's Barnstar |
| I think you've been doing a marvelous job tagging articles for deletion. I really think you deserve this. Good job! :) Endofskull (talk) 21:25, 16 October 2010 (UTC) |
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The Barnstar of Diligence |
| I hereby award thee this barnstar in recognition of your tireless efforts. PoinDexta1 | Talk to Me 00:57, 4 January 2011 (UTC) |
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The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar |
| I award this Barnstar to Orangemike for helping me with my researchMulgaEscu (talk) 11:53, 12 May 2011 (UTC) |
[edit] A barnstar for you!
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar |
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