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'''Senior Editor Service Award'''
'''Senior Editor Service Award'''
* 24,000 registered edits as of June 22, 2004. First edit on April 28th, 2004 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stocks&diff=prev&oldid=3367002][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Husnock&diff=prev&oldid=3367248]
* 24,000 registered edits as of June 22, 2018. First edit on April 28th, 2004 [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stocks&diff=prev&oldid=3367002][https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Husnock&diff=prev&oldid=3367248]
'''Content Review Medal'''
'''Content Review Medal'''
* [[Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military]]
* [[Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military]]

Revision as of 04:07, 1 July 2018

WELCOME TO THE PAGE OF OBERRANKS

This editor is a
Senior Editor
and is entitled to display this Rhodium
Editor Star.

I have created this account for the editing of articles on military ranks, medals, and badges. I pledge to adhere to the polices of WP:NPA and WP:CIV in my editing and will do my best to adhere to WP:NOR when adding material to this encyclopedia.

Everything on Wikipedia is for fun. Assume that everything you write will be made fun of, heavily edited, and eventually deleted. Take nothing personally and remember that this is just the internet and not the real world. If you want your work taken seriously, publish it professionally and do not post it here.
-OberRanks Prime Directive of Wikipedia
THE LAW OF HUSNOCK: As discussions with OberRanks intensify, the probability of mentioning Husnock will increase to 100%
This user previously used another account: Husnock.
This user previously used another account: Werewolfman07.


Advice for new Users

My new user badge from 2004

Having been on this site now for several years, I've seen the good, the bad, and the ugly and like to think I know how people tend to think and act on Wikipedia. The points below are advice I once gave to a new user and, as it might help others, also chose to post it here. It's just advice, but I think good advice.

  • Create a User Page: Do this right away. Red link user names tend to turn people off. They tend to think they are vandals or otherwise here to start trouble. Don't even get me started on anon ip edits.
  • Avoid being Single Purpose: Being labeled as a single purpose account will draw suspicion and criticism one does not need. SPA labeling tends to happen if a brand new user, with no edits to their name, shows up on a highly active article and starts making major changes or blanking entire sections. Try to edit several non-controversial articles before taking on the big fish.
  • Don't flaunt Credentials: I've been very guilty of this. Avoid saying who you are in the real world and especially advertising education or military service. I've seen many a user fall hard and fast showing up on talk pages demanding respect because they have a degree or that they held a certain rank in the military. I was one of them and learned the hard way.
  • Don't Edit War: Goes without saying. New users who start edit warring, blanking articles, or violating WP:3RR tend to get targeted by others and kicked off the site real fast.
  • Have fun!: This can be a fun site if you make it so. So, yes, have fun!


Wikipedia Awards





General Awards

  • Lots of Barnstars: Generic award, stating that I have accumulated Lots of Barnstars!
  • The Smile Award: Automatically awarded by Jimmy Wales to every editor who contributes happily to this project!
  • Half Barnstar: My friend Kierzek has the other half

Original Barnstar (Five Awards)

Tireless Contributor Barnstar

Senior Editor Service Award

  • 24,000 registered edits as of June 22, 2018. First edit on April 28th, 2004 [1][2]

Content Review Medal

Working Man's Barnstar

Barnstar of Diligence

Barnstar of Life

Wiki Cookie Award

The above Wikipedia award history encompasses edits both under the OberRanks and Husnock accounts from 2004 to the present

Personal Pages

Edit count

Lasted updated 22 June 2018

  • OberRanks: 11,000
  • Husnock: 13,000

TOTAL: 24,000 [3]

My first edit on Wikipedia!

Rank Award Edits Date
Registered Editor 1 April 2004
Novice Editor 200 June 2004
Apprentice Editor 1,000 July 2004
Journeyman Editor 2,041 October 2004
Yeoman Editor 4,530 April 2005
Rank Award Edits Date
Experienced Editor 7,550 October 2005
Veteran Editor 9,227 April 2006
Veteran Editor II 12,000 December 2006
Veteran Editor III 16,000 April 2010
Veteran Editor IV 20,078 October 2014
Rank Award Edits Date
Senior Editor 24,000 June 2018


Medals

Ranks and Uniforms

Military Articles

Service records

SS Records

Germany Navy articles

The crew of U-96, and their corresponding actors from the film Das Boot

U.S. Navy articles

Service Numbers

I am the creator and main contributor to the U.S. service number articles which include:

Service Biographies

History articles

Chapter summary - Bridge on the Drina
Chapter Year Major Events
One 1516 A young Mehmed Pasha is taken from his home to train in the Sultan's court.
Taking a ferry over the river Drina, Pasha envisions one day a bridge will be built there
Two 1571 Construction on the bridge over the Drina begins under the tasking of the harsh Abidaga.
Three 1573 A resistance group of Serbs attempts to sabotage building efforts, leading to a brutal execution by impalement.
Four 1577 Abidaga is replaced by the Sultan after allegations of corruption. Construction continues and is expanded to include a Caravanserai.
The bridge is then completed.
Five 1686 The Ottoman Empire withdraws from the Kingdom of Hungary.
The bridge begins to fall into disrepair due to a lack of maintenance funds while floods severely damage the town.
Six 1805 The First Serbian Uprising causes the Ottoman authorities to construct a blockhouse on the bridge with several executions.
Seven 1850 The frontiers of the Ottoman Empire continue to weaken while plague sweeps through the land.
Eight 1855 A young Muslim girl commits suicide by jumping from the Drina bridge rather than go through with a prearranged marriage.
Nine 1878 The Congress of Berlin cedes Serbia to Austria-Hungary. Austrian troops proceed to occupy the town and bridge at the river Drina.
The town becomes a depot for military troops with an inter-mixing of European, Serbian, and Turkish cultures.
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen 1882 The terrorist Jakov Čekrlija takes advantage of a soldier's infatuation with a young Turkish girl in order to sneak across the Drina bridge.
Fourteen 1895 The economy in the town is rebuilt under the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The reader is introduced to the "Hotel Lotte" which is the setting for many of the book's later characters.
Fifteen
Sixteen 1898 Ethnic tensions flare in the town upon the assassination of the Empress Elisabeth of Austria by the Italian Luigi Lucheni.
Seventeen 1904 New ideas begin to appear in the culture, among them trade unions and socialism.
Eighteen 1908 Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina is cemented by formal annexation.
The resulting Bosnian crisis impacts the town and the river bridge.
Nineteen 1912 Young students with world experience discuss life, politics, and other matters while sitting on the kapia of the river bridge.
Twenty Lotte, the now elderly owner of the "Hotel Lotte", reflects on her life and times past.
Twenty One 1914 Chronicles the opening of the First World War.
The bridge at the Drina is severely damaged by artillery fire with several sections destroyed
The book ends with one of the characters looking upon the now decimated bridge
Twenty Two
Twenty Three
Twenty Four

The National Archives

Politics

Project Pages

Interesting Things

Beware of this webpage [6]. They have stolen material from every Wikipedia article on military ranks!

Also beware of this attacker of military rank articles!

First Things First

People I know or have met who have Wikipedia articles

Relatives

Government

Politics

Journalist

Military

Holocaust

Star Trek

I was also once in the same room as William Shatner but wasn't able to approach or talk to him.

Others

Names I have been called on Wikipedia

  • A freemen on the land
  • An ignorant asshole
  • A jerk
  • A juvenile
  • A layman
  • A rank fetishist
  • A rapist
  • A squid
  • A threat to the project
  • A troll who deserves little respect
  • A twelve year old
  • A user who treats other users like objects to be ignored

And of course...a Nazi! (several times)

Past lives

Our counterparts

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