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Questia is an online research library for books and journal articles focusing on the humanities and social sciences. Questia has curated titles from over 300 trusted publishers including 77,000 full-text books and 4 million journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, as well as encyclopedia entries. Paid access to Questia would cost $99 per year.

As of August 2012 Questia has generously agreed to give free, full-access 1-year accounts for 1000 Wikipedia editors to use, distributed at the discretion of the community. Editors will need a 1 year-old account and 1000 edits in order to qualify. At the end of 1 year, editors who found the resource useful can simply re-apply.

Requirements
  • You do not have free online access to Questia through your local library or university
  • You have your preferences enabled to receive email messages on English Wikipedia; (see Special:Preferences)
  • You have an account that is a minimum of 1 year old
  • You have a minimum of 1000 edits to the encyclopedia
  • Ideally, you are active in content generation, research, and/or verification work.
Expectations for use
  • All editors are encouraged to apply where they have a need for background reading, research, verification, or content writing
  • Editors should try out and use the Questia account during their free access period
  • Editors should always provide original citation information, in addition to linking a Questia article, per WP:V and WP:SAYWHEREYOUGOTIT
  • Editors should not provide bare links to non-free Questia pages
  • Editors should note "(subscription required)" in the citation, where appropriate

Your application suggests you've read this and will give it a fair shot :)

Apply here: Round 1

  1. soosim (talk · contribs) - ditto
  2. Ocaasi (talk · contribs) - 3 year editor with 20,000 edits on English Wikipedia. Active in alternative medicine and Egyptian politics. Also active in the irc help channel and Articles for Creation. Looking forward to working on articles about natural health practitioners as well as the 2012 Egyptian elections. Ocaasi t | c 02:22, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Ceradon (talk · contribs) - Wow! Well, This came at the right time. I've recently been greatly restricted with my work with the Military history WikiProject, mainly because I don't have immediate access to the resources that I need. This looks like a very nice resource for me to have access to. I could really use it. --ceradon talkcontribs 20:33, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  4. Pigsonthewing (talk · contribs) Finding HighBeam very useful for obscure artists and locally-significant people and organisations. (I also made {{HighBeam}}); yes I read it; generalist editor; Wikipedia trainer; and GLAM outreach ambassador.
  5. Simon Burchell (talk · contribs) Mostly Mesoamerica and Guatemala. Always hitting paywalls and any new resource will be greatly appreciated.
  6. Acdixon (talk · contribs) - I expand mainly Kentucky-related historical political biographies; hoping this resource has sources that go back farther than the mid 1980s, which is where Highbeam seems to peter out
  7. Imzadi1979 (talk · contribs)—I've used Questia's free trial period in the past to find articles related to highways and major roadways in the United States. My account is almost 7 years old with almost 63,000 edits.
  8. FormerIP (talk · contribs) Five years and 10,000 edits. Formerip (talk) 19:22, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  9. Moswento (talk · contribs) I write articles on a wide range of topics. I've been here for a few years and have over 13,000 edits. Moswento talky 19:49, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs) Most prolific article contributor on wikipedia, need access to all the sources under the sun.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:10, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  11. Yngvadottir (talk · contribs) I just crossed 4 years and 11,000 edits. I'm really getting use out of Highbeam, but still need all the help I can get with artists and academics; especially since a lot of the articles I work on I first see at AfD or otherwise am rescuing.
  12. secretlondon (talk · contribs) Joined in 2003. 30,000+ edits researching Russia/USSR currently. Don't have any database/journal access at home. Secretlondon (talk) 20:33, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  13. Boson (talk · contribs) --Boson (talk) 21:00, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  14. Mandarax (talk · contribs) Wikiaccount for over 7 years, with over 200,000 edits. No current Questia access. I work on articles in the visual arts. MANdARAX  XAЯAbИAM 21:02, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  15. Malleus Fatuorum (talk · contribs). More than 130,000 edits in the last six years. Malleus Fatuorum 21:19, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  16. User:Enric Naval +25,000 edits on English wikipedia over several years. I edit several kinds of articles. Many times I need access to old articles of regional newspapers. --Enric Naval (talk) 21:42, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  17. User:Peter cohen Number of edits in low five figures. I have created articles mainly related to opera and classical music but also one on psychology. Good and Featured content again falls mainly into classical music/opera but also mythology. I have exhausted my supply of programmes from first productions of operas and therefore need better online access to find good material.--Peter cohen (talk) 22:07, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  18. User:Beyond My Ken - editor since 2005, over 100k edits under 3 usernames (see here for explanation), no Questia access, frequently work on articles involving the Arts, especially dance, theatre and film, also involvement in articles related to architecture
  19. User:Pharaoh of the WizardsJoined in 2006 with over 43K edits.I am a generalist.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 22:51, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  20. User:LadyofShalott - joined in 2006, have over 40k edits in various subjects. LadyofShalott 23:27, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  21. Crisco 1492 (talk · contribs) - Been on the encyclopedia since 2005, have 45,000+ edits, am highly active in creating Indonesia-related content (although I occasionally branch out into American film, sexuality, or odd subjects) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:02, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  22. Graham87 (talk · contribs) – I've been hear since 2005 and have more than 80,000 edits. I mostly work on articles about the Australian Paralympic movement at the moment but also do a lot of work on music, both classical and popular. Graham87 02:10, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  23. Malik Shabazz (talk · contribs) – I've been editing since December 2006 and have more than 66,000 edits. I edit a wide range of subjects, and access to Questia would be very helpful. Thank you.
  24. Khazar2 (talk · contribs) - between my previous account and my current one, I have more than 60,000 edits and 6 years' editing experience. I specialize in writing about human rights issues and groups around the world, and Questia access would be useful for historical information and context. Khazar2 (talk) 02:51, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  25. The ed17 (talk · contribs) - started regularly editing in 2008 (registered in 2006), ~40,000 edits, and active in Milhist. Thanks! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 02:55, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  26. Rosiestep (talk · contribs) – Editor since 2007. Administrator since 2009. Over 59k edits. Created 2,800+ new articles on a wide range of subjects. 493 DYK articles. Cultural anthropologist at heart. I'd appreciate access to more resources. Rosiestep (talk) 03:01, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  27. Anthonyhcole (talk · contribs) – 16,000 edits 6 years. --Anthonyhcole (talk) 03:40, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  28. Lihhas (talk · contribs) - 3+ years and 10k+ edits (20k+ i think). Mostly working on politics and elections, and shortly going to start filling past elections that current news sources dont really give.Lihaas (talk) 03:46, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  29. Calton (talk · contribs) - Somewhere around 36k edits, but recently inactive. I'd like to do something about improving Japanese historical and cultural articles. At the moment, I'm thinking architecture and historic sites, especially in the Tokyo area. --Calton | Talk 04:21, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  30. Lexein (talk · contribs) - 2006, 10000+ edits. Interested in sourcing claims in historical articles, and satisfying citations needed elsewhere.
  31. Bruce1ee (talk · contribs) – Account over 7 years old, over 40,000 edits; no access to Questia; active in content development in the arts, mostly music and literature. —Bruce1eetalk 05:35, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  32. Ravenswing (talk · contribs · count) Over 35,000 edits, and active in both article creation and AfD, areas where access to accurate cites is crucial. Ravenswing 05:46, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  33. Salvador_alc (talk · contribs) Active in spanish Wikipedia since 2006 (~5000 edits). Mostly editing on history and philosophy of religions and comparative religion. I have High Beam account, but it's poor in sources about philosophy and humanities. I'm interested in books, papers and other researches about those topics. Thank you. Salvador alc (talk) 05:54, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  34. Aschmidt (talk · contribs) – Wikipedia editor since 2005, mostly on German Wikipedia, WikiProject Law. Currently some 17245 edits on de.wp. --Aschmidt (talk) 05:57, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  35. User:hchc2009 - around 26,000 edits over the last few years, lots of content work on historical topics. I don't have local access to this database; some test searches suggest it could be useful. Hchc2009 (talk) 06:48, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  36. Shrike (talk · contribs) – Editor since 2006.Over 5k edits. Active at middle eastern topics.Also active at WP:RX.--Shrike (talk)/WP:RX 07:36, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  37. Worm That Turned (talk · contribs) - enwiki admin, 4 years, 12k edits, 8 GAs. Active in a few areas, and would find this very useful. WormTT(talk) 11:29, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  38. Ched :  ?  12:02, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  39. circa 25K edits Collect (talk) 12:11, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  40. Ynhockey (talk · contribs) – over 7 years, 50k edits, work in several areas of content creation, notably Israeli history. —Ynhockey (Talk) 12:32, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  41. Drmies (talk · contribs) - over five years, 100k+ edits. Mostly create in arts and humanities. Drmies (talk) 15:00, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  42. Eclipsed (talk · contribs) - 6+ years, 16,000+ edits, no current access to Questia, active in content generation, research and verification work. -- Eclipsed (talk) (COI Declaration) 15:54, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  43. Ruud Koot (talk · contribs) Editor since 2005, 25k edits, active in areas related to science and the history of science. —Ruud 16:49, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  44. Maunus (talk · contribs) editor since 2005, 30k+ edits, language, linguistics, history andhtopology. I frequently hit questia links that I can't currently access.·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 17:58, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  45. Ryan Vesey (talk · contribs) Editor for 1.5 years. ~17,000 edits. I edit in a wide range of subjects. Ryan Vesey 18:17, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  46. Smalljim (talk · contribs) Over 30,000 edits since 2007. Having browsed the site I can confidently state that giving me access to its content would definitely benefit Wikipedia :)  —SMALLJIM  18:30, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  47. Arxiloxos (talk · contribs) 4+ years, 13,000+ edits on English Wikipedia, no current access to Questia. I spend a lot of time looking for sources for both new and existing articles in a variety of areas. --Arxiloxos (talk) 19:50, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  48. -jkb- (talk · contribs), since 2004, nearly 40000 edits, mostly German Wiki, but elsewhere as well -jkb- (talk) 20:22, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  49. Atamari (talk · contribs), since 2005, 170000+ edits, mostly German Wiki (topic The Gambia) --Atamari (talk) 20:40, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  50. Titodutta (talk · contribs) I have more than 17,000 edits. I mainly edit/prefer to edit in India, Psychology related articles. Will be helpful if this helps in my studies/research works (which are needed for my Wikipedia editing) --Tito Dutta 20:51, 10 August 2012 (UTC) After checking their site example, I am convinced their site will be very helpful for my Wikiproject India related work --Tito Dutta 21:08, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  51. Rlendog (talk · contribs) - 45000+ edits, including work on science, math, music and drama topics where access would be valuable. Rlendog (talk) 21:00, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  52. – Sir Lionel, EG(talk) 21:55, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  53. GregJackP (talk · contribs) - 11,000 edits, on Wikipedia since 2006. I mainly edit in legal fields, primarily SCOTUS cases involving Native American (Indian tribes). I also edit some in Military History, and I am a participant in WikiProject: Articles for Creation. This would be very valuable to me in all of these areas. GregJackP Boomer! 22:07, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  54. Ziko (talk) 22:52, 10 August 2012 (UTC) Historian, Wikipedian since 2003, active on DE, NL, EO and EN. Writing usually about the political history of DE and NL in the 19th and 20th century. Ziko (talk) 22:52, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  55. Sctechlaw (talk) 23:27, 10 August 2012 (UTC) Editor since 2005, 3600+ edits.[reply]
  56. --Emeritus (talk) 23:31, 10 August 2012 (UTC) active since 2006, mostly German Wikipedia, member of 6 portals - 10,000+ edits - topics: Pacific history/affairs, African arts, Brazilian literature, need special materials[reply]
  57. Dwaipayanc (talk · contribs) Have been editing for about 6 years, with more than 22,000 edits; have been involved in a few featured article developments. Edits are mostly related to India, geography, history, literature and cinema.--Dwaipayan (talk) 23:35, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  58. Active since 2006, 105K edits, 10FAs etc, mostly on art. Johnbod (talk) 23:36, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  59. Active since 2005, 170K+ Edits in all projects, main project de:WP, startet more than 5.000 articles (30+ featured/good), mostly about Classics, Archaeology, Sports. Marcus Cyron (talk) 02:15, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  60. Active since 2008, mostly German Wikipedia, 5,000+ edits.--Berita (talk) 07:46, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  61. Active since 2005, mostly German Wikipedia, 643 articles 46k edits, --Gripweed (talk) 18:03, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  62. Active since 2008. 40k edits, 2,000+ articles started. Aymatth2 (talk) 18:45, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  63. Active since 2003, 60k edits, 50 FAs, >1500 articles started, mainly de:WP. Denis Barthel (talk) 20:37, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  64. Purplewowies (talk · contribs) - Active since 2008, 2,860 edits. I edit within mainly television and deafness/deaf education related articles. After looking through the site, I believe it could be a valuable source to help improve articles of the latter subject. I have verified that the college I am currently going to does not give me access to it. - Purplewowies (talk) 21:57, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  65. Active since August 2006. 59,000 edits focusing on military history. Two featured articles (one now delisted, but the other is Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Administrator. Buckshot06 (talk) 22:43, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  66. Kober (talk · contribs) — Joined in 2004. More than 25,000 edits chiefly pertaining to the history, culture, and politics of Georgia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East. Started 1,061 new articles.--KoberTalk 10:35, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  67. --Julius1990 (talk) 14:45, 12 August 2012 (UTC) Active since 2005, over 30.000 Edits, over 10 featured Articles in the German Wikipedia.[reply]
  68. --Benowar (talk) 18:28, 12 August 2012 (UTC) I am active in the German WP since 2004, administrator since 2006. I have more than 39,000 edits in articles and have written several featured articles in the German WP.[reply]
  69. --Sir Gawain - Active since 2004 mostly on German Wikipedia. More than 35,000 edits, several featured articles, mainly contributing to articles concerning architecture and French history. -- Sir Gawain (talk) 21:00, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  70. MrX (talk · contribs) - Almost three years and more than 8000 edits. I am active in creating and editing articles on a variety of subjects including history, historical biographies, science, geography, photography, civil rights and music. My biggest impediment to contributing more substantially is lack of access to good research material. MrX 01:49, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  71. Viriditas (talk · contribs) - Active since 2004 with 116,000 edits. I've needed access to Questia for some time now. Questia will help me create and review articles. Viriditas (talk) 03:22, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  72. The Four Deuces (talk · contribs) - Active since 2007, with thousands of edits. I would find the extensive selection of books and academic articles invaluable for article creation and improvement. TFD (talk) 06:15, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  73. PDD (talk · contribs) Active on de.wp for 1+ years, 1000+ article edits. PDD 11:11, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  74. TheSpecialUser (talk · contribs) Been here for eight months (a WP:CLEANSTART of Yasht101 (talk · contribs). I've got 6000+ edit count and my work is mainly at article space (5 GA and 1 DYK + have done 23 GA reviews) where I will find this really helpful! TheSpecialUser TSU 11:26, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  75. WikHead (talk · contribs) - Active 4½ years with 98,000 edits. I'm not known to create quantities of content, but do work rather extensively with referencing.  -- WikHead (talk) 11:47, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  76. ChrisGualtieri (talk · contribs) - Going to extensively reference thousands of articles on Wikipedia, mostly unsourced or lacking sources, probably going to start page creation as well. Access to Questia will greatly assist me in sourcing much needed articles. At almost 100k edits on my account now. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 13:31, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  77. Kanatonian (talk · contribs) 6 year editor known for creating GA quality articles with RS sources including journal articles.Kanatonian (talk) 14:07, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  78. Billreid (talk · contribs) Active since 2006; 6,000 edits; several GA articles as main editor. --Bill Reid | (talk) 14:27, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  79. Thine Antique Pen (talk · contribs) - Regular contributor to Wikipedia. 22 DYKs, 8 Good Articles and 2 In The News credits. Almost 20,000 edits to my account. Thine Antique Pen (talk)
  80. Tom Morris (talk · contribs) – Admin, 40,000+ edits, active in hunting down sources for articles, mostly in philosophy, biographies, social history and LGBT history. —Tom Morris (talk) 10:57, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  81. Tony1 (talk · contribs) – active for seven years; history of FAC reviewing. Tony (talk) 12:23, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  82. WiseWoman (talk · contribs) - I've been around since about 2004, mostly active on the German Wikipedia but a few edits in EN and SV as well. I need all the databases I can access --WiseWoman (talk) 13:08, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  83. RolandR (talk · contribs) – Active since 2005, with thousands of edits.I would value access to this resource, for purposes of article creation, citation adding and fact checking. RolandR (talk) 16:30, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  84. SarahStierch (talk · contribs) - Well over 1 year, well over 1000k edits (50k+) and a content generator of over 200 articles and more to come. Thanks for the consideration. SarahStierch (talk) 17:47, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  85. Bomzibar (talk · contribs) Active since October 2006 with about 9,000 edits in german language Wikipedia (see here) mostly in the field of east asian military history and modern China. --Bomzibar (talk) 19:18, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  86. Sun Creator (talk · contribs) - 3 years, 50K+ edits, not a lot of content but do quite a bit of verification. Regards, Sun Creator(talk) 23:07, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  87. Bill william compton (talk · contribs) – Active on English Wikipedia since 2010, 20,000+ edits, 235 new articles, 30,500+ global contributions. I'm active in content building, with 5 FL, 5 GA, and some 32 DYKs. Besides English Wikipedia, I'm active on Hindi and Fijian Hindi Wikipedias. Questia will be a great aid for my work which includes wide range of topics. — Bill william comptonTalk 04:21, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  88. Roisterer (talk · contribs) - G'day, I've been a member since April 2004, contributed 20,000+ mostly useful edits, as well as a couple of GA and contributions to FAs. Would be great if I could access this fine repository. --Roisterer (talk) 06:51, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  89. Mr. Stradivarius (talk · contribs) – active since October 2010 with over 20,000 edits. Questia has wonderful coverage of second language acquisition and language education, which would be invaluable for my work writing articles in that area. — Mr. Stradivarius (have a chat) 08:25, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  90. Schrodinger's cat is alive (talk · contribs) Active in article development up to GA standard, with ocassional forays into FA territory. Registered editor since April 2011; 10k+ edits
  91. Redtigerxyz (talk · contribs) 40k edits, 4 FAs, 30+ GAs. Lots of India and Hinduism books (my primary topics) found on this site.--Redtigerxyz Talk 08:52, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  92. Ant_ie (talk · contribs) ant_ie (talk) 09:05, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  93. GermanJoe (talk · contribs) reviewing, occasional work on history or country related articles (1.2K edits).
  94. Oatley2112 - active since March 2009, with over 2,500 edits. Most of my work is on expanding and providing sources to Roman and Byzantine articles, and access to Questia would be of enormous help. Oatley2112 (talk) 09:57, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  95. Jokestress - active 8+ years, 43,000 edits, among top 200 editors by articles created, focus on redlinked biographies and Missing Articles projects. Jokestress (talk) 10:11, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  96. Alessandro57 - Active since 2006, 11,000 edits, main activity is Roman, Italian, Byzantine and Ottoman art, history and architecture. Thanks! Alex2006 (talk) 10:34, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  97. Vibhijain (talk · contribs) - Around 25,000 global edits and near 14,000 local edits. Questia will be of great help in writing articles. Hindustan Zinda bad 10:38, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  98. AGK (talk · contribs) - I joined Wikipedia six years ago, and have made 42'000 edits. My areas of interest in the mainspace are varied, though the classical civilisations are my current focus. AGK [•] 10:41, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  99. Sesamevoila (talk) 10:44, 15 August 2012 (UTC) I have mainly been editing biographies and histories ..my institute has access to JSTOR but not to Questia[reply]
  100. Wasted Time R (talk · contribs) Active since 2007, over 60,000 edits, over 40 FA/GA articles as lead editor. Usually politics, history, or music, but other topics as well. Specifically, do lots of biographical and other historical research and access to Questia would be quite helpful. Wasted Time R (talk) 11:14, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  101. Glane23 (talk · contribs) Active since 2008. 40,000+ edits. Primarily adding references, copy editing, otherwise improving articles. Geoff Who, me? 11:54, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  102. ApostleVonColorado (talk · contribs) Active on sociology, poverty and cultural topics-related high traffic wikipedia articles - by verifying and adding content; Questia could be helpful in this effort by providing an easier access to reliable secondary sources that meet WP:SCHOLARSHIP guidelines.
  103. Ealdgyth (talk · contribs) - Active on medieval history, general history, and horse racing history topics. Approximately 50 FAs and over 80 GAs that I've shepherded through the various content review processes. Questia would obviously be useful for research in my topic areas. Ealdgyth - Talk 12:07, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  104. StAnselm (talk · contribs) - Five years, 50k edits, hundred of new articles created, working mainly in the area of religion - looking forward to accessing some particular academic journals. StAnselm (talk) 12:27, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  105. GrayFullbuster (talk · contribs) 12:28, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  106. Moonriddengirl (talk · contribs) Primarily copyright investigation, with some article creation. Questia would be useful in comparing text to sources. Will yield to more active content contributors if there proves more applicants than accounts. :) Five years, 100,000+ edits, 350+ articles created. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:32, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  107. SilkTork (talk · contribs · count) Good Article writer and reviewer. SilkTork ✔Tea time 12:35, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  108. Amire80 (talk · contribs) Writer of articles about linguistics. Over 7 years, over 30,000 edits in English and Hebrew. --Amir E. Aharoni (talk) 12:37, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  109. Alanscottwalker (talk · contribs) exceed requirements, and intend to use for content creation - history and social science. Alanscottwalker (talk) 12:39, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  110. Dr.K. (talk · contribs · count) Applying for what could be a useful tool for a diverse range of articles. Δρ.Κ. λόγοςπράξις 12:40, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  111. Kiefer.Wolfowitz. My Scandinavian university does no subscribe. I have one A article (1 AA), two good articles(2 GA), lots of B articles, etc., and 25-26 Did You Knows (25 DYK).Kiefer.Wolfowitz 13:03, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  112. Moorlock (talk · contribs · count) Love to dig in the dusty stacks. Moorlock (talk) 13:04, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  113. Siawase (talk · contribs · count) I have over 9000 edits on English Wikipedia going back to 2006. I work mainly at improving/expanding contemporary popular culture articles. I intend to continue this work, and Questia appears to have some excellent sources in this area. Siawase (talk) 13:06, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  114. EEng (talk · contribs · count) Would like wider access to sources lending notability to topics. Plus my particular interest: bringing Phineas Gage to GA or higher. Modestly believe I have a clear understanding of use and citation of sources [1]. (Have verified I have no access via other routes.)EEng (talk) 13:30, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  115. Sarahj2107 (talk · contribs · count) I have over 4000 edits and do some article creation and improving/verifying existing articles. I would love to do more of this type of work and this would be a great resource for that. 13:34, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  116. Jason Rees (talk · contribs) - I have over 42000 edits dating back to August 2006 and would love to be able to explore this database, so that i can expand articles on Tropical Cyclones further.Jason Rees (talk) 13:37, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  117. Spanglej (talk · contribs) 15k edits since 2009, mostly biographies and poetry articles. A Questia account would be super useful. No current access. Thanks Span (talk) 13:49, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  118. Bagworm (talk · contribs) - I've made several thousand edits over the last few years to a wide range of topics including literature, geography and biography. As I live far from a library I find lack of access to reliable sources a major disadvantage. --gråb whåt you cån (talk) 13:51, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  119. KathrynLybarger (talk · contribs) I have over 14000 edits on a wide variety of topics. More reliable sources for content verification would be most useful. --KathrynLybarger (talk) 13:59, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  120. Miniapolis (talk · contribs · count): Registered editor since 2007; very active (over 9,000 edits) since late 2010 in content creation and (primarily) article improvement. My local library has inadequate access to research materials suitable for Wikipedia. 14:06, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  121. Peter Isotalo (talk · contribs · count) Active since 2005, about 27,500 edits across Swedish and English Wikipedia, English Wiktionary and Commons (including original account). 5 FAs, 2 GAs within the humanities, most of it history. No access to this kind of database.
  122. WhiteWriter (talk · contribs) Here since 2005, created 150 articles, active cross wiki. Work in history, culture and architecture. --WhiteWriterspeaks 14:14, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  123. {{user|John Carter]] - editor for about five years, around 150,000 edits, primarily interested in religion, including those no longer active, and Africa and other parts of the world that don't get as much attention in the US
  124. Rjensen (talk · contribs) 59,000 edits since 2005, active in English Wikipedia on history topics esp political and military history. My small college library does not provide Questia. 14:28, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  125. benzband (talk · contribs) 10,000+ edits since August 2011. (the free portion of) the internet is currently my only access to material for Wikipedia. Access to this kind of thing will be handy in finding researching for content and refs to back it up. 14:49, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  126. Elekhh (talk · contribs) hope to be of help to improve articles about architecture and urban studies
  127. Wizardman (talk · contribs) 100,000 edits, this would be a huge benefit. Wizardman Operation Big Bear 15:05, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  128. First Light (talk · contribs) 4 years and almost 19,000 edits on English Wikipedia, mostly content creation, with GAs, DYKs. Their religion resources alone look like they would be extremely helpful for my work here.
  129. K8 fan (talk · contribs)An English Wikipedia editor since October 2006, I create new articles, improves existing ones and spend the majority of my time adding references. Questia would prove especially useful with these articles: Joan Pujol Garcia, Charles Wheeler (politician) and Joseph Waeckerle. K8 fan (talk) 15:40, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  130. Despayre (talk · contribs) Working with the Copy Editing guild, I am frequently fact-checking on a wide variety of topics, this will be very helpful
  131. Rannpháirtí anaithnid (talk · contribs · count) Mainly involved in Ireland-related subjects. c.20,000 edits. --RA (talk) 16:41, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  132. Gyrofrog (talk · contribs · count) Editor since April 2004, >43,000 edits. Mainly active in WP:JAZZ, WP:ETHIOPIA, WP:SOMALIA topic areas. Thanks!
  133. JorisvS (talk · contribs · count) I'm mainly active on language-, linguistics-, and astronomy-related articles and expect to become more active on articles about social psychology. Such access to more information would be very helpful. ~13000 edits over the last few years. --JorisvS (talk) 17:02, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  134. Funandtrvl (talk · contribs · count) Active 5+ years and 94,000+ edits. Do not have access to Questia from local library or university. Having access would greatly help fact checking, reference cleanup and expansion of articles, especially related to history, economics, finance and business. --Funandtrvl (talk) 17:04, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  135. JayJasper (talk · contribs · count) Active since 2006 with more than 30,000 edits. Access to Questia would be an invaluable resource for research, fact-checking, and and locating reliable sources for Wikipedia articles.--JayJasper (talk) 17:09, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  136. Diego Grez (talk · contribs · count) I think this would help me with my work on Chilean topics. I have been an editor of this WP edition since July 2007 with a short hiatus in 2010. I have edited about 23,000 times this edition. Diego Grez (talk) 17:09, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  137. Savidan (talk · contribs) Editor since December 2005. >50,000 edits. I recently graduated from law school and thus no longer have access to all the free resources that I used to. Savidan 17:18, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  138. Washuotaku (talk · contribs) Active since 2009, done over 3,700 edits mostly on highway and towns in the Southeast United States. Could prove useful in researching history. WashuOtaku (talk) 17:25, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  139. PRRfan (talk · contribs) Active since 2006, 9,800+ edits. I read the instructions. I create, edit, and clean up articles on military, industrial, and transportation topics, and whatever else catches my eye. PRRfan (talk) 17:35, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  140. mercy11 (talk · contribs) Active since 2009. Over 5,000 edits. Always cite my sources no matter how miniscule. Mercy11 (talk) 17:38, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  141. TopGun (talk · contribs) 5+ years, 15000+ edits: regular contributor. --lTopGunl (talk) 17:58, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  142. Racconish (talk · contribs) 22.000+ édits since 2008. Thanks, — Racconish Tk 18:03, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  143. Rockfang (talk · contribs · count), I've been editing here for over 4 and a half years and I have over 20,000 live edits.--Rockfang (talk) 18:18, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  144. DBigXray (talk · contribs · count) Editing since past 2 years with 33,000+ edits --DBigXray 18:38, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  145. Secret (talk · contribs) Editor since 2005, former administrator. Three FAs and a number of GAs. About 50k edits throughout three accounts. Primary topic is 1920s-1960s baseball and American football. Never had access to Questia, though my university or elsewhere. Secret account 19:03, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  146. Dougweller (talk · contribs) Editor since 2006, Admin, over 80,000 edits. Highbeam is useful but has holes where it comes to journal articles. My main article interests are archaeology, Egyptology, Mesoamerican mythology and similar fields. I'm constantly trying to add good sources and getting stymied by lack of access to pay sites. Dougweller (talk) 19:14, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  147. Slgrandson (talk · contribs · count) - 10,000+ permanent edits on EN WP since 2005. Focusing on animated and children's media nowadays; no Questia access in my area. --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 19:35, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  148. Wikipedical (talk · contribs) - Editor since 2005 (!), 7000+ edits on the English Wikipedia. Active in popular culture and politics. Would love to access Questia and its wonderful resources for references. -- Wikipedical (talk) 19:36, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  149. Noleander (talk · contribs) 25K edits; 4 FAs, etc. Need more online data! Mostly a content editor. --Noleander (talk) 19:45, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  150. Philafrenzy (talk · contribs) 18K+ edits. Actively creating articles. Philafrenzy (talk) 19:51, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  151. Soman (talk · contribs · count), 8 years at en.wikipedia, 3,600+ articles created, 56,000+ edits. Need Questia access for article creations. --Soman (talk) 19:53, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  152. User:Darkness Shines First edit Jul 07, 2011, 9,559 as of this post. Focus on history articles as well as human rights abuses. Access to this resource would be beneficial for obtaining quality sources for the article I work on and create. Darkness Shines (talk) 18:18, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  153. Droodkin (talk · contribs) - 1,200+ edits since 2011. Been a reader since 2006, I mainly edit Bahrain-related articles, particularly those pertaining to history. Resources in this topic are scarce and I'd appreciate all available resources. --Droodkin (talk) 20:31, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  154. Miyagawa (talk · contribs) - 31,000+ edits over the last 3 1/2 years. Pretty much an entirely content editor, although my subjects are often quite random. Miyagawa (talk) 20:42, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  155. User:Black Falcon. English Wikipedia w/ 50,000+ edits of which 15,000+ mainspace. My main areas of content creation are politics/politicians, history and Africa. I often write about topics for which publicly available online sources are hard to come by, so access to Questia would be a great help. -- Black Falcon (talk) 21:15, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  156. DoriSmith (talk · contribs · count) - Seven years, 18K edits. DoriTalkContribs 21:58, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  157. DavidCane (talk · contribs): Editor since 2005, 20,000+ edits including 12 GAs, 10 FAs and 5 FLs. Mostly editing history and architecture articles.--DavidCane (talk) 22:25, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  158. GSorby (talk · contribs): Editor since January 2010, 7,000+ edits and have created a fair few articles, half of which are GA. Also significantly contributed to 1 FA. GeorgePing! 23:01, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  159. Prioryman (talk · contribs): Editor since 2004, somewhere over 75,000 edits by now. Check my user page for the (long) list of GAs and FAs that I've written. Prioryman (talk) 23:07, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  160. Raintheone (talk · contribs): Editor since 2006. 24000 + edits. I mostly create, expand articles and sometimes improve to GA. Questia has a selection of sources I cannot access.Rain the 1 00:19, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  161. Zoupan (talk · contribs) - 2 years, 10,000+ edits, mostly in content such as history, geography and culture of the Balkans.--Zoupan 00:28, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  162. JuneGloom07 (talk · contribs): Been editing since 2007 and have over 30,000 edits. I've written/created several GAs and FLs. I mostly focus on television and film related articles, with the occasional song, work of art, fashion designer or book thrown in. - JuneGloom Talk 00:29, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  163. Neutron (talk · contribs) - Seven years (somewhat sporadic at times), approximately 2,600 edits, 25 articles created excluding redirects and disambigs, helped with parliamentary procedure Wikiproject when we were very weak in that area. Neutron (talk) 00:32, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  164. Bertaut (talk) 00:41, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  165. Andrevan@ - admin since 2004, 12,000 edits since 2006. Andrevan@ 00:40, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  166. FlugKerl 8000 Aviation edits over two years FlugKerl (talk) 01:01, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  167. Peter.C~6000 edits over ~4 years, mostly medicine related. Peter.C • talk • contribs 01:17, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  168. User:GenQuest I am a history buff and like to correct the historically inaccurate entries rampant in new bio and historical articles. I've done a lot of library research on historical figures in the past, but a recent cross-country move has separated me from my usual resources. This would help much! Thank you. GenQuest (talk) 01:38, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  169. SeoMac I have over 2,000 edits on the English Wikipedia and 3,000-plus on the Irish, where I try to add both number and depth, mostly to geographical articles and biographies (esp. North America). I'm interested in expanding geo. articles generally and getting more into content on the English.
  170. Wilhelm_meis (talk · contribs · count) 3,800 edits since 2006, mostly relating to heraldry and medieval history Wilhelm Meis (☎ Diskuss | ✍ Beiträge) 02:55, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  171. Mathonius (talk · contribs · count) - 57,000+ edits on the Dutch Wikipedia since 2010. I often write articles about musicians, politicians and people from the television and film industry. Mathonius (talk) 03:00, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  172. 28bytes (talk · contribs) - 23,000+ edits, just under 100 articles created with plans for many more. 28bytes (talk) 03:53, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  173. Eastlaw (talk · contribs · count) - active since March 2006, 73,000+ edits, mostly on law, politics, economics, history, and related subjects. Access to Questia would be very useful for me. --Eastlaw talk ⁄ contribs 04:12, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  174. Peterdownunder (talk · contribs) - active on Simple English Wikipedia, with 21,000 edits over four years. --Peterdownunder (talk) 04:16, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  175. Lilitik22 (talk · contribs) - I'm an active editor in Armenian Wikipedia with about 3000 edits over 1.5 year. --Lilitik22 (talk) 04:44, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  176. Hispalois (talk · contribs) - editor of Spanish Wikipedia since 2006 and, occasionally, English Wikipedia. I have created and contributed to numerous good and featured articles on History.
  177. Pessimist2006 (talk · contribs). I'm editor of Russian Wikipedia (2008), 116 000+ edits, 250+ articles created, 11 good & 6 featured articles. Main themes: Holocaust, Toltalitarism --Pessimist (talk) 06:05, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  178. Thierry Caro (talk · contribs). I'm an admin on the French Wikipédia, that I have edited more than 140 000 times. Thierry Caro (talk) 06:28, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  179. Ylee (talk · contribs) - 15,000 edits over eight years. I never do just typos or punctuation fixes, but always seek to make meaningful contributions, large or small. Looking over my edit history I see articles on sports, military history, political science and history, biographies, film and TV shows, and universities; you name it, I've edited it. Ylee (talk) 06:53, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  180. I have been around for over 6 years now, with 15,000+ edits. I write mostly about topics related to South Asia and Southeast Asia. — Nearly Headless Nick {c} 07:02, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  181. Hgetnet(talk|contribs) - I am mostly active in the Amharic Wikipedia with 12,423 edits in total. Hgetnet (talk) 09:06, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  182. I coordinate the Israeli WikiProject regarding Beta Israeli heritage and Ethiopian history. Many relevant articles were published in inaccessible journals that should be available via Questia. Thanks, ליאור • Lior (talk) 07:21, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  183. Sabrebd (talk · contribs) - active on Wikipedia for over three years with over 35,000 edits, including work towards 13 good articles in the areas of history, children's literature and music. Ability to research and verify facts on Questia would be extremely useful.--SabreBD (talk) 07:27, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  184. Editor since 2006 (47,000 + edits) Access needed for my work on arts related and women's history articles (articles created). I have no institutional access. Voceditenore (talk) 07:30, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  185. --Yoavd (talk) 07:38, 16 August 2012 (UTC) I have 40000 edits in the Hebrew wikipedia.[reply]
  186. Elitre (talk · contribs · count) requesting an account for my activity on it.wiki. > 20,000 edits there (> 6700 in ns0) in 6 years, major contributor of a FA (1, 2, article stats), user of "Progetto Cococo" (local WikiProject Copyright Cleanup), sysop, OTRS agent. No access to reference works except for Credo/HighBeam: I am going to notify the Italian community the same way I did for those accounts, enabling some Italian fellows to get theirs. --Elitre (talk) 07:42, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  187. FocalPoint (talk · contribs) more active in elwiki, admin in el wiki, active since 2005, >42000 edits, active in content writing
  188. Florentyna (talk · contribs)- 60,000+ edits in de, en, commons. 6,000+ articles created. Mainly things related to sports, especially biographies and historical sports events.
  189. Vriullop (talk · contribs) over 85k edits since 2005 in cawiki, admin there, interested in research and verification work. --Vriullop (talk) 08:08, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  190. OpenFuture (talk · contribs) - A user since 2008, I spend much of my time verifying claims, adding course and removing the unverifiable, for example at List of Knights Templar sites. --OpenFuture (talk) 08:13, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  191. jssfrk (talk · contribs) Mainly active on the Swedish Wikipedia, where I write articles mostly about geographic places, historical buildings and people of the arts. 30,000+ edits, almost 1,500 articles created.
  192. Orland (talk · contribs) Mainly active on norwegian wikipedia, writing in humanities and social sciences. Also heavily involved in no:wp's FA/GA/GL-program.
  193. -Gotanda (talk · contribs) 7,000 edits on Simple English Wikipedia since September 2010. Two Good Articles since then, and using with ESL students as readers and editors. Gotanda (talk) 09:08, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  194. -Bramfab (talk · contribs) Active since 2006, mainly on Italian wikipedia, where I'm admin. I write mostly about topics related to history, science, philosophy.--Bramfab (talk) 09:13, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  195. -Veneziano (talk · contribs) Admin since 2008 on it.wiki (~25.000 edits), where I work mainly for sources verification/fact checking/technical referencing issues in topics related to medicine, psychology and science. --Veneziano (talk) 09:28, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  196. -Srithern (talk · contribs) Active since 2009 Total editcount: 3,493 mainly on ta.wikipedia.org--Srither (talk) 10:11, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  197. மதனாஹரன்-1+ year, 6611 edits in Tamil Wikipedia. --மதனாஹரன் (talk) 10:13, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  198. Deinocheirus — 4+ years of editing, more than 20,000 edits and 600 articles (6 of which are FAs and GAs, and more on their way) in Russian Wikipedia. --Deinocheirus (talk) 10:26, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  199. user:bharathiya - Active volunteer. 1400 edits. 6 years on Wiki. Bharathiya (talk) 10:30, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  200. Alexander Doria : more than 5 years on the French Wikipedia. 10,000 edits on several hundred articles (4 FAs). Alexander Doria (talk) 10:31, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  201. V1adis1av (talk · contribs) Over 16,000 edits since 2005, mainly in ru.wikipedia + ru.wiktionary + en.wikipedia. --V1adis1av (talk) 10:41, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  202. I write mainly on world heritage sites in he.wiki, and find the lack of sources in Hebrew very frustrating. Broccolo (talk) 11:07, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  203. krishnaprasaths (talk · contribs) Active Editor since 2011 (2,000 + edits) mainly in Tamil Wikipedia. Access needed for my work in humanities related articles. --@krishna (talk) 11:12, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  204. Kormin (talk · contribs) More than 10.000 edits on the French Wikipedia in more than 5 years, with 4 FAs. Thank you Questia for the opportunity. --Kormin (talk) 11:21, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  205. lentower (talk · contribs · count) Editing since 2006. 12000+ edits. plus those before I made an account. Be so much better than google.com.
  206. Rsrikanth05 (talk · contribs · count) Editing since 2005-2006. Have 17k+ edits. Work a lot on adding sources to articles. Would help a lot. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 12:20, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  207. Epsilon0 (talk · contribs · count) 6+ years, 12000+ edits on the french wikipedia.
  208. Kharkivian (talk · contribs · count) 3+ years, 14000+ edits on the Ukrainian Wikipedia (very active more that 1 year), active Wikimedian, member of the Board of Wikimedia Ukraine. Interesting in history, geography and also edit articles on sports, biographies, and universities or colleges. My policy in edition of the articles based on sources and verification of content. --Kharkivian (talk) 13:02, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  209. ta:user:Natkeeran - Active in Tamil Wiki projects for more thatn 5 years. 50k+ edits. Need access to reliable social sciences/humanities/politics resources. Thank you. --Natkeeran (talk) 13:26, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  210. Wehwalt (talk · contribs) 72 FAs.--Wehwalt (talk) 13:30, 16 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  211. Iselilja (talk · contribs) Relatively new. Signed up more than 1 year ago, mainly been active during the last months on Norwegian Wikipedia (1001 edits), we have a problem with many badly sourced articles. I typically write about history, politics and society in general.