User:Kbthompson

This Wikipedian is deceased. His user page is preserved here in his memory.

Fire engine in the Hackney museum:
The last image uploaded to Wikipedia by Kbthompson, in April 2010

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Kbthompson (born 1955) died in London, England on December 10, 2010. If you leave a message on his talk page, his family will see it. -- Ssilvers (talk) 04:27, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

Kbthompson made over 40,000 edits on Wikipedia since June 2006 and was a most courteous and helpful administrator on this site since 2007. His contributions of research and writing to artices about music hall, London theatre, and London, in general, were very significant. I will miss him for his collegial and generous spirit. -- Ssilvers (talk) 17:00, 13 December 2010 (UTC)

I added a paragraph about Kb at Wikipedia:Deceased Wikipedians. -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:10, 14 December 2010 (UTC)

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General interest in Hackney & The East End. Producer of tortured and lengthy, uncited prose - so, all collaborating editors welcome! Some knowledge of local history - moderate ability to research the rest. Also, interested in listed buildings and music halls.

Will add a 'fact' anywhere, if it helps illuminate the world.

Myself

I was born in the East End to a long line of ne'er-do-wells, at last count stretching back to 1585. A friend once said his family came to Bow to sell horses, they're still there because the public transport is so shit. My family's experience must have been much the same.

I have lived in Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, the City of London, Leeds, Luxembourg, France and New York.

I have interests in computer science, psychology and education.

I have eclectic tastes - which is probably another way of saying none

“

God save Donald Duck, vaudeville and variety
We are the Desperate Dan appreciation society

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If I can help you, I will. You can also review my :- Block log, Deletion log, and Protection log. (Edifying, it ain't) Uploads

Learn the rules, so you know how to break them properly is not the latest prognostication from Jimbo Wales, but one of the Rules for Living, given by the Dalai Lama.

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This user lives in London.

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This user thinks BBC Radio 4 is worth the licence fee alone.

ISIHAC

This user is a fan of I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.

JAM

This user wants to talk for Just a Minute, without repeating, hesitating or deviating from the subject.

This user is just one of the Bozos on this bus!

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This user is a graduate of the University of Leeds.

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BA

This user has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.

MSc

This user has a Master of Science degree in Applied Computing.

MA

This user has a Master of Arts degree in Education.

Freeman of The City of London.

This user is of Irish and British ancestry.

This user is interested in history.

This user is interested in their local history.

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This user has visited 37 of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

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Unified login: kbthompson is the unique unified login of this user for all public Wikimedia projects.

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WikiProject London.

This user helped promote 2 featured articles on Wikipedia.

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This user has reviewed 1 Good Article nomination on Wikipedia.

This user has helped promote 3 good articles on Wikipedia.

This user has written or expanded 10 articles featured in the Did You Know section on the Main Page.

This user has been on Wikipedia for 17 years, 10 months and 11 days.

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This user has made more than 39,000 contributions to Wikipedia.

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This user page has been vandalized 13 times.

I, Durova, am pleased to thank kbthompson for superb content contributions with this triple crown. Durova^Charge! 04:50, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Article milestones

Buildings

Articles created and improved

Bow Church · Bromley Hall · Gainsborough Studios · Lindsey House · Ragged School Museum · Roman Baths, Strand Lane · Shirley Windmill · Stratford Langthorne Abbey · Sutton House
{{London museums and galleries}} · {{Infobox UKproperty}}

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People

Articles created and improved

Alexander Baron · Samuel Beazley · Simon Blumenfeld · Sir John Cass · James Cubitt · Leo Dryden · Gus Elen · Walter Emden · Wendy Ewald · J. T. Grein · Joseph Grimaldi · Finch Hill · Dan Leno · Jules Léotard · George Leybourne · Rachel Lichtenstein · Joan Littlewood · Marie Lloyd · Cecilia Loftus · H.F. Maltby · Charles Morton · George Robey · Ella Shields · Stainless Stephen · Harry Tate · Vesta Tilley · Vesta Victoria · Wilson, Keppel and Betty · Frank Verity · Thomas Verity · Thomas Vicary · Daisy Wood · Jack the Ripper

Places

Articles created and improved

Barking · Bow, London · Bromley-by-Bow · City of London Cemetery and Crematorium · Canning Town · East End of London in Popular Culture · East Finchley Cemetery · East London Cemetery · East Smithfield · Farringdon Market · Fleet Market · Greenwich · Hackney Central · Hackney Marshes · Homerton · Hoxton · Islington · London Borough of Hackney · Rainham, London · Stamford Hill · Whitechapel
{{Cemeteries in London}}

Theatre

Articles created and improved

Alhambra Theatre · Apollo Victoria Theatre · Britannia Theatre · Canterbury Music Hall · Charing Cross Music Hall · Criterion Theatre · Folly Theatre · Fortune Theatre · Fortune Playhouse · Gaiety Theatre, Isle of Man · Glasgow Unity Theatre · Hackney Empire · Half Moon Theatre · Independent Theatre Society · London Pavilion · Lyceum Theatre · Oxford Music Hall · New London Theatre · · Queen's Theatre, Long Acre · Rose Theatre, Kingston · Royal Opera House · Royal Strand Theatre · Terry's Theatre · Theatre Workshop · Theatre Royal Stratford East · Theatre Workshop · Tower Theatre Company · Unity Theatre, London · Weston's Music Hall · Widow Twankey · Wilton's Music Hall
{{Infobox theatre}} · {{Theatres in London}}

Waterways

Articles created and improved

Bow Creek · Bromley Stop Lock · Britannia Stop Lock · Hackney Brook · Hackney Cut · Leamouth · Limehouse Basin Lock · Old Ford Lock · Old Ford Lock (Regent's Canal) · Old Ford Upper Lock · Old Ford Middle Lock · Old Ford Lower Lock · Pond Lane Flood Gates · Bow Back Rivers · City Mill River · Carpenter's Road Lock · Old River Lea · [[:]] · [[:]] · [[:]] · [[:]] · Three Mills Lock · Three Mills Wall River Weir · Prescott Channel · Waterworks River
Regent's Canal · Hertford Union

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A fact from the article Playhouse Theatre, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

A fact from the article Fortune Playhouse, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

A fact from the article Folly Theatre, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

A fact from the article Canterbury Music Hall, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

A fact from the article Roman Baths, Strand Lane, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

A fact from the article East Smithfield, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

A fact from the article Queen's Theatre, Long Acre, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

A fact from the article Stratford Langthorne Abbey, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

A fact from the article Walter Emden, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

A fact from the article Oxford Music Hall, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page.

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This user helped promote East End of London to good article status.

This user helped promote Her Majesty's Theatre to good article status.

This user helped promote Music Hall to good article status.