User:Rangasyd

It is approximately 1:17 AM where this user lives (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia). []

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This user is not a Wikipedia administrator but would like to be one someday.

My sandbox

Hi, I live in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. I have an interest in Australian politics (history), particularly in regional and rural New South Wales, and most other things in RaRA land.

Please contact me if you've got any questions.Thanks.

Projects

I'm testing out this listed of suggested projects 'to do'.

In progress

• Synagogues
  • Globally, add {{Infobox religious building}} to each synagogue article, with consistent lead paragraph.
• Islands
  • Complete the list of islands of Tasmania; articles for each island; and a navigation box for Tasmania's islands to add to all island articles.
• Mountains
  • A full and complete list of all mountains in NSW, TAS, and VIC; including articles for each mountain; and a navigation box, to add to all mountain articles.
• Lakes, reservoirs and dams
  • A full and complete list of all lakes in NSW and VIC; including articles for each lake; and a navigation box, to add to all lake articles.
• Update all articles in New South Wales covering cities, towns, localities, local government areas, etc., with the results of the 2011 census and 2016 census; using a consistent format that provides a history of results over time, as well as current results.

Completed

• Worked with Kerry and The Drover's Wife to create and edit articles for each place listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register.  Done
• A history of NSW Government Architects.  Done
• A full and complete list of all NSW Government Ministries, including all Ministers and their terms and portfolios from 1850 to date.  Done
• A full and complete list of all ACT Government ministries, including all Ministers and their terms and portfolios from 1989 to date.  Done
• A full and complete review of every medical research institute in Australia, adding {{Infobox institute}} and {{Medical research institutes of Australia}} and trying to ensure NPOV.  Done

Schools

• Complete rewrite of Education in Australia  Done
• Consistent formatting of all articles on Australian schools, irrespective of jurisdiction.  Done

Rivers

• A full and complete list of rivers in the ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, and VIC.  Done

Mountains

• A full and complete list of major mountains in the Australian Capital Territory; articles for each mountain/range; and a navbox for each peak/range to add to all peak/range articles. Done

Lakes, reservoirs and dams

• A full and complete list of major dams in New South Wales and lakes in Tasmania, including articles for each dam/lake; and a navigation box, to add to all dam/lake articles.  Done

Power stations

• A full and complete list of major hydroelectric power stations in Tasmania; articles for each power station; associated dam/lake; and a navbox for each power station/dam/lake system to add to all power station/dam/lake articles.  Done

Statistics, if they matter to you, as at October 2024

111,000+This user has made more than 111,000 contributions to Wikipedia.

This user has been on Wikipedia for 14 years, 4 months and 29 days.

This user has created 9,000 articles on Wikipedia.

This user has created 120 templates on Wikipedia.

Awards and barnstars

Thanks to those that have chosen to pass on their messages of goodwill for my contributions to Wikipedia.

9 Barnstars and other awards

The Exceptional Newcomer Award For your excellent work on ACT politics, your general attitude and your diligence - and for being a very fast learner! - I award you the Exceptional Newcomer Award! Congratulations on a great first few months at Wikipedia - I hope you stick around! Frickeg (talk) 12:42, 26 August 2010 (UTC) The Invisible Barnstar For work on the New South Wales Government Architect artical. Amckern (talk) 01:24, 1 February 2012 (UTC) The Original Barnstar for your tireless contributions to the islands off the coast of Queensland Phenss (talk) 04:00, 26 April 2015 (UTC) The da Vinci Barnstar Really nice work at List of birds of King Island (Tasmania). Your creative approach has payed off. There is a whole series (hundreds) of "List of birds of ..." lists that could be treated this way. I'm looking at your work to see what would be involved in doing that other places.  SchreiberBike | ⌨  16:51, 11 July 2015 (UTC) Rainbow maker Thanks for making so many Australian geography articles bright and shiny. Shiftchange (talk) 11:06, 27 September 2015 (UTC) The Tasmanian Barnstar of Merit for persisent improvement of Tamsnaian material This WikiAward was given to Rangasyd by JarrahTree on 00:24, 9 June 2018 (UTC) The Tireless Contributor Barnstar Thanks for your impressive work on Australian history S Philbrick(Talk) 14:17, 27 July 2018 (UTC) The Tireless Contributor Barnstar For keeping on trucking with the New South Wales State Heritage Register rollout! Kerry (talk) 19:12, 28 October 2018 (UTC) Barnstar of National Merit You have rolled out many hundreds of articles and taken many photos to illustrate them! Thank you! Kerry (talk) 07:32, 21 March 2019 (UTC)