Frank Hecker - Mozilla Foundation executive director.[1] Helped convinced Netscape to open source their code. In Revolution OS.[2][3]. Disambiguate Frank J. Hecker.
Umaru Fofana - BBC world reporter renowned in Sierra Leone.[4]
Donald Trump v. Timothy L. O’Brien - Lawsuit in which Trump unsuccessfully alleged that his wealth was misreported causing reputational damage.
"There wasn't a big encyclopedia, then people were allowed to edit it just for fun. There was nothing, and people were allowed to create an encyclopedia." -- Notinasnaid
"At the end of the day we are all flawed meatbots trying to build a great encylopedia together." -- R.D.H. (Ghost In The Machine)
"I'm addicted to reading Wikipedia, it's the only encyclopedia that grows faster than you can read :D" -- Taraborn
Contributions
I'm mostly a wikignome. Besides admin duties, I do verification and referencing, and update diagrams and illustrations to use SVG, an easily editable vector graphics format. Below are a few of my other contributions.
I was one of the developers of ProveIt, a graphical tool for Wikipedia referencing. Georgia Tech paid me as a research assistant for some of the software development.
Awards
Thank you to everyone. I appreciate your kindness.
For your edits of utmost quality, and super-duper sleuthing skills - in particular, this one made on 25 August 2005 which ultimately lead to the new layout for the reference desk! --HC
For your due diligence in every endevour to which you attach your effort. We've never seen your activities directed towards anything but the betterment of this project. Our compliments to your energy and mannerism. You seem to make friends far more easily than others would wish for themseves . --Heidi and Joe
For adopting a user I User:Swirlex give you this adopting Barnstar.
For exemplary performance at the Resource Exchange, tirelessly delivering the reliable sources on which this encyclopedia depends, please accept this award. :) Given for your assistance in providing sources to complete the Lincoln Park (Jersey City, New Jersey) article. -- Jim Miller
Thank you for adopting me. Here is a cookie to thank you. Legolover26 (talk) 21:14, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
For adopting many users I hereby give you this barnstar. Congradulations. Legolover26 (talk) 16:24, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
Thank you for adopting me. Here are some strawberries for you. adgane (talk) 07:48, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
Awarded for your work to improve the performance and cleanliness of the MediaWiki codebase, particularly through cleaning up messes like jQuery UI loading by default. Steven Walling (WMF) • talk 18:39, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
You are hereby awarded the Barnstar of Awesome for your amazing work on The Wikipedia Adventure. You. Are. Awesome. Check out your name in the game credits here: WP:TWA/About. Thank you again :) --Ocaasi 15:40, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
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For your due diligence in every endevour to which you attach your effort. We've never seen your activities directed towards anything but the betterment of this project. Our compliments to your energy and mannerism. You seem to make friends far more easily than others would wish for themseves . --Heidi and Joe
I award this The Original Barnstar to Superm401 for his amazing work on Wikipedia:Mirrors and Forks. -- WB 23:48, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
For adopting a user I User:Swirlex give you this adopting Barnstar.
For exemplary performance at the Resource Exchange, tirelessly delivering the reliable sources on which this encyclopedia depends, please accept this award. :) Given for your assistance in providing sources to complete the Lincoln Park (Jersey City, New Jersey) article. -- Jim Miller
Thank you for adopting me. Here is a cookie to thank you. Legolover26 (talk) 21:14, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
For adopting many users I hereby give you this barnstar. Congradulations. Legolover26 (talk) 16:24, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
Awarded for your work to improve the performance and cleanliness of the MediaWiki codebase, particularly through cleaning up messes like jQuery UI loading by default. Steven Walling (WMF) • talk 18:39, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
You are hereby awarded the Barnstar of Awesome for your amazing work on The Wikipedia Adventure. You. Are. Awesome. Check out your name in the game credits here: WP:TWA/About. Thank you again :) --Ocaasi 15:40, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
