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A user with 21,586 edits. Account created on 30 August 2006.
2 June 2024
- 06:5006:50, 2 June 2024 diff hist +1 m Gregory Harrison →Personal life: grammar current
30 May 2024
- 21:4421:44, 30 May 2024 diff hist +17 University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music →Musical Theater: add year per source cited - why make the reader wonder? current
- 08:0508:05, 30 May 2024 diff hist +9 m Lady Helena Gibbs →Marriage: add page number current
- 07:5407:54, 30 May 2024 diff hist 0 m Lady Helena Gibbs →Lady Helena Cambridge: hyphen
- 07:4607:46, 30 May 2024 diff hist +10 m Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten →Titles: clarify current
- 03:5703:57, 30 May 2024 diff hist +8 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh →Death: grammar - Geo III is not a coffin
- 03:4203:42, 30 May 2024 diff hist +1 m Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh →Ancestry: tense
- 02:5302:53, 30 May 2024 diff hist +2 m Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten →Engagement: logical paragraph break
- 02:5202:52, 30 May 2024 diff hist +1 m Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten →Engagement: comma
- 02:4402:44, 30 May 2024 diff hist +17 Wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten clarify, wikify
- 01:3001:30, 30 May 2024 diff hist −2 Brian Stokes Mitchell →Early life and education: Correction per source cited. And just what is a "young boy," anyway?? Is that different from an "old boy"? If he was in junior high, he was at the age of puberty. What's the cutoff age for just plain "boy"?
28 May 2024
- 03:0903:09, 28 May 2024 diff hist 0 m Department of Internal Affairs →21st century: Diction current
- 02:5802:58, 28 May 2024 diff hist +3 Royal New Zealand Navy Correction: according to the Philomel wikiarticle, the ship was given to NZ by the British government in 1917.
- 02:4002:40, 28 May 2024 diff hist +10 Royal New Zealand Navy →Naval Combat Force: add year
- 02:3702:37, 28 May 2024 diff hist −60 Royal New Zealand Navy →World War II: Per WP:BURDEN, deleting unsouced claim, which in any case is irrelevant here.
- 02:3502:35, 28 May 2024 diff hist −2 Royal New Zealand Navy →World War I and the inter-war period: Correction: according to the Philomel wikiarticle, the ship was NOT purchased by NZ but given by the UK.
- 02:3202:32, 28 May 2024 diff hist 0 m HMS Philomel (1890) →First World War: diction current
- 02:3002:30, 28 May 2024 diff hist 0 m HMS Philomel (1890) →First World War: grammar
25 May 2024
- 07:4307:43, 25 May 2024 diff hist −37 Wakulla County, Florida Don't be silly. It's a little bitty county, so a little bitty lede is just fine. current
- 07:3307:33, 25 May 2024 diff hist +401 Wakulla County, Florida →Railroads: add info, refs Tag: harv-error
- 07:1107:11, 25 May 2024 diff hist +3 Tallahassee Railroad →Construction: Corrections to caption per source cited current
24 May 2024
- 22:3922:39, 24 May 2024 diff hist −145 English Runic Inscription 2 →External links: Delete fake site current
- 22:0122:01, 24 May 2024 diff hist −2 England runestones →top: This is the ENGLISH Wikipedia. current
- 21:5621:56, 24 May 2024 diff hist +69 m Rule according to higher law →Examples: {cn} x 2, {cns} x 1 current
23 May 2024
- 04:0004:00, 23 May 2024 diff hist 0 m Scottish Parliament move paragraph about elections to where it logically belongs
- 03:4603:46, 23 May 2024 diff hist +1,729 Scottish Parliament →top: My bad - replacing inadvertently deleted paragraph
- 03:4303:43, 23 May 2024 diff hist −5,142 Scottish Parliament →top: Deleting redundant paragraph - ALL OF THIS INFO and more is contained in the Legislative Functions and Powers section below.
22 May 2024
- 22:4522:45, 22 May 2024 diff hist 0 Elections in Sweden →Riksdag elections: update subheader current
21 May 2024
- 22:0722:07, 21 May 2024 diff hist −1 m Alcohol licensing laws of the United Kingdom →History: sp
- 05:1405:14, 21 May 2024 diff hist 0 m Thomas Quiney →Marriage: nix cap current
- 05:1105:11, 21 May 2024 diff hist 0 m Thomas Quiney →Business and municipal offices: nix cap
20 May 2024
- 22:4522:45, 20 May 2024 diff hist −1 m Cash (Chinese coin) →Qin to Sui dynasties: Diction
- 22:4322:43, 20 May 2024 diff hist +21 Cash (Chinese coin) →Terminology: clarify per source cited
- 18:1118:11, 20 May 2024 diff hist +27 m Henry VIII →Early reign: Prove it.
- 17:2117:21, 20 May 2024 diff hist −18 Henry VIII →Early reign: Succession is immediate and automatic upon the death of the monarch. Tag: Reverted
- 17:0417:04, 20 May 2024 diff hist −1 m David Starkey →2020 comments: sp
- 07:4307:43, 20 May 2024 diff hist −4 m Canada Act 1982 →Proclamation: clarify, wikify current
- 06:5106:51, 20 May 2024 diff hist +1 m Australian Senate →Holding governments to account: clarify
19 May 2024
- 19:0819:08, 19 May 2024 diff hist −10 m Northampton →Politics: cut deadwood current
- 05:0705:07, 19 May 2024 diff hist +187 Bermuda →Politics: Update, add ref
- 04:5204:52, 19 May 2024 diff hist +8 m Bermuda →1890s to 1920s: economy severely affected by lily virus: clarify
- 04:5104:51, 19 May 2024 diff hist +27 m Bermuda →1890s to 1920s: economy severely affected by lily virus: {cns}
18 May 2024
- 03:1103:11, 18 May 2024 diff hist +16 m Dáil Éireann →Composition: add subsection header for ease of reference
16 May 2024
- 21:0821:08, 16 May 2024 diff hist −41 Elections in the Republic of Ireland →Party positions on past amendments: Removing nonsensical tag - every single item is sourced. current
- 21:0621:06, 16 May 2024 diff hist +1 m Elections in the Republic of Ireland →General elections: tense
- 03:2703:27, 16 May 2024 diff hist −9 m Immigration to Spain →Naturalizations: Diction
13 May 2024
- 21:5321:53, 13 May 2024 diff hist +73 Jonathan Perry (politician) →External links: add item current
- 21:4821:48, 13 May 2024 diff hist +128 Jonathan Perry (politician) →top: add External links section, 1 item
- 19:2319:23, 13 May 2024 diff hist +54 Septimius Severus →Reputed persecution of Christians: clarify, fix tense
- 17:0117:01, 13 May 2024 diff hist +715 Respect for Marriage Act →Repealing the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act: add refs from Dec. 2022, remove update tag
- 14:5414:54, 13 May 2024 diff hist +28 Same-sex marriage in American Samoa →top: clarify
- 14:5214:52, 13 May 2024 diff hist +8 Respect for Marriage Act The lede sentence should state the year.
11 May 2024
- 15:5515:55, 11 May 2024 diff hist −9 Parthenon →Function: Nix time reference
- 01:0101:01, 11 May 2024 diff hist −1 m Motion of no confidence →History: Diction
- 00:5900:59, 11 May 2024 diff hist −3 Motion of no confidence →History: Clarify
10 May 2024
- 18:3618:36, 10 May 2024 diff hist −6 Science and technology of the Han dynasty →Materials and construction: Correct ignorant adjective. Some woods - especially those used in building - are quite durable, and in Europe have in some cases lasted for a thousand years so far.
9 May 2024
- 13:0913:09, 9 May 2024 diff hist +3 m David Manners Tense!
- 13:0213:02, 9 May 2024 diff hist +20 m A Bill of Divorcement (1932 film) →Production: {cn} current
- 13:0013:00, 9 May 2024 diff hist −1 A Bill of Divorcement (1932 film) →Plot: Diction and spelling
- 12:5812:58, 9 May 2024 diff hist +42 Katharine Hepburn →Breaking into theatre (1928–1932): clarify, wikify x 2
8 May 2024
- 01:0301:03, 8 May 2024 diff hist +5 Will Irwin →The City That Was: clarify current
- 01:0201:02, 8 May 2024 diff hist +25 m Will Irwin infobox format fix
7 May 2024
- 19:2319:23, 7 May 2024 diff hist +377 Blyth Hall →top: add info, ref
6 May 2024
- 03:0103:01, 6 May 2024 diff hist +5 New Zealand Parliament →Upper house abolished: clarify
5 May 2024
- 18:4218:42, 5 May 2024 diff hist 0 m Deberny & Peignot →Univers: grammar current
- 12:4212:42, 5 May 2024 diff hist −9 Forgotten Coast Clarify and correct: the Forgotten Coast is NOT "uninhabited" - it contains many small communities with year-round residents. current
4 May 2024
- 21:4621:46, 4 May 2024 diff hist +1 m Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud →Arrest and release: Diction
- 21:4021:40, 4 May 2024 diff hist −12 Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud →top: clarify
- 19:0119:01, 4 May 2024 diff hist +4 m Oliver (singer) →Singles: wikify
- 03:5603:56, 4 May 2024 diff hist +1 m Tobacconist →top: tense
29 April 2024
- 15:0515:05, 29 April 2024 diff hist +11 Charles Douglass →Early years: correction per source cited current
- 13:2613:26, 29 April 2024 diff hist −2 I Love Lucy →Premise: Diction
- 03:5703:57, 29 April 2024 diff hist +7 List of English and Welsh endowed schools (19th century) →Westmorland: Correction: "Maty" in the original text is obviously an abbreviation for "Majesty" - go look at it carefully. Page 714 of the 2nd volume.
28 April 2024
- 06:5206:52, 28 April 2024 diff hist +7 m Keely Smith format fix current
27 April 2024
- 15:4115:41, 27 April 2024 diff hist +2 m Re Canavan →Subsequent developments: tense
- 08:3908:39, 27 April 2024 diff hist −9 Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne →"Blood for trucks" proposal: deleting needless "sic"
- 08:3108:31, 27 April 2024 diff hist 0 Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne Correct year
- 08:0308:03, 27 April 2024 diff hist −49 Kenwood House →Mansfield family: Per WP:BURDEN, delete unsupported sentence: the source cited says nothing whatsoever about 1780.
- 03:2803:28, 27 April 2024 diff hist −8 Mark Littlewood →Career: clarify current
- 03:2403:24, 27 April 2024 diff hist −80 Sylvana Tomaselli clarify, cut wordiness
- 03:1403:14, 27 April 2024 diff hist −4 m George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews →Early life and career: Diction
- 02:4602:46, 27 April 2024 diff hist +9 m Blairmore School →Blairmore House: add logical paragraph break current
- 02:3202:32, 27 April 2024 diff hist −25 m The Forest School, Winnersh →The Forest School: wikify current
26 April 2024
- 16:5016:50, 26 April 2024 diff hist +39 Edward J. Flynn →External links: clarify for the millions who have no idea what ZBW means
- 04:0004:00, 26 April 2024 diff hist −86 Robert Stack →Film: Per WP:BURDEN, deleting unsourced claim - and highly unlikely he was playing a "man" when he was ONLY 15 YEARS OLD. current
24 April 2024
- 07:4407:44, 24 April 2024 diff hist +30 m Swedish Americans →Swedish language: add Minn.
- 07:3507:35, 24 April 2024 diff hist −23 Swedish Americans →Churches: Delete item: the Swedenborgian Church is based on mystical beliefs, not ethnic ties like the others listed here
23 April 2024
- 16:0816:08, 23 April 2024 diff hist −3 m Michael Mann (bishop) →Early life: diction current
- 15:1915:19, 23 April 2024 diff hist 0 m Queen Mother's Clothing Guild →History: word order current
22 April 2024
- 16:4716:47, 22 April 2024 diff hist −3 m Heather Angel (actress) →Early life: cut wordiness
- 04:4704:47, 22 April 2024 diff hist −1 m Semen quality →In female: grammar current
21 April 2024
- 19:0919:09, 21 April 2024 diff hist −43 m Fred Ball →Early life: cut wordiness current
- 15:4915:49, 21 April 2024 diff hist +17 m Eyeish →History: sp, wikify
- 07:5307:53, 21 April 2024 diff hist +4 m 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Maine →General election: add logical paragraph breaks for readability
- 05:3305:33, 21 April 2024 diff hist +36 Bede Clifford →Career: Correction: titles of the Teck princes changed in 1917
- 05:0705:07, 21 April 2024 diff hist −38 Bede Clifford →Family: Deleting dumb, dumb, dumb sentence.
20 April 2024
- 16:0616:06, 20 April 2024 diff hist +1 m Florida Legislative Investigation Committee →Purple Pamphlet: diction
- 14:2914:29, 20 April 2024 diff hist −38 MacKinlay Kantor →Early life and education: clarify - the original wording makes it sound like there were numerous siblings, but there were only two. current
- 02:1602:16, 20 April 2024 diff hist +1 m Hubert Humphrey revert my move
- 02:1402:14, 20 April 2024 diff hist +9 Hubert Humphrey nix pretentious caps; add year, move image to following section
- 02:0202:02, 20 April 2024 diff hist +18 Hubert Humphrey →Mayor of Minneapolis (1945–1948): add date per source cited
19 April 2024
- 09:1609:16, 19 April 2024 diff hist +48 Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses →History: add info, wikilink
- 09:0909:09, 19 April 2024 diff hist +9 Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses →History: add transition
- 07:2407:24, 19 April 2024 diff hist 0 m Suffrage →Gender: tense
18 April 2024
- 16:1816:18, 18 April 2024 diff hist +2 m Nansen passport →History: add logical paragraph break current
- 15:5415:54, 18 April 2024 diff hist −18 Florida →History: cut wordiness
- 09:5709:57, 18 April 2024 diff hist −1 m Bess Truman →Press relations: use who for people
- 09:5009:50, 18 April 2024 diff hist −1 Bess Truman →Early life: little brother was known as FRED; see lede of his wikiarticle.
- 09:4909:49, 18 April 2024 diff hist +245 David Frederick Wallace →top: add info, ref current
17 April 2024
- 15:2515:25, 17 April 2024 diff hist −6 m Haiku Stairs →Early history: clarify
- 15:2415:24, 17 April 2024 diff hist −1 m Haiku Stairs grammar
- 15:2415:24, 17 April 2024 diff hist −11 m Haiku Stairs clarify
- 12:1412:14, 17 April 2024 diff hist +117 Lifeguard (film) →Plot: add image of Sam Elliott in his breakthrough role current
- 12:0712:07, 17 April 2024 diff hist +137 Sam Elliott →Early work: add image of Elliott in his breakthrough role
- 09:1609:16, 17 April 2024 diff hist 0 m Joan Collins →Bibliography: capital letters are so haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaard
- 08:5308:53, 17 April 2024 diff hist +19 Dan Dailey →Theatre: Corrections per source cited current
- 07:5407:54, 17 April 2024 diff hist −272 Peter Nero →Personal life and death: Per WP:BURDEN. deleting unsourced claims
- 07:5107:51, 17 April 2024 diff hist +291 Peter Nero →Personal life and death: update ref and add info from same source
- 06:3806:38, 17 April 2024 diff hist +22 m Peter Nero →Early life: {cn}
16 April 2024
- 16:2016:20, 16 April 2024 diff hist +1 m National Popular Vote Interstate Compact →Motivation: format fix
- 16:1116:11, 16 April 2024 diff hist +124 National Popular Vote Interstate Compact →Motivation: add ref note
- 02:2502:25, 16 April 2024 diff hist −7 District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act →Supplemental legislation: People - both houses have to pass every act. See the original documents at the source cited, signed by the Speaker of the House AND the President pro tem of the Senate.
- 02:0802:08, 16 April 2024 diff hist +4 m Lisa Law →Woodstock: wikify
15 April 2024
- 12:4612:46, 15 April 2024 diff hist −853 Pied Piper of Hamelin →Theories: Deleting stupidity per WP:FRINGE - the source is an idiot or a badly misquoted guy. It is extremely unlikely there were "pagan shamans" running around loose in 13th-century Germany, which had been Christianized hundreds of years before. And why would Christians - who were not at all a "faction" - murder Christian children? This makes no sense whatsoever. You might as well say they were kidnapped by UFOs and taken to the moons of Saturn. Bullshit speculation.
- 12:0712:07, 15 April 2024 diff hist +75 Pied Piper of Hamelin →15th-century Lüneburg manuscript: Give name of author of the SEP article, and clarify
14 April 2024
- 18:4118:41, 14 April 2024 diff hist −8 Barbara Castle →First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Employment, 1968–1970: cut wordiness, per source cited
- 18:3118:31, 14 April 2024 diff hist −3 m First Secretary of State →Responsibilities: Don't Do This. There is NO reason to start a quotation with ellipsis.
- 18:2718:27, 14 April 2024 diff hist −4 m Barbara Castle →Minister of Transport, 1965–1968: tense
- 18:1918:19, 14 April 2024 diff hist −2 m Barbara Castle →Member of Parliament (1945–1979): sp
- 11:1911:19, 14 April 2024 diff hist −253 Vince Melouney →Later career: Per WP:BURDEN, deleting unsourced claims, tagged since December 2022 current
13 April 2024
- 18:0018:00, 13 April 2024 diff hist +81 User:Textorus →To-do edits: add link to proposed Wikimedia Charter current
- 07:0407:04, 13 April 2024 diff hist −93 m Legislative session →top: my bad
- 07:0107:01, 13 April 2024 diff hist +151 Legislative session →top: correct and clarify
12 April 2024
- 23:3423:34, 12 April 2024 diff hist 0 m Edward Perry Warren →Select works: caps current
- 22:5222:52, 12 April 2024 diff hist −3 m Helen Shapiro →Early career: comma
- 22:4922:49, 12 April 2024 diff hist −27 m Helen Shapiro infobox fix