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I'mWarofdreams, the name taken from the title ofa book byAngela Carter.

I was a contributor to Wikipedia fromAugust 2003, anadministrator sinceFebruary 2004, and I went to the first everWikimeet, in London. From 2004 until 2024, I was abureaucrat, but 20 years is more than long enough to hold that post. I was a member of the founding board ofWikimedia UK.

I wrote articles mainly onarchitecture,politics andhistory, and just occasionally onpopular culture, thenatural world and all manner of other topics. I sometimes tinker with templates and get involved in WikiProjects.

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Awarded byUser:Howabout1 for services to articles onWest Africa.

Africa Award for tireless contributions to African geography articles and African template creation.Presented byDvyost from theAfrica-related regional notice board

...thatLe Corbusier's most famous building is probablyUnité d'Habitation inMarseille?
...that ademisemiquaver is amusical note that is played for 1/32 the duration of awhole note?
...that theUK'sWorkers Socialist Federation began as asuffragette group?
...that theVenetian Arsenal is mentioned inDante's Inferno?
...thatNigeria, which contains what was once theKingdom of Benin, has repeatedly called for theUnited Kingdom to return theBenin Bronzes, in a situation similar toGreece's petition for the return of theElgin Marbles?
...that someTrotskyists describe theSoviet Union underJoseph Stalin asbureaucratic collectivist?
...that thephantom island of Brazil ofIrish mythology supposedly emerged from the mists only once every seven years?
...that theUN estimates that 150,000 people died during theLiberian Civil War, with 850,000refugees fleeing to neighbouring countries?
...thatUlysses S. Grant awardedBolama toPortugal, who made it the first capital ofPortuguese Guinea?
...that leaders ofWorkers Resistance, aTrotskyist group inUkraine, set up a swathe of invented parties in order to defraud otherleft-wing organisations?
...that theViking Great Army pillaged and conquered much ofEngland in the lateninth century?
...thatWogan Philipps was the only member of theCommunist Party of Great Britain to sit in theHouse of Lords?
...that theCOMILOG Cableway, built to transportmanganese ore mined inGabon, was the one of the world's longestcable cars at over 75km?
...that the Britishmusic journalistEverett True introducedKurt Cobain toCourtney Love?
...that although Scottish socialistJohn McGovern was the treasurer of theAnti-Parliamentary Communist Federation, he later became anIndependent Labour Party Member of Parliament?
...thatcharcoal merchantThomas Britton ran a series ofconcerts in hisloft at which the most famousmusicians inLondon performed?
...that the fictional radio listenersDave and Sue exemplify thetarget audience forBBC Local Radio?
...thatWilliam Dronfield founded theUnited Kingdom Alliance of Organised Trades, which inspired the creation of theTrades Union Congress?
...that theOxford University Ice Hockey Club claims to be the second oldestice hockey team in the world?
...that the offices of theLabour Leader, the newspaper of theBritish Independent Labour Party, were raided in 1915, and editorFenner Brockway was charged with publishingseditious material?
...thatLadipo Solanke, long the Secretary-General of theWest African Students' Union, was the first person to broadcast on theradio in theYoruba language?
...that between her marriage toMarcus Garvey and her relationship withPresident of Liberia William Tubman,Pan-Africanist activistAmy Ashwood Garvey ran a club onLondon'sCarnaby Street?
...thatIsaac Ironside, a politician inSheffield, attempted to implement ideas originating fromRobert Owen and fromToulmin Smith'slocalist theories?
...thatIrish writer and trade unionistBrian Behan once took part in aswearing match at theBritish Museum?
...that theMitcham and Morden by-election in 1982 remained the last to see a gain by the BritishConservative Party until 2008?
...that during theGlasgow Hillhead by-election, 1982, future leader of theLiberal Democrats Charles Kennedy wore asandwich board reading "The realRoy Jenkins is number 5"?
...that theIrish politician theO'Gorman Mahon commanded aChilean fleet, fought thirteenduels, and won aby-election aged 87?

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...that shortly after theRevolution of 1848, thesocialist feministJeanne Deroin became the first woman to stand in a national election in France?
...thatparamilitary loyalistTommy Herron declared war on theBritish Army, but called it off after two days?
...that the charitableSheffield Town Trust funded acricket match which aimed to "prevent the infamous practice of throwing atcocks"?
...that theSheffield Improvement Act 1818 required all owners ofsteam engines in theYorkshire town to "consume" the engine's smoke?
...that althoughDesmond Lardner-Burke, Minister of Justice inRhodesia, died in the 1980s, his name appeared on the electoral roll for theZimbabwean parliamentary election, 2008?
... that afterGeorge Lansbury lost theBow and Bromley by-election, 1912, where he stood for re-election on a platform ofwomen's suffrage, he declared "Never Resign!"?
... thatGeorge Hargreaves,Christian Party candidate in theHaltemprice and Howden by-election, has said that thedragon symbol on theWelsh flag is "nothing less than the sign ofSatan"?
... that onePrior of Ecclesfield, nearSheffield inEngland, was accused byBenedictine authorities of "embezzlement of the priory's goods" and of living an "evil life"?
... thatFrancis Coleman worked as aconductor,magazine editor andmusical director of theRoyal Winnipeg Ballet before, at age 29, producingCBC's coverage ofElizabeth II'scoronation?
... thatWilliam Long,Minister of Home Affairs inNorthern Ireland at the start ofThe Troubles, later became the skipper of a fishing boat?
... that in 1962, politiciansRobin Bailie andBob Cooper launched a journal entitledReview, even though they were only able to publish a single issue?
... that theSheffield Iris newspaper'sfirst editor fled theUK when troops tried to arrest him, and itssecond was imprisoned for six months on charges of maliciouslibel?
... that theRevolutionary Communist candidate at the1945 Neath by-election was the firstTrotskyist to stand in a British parliamentary election?
... thatWendy Henry, one of the first femalenewspaper editors onFleet Street, later became a full-time dog re-socialiser for theBattersea Dogs' Home?
... that thehighest circulation newspaper in the United Kingdom at the start of the 19th century sold only 4,000 copies a day?
... thatRichard Pankhurst, founder of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, is the son ofsuffragette Sylvia Pankhurst?
... that the Britishlion tamer andpoliticianJohn Smith Clarke curedLenin's dog of an illness?
... thatLloyd's Weekly Newspaper was the first publication to regularly sell one million copies an issue?
... thatMaltman Barry, a British political activist, was a friend ofKarl Marx, but stood for election as aConservative?
... thatMary of Woodstock, daughter ofEdward I of England, travelled widely as a nun despite apapal travel prohibition?
... thatSt Peter's Church, Barton-upon-Humber was the first example ofAnglo-Saxon architecture identified using evidence contained in the building?
... thatLeopold Blaschka, who worked with his son to make detailedglass flowers andmarine invertebrates(jellyfish pictured), began his career manufacturingglass eyes?
... that the world's firstair force, theFrench Aerostatic Corps, was founded in 1794 and usedballoons forreconnaissance?
... thatFrank Hansford-Miller, founder of theEnglish National Party, emigrated toAustralia?
... thatIrish Socialist Republican Party co-founderRobert Dorman became the firstLabour Party member of theSenate of Northern Ireland?
... thatBritish peerTed Hill lived in aterraced house inWivenhoe?
... thatButchers Wheel, acutlery and tool factory inSheffield, could only be accessed through a single, guarded door?
... that theNational Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers, a forerunner of theRoyal British Legion, was founded in opposition to the re-conscription of men injured duringWorld War I?
... thatCharles Lapworth worked closely with bothEugene V. Debs andCharlie Chaplin?
... that, following a dispute at theSheffield Attercliffe by-election result in 1909,Arnold Muir Wilson sued a rival for damage to hisbowler hat?
... thatsocialist SalvationistFrank Smith stood for theBritish House of Commons twelve times before he was finally elected, at the age of 74?
... thatAtomatrix, who skated for Team USA at theRoller Derby World Cup, has competed at the international level ininline and icespeed skating?
... that All-Starroller derby skaterRonnie Robinson was the son ofSugar Ray Robinson?
... thatQuadzilla can leap fourteen people in a single bound?
... that theDarnall Works inSheffield is the only remaining works to have producedcrucible steel on a large scale?
... that, while a member ofBelfast City Council,Lindsay Mason patrolled the city with a bow and arrow?
... thatP. T. Daly, secretary of theDublin Council of Trade Unions, was imprisoned during theDublin Lock-out and interned during theEaster Rising?
... thatJohn Peck stood for election toNottingham City Council 35 times without success before he finally won a seat?

Shiny awards

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The Architecture Barnstar

Awarded byUser:Mcginnly for all your contributions to architectural topics, theWikiProject Architecture and particularly, populating the Years in architecture categories.

The Society Barnstar

Awarded byUser:Timrollpickering with thanks for your numerous contributions.

The Parliamentary Barnstar

I,Sam Blacketer, award you this barnstar for your exceptional contributions to articles on theParliament of the United Kingdom generally.Sam Blacketer 12:07, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

The Original Barnstar

I, Evilclown93, award you this barnstar for writingthis essay, which may eventually repair RfA to boot. I personally believe it is brilliant.Evilclown93_(talk) 01:00, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar

For categorization work on articles that fall withinCategory:Years in architecture, especially with articles which I create, consistently forgetting to add said categories. Keep up the good work, the community appreciates it.IvoShandor 08:10, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

The 25DYK Medal for WarofDreams

Congratulations! Here's a medal for you in appreciation of your hardwork in creating, expanding (and nominating) 25+ articles for DYK. Keep up the good work - sorry it took a while. Well done again, WarofDreams! --Victuallers (talk) 17:28, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

The Invisible Barnstar

For your hard work and great team sprit with the rollout ofTemplate:Infobox UK place I grant you the Invisible Barnstar as I believe people take that work for granted! Many thanks!--Jza84 | Talk 13:09, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Quotes

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"Finally, we'd like to announce a fun project loosely associated with Nupedia, Wikipedia. Have a look and write a paragraph or two!"Front page of Nupedia, January 2001

"If we create 1000 pages a month, we will be able to hit 100,000 pages in only 8 years."User:Jimbo Wales,February 2001

"Our getting 100,000 articles is definitely not out of the question. Indeed, it's also far from impossible that we could have 1,000,000 articles someday; there are, surely, 1,000,000 topics of discussion in existence."Why Wikipedia is so great, April 2001[1]

"Wikipedia is growing at a dizzying rate. Wikipedia produces articles at over 1,300 per month."Why Wikipedia is so great, April 2001[2]

I'm a member ofWikimedia UK
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