I no longer actively edit the English Wikipedia. When I did (2006-2024), I mostly worked on articles aboutarchaeology and biographies of scientists. I was also anadministrator and elected to theArbitration Committee for 2019 and 2020. My behind-the-scenes work focused onpreserving good content andencouraging new editors, which led me tonew page patrol,articles for deletion, anddispute resolution. I have twoalternate accounts:Joe Roe (mobile) (talk ·contribs) for when I'm travelling andJoe Robot (talk ·contribs) forsemi-automated edits.
The remainder of this page lists some of the things I worked on. If you want to get in touch or see what I'm currently working on, seemy homepage.
Featured content andgood articles I worked on:
Jørgen LæssøeLamia Al-Gailani Werr
... thatLamia Al-Gailani Werr helped rebuild the Iraq Museum after it was looted in the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq?Man of the Hole
2022-08-24: TheMan of the Hole, the last surviving member of a people eradicated in thegenocide of indigenous peoples in Brazil, is found dead.Margaret Ursula Jones... thatMargaret Ursula Jones directed work atMucking, the largestarchaeological excavation ever undertaken in Britain, for thirteen years, while living on site year round in a small caravan?
2017-05-16 (births)Articles I created or expanded from a stub. Please note that the current version might be significantly or completely different from the original version I wrote.
... that theAkuntsu tribe, victim of amassacre perpetrated byBrazilian cattle ranchers in the 1980s, currently numbers just five individuals?... that there are 672Indigenous Territories inBrazil, covering about 13% of the country's land area?... that theBritish Institute in Amman was founded by archaeologistCrystal Bennett in 1975 to provide a base for British archaeological expeditions to Jordan?... thatMargaret Ursula Jones directed work atMucking, the largestarchaeological excavation ever undertaken in Britain, for thirteen years, while living on site year round in a small caravan?... that American rapperGizzle worked as aghostwriter for other hip hop artists before releasing her debut mixtape in 2017?... that according to research led byDana Lepofsky, someclam gardens on the Pacific Northwest Coast are up to 3,500 years old?... that in 1929, the world press proclaimedTeleilat el Ghassul to be the biblicalSodom and Gomorrah, but FatherAlexis Mallon, the site's excavator, disagreed?Other articles that I significantly rewrote or collaborated on with other editors:
... thatBarbara Robb, a campaigner for the well-being of older people, was described by a Cabinet Minister as a "terrible danger" to the British government in 1969?Unreferenced articles salvaged:
New pages reviewed:4392(as of 2024-11-21[update])
Uploaded to Commons.
Uploaded to Commons. Many of these were requests from themap workshop.
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On writing encyclopaedia articles:
On Wikipedia and its culture:
On administration:
If you're interested, here's a list ofother essays I like.
(Barnstarsetc. copied from my talk page)
The New Page Reviewer's Iron Award For over 360 article reviews during 2023. Well done! Keep up the good work and thank you!Dr vulpes(Talk) 02:50, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diplomacy Thank you for such a wonderful contribution.Kioumarsi (talk) 15:00, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
What a Brilliant Idea Barnstar hank you for coming up with the idea forAdministrative action review and seeing it through the RfC process. Not only is it a solution to a concrete gap in our review processes,it promises cultural change by challenging the equation of sysop and administrator. I'm looking forward to its impacts, and I'm excited to working together to ensure it succeeds.—Wug·a·po·des 19:52, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
The Mountain Of Crap Barnstar Anyone who climbshalf a megabyte of AfD deserves to have something waiting for them at the top.jp×g 03:43, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
The Admin's Barnstar For taking on the challenge of closing thebiggest and arguably most contentious AfD in Wikipedia history.clpo13(talk) 18:47, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
The Patience is a Virtue Award Thank you for having patience with my endless questions :)Tyrone Madera (talk) 20:01, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
A cup of tea for you! For makingWinifred M. Crompton's page so fast! You deserve a nice cuppa!Lajmmoore (talk) 21:13, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar. A Gorilla told me you wrote most ofan open letter. Thank you.GRuban (talk) 18:52, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
The Photographer's Barnstar. You've helped out a ton with your photos to WP! thanks!Redditaddict69(talk)(contribs) 21:10, 10 September 2018 (UTC)
Special Edition New Page Patroller's Barnstar for completing over 100 reviews during the 2018 June Backlog Drive, please accept this Special Edition Barnstar. Thank you for helping out at New Page Patrol and keep up the good work. Cheers! —Insertcleverphrasehere(or here) 01:58, 1 July 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for your kind words and the advice that you provided to me related to the doubts that I wanted to clarify about the redirects and page moves. You have made me cool and happy with your kindful efforts. Thanks a lot and happy editing.Abishe (talk) 13:05, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
—k6ka🍁 (Talk ·Contributions) 17:42, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
Cheers!Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 20:39, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
The New Page Patroller's Barnstar. For being one of the top 100 reviewers of the past year. Thank you for your service! —Insertcleverphrasehere(or here) 22:01, 23 November 2017 (UTC)The Special Barnstar. thank u for the information given to me. please see the question again.i will detail it more.please refer it more. Thank you anyway.jordan (talk) 14:55, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for your help in the Teahouse. Regards from the Netherlands –Amin(Talk)
The Editor's Barnstar. For brilliant editing --Saukkomiestalk 16:45, 31 May 2011 (UTC)