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Hi, my name is Thomas and I live in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.

I am currently a Student a Leeds University studying Electronic and Embedded Computer Systems engineering. I enjoy writing and have been published in local newspapers as well as 2 articles in a major weekly computer magazines (Micro Mart).

Aim: to write at least 1 good article or contribute majorly to at least 1 good article every day

(I have been on a month's holiday from Wikimedia so now I am back my personal 'challenge' starts again!)

I work on several Wikimedia projects, commons, meta, here and en-wiki. Your best bet to get hold of me is via my en-wiki talk page as I am most active on that!! (don't worry I will reply here). Seeing as I am taking a semi editing break from WP it looks like I will be here most of the time!

Although its looking like 'I will be on here more than I thought! 2 major article contributions per day since I started now - can I keep it up?

Leave me a new message (on en-wiki)

I now have an Interview with Professor Pande of the Folding@Home team! Yipee!!!! Hmm not what I wanted but it will do ;)

Published articles

I am proud of writing: I have started:

1. Historian Beckett names Thatcher & Atlee greatest Brit PMs. (29 Aug 06) (first edit / article)
2. New UK donor laws may reduce organ shortages (31 Aug 06)
3. Hard shoulder gets the soft treatment on British motorways (31 Aug 06) (my fav title)
4. Gene therapy cure for cancer proves a success (1 Sept 06) (a bit disputed but on the whole good)
5. Football: England beat Andorra in their first Euro 2008 qualifier (2 Sept 06)
6. Gunman kills and injures tourists in Jordanian capital (4 Sept 06)
7. Bomb attack in Iraq kills two British soldiers (4 Sept 06)
8. Kofi Annan to appoint secret mediator for Israeli soldier release negotiations (4 Sept 06)
9. Space Probe Crashed into Moon (5 Sept 06) (my current best effort) (2nd lead)
10. Wikinews shorts: September 6, 2006 (6 Sept 06) (5 articles in one)
11. President Bush admits secret CIA detention centres (another good effort I feel)
12. Microsoft says no delay for European launch of Vista (13 Oct 06) (1 month 'holiday ends with a good comeback article :D )
13. UN security council will vote on North Korean sanctions (14 Oct o6) (current event, written at 4-5am)

I have added to significantly:

1. PlayStation 3 will be used to help cure cancer and Alzheimer's (28 Aug 06)
2. FBI most-wanted fugitive, polygamist Warren Jeffs, arrested (29 Aug 06) (pretty much rewrote)
3. U.S. commuter blows up section of Washington D.C. Bridge (29 Aug 06)
4. Ghana bans gay and lesbian conference (2 Sept 06)

I have contributed only a little:

1. Crocodile Hunter's Steve Irwin dies at 44 (4 Sept 06)
2. Turkey: Two more killed in PKK-related bombings (4 Sept 06)

Images

1. Image:Second artist imp smart1.jpg (5 Sept 06)
2. Image:Smart1 orbit.jpg (5 Sept 06)
3. Image:Smart1 impact track annotatted.jpg (5 Sept 06)
4. Image:Artist imp smart1.jpg (5 Sept 06)

Things I don't agree with

Unbalanced articles:

1. Crocodile Hunter's Steve Irwin dies at 44 (4 Sept 06), section on WP vandalism removed. The rest of the article lacks balance and is too soppy and POV :D

Talk

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Beckett article

... looks fine, so i went ahead and published it. looking forward to more contributions from u. cheers, Doldrums 13:55, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Looking forward to contributing :D, cheers for publishing and thanks for all the help! --Tmorton166 14:04, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Ghana bans gay and lesbian conference

Gay and lesbian conferences are not illegal in Ghana, but homosexuality is.

Quote

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"Unnatural carnal knowledge is illegal under our criminal code. Homosexuality, lesbianism and bestiality are therefore offences under the laws of Ghana."

. It's important to clarify this fact in the title, if you have any alternate phraseology other than the one I used, please feel free to change the title. Till then, I have reverted back to the old version. PVJ(Talk) 11:38, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Since we have already indicated that homosexuality is illegal in the summary (a point that I failed to note), "Ghana bans gay and lesbian conference" should be alright for now. Please go ahead and revert. PVJ(Talk) 11:49, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

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oops! must've edited an older version of the article by mistake. thanks for pointing it out. have fixed it. Doldrums 17:34, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Re: labour day charges

I changed the title from Two-thousand traffic charges laid in Ontario this weekend to Two-thousand traffic fines laid in Ontario this weekend. FellowWikiNews (W) 01:20, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Good work on Smart-1 probe ends 3 year mission by crashing into the Moon

Bawolff ☺☻ 03:47, 5 September 2006 (UTC)