User:Tlogmer

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Wikipedia-related stuff

I run a weblog about wikipedia. If you want me to write about a particular article/topic/concept/whatever, leave a note, or comment on a weblog post.

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Various logos and graphics for wikipedia/wikimedia/wikimania.

My name's Ben Yates; I'm a technical writer, student, and keyboardist from Ann Arbor.

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This user is a member of the Wikipedia Industrial Design Cartel.

This user also lives on Planet Wikimedia.

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This user rescues articles for the Article Rescue Squadron.

This user plays the piano.

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This user is a noder at Everything2.

This user runs macOS.

This user knows where in the world Carmen Sandiego is.

So. I've been here since late 2003; I started the wikipedia articles Metrosexual and Hell, Michigan (and the wikibooks summary of Understanding Comics). Most of my stuff is elsewhere, though.

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Aquilegia parviflora flower

... that the small flowers that give Aquilegia parviflora (pictured) its name make it unpopular with gardeners?
... that the first draft pick in New England Patriots' history, Gerhard Schwedes, was born in Nazi Germany?
... that an ancient Egyptian pet cemetery included a Rüppell's fox, a Barbary falcon, and over 500 cats?
... that Theresia Bauer was named science minister of the year four times?
... that a species of Australian ant has special workers that make honey, and is considered a delicacy by Aboriginal Australians?
... that Armand Ceritano acquired a Philadelphia hotel for "a smile and a handshake" – and $20, borrowed from others?
... that in the Orphic Hymns the mythical Greek hero Heracles is a sun god?
... that Clay Stevenson has his nickname, "Mud", written on the front of his mask, and a Star of Life on the back?
... that a volunteer quipped that a Colorado TV station "broadcast to more ears of corn and heads of cattle than any other station"?