User:LeftAire

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Hello, fellow Wikipedians! I started editing on Wikipedia officially in December 2011. My interests are mainly in History, Geography, and Linguistics. I'm not particularly focused in one area at the moment, making edits where ever I can. I also wish to make easier links by expanding current pages, and once I become well-read enough to, create articles. However, I do feel that improving the articles that are on Wikipedia are more important than adding more articles (Quality over Quantity). My main edits so far have been history-related, and mainly about the Middle Ages, but, the articles I've worked on to get to GA status are of the natural sciences (Ornithology-related). If I'm not editing, I'm probably reading, whether it be books, or articles on Wikipedia and other sites. If I make any mistakes, do not hesitate to inform me.

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HISThis user's favourite subject is History.
This user's favourite subject is Geography.
This user is interested in history.
This user is interested in linguistics.
This user is a intereted in the History of the Song Dynasty.
This user is interested in Stuart period in British History.
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art history.
This user is interested in the Crusades.
This user is interested in the Byzantine Empire
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This user is interested in Pre-Islamic Arab civilizations.
This user is interested in the history of the Holy Roman Empire.
This user is interested in the Habsburg Empire.
This user is interested in the Dutch Empire.
This user is interested in the Portuguese Empire.
This user is interested in the British Empire.
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history of Europe.
This user is interested in the Mongol Empire.
This user is interested in the Spanish Empire.
This user is interested in Japanese history.
30This user is interested in the history of the papacy.
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Middle Ages
This user realizes that people from the Middle Ages already thought that the Earth was spherical.
This user is interested in the Renaissance period.
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history of Christianity.
This user is interested in the early modern period.
This user is interested in the Protestant Reformation.
This user is interested in the Radical Reformation.
This user is interested in the Atlantic slave trade.
This user participates in WikiProject History.
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Holy Roman Empire task force.
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WikiProject Former Countries.
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es-2Este usuario puede contribuir con un nivel intermedio de español.
This user is interested in the history of Latin America.


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Southeast Asia
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WikiProject Birds.
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WikiProject Colonialism.
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WikiProject World Digital Library.
This user is interested in Late Antiquity.
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History of Africa.
ΦΘΚThis user is a member of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society.
ΦΑΘThis user is a member of Phi Alpha Theta national honor society.


I will try to join certain groups when I get the chance.


Topics of Interests

  • Middle Ages (Mainly c.800 to c.1500)
  • Holy Roman Empire (and pretty much anything I can find about it, whether it be people, events, culture, facts, etc.)
  • 11th Century England, Spain and Italy (Sicily & Papal States)
  • 14th-18th Century France
  • Byzantine relations with Western Europe 11th to 15th Centuries
  • Song Dynasty China (and Early Ming)
  • Heian, Kamakura, and Edo periods in Japan
  • Abbasid and Fatimid Caliphates
  • Early Modern Period (Huguenot & Catholic conflict in 16th and 17th Centuries, & know little of it, though, Worldwide contact within the 16th and 18th centuries)
  • Spanish Empire (Particulary Spanish Florida, New Spain in Present-Day U.S.)
  • Restoration England; and America during that era (Have yet to read about it yet, though)
  • Mughal India
  • And pretty much any facet of History from c.375 up to c.1815.


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Pages I've edited (not including adding citations)

(Will make a more accurate list later)

Pages of Interest to Edit in the Near Future

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Name Start work diff Start work status Current article status Goal
Northern mockingbird Start GA FA
Carolina wren C GA FA
Blue jay B B FA
Gray catbird Start Start FA
Tufted titmouse Start Start GA
Catholic Church and the Age of Discovery B B GA
Isabel I of Castile C C FA
Ferdinand II of Aragon C C GA
Portuguese Empire Start C FA
Portuguese discoveries B B FA
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The Loftiest of them all

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Name Start work diff Start work status Current article status Goal
Spanish Inquisition B B FA
Miguel de Cervantes C C FA
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Not so lofty

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Name Start work diff Start work status Current article status Goal
Avignon Papacy C C FA
Spanish Empire B B FA
Juana Inés de la Cruz C C FA
Isaac II Angelos Start Start GA
Investiture Controversy Start Start FA
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Potential Good/Featured Topics

Note: I'm not necessarily the only or major editor (if significant at all) of these articles, however I do wish to see all of these articles reach a GA status at least.

edit | discuss
Toxostoma
10 articles
Ocellated thrasher
Brown thrasher
Cozumel thrasher
Bendire's thrasher
Curve-billed thrasher
Le Conte's thrasher
Crissal thrasher
California thrasher
Gray thrasher
Long-billed thrasher
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The Federalist Papers
3 articles
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
John Jay

Will definitely add more topic boxes....

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