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Welcome! If you would like to know something about me, check out my [[User:ErgoSum88/Bio|biography]]. Otherwise, peruse my interests and contributions. If you would like to know what I think about various Wikipedia topics, please check out my [[User:ErgoSum88/Rant|rants and essays]] page.

You know its time for a [[WP:Wikibreak|Wikibreak]] when... you start having nightmares about unsourced statements, bad prose, and questionable licenses on images used in articles. I'll fix it, I swear.

==Interesting info==

*[[Axeman of New Orleans]] &mdash; Who knew jazz music has saved lives? But you gotta love those who actually invited him over.
*[[American Drug War: The Last White Hope]] &mdash; If you've never heard of [[Gary Webb]] or [[Ricky Ross (drug trafficker)|Ricky Ross]] then you absolutely have to see this documentary.
*[[Vacuum state]] &mdash; Just try to wrap your head around this one.
*[[Operation Northwoods]] &mdash; This one makes you wonder about a few things.
*[[1RXS_J160929.1−210524]] &mdash; The title speaks for itself doesn't it?
*[[Homunculus]] &mdash; A perfectly formed miniature human?
*[[Barreleye]] &mdash; A strange fish with a transparent head.
*[[Ichthyostega]] &mdash; The inspiration for the symbol of rational thinkers everywhere, the [[Darwin fish]] may have been your ancestor.
*[[Great Pacific Garbage Patch]] &mdash; The problem with plastic.
*[[Chariots of the Gods?]] &mdash; People believe strange things, but it makes for great entertainment.
*[[Magical negro]] &mdash; Steven King's obsession with spiritual black characters.
*[[Catullus 16]] &mdash; An obscenity-laden poem you might read on a bathroom wall, but it was written a long damn time ago.
*[[Archaeopteryx]] &mdash; The [[transitional fossil]] between dinosaurs and birds, who knew dinosaurs were fluttering over our heads?
*[[Irrumatio]] &mdash; You just have to read this one.
*[[Zorbing]] &mdash; People rolling down hills in giant inflated balls.
*[[Sutton Hoo]] &mdash; Anglo-saxon burial grounds.
*[[Phosphene]] &mdash; That strange pattern you see when you rub your eyes.
*[[Mickey Slim]] &mdash; A refreshing cocktail made with a splash of gin and... a pinch of [[DDT]]?

==Places with amusing names==
Feel free to add any if you know of one for which an article exists.

===Innuendo===
*[[Bald Knob, AR]]
*[[Toad Suck, AR]]
*[[Lizard Lick, NC]]
*[[Big Bone Lick State Park]], KY
*[[Beaverlick, KY]]
*[[French Lick, IN]]
*[[Licking County, Ohio]]
*[[Intercourse, PA]]
*[[Climax, GA]]
*[[Twin Peaks, CA]]

===Say what?===
*[[Smackover, AR]]
*[[Biggers, AR]]
*[[Yazoo City, MS]]
*[[Chunky, MS]]
*[[Hot Coffee, MS]]
*[[Eclectic, AL]]
*[[Gu-Win, AL]]
*[[Choccolocco, AL]]
*[[Winooski, VT]]
*[[Sopchoppy, FL]]
*[[Knockemstiff, Ohio]]

===You really don't want to live here===
*[[Boring, OR]]
*[[Dull, OH]]
*[[Dummer, NH]]
*[[Crapo, MD]]
*[[Hell, MI]]
*[[Deadhorse, AK]]
*[[Looneyville, WV]]

==Created content==
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===Articles===

====Featured Articles [[Image:Cscr-featured.svg|15px]]====

# [[Hours of service]] &mdash; [[WP:TFA|TFA]]
# [[Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula]] &mdash; [[WP:TFA|TFA]]

====Good Articles [[Image:Symbol support vote.svg|15px]]====

# [[Trucking industry in the United States]] &mdash; This article could reach epic proportions, as it is constantly being split into smaller and more specific articles.
# [[Old Tjikko]] &mdash; More research on the subject is needed before this article can move up the quality scale.

====Other Articles====

# [[History of the trucking industry in the United States]]
# [[Trucking industry in popular culture (United States)]]
# [[Dinosaur Diamond Scenic Byway]] &mdash; Failed [[WP:GA|GA]]. Too much road facts, not enough discussion of the geologic history of the area.
# [[Glossary of trucking industry terms in the United States]] &mdash; Failed [[WP:FL|FL]]. Introduction too short, no history of terms.
# [[Motor carrier safety rating]]

===Stubs===

# [[Jurupa Oak]]
# [[Colorado State Highway 64]]
# [[Electronic on-board recorder]]
# [[American Trucking Associations]] &mdash; Now C-class.
# [[Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association]]
# [[Circle of Iron]]
# [[National Network]]

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# [[Template:Trucking industry in the United States]]
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# [[Template:The Popular Culture Barnstar]]

==Contributed content==

===Massive edits (100+)===

# [[Hawaii hotspot]] &mdash; Failed [[WP:FA|FA]] three times, once for lack of comments, and twice for copy editing.

===Major edits (10&ndash;100)===

# [[Siamese Fighting Fish]]
# [[List of oldest trees]]
# <s>[[List of Kolkata facts]]</s> '''deleted'''
# [[Truck driver]]
# [[Transportation in the United States]]
# [[RapeLay]]
# [[Moncton]]
# [[Reginald Denny incident]]
# [[SMS language]]
# [[Salvia divinorum]]
# [[Formation and evolution of the Solar System]]
# [[BP Pedestrian Bridge]]

==Good Article reviews==
Articles which I have reviewed and passed at [[WP:GAN|Good Article nominations]], from newest to oldest. This list does not include those I have failed, but does include those I have reviewed as part of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force/Sweeps]].

#[[Orion Nebula]]
# ''[[Salvia divinorum]]''
#''[[Tiktaalik]]''
#[[Andromeda Galaxy]]
#[[Ford BA Falcon]] 
#[[Mitsubishi i]]
#[[Interstate 295 (Delaware-New Jersey)]]
#[[United States Numbered Highways]]
#[[Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania]]
#[[U.S. Route 50]]
#[[Interstate 476]]
#[[Punctuated equilibrium]]
#[[Hawaii hotspot]]
#[[Sinsen (station)]]
#[[Synthetic diamond]] &mdash; Now [[WP:FA|FA]] and [[WP:TFA|TFA]].
#[[Forskningsparken (station)]]
#[[Storo (station)]]
#[[Case of the Hooded Man]]
#[[Nevada State Route 375]]
#[[U.S. Route 13 in Maryland]]
#[[Washington State Route 31]]
#[[New York State Route 217]]
#[[State Route 314 (New York – Vermont)]]
#[[New York State Route 293]]
#[[Maryland Route 33]]
#[[Maryland Route 285]]
#[[Maryland Route 404]]
#[[New York State Route 393]]
#[[M-32 (Michigan highway)]]
#[[Barryville–Shohola Bridge]]
#[[BP Pedestrian Bridge]] &mdash; Now [[WP:FA|FA]] and [[WP:TFA|TFA]].
#[[McDonald's Cycle Center]] &mdash; Now [[WP:FA|FA]].

GAs I'm currently in the process of reviewing, or have placed on hold.

#None currently.

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|style="font-size: x-large; padding: 0; vertical-align: middle; height: 1.1em;" | '''The Truck Driving/Tobacco Smoking/Arkansas Residing/Atheist/Liberal/Getting [[Hours of Service]] to FA Barnstar'''
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Sure, lots of people have one of those ordinary passe barnstar's on their userpage, but how many can claim this =-). Congratulations on your featured article, you deserve it. [[User:Davemeistermoab|Dave]] ([[User talk:Davemeistermoab|talk]]) 05:03, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | [[U.S. Route 50 in Nevada]] passed FAC, thank you for the review and copyedits. It would not have passed without them.[[User:Davemeistermoab|Dave]] ([[User talk:Davemeistermoab|talk]]) 21:31, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
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|style="vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid gray;" | Thanks for your help in getting [[Interstate 70 in Colorado]] to [[WP:Featured Article|Featured Article]] status. [[User:Davemeistermoab|Dave]] ([[User talk:Davemeistermoab|talk]]) 01:59, 11 October 2009 (UTC))
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On behalf of [[WP:WPGA|Wikiproject Good Articles]], I would like to express our gratitude to you for your contributions to the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2010-03-15/Dispatches|Sweeps process]], for which you completed 23 reviews. Completion of this monstrous task has proven to be a significant accomplishment not only for our project, but for Wikipedia. As a token of our sincere appreciation, please accept this ribbon. <big>[[User talk:Jennavecia|<span style="font-family:Bradley Hand ITC;color:deeppink">'''Lara'''</span>]]</big> 14:20, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
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==Photo galleries==

===Commons===

Check out my photo galleries over on the [[commons:Main Page|Commons]].

# [[commons:Oahu photos|Oahu photos]]
# [[commons:Waikiki Aquarium|Waikiki Aquarium]]
# [[commons:Honolulu Zoo|Honolulu Zoo]]
# [[commons:U.S. state welcome signs|U.S. state welcome signs]]
# [[commons:Trucking industry in the United States|Trucking Industry in the United States]]
# [[commons:Interstate 70 in Colorado|Interstate 70 in Colorado]]
# [[commons:Interstate 70 in Utah|Interstate 70 in Utah]]

===Selected images===
<center>All photos below were taken by me, and are released into the [[public domain]].</center>
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Image:Truck cab.JPG|Inside one of the many [[semi-trailer truck]]s I have driven.
Image:Utah04.JPG|[[Interstate 70 in Utah]]
Image:Halekulani04.JPG|View from the [[Halekulani Hotel]] balcony with [[Diamond Head]] in the background.
Image:Honolulu04.JPG|Aerial view of [[Honolulu]] with [[Magic Island (Hawaii)|Magic Island]] in the foreground.
Image:Cedar Falls 02.JPG|Overlook of Cedar Falls at [[Petit Jean State Park]] in [[Arkansas]].
Image:Betta splendens03.JPG|My late fish, a ''[[Betta splendens]]''.
Image:Blue flowers01.JPG|''[[Plumbago auriculata]]'' at the [[Honolulu Zoo]].
Image:Hairy yellow hermit (aniculus maximus).jpg|''[[Aniculus maximus]]'' at the [[Waikiki Aquarium]].
Image:Utah21.JPG|The western end of [[Interstate 70]].
Image:Honolulu01.JPG|Aerial view of downtown [[Honolulu]] with [[Aloha Tower]] in the foreground.
Image:Pineapple maze 1.JPG|Aerial view of the [[Dole Food Company]] pineapple maze, the largest maze in the world.
Image:Colorado.JPG|The welcome sign for [[Colorado]], as seen from [[Interstate 70 in Colorado]], entering from [[Utah]].
Image:Colorado05.JPG|[[Interstate 70 in Colorado]] along the [[Colorado River]].
Image:Cannibal fork.JPG|Cannibal fork at the [[Bernice P. Bishop Museum]].
Image:Wyoming.JPG|Wyoming state welcome sign, as seen along [[Interstate 80]].
Image:US Route 54 in New Mexico.JPG|[[U.S. Route 54]] in New Mexico.</gallery>
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===Panoramas===
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[[Image:Pinnacle Mountain panorama.JPG|thumb|center|600px|View from the summit of [[Pinnacle Mountain State Park|Pinnacle Mountain]]. The [[Arkansas River]] is  on the left-hand side of the image.]]
[[Image:Petit jean panorama.JPG|thumb|center|600px|View from [[Petit Jean Mountain]] overlook. Again, the [[Arkansas River]] can be seen on the left.]]
[[Image:I-70 overlook.JPG|thumb|center|600px|View of the desert from overlook on [[Interstate 70 in Utah]].]]
[[Image:Eagle Canyon.JPG|thumb|center|600px|View of Eagle Canyon from overlook on [[Interstate 70 in Utah]].]]
[[Image:Ponce Inlet Lighthouse 03.jpg|thumb|center|600px|View of the [[Atlantic Ocean]] from the top of the [[Ponce Inlet Lighthouse]].]]

==Useful links and tools==

===Tools===

# [http://toolserver.org/~soxred93/count/index.php?name=ErgoSum88&lang=en&wiki=wikipedia Summary of my contributions]
# [[tools:~dispenser/view/Readability|Article readability and word counter]]
# [[tools:~dispenser/cgi-bin/dabfinder.py?page=|Disambig link finder]]
# [[tools:~daniel/WikiSense/Contributors.php|Contributors list]]
# [[tools:~dispenser/cgi-bin/webchecklinks.py?page=|Check links]]
# [[tools:~dispenser/view/Reflinks|Reflinks fixer]]
# [http://tineye.com TinEye reverse image search]
# [http://stats.grok.se/ Traffic stats]
# [http://www.archive.org/web/web.php Internet Wayback Machine]

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