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[[File:Poireaux en étalage.jpg|thumb|right|Me at a family reunion, top right]]

Hi there, I'm theleekycauldron! I also go by ''leek'', ''leeky'', and ''claudia''. I do some writing and editing around here – it's pretty fun, in addition to being an enormous privilege. I also try to make myself useful around the backrooms of the project, usually at [[Wikipedia:Did you know]], sometimes with some fancy-looking [[Wikipedia:Administrators|extra buttons]] I've been given access to. They're really not all that scary, and I hope I'm not either – in fact, I bet you're pretty cool! Come hang around and [[User talk:Theleekycauldron|talk to me]] if you'd like, maybe there's something I can do for you :) if you want some dense information about what exactly I do around here and why, keep reading – if you find that terribly dull, maybe instead you can spend that time finishing up that project that's been sitting on your to-do list for eons. You know which one I'm talking about. Go do it! Or stay here! I'll probably never know either way! Happy editing :) 

== Bit about me ==
I started editing in the summer of 2020, as a minor who was bored out of her skull in the pandemic – I kind of flitted in and out, <s>making</s> fixing{{efn|I did [[Special:Diff/1193826976|genuinely make this typo]] when I first wrote this paragraph. ironic :)}} typos here and there, scoring [[Talk:SLAPP Suits/GA1|my first GA]] in March 2021. By that summer, I could feel the habit slipping – I hadn't really made any connections with other people, I couldn't find much to write about, and I was getting discouraged. But then, in August, I discovered the project side of [[Wikipedia:Did you know|Did you know]] (DYK), which I'd only vaguely interacted with before. One of the admins running the project noted that they needed someone to [[Wikipedia:DYKPB|build prep sets]], and after trying it once, I immediately fell in love with it, going back to do it again the next day and the next. I got to read and fact-check a half-dozen fun facts from new articles a day – it was enjoyable, it was insightful, and I was helping do something positive and productive. And I started making friends! Having familiar faces to work alongside was a huge bonus; all at once, I went from a nerd trying to relieve pandemic boredom to a nerd in a community of other nerds just like me! (Who were also, presumably, trying to relieve pandemic boredom.) The rest is history – I've helping out at DYK ever since, and I've been hoping to find people who need the same jolt of inspiration and community I did, particularly minors who don't have much of a voice anywhere else.

{{Quote box|content=It was a leek. Leeks <em>happen</em>. They've happened since the beginning of time.|author=— [[C. J. Cregg]], "[[Bad Moon Rising (The West Wing)|Bad Moon Rising]]" (2001)|bgcolor=#d0e3b5}}

{{Quote box|content=<poem>I've got no deeds to do, no promises to keep
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep, let the
morningtime drop all its petals on me
Life, I love you, all is groovy!</poem>
|author=— [[Simon & Garfunkel]], "[[The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)]]" (1966)|bgcolor=#ffccaa}}

{{Quote box|content='''Manny''': Hey wait, I thought rhinos were vegetarians?

'''Sid''': An excellent point–!

'''Manny''': –Shut up!

'''Carl''': Who says we're gonna eat 'im after we kill 'im?

'''Manny''': You know, I don't like animals that kill for pleasure.
|author=— ''[[Ice Age (2002 film)|Ice Age]]'' (2002)|bgcolor=#C2DEED}}

{{Quote box|content=<poem>I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive,
Closer I am to fine!</poem>
|author=– [[Indigo Girls]], "[[Closer to Fine]]" (1989)|bgcolor=#F8B8D0}}

Some people like to call me "leek" or "leeky" – fine by me, as long as you spell it in lowercase! As for the name itself, ''theleekycauldron'' is a rough [[portmanteau]] of ''[[leek]]'', the root vegetable, and ''[[The Leaky Cauldron (pub)|The Leaky Cauldron]]'', a pub in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' universe.<ref name="me">[[wikipedia:ABOUTSELF|well, it's my user page, isn't it?]]</ref> Leeks have been my thing for about as long as I've had this account: my friend and I randomly chose vegetables to identify with, and I went with leeks on a lark.{{Efn|My friend went with the [[rutabaga]], for the record. Other friends who later got in on the joke took [[blueberries]], [[irish coffee]], and [[broccoli]].}} Couldn't tell ya why! I've been a ''Harry Potter'' fan for way, way longer than that, though – really, about as far back as I can remember. It's a rocky time to be a ''Harry Potter'' fan, I suppose, especially being a trans person who doesn't read a lot of fanfiction – but the books helped me find a passion for reading and learning, and I owe them my thanks for that, even if their author turned out to be not so nice.

In real life, I'm gearing up to become a law student – it's what interests me, and I like interesting. But I do also love to make music, write music, write code, write fiction, write opinion pieces, write in my diary; I'm a big writing fan, although I can't ever seem to actually get myself to do it. My ''modus operandi'' is that my sleep schedule is awful, my attention span is unpredictable, and my talent for procrastination is awe-inspiring, but I generally feel that being active{{Efn|Mentally, of course. Couldn't catch me dead on a jogging track. I do enjoy a good bike ride, though :)}} is good for me, so I make an effort to find the people and things that make me want to engage with a productive and healthy life, and Wikipedia is one of those things. Thankfully, there are lots of things that keep me alive, healthy, and full of a ''[[joie de vivre]]'' that compels me to sing [[Simon & Garfunkel]] in public :)

As I'll cover in great detail below, I do a bunch of odd tasks to make this site a little better and prevent it from going off the rails. I do my best to avoid [[Xkcd:386|being wrong on the internet]] – unfortunately, I find myself to be human, and the thought of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcB_6VHmP64 disengaging from anything and everything that might cause me to make a mistake] is terribly boring! So instead, [[User talk:Theleekycauldron|I have a talk page]] where you can go to complain about me, ask me questions, and otherwise challenge me to make better decisions on the project. I like being challenged! If no one ever did that, I'd be pretty bad at my job. Some of my favorite people, on and off of this website, achieved that distinction because they told me to my face that I was wrong and needed to do better, and brought a convincing argument to boot. Sometimes I make decisions using [[Wikipedia:Administrators|extra buttons]], in which case, uh, everything I said above still applies (applies more, actually!).

As I mentioned above, I do a lot of work at DYK – and while a huge draw was finding a community there, the importance of the actual content work that DYK does can't be understated. As someone who grew up on the educational side of YouTube,{{Efn|[[3Blue1Brown]] (math), [[CrashCourse]], [[Kurzgesagt]], [[TED-Ed]], [[CGP Grey]], [https://www.youtube.com/@12tone 12tone] (music), [https://www.youtube.com/@PrimerBlobs Primer] (language), and [https://www.youtube.com/@HBMmaster jan Misali] are all top-notch channels well worth your time and eyeballs :)}} who had the chance to pick my own interests and chase after them to my heart's content, I know firsthand of the power a resource like Wikipedia can have to shape minds and help people discover their own love of learning. DYK is one of Wikipedia's best ways of being more than a stack of reading material – of trying to give readers something they can be inspired by, something [[User:Theleekycauldron/Essays/Assessing DYK hooks|that leaves them wanting to know more]]. That's why I'll always push the project towards content that is engaging, insightful, edifying, or just plain fun, and try to encourage those submissions when we get them. That doesn't mean that I think we should be [[User:Theleekycauldron/Essays/DYK and attribution|posting clickbait]], though.

Lately, I've taken an interest in reforming the [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship|requests for adminship]] process. As it currently stands, the process is hostile to candidates, hostile to participants, and fairly inefficient in its use of participant time and energy. There are lots of things we can do about that – and there are many, many reforms that I find myself in favor of – but we do actually have to be willing to try new things and work together towards a solution.

{{clear}}

== Articles I've worked on ==
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=== Politics ===
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* {{Icon|FL}} [[United States congressional delegations from Hawaii]]<ref group="pec" name="list"/>
* {{Icon|GA|size=20px}} [[Sarah Ashton-Cirillo]]<ref group="co" name="Tamzin"/><ref>leek removed this entry because {{they|{{PAGENAME}}}} felt {{they|{{PAGENAME}}}} hadn't contributed enough, but <em>I</em> am grateful for  {{their|{{PAGENAME}}}} ongoing support on the article and so have restored this. Thanks as always, Claudia. <span class="nowrap"> <span style="font-family:courier">-- [[User:Tamzin|<span style="color:#E6007A">Tamzin</span>]]</span><sup>[''[[User talk:Tamzin|<span style="color:#E6007A">cetacean needed</span>]]'']</sup> (she&#124;they&#124;xe)</span></ref>
* [[Above Znoneofthe]]<ref group="co" name="Ivanvector"/>
* [[Alabama's 3rd Senate district]]
* [[Alabama's 4th Senate district]]
* [[Beer question]]
* [[Claudia Belk]]<ref group="claudia">claudia!</ref>
* [[Claudia Winterstein]]<ref group="claudia">claudia!</ref><ref group="co" name="Gerda Arendt"/><ref group="pec" name="stub"/>
* [[Executive Order 13942]]
* [[Larry Smyth]]
* [[Measure VY]]
* <small>'''[[#Television]]:'''</small>
* <small>[[Jon Stewart's 2004 appearance on Crossfire|Jon Stewart's 2004 appearance on ''Crossfire'']]</small>
* <small>"[[SLAPP Suits]]"</small>
* <small>'''[[#Internet culture]]:'''</small>
* <small>[[Dear White Staffers]]</small>
* <small>@[[NJGov]]</small>
* <small>''[[Dumpster fire]]''</small>
* <small>'''[[#Books]]:'''</small>
* <small>''[[How Civil Wars Start]]''</small>
* <small>''[[Out of the Blue (book)|Out of the Blue]]''</small>
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==== Court cases ====
{{flatlist|* {{Icon|GA|size=20px}} ''[[Heckler v. Chaney]]''<ref group="pec" name="start"/>
* {{Icon|GA|size=20px}} ''[[Fedorenko v. United States]]''<ref group="pec" name="stub"/>
* ''[[United States v. Rahimi]]''<ref group="co" name="Cielquiparle"/>
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==== American state legislators ====
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* {{Icon|GA|size=20px}} [[Claudia Riner]]<ref group="claudia">claudia!</ref>
* [[Arthur Hathaway Hewitt]]
* [[Charlotte Meadows]]
* [[Claudia Meier Volk]]<ref group="claudia">claudia!</ref>
* [[Claudia Powers]]<ref group="claudia">claudia!</ref><ref group="pec" name="stub"/>
* [[Denise Jones Ennett]]
* [[John Mannion (American politician)|John Mannion]]
* [[Joni Albrecht]]<ref group="pec" name="stub"/>
* [[Julie Schmit-Albin]]
* [[Kate Sanchez]]
* [[Lori Gramlich]]
* [[Mario Mattera]]
* [[Peter Oberacker]]
* [[Shelley Hughes]]<ref group="pec" name="stub"/>
* [[Tracy Quint]]
* [[Zach Fansler]]<ref group="pec" name="stub"/>
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=== Television ===
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* {{Icon|GA|size=20px}} [[Jon Stewart's 2004 appearance on Crossfire|Jon Stewart's 2004 appearance on ''Crossfire'']]
* {{Icon|GA|size=20px}} [[Rosa Diaz]]
* ''[[Misfits and Magic]]''
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==== ''Last Week Tonight with John Oliver'' ====
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* {{Icon|FA|size=20px}} "[[SLAPP Suits]]"
* {{Icon|GA|size=20px}} [[John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant]]
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==== ''The West Wing'' ====
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* {{Icon|FA|size=20px}} [[C. J. Cregg|Claudia Jean Cregg]]<ref group="claudia">claudia! i'm (indirectly) named after this one :)</ref><ref group="pec" name="C"/>
* {{Icon|GA|size=20px}} [[Amy Gardner]]
* {{Icon|GA|size=20px}} [[Ainsley Hayes]]
* {{Icon|GA|size=20px}} [[Mrs. Landingham]]<ref group="pec" name="C"/>
* "[[17 People]]"
* "[[A Proportional Response]]"
* "[[A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote|A ''West Wing'' Special to Benefit When We All Vote]]"
* "[[Bartlet for America]]"
* "[[Celestial Navigation (The West Wing)|Celestial Navigation]]"
* "[[Game On (The West Wing)|Game On]]"
* "[[Hartsfield's Landing]]"
* "[[Main Title (The West Wing)]]"
* "[[The Debate (The West Wing)|The Debate]]"
* <s>"[[The Long Goodbye (The West Wing)|The Long Goodbye]]"</s>
* "[[The Supremes (The West Wing)|The Supremes]]"
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=== Music ===
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* {{Icon|FL}} [[List of variations on Pachelbel's Canon]]
* "[[Beer Beer, Truck Truck]]"
* [[Claudia Quintet]]<ref group="claudia">claudia!</ref><ref group="pec" name="stub"/>
* "[[Closer to Fine]]"
* "[[Hayloft (song)|Hayloft]]"
* "[[The Election of 1800]]"
* "[[We Didn't Start the Fire (Fall Out Boy song)|We Didn't Start the Fire]]" ([[Fall Out Boy]])
* <small>'''[[#Judaism]]:'''</small>
* <small>[[Hillel Tigay]]</small>
* <small>''[[19.99 (album)|19.99]]'' (album)</small>
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=== Judaism ===
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* ''[[19.99 (album)|19.99]]'' (album)
* [[Fuchs Mizrachi School]]
* [[Hillel Tigay]]
* [[Jews and Christmas]]<ref group="co" name="Aerin17"/><ref group="co" name="ezlev"/>
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=== Internet culture ===
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* {{Icon|FA|size=20px}} [[Pronunciation of GIF|Pronunciation of ''GIF'']]
* {{Icon|GA|size=20px}} [[Celebrity Number Six]]<ref group="co" name="Tamzin"/>
* {{Icon|GA|size=20px}} [[Dear White Staffers]]
* {{Icon|GA|size=20px}} @[[NJGov]]
* [[Boneghazi]]<ref group="co" name="Tamzin"/>
* [[Citizens Square]]
* <s>[[Code Bullet]]</s>
* ''[[Dumpster fire]]''
* [[Erynn Chambers]]
* [[Hurricane Shark]]<ref group="co" name="Tamzin"/><ref group="co" name="Elli"/>
* [[Melissa Ong]]
* @[[NYT_first_said]]
* [[Pizza Rat]]
* [[Spiders Georg]]
* [[That Vegan Teacher]]
* [[Wikipedia Star Trek Into Darkness debate|Wikipedia ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' debate]]
* [[Wrath Month]]<ref group="co" name="Vermont"/>
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=== Food and nature ===
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* {{Icon|FA|size=20px}} [[Capri-Sun]]<ref group="co" name="Tamzin"/><ref group="pec" name="start"/>
* {{Icon|GA|size=20px}} [[The Bigg Chill]]
* [[Claudia Fleming]]<ref group="claudia">claudia!</ref>
* ''[[Puccinia porri]]''
* ''[[Zoosphaerium darthvaderi]]''<ref group="co" name="The Great Mule of Eupatoria"/>
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=== Books ===
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* ''[[Fuccboi (novel)|Fuccboi]]''<ref group="co" name="Tamzin"/><ref group="co" name="Drmies"/><ref group="co" name="HelenDegenerate"/>
* ''[[How Civil Wars Start]]''<ref group="pec" name="TNTed"/>
* ''[[Out of the Blue (book)|Out of the Blue]]''<ref group="co" name="Tamzin"/><ref group="pec" name="start"/>
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=== Miscellaneous ===
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* [[Cwmhiraeth]]<ref>This was a lighthearted tribute to a [[User:Cwmhiraeth|certain user by the same name]], who I encountered when I first entered the DYK sphere.</ref><ref group="pec" name="stub"/>
* <s>"[[National Stupid Day]]"</s>
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=== Things I haven't done yet ===
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* [[User:HouseBlaster/1910 revolt|1910 revolt]]
* [[Draft:American Service-Members' Protection Act|American Service-Members' Protection Act]]
* ''[[User:Theleekycauldron/Authentically Orthodox|Authentically Orthodox]]''
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Beth Chayim Chadashim|Beth Chayim Chadashim]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Charlie Young|Charlie Young]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Claudia Myles|Claudia Myles]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Claudia Kishi|Claudia Kishi]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Congregation Sha'ar Zahav|Congregation Sha'ar Zahav]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Donna Moss|Donna Moss]]
* "[[User:DuckinaHoodie/Drafts/Diner Lobster|Diner Lobster]]"
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Gender and sexuality on The West Wing|Gender and sexuality on ''The West Wing'']]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Humor at the Supreme Court of the United States|Humor at the Supreme Court of the United States]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Impeachment 10|Impeachment 10]]
* "[[Draft:Invitation to the Blues (Tom Waits song)|Invitation to the Blues]]" ([[Tom Waits]])
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Jed Bartlet|Jed Bartlet]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Joe Quincy|Joe Quincy]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Josh Lyman|Josh Lyman]]
* [[Draft:Lady Bird Johnson|Lady Bird Johnson]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Leek|Leek]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Leo McGarry|Leo McGarry]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/List of The West Wing characters|List of The West Wing characters]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Los Angeles eruv|Los Angeles eruv]]
* ''[[User:Theleekycauldron/Menora v. Illinois High School Association|Menora v. Illinois High School Association]]''
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Michelle Wolf at the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner|Michelle Wolf at the 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Music licensing in United States political campaigns|Music licensing in United States political campaigns]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Parody in United States copyright law|Parody in United States copyright law]]
* ''[[User:Theleekycauldron/Regents of the University of California v. Eli Lilly & Co.|Regents of the University of California v. Eli Lilly & Co.]]''
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Sam Seaborn|Sam Seaborn]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Sarah Barrios|Sarah Barrios]]
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Seth Meyers at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner|Seth Meyers at the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner]]
* [[Draft:The Hateful Eight Martin guitar destruction|''The Hateful Eight'' Martin guitar]]
* ''[[User:Theleekycauldron/The West Wing|The West Wing]]''
* [[User:Theleekycauldron/Toby Ziegler|Toby Ziegler]]
* ''[[User:Theleekycauldron/Williams & Wilkins Co. v. United States|Williams & Wilkins Co. v. United States]]''
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=== Ideas for someone else ===
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* [[Accuracy in medical dramas]]
* [[Algorithmic redistricting]]
* [[Autism and food]]
* [[Doyle Skillern]] and/or the [[murder of Patrick Randel]]
* [[Edit warring]]
* [[Gentrification in Brooklyn]]
* [[Headlinese]]
* [[High school literary canon]]
* [[Insurance company branding in the United States]]
* [[Jews and lactose intolerance]]
* [[Johanna Kaplan]]
* [[Killings of Kendal Ashmore and Kathy Anne Brown]] ([[User:Theleekycauldron/Killings of Kendal Ashmore and Kathy Anne Brown|draft]])
* [[Like (filler word)]]
* [[Nessa Rapoport]]
* [[Norma Rosen]]
* [[Sha'ar Zahav]]
* ''[[Siddur Sha'ar Zahav]]''
* [[Slim Shady]]
* [[Sponsorship on YouTube]]
* [[Superwholock]]
* [[Vice presidency of Dick Cheney]]
* [[Yoel Kahn]] [not that one]
}}

== Other stuff I do around here ==

=== DYK ===
The vast majority of my energy is spent at [[Wikipedia:Did you know|Did you know]], a section of the [[Main Page]] that airs fun and intruiging facts from new and improved articles. I nominate my articles to appear at DYK virtually every chance I get, but I spend much more time [[Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of DYK promotions|assembling and scheduling DYK sets]] (known in the biz as "prep building"), and as an [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrator]], I also stamp sets that others have built so that they can go on the Main Page (we need more of these!).
{{/fun/hooks}}

=== Scripts and bots ===
I run {{u|GalliumBot}}; he does a bunch of tasks related to DYK and stuff. Does any of it work? ... not really, no. But I sure did put a bunch of time into 'em!
# [[User:Theleekycauldron/DYK promoter.js|<u>p</u>rep <u>s</u>et's <u>h</u>alf-<u>a</u>ssed <u>w</u>orkbench]] (pshaw)
# [[User:GalliumBot#darn|<u>D</u>YK <u>a</u>ddition and <u>r</u>emoval <u>n</u>otary]] (darn)
# [[User:GalliumBot#vandyke|<u>v</u>iews <u>a</u>nalyzer for <u>DYK</u> <u>e</u>xtraordinaire]] (vandyke)
# [[User:GalliumBot#proctor|<u>pro</u>motion <u>c</u>ounter, <u>t</u>o, <u>o</u>stensibly, <u>r</u>ank]] (proctor)

=== Essays ===
Mainly the half-baked thoughts I'm ''intending'' to finish.
# [[User:Theleekycauldron/Essays/Assessing DYK hooks|Assessing DYK hooks]]
# [[Wikipedia:Don't tempt the wrath of the Whatever, from high atop the Thing|Don't tempt the wrath of the Whatever, from high atop the Thing]]
# [[User:Theleekycauldron/Essays/DYK and attribution|DYK and attribution]]
# [[User:Theleekycauldron/Essays/It's okay to be wrong|It's okay to be wrong]]
# [[Wikipedia:Source your plot summaries|Source your plot summaries]] ([[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-05-29/Essay|''Signpost'' link]])
# [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2022-06-26/Humour|Shortcuts, screwballers, Simon & Garfunkel]]

== Badges, WikiProjects, and other good shtick ==
{{Senior Editor II|align=right}}{{Labutnum II|align=right}}
{{WP:WikiProject Editor Retention/Editor of the Week/Infobox|recipient=theleekycauldron|week_start_date=December 4, 2022|mini_bio=Recognized for her brilliant DYK prep work, eclectic article writing and active promotion at DYK, creating many prep sets and userscripts to speed up the process. She frequents [[WT:DYK]], making quick decisions on nominations and significant contributions to discussions. leek's featured work ranges from [[United States congressional delegations from Hawaii]] to [[C. J. Cregg]] to the ever-debated [[Pronunciation of GIF]], and her GAs are no less varied! Her sense of humor and ease of manner does not go unnoticed.|recognized_for=creating [[User:Theleekycauldron/DYK promoter|PSHAW]] allowing for easy promotion<br/>'''Nominators''': {{u|Sennecaster}}, {{u|Kavyansh.Singh}}, and {{u|Mr Serjeant Buzfuz}}|notable_works=<!-- links to notable articles (optional) -->|image=|caption=|image_size=|nomination_page=}}
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|[[User:Amakuru|Amakuru]]
|2021 September 3
|'''The DYK Barnstar'''
|[[File:DYK_Barnstar_Animation_01-02.gif|100x100px]]
|Hi Theleekycauldron, a little appreciation of all the hard work you've put into the DYK space in the past few weeks. There is often a shortage of people willing to build prep sets and take part in the other grunt work, and thanks in part to your efforts the large backlog has now been reduced. Keep up the good work!
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|[[user:ezlev|<span style="color:magenta;">ezlev</span>]]
|2021 September 30
|'''The Barnstar of Good Humor'''
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|For a [[c:File:Eggs in basket 2020 G1.jpg|basket]] of puns and related wordplay in [[Template:Did you know nominations/The Election of 1800|your DYK nomination]]. Thanks for making me laugh!
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|[[User:Beccaynr|Beccaynr]]
|2021 October 10
|'''The Purple Star'''
|[[Image:Purple Star.png|The Purple Star|100px]]
|For your kindness and grace with the [[Erynn Chambers]] article and [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Erynn Chambers|AfD]].
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|[[User:Victuallers|Victuallers]]
|2021 November 23
|'''The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar'''
|[[File:Kindness Barnstar Hires.png|100px]]
|Really appreciating the Hook updates. Thank you. Please have this barnstar.
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|[[User:Ktin|Ktin]]
|2021 November 24
|'''The Tireless Contributor Barnstar'''
|[[File:Tireless Contributor Barnstar Hires.gif|100px]]
|Hello there! Thanks so much for the energy that you bring to the [[WP:DYK]] project!!! Editors like you are the reason this place is so beautiful! Thanks and stay awesome!
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|[[User:Kingsif|Kingsif]]
|2021 December 30
|'''The Good Heart Barnstar'''
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|As we come to the end of another terrifying year, I must express my gratitude for you on Wikipedia. Be it quick responses, prepbuilding like nobody has before (and we've tried!), or just putting up with all my DYK talk messages, requests, and getting lost. Thank you, happy new year.
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|[[User:Bruxton|Bruxton]]
|2022 January 7
|'''The DYK Barnstar'''
|[[File:DYK Barnstar Animation 01-02.gif|100px]]
|For your tremendous contributions to the DYK process.
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|<span style="font-family:Garamond">[[User:The Most Comfortable Chair|<b style="color:#000000">The&nbsp;Most&nbsp;Comfortable</b>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:The Most Comfortable Chair|<b style="color:#8A2BE2">Chair</b>]]</span>
|2022 January 29
|'''The Barnstar of Integrity'''
|[[File:Barnstar of Integrity Hires.png|100px]]
|For your honest introspection in response to question 20. The ability to realize your mistakes, straight-up admit that you were wrong without making excuses, and reflect on how it helped you grow shows true character and a level of maturity which a lot of us never reach — this makes you eminently worthy of administratorship in my book.
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|[[User:Chicdat|🐔dat]]
|2022 January 29
|'''The Barnstar of Good Humor'''
|[[File:Barnstar of Humour Hires.png|100px]]
|Per the most recent diff of this page. The one involving picking at your face.
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|[[User:Maile66|Maile]]
|2022 January 29
|'''The Tireless Contributor Barnstar'''
|[[File:Tireless Contributor Barnstar Hires.gif|100px]]
|You gave it your best efforts.  There is always tomorrow, and another chance somewhere down the line. In the meantime, keep on with the good work you do for all of us
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|[[User talk:Jeromi Mikhael|Jeromi Mikhael]]
|2022 January 29
|'''The Original Barnstar'''
|[[File:Original Barnstar Hires.png|100px]]
|Really sorry for forgetting to attend your RfA. I'm busy in my home wiki and real life, so I forgot to look after enwiki. I've seen the answers to the RfA, and none of this is immature. Those who doubt you think that people can't change in a matter of months, but who I am talking to now clearly disproves that statement. Some other people have warned you to wait for several months for the RfA, but you pushed forward regardless. You might have lost the battle, but you won the war. Prove to them that you are not the 16-year-old they might think about.
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|[[User:HouseOfChange|HouseOfChange]]
|2022 February 28
|'''The Barnstar of Good Humor'''
|[[File:Barnstar of Humour Hires.png|100px]]
|Your kindness and energy are a bright spot at DYK and elsewhere. Thank you!
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|[[User:Bilorv|Bilorv]]
|2022 March 24
|'''The Surreal Barnstar'''
|[[File:Surreal Barnstar Hires.png|100px]]
|Congrats on winning [[User:Bilorv/Challenges#Wall-to-wall_coverage|Wall-to-wall coverage]], which I continue to think is one of the hardest Challenges despite the number of people who have proved me wrong! And on your first TFA as well, I believe. I know a lot of your work focuses on the Main Page, so I shouldn't be so surprised, but well done. :)
|-
|[[User:Evrik|evrik]]
|2022 April 13
|'''The DYK Barnstar'''
|[[File:DYK_Barnstar_simple_Hires.svg|100x100px]]
|In appreciation of your hard work.
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|[[User:Reidgreg|Reidgreg]]
|2022 May 10
|'''The Teamwork Barnstar'''
|{{#ifeq:alt|alt|[[File:Team Barnstar Hires.png|100px]]|[[File:Team Barnstar.png|100px]]}}
|Awarded jointly and severally to [[User:Spidey104|Spidey104]]. [[User:PCN02WPS|PCN02WPS]], [[User:Evrik|Evrik]], and Theleekycauldron, for all of your timely help with [[Free Comic Book Day]] for the event's 20th anniversary: expanding the article, cleaning it up, offering advice, reviewing it at GAN and DYK, and promoting its late entry into the queue. It has been greatly appreciated.
|-
|[[User:Rlink2|Rlink2]]
|2022 May 15
|'''The DYK Barnstar'''
|[[File:DYK_Barnstar_Animation_01-02.gif|100x100px]]
|Keep up the good work. I am still trying to ramp up to my previous levels of Wiki activity, which includes promoting hooks.
|-
|[[User:Paradise Chronicle|Paradise Chronicle]]
|2022 June 19
|'''The Galactic Barnstar'''
|[[File:Milky_Way_IR_Spitzer.jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
|For your resilience and persistence in improving the DYK process. What would DYK look like without you?
|-
|[[User:Eddie891|Eddie891]]
|2023 March 10
|'''The Original Barnstar'''
|[[File:Original Barnstar Hires.png|100px]]
|Thanks for all your work, both with content and especially in the (relatively thankless) task of DYK management. It is high quality, and most appreciated.
|-
|[[User:Derpytoucan|Derpytoucan]]
|2023 March 13
|'''The Tireless Contributor Barnstar'''
|[[File:Tireless Contributor Barnstar Hires.gif|100px]]
|Thank you for your work on [[California]] politicians!
|-
|[[User:Ixtal|Ixtal]]
|2023 April 5
|'''The Content Creativity Barnstar'''
|[[File:Content Creativity Barnstar.png|100px]]
|For creating some of my favorite articles in fun and engaging topics. Whenever I want to convince people that editing Wikipedia is fun I show them your work, so I thought I'd give you a lil' shiny star in recognition of your contributions.
|-
|[[User:CactiStaccingCrane|CactiStaccingCrane]]
|2024 January 23
|'''The Tireless Contributor Barnstar'''
|[[File:Tireless_Contributor_Barnstar_Hires.gif|100x100px]]
|... that leek looks like [[calçot]] and both can be grilled over a hot fire for consumption?
|}
{{user precious|header=building prep sets|thanks=for quality articles such as [[SLAPP Suits]], [[A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote]] and [[Julie Schmit-Albin]], for building prep sets for DYK with a keen eye on diversity of topics, such as [[Wikipedia:Main Page history/2021 September 11|on 9/11]], and an open ear for my complaints, and uplifting replies, -|past=--Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:12, 11 September 2021 (UTC)}}

--[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 10:12, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

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