Hey there! I'm Nishkid64, an Indian-American administrator and checkuser on Wikipedia. I was born in Hyderabad, India, but moved to the United States when I was 3 months of age, and I have lived here ever since. I am currently a member of the Class of 2011 at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
- Why I'm here
I first encountered Wikipedia on the web when I was doing some research for a history project. I felt that it was a highly reputable source since the encyclopedia took many different points of view into consideration. I have stayed with Wikipedia since, and I made my first contributions earlier in 2006.
I really like Wikipedia because it's a place where I can make contributions to society and meet new people.
- Interests
I am your basic philomath. I practice a belief that if it is out there, it is your goal to learn/know about it. I enjoy reading and learning about the world from the perspectives of others. I think it builds my character, and helps me help others. Some particular topics of interest include epistemology, molecular biology, macroeconomics, politics, ancient history, astronomy, classic literature, etc.
- My brag list
I'm currently working on a bunch of articles for GA/FA. Here's my progress so far (bold = article has been featured on the Main Page):
Samuel Adams (wrote entirely)
Joshua A. Norton (article cleanup, rewrite, expansion, referencing)
1880 Republican National Convention (wrote entirely; featured on DYK as well)
Thomas C. Hindman (rewrote entire article)
Lee Smith (baseball player) (COTW collaboration, written, thoroughly referenced, copyedited)
Stede Bonnet (Avast ye landlubbers, expanded, referenced, an' cleaned up this article)
D. B. Cooper (expanded, copyedited, referenced)
Ima Hogg (wrote lead, some minor edits; most of the credit goes to Karanacs, SandyGeorgia and other editors involved)
T206 Honus Wagner (wrote entire article from scratch; DYK)
Louis Slotin (rewrote article; still need to work on comments from FAC)
Barthélemy Boganda (referencing, copyediting, expanding, cleaning up on original article by Biruitorul)
J. R. Richard (wrote entirely, copyediting help from Milk's Favorite Cookie)
2007 Samjhauta Express bombings (contributed heavily)
Saint-Sylvestre coup d’état (wrote entire article from scratch; DYK)
1926 World Series (wrote entirely, a lot of copyediting/dejargonization from a number of editors, whom I am indebted to)
Alexandre Banza (rewrite, expansion)
List of Baltimore Ravens first-round draft picks (new list creation)
List of New York Jets first-round draft picks (new list creation)
List of Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft picks (new list creation)
List of Minnesota Vikings first-round draft picks (cleaned up, did most of the referencing)
List of New York Jets head coaches (new list creation)
List of heads of state of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire (rewrite, expansion)
List of San Francisco 49ers head coaches (collaboration with Milk's Favorite Cookie)
List of Buffalo Bills head coaches (expansion, rewrite)
List of Sultans of Zanzibar (expansion, rewrite)
List of heads of government of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire (expansion, rewrite)
Portal:Business and economics (did most of the work)
Portal:Disasters (self-made portal; did most of the work)
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (did much of the rewrite)
Abram Lincoln Harris (wrote entire article from scratch; DYK)
Flag of Tunisia (translated from fr.wiki and expanded, DYK)
Félix Houphouët-Boigny (translated from fr.wiki and expanded)
- Currently working on...
- Articles to translate from the French Wikipedia
- Articles to translate from the German Wikipedia
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Samuel Adams (wrote entirely)
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (did much of the rewrite)
Done