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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.

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.

Geography

Other academia interests

Current projects affiliated with

To do List

Kašperk Castle needs to be created.
Karlsfried Castle needs to be created.
Airedale Terrier needs to be cleaned up.
Continue adding significant people, events, and places within the scope of the Wikiproject Former Countries/HRE Taskforce range (mainly High and Late Middle Ages.)
Meng Yuanlao needs to have at least a stub.
Y Make some improvments towards the New Spain portal.
Y Make a Template:New Spain topics
Recreate Portal:Southeast Asia
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The springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a medium-sized antelope found mainly in the dry areas of southern and southwestern Africa. A slender, long-legged bovid, it reaches 71 to 86 cm (28 to 34 in) at the shoulder and weighs between 27 and 42 kg (60 and 93 lb). Both sexes have a pair of long black horns that curve backwards, a white face, a dark stripe running from the eyes to the mouth, a light-brown coat with a reddish-brown stripe, and a white rump flap. Primarily browsing at dawn and dusk, it can live without drinking water for years, subsisting on succulent vegetation. Breeding peaks in the rainy season, when food is more abundant. A single calf is weaned at nearly six months of age and leaves its mother a few months later. Springbok herds in the Kalahari Desert and the semi-arid Karoo used to migrate in large numbers across the countryside. The springbok is the national animal of South Africa. This male springbok was photographed in Etosha National Park, Namibia.Photograph credit: Yathin S Krishnappa

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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

Name	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

The Loftiest of them all

Name	Start work diff	Start work status	Current article status	Goal
Spanish Inquisition		B	B	FA
Miguel de Cervantes		C	C	FA

Not so lofty

Name	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

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.