User:Aridd/1

Aridd is forcing himself to take an extended and indefinite wikibreak. He needs to get on with work on his doctoral thesis, and, sadly, editing Wikipedia is too addictive and time-consuming. He shall return, one day. And when he does, he promises he shall cease to refer to himself in the third person, as he is doing now.

You can still leave a message for Aridd, but he is unlikely to reply in a timely fashion.

Please note that Aridd is now preventing himself from editing, by using the WikiBreak Enforcer. (see here)

WIKI PRESS ARIDD

What's noteworthy in the news?

January 21, 2008: The Eyak language becomes extinct as its last surviving native speaker dies.
February 13, 2008: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologises, on behalf of Parliament, to the Stolen Generations. The apology has received bipartisan support.
February 19, 2008: Cuban President Fidel Castro announces he will not be seeking re-election for a new term in office.
March 24, 2008: General elections in Bhutan are designed to finalise that country's transition to democracy.
June 5, 2008: President Anote Tong of Kiribati states that his country's population needs to begin immediate evacuation, predicting that climate change will soon render Kiribati uninhabitable.
June 6, 2008: The Ainu people are recognised as indigenous people by the Diet of Japan.

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Location: Bry-sur-Marne, France

Misc. information about me:

vegetarian and antispecist
former student at the ENS Cachan
English teacher (teaching British & Commonwealth cultural studies at Paris 7 University)

I'm currently working on my doctoral thesis, on "Britishness" and the development of national identity in Commonwealth countries in Oceania.

I am the author of two published research articles:

"Les communautés d'Îliens du Pacifique en Nouvelle-Zélande : Intégration et identité culturelle" (in GERMAIN, Lucienne & LASSALLE, Didier (eds.), Communauté(s), communautarisme(s) : aspects comparatifs, Paris: L'Harmattan, 2008, ISBN 978-2-296-05366-3 [1] [2])
"Relations interethniques aux Îles Fidji : deux 'minorités' face à face?" (in GERMAIN, Lucienne & LASSALLE, Didier (eds.), Les relations interethniques dans l'aire anglophone : entre collaboration(s) et rejet(s), Paris: L'Harmattan, 2009, ISBN 978-2-296-08678-4 [3] [4]).

I contribute more to the French Wikipedia, where there is a relative lack of articles on Pacific countries (there are many important things to add regarding Australia and Fiji, for example).

I have copied several of my Wikipedia articles to Knol. (example) I have also copied several of my articles from the French Wikipedia to the online version of the Larousse encyclopedia. (see here)

An article that I created in the English Wikipedia has been mentioned and linked to by a major French newspaper.

A line that I wrote in my article Wantok Cup (The Cup is intended to be a thrice-a-year competition, to be held in July (twice) and September (once), as part of independence commemoration celebrations in the Solomons, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea, respectively.) was plagiarised by the main Papua New Guinean daily newspaper, the Post-Courier, on June 24, 2008.

Similarly, on July 8, 2009, a reporter for the Fiji Times, admitting that she got her information from Wikipedia, mentioned facts that I had added to articles: Marcus Stephen holding "several government portfolios from Home Affairs, Phosphate Royalties Trust, Police, Prisons and Emergency Services and then the Public Service", and Dame Carol Kidu having been "given a French award for her work and continued commitment to alleviate discrimination against physically and mentally disabled women, girls and children". You're welcome, Ms. Lavetiviti. But I hope you checked the sources I provided, rather than take my word for it.

I have written thirteen DYK articles: Lamine Guèye (skier), Trischa Zorn, Pal Szekeres, Niue Star, Ruatara (chief), Mary Ann Müller, Kiribati–Cuba relations, Robert Van Lierop, Fiji and the United Nations, James Tanis, Ralph Regenvanu, Love Patrol and The Maori Merchant of Venice.

This editor is a **Yeoman Editor**, and is entitled to display this **Service Badge.**

This editor is a **Most Excellent Grognard**, and is entitled to display this **Wikipedia Vest Pocket Edition.**
Which is actually the same thing as a Yeoman Editor service badge, but never mind.

In addition to various edits, in the English Wikipedia I've started the following articles:

DID YOU KNOW?

A selection of my articles

...that Grace Mera Molisa (1946-2002) was a ni-Vanuatu poet and politician?
...that French swimmer Béatrice Hess has won twenty gold medals at the Paralympic Games?
...that China and Taiwan compete for diplomatic recognition in the South Pacific?
...that the Wantok Cup is an international football competition in Melanesia?
...that John Pule is a Niuean artist, novelist and poet?
...that The Land Has Eyes (2004) was the first ever (and so far only) feature film from Fiji?
...that Fiji maintains diplomatic relations with South Korea?
...that the People's Charter for Change, Peace and Progress is a proposed complement to the Constitution of Fiji?
...that Melanesian socialism is a concept first advocated by Father Walter Lini of Vanuatu?
...that Koonalda Cave is an archeological site in Australia, containing 20,000 year-old artwork?
...that Timothy Akis (1944-1984) was a Papua New Guinean artist?

I've also filled in the article on my home town, and created the "Relations in Oceania" section in the article "Foreign relations of Cuba", and the "Relations with the Pacific" section in the article "Foreign relations of Australia". I've added sections to a few other articles, such as the section on the 'Ice Curtain' border in the article on the Bering Strait, the section on Henry Reynolds' role in the Mabo judgement, the section on Aboriginal resistance in Australia, 1788-1850... I've contributed significantly to the article on the 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay; the section on media coverage, in particular, is almost entirely my work. I've updated and completed various articles, mainly relating to Oceania (such as Pacific Solution, Stolen Generations...). Most of the article on Miguel D'Escoto is by me. I've created list pages for newspapers in Pacific Islands countries (which I don't count in my list of articles above).

Things to do (amongst many others)
Create the following articles:

Australia–Solomon Islands relations
Australia–Fiji relations
2006 riots in the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands–Iran relations
Effroyables Jardins (2002 French film)
Cecil King Wungi
Martin Morububuna
Langi Kavaliku
Kotahitanga
Tuvalu Media Corporation
Hilda Kari
Panapasa Balekana
Rabaul strike of 1929
Laura Ampa
Jasad (magazine)
Military history of Fiji
France–Monaco relations
John Momis
Samoa–Tuvalu relations (due to historical significance)
Deed of Cession
articles on relations between the United Kingdom and Pacific Island countries
articles on relations between Australia and Pacific Island countries, and/or an article on Australia–Pacific relations
the same for New Zealand; possibly also articles on France, the US and Japan's relations with the Pacific, all of which are historically and/or presently significant

Complete the article on the History of Samoa.

Random comment: What a wonderful place is Wikipedia, where you can find encyclopediae in Latin, Tok Pisin, Klingon (until recently), and Scots!

My barnstars[edit]

Well, barnstar. Singular. Only the one so far.

		The Original Barnstar
		For your amazing work including, among other things, countering systemic bias and having an apparent treasure trove of references for the contemporary articles that WP lacks. Here's to hoping you come back. Xavexgoem (talk) 18:51, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

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