User:Thebiguglyalien

I'm Thebiguglyalien (he/him), but I also answer to TBUA, BUA, Alien, and "who's this clown". I'm a lifelong resident of Arizona, and my hobbies include editing Wikipedia. I created my account in 2015, my first edit was in 2017, and I became a regular contributor in February 2022.

My areas of interest are history and social sciences, and I'm generally active on Wikipedia sporadically throughout the day. Much of my editing involves seeking out underdeveloped articles to carry out large expansions and rewrites (a WikiPuma, if you will). Besides this, I write women's biographies to help close the gender gap with Women in Red and Women in Green.

Any allegations that I'm an alien from Mars bent on intergalactic domination are unproven.

Long-term projects:

Bring List of first ladies of the United States to good topic status (began October 2022)
Bring The Federalist Papers to good topic status (began January 2023)

Useful links:
Wikipedia:Dashboard • Wikpedia 1.0 Server • WikiProject Cleanup Listings • XTools

Things I wrote:
April Fools Day 2023 • Good article reviewing guide

Required Reading

Conduct

Maintenance and Writing

Neutrality

Featured Articles

Featured Lists

Timeline of the Warren G. Harding presidency

Good Articles

First ladies of the United States

History and social sciences

Federalist Papers

Entertainment and media

Misc

Candidates and Nominations

Featured Candidates

Article	List

Barbara Bush (nom)	N/A

Good Article Nominations

Articles I've Reviewed

Ryukyu dog (rev)
Betty Hall (nom)
Shannon Lucid (nom)
The Immaculate Collection (nom)
Rajani Pandit (nom)
Katie Sierra free speech case (nom)
The Bone People (nom)
Agnes Weinrich (nom)
2022 CAFA Women's Championship (nom)
Jessica Martin (nom)
Rubel Phillips (nom)
Daniel Parke (nom)
Trust (Elvis Costello album) (nom)
Handcream for a Generation (nom)
Bernie Wrightson (nom)
Robert Todd Lincoln (nom)
30 Goes Around the Sun (nom)
Knowledge (nom)
Illusory Walls (nom)
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo (nom)
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (nom)
Duran Duran (1981 album) (nom)
Purple shore crab (nom)
Presidential transition of John F. Kennedy (nom)
Cat People (Putting Out Fire) (nom)
Kandake of the Sudanese Revolution (nom)
Redistricting in Texas (nom)
Ellie Black (nom)
Angela Farmer (nom)
Hidilyn Diaz (nom)
Where Is the Feeling? (nom)
Yella Hertzka (nom)
Mi Buen Amor (Gloria Estefan song) (nom)
Everywhere (Michelle Branch song) (nom)
Australiformis (nom)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (nom)
Unwanted (album) (nom)
Misanthropy (nom)
Seven and the Ragged Tiger (nom)
Dopethrone (nom)
1987 Forsyth County protests (nom)
Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 (nom)
Joe Camel (nom)
The Night Before (song) (nom)
1922 Austin twin tornadoes (nom)
Leatherface (nom)
Jorge Sampaio (nom)
Captain America (nom)
The Courage to Be Free (nom)
Orangeburg massacre (nom)
My Little Red Book (nom)
When I Die, Will I Get Better? (nom)
Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone (nom)
KNP Complex Fire (nom)
Treacherous (Taylor Swift song) (nom)
Governor of North Carolina (nom)
William L. Breckinridge (nom)
Gatlinburg Bypass (nom)
2023 Djerba shooting (nom)
Philosophy (nom)
Bejeweled (song) (nom)
2022 California Proposition 1 (nom)
Those Once Loyal (nom)
1989 Serbian general election (nom)
Nicholas Russo (nom)
Not the End of the World (song) (nom)
Kim Janey (nom)
Jack of All Parades (nom)
No Saint (nom)
Batal Hajji Belkhoroev (nom)
La Tortura (nom)
Battle of Longewala (nom)
Gingham dress of Judy Garland (nom)
1986 New York State Comptroller election (nom)
Phil Harvey (manager) (nom)
Kingdom Rush (nom)
Scotland County, North Carolina (nom)
KCPQ (nom)
Incapillo (nom)
Don West (wrestling) (nom)
Nestor Makhno (nom)
MLS Cup 2019 (nom)
Raffles Place MRT station (nom)

GAN unless otherwise noted. PR in italics. FAC in bold.

Did You Know

Nominated by me

... that the Education for Economic Security Act prohibited secular humanism in magnet schools?
... that the wedding of Grover Cleveland and Frances Folsom had the president walking his own bride down the aisle?
... that politics in The Simpsons have caused controversy in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, and Japan?
... that China limited online video games for children to three hours per week in 2021?
... that U.S. first lady Bess Truman was humiliated by a champagne bottle?
... that American first lady Lou Henry Hoover secretly sent money to families in need during the Great Depression?
... that Maria Stromberger was sent to Auschwitz at her own request?
... that Clara Stauffer was the only woman on the Allied Control Council's list of 104 wanted Nazis in Spain?
... that Ilona Tóth testified that she had injected a man with gasoline?
... that Trinidad Arroyo was allowed to vote in a Spanish election 17 years before women were granted suffrage?
... that producers of The Simpsons have spoken about the importance of its LGBT characters in representation?
... that some prisoners in Peru get tattoos of Sarita Colonia for alleged protection?

Nominated by others

... that Caroline Harrison would mail ceramic milk sets to parents that named their children after U.S president Benjamin Harrison?
... that Mary Arthur McElroy was never given official recognition as First Lady of the United States out of respect for Nell Arthur, the deceased wife of then-president Chester A. Arthur?
... that Frances Cleveland was the first United States first lady to have dedicated journalists write about her activities?
... that precursors to the killer toy include ventriloquist dummies such as Otto in the 1929 film The Great Gabbo?
... that Letitia Christian Tyler was the first United States first lady to die in the role?
... that Emily Donelson stopped serving as First Lady of the United States due to illness?
... that Abigail Fillmore spearheaded the creation of the White House Library after reportedly being appalled at the fact that there was no library?

Awards

Incremental awards

Experienced Editor^[a]
Imperial Triple Crown Jewels^[b]

Individual awards

The Original Barnstar^[c]
A kitten for you!^[d]
Vital Barnstar^[e]
Tireless Contributor Barnstar^[f]
Stub Barnstar^[g]
The U.S. Barnstar of National Merit^[h]
Women in Green Editathon Barnstar^[i]
The DYK Barnstar^[j]
Precious^[k]
The Teamwork Barnstar^[l]
The Original Barnstar^[m]
The Barnstar o'Lantern^[n]
The Featured Article Medal^[o]
Women in Green Editathon Barnstar^[p]
Content Creativity Barnstar^[q]
The Order of the Superior Scribe of Wikipedia^[r]

Award messages

^ This editor is an Experienced Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.
^ qualifies for 2–4 standard triple crowns; To be eligible for a Triple Crown, you must satisfy all of the following: Be a major contributor to an article that gets highlighted at "Did you know". Be a major contributor to a good article or good topic. Be a major contributor to a piece of featured content.
^ For excellent work on Political ideologies in the United States. May this barnstar be the first of many. Ruбlov (talk • contribs) 22:52, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
^ For creating Esperanto in the Soviet Union, well-written and interesting article. (t · c) buidhe 21:24, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
^ Thanks for cleaning up Skeleton and expand it to 30kb. Hopefully, this would be the first of many and pave the way for the eventual ambitious goal. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 14:01, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
^ This is for your expansion of a whopping 9 articles: Social equality, Secularism, Rock (geology), Skeleton, Earth science, Man, Fiction, Human behavior, and Nutrition. And...
^ This is for your whopping expansion of 107813 bytes. Congratulations! CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 02:15, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
^ for your hard work and thoughtful, insightful approach to greatly expanding and structuring a wealth of material, at the article History of the United States government. Sm8900 (talk) 14:59, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
^ Thank you for your excellent contributions to GA nominations Jane Pierce, Mamie Eisenhower, Caroline Harrison, Lou Henry Hoover, Mary Arthur McElroy, Frances Cleveland and Abigail Fillmore and GA reviews for Betty Hall, Shannon Lucid, The Immaculate Collection, Katie Sierra suspension controversy, The Bone People, Rajani Pandit, 2022 CAFA Women's Championship and Agnes Weinrich at the WiG Wildcard Edition editathon! You were an amazing addition to this event, and I think you're developing strong GA editing and reviewing skills. Keep up the great work — I hope we see you at future WiG events. Best, Alanna the Brave (talk) 15:11, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
^ Hereby I award you this DYK Barnstar for 2021 in China. I wish there was a more specific one for WikiProject Years but I suppose this would do. BorgQueen (talk) 01:05, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
^ historic U.S. women for quality articles about influential women in U.S. history such as Mary Arthur McElroy, Jane Pierce and Mamie Eisenhower, for Politics in The Simpsons, for expanding general articles including skeleton, man and nutrition, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!
^ For your participation and help at Wikipedia:Good Article proposal drive 2023. It wouldn't have been such a success without you. 🏵️Etrius ( Us) 21:01, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
^ Marthe Wandou is a very good page. Well done! BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 05:58, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
Kahina Bahloul is a very good page. Well done! BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 02:52, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
Rose Shahfa is a well made page. Great work! BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 06:28, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
Killer toy is a very good article. Well done! BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 04:32, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
^ Hereby I award you this barnstar for Killer toy. Nice work! BorgQueen (talk) 10:56, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
^ By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this special, very exclusive award created just for we few, we happy few, this band of brothers, who have shed sweat, tears and probably blood, in order to be able to proudly claim "I too have taken an article to Featured status". Gog the Mild (talk) 21:51, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
^ Thank you for your excellent contributions to GA nominations Barbara Bush, Sarita Colonia, Sarah Yorke Jackson, Lucretia Garfield and Clara Stauffer, along with completing GA reviews for Ellie Black, Angela Farmer, Hidilyn Diaz, Where Is the Feeling?, Yella Hertzka, Mi Buen Amor and Everywhere at the latest WiG Wildcard Edition editathon! Best, Alanna the Brave (talk) 23:03, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
^ Your work on Military dictatorship, exemplified by your patience and proactive action during its GA review, are characteristic of the finest Wikipedia has to offer. Thank you! ~ Pbritti (talk) 19:16, 12 August 2023 (UTC)
^ We really appreciate that you reviewed 41 GANs during the drive. Due in part to your efforts, the backlog of unreviewed nominations was reduced by 440 articles, an astonishing 69 percent. (t · c) buidhe 07:16, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

[1] This editor is an Experienced Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

[2] qualifies for 2–4 standard triple crowns; To be eligible for a Triple Crown, you must satisfy all of the following: Be a major contributor to an article that gets highlighted at "Did you know". Be a major contributor to a good article or good topic. Be a major contributor to a piece of featured content.

[3] For excellent work on Political ideologies in the United States. May this barnstar be the first of many. Ruбlov (talk • contribs) 22:52, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

[4] For creating Esperanto in the Soviet Union, well-written and interesting article. (t · c) buidhe 21:24, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

[5] Thanks for cleaning up Skeleton and expand it to 30kb. Hopefully, this would be the first of many and pave the way for the eventual ambitious goal. CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 14:01, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

[6] This is for your expansion of a whopping 9 articles: Social equality, Secularism, Rock (geology), Skeleton, Earth science, Man, Fiction, Human behavior, and Nutrition. And...

[7] This is for your whopping expansion of 107813 bytes. Congratulations! CactiStaccingCrane (talk) 02:15, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

[8] r your hard work and thoughtful, insightful approach to greatly expanding and structuring a wealth of material, at the article History of the United States government. Sm8900 (talk) 14:59, 14 October 2022 (UTC)

[9] Thank you for your excellent contributions to GA nominations Jane Pierce, Mamie Eisenhower, Caroline Harrison, Lou Henry Hoover, Mary Arthur McElroy, Frances Cleveland and Abigail Fillmore and GA reviews for Betty Hall, Shannon Lucid, The Immaculate Collection, Katie Sierra suspension controversy, The Bone People, Rajani Pandit, 2022 CAFA Women's Championship and Agnes Weinrich at the WiG Wildcard Edition editathon! You were an amazing addition to this event, and I think you're developing strong GA editing and reviewing skills. Keep up the great work — I hope we see you at future WiG events. Best, Alanna the Brave (talk) 15:11, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

[10] Hereby I award you this DYK Barnstar for 2021 in China. I wish there was a more specific one for WikiProject Years but I suppose this would do. BorgQueen (talk) 01:05, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

[11] historic U.S. women for quality articles about influential women in U.S. history such as Mary Arthur McElroy, Jane Pierce and Mamie Eisenhower, for Politics in The Simpsons, for expanding general articles including skeleton, man and nutrition, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

[12] For your participation and help at Wikipedia:Good Article proposal drive 2023. It wouldn't have been such a success without you. 🏵️Etrius ( Us) 21:01, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

[13] Marthe Wandou is a very good page. Well done! BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 05:58, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
Kahina Bahloul is a very good page. Well done! BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 02:52, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
Rose Shahfa is a well made page. Great work! BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 06:28, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
Killer toy is a very good article. Well done! BoyTheKingCanDance (talk) 04:32, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

[14] Hereby I award you this barnstar for Killer toy. Nice work! BorgQueen (talk) 10:56, 17 March 2023 (UTC)

[15] By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this special, very exclusive award created just for we few, we happy few, this band of brothers, who have shed sweat, tears and probably blood, in order to be able to proudly claim "I too have taken an article to Featured status". Gog the Mild (talk) 21:51, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

[16] Thank you for your excellent contributions to GA nominations Barbara Bush, Sarita Colonia, Sarah Yorke Jackson, Lucretia Garfield and Clara Stauffer, along with completing GA reviews for Ellie Black, Angela Farmer, Hidilyn Diaz, Where Is the Feeling?, Yella Hertzka, Mi Buen Amor and Everywhere at the latest WiG Wildcard Edition editathon! Best, Alanna the Brave (talk) 23:03, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

[17] Your work on Military dictatorship, exemplified by your patience and proactive action during its GA review, are characteristic of the finest Wikipedia has to offer. Thank you! ~ Pbritti (talk) 19:16, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

[18] We really appreciate that you reviewed 41 GANs during the drive. Due in part to your efforts, the backlog of unreviewed nominations was reduced by 440 articles, an astonishing 69 percent. (t · c) buidhe 07:16, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

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