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If you must know...

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OK. I originally registered because, as a Trollope enthusiast, I was horrified by a plot summary of The Way We Live Now that appeared to be based on the TV version rather than the book. I still haven't got around to rewriting it, but one day...

I own a camera and live in central Nebraska, which apparently makes me unusual among Wikipedians. I've spent a lot of time photographing stuff in Nebraska to illustrate articles. In particular, I've focused on National Register of Historic Places sites and on courthouses. I am very slowly chipping away at the long list of Nebraska articles that need photos; among other things, I've illustrated several hundred articles on cities and villages in the state.

I am exceedingly picky about punctuation, grammar, sentence construction, and the like. I often find it hard not to be sarcastic when I'm correcting "free reign". I've also declared war on the adverbial use of "everyday". I cordially loathe "alright", but that seems to be a losing battle. I detest euphemisms (unless used ironically), and have spent far too much time hunting down incidences of "passed away" that I can change to "died", and replacing "home" with "house".

Enough. Wikipedia is full of articles about interesting stuff; why are you wasting your time with this?

Articles on which I've worked

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Articles I've written

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Trollope novels

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Nebraska newspapers

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Nebraska communities

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National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska

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National Register of Historic Places elsewhere

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Nebraska legislators

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Articles on which I've done major edits

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Articles for which I've done GA reviews

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Ooh, barnstars!

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The Literary Barnstar
For your article The Vicar of Bullhampton. INeverCry 22:38, 27 October 2011 (UTC)


The Photographer's Barnstar
Awarded for tying the Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/Fall 2011 Photo Contest for traveling the farthest within one state. I know that you traveled an incredible distance to the corner of the state just to get one of the photos. Royalbroil 01:20, 6 December 2011 (UTC)


The Photographer's Barnstar
Awarded for tying with User:Smallbones in the Wikipedia:WikiProject National Register of Historic Places/Fall 2011 Photo Contest for adding the most photographs to National Historic Landmarks. Congrats! ‖ Ebyabe talk - Border Town ‖ 15:33, 6 December 2011 (UTC)


The Barnstar of Diligence
Thanks for helping me with all of the Nebraska City pages, You have been diligent in all of your work especially with that of my area. For that and your work on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Nebraska, &c. I award you this Barnstar of Diligence. WhitmanNE (talk) 05:47, 27 December 2011 (UTC)


The Photographer's Barnstar
For going out and doing something in the real world just because some guy on the other side of the country asked you to. Mackensen (talk) 21:48, 16 July 2012 (UTC)


The Good Article Barnstar
For your contributions to bring Solomon Butcher to Good Article status. Thanks, and keep up the good work! -- Khazar2 (talk) 22:36, 10 June 2013 (UTC)


WikiProject National Register of Historic Places Award
For helping WP:NRHP to illustrate 50,000 historic sites. Keep up the great work!
Smallbones(smalltalk) 14:27, 14 August 2013 (UTC)


The Photographer's Barnstar
I hereby award you the Photographer's Barnstar for for taking photographs in 11 states for the WikiProject NRHP Fall 2013 Photo Contest. I'm even more impressed that you took all 11 photographs in the month that the contest was running! Royalbroil 01:01, 3 October 2013 (UTC)


The Photographer's Barnstar
I hereby award you this barnstar for photographing the Most Unusual Building - the S.S. Blinky Jr., a car dealership building shaped like a ship. A "roadside attraction" at it's finest! I love running across oddities like this on my travels! Royalbroil 02:48, 3 October 2013 (UTC)


The Photographer's Barnstar
I hereby award you this barnstar for photographing the most new sites within a single state. You accomplished 109 new sites in Arizona, which is impressive considering how the cities are widespread throughout the state. Royalbroil 02:11, 8 October 2013 (UTC)


The Photographer's Barnstar
I hereby award this barnstar to you for photographing two very distant sites within one state during the NRHP Fall 2013 Photo Contest. You photographed two sites in Nebraska that are 478 miles apart. Many states don't even have two buildings that far apart! Royalbroil 04:46, 8 October 2013 (UTC)


The Photographer's Barnstar
I hereby award this barnstar to you for photographing the most new sites on a specific county/community during the NRHP Fall 2013 Photo Contest. You photographed a whopping 66 sites in Pinal County, Arizona. Your impressive total almost doubled everyone else's maximum. Royalbroil 02:00, 9 October 2013 (UTC)


<font=3> National Register of Historic Places Photo Barnstar (honorable mention) given with respect and admiration to Ammodramus for your photo roadtrip going 1,307 miles from Nebraska to Arizona (Challenge #6 - Interstate Traveler). Smallbones(smalltalk) 04:28, 15 October 2013 (UTC)


<font=3> National Register of Historic Places Photo Barnstar given with respect and admiration to Ammodramus for finding sites in all 10 categories of Challenge #12 - Scavenger Hunt. Smallbones(smalltalk) 04:42, 15 October 2013 (UTC)


The Good Article Barnstar
For your contributions to bring McCook Daily Gazette to Good Article status. Thanks as always for your well-researched, well-written additions. -- Khazar2 (talk) 12:48, 14 November 2013 (UTC)


The Premium Reviewer Barnstar
For your comprehensive and thoughtful Good Article review of Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser and for the valuable guidance you provided along the way. Because of your thorough attention to detail, this article far exceeds the Good Article requirements. It was certainly a privilege and pleasure working with you throughout this process! Job well done! -- Caponer (talk) 01:32, 10 December 2013 (UTC)


The West Virginia Barnstar
Ammodramus, I hereby thank and award you The West Virginia Barnstar for your tremendous contributions in elevating two West Virginia-related articles to Good Article status: Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser and Wappocomo (Romney, West Virginia). Please consider yourself an honorary Mountaineer and historian of Hampshire County! -- Caponer (talk) 18:00, 5 January 2014 (UTC)


The Epic Barnstar
Ammodramus, I hereby award you the Epic Barnstar for yet another meticulous Good Article review of a significant historic landmark in West Virginia! Thank you for your exceptional contributions to improving the quality of Wikipedia's history articles, with both prose and photography! -- Caponer (talk) 23:39, 12 February 2014 (UTC)


The Good Article Barnstar
Ammodramus, in lieu of a Nebraska-themed barnstar, I hereby award you The Good Article Barnstar for your first-rate article detailing the history and architecture of Saint Leonard Catholic Church (Madison, Nebraska). Congratulations on adding one more Nebraska landmark to the wiki-landscape! -- Caponer (talk) 02:14, 18 March 2014 (UTC)


The Photographer's Barnstar
is awarded to Ammodramus in general for your tireless efforts to take pictures of historic places all over the country; and specifically in this case for your help in solving a 102 year old family mystery and a 20 plus year personal quest for me! WayneyP (talk) 10:43, 1 October 2014 (UTC)


<font=3> I hereby award you this National Register of Historic Places Photo Barnstar for photographing the highest percent of counties in a state in the NRHP Fall 2014 Photo Contest - Challenge #9 - State/County List Completer Category. You completed 22 of 101 possible counties in Kansas. Royalbroil 01:20, 2 October 2014 (UTC)


<font=3> National Register of Historic Places Photo Barnstar given with respect and admiration to Ammodramus for:
the most sites added in a single state (93!) as part of the Wikiproject:NRHP Fall 2014 Photo Contest (Challenge #2).
— Ipoellet (talk) 22:59, 21 October 2014 (UTC)


<font=3> National Register of Historic Places Photo Barnstar given with respect and admiration to Ammodramus for:
photos in the largest number of different states (5!) as part of the Wikiproject:NRHP Fall 2014 Photo Contest (Challenge #5 - Multi-state Traveler).
— Ipoellet (talk) 23:10, 21 October 2014 (UTC)


<font=3> National Register of Historic Places Photo Barnstar given with respect and admiration to Ammodramus for:
two photos over 250 miles apart in a single state (259 miles in Kansas!) as part of the Wikiproject:NRHP Fall 2014 Photo Contest (Challenge #4 - State Traveler).
— Ipoellet (talk) 23:18, 21 October 2014 (UTC)


<font=3> National Register of Historic Places Photo Barnstar given with respect and admiration to Ammodramus for:
the scavenger hunt as part of the Wikiproject:NRHP Fall 2014 Photo Contest (Challenge #6 - Scavenger Hunt).
—  Smallbones(smalltalk) 02:28, 24 October 2014 (UTC)


The Original Barnstar
Ammodramus: Thank you so much for all your help with the article on the Morton-James Public Library. I do work at the library, and this was my first attempt at an article for Wikipedia. I appreciate all the effort you put into this article. Thanks again. 
Mortonjames (talk) 19:56, 26 December 2015 (UTC)


The Special Barnstar
For all your help on getting WP:NRHP 75% Illustrated Smallbones(smalltalk) 02:30, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
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