Contact info
I grew up in Los Angeles, and have also lived and worked in Denver, St. Louis, Nashville, and England. As of 2018, I live in Rockville, Maryland, USA. The quickest way to get in contact with me is usually via Facebook message or email to elonka@aol.com . Messages on my talkpage are also welcome. :)
Barnstars
The following are awards which other Wikipedians have seen fit to bestow upon me. Thank you.
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I hereby present Elonka the Surreal Barnstar award. This unique Star is given to those individuals who positively add "special flavor" to the community by acting as a sort of wildcard. -- Lperez2029 23:21, 2 November 2006 (UTC) [5]
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I hereby award Elonka this Special Barnstar in recognition of her extreme civility, valour and chivalry in defending what on wikki are underdog positions, but majority POV in real life. And for looking gorgeous in the pic on her user page! FeydHuxtable (talk) 10:15, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
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Elonka- Great editing! Thanks for you ten to fifteen thousand edits! (WOW!) Wikipedia will become a better place if more users like you were around. Thanks for all of you edits.
Wikipediaman123 22:38, 17 October 2006 (UTC) [6]
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The Resilient Barnstar
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For surviving an unusual and undeserved quantity of Wikipedia controversy, getting up, brushing yourself off, and continuing doing good work in the face of adversity. AnonEMouse (squeak) 20:53, 24 October 2006 (UTC)[7]
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The Original Barnstar
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For helping out with Pauline Fowler, and for pointing me in the right direction and giving me valuable advice. -Trampikey(talk)(contribs) 23:17, 27 May 2007 (UTC)[8]
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The Soap Opera Barnstar
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Elonka has been awarded The Soap Opera Barnstar for helping bring WP:SOAPS back from the dead! — TAnthony 02:02, 7 June 2007 (UTC)[9]
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The Mighty Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
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For your work in upholding our encyclopedic standards and BLP policies, and especially the patience you have shown in dealing with difficult contributors. WjBscribe 23:00, 24 June 2007 (UTC)[10]
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Zen Garden Award for Infinite Patience
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A little birdie told me that you maybe could use a lift. You've kept your head through recent events a lot better than I would have, and you haven't let it drive you away from editing. Looking forward to seeing you at Hacking 201 again this year! LaMenta3 20:34, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[11]
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The Purple Star
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So sorry for all you're getting hit by. --AnonEMouse (squeak) 13:34, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[12]
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The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
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It is my pleasure to award Elonka, this Barnstar of Diligence in recognition of all her hard work in raising Franco-Mongol alliance(hope it will soon overcome the dispute) Avinesh Jose 05:22, 14 November 2007 (UTC)[13]
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The Resilient Barnstar
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For passing an RFA on your 3rd attempt, a rare feat. Mangojuicetalk 05:51, 13 January 2008 (UTC)[14]
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The Barnstar of Diligence
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For your work in ensuring historical accuracy across a wide range of articles, I award you this Barnstar of Diligence. Horologium (talk) 17:21, 14 March 2008 (UTC)[15]
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The Barnstar of Peace
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For grace under fire and for effortless diplomacy in tense situations. AniMate 23:00, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[16]
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The Barnstar of Putting up with Crabby People
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For putting up with all of us that try your patience and make you want to pull your hair out but really do appreciate you.
KellyAna (talk) 02:13, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[17]
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The Barnstar of Peace
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Elonka, for your work in mediating the Hungarian and Slovak communities in their dispute, and for your remarkable patience, I award you the Barnstar of Peace. +Hexagon1 (t) 14:14, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[18]
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The da Vinci Barnstar
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It's pseudo-long, but just read this wiki-user-talk-thingy-thread for why Elonka gets this Barnstar (geeks and hackers need pay special attention): [19]. Transparent disclosure: I have met Elonka in the real world. Follow the link anyway. This was VERY cool real "defense of wikipedia" work. If I didn't know you, me and two other users would likely be eternally wiki-screwed for no good reason. Quartermaster (talk) 19:06, 26 July 2008 (UTC)[20]
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Society Barnstar
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For mediating and seeing through to the end issues regarding George Thomas Coker, I salute and thank you! — Rlevse • Talk • 00:28, 5 August 2008 (UTC)[21]
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The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
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For your tireless and endless efforts to protect Wikipedia against an organised group trying to subvert Wikipedia from inside and for going above and beyond to prevent Wikipedia from being used for fraudulent purposes, you are awarded The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar Bharatveer (talk) 05:52, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[22]
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Your Opinion is More Important than You Think Barnstar
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Awarded for your participation in the dispute over at Talk:Medicine. Your opinion and your ability to handle disputes is really, really appreciated. Cheers :) —Cyclonenim (talk · contribs) 23:25, 20 August 2008 (UTC)[24]
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User:Elonka has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Elonka's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Elonka!
Peace, Rlevse 00:07, 17 October 2009 (UTC)[25]
A record of your Day will always be kept here.
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Home-Made Barnstar
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For helping enforce good editor behavior at Troubles-related articles. John (talk) 19:18, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[26]
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Articles I have created
New articles
(not counting redirect and disambiguation stuff)
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- Cyrus Pringle, 19th century botanist
- College Stanislaus, French private school (translated from French wikipedia [27])
- Hall of the Divine Child, Michigan military academy
- Divine Child High School, Michigan
- Electric Circus (nightclub), 1960s club in Manhattan
- Wilmer & The Dukes, 1960s R&B band
- Francis X. Cretzmeyer, Olympic track and field coach from Iowa
- Henryk Leon Strasburger, Polish delegate to the League of Nations
- Eugene Hamilton, medical researcher involved with the creation of the vaccine for Rh disease
- Detroit Journal, an early 20th century Michigan newspaper
- Count Alfred Niezychowski, author of The Cruise of the Kronprinz Wilhelm
- Dr. Konstantin Dumba, Austro-Hungarian ambassador to the United States, 1913-1915
- Baron Ladislaus Hengelmuller, Austro-Hungarian ambassador to the United States, 1894-1913
- Kim Zetter, award-winning freelance journalist
- Princess Maria Amparo Czartoryski, mother of August Czartoryski
- Andrew Mishkin, commander of the Mars Rover
- August Czartoryski, Polish prince, and student of Saint Raphael Kalinowski
- SS Kronprinz Wilhelm
- Saint Raphael Kalinowski
- Edward Werner, Polish vice-Finance Minister
- (and others in other-language wikis, see the language section at left)
Other selected articles
I did not create these, but I did substantially expand or rewrite them:
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Other articles which I did not create, but did substantially expand or rewrite:
- Holy Chalice, Christian relic associated with the Holy Grail legends
- Veronica's Veil, Christian relic
- Church of the Annunciation, in Nazareth
- Philippe de Chérisey, one of the French surrealists behind the Priory of Sion hoax
- Septimania, 8th century Frankish municipality
- Cesar Millan, dog behaviorist
- Bornholm, European island at the center of some conspiracy theories
- Rennes-le-Château, French village at the center of several conspiracy theories
- Henry Lincoln, writer
- Philip Anglim, actor
- Holly Madison, model
- Danah Boyd, social-networking researcher
- Jim Vallance, Canadian songwriter
- Jeri Ellsworth, self-taught computer chip designer
- Tsutomu Shimomura, computer specialist
- Jay Wiseman, author
- David Perry, game developer
- Prism (band), long-running Canadian rock band
- Steve Meretzky, game developer
- Annalee Newitz, journalist
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