User:Chris 73

I discovered Wikipedia on 17 October 17th 2003, 11:26.

My Interests include Japan, Swimming and Engineering/Science. I write about these topics, but also on anything else I like. I sometimes browse random pages, recent changes, or stubs and see if there's something that sparks my curiosity. Recently I also started to scan new pages and recent changes for vandalism.

English is not my first language, although I think i speak it pretty well. Nevertheless I focus on adding content researched from the WWW and other sources rather than editing the language of articles. Recently I have started to keep an eye on Wikipedia:Requested pictures and look for public domain sources to fulfill requests.

Highlights

• My article on the suikinkutsu and the corresponding photo Image:Suikinkutsu CrossSection.jpg were featured on the Main Page from 01:46, 11 April 2004 in the section "Did you know...":
  "...that a suikinkutsu is a type of Japanese garden ornament and a music device?" Many thanks to Kingturtle for featuring it!

• My article on the Rumpler Taube was featured on the Main Page from 04:42, 19 April 2004 in the section "Did you know...":
  "...that the first military plane mass-produced in Germany was the Rumpler Taube in 1910?" Again many thanks to Kingturtle for featuring it!

• My article on Hans Guido Mutke was featured on the Main Page from 14:03, 20th April 2004 in the section "Did you know...":
  "...that Hans Guido Mutke claimed to be the first person to break the sound barrier?" Again many thanks to Kingturtle for featuring it!

• My article on Burial at sea and the corresponding photo Image:BurialAtSea USS Intrepid1944.jpg was featured on the Main Page from 09:42, 26 April 2004 in the section "Did you know..."
  "...that the United States Navy practiced burial at sea as recently as World War II?" Many thanks to Jengod for featuring it!

• I have been nominated for adminship on May 1, 2004, 13:37 by RickK ! Thank you, RickK! I became an Administrator on May 8, 2004, with 16 votes for, 0 against, and 1 neutral. Thank you to everybody who voted for me!

• Pufferfish was nominated as a featured article candidate by Jengod on May 19 2004, and Pufferfish became a Featured Article on May 27.

• My article on the Coconut Crab was featured on the Main Page together with the image Image:Cococrb2.jpg from 01:19, 13 July 2004 in the section "Did you know...":
  "...that the Coconut Crab is the world's largest terrestrial arthropod?" Again many thanks to Jengod for featuring it!