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<div id="awardsboard"><div id="awardsboardheader">Awards Board</div>
 
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[[File:F HonMen.jpg|Founder's Honorable Mention Award (2016)]]<br />
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[[File:F HonMen.jpg|Founder's Honorable Mention Award (2015)]]
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[[File:F ERYA.jpg|Founder's Exceptional Ambassador of the Year Award (2014)]]
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[[File:F HonMen.jpg|Founder's Honorable Mention Award (2013)]]<br>
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[[File:ImgImp.jpg|Image Import Award, 1st ribbon]]
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[[File:VC.jpg|Vandal Cop Award, 1st ribbon]]
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[[File:PS.jpg|Problem Solver Award, 1st ribbon]]<br>
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[[File:CommServ.jpg|Community Service Award, 1st ribbon]]
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[[File:AA.jpg|Assistance Appreciated Award, 1st ribbon]]
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[[File:DA 1bol.jpg|Direction Appreciated Award, 2nd ribbon]]<br>
 
[[File:SubAdd.jpg|Substantial Addition Award, 1st ribbon]]
 
[[File:SubAdd.jpg|Substantial Addition Award, 1st ribbon]]
[[File:EC1 1s.jpg|Edit Count (500) ]]
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[[File:CE 2bol.jpg|Casual Edit Award, 3rd ribbon]]
[[File:TIS1.jpg|Time in Service (1 month)]]
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[[File:AP.jpg|All Purpose Award, 1st ribbon]]<br>
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[[File:RAA_2bol.jpg|Random Act of Appreciation Award, 3rd ribbon]]
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[[File:EC2 1c.jpg|Edit Count (7,500)]]
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[[File:TIS3 2s.jpg|Time in Service (3 years)]]
 
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{{TOC}}
  
 
==Greetings==
 
==Greetings==
Good day to all. I'm new here, so please be patient with me. I have some experience with Wikipedia, so I understand the basics, but lots of things are still new to me. I look forward to working a lot with you people in the future. You can find my contributions [[Special:Contributions/BobTheZombie|Here]] or ask questions on my [[User talk:BobTheZombie|Talk Page]]. [[User:BobTheZombie|BobTheZombie]] ([[User talk:BobTheZombie|talk]]) 08:54, 27 June 2013 (PDT)
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Good day to all. I'm BobTheZombie, and I've been here for about three years. You can find my contributions [[Special:Contributions/BobTheZombie|Here]] or ask me questions on my [[User talk:BobTheZombie|Talk Page]].
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==My Motto==
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"You have to respect everyone, but you don't have to agree with anyone."
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==My Projects==
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===In Progress===
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*Project: Years Consistency
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**Go through all units and add their variants' intro dates to year pages
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**Going through all the year pages to standardize link rules and grammar, also adding entries based on things found at each "What Links Here" page
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***Currently on [[3070]] (going down), on [[3137]] for WLH
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**Making sure their intros are on year pages/confirmed by MUL (base and variant), adding Tech Base, bibliography work, and adding cleanup tag:
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***[[:Category:BattleMechs|BattleMechs]] - On "Cronus" w/ intro year check and Tech Base addition, on "Anubis" with readthrough''
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***[[:Category:Combat Vehicles|Combat Vehicles]] - ''Not Yet Started''
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***[[:Category:Battle Armor|Battle Armor]] - ''Through "H", through "B" on variant intro year''
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***[[:Category:ProtoMechs|ProtoMechs]] - ''Not Yet Started''
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***[[:Category:Industrial 'Mechs|Industrial 'Mechs]] - ''Not Yet Started''
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***[[:Category:AeroSpace Fighters|AeroSpace Fighters]] - ''Not Yet Started''
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***[[:Category:DropShip classes|DropShip Classes]] - ''Not Yet Started''
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***[[:Category:WarShip classes|WarShip Classes]] - ''Not Yet Started''
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***[[:Category:JumpShip classes|JumpShip Classes]] - ''Not Yet Started''
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***[[:Category:Conventional Fighters|Conventional Fighters]] - ''Finished''
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***[[:Category:Air Support Vehicles|Air Support Vehicles]] - ''Not Yet Started''
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***[[:Category:Airship Support Vehicles|Airship Support Vehicles]] - ''Finished''
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***[[:Category:Support Vehicles|Support Vehicles (and subcategories)]] - ''Subsections Started''
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*Project: Video Games
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**Adding MCG stats to their respective pages
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**Adding MW4/Other game pages
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***[[AeroSpotter]]
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***[[Mobile Orbital Gun]] (w/ black knight laser variant)
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***[[Mobile HQ]] (add MC & MC2 pics)
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***[[Clarissa Dupree]]
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***[[Karl Sonntag]]
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***[[Jules Gonzales]]
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***[[Elise Rathburn]]
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***[[Damon Squire]]
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***Terra Whatever
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**Add [[Aerospace Spotter]], [[Mobile Orbital Gun]], [[Advanced Gyro]], [[Warlord (MekTek)]], [[Rail Gun]] (+ more MekTek Weapons), as well as MekTek, and possibly MW4 variants to Mech pages
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**Adding [[MekTek]] article, updating Mech articles with correct info/formatting, massive cleanup of all MekTek articles, and adding pictures to 'Mech pages in need
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*Project: Structures
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**[[Turret Control Tower]]
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**[[Power Generator]]
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***[[Generator Control]]
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**[[Watch Tower]] (related to sensor tower)
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**[[Resource Building]]
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**[[Gate]]
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***[[Gate Control]]
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**[[Sensor Tower]]
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***[[Sensor Control]]
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**[[LRM Turret]] (MW4, MC)
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**[[Orbital Gun Emplacement]]
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**[[Cannon Turret]] (MC, MC2?)
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**[[Large Pulse Laser Turret]] (MC2)
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**[[Gauss Rifle Turret]] (MC2)
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**[[Artillery Turret]] (i.e. Long Tom Turret, MC/MC2)
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**[[Headquarters]]
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**Royal House grounds [Think of a name?] (This applies for most factions, use MW4, MC2)
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**Figure out which turrets MW3 has?
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**And many more to come...
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**MW4, MW3, MCG, MG2, etc.
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*Rework the layout of House militaries
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===Ongoing===
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====Daily====
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*Watching the [http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:RecentChanges recent changes page]
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*Making sure new articles have their respective WikiProject tags on talk pages
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*Adding {welcome} tags to good anonymous users
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====Weekly====
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*Going through the [http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:DoubleRedirects Double Redirect page], [http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:BrokenRedirects Broken Redirects page], [http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:DeadendPages Deadend pages], [http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:UncategorizedPages Uncategorized pages], [http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:LonelyPages Lonely pages], and [http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:DisambiguationPageLinks disambiguation links]
  
==My Motto(s)==
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====Occasionally====
"You have to respect everyone, but you don't have to agree with everyone." -- [[User:BobTheZombie|BobTheZombie]] ([[User talk:BobTheZombie|talk]]) 23:36, 27 June 2013 (PDT)
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*Eliminating redundant links (except on year pages)
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*Changing first links from shorthand ([[SLDF]]) to the correct longhand ([[Star League Defense Force]])
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**[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/SLDF SLDF]
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**[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/DCMS DCMS]
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**[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/AFFS AFFS]
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**[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/LAAF LAAF]
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**[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/LCAF LCAF]
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**[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/CCAF CCAF]
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**[http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/FWLM FWLM]
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**and more...
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*Randomly adding/editing pictures
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*Fixing broken references
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**Google: "site:sarna.net/wiki cite error"
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*Adding existing references from other pages to [http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Refimprove those with few]
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*Other random stuff on [[User:BobTheZombie/To Do|my to do list]]
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*Changing ampersands; they look bad when "and" is used nearly everywhere else...
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*Randomly proofreading articles, going through proofreading list on my talk page
  
"If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you." -- Proverbs 25:21-22, NIV [[User:BobTheZombie|BobTheZombie]] ([[User talk:BobTheZombie|talk]]) 13:47, 25 July 2013 (PDT)
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===Done===
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*Added numerous [[apocryphal]] images from ''[[MechWarrior BattleTech Reference]]'' ([[MW4]] manual)
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*Standardized all units' weapon list layout ('''#x Weapon''')
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*Changed all instances of "battle armor" in a title to "Battle Armor" (as well as ASF and CF)
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*Relinked all "#th Century" links to written out forms
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*Standardized battle armor/infantry weapon names
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*Updated most all unit and weapon pages with their respective tags
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*Overhauled the [[Operation Bulldog]] page by moving most of the planets' info onto their respective planetary pages
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*Added [[Holovid]], [[Hrothgar]], [[Talon (DropShip)]], [[Nightshade (Conventional Fighter)]], [[Legion]], [[Flare Launcher]], [[Calliope Turret]], [[Laser Turret]], [[Repair Bay]], [[:Category:MechWarrior 4 Images]], [[:Category:MechAssault Images]] (includes both games), [[:Category:MechCommander Images]], [[:Category:MechCommander 2 Images]], [[:Category:MechWarrior 3 Images]], [[MekTek]], [[:Category: MekTek BattleMechs]], [[:Category: MekTek Battle Armor]], [[:Category: MechWarrior 4 Planets]], and [[:Category: Aerospace Fighter Images]] pages
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*Added/fixed some pictures to spruce up lonely weapon pages
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*Finished going through the planets and removing redundant faction links and doing cleanup, along with the instrumental help of [[User:Doneve|Doneve]], [[User:BrokenMnemonic|BrokenMnemonic]], and others
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*Overhauled [[Canon WarShip Overview]]
  
==My Work on Sarna==
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===On the Backburner===
*Currently, I am going through the planets and removing redundant faction links and doing cleanup, along with the help of [[User:Doneve|Doneve]], [[User:BrokenMnemonic|BrokenMnemonic]], and others. [[User:BobTheZombie|BobTheZombie]] ([[User talk:BobTheZombie|talk]]) 09:21, 25 July 2013 (PDT)
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*Convert all "#th Century" instances to written out forms
*I am primarily an editor, and I am going to go through the http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Category:New_articles_needing_to_be_reviewed_%28Biographies%29 and http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Category:Mercenary_Commands lists, and grammatically overhaul many pages in the process. If you ever find that I have removed info rather than reworded it, please notify me so I can fix the problem. [[User:BobTheZombie|BobTheZombie]] ([[User talk:BobTheZombie|talk]]) 12:11, 27 June 2013 (PDT)
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*Overhaul the [[Operation Guerrero Unit Deployment Tables]] page and move the planets' info onto their respective planetary pages
*I am also going on a crusade against "&" signs; they look bad when "and" is used ''nearly'' everywhere else. Essentially, I am just a perfectionist who despises inconsistencies. [[User:BobTheZombie|BobTheZombie]] ([[User talk:BobTheZombie|talk]]) 23:33, 27 June 2013 (PDT)
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*Add info and pictures from what few canon sources I can find
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*Change [http://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Battle_Armor&limit=500 BA], [http://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/AeroSpace_Fighter&limit=500 ASF], and [http://www.sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/Conventional_Fighter&limit=500 CF] names to lowercase per [[Talk:Battle Armor#Capitalization|this discussion]]
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*Add better planetary view pictures
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*Go through the [http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Category:New_articles_needing_to_be_reviewed new articles to be reviewed] and [http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Category:Articles_needing_to_be_peer_reviewed articles to be peer reviewed] and thoroughly clean them up.
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*Make a [[Linknet]] article and disseminate information found on the [http://web.archive.org/web/20090201132133/http://wizkidsgames.com/mechwarrior/LinkNet/default.asp archived pages] as well as the INN pages [http://web.archive.org/web/20031205033247/http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mwdarkage/comstar/ before] and [http://web.archive.org/web/20040901043306/http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mwdarkage/comstar/ after] deactivation.
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*Project Navigation
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**Attempt to make [[User:BobTheZombie/Navigation Guide|a helpful guide]] to navigating Sarna and finding other stuff that people struggle to locate

Latest revision as of 11:37, 21 February 2022

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Awards Board

Founder's Honorable Mention Award (2016)
Founder's Honorable Mention Award (2015) Founder's Exceptional Ambassador of the Year Award (2014) Founder's Honorable Mention Award (2013)
Image Import Award, 1st ribbon Vandal Cop Award, 1st ribbon Problem Solver Award, 1st ribbon
Community Service Award, 1st ribbon Assistance Appreciated Award, 1st ribbon Direction Appreciated Award, 2nd ribbon
Substantial Addition Award, 1st ribbon Casual Edit Award, 3rd ribbon All Purpose Award, 1st ribbon
Random Act of Appreciation Award, 3rd ribbon Edit Count (7,500) Time in Service (3 years)


Greetings[edit]

Good day to all. I'm BobTheZombie, and I've been here for about three years. You can find my contributions Here or ask me questions on my Talk Page.

My Motto[edit]

"You have to respect everyone, but you don't have to agree with anyone."

My Projects[edit]

In Progress[edit]

Ongoing[edit]

Daily[edit]

  • Watching the recent changes page
  • Making sure new articles have their respective WikiProject tags on talk pages
  • Adding {welcome} tags to good anonymous users

Weekly[edit]

Occasionally[edit]

  • Eliminating redundant links (except on year pages)
  • Changing first links from shorthand (SLDF) to the correct longhand (Star League Defense Force)
  • Randomly adding/editing pictures
  • Fixing broken references
    • Google: "site:sarna.net/wiki cite error"
  • Adding existing references from other pages to those with few
  • Other random stuff on my to do list
  • Changing ampersands; they look bad when "and" is used nearly everywhere else...
  • Randomly proofreading articles, going through proofreading list on my talk page

Done[edit]

On the Backburner[edit]