User:Idleguy/archive

Like the name says, I'm an idleguy. With time to kill, a brain that yearns for information and fingers that fly, I'm bound to do my bit in commenting on things and adding information which I've gleaned from many sources.

I'm an enigma. I'm so lazy to move my ass to work, despite being a Sun Certified Solaris System Administrator. Yet my hobbies include testing beta software, writing beta exams & certifications - though they involve some serious time to study. I'm also a gun lover, a gambler with a keen eye on Poker which requires patience and skill. As a quiz freak I've thumped the living daylights of my local opponents and was on national TV and local radio in India - where in turn I was thumped by national gorillas. I also managed to win a round of quiz in Wikipedia. See tag below.

This user was the winner of Round 6 of the India Quiz.

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This user can contribute with an advanced level of English.

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इस उपयोगकर्ता को हिन्दी भाषा का प्रारम्भिक स्तर का ज्ञान है।

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This user is a native speaker of Tamil.

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User beliefs and etcetera

idle

This user OBVIOUSLY loves to be Idle.

This user has too much time on their hands.

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This user is a professional procrastinator.

This user is interested in
coin collecting.

This user is a hunter.

This user is a former member of the worldwide family of Scouts.

This user is an omnivore.

This user supports the use of wind power, solar power, and electric vehicles.

This user supports recycling.

This user is skeptical of the Zodiac.

This user is opposed to online censorship.

This user contributes using Firefox.

This user believes that a user's edit count does not necessarily reflect on the value of their contributions to Wikipedia.

This user helped promote Kargil War to featured article status.

This user helped promote Atlantique Incident to good article status.

I've made several contributions; some entirely new while others expanding on existing ones. Hailing from the sub-continent, most of the topics revolve around issues where I'm from. Military history is one of favourite topics as is my interest in animals.

New topics

Biryani was my first ever article in here.
Afro Asian games - 2nd topic. 1st stub added.
Kakatiya dynasty

Beyond the first three new topics I would like to dwell on major areas and the new contributions I made in them.

My DYKs

Did You Know...

...that Khardungla Pass in Jammu and Kashmir, India is the world highest motorable road?

...that Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was independent India's first individual Olympic medallist when he won a bronze medal at the 1952 Helsinki Games in wrestling?

...that the Battle of Asal Uttar was one of the largest tank battles in the history of the Indian subcontinent?

...that Gingee Fort in Tamil Nadu, India was called the "Troy of the East" by the British for its inaccessibility and is one of the few forts still surviving in the state?

...that the Battle of Garibpur fought between India and Pakistan preceded the official start of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and was the first battle where dog fighting occurred over East Pakistan?

...that Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka, Bangladesh was the scene of Mujibur Rahman's historic speech on March 7, 1971 that eventually led to the Bangladesh Liberation War?

..that Operation Safed Sagar launched by the Indian Air Force in the Kargil War was the first time airpower was used on a large scale in Kashmir since the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971?

...Indiana Jones suffers from Ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes?

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Did You Know...

Barren Island

...that the only active volcano in South Asia is on Barren Island, one of India's Andaman Islands?

...that the University of Dhaka is the oldest and largest public university in Bangladesh?

...that the defeat of Vijayanagar Empire in the Battle of Talikota ended the last great Hindu kingdom in South India?

...that booth capturing is a kind of electoral fraud that is seen mainly in India, where armed gangs belonging to political parties try to "capture" a polling booth and indulge in bogus voting?

...that in 1969, a world record number of 15 million people attended the funeral of C.N.Annadurai, the first non Congress Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India?

...that Operation Gibraltar was the name given to the failed plan by the Pakistan to infiltrate Jammu and Kashmir, India and start a rebellion and that it eventually sparked the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965?

...that Yusuf Adil Shah was the founder of the Adil Shahi dynasty that ruled the Sultanate of Bijapur for nearly two centuries.?

...Prathapa Mudaliar Charithram was the first novel in Tamil?

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Awards

Barnstars and National Merits awarded to me

I Nichalp, award you this barnstar for idling your time on Indian topics. 10:53, September 11, 2005 (UTC)

I award this barnstar in appreciation of your India-related contributions to Did you know in general and your recent contribution about C.N.Annadurai in particular. -- Sundar ^{\talk \contribs} 06:13, 7 October 2005 (UTC)

I, Pamri, award you this barnstar of National merit, for all the India-related contributions. 13:30, 1 November 2005 (UTC)

I, Ragib, award you this barnstar of National merit, for all the Bangladesh related contributions. 04:56, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

Unique and different barnstars awarded

This DYK medal goes to Idleguy for his excellent suggestions on several interesting topics. --Gurubrahma 10:09, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

I, Bhadani, award the Resilient Barnstar to Idleguy, in recognition of continuing to be a true Wikipedian. I believe that he shall continue to work here with renewed vigor – may he continue to shine as the resilient-silver! --Bhadani 11:00, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

You have tremendously contributed to Wikipedia and helped to maintain the quality of articles. So I Chanakyathegreat award you the The Tireless Contributor Barnstar. Chanakyathegreat 14:51, 17 November 2006 (UTC)