User:AlistairMcMillan: Difference between revisions

Started editing in March 2004, passed 10,000 edits in June 2005 and became an admin a month later. Passed 20,000 edits in August 2006. From 2004 to 2007, in lists of editors by number of edits I was usually in the top 500.

My edits are mostly on technical, political or Scottish subjects.

McMillan's Law

As an WP:AFD discussion grows longer,
the probability of being accused
of working for the subject's
competitors approaches
1.

Notable edits

Filesystems

Added detail about the design of Microsoft's File Allocation Table [1] filesystem and Apple's HFS [2][3][4] and HFS Plus [5] filesystems. Started the MINIX file system article.

Glasgow

Wrote articles about Glasgow Green [6], Glasgow Royal Infirmary [7] and the Western Infirmary [8]

Next Generation production staff

Wrote biographies of Brannon Braga [9], Ronald D. Moore [10], Michael Okuda [11], Michael Piller [12], Rick Sternbach [13], and Jeri Taylor [14]

See User:AlistairMcMillan/Edits for a more extensive list.

Notes to self

Spammers to keep an eye on.

Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace

Awards

		The Editor's Barnstar
		For your split-second decisions to articles, and your quality editing, I present to you, the Editor's Barnstar! Jw21 aka PenaltyKillahtalk 01:33, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		I'm awarding you this barnstar for your great work on Wikipedia! Wikidudeman (talk) 15:20, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Contact

You can either leave a message on my Talk page or e-mail me.