User:ComplexRational

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I have been a lurker and avid reader here for a long time^[when?] before I started editing. In my early days as an editor, most of my content work was about chemical elements and their isotopes, as well as broader topics within the scope of nuclear physics. Over time, it has spread across various topic areas, including football, public transportation in and around New York City, and scattered lesser edits,^[vague] though I still find myself periodically reading about nucleosynthesis experiments and superheavy elements and updating isotopes pages.^{[needs update]} Sometimes^{[how often?]} I instead do less visible maintenance work, such as recent changes patrol, new page patrol, and other janitorial work.^[1][why?] I am also affiliated with Wikimedia New York City.^[2]

I use the name ComplexRational only on Wikimedia projects and connected platforms, namely Discord servers with fellow Wikipedians and enthusiasts^[3] as well as Newspapers.com for article clippings. Feel free to contact me privately about any off-site activity allegedly of my doing, people on the Internet claiming to be me (especially those using the name ComplexRational), or other sus behavior.

My English is closest to en-N or en-4+ in generic or colloquial writing, though I could reach en-5 in some niche topics with which I am very familiar or regarding certain grammar rules.^{[citation needed]} The 2 I give myself in Italian is primarily for reading and comprehension; my spoken and written ability is probably a bit less than that, but is enough for generic communication. The 1 in Spanish is mainly for superficially reading sources; I can only engage in basic communication, and it's been a while since I've seriously used it.

Any and all feedback is welcome at my talk page.^[specify] I am always open for discussion, but should I be particularly busy in real life, I may not be able to give more than a quick response for several days.

As of 14 October 2024

Articles that I have worked on to a major milestone, created (bold), or substantially expanded:

• ... that a research group led by Amnon Marinov claimed in 2008 that the unknown element unbibium could be found occurring naturally in thorium deposits?
• ... that radiation from radon-222 and its decay products is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States after cigarette smoking?
• ... that there may be an island of stability with so-called magic numbers of protons and neutrons?
• ... that polonium-210 is 250,000 times more toxic by weight than hydrogen cyanide?
• ... that because the half-life of beryllium-8 is less than 10⁻¹⁶ seconds, there is a bottleneck in stellar nucleosynthesis that limits the abundance of heavier chemical elements?
• ... that a railroad bisects the Italian town of Miramare di Rimini into a residential neighborhood and a prominent tourist area?
• ... that Atalanta reached the semifinals of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1988 while playing in the Italian second tier?
• ... that a guerrilla garden established atop an abandoned railroad in Long Island City became legally recognized by the MTA?
• ... that King Hussein of Jordan gifted an ancient Roman column to New York City for the 1964–65 World's Fair?
• ... that the Cannonball, a commuter train on the Long Island Rail Road, was once operated exclusively with parlor cars?

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Awards and barnstars[promotion?]

elements and reviews Thank you for quality articles around chemical elements, such as Island of stability, Unbibium, Unbiquadium and Unbihexium, for GA and FA reviewing, for "Welcome, and thank you for your attempt to lighten up Wikipedia", for appreciation, - you are an awesome Wikipedian! You are recipient no. 2326 of Precious, a prize of QAI. - Happy 2020! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:08, 2 January 2020 (UTC) The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar Thanks for answering in the teahouse! I really appreciate it. Sage~ 01:09, 19 January 2019 (UTC) The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar I was just minding my own business patrolling recent changes, until I ran into you fighting vandalism (and beating me to it ._.). I wanted to show my appreciation for your reflexes as attacking the problems the second they arise. Thanks for helping keep the wiki clean! Utopes (talk) 19:58, 18 July 2019 (UTC) The Minor Barnstar This barnstar is awarded to ComplexRational for copy edits totaling between 1 and 3,999 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE September 2019 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Reidgreg (talk) 17:48, 2 October 2019 (UTC) The Invisible Barnstar Thanks for your participation in the September 2019 GA Backlog drive. Your 3 reviews made a difference, as did your willingness to review particularly old nominations. The work of editors like you helped bring down the unreviewed backlog by over 35%. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 18:25, 16 October 2019 (UTC) The One-third Barnstar Awarded to User:Jo-Jo Eumerus, User:Fowler&fowler and User:ComplexRational – for having the fortitude, diligence, resilience and "sound moral principle" to show the rest of us the best way to approach a featured article candidacy. Here's to you all three of you! SandyGeorgia (Talk) 15:48, 24 December 2019 (UTC) The Atomic Barnstar Congratulations on a very well-deserved bronze star! --R8R (talk) 19:44, 23 January 2020 (UTC) The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar This is for your valuable efforts on countering Vandalism and protecting Wikipedia from it's threats. I appreciate your effort. You are a defender of Wikipedia. Thank you. PATH SLOPU 11:16, 14 June 2020 (UTC) The Modest Barnstar This barnstar is awarded to ComplexRational for copy edits totaling over 4,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE July 2020 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Tdslk (talk) 18:11, 9 August 2020 (UTC) The Citation Barnstar Thank you very much for finding a new credible source to reference in the Franco Garofalo (actor) article! I could find no valid source about his death or family life beyond one interview and a IMDb page, so this more credible news reference you brought in is much better and very much improves the article's accuracy. 😇 PetSematary182 (talk) 15:19, 1 August 2022 (UTC) The New Page Patroller's Barnstar This award is given to ComplexRational for 127 reviews in the July NPP backlog reduction drive. Your contributions played a part in the 9895 reviews that took place during the drive. Thank you for your contributions. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 08:27, 3 August 2022 (UTC) The Tireless Contributor Barnstar This award is given to ComplexRational for collecting more than 25 points doing reviews and re-reviews, in the October NPP backlog reduction drive. Thank you for your contributions. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 09:04, 30 October 2022 (UTC) Worm Gear Award This award is given to ComplexRational for collecting more than 7 points per week doing reviews, in the October NPP backlog reduction drive. Thank you for your contributions Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 09:04, 30 October 2022 (UTC) The New Page Patroller's Barnstar For over 100 article reviews during 2022. Thank you for patrolling new pages and helping us out with the backlog! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 03:46, 2 January 2023 (UTC) The Admin's Barnstar Thank you for helping out at AFD and closing some discussions. Many hands make the work feel light! It's appreciated. Liz Read! Talk! 23:57, 13 July 2023 (UTC) The Modest Barnstar This barnstar is awarded to ComplexRational for copy edits totaling over 4,000 words (including bonus and rollover words) during the GOCE November 2023 Backlog Elimination Drive. Congratulations, and thank you for your contributions! Dhtwiki (talk) 09:25, 7 December 2023 (UTC) The Reviewer Barnstar This award is given in recognition to ComplexRational for accumulating at least 50 points during the May 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped play a part in the 14,452 reviews completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 18:54, 6 June 2024 (UTC) Thanks for participating in the June 2024 backlog drive! You scored 513 points while adding citations to articles during WikiProject Reliability's first {{citation needed}} backlog drive, earning you this barnstar of diligence. Thanks for helping out! Pichpich (talk) 21:36, 10 July 2024 (UTC) The Working Man's Barnstar This award is given in recognition to ComplexRational for accumulating at least 10 points during the September 2024 NPP backlog drive. Your contributions helped play a part in the 19,000+ articles and 35,000+ redirects reviewed (for a total of 26,884.6 points) completed during the drive. Thank you so much for taking part and contributing to help reduce the backlog! Hey man im josh (talk) 15:33, 7 October 2024 (UTC)