User:Esprqii

I've been a Wikipedia editor since 2006, and have written more than 300 articles from scratch, many relating to the U.S. state of Oregon. I was one of the early contributors to WikiProject Oregon, a Wikipedia project dedicated to creating and improving articles relating to Oregon. My interests have spanned from biographies of political leaders and sports heroes to descriptions of important historical events and places. In addition to creating new articles, I have researched, edited, maintained, and assessed thousands more Wikipedia articles, with an emphasis on providing accurate and well-referenced source material.

This user participates in
WikiProject College football.

current collaborations: Women's History Month: Create or improve articles for women listed at Oregon Women of Achievement (modern) or Women of the West, Oregon chapter (historical) WikiProject Oregon blog
	I work on WikiProject Oregon talk \| stubs

Esprqii is a Veteran Editor IV.

Projects

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Here are some of the articles and projects I've put the most work into:

Oregon and California Railroad Revested Lands : As I delved into Oregon history, so many topics came back to this topic, a jumbled mixture of the economy, the environment, local and national politics, law, and of course--scandal. The only thing missing is sports. It is a complex topic that continues to this day to have a huge impact on the state's economy and culture.
List of United States Representatives from Oregon : When I first stumbled across this list, I was amazed at how few of the representatives had articles in Wikipedia and took to adding them one by one. Just when I thought I'd read the most incredible story—both good and bad—I found yet another. These "old dead guys and gals" never failed to disappoint.
Oregon Sports Hall of Fame : So many Oregon sports heroes are included in this hall from a wide variety of sports, but a surprising number had no articles about them. I took their Oregon sports hall status as a show of notability and have been tracking down their bios for articles ever since. I continue to be amazed at the fascinating stories out there.
Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame : Another sports hall of fame, this time from my alma mater. More interesting, notable sportspeople with no Wikipedia articles.
Wikipedia:WikiProject Oregon/Assessment : Once the Oregon project really took off, we had thousands of articles that needed to be tagged to be included in the project and then assessed in terms of completeness and quality. I did as many as I could.
Did You Know : Articles I created and nominated for the Did You Know feature that appears on Wikipedia's main page.
Barnstars and awards : Hey, it's fun to get recognition.
To do : Articles to create one of these days.

Articles created

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Here are the articles I've created from scratch. There are a lot of articles I've written up from stubs, but that would take a lot more work to uncover so this is a good sampling of what I've done around here. I try never to create an article without at least one good reference and always work to get it to at least Start class.

Politics

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As noted above, a lot of these are former Oregon congresspeople or current Oregon legislators.

Laurie Monnes Anderson Homer D. Angell Jules Bailey Brent Barton Rick Bauman Cliff Bentz

Roger Beyer Terry Beyer Brian Boquist Scott Bruun Jim Bunn J. A. Chapman

Jason Conger Maurice E. Crumpacker Ryan Deckert John R. Dellenback Richard Devlin Christine Drazan

William R. Ellis Harris Ellsworth Sal Esquivel Tim Freeman Chris Garrett Edith Green

Binger Hermann Bob Jenson Michael J. Kopetski Ann Lininger Harry Lonsdale Ron Maurer

John R. McBride Mike McLane Jeff Merkley Rick Metsger Rod Monroe Malcolm A. Moody

Andy Olson Rachel Prusak Frank L. Roberts Ellen Rosenblum Allen G. Rushlight Andrea Salinas

Kurt Schrader Martha Schrader George K. Shiel Barbara Smith Warner Denny Smith Jefferson Smith

Andrew J. Thayer Chuck Thomsen Bob Tiernan Sig Unander Carol Voisin Rob Wagner

Jim Weaver Monica Wehby Ted Wheeler Richard Williams Gene Whisnant

Federal elections in Oregon: President 1988, 1996; Senate 1966, 1974, 1980, 1990, 1998; House 2008, 2010; Oregon's 6th congressional district

Oregon Legislative Assemblies: 80th, 81st

State elections in Oregon: Governor 1982; Legislature 2010, 2012

Sports

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A lot of these were based on sports figures who were inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame or the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.

Nick Aliotti Pokey Allen Darwin Barney John Beckett Guy Benjamin Bob Bowlsby

Greg Buckingham Don Bunce Don Burness Doug Burke Nigel Burton Jody Campbell

Kaleb Canales Mitch Canham Rich Cho Jack Cody Ralph Coleman Bill Corbus

Steve Coury Bill Cowden Steve Cox Jack Crabtree Grace DeMoss Jack Dana

John H. Dick Steve Dils Christopher Dorst Jon Douglas Don Durdan Trent Edwards

Chandler Egan David Esquer Jim Eyen Dutch Fehring John Ferris Kevin Freeman

Hugh Gallarneau Bobby Garrett Marjorie Gestring Keith Gledhill Molly Goodenbour Quentin Greenough

L. H. Gregory George Haines Leo Harris Eric Hardgrave Bill Hayward Don Head

Bud Held Brenda Helser Biff Hoffman John Hopkins Todd Husak Hjalmar Hvam

Brian Job Wally Johansen Chris Johnson Jenna Johnson Art Jones Mike Jorgensen

Spec Keene Gary Kerkorian Don Kirsch Mel Krause James F. Lanagan Sam Lee

Fred Linari Marybeth Linzmeier Leo Long Jair Lynch Andrew McDonald Thomas L. McFadden

Owen Marecic Nancy Merki Mike Mikulak Butch Morse Alan Mouchawar Bernard Muir

Phil Neer Paul Neumann Dick Norman North West Hockey League Danny O'Neil Oregon Sports Hall of Fame

T. C. Ostrander Pacific Coast Pro Basketball League Jason Palumbis John Paye Platypus Trophy Portland Buckaroos

Portland Power Portland Indians Portland Interscholastic League Walter D. Powell Tavita Pritchard Joe Prunty

Larry Questad Susan Rapp Reliance Athletic Club Jeanne Ruark Hoff Jean Saubert Della Sehorn

George Shaw Nate Shaw Tom Shaw Willie Shaw Charlie Sitton Malcolm Snider

Stanford Cardinal women's basketball Katy Steding Ron Stratten Jerry Tarr Chuck Taylor Robert L. Templeton

Claude E. Thornhill Ron Tomsic Frank Troeh George Varoff Randy Vataha Chris von Saltza

Ed Voss Tim Walsh WSU Fight Song Western Canada Hockey League Nancy White Oscar F. Willing

Artie Wilson Carolyn Wood Suzanne Zimmerman

Bowl games: 1958 Rose, 1965 Rose, 1972 Rose, 1977 Sun, 1978 Bluebonnet, Toilet Bowl, 1986 Gator, 1991 Aloha, 1993 Blockbuster, 1995 Liberty, 2001 Fiesta, 2017 Alamo

Stanford football seasons: 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906–17 (rugby) , 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1986, 1999, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022

Lists: Stanford bowl games, Stanford head football coaches, Stanford football seasons

Other

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Sometimes I just come across a redlink that is crying out for an article. A lot of these tend to be geographical in nature, but others just beg to be written.

Kelly AuCoin City View Cemetery Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel Gleneden Beach, Oregon Great Coastal Gale of 2007

Robert Hamerton-Kelly Lawson Fusao Inada Grace Jordan Lake Oswego Railroad Bridge Maurice Crumpacker House

Molalla Prairie, Oregon Mount Calvary Cemetery Mount Scott Oregon and California Railroad Revested Lands Oregon land fraud scandal

Oregon State Correctional Institution Oregon City School District Oregon Iron Company Oswego Lake Pacific Monthly

Alfred Peet Rex Putnam Rex T. Barber Veterans Memorial Bridge Stafford, Oregon Tilikum Crossing

Waverley Country Club West Coast Bancorp White Stag White Stag sign West Linn-Wilsonville School District

Zigzag Mountain