User:StefenTower

Retired

This user is no longer active on Wikipedia as of October 2024 due to eternal burnout. I is done here..

Stefen 𝕋ower (né Steve Magruder; Hee-hee/Him) is a sit-down comedae-an (/ˈkɑːmʌˌdaɪʌn/) from The Ville. He is currently developing a YouTube program to be entitled Stefen Tower Presents!!1! Starring Stefen Tower.

Recent Wikipedia efforts

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the Neutronium Superstar hologram.

This user has been editing Wikipedia for more than twenty years—since March 20, 2004.

2.80 RPM according to EnterpriseyBot 01:10, 22 December 2024 (UTC) change

This user is from Louisville,
hometown of Muhammad Ali.

U^ofL

This user attends or attended the University of Louisville.

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This user posts on Threads as @stefentower.

This user has a channel on YouTube.

General typo fixes and cleanups using AWB; Areas:
- Articles from my last 25,000 contributions
- Articles in the orbit of the Louisville metropolitan area, its related categories, and priority Louisville area-related articles
  - This includes the orbit of Muhammad Ali as he's from Louisville
- Articles in the orbit of Kentucky, its related categories, and its history
  - This includes the orbit of Abraham Lincoln as he's from Kentucky
- Articles in the orbit of selected other presidents
- Articles about countries around the globe
Enhancing RegExTypoFix (new typos to fix, avoiding false positives)
Improving musical artist and comedian cross-linking between Wikipedia and Discogs
Ad hoc article and category improvements
Getting WikiProject Louisville back into full operation
- Firming up the project's priority articles to move them toward WP:GA and WP:FA
- Establishing a data-driven action center that helps participants clearly see how they may assist project efforts

Adopted articles

Beyond the above, following are articles I've been paying extra attention to recently, and would appreciate assistance:

Muhammad Ali (I'm keen on getting it to GA before the musical Ali debuts in spring 2025)
Colonial Gardens (needs expansion and more relevant images)
Digby (band) (needs minor expansion and images)
The 800 Apartments (recently cleared AfD; needs expansion)
The Filson Historical Society (needs reliable secondary sources)
Fourth Street Live! (needs updating and more cites)
Galt House (needs more citations and firming up of content)
Kentucky Derby Festival (created by me; needs content updates/expansion and format improvements)
Louisville Cardinals football (outside my comfort zone, but it needs significant cleanup, esp. more citations)
Ohio River Bridges Project (created by me; needs major reorganizing and updating)

StefenTower is a participant in WikiProject Louisville, an open collaborative effort to coordinate and develop appropriate, comprehensive and well-connected content covering metropolitan Louisville, Kentucky and related subjects in the Wikipedia.

Join us! • Patrol changes • Cleanup issues (3,414 in 2,161 articles) • Project Talk

WikiProject Louisville Alerts have been posted:

Check out our current Project Articles Needing Action (updated October 2, 2024) as well as our major backlogs

Auto-generated alerts follow:

Articles to be split

29 Jun 2024 – Thomas Massie (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Kodiak Blackjack (t · c); see discussion

Awards for StefenTower/Stevietheman

Stefen isn't here for collecting awards, but they sure are nice to receive. Thank you!

	The Technical Barnstar
	Thank you very much for looking into all of my JWB settings and such to try to find out what the issue was. It was really helpful!!! Thank you very much! Geardona (talk to me?) 17:06, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

		Citation Barnstar
		This award is given in recognition to StefenTower for collecting more than 5 points during the WikiProject Unreferenced articles's FEB24 backlog drive. Your contributions played a crucial role in sourcing 14,300 unsourced articles during the drive. Thank you so much for participating and helping to reduce the backlog! – – DreamRimmer (talk) 17:58, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		For your tireless work in maintaining and improving RegExTypoFix. Wikipedialuva (talk) 09:44, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

	The Barnstar of Good Humor
	Thank you for gently and kindly making smart, fair edits to a momentarily sloppy change I made and for all the great work it looks like you do RYPJack (talk) 18:06, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Stevietheman helped me learn the ropes of Wikipedia after I jumped into editing. Thanks! Zach Murrell (talk) 00:24, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Thank you for the great job you are doing on the editing of articles especially mine. Chitt66 (talk) 22:29, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

		The Special Barnstar
		For your efforts at the Muhammad Ali page in fighting vandalism and disruptive edits as well as for your constructive editing on this page. May you continue to keep an eye on this page always. Soham321 (talk) 17:40, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

	The Citation Barnstar
	Thank you. Here's a barnstar for your citation cleanups and also for the much-needed images you added to Lincoln Memorial at Waterfront Park Mitzi.humphrey (talk) 13:48, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

		The Special Barnstar
		In appreciation of your important contributions to Wikipedia. You are an asset to this website. And Adoil Descended (talk) 17:06, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

		100000 Edits
		Congratulations on reaching 100000 edits. You have achieved a milestone that only 363 editors have been able to accomplish. The Wikipedia Community thanks you for your continuing efforts. Keep up the good work!

Pony!
Congratulations! For saving American Pharoah from an overeager bot, you have received a pony! Ponies are cute, intelligent, cuddly, friendly (most of the time, though with notable exceptions), promote good will, encourage patience, and enjoy carrots. Treat your pony with respect and he will be your faithful friend! Montanabw ^(talk) 22:25, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

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	The Original Barnstar
	Well...I like your user page. Add and Got (talk) 15:11, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

	The Original Barnstar
	Thanks for your help. I appreciate your attention to the Louisville-related articles. Mitzi.humphrey (talk) 17:16, 6 February 2015 (UTC)

	The Barnstar of Diligence
	Thanks for your watchful eye! It is greatly appreciated. Taxee (talk) 16:15, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded to everyone who - whatever their opinion - contributed to the discussion about Wikipedia and SOPA. Thank you for being a part of the discussion. Presented by the Wikimedia Foundation.

		The Bluegrass Barnstar
		I hereby award you with this bluegrass barnstar for your invaluable work to improve articles for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Keep up the outstanding work! -- Steven Williamson (HiB2Bornot2B) - talk 17:56, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

		The RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		Thanks for your help in preventing recent vandalism at Louisville, Kentucky and at other articles in the past. Your efforts are much appreciated! Seicer (talk) (contribs) 04:30, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

		The Editor's Barnstar
		For all you have done for Wikipedia, especially in regards to the Louisville Metro, I award you, Stevietheman, the Editor's Barnstar. Keep up the awesome work! --Moreau36 16:48, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		I award this Barnstar to Stevie for his tireless efforts in WikiProject Louisville and because he has received entirely too few barnstars for his hard work. --Carl ^{(talk contribs)} 06:29, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		For your continued excellent work on the PHP article! --james _{// bornhj (talk)} 10:14, 28 July 2006 (UTC)