User:Resolute
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Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.
About me
I'm an avid sports fan, born, raised and living in Calgary, Alberta, and my contributions to Wikipedia to date are mainly related to sports in Western Canada. In particular, hockey and baseball. I created my first article on the Calgary Cannons after finding that the Edmonton Trappers had a page, but not the team I followed for years. Since then, I've touched many other articles related to Calgary and area sports - including the Calgary Hitmen, AJHL, HJHL, Calgary Roughnecks, Calgary Vipers and Calgary Okotoks Dawgs.
My main focus has been to develop the pages relating to hockey in western Canada, with a particular focus on junior hockey, especially the Western Hockey League. I have worked on many articles related to historical leagues as well as the NHL, in particular, articles related to the Calgary Flames. Oddly enough, despite my overwhelming focus on hockey-related articles, my 250th new article was also about baseball: Calgary Vipers' Mr. .400, Darryl Brinkley.
My current, long term, project is to complete a history of the NHL in four parts. The first article, History of the National Hockey League (1917–1942), is complete and was recently promoted to featured status. The second, History of the National Hockey League (1942–1967) is a GA and in copyediting before going to FAC itself.
As of May 23, 2008, I was ranked 1664 by number of edits on English Wikipedia, with 13,107 edits, according to this list: Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of edits. I am one of the seven. I am also an Administrator. If you are here because you disagree with anything I have done, blame this guy for that. Otherwise, feel free to complain on my talk page. I will try to address your concern.
My Projects
I have attempted to improve the information available for several amateur and minor-pro sports leagues that operate in and around Alberta.
Current projects:
- Bring Calgary Cannons to GA status
- Write History of the National Hockey League (1942–1967) and bring to FA status; Curently a Good article
- Write History of the National Hockey League (1967–1992) and bring to FA status
Recently completed projects:
- Punch-up in Piestany to GA status (listed July 27)
- Create and bring History of the National Hockey League (1917–1942) to FA status (promoted July 21)
- Calgary Hitmen to FA status (Promoted June 8)
Future projects:
- History of the National Hockey League (1992–present) to FA status
- National Hockey League to FA status
- Jarome Iginla to FA status
- Western Hockey League to GA status or better
- 2003–04 Calgary Flames season to GA status
- Bring Calgary Tower to GA status
Wishful thinking
Things I might get to... someday
- Theoren Fleury to GA+
- Lanny McDonald to GA+
- Maurice Richard to FA
- 1988 Winter Olympics to GA+
- Calgary to FA
- Toronto Blue Jays to GA+
- Alberta Junior Hockey League to GA+
- Calgary Centennials to GA+
- Calgary Wranglers to GA+
- Calgary Vipers to GA+
- Lethbridge Hurricanes to GA+
- Medicine Hat Tigers to GA+
- Red Deer Rebels to GA+
- Battle of Alberta rewrite and citations
- Pengrowth Saddledome to GA+
Want to know what I am working on? see:
- User:Resolute/Articles
- User:Resolute/Images
- User:Resolute/Sandbox
- User:Resolute/Article traffic
- User:Resolute/Calgary Hockey
Vandalism
My userpage has been vandalized twenty times for a total of 46 edits, proving that few vandals can form a coherent thought on the first try. Included was this genius submission: "how do you like this, retart!"[1]
I'm also quite partial to this mess left on my talk page: [2]
It's good to know people out there are thinking of me. 
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