User:Jayjg

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Jay is a common name for several species of birds in the Corvidae family.
JG Ballard was a British writer famous for his books Crash and Empire of the Sun.

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This Wikipedian joined Wikipedia on June 15, 2004 (19 years, 10 months, 1 week and 5 days ago).

This user has been editing Wikipedia for more than 15 years.

This user has been an admin at the English Wikipedia for 19 years, 6 months and 14 days.

This user was on Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee from July 2005 to January 2007.

This user is being watched by 601 other editors.

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Activities

This user has written or significantly contributed to 7 Featured articles on Wikipedia.

This user has written 8 good articles on Wikipedia.

This user has written or expanded 27 articles featured in the Did You Know section on the Main Page.

This user has created 129 articles on Wikipedia.

This user has received 2 Four Awards.

This user has been awarded 30 Barnstars on Wikipedia.

This user has adjudicated 129 Arbitration Committee cases.

400As of last count, this user is #400 of active Wikipedians.

136,000+This user has made more than 136,000 contributions to Wikipedia.

My barnstars and awards

DYKs A fact from the article Temple Sinai (Oakland, California), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Congregation Beth Israel (Lebanon, Pennsylvania), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Congregation Beth Israel (New Orleans, Louisiana), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Beth Israel Congregation (Jackson, Mississippi), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Temple Beth Israel (Niagara Falls, New York), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Congregation Beth Israel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Temple Beth Israel (Eugene, Oregon), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Congregation Beth Israel (Scottsdale, Arizona), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Temple House of Israel (Staunton, Virginia), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Congregation Beth Israel (Berkeley, California), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Temple Israel (Columbus, Ohio), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Temple Israel (Dayton, Ohio), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Congregation Beth Israel (Vancouver), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Congregation Beth Jacob Ohev Sholom, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Congregation Beth Israel-Judea, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Temple Israel (Memphis, Tennessee), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Temple Israel (Tulsa, Oklahoma), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Miriam Shapira-Luria, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Temple Israel of the City of New York, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Congregation Or Chadash, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Temple Beth Israel (Plattsburgh, New York), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Temple Beth Israel (Sharon, Pennsylvania), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Beth Israel Congregation (Washington, Pennsylvania), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Congregation Dorshei Emet, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Kiever Synagogue, which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. A fact from the article Congregation Beth Israel (Asheville, North Carolina), which this user created or significantly contributed to, has been featured in the Did you know... section on the Main Page. FAs and GAs This user helped promote Rudolf Vrba to featured article status. This user helped promote Congregation Baith Israel Anshei Emes to featured article status. This user helped promote Congregation Beth Elohim (Brooklyn, New York) to featured article status. This user helped promote Beth Hamedrash Hagadol (Manhattan, New York) to featured article status. This user helped promote First Roumanian-American congregation to featured article status. This user helped promote Temple Sinai (Oakland, California) to featured article status. This user helped promote Temple Israel (Memphis, Tennessee) to featured article status. This user helped promote East Midwood Jewish Center to good article status. This user helped promote Agudath Israel Etz Ahayem to good article status. This user helped promote Congregation Beth Israel (Scottsdale, Arizona) to good article status. This user helped promote Beth Israel Congregation (Jackson, Mississippi) to good article status. This user helped promote Temple Israel (Dayton, Ohio) to good article status. This user helped promote Congregation Beth Israel (New Orleans, Louisiana) to good article status. This user helped promote Congregation Beth Jacob Ohev Sholom to good article status. This user helped promote Temple Beth Israel (Eugene, Oregon) to good article status. Other This user received a Four Award because they started, had displayed as a Did You Know..., improved to Good Article status, and improved to Featured Article status Temple Sinai (Oakland, California). This user received a Four Award because they started, had displayed as a Did You Know..., improved to Good Article status, and improved to Featured Article status Temple Israel (Memphis, Tennessee). I'm an awesome Wikipedian! This user has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian and was awarded their own day. I'm an awesome Wikipedian! This user has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian and was awarded their own day. I, Matthew Cieplak, hereby award you this Barnstar for your patience and reasonableness in the edit war at Apartheid. (KC) 05:45, 22 June 2005 Barnstar of the Elders of Wikipedia for Spirited Defense of the Mysterious Cabal which Rules Wikipedia, the Media, International Finance, and the Garment District, this 27th of Sivan, 5765 - from Gzuckier 5 July 2005 03:33 Barnstar of Diligence for excellent endeavors on Wikipedia - from D. J. Bracey 17:45, 25 August 2005 For all the good work you do on controversal topics, I wanted to tell you that the work you do is appreciated.→Raul654 06:30, September 7, 2005 The Tireless Contributor Barnstar for Jayjg on the occasion of his 28,000th edit, amazed that he's survived with mental health (more or less) intact. SlimVirgin (talk) 00:28, 22 September 2005 (UTC) The Cool as a Cucumber Award is awarded to a Wikipedian who remains cool when the situation gets hot, and even turns into a big pickle. Awarded for your level-headedness in the MJ talk problems. With all the tsaurus, you even managed to teach me a few things about how to do things correctly.yonkeltron 21:33, 23 February 2006 (UTC) UnBarnstar of the Nonexistent Elders of Wikipedia The Nonexistent Elders of Wikipedia have awarded this unbarnstar to certify nonmembership in our nonexistent organization, now and in the past, notwithstanding any barnstars we may have previously awarded. Nonmember Gzuckier 12 April 2006 For replacing the original research debunking the claims about Jews and Israel on 9/11 conspiracy theories with valid secondary sources. --DCAnderson 20:36, 2 May 2006 (UTC) For putting in loads of time and effort into the ArbCom, taking loads of abuse, for little compensation. I'm hoping to give back a little of that, by just making sure you know that all of us think highly of you and deeply appreciate the time you put into keeping this place running. Snoutwood (talk) 20:49, 8 June 2006 I award this Barnstar of Diligence to Jayjg for the time and trouble involved in confirming a serious case of sockpuppetry. AnnH ♫ 21:09, 12 August 2006 (UTC) For helping me make a real signature and defending Wikipedia from Nazi attacks. Though the signature won't work together with an image, so you'll have to see it elsewhere. Daniel575 19:08, 16 August 2006 (UTC) For continuing to defend the project against self-promoters and charlatans, and incurring great wiki-stress in the process, I award you this barnstar. Briangotts (Talk) (Contrib) 03:43, 18 December 2006 (UTC) For your civility in the Mediation Committe case, WP:RfM/Jews for Jesus, and for helping to solve an important dispute efficiently and sucessfully - and making my Mediation easier :) - I, Anthony, award Jayjg the Original Barnstar. Well done! Kind regards, Anthonycfc [T • C] 17:53, 26 February 2007 For helpful and inteligent edits to wikipedia and your for your help defending NPOV on Islam and Judaism related articles, I award you this barnstar. --Sefringle 02:48, 10 May 2007 (UTC) Wifflebat Awarded with gratitude to User:Jayjg. The Wiki Wiffle Bat is an award given to those who have shown exceptional skill in the area(s) of logic, rationality, dispute resolution/mediation particularly in the face of flames and general animosity. These people keep swinging in the face of long odds and distant goals! See Wikipedia:Other awards/Wiffle. You more than qualify on all counts! Congratulations and welcome back!IZAK (talk) 11:30, 25 December 2007 (UTC) I award you this barnstar for your hard work improving wikipedia articles related to Judaism, for trying to defend articles on wikipedia from POV promoters. YahelGuhan (talk) 07:50, 12 July 2008 (UTC) Hi Jayjg! I award you this barnstar for your eloquent and logical arguments on AN/I =Nichalp «Talk»= 08:44, 16 September 2008 (UTC) The Guidance Barnstar For providing me with guidance way above and beyond what's expected. -shirulashem(talk) 17:07, 11 August 2009 (UTC) The Mensch's Barnstar Dear Jayjg: You are the very personification of this notion of Mensch in all of your years as a hard-working and fair editor and admin on Wikipedia. Your caring and fairness towards all people and subjects is your trademark. It is an honor for Wikipedia to have an editor of your caliber and knowledge. Wishing you the greatest success in all your important endeavours. Sincerely, IZAK (talk) 02:00, 11 December 2009 (UTC) The Writer's Barnstar For your excellent work in creating and rescuing synagogue articles—and articles are what Wikipedia is all about. Even though we haven't interacted very much onsite, I love to read your work. I think your work is a very good example of how well-written and interesting pages in mainspace can pique people's curiosity about a topic. Plus, you're so active here! I've been meaning to give you an award for a while, so enjoy this one. --La comadreja formerly AFriedman RESEARCH (talk) 23:18, 13 December 2010 (UTC) The Tireless Contributor Barnstar For your work and for your collaboration to write the page Congregation Dorshei Emet , friendship and respect --Geneviève (talk) 01:03, 26 January 2011 (UTC) The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal I, Ynhockey, hereby award you with the 25-DYK medal for... getting 25 DYKs! Your synagogue-related articles are as good as ever, so keep up the good work and don't forget to write about a synagogue in Israel once in a while ;) —Ynhockey (Talk) 22:23, 31 January 2011 (UTC) The Tireless Contributor Barnstar For your ongoing efforts in improving the First Roumanian-American congregation article, and hundreds like it, that in turn improves the quality of such articles and encourages editors of all such WP articles. IZAK (talk) 07:21, 20 June 2011 (UTC) The Barnstar of Diligence For all your thankless and stressful work dealing with vandalism, notability issues, and sourcing problems, I award you this shiny token of appreciation. Thanks for all you do! – Quadell (talk) 13:45, 10 August 2011 (UTC) Congratulations on reaching 100000 edits. You have achieved a milestone that very few editors have been able to accomplish. The Wikipedia Community thanks you for your continuing efforts. Keep up the good work!Buster Seven Talk 15:14, 16 December 2011 (UTC) The awesome COWSTAR...usually awarded to those who have had to put up with a huge amount of "stuff".--MONGO 20:35, 12 February 2012 (UTC) For your tireless editing, your unwavering dedication to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and your civility in the face of provocation, I think this barnstar is long overdue. Jakew (talk) 13:42, 15 February 2012 (UTC) A barnstar for your great work on Jewish-related articles, along with your careful maintenance of BLP guidelines on these articles. Jethro B 20:05, 28 October 2012 (UTC) Thank you for quality articles on US congregations with a history, such as First Roumanian-American congregation (Gates of Heaven), and on Rudolf Vrba who escaped Auschwitz, for handling more than 100 arbcom cases, for being a Mensch - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (31 January 2009, 11 December 2010), it's your day, Jay! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:42, 31 January 2013 (UTC) For your level-headed focus on policy in both content and conduct, and your encouragement to others - often with carrot, sometimes with stick when necessary - to do the same, even when the discussion gets heated. Your efforts have been very much appreciated. Zad68 16:38, 15 February 2013 (UTC)

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