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Teblick

Joined 23 December 2013
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I began editing and writing for Wikipedia in January 2014. As the titles below indicate, my primary interest is in Old-time radio. I am helping to expand Wikipedia's coverage of that genre in order to make more information about that era of entertainment available to the general public. I also spend much of my Wikipedia time on enhancing existing articles about radio, film, and television personalities of the past, particularly finding citations for under-cited articles.

My collection of links to Online Resources for Old-Time Radio Research is available for anyone who would like to use it.

I have created the following articles.

Articles about People

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Southern Gospel music singers

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Old-time radio people

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Others

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Articles about Radio Programs

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Comedy

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Drama

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Music/variety

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Mystery/detective

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Soap opera

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Western

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Miscellaneous

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Other

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Articles about television programs

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Lists of WP pages by topic

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User:Teblick/Lists

Wikipedia's own resources on using WP

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User:Teblick/Wikipedia Resources

Frequently used categories

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User:Teblick/Categories

Index to Manual of Style

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User:Teblick/Index to Manual of Style (work in progress)

Aids in patrolling new pages

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User:Teblick/Links for New Page Patrol comments

Opportunities to improve WP

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Tips of the Day

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