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User:Albert Isaacs

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I am not usually one who talks about himself online, which is why it's taken me so long to start a User Page. However, perhaps the time is now right. Despite not having a User Page, I have been contributing to Wikipedia since late 2006.

I have always lived in Melbourne, Australia. My interests are listed below and, as you'll see, I have made Wikipedia entries in some but not all of these categories:

  • Lecturing at various Melbourne U3As;
  • Collecting vintage 78 RPM recordings, particularly early acoustic recordings, with an emphasis on Australian vocalists;
  • Collecting newspapers - first editions and historical headlines;
  • Collecting books;
  • Australian history;
  • History of the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn (I am editor of the Newsletter of the Hawthorn Historical Society);
  • Australian railways, particularly the way railways operate - historical and contemporary;
  • Collecting railway timetables;
  • Australian broadcasting, particularly its history;
  • Comparative religion;
  • Postage stamps;
  • Writing - mainly factual, although I do have a couple of unpublished novels.

Names used by Wikipedia contributors

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It intrigues me that when people write a book or an article for a magazine, approximately 90% of people use their real name. However, when people make contributions to Wikipedia the figures are somewhat reversed and approximately 90% of these contributors use a nom-de-plume. Why? Why, I ask again?

I have nothing to hide, which is why all my Wikipedia contributions are signed with my real name!

Wikipedia pages started by me

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The following pages have been originated by me over the years and, in most cases, I have continued to contribute:

Wikipedia Pages to which I have contributed

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Over the last 18 years, I have made many contributions to many pages, on a diverse range of subjects. However, the following list is of pages to which I consider I have made major contributions: