TonyTheTiger

I have been a wikipedia editor since 2006, but have become less active since I have discovered [[Uber]]. I am also a screenwriter and photographer (portfolio can be seen [https://antonio-vernon.squarespace.com here]). I serve as the [[WP:CHICAGO]] director. I also oversee [[WP:WAWARDS]] and formerly ran the [[WP:FOUR]] awards. I am a former [[Wikipedia:Online Ambassadors|Wikipedia:Online Ambassador]] and the former Chicago representative to the [[meta:Wikimedia United States Chapters Council#WALRUS committee|Wikimedians Active in Local Regions of the United States (WALRUS)]] committee. I consider myself to be "The volunteer voice of [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball]] on Wikipedia" (based on having created the wikipedia page and served as the primary biographer of all 8* Michigan Wolverins who have made the NBA this decade ([[Manny Harris]], [[Darius Morris]], [[Tim Hardaway, Jr.]], [[Trey Burke]], [[Glenn Robinson III]], [[Mitch McGary]], [[Nik Stauskas]], and [[Caris LeVert]]*) and many who did not plus lots of work on [[John Beilein]] & [[Tommy Amaker]] as well as the [[2008–09 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team|2008–09 team]]&mdash;present). When I was the primary wikipedia biographer for 5 Chicago area [[McDonald's All-American Game]] players in a 3 year span ([[Jabari Parker]], [[Jahlil Okafor]], [[Cliff Alexander]], [[Tyler Ulis]] and [[Jalen Brunson]]), I started taking photography more seriously (moving from a [[point-and-shoot camera]] to a [[digital single-lens reflex camera]]). This intrerest has led to wikipedia having many [[User:TonyTheTiger/NBAguyphotos|decent basketball images]] on [[NBA draft]] day. On August 24, 2011, I was the first Wikipedian recognized for having achieved 100 [[WP:DYK]]s, 100 [[WP:GA]]s and 100 [[WP:FC]], a feat known as the [[Wikipedia:Triple_Crown#The_Marco_Polo_Centurion_triple_crown|The Marco Polo Centurion triple crown]]. Since the award had been seemingly unachievable, it was previously named the Ultimate Triple Crown with an explanation that the winner "eats [[Jimbo Wales]] for lunch and takes over Wikipedia". Now the 250 level ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Triple_Crown&diff=446093286&oldid=444373562 the new unachievable level] of the [[WP:CROWN]] award) is called the Ultimate Triple Crown. On May 2, 2010, I became the first recipient of wikipedia's [[WP:GOLDENW]] award, which recognizes achieving the wikipedia editorial [[pentathalon]]. On June 4, 2011, I became the fourth wikipedian to achieve the Golden [[WP:STEEPLE]]chase. I held the lead with the most [[WP:FOUR]] awards from April 14, 2009 until May 9, 2010. There have been '''{{NUMBEROFUSERS}}''' registered users of wikipedia of which about 90,000 are regular contributors. In July 2011, I moved [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:List_of_Wikipedians_by_number_of_edits/1%E2%80%931000&diff=438002242&oldid=436795320 in], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:List_of_Wikipedians_by_number_of_edits/1%E2%80%931000&curid=31538486&diff=439226217&oldid=438002242 out] and back [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:List_of_Wikipedians_by_number_of_edits/1%E2%80%931000&curid=31538486&diff=440432997&oldid=439226217 in] to the [[Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of edits|top 40 wikipedians]] in terms of most edits, which led to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:TonyTheTiger&diff=438004428&oldid=438000431 celebration] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:TonyTheTiger&diff=440434555&oldid=439228634 or two]. I have ranked as high as #22 (from 9 October 2013 until I fell to #23 on 27 November 2013). On August 27, 2011, I had been scheduled to speak regarding "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?"<small>-[[Martin Luther King, Jr.]]</small> as a wikipedian at the [[Walter E. Washington Convention Center]] in conjunction with the August 28 [[Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial]] dedication ceremonies, but due to [[Hurricane Irene (2011)|Hurricane Irene]] the weekend events were postponed and my portion of the event was eventually cancelled. I competed in the [[Wikipedia:WikiCup|2010 WikiCup]], which is the Wikipedia world championships of encyclopedic content creation, where I advanced to the final round of eight competitors (note that you can see my round by round contributions by clicking [[Wikipedia:WikiCup/History/2010/finalists|here]]). I placed second although two people had higher point totals. One of those withdrew before the contest ended. I marked my 50th birthday with a storied trip which was documented at [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2015-08-19/Travelogue]]. By the time of my 60th or 65th B-day, I hope I can afford to spend a week at [[Trump SoHo]] for which I was the page creator.