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Hi there, I'm Damien Linnane. I am originally from Sydney, Australia and have been editing Wikipedia since 2008. I can't say I became a Wikipedian for any specific purpose, rather I just improve articles that interest me and fill gaps in the literature where I see them. Outside of Wikipedia I work as the editor of the magazine Paper Chained, and am completing a PhD at the University of Newcastle. I also work infrequently as both an artist and a writer. Publications that have printed my writing include 10 daily, The Big Smoke, Eureka Street, Alternative Law Journal and the Medical Journal of Australia. Places my art has been exhibited include the San Francisco Public Library and the Queensland Maritime Museum, and I am the illustrator of the book This Is Ear Hustle.
Listed below is all the content I successfully brought to good or featured status. Articles in bold were also created by me.
Linnane, Damien (2021). "Escaping into the Prison Library". In Jane Garner (ed.). Exploring the Roles and Practices of Libraries in Prisons. Emerald Group Publishing. ISBN9781800438613.
I can't upload some of my portraits to Wikimedia due to copyright laws regarding works derived from photos. To see more portraits follow me on Instagram.
Barnstars, Awards and Wikilove
The Copyeditor's Barnstar
Awarded to Damien for tirelessly correcting Wikipedia. Keep up the good work! James Chenery (talk) 02:25, 23 May 2009 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
I so admire your adoption of the drug-related death page. Your hard work has provided the world with a unique, long-needed list. Thank you. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 16:46, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
"My" list of drug-related deaths has you as a guardian angel. Thank you for all your hard work. Paul, in Saudi (talk) 10:23, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
The Writer's Barnstar
Congratulations for promoting Staircase model to the Main Page. It is a very interesting article. Good job and happy editing! ComputerJA (☎ • ✎) 16:20, 1 June 2014 (UTC)
I, Casliber award Freikorp with this Triple Crown for exceptional content improvements to Wikipedia. Thank you for all you do. Cheers, Cas Liber (talk·contribs) 22:02, 10 April 2015 (UTC)I, Casliber award Freikorp with this Imperial Triple Crown for more great film-y improvements to Wikipedia. Thank you for all you do. Cheers, Cas Liber (talk·contribs) 22:04, 10 April 2015 (UTC)Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow the Imperial Napoleonic Triple Crown upon you for your work in the areas of DYK, GA and FA. I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of articles you'd worked on. Keep it up! Harriastalk 15:31, 12 September 2015 (UTC)Congratulations to Freikorp, who is awarded the WikiProject Video gamesTriple Crown for their various video game-related articles. Well done. JOEBRO64 11:32, 14 April 2018 (UTC)Congratulations on receiving the Alexander the Great Edition Triple Laurel Crown. From games to films, you've served Wikipedia well. Way to reach such an incredible milestone! Nomader (talk) 17:33, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
WikiProject Australia triple crown G'day mate. 'Ere's yer triple crown. Sorry it's late, but yer get a free wombat. Enjoy.
Over 52,000 edits with 80% in mainspace. 38 Good articles, 13 Featured articles, 3 Featured lists, and 130 Good Article Reviews. Has uploaded 54 images and created 66 DYK's. Contributor to all facets of content creation. Received a Million Award, 1 Three-Quarter Million Award and 3 Quarter Million Awards. Other prestigious awards include: 50 DYK Expansion Medal, the Standard Triple Crown, the Imperial Napoleonic Triple Crown, the WikiProject Video games Triple Crown, the Alexander the Great Edition Triple Laurel Crown, the WikiProject Australia triple crown, and the Awesome Wikipedian Award.
Expansion of Frederick Edward-Collins to an article which was beyond any expectation of mine when I gave up on it and left it at the Reward Board. Sterling work. All the best, 86.184.173.70 (talk) 16:17, 25 January 2015 (UTC) (Matty.007 incognito)
The World War Barnstar
Excellent editing, for taking up a job all others-myself included-passed up as too difficult. On top of that, a suitable and yet fun username inspired by the German inter-war period. Once again I congratulate you for the magnitude of your magnificent work. Thank you and all the best, 86.184.173.70 (talk) 16:17, 25 January 2015 (UTC) (Matty.007 logged out)
The Writer's Barnstar
Thank you for your hard work on 2011 White House shooting and congrats on its promotion to GA status! I was pleasantly surprised to see someone turn a stub into a quality article so quickly. Keep up the great work! --Another Believer(Talk) 15:23, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
For completing 3 reviews during April–June 2015, on behalf of the Wikiproject Military History coordinators, I hereby award you the Military history reviewers' award. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 10:19, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
On behalf of the WikiProject Military history coordinators, I hereby award you the Wikistripe for your contribution of 3 FA, A-Class, Peer and GA reviews during the period July to September 2015. Well done! Peacemaker67 (crack... thump) 10:47, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
Congratulations on getting Dark Angel (TV series) promoted to a featured article. I hope my peer review was of assistance. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 15:48, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
This may be months old, but I still want to congratulate you on successfully promoting Don't Say You Me to FA! Take this barnstar, you deserve it! Erick (talk) 16:37, 3 March 2017 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar
Thanks for all of your invaluable help with my nomination of Holy Wood over at featured article candidates. You really went above and beyond the pale of a simple reviewer. It would never have happened without you! You're an awesome Wikipedian! Homeostasis07 (talk) 21:50, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
I think it is extraordinary that you decided to do the work to develop List of deaths from drug overdose and intoxication and interesting for all of Wikipedia that you defined a precedent for bringing a dynamic list to featured article status. You addressed some excellent criticism and started conversations which I expect others will read to replicate what you have done. Thanks for what you did. Blue Rasberry (talk) 00:20, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
The Jill Valentine FAC is one of the most daunting (in fact, actually the most daunting) FACs I have seen. It is so incredible and amazing to see you keeping up with so many comments. I hope this cup of tea would relax you in your journey to making it an FAC. Have a great rest of the day! Adityavagarwal (talk) 14:07, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
The Guidance Barnstar
Freikorp, I can't thank you enough for your assistance in helping me achieve my first good article. It was quite a task but it's given me a confidence boost in improving other VG character articles in the future. Thanks again!! sixtynine• speak up • 15:46, 14 October 2017 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
Good job on getting DJ AM to FA status. It was really interesting to know about such a tragic figure. FrB.TG (talk) 14:45, 7 November 2017 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For taking the time to go through all my GANs. Thanks! JOEBRO64 21:29, 13 December 2017 (UTC)
The Writer's Barnstar
I'm awarding this to you for your outstanding contributions to Wikipedia, as well as for reviewing my GANs. You really make Wiki a better place! Best regards; Cartoon network freak (talk) 17:05, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
The Purple Barnstar
I can think of no one on this entire site who deserves this barnstar more than you do. The fact that you endured months of belligerence and borderline harassment at both of Jill Valentine's FAC's and the later peer review, and that you never once lost your cool—I'm in awe! Bravo! I've been depressed about how the whole saga ended, so I've taken it upon myself to adopt Jill Valentine. I'm nearly done with the article, and hope to renominate it at FAC in a couple of weeks. ;) Homeostasis07 (talk) 01:54, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
The 2017 Cure Award
In 2017 you were one of the top ~250 medical editors across any language of Wikipedia. Thank you from Wiki Project Med Foundation for helping bring free, complete, accurate, up-to-date health information to the public. We really appreciate you and the vital work you do! Wiki Project Med Foundation is a user group whose mission is to improve our health content. Consider joining here, there are no associated costs.
The Original Barnstar
Thank you for your help with the GAN reviews. I have a lot of respect for you as an editor/contributor and it is always great to work with you. Aoba47 (talk) 20:51, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
122.108.141.214 has given you a puppy!Thanks for taking my concerns and nitpicks about the article on Ms Dhu in the spirit they were intended, to help protect the article against future challenges and to embed it better within Wikipedia. 122.108.141.214 (talk) 07:44, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
The Feather Barnstar
The work done by you on numerous articles and promoting them to GAs and FAs is stupendous, so this barnstar that you deserve is a signature of your commendable work! Adityavagarwal (talk) 20:10, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
For your contributions to bring The Fifth Element (estimated annual readership: 7005753385000000000♠753,385) to Featured Article status, I hereby present you the Three-Quarter Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! Adityavagarwal (talk) 13:49, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
For your contributions to bring Resident Evil: Apocalypse (estimated annual readership: 7005281952000000000♠281,952) to Featured Article status, I hereby present you the Quarter Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! Adityavagarwal (talk) 13:49, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
The Quarter Million Award
For your contributions to bring Resident Evil 5 (estimated annual readership: 7005250191000000000♠250,191) to Featured Article status, I hereby present you the Quarter Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! Adityavagarwal (talk) 13:49, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
Editor of the Week
Your ongoing efforts to improve the encyclopedia have not gone unnoticed: You have been selected as Editor of the Week in recognition of your great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)
Your Opinion is More Important than You Think Barnstar
Congrats. Jill Valentine is now a Featured Article! It ended up being an amazingly easy process, once a certain user finally ceased their campaign of multi-page harassment and badgering in an obvious attempt at trying to frustrate me into abandoning the article, like a certain other user did to you during the last peer review. But enough about those trolls. Forever! ;) Hopefully this brings as much closure to you as it did to me... in that neither of us have any excuse to interact with those alleged people for the rest of our editing lives. =) Homeostasis07 (talk/contributions) 01:57, 18 November 2019 (UTC)
Five years? Five years! Yes, five years have passed since Murder of Leigh Leigh and The Fifth Element were promoted, so it's my pleasure to award you this Timeless Triple Crown. Well done, extremely impressive. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:27, 28 November 2019 (UTC)
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Thank you very much for processing Triple Crown nominations since April 2015! (yep, I checked – April 9, 2015 to be exact) It may feel mundane and thankless at times, but know that your efforts there do not go unnoticed. —Bloom6132 (talk) 11:30, 21 April 2020 (UTC)
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this barnstar in recognition of the ceaseless and tireless work you do to keep the Triple Crown running. It is appreciated. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:21, 25 July 2021 (UTC)
The Invisible Barnstar
For your valued work in the July 2021 GAN Backlog Drive, which, in a single month, helped to reduce the backlog by nearly 50%. --Usernameunique (talk) 04:52, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
The Good Jb! Award
Thank you for the prison education TFA! It was a good read. Panini!🥪 16:13, 10 December 2021 (UTC)
The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this barnstar in recognition of your single-handedly keeping the Triple Crown Award going through your constant and selfless attention. This is appreciated. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:48, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
... that the founder of the Dami Mission church predicted the world would end on October 28, 1992, but used donations from his followers to purchase bonds that did not mature until after that date?
... that in 2010, a man from England was convicted on child pornography charges for purchasing books, including The Age of Innocence, from a mainstream bookshop?
... that plans for an elephant to appear in the Guano Apes' circus-themed music video "You Can't Stop Me" were cancelled after the elephant's owner threatened a rival circus family?
... that whilst in his 70s, entrepreneur Eugene Tonkonogy fulfilled a lifelong ambition of marching in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as a clown, and continued to do so every year for twenty years?
... that the film Death in the West contains what is believed to be the first recorded admission from a tobacco company representative that smoking causes health problems?
... that a scene in the film Azúcar Amarga showing people deliberately infecting themselves with HIV to protest against the Cuban government is based on actual events?
... that a New York Times Magazine writer described Ellen Page's performance in the 2005 film Hard Candy as her artistic breakthrough performance that "almost no one noticed"?
... that S.O.A.P. encouraged their fans to come up with a backronym for their name, though they were unimpressed by the "countless unsavoury submissions"?
... that Stan Winston's special effects studio cut its prices in half to meet the budget for the film Tank Girl, as it was desperate to work on the project?
... that a coroner's inquest into the death of Ms Dhu found that she suffered "unprofessional and inhumane" treatment by police and "deficient" treatment by hospital staff?
... that at age 17, the English actress Emily Lloyd reportedly beat over 5,000 others, including Jodie Foster, for the lead role in the 1989 film Cookie?
... that catwalk model Michelle Leslie claimed police in Bali, Indonesia, planted two ecstasy tablets in her handbag and then asked for a US$25,000 bribe to avoid conviction?
... that major general John K. Singlaub said that Frank Dux's book The Secret Man, which states Dux was recruited in a urinal to work for the CIA, was "an insult" to the reader's intelligence?
... that the sentence of 241 years given to Bobby Bostic was the longest term of imprisonment ever handed down in Missouri to a juvenile for non-homicide offenses?
... that footballerJamal Farhan, who was banned for life by FIFA after punching a referee in the head, later expressed remorse and advised fans not to imitate him?
... that Josh Phillips, who was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering his eight-year-old friend when he was fourteen, is eligible for resentencing in 2023?
Bolton, Christopher, ed. (2007). Robot Ghosts and Wired Dreams: Japanese Science Fiction from Origins to Anime. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN978-0-8166-4974-7.
Lowenstein, Antony (2023). The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World. Verso Books. ISBN978-1922310408.
McCarthy, John (2011). Let's Get It On!: The Making of MMA and Its Ultimate Referee. Medallion press. ASINB005G5EMMG.
Randi, James (2011). An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural. ASINB0065GHTYS.
West, Nigel (2016). Cold War Counterfeit Spies: Tales of Espionage - Genuine or Bogus?. Frontline Books. ISBN978-1473879577.
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Blackrock (film) 
2011 White House shooting
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