User:Rehman

Rehman
Rehman
— Wikipedian ♂ —
	Randomly generated image from my uploads. ↻; Full collection at the bottom of this page!
Born	Manama, Bahrain
Current location	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Current time	16:23, 1 May 2024 IST [refresh]
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Joined	23 May 2008; (15 years, 11 months and 8 days ago)
Signature	Rehman
Activity
WikiProjects	Birds, Dams, Energy, Geography, Infoboxes, Maps, Mountains, Rivers, Sri Lanka, Skyscrapers, Templates, Wikidata, WikiProject Council.
Actions log; Global accounts; Global Contribs	Edit counter (enwiki); Edit counter (commons); Articles created;


Home	Talkpage	Email	Global acc.

Hello and welcome to my userpage!

Hello, I'm Rehman. I was born in Manama and have lived there for about a decade, before moving to my current location in Colombo, Sri Lanka. My interests include researching, photographing, writing about, and developing renewable energy (particularly solar and wind power), and limnology (i.e. dams and rivers), hence my work here on Wikipedia (and Commons) also mostly circle around these areas.

Things I enjoy include travelling, hiking, community work (cleanups, building/renovating schools, etc), building computers, photography, star gazing, and most things in between. My real-life work experience includes banking, renewable energy, and cybersecurity. Outside content writing, I work on improving infoboxes and navigation templates, attend to admin tasks on the English Wikipedia and Commons, Wikidata-related work, offline Wiki(m)pedia outreach, and other related things. Wherever needed, I also help improve policy and guideline pages, as I strongly believe that these pages need to be very simple, clear, and up to date, particularly on rapidly growing sites like Wikipedia and Commons. If you require any private assistance, including stopping cyberbullies, please feel free to email me and I'd be glad to assist in whichever way I can.

If you are interested in topics relating to, or are from Sri Lanka, do consider joining the Wikimedia Community User Group for Sri Lanka. It is an official Wikimedia usergroup for interested editors, regardless of language background or which Wikimedia project your are contributing to. We are on the lookout for more experienced hands in order to do more serious projects with wider impact (such as FOP in Sri Lanka!). Your assistance in spreading awareness of this group is also much welcomed. You may also wish to join Wikimedia-LK, the usergroup's official mailing list.

Wikimedia Projects

This userpage is the homepage of Rehman's global account

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English Wikipedia

This user has been contributing to Wikipedia for more than ten years.

This user contributes to
FL, FA, GA, DYK, and ITN.

On the last check, this user has created over 300 articles

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Personal

This is an introvert.

This user is agnostic.

This user does not drink or smoke.

This user loves to travel, and hopes to travel to at least one other country every year.

This user is an aggressive defender of the earth, and has no limits when it comes to saving what's left.

This user is fascinated by
extreme nature.

This user loves animals.

This user enjoys gardening.

Babel

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en-N	This user has a native understanding of English.

si-3	මෙම පරිශීලකයා‍ට සිංහල භාෂාව පිළිබඳ උසස් දැනුමක් ඇත.

ar-1	هذا المستخدم لديه معرفة أساسية بالعربية.

hi-1	इस सदस्य को हिन्दी का प्राथमिक ज्ञान है।

ta-1	இந்தப் பயனர் தமிழில் அடிப்படை அறிவைக் கொண்டவர்.

My work and work-in-progress
(Full list)

Lists and article groups

List of largest power stations (and linked articles)
List of power stations in Sri Lanka (and linked articles)
List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka (and linked articles)

Individual articles

Individual lists (lot of pending work here)

Infoboxes

Admin tasks

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Today's motto...
They say making your first Featured article is always the hardest.

Today's Featured Article

Handbook cover

La Salute è in voi! ("Health/Salvation is in you!") was an early 1900s bomb-making handbook associated with the Galleanisti, followers of anarchist Luigi Galleani, particularly in the United States. The anonymously written, Italian-language handbook repackaged technical content from encyclopedias and applied chemistry books into plain directions for non-technical amateurs to build explosives. It wrapped this content in a political manifesto advocating for impoverished workers to overcome their despair and commit to individual, revolutionary acts. American police and historians used the handbook to profile anarchists and imply guilt by possession. It figured prominently in the prosecution of the Bresci Circle, a case that revolved around the anarchists' right to read. Successful political bombers of this era ultimately had career backgrounds in explosives and were not the self-taught amateurs the handbook sought to create. (Full article...)

Recently featured:

Did You Know?

Four kiʻi at the Kāneiolouma Complex

... that the ancient Hawaiian village known as the Kāneiolouma Complex (pictured) is across the street from a popular beach on the island of Kauaʻi?
... that in Vladivostok, the Korean enclave Shinhanchon served as a hub of the Korean independence movement?
... that the crater lake produced by the 1628–1627 BCE eruption of Mount Aniakchak generated one of the largest floods of the last 10,000 years?
... that a Work for Curaçao candidate in the 2021 Curaçao general election received 427 votes despite being dead?
... that the Legends of Tomorrow episode "Here I Go Again" contains multiple ABBA references?
... that Weston Turville Castle was slighted on Henry II's orders after the Revolt of 1173–1174?
... that when offered a chance to repent before being burnt at the stake, one crypto-Jew allegedly told his tormentors to "throw more wood on the fire"?
... that according to witnesses, the plutonium charge in the bomb used in the nuclear weapons test Gerboise Verte was transported in an economy car?
... that Ukrainian Sheriffs went to summer school after being shot?

On This Day...

May 1: Beltane and Samhain in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, respectively; Maharashtra Day in Maharashtra, India (1960); Loyalty Day in the United States

Empire State Building

305 – Diocletian and Maximian retired as co-rulers of the Roman Empire, being succeeded by Galerius and Constantius Chlorus.
1794 – War of the Pyrenees: France regained nearly all the land it lost to Spain the previous year with its victory in the Second Battle of Boulou.
1931 – New York City's Empire State Building (pictured), at the time the tallest building in the world, opened.
1974 – Argentine president Juan Perón expelled Montoneros from a demonstration in the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, forcing the group to become a clandestine organization.

Alexander William Williamson (b. 1824)
Anna Jarvis (b. 1864)
Eldridge Cleaver (d. 1998)

More anniversaries:

In The News

Michel Patrick Boisvert

Acting prime minister of Haiti Ariel Henry resigns, and is replaced by Michel Patrick Boisvert (pictured) while the Transitional Presidential Council is sworn in.
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NASA announces that the Voyager 1 space probe is sending readable data for the first time in five months.
The HDZ-led coalition wins the most seats in the Croatian parliamentary election but falls short of a majority.
Ichthyotitan, the largest known marine reptile, is formally described.

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Picture of the Day

The Rock Springs massacre occurred in 1885 in the present-day United States city of Rock Springs, Wyoming. The riot, and resulting massacre of immigrant Chinese miners by white immigrant miners, was the result of racial prejudice toward the Chinese miners, who were perceived to be taking jobs from the white miners. The Union Pacific Coal Department found it economically beneficial to give preference in hiring to Chinese miners, who were willing to work for lower wages than their white counterparts, angering the white miners. When the rioting ended, at least 28 Chinese miners were dead and 15 were injured. Rioters burned 78 Chinese homes, resulting in approximately $150,000 in property damage (equal to $5.09 million in 2020 terms). The massacre in Rock Springs touched off a wave of anti-Chinese violence, especially in the Puget Sound area of Washington Territory.

Rehman's travels

Experiencing the world is one of my greatest pleasures.
I'm fortunate to have been able to travel to these countries:

Spent days in:

Visited airports:

Lived in:

Idea copied from WereSpielChequers, who filched from StuffOfInterest, who lifted it from Harro5, who took it from Salsb, who stole it from Guettarda, who borrowed it from White Cat, as seen on Calton's page.

Rehman's achievements, barnstars, and featured items...

	The Original Barnstar
	Rehman is kind, patient, incredibly knowledgeable and without a doubt knows wikimedia inside out. Even though I am a complete dunce regarding wiki he helped me at every stage and I now have a wonderful page which I am eternally grateful for. I count myself so lucky to have had the assistance of Rehman. He is a brilliant editor and a real gentleman Kareenza (talk) 06:12, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

		The Real-Life Barnstar
		For your companionship during Wikimania Takes Lake Como. –Daniel Case (talk) 19:45, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Mouth of Deduru Oya
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates. — 7 January 2016

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Kandalama Reservoir
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates. — 7 January 2016

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Ambewela Aitken Spence Wind Farm
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates. — 7 January 2016

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Victoria Dam and Reservoir, Sri Lanka
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates. — 7 January 2016

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Cizre
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates. — 1 January 2016

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Batman Dam
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates. — 1 January 2016

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Oracle Corporation headquarters
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates. — 1 January 2016

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Randenigala Dam
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates. — 14 December 2015

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Devon Falls
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates. — 14 December 2015

★ Your nomination has been reviewed and promoted ★
Congratulations! The image you nominated was reviewed and has now been promoted as a valued image. It is considered to be the most valued image on Commons within the scope:
Hydroelectric power plants in Sri Lanka
If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Valued images candidates. — 1 March 2015

Sri Lanka power
Thank you for quality lists and articles on Sri Lanka rivers and power plants, such as List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka and including projects such as Broadlands Dam, for projects maintenance and redirects, and for good memory, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:36, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

		The Barnstar of Good Humor!
		Hello Rehman. You have signed my guestbook! Thank you very much.--Pratyya ^(Hello!) 04:27, 20 February 2013 (UTC)

On 2 February 2011, In the news was updated with a news item that involved the article Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting news item involving a recently created or updated article, then please suggest it on the candidates page.

		The Excellent Userpage Award
		Congratulations on a very informative and beautifully presented user page! Johnfos (talk) 00:14, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

On 30 November 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article List of largest power stations in the world, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that three of the four largest power stations in the world are in South America? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

	The Working Man's Barnstar
	For your tireless contributions to improve power stations-releted templates and articles, I award to you this barnstar. Beagel (talk) 14:54, 27 November 2010 (UTC)

		The Template Barnstar
		For your innovations of Template:Infobox power station, here is a barnstar of appreciation.--NortyNort (Holla) 01:36, 18 October 2010 (UTC)

		The Secret Subpage Finder Barnstar
		This user has found Hi878's secret hidden sub page! Will you be the next one to find it? Try it here!

		The Resilient Barnstar
		I'm sorry your RfA failed, but well done for taking the criticism offered on the chin. I genuinely hope to see you back at RfA in a few months when you think those issues have been resolved. I have a failed RfA of my own, so I cna tell you it's not necessarily a bad thing! All the best, HJ Mitchell \| fancy a chat? 15:35, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Rehman's guestbook

Click here to sign!

i love pasta dont sign me just dropped to say hi
Hello! Here is my guestbook, which you can sign if you would like! NikolaiHo^☎️ 03:50, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
Dropped by to say hi! It felt nice to meet you in person. Netha (talk) 12:08, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
Nice work on the Sri Lanka dams. Ϣere SpielChequers 11:55, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
Pending ^{Tell me I screwed up!} 21:55, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
Keep up the good work! -- œ ^™ 20:01, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi there.... Sign mine? KuwarOnline ^Talk 16:15, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Mediran wuzzz here... ! Haha... glad to sign here and nice to meet you! umm.. would you mind to sign my guestbook? Thanks, Mediran (t • c) 04:15, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
Hey, Rehman, I really like your userpage! Greengreengreen red 18:55, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Nice page. Rehman nice to meet you also. Wanna give some time to mine??!!!--Pratyya ^(Hello!) 07:25, 18 February 2013 (UTC)
Glad to sign your guestbook. Feel free to sign my guestbook [Guestbook] Thanks R♣Muthusamy^Talk 12:29, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Algamicagrat (talk) 21:37, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello. sign mine? --Perseus8235 18:05, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
Hello philip robinson here. Ilkeston1990 22:16, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
Hey. Thanks for singing my guestbook. Returning the favor. ;) ΣПDiПG–STΛЯT 06:24, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
Care to reciprocate? And thanks for the comment on my editor review! Ks0stm ^(T•C•G) 06:37, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
Thx for signing mine! Smiley4541 (Click to Talk) 00:44, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
Knowing guy Said: Hi,thanx!! I'm new here and completely illiterate in wikiing! :D 14:22, 21 November 2010 (UTC)
NortyNort (Holla) wuz here!! 02:31, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
Here's my real signature, and an offer to sign mine! Finalius (Ecru?!) 13:13, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
Hi this is mine. Yasercs89 (talk) 11:06, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
Huggums537 16:31, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
Done! Hello there! — Sundostund mppria ^{(talk / contribs)} 20:12, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Rehman's uploads

The majority of my uploads can be classed into the below categories. Between 2019-12-01 and 2019-12-31, these files were viewed 3.5 million times, through 1,089 articles on 98 wikis. The stats exclude external usages (i.e. news articles, travel pages, etc). Source: Glamorgan.

Aerial photographs - More in this category...

2012-09-30 - Ambewela Wind Farm
2019-10-24 - Cannons of HSBC Building, Hong Kong.
2016-08-04 - Palar Dam in Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India.
2016-06-19 - Çamlıgöze Dam, Turkey.
2019-10-23 - Lamma Power Station, Hong Kong
2011-10-02 - Oracle Corporation, San Francisco, United States.
2019-04-01 - Silopor facility, Trafaria, Portugal.
2016-06-19 - Ticino, near Milan-Malpensa Airport, Italy.
2016-06-19 - Turbigo Power Station, Turbigo, Italy.
2018-07-25 - Shorelines.
2018-07-25 - Roads near Cape Town, South Africa.
2019-04-01 - Wind farm in Panketal, Germany.
2012-07-04 - Mosul Dam, Mosul, Iraq.
2016-06-19 - Erzincan Airport, Turkey.

Aircraft - More in this category...

Organisms - More in this category...

Sky and space - More in this category...

January 2020 lunar eclipse
Sunset at Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka.
Sunset in Milan, Italy.
A double rainbow in Ampara, Sri Lanka.
Solar eclipse of December 26, 2019.
Cloud formation. Washington, D.C., United States.
Conjunction of the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter.

Watercraft - More in this category...

Submarine in Lisbon, Protugal.
Wan Quig Sha, Colombo.
Star Pisces, Hong Kong.
SLCG Suraksha, Colombo.
MSC Rafaela, Hong Kong.]]
Hercules Highway, Colombo.
47 Nasr

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