Drovethrughosts
— Wikipedian  —
Name
Alex
Country Canada
Current locationOntario
LanguagesEnglish
Hobbies, interests, and beliefs
Shows
Music
Interests
Account statistics
JoinedNovember 6, 2008
First editApril 11, 2009
RollbackercheckY
Edit count113,000+ (as of October 2024)

About me

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My name is Alex and I am from Ontario, Canada. I joined Wikipedia on November 6, 2008, and have been actively contributing since early 2009.

What do I do on Wikipedia? Well, the main area of articles I edit are for my favourite TV shows and their related articles. I aim to keep all the articles on my watchlist in top shape, which includes making edits consisting of:

  • Reverting vandalism
  • Fixing issues regarding maintenance tags
  • Formatting references
  • Keeping articles up-to-date
  • Expanding articles with new content
  • Copyediting
  • Maintaining the quality of the article

Barnstars and achievements

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  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 work on television articles. Thank you for the great contributions! (courtesy of the Wikipedia Editor Retention Project)
  The 24 Wikiproject Barnstar
For your great work in copyediting 24 (TV series), I award you the 24 Wikiproject barnstar. Great work. Steven Zhang The clock is ticking.... 22:45, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
  The Good Article Barnstar
Thanks Drovethrughosts for helping to promote Lose Yourself (Entourage) to Good Article status. Please accept this little sign of appreciation and goodwill from me, because you deserve it. Keep it up, and give some a pat on the back today. --Sp33dyphil ©hatontributions 09:00, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
  The Teamwork Barnstar
Thanks for updating the Bondage and Beta Male Sexuality page. Yay teamwork! Drywater2k (talk) 15:20, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
  The WikiProject Film Award
I, JohnGormleyJG (talk), hereby award Drovethrughosts the WikiProject Film Award for your valued contributions to WikiProject Film and TV Shows. Thank you for all the contributions and hard work you spent on editing Films and T.V. shows.
Awarded 12:42, 5 August 2014 (UTC) 5 August 2014
  The Original Barnstar
I can't thank you enough for your many wonderful contributions to Wikipedia, especially related to television programming. Thank you for improving this project, and keep up the great work! --Another Believer (Talk) 16:31, 19 November 2014 (UTC)
  The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Thank you so much for helping me with my Veronica Mars episode articles and being so nice about it! Now that I'm done with season one, I thought it it would be appropriate to send a little appreciation for your work! :) BenLinus1214talk 16:31, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
  Thanks for work on "Person to Person." T. Anthony (talk) 13:24, 17 July 2015 (UTC)
  The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
I don't believe that I've ever really thanked you for all your edits that you've contributed to many, many articles over the years; I really appreciate you having my back when I make a mistake or accidentally include typos in my edits. You are invaluable to this community, and you should be recognized for your fine contributions!--Gen. Quon (Talk) 17:50, 21 January 2016 (UTC)
  The Friendship Barnstar
Nice to meet you. I see you are a Survivor fan. Me too. Also, as a fan of Saul's I appreciate your fine tuning of his article. Just now, I made some changes (3) to the "Plot" not of your edits but of someone elses because I think the scenes were not interpreted correctly. In the past, I have participated in episode descriptions at various seasons of Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race and other smaller shows. I know heads can butt over what happens and what editors "think happens". I'm a collaborator and not hard-line in my interpretations. But, I think the article episode summaries should only report what happens and not try to second guess the writers or try to "imaginatively create" what a reality player is planning. I just wanted to touch base with you when I saw on your User page what an avid TV viewer you are. Take Care, Buster Seven Talk 14:36, 18 February 2016 (UTC)
  thanks for correcting the spelling mistakes of my contributions to 24 and prison break. it's good for an article to have a guardian. HamedH94 (talk) 08:35, 23 July 2016 (UTC)
  The Special Barnstar
I know you were skeptical of the Silicon Valley season articles, so thanks again for all your help and contributions to these pages! – Broccoli & Coffee (Oh hai) 17:51, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
  The Half Million Award
For your contributions to bring Better Call Saul (season 4) (estimated annual readership: 520,000) to Good Article status, I hereby present you the Half Million Award. Congratulations on this rare accomplishment, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! Reidgreg (talk) 16:28, 25 March 2020 (UTC)
  Congrats dude! The article you were working on, Better Call Saul (season 5), has passed the GA-criteria, becoming a good article on February 8, 2021.  Great job on the improvements! For your hard work, I award you this interesting image of a koala. Enjoy!
Some Dude From North Carolinawanna talk? 22:37, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Television series

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Television is my favourite medium of fiction. I am also an avid collector of TV DVD/Blu-rays, owning over 350 sets. Below is a list of my top 50 drama series of all-time, which are listed alphabetically, except the first four which I consider to be my absolute favourites.

Top 50

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Other dramas

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Comedies / comedy-dramas

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Bolded is my top 25.

Miniseries

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Bolded is my top 10.

Documentaries

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