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Hi, I'm Modussiccandi. I'm a Latinist in the real world. On Wikipedia, I have written content on classical literature (both Greek and Latin), the history of classical scholarship, European history of the 20th century, women biographies, higher education, association football, and more. From 1 February 2022 to 15 July 2024, I was an administrator, which means that the community gave me a number of additional tools to aid the maintenance of the encyclopaedia. For an overview of my administrative actions, see this page.

Articles I have created or expanded substantially

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Good Article reviews

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Barnstars and Awards
 
The Good Friend Award
Many thanks for your help improving the Bed hangings article. What I've learned from you will help improve my editing going forward. TrudiJ (talk) 14:28, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
  The Original Barnstar
Thank you ToTo (talk) 16:16, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
  The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
i like what you do for the wiki Borteddd (talk) 20:26, 16 January 2021 (UTC)

writers in Latin and other languages

Thank you for quality articles about literature and writers from ancient Rome to now, such as Epodes (Horace), R. A. B. Mynors, Denys Page and Kirsten Boie, for SV Wehen, for uploading images and help in professional German, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

  DYK Ribbon
Thank you for a very speedy DYK review of Hypericum sechmenii as well as your numerous quality contributions and reviews to DYK. Your efforts are greatly appreciated! Fritzmann2002 T, c, s, t 19:41, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
  NPP School Graduate
On behalf of the New pages patrol School, congratulations! You have successfully completed all assignments and have now graduated from the School. Well done!
It's been a real pleasure to work with you and I hope you gained something from this course. All the best and thank you so much for your willingness to help Wikipedia in this role. Cassiopeia(talk) 22:34, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
  Mary Wollstonecraft Award 2021
On behalf of WP:WPWW, with appreciation for the women writer biographies you created during first quarter 2021. --Rosiestep (talk) 18:02, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
  The Invisible Barnstar
Thank you for completing 3 reviews in the March 2021 backlog drive. Your work helped us reduce the backlog by over 52%. Best, Eddie891 Talk Work 13:35, 21 April 2021 (UTC)
  The Featured Article Medal
By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this special, very exclusive award created just for we few, we happy few, this band of brothers, who have shed sweat, tears, and probably blood, in order to be able to proudly claim "I too have taken an article to Featured status". Gog the Mild (talk) 17:42, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
  The Special Barnstar
I am giving you this to recognise your excellent work on bringing R. A. B. Mynors to Featured Article status, your work expanding other articles on classical scholarship, and your congenial manner of editing. Many thanks, —Noswall59 (talk) 08:21, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
  Women in Red Women in Europe contest
Modussiccandi Thank you for your additions May 2021 WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:59, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
  A raclette for you!
Thanks for thoroughness and reactivity at Talk:Lohn Estate/GA1! JBchrch talk 00:02, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
  The Articles for Creation Barnstar
Thanks for all the effort (usually thankless) you put in over at AfC. Keep up the good work. Onel5969 TT me 16:11, 19 June 2021 (UTC)
  Women in Red Women in Europe contest
Modussiccandi Thank you for your additions June 2021 WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 00:47, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
  The Original Barnstar
Thank you for monitoring our works. I'd appreciate being mentored by you in the longest run. You're a true Godsent. TshepoR (talk) 12:22, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
  The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
Congratulations! You have earned The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar for reviewing 54 drafts during the WikiProject Articles for creation July 2021 Backlog Drive. Thank you for your work to improve Wikipedia!
On behalf of WikiProject Articles for Creation, Enterprisey (talk!) 00:18, 5 September 2021 (UTC)
  Thanks for the help with Draft:Alyson_Gorske. Have a great rest of your weekend. Wilton gorske (talk) 18:45, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
  오리지널 반스타
Thank you for advising my edit. 칼빈500 (talk) 13:52, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
  The Original Barnstar
thanks for being helpful. Emkrakoff (talk) 14:54, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
  The Patroller's Barnstar
For reviewing at least 100 articles during the drive.
  Thanks a lot for approving the page on Chisato Minamimura and increasing the visibility of BSL users on Wikipedia. Esamiarum (talk) 10:20, 12 December 2021 (UTC)
  The Special Barnstar
This is to show our appreciation for contributing to LGBTQ community articles. Many thanks, Electronicality (talk) 08:18, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
  The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
This award is given to Modussiccandi for 32 reviews in the July NPP backlog reduction drive. Your contributions played a part in the 9895 reviews that took place during the drive. Thank you for your contributions. Zippybonzo | Talk (he|him) 09:07, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 

The New Page Reviewer's Iron Award

For over 360 article reviews during 2021. Thank you for patrolling new pages and helping us out with the backlog! -MPGuy2824 (talk) 07:46, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
  The Admin's Barnstar
This year I'm thankful for 12 new admins to add to the admin corps. Thank you for volunteering to take on more responsibilities on the project. We're lucky to have you! Liz Read! Talk! 19:11, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
  The Invisible Barnstar
Thank you for participating in Articles for Creation's January 2023 Backlog Drive! You reviewed 14 drafts, for a total of 18.5 points. — Ingenuity (talk • contribs) 00:34, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
  The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
For Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Philodoppides. (I've already thanked Poimenlaon for the initial spot.) I still remember the mixture of admiration and fury I felt when I uncovered a longstanding well-constructed obscure biographical hoax, and how long it took me to be certain. At least "Bilitis", "Ossian" and "Rowley" wrote some decent poetry.

Out of curiosity, is "doppides" a plausible name element? I have some Latin but no Greek worth speaking of, but it feels wrong to me. Narky Blert (talk) 16:33, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Some photos I've taken

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