User:BigHaz

I'm a historian in Brisbane, Queensland studying for a PhD at the University of Queensland in the political history of Estonia. I hold a First-class Honours degree from the same university, awarded under the supervision of Renee Worringer (who is sadly not notable yet) and Bob Elson. My thesis was on Turkish political history, a topic which never fails to make family and friends roll their eyes. As of March 2007, I'm also your friendly neighbourhood admin. The pay's lousy and I get shouted at a lot, but it's an opportunity to help this website even further.

As a result of my studies and other connections, I may have a number of conflicts of interest. Relevant details are discussed here, in a list I will attempt to keep up to date.

If you're wondering why a page you created or worked on was deleted, please read this page first before posting on my Talk page. Your question may well be answered therein, or at least it will help you frame the question in such a way as to get a good answer.

As a note to those who insist on "erasing" or "obliterating" either my Userpage or my User Talk page, just remember that any and all actions on Wikipedia are both reversible and traceable.

I've been on Wikipedia long enough that "BigHaz" is actually not the name I use elsewhere online. Unlike a lot of other users, if you see someone with that name elsewhere, it's not me.