User:Dthekay

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Dthekay is/was a Mensa member.
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This user is a professional writer or journalist.
This user is a musician.

About me

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Yale-educated economist, writer, musician, and passionate debater. I studied economics with a concentration in creative writing at Yale University, where I learned to think in systems and write like it matters. I'm also a member of Mensa. I've always been recognized for my speed—in execution and in writing. I bring that same energy to Wikipedia: rigorous sourcing meets clear, compelling prose, delivered fast.

I'm a developer, designer, content creator, and storyteller based in New York. When I'm not building things, making content, or testing out skincare products, I'm probably writing about the people and places that don't get enough attention on the world's largest encyclopedia.

What I work on

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I focus on filling gaps in Wikipedia's coverage, with particular emphasis on:

  • Rochester, New York — Expanding articles on Rochester landmarks, neighborhoods, festivals, and cultural institutions. Someone has to put the Flower City on the map.
  • AAPI representation — Writing biographies of notable Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who are shaping culture, from Broadway to TikTok to state government.
  • New York State politics and policy — In-depth coverage of legislation, elected officials, and the policy decisions that affect millions of New Yorkers.

Articles I've created

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Article Topic
Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act New York's landmark cannabis legalization law
Sulhee Jessica Woo The Bento Box Queen — 7M+ TikTok, cookbook author
Joshua Hyunho Lee Actor (XO, Kitty, Broadway's KPOP)
Liah Yoo KraveBeauty founder, K-beauty pioneer
Park Avenue Summer Art Festival Rochester's longest-running arts festival
Corn Hill Arts Festival One of the top fine arts festivals in the U.S.
Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center Rochester's convention center, $72M+ in state-funded renovations
Rochester Broadway Theatre League Upstate NY performing arts presenter, West Herr Performing Arts Center
Rundel Memorial Library Historic 1936 Beaux-Arts/Art Deco library on the National Register
New York League of Conservation Voters Statewide environmental political organization, scorecards and endorsements
Rochester Area Community Foundation $490M community foundation serving the Finger Lakes region
ROC the Riverway Rochester's $300M+ urban revitalization initiative along the Genesee River
Fred D. Hinger American timpanist, Philadelphia Orchestra and Met Opera, PAS Hall of Fame
Dwight Hall at Yale Yale's 1886 student-run service organization and historic Gothic Revival building
Chris Hastings Peabody Award–winning public media executive, President and CEO of WXXI
Pont de Rennes Bridge Historic 1891 stone arch bridge over the Genesee River in Rochester
ImageOut Rochester's LGBTQ+ film festival, largest in New York outside NYC
ARTISANworks Rochester nonprofit art space and event venue with 500,000+ items
Writers & Books Rochester's nonprofit literary arts center, founded 1981
Village Gate Square Mixed-use arts complex in Rochester's Neighborhood of the Arts
L-Tron Corporation Victor, NY technology company specializing in law enforcement data collection and OSCR360

Major expansions

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Philosophy

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I write the articles I wish existed. If a topic is notable, sourced, and underserved, I'm on it. Every article gets the same treatment: thorough research, reliable sources, clean wikitext, and prose that a human would actually want to read.

Yale taught me to write. Wikipedia lets me share it with the world.