I am Scottish, but live in York. I studied geology at university, and spent the early part of my career (about fifteen years) in marine geophysics, working in offshore and nearshore engineering projects in various far-flung (and near-flung) parts of the world. Tired of the constant travel, I retrained, and now work on dry land, teaching maths, geography, and coding to small people.
Girth Summit is a pseudonym. Girth is a nickname I go by in real life, and Summit is a reference to mountains, which I enjoy climbing when I can find the time. For more discussion of my username, click here.
I have an alternate account, Girth Sockit. I don't generally edit with it, I use it to remind me what editing Wikipedia is like when you don't have a bunch of scripts and advanced permissions, so I can give better advice to new editors.
Most of my Wikipedia-related communications happens on here - feel free to leave me a note on my talk page.
I use IRC occasionally, and have recently moved over to the new Libera channels. You might find me hanging around in channels like #wikipedia-en-help or in the admin/revdel channels, under the name GirthSummit.
I do not use Discord, Twitter, Facebook, or other any other social media type things. Anyone posting under the name Girth Summit anywhere outside of Wikimedia projects and IRC is not me.
I occasionally read threads on Wikipediocracy, and I have to acknowledge that the contributors there sometimes pick things up that we (myself included) miss here, e.g. this post, and this thread about my judgment. I have recently registered an account there in case I ever wish to contribute; I don't know how much I'll use it.
You are welcome to e-mail me using the Wikipedia e-mail system, but be aware that I tend only to reply by e-mail to people I already know. Please don't be surprised or offended if I reply on your talk page, rather than directly to the e-mail.
Congratulations to Girth Summit, who is hereby awarded the Imperial Triple Crown Jewels for their continued contributions to Wikipedia. Damien Linnane (talk) 07:03, 6 September 2021 (UTC)I am pleased to award the Triple Crown to Girth Summit for their fantastic contributions. Keep up the good work! Damien Linnane (talk) 03:22, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Diligence
For the excellent job done here. Celestina007 (talk) 16:49, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
The Admin's Barnstar
Being an admin can be tedious and exhausting. Thank you for doing it. The mop is in good hands.—andrybak (talk) 14:49, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
The Admin's Barnstar
I'm not normally one for a barnstar, but I've seen you pop up here and there in the "adminsphere" - each time, its accompanied by sage advice to a fellow editor, or a level of kindness and understanding we so often seem to forget. Thank you for your contributions both to our content and our community ~TNT (she/they • talk) 16:14, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
For standing up for what is right on Commons and Meta. It would have been easy to let it slide. Thankyou, Jack Frost (talk) 08:50, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
Award for Rescuing an Article from Impending Doom
Well not really doom, the odds were against me, but with the work you must have put into finding that source in the middle of a pandemic, you more than earned an award. Best wishes from Los Angeles, // Timothy :: talk 10:12, 31 August 2020 (UTC)
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 these few, these 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) 22:39, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
Thanks for the PP on Jaboukie Young-White, I was on the fence about asking for it and you went ahead and just got the job done. Proves to show that the mop is in good hands. Ifnord (talk) 20:47, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
Thank you for encouragement me to work on this with you, and in the process reminding me why I'm here, at a time when I really needed it. Next stop: GA! – Levivich 01:49, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
By the authority vested in me by myself it gives me great pleasure to present you with this barnstar in recognition of your classy Good Article Coxton Tower. More please. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:20, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
This is for your outstanding performance in saving Wikipedia from the harmful threats of vandalism. I appreciate your efforts and hardwork. Thank you. PATHSLOPU 11:26, 30 May 2019 (UTC)
The Teamwork Barnstar
For going that extra mile to help out. Whispyhistory (talk) 17:55, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
Your recent advice to Willwill0415 has been both valuable and kind. GorillaWarfare(talk) 07:06, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
This is for your valuable efforts for countering Vandalism and protecting Wikipedia from it's threats. I appreciate your effort. You are a defender of Wikipedia. Thank you. PATHSLOPU 10:55, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
The Special Barnstar
I do not know what to give you. You are a good teacher. I just read your and Aryan's whole training conversation. Good job man. Sincerely, Masum Rezatalk 09:10, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Good Humor
For making a sincere effort to welcome someone to Wikipedia and engage constructively. Very impressed. Mrspaceowl (talk) 19:42, 29 December 2018 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
Thanks for mentoring me. Sincerely, Masum Reza☎ 10:39, 7 May 2019 (UTC)
The Original Barnstar
Hey, Girth, thanks for helping us out on the Knights of St. John International Page-- it's a work-in-progress for us, and your assistance helped out a lot, thank you! DHalleaux (talk) 13:01, 15 June 2019 (UTC)
The Barnstar of Integrity
Congratulations and thanks for all you did and will do in support to users dealing with complicated situations. No need to add further details, you know very well how great was your support in a moment when it was needed, and you also know that this is not such a widespread quality. DoebLoggs (talk) 08:50, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
People actually opposed at your RfA because they thought your username was ... (shakes his head) Some folks just bloody well need to grow up, and you deserve a barnstar not only for your admin work, but your grace in not erupting at the cementheads. Ravenswing 00:24, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
Did you know?
On 10 April 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Tugnet Ice House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Tugnet Ice House, the largest surviving ice house in the UK, is now a dolphin watching centre? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tugnet Ice House. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Tugnet Ice House), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 27 August 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Coxton Tower, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Coxton Tower(illustration shown), despite having been uninhabited since the 1860s, was used to house Canadian troops stationed in Scotland during the Second World War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Coxton Tower. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Coxton Tower), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 15 October 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article St Rufus Church, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the nave entrance doors of St Rufus Church in Keith, Moray, Scotland, incorporate a two-sided memorial to the First and Second World Wars? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/St Rufus Church. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, St Rufus Church), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 11 May 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cullen House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Lewis Grant-Ogilvy had the entire village of Cullen demolished and rebuilt so that he could improve his garden at Cullen House? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cullen House. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cullen House), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 22 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Corseyard Farm, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in the early 20th century near Kirkandrews in Scotland, a herd of twelve cows lived in their own palace? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Corseyard Farm. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Corseyard Farm), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 7 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rusco Tower, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when his widowed mother remarried, James Gordon seized Rusco Tower and imprisoned her there to ensure that she did not make it over to her new husband, whom he later killed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rusco Tower. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Rusco Tower), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 7 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anwoth Old Church, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Anwoth Old Church, where Samuel Rutherford preached in the early 17th century, was used as a location in the shooting of the classic horror film The Wicker Man? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anwoth Old Church. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Anwoth Old Church), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 8 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Duchess Bridge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the Duchess Bridge in Dumfries and Galloway is thought to be the oldest surviving iron bridge in Scotland? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Duchess Bridge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Duchess Bridge), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 11 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ken Bridge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John Rennie the Elder built Ken Bridge twice? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ken Bridge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ken Bridge), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 19 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Plunton Castle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Plunton Castle, although well defended by gun loops, a ditch and a 9-foot (2.7 m) wall, had a very rare security flaw in the arrangement of its ground-floor rooms? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Plunton Castle. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Plunton Castle), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 20 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kirkcudbright Tolbooth, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that in 1805, Jean Maxwell was sentenced to be imprisoned for a year at Kirkcudbright Tolbooth for pretending to be a witch? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kirkcudbright Tolbooth. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kirkcudbright Tolbooth), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 23 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Hills Tower, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Hills Tower(pictured) was built in three stages, around 1527, 1598, and 1721, each time by a different Edward Maxwell? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hills Tower. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Hills Tower), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 25 April 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kirkdale Bridge, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Robert Adam's plans for Kirkdale Bridge were substantially more elaborate than the structure that Sir Samuel Hannay was eventually willing to pay for on his estate in Dumfries and Galloway? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kirkdale Bridge. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Kirkdale Bridge), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 4 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Castle Ten Berghe, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Castle Ten Berghe, a manor house built during the 13th century, is now run as a bed and breakfast with a neo-Gothic architectural style? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Castle Ten Berghe. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Castle Ten Berghe), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 2 May 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ironmacannie Mill, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that visitors to Balmaclellan in Scotland can stay in a historic watermill that is "remarkable" for the preservation of its internal workings? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ironmacannie Mill. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ironmacannie Mill), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 1 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article New Galloway Town Hall, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that New Galloway Town Hall's clock mechanism was replaced in 1872 because the original was "utterly worthless as a time keeper"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/New Galloway Town Hall. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, New Galloway Town Hall), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 9 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Crossmichael Parish Church, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that within the graveyard of the Category A–listed Crossmichael Parish Church, there is a memorial (pictured) to William Gordon of Greenlaw that is itself designated Category A in its own right? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Crossmichael Parish Church. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Crossmichael Parish Church), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 14 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Earlstoun Castle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ...that defence was not a significant factor in the design or placement of Earlstoun Castle, which was unusual for a 16th-century tower house? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Earlstoun Castle. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Earlstoun Castle), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
On 23 August 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ardwall House, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Ardwall House(pictured) has a garden ornament in the form of an early mediaeval Pictish slab inscribed with a Celtic cross? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ardwall House. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Ardwall House), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
Congratulations, Girth Summit! You're receiving this barnstar of merit because you recently crossed the 5,000 classification threshold using STiki.
We thank you both for your contributions to Wikipedia at-large and your use of the tool.
We hope you continue your ascent up the leaderboard and stay in touch at the talk page. Thank you and keep up the good work! West.andrew.g (developer) and Orphan Wiki 10:27, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
Congratulations, Girth Summit! You're receiving this barnstar because you recently crossed the 1,000 classification threshold using STiki. We thank you both for your contributions to Wikipedia at-large and your use of the tool. We hope you continue your ascent up the leaderboard and stay in touch at the talk page. Thank you and keep up the good work! West.andrew.g (talk) 16:21, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
CVU Academy Graduate
Congratulations from both myself and all of the instructors at the Counter Vandalism Unit Academy on your successful completion of the Counter Vandalism Unit Academy. You completed your final exam with a score of 100%. Well done! Further information on your achievement can be found here.
It has been an absolute pleasure working with you these past few months. I appreciate your patience as I kept you waiting for feedback much too long on some assignments. Lately, I've been feeling a little discouraged by the whole Counter-Vandalism Academy program—I wasn't sure if it was very helpful for the students or the project, since much of the stuff we covered were things that some editors learn on their own over time. I was delighted to hear that you found it helpful.
Hope to see you around! Mz7 (talk) 04:59, 18 December 2018 (UTC)
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