User:Mitchazenia/Biography

Adam Seth / Amanda Sadie Moss
Adam Seth / Amanda Sadie Moss
	March 11, 2024, 8.5 months into hormone therapy
Born	March 18, 1991 (age 33); Glen Oaks, Queens
Other names	Mitch Lonier (pen name)
Education	Highland Park High School (2009)
Alma mater	Western Illinois University (Masters in History; 2017); Montclair State University (Bachelors in History, minors in Political Science and Public Administration; 2015); Middlesex College (Associates in Liberal Arts-History, Liberal Arts-Education; 2013)
Occupation(s)	Uber Eats driver (December 5, 2023–present); DoorDash driver (May 7, 2020–December 1, 2023)
Years active	November 2, 2005–present
Height	5.875 ft (1.791 m)

Hello, my name is Adam Seth Moss (or Amanda Sadie Moss), also known as User:Mitchazenia. I am an eighteen-year editor of English Wikipedia (joined at 22:40 UTC, November 2, 2005) and have been administrator since January 2, 2008 (16 years and counting!). I am administrator here on English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. I am a historian by college education, getting my Masters in History from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois in May 2017. I also have my Bachelors in History cum laude (with minors in Political Science and Public Administration) from Montclair State University in Montclair/Little Falls, New Jersey that I received May 2015. I also have 2 Associates degrees, one in Liberal Arts-History, the other in Liberal Arts-Education, from Middlesex College in Edison, New Jersey from May 2013. (I graduated from Highland Park High School in Highland Park, New Jersey in June 2009.)

I am writing my first book, Martini's Mission: One Man's Goal to Remove the Erie Tracks in Passaic, New Jersey, about the Erie Railroad tracks in Passaic, New Jersey and their tearup in 1963. From a professional perspective, my focus are on labour rights and civil rights. I also am big on labour unions. On Wikipedia, roads, railroad stations and tropical cyclones get the majority of my editing, but you will see me doing edits on automobile racing, baseball and other hobbies of mine. I also have my own Wikimedia Commons category, which you can find on my Userpage. (I didn't make it, someone else did!) I also am notorious for having abused the watchlist feature on English Wikipedia, with over 72,000 pages on the list (to the point that I can't load the actual list without causing a server crash!) I also still use Monobook for my skin with Fritz Quadrata as the font (if you know Law & Order, it's that font!).

I am a huge person on Wikimedia outreach. I was at the first meeting discussing the forming of Wikimedia New York City in 2007 at Brooklyn Public Library. I have been to numerous conferences around the United States and Wikimania in 2012. I have done numerous outreach programs over the years for Wikimedia New York City and from 2014–2015 I was a member of the board. (Moving sucked for my ability to stay on the board, but my heart is there!) I also did Wikipedia in the Classroom stuff for Montclair State professors in the Philosophy and English departments.

In person, I am as autistic as it gets. I have all the obsessions, the anti-social personality, the humbleness. Lots of signs that give it away. I am proud of being autistic and I help parents who are dealing with taking care of autistic children. It's not easy, but I try. On August 29, 2022, I came out as non-binary (enby). I have been on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) since June 26, 2023. I live by two different names (my name assigned at birth, Adam Seth Moss; my chosen female alternative, Amanda Sadie Moss). My sports preferences in order are automobile racing (NASCAR, IndyCar and Formula One, though I will dabble in local racing in the United States), baseball (New York Yankees and New York Mets), gridiron football (New England Patriots) and hockey (Edmonton Oilers).

Frequently asked questions

The hell is a Mitchazenia and why is your signature Mitch32?: My username at the start was HurricaneCraze32 until I changed it to Mitchazenia. The Mitch part is based off the former pen name of mine, Mitch Lonier. The azenia part is literally patent nonsense. I have retained the 32 in my signature as an homage to my former username.
Why do you have so many shit photos on Commons?: Well, people seem to like uploading entire Flickr sets of mine to Commons for some reason. I don't do that with my own photos. I choose which I move to Commons. I would never upload my shittiest photos, even if it meant an article is unphotographed.
What are your pronouns?: I accept any pronoun, that may or may not change in the future, we'll see.

Select works used in media or interviewed

Photography

Books

Kawa, Katie (2017). America's Oddest Buildings. New York, New York: Gareth Stevens Publishing. ISBN 9781482457391. Retrieved June 11, 2024. (photo of Big Duck)
Miller, Derek (2020). It's My State: New Jersey. New York, New York: Cavendish Square Publishing. ISBN 9781502642363. Retrieved June 11, 2024. (photo of Montclair State University, my alma mater)

News

Obbie, Mark (December 29, 2015). ""They Knew It Was the Right Thing to Do"". Slate. Retrieved November 11, 2023. (photo used in mixed illustration with my good friend, Doug Kerr)
Lewis, Danny (August 9, 2016). ""New Lucy" Is Unveiled Nearby "Scary Lucy" in Lucille Ball's Hometown". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved November 11, 2023. (Photo of Scary Lucy in Celoron, New York)
Gossett, Stephen (July 26, 2017). "Woman Struck And Killed By Metra UPN Train Near Wilmette". Chicagoist. Retrieved November 11, 2023. (Photo of Wilmette station)
Dy, Kiki (April 7, 2021). "Ode to Olcott". Belt Magazine. Retrieved March 18, 2024. (Photo of Olcott, New York)
Pascale, Jordan (October 25, 2021). "Prince George's County Wants To Change Name Of Largo Town Center Metro Station". DCist. Retrieved November 11, 2023. (Photo of Largo Town Center station pre-name change)
Rodkin, Dennis (November 23, 2021). "New Buffalo cuts off new Airbnb-style rentals". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved November 11, 2023. (Photo of New Buffalo station)
Lewis, Caroline (March 5, 2022). "Woman struck by L train at Lorimer Street station Friday evening". Gothamist. Retrieved November 11, 2023. (Photo of Metropolitan Avenue/Lorimer Street station)

Interviews

Gold, Michael; Schweber, Nate (February 1, 2019). "Petland Discounts, Whose '90s Jingle You're Humming Right Now, May Close". The New York Times. p. A18. Retrieved November 11, 2023. (interviewed by Michael Gold of the Times by phone about the Petland Discounts jingle from 1994 to 2019)

Evolution of a Wikipedian

April 8, 2008 at a Wikipedia meet in Philadelphia (age 17)
March 22, 2010 at Wassaic station (age 19)
June 21, 2011 at Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street station (age 20)
December 25, 2011 at Port Murray station (age 20)
July 16, 2012 at Boyds station (age 21)
March 22, 2013 at Mount Pleasant station (age 22)
May 1, 2014 at Montclair Heights station (age 23)
January 25, 2015 at Harriman station (age 23)
March 11, 2015 at Exchange Place station with Manhattan skyline (age 23)
July 5, 2015 at Cambridge Springs station (age 24)
October 15, 2016 on Illinois Route 1 in Cave-in-Rock, Illinois (age 25)
July 9, 2017 on New York State Route 189 in Clinton (Clinton County), New York (age 26)
March 17, 2018 on Pennsylvania Route 414 in Slate Run, Pennsylvania (age 27)
October 9, 2018 at Olcott, New York (age 27)
October 21, 2019 at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio (age 28)